ActiveCollab vs UKG Pro

Likelihood to Recommend

Scenarios where ActiveCollab works well1) ActiveCollab works well for small teams specifically T&M teams.Its invoicing feature is unique & can make your life easy.2) It is very easy to use & posses good range of filters like on the task list, we can drag/drop tasks, Filter by assignee's,
tasks lists, due dates, or completed tasks. 3) It has some simple but awesome features like when you're in
the middle of writing something i.e a comment on story and get interrupted,
it retains what you wrote.4) It allows you to tag team members in threads of comments to grab their attention, its really needed when teams are distributed. Thus helping team members to collaborate easily & stay on same page.5) It integrates pretty well with other web apps like quickbooks , Slack, Trello, HubSpot, Zapier etcScenarios where ActiveCollab did not work well1) Tasks can not have multiple assignee's here so if two members are working on same task it did not allow you to reflect that.2) Sorting capability is not their under invoicing3) It did not work well for larger teams4) Search option is not very detailed & you may end up wasting lot of time searching one particular bug or issue.

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Sourav Singla ,Safe Agilist, CSP, ICP-ACC, CSM, CSPO, SSM, LSSG

Enterprise Agile Coach

Tata Consultancy ServicesInformation Technology and Services, 10,001+ employees

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I have worked with other HR systems and this one just doesn't compare. The ease of use and system availability for administrators is amazing. I worked with UltiPro at a company and left and wasn't using it for two years. When I came back to a company that had it, within a day I felt like a fluent UltiPro user again. Its just that easy to use and the same goes for the end user. We even have Partners that are updating their own direct deposits and enrolling in benefits!

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Abby Zimmerman

HRIS & Payroll Analyst

Robins Kaplan LLPLaw Practice, 501-1000 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

ActiveCollab

UKG Pro

Task Management

Resource Management

Gantt Charts

Scheduling

Workflow Automation

Team Collaboration

Support for Agile Methodology

Support for Waterfall Methodology

Document Management

Email integration

Mobile Access

Timesheet Tracking

Change request and Case Management

Budget and Expense Management

ActiveCollab

UKG Pro

Quotes/estimates

Invoicing

Project & financial reporting

Integration with accounting software

ActiveCollab

UKG Pro

Employee demographic data

Employment history

Job profiles and administration

Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.

Organizational charting

Organization and location management

Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)

ActiveCollab

UKG Pro

Pay calculation

Support for external payroll vendors

Off-cycle/On-Demand payment

Benefit plan administration

Direct deposit files

Salary revision and increment management

Reimbursement management

ActiveCollab

UKG Pro

Approval workflow

Balance details

Annual carry-forward and encashment

ActiveCollab

UKG Pro

View and generate pay and benefit information

Update personal information

View company policy documentation

Employee recognition

View job history

ActiveCollab

UKG Pro

Tracking of all physical assets

ActiveCollab

UKG Pro

Report builder

Pre-built reports

Ability to combine HR data with external data

ActiveCollab

UKG Pro

New hire portal

Manager tracking tools

ActiveCollab

UKG Pro

Corporate goal setting

Individual goal setting

Line-of sight-visibility

Performance tracking

ActiveCollab

UKG Pro

Performance plans

Performance improvement plans

Review status tracking

Review reminders

Multiple review frequency

ActiveCollab

UKG Pro

Create succession plans/pools

Candidate ranking

Candidate search

Candidate development

ActiveCollab

UKG Pro

Job Requisition Management

Company Website Posting

Publish to Social Media

Job Search Site Posting

Duplicate Candidate Prevention

Applicant Tracking

Notifications and Alerts

Pros

Great for project and task assignments, project workflow and communications.
Solid web-based platform that doesn't require software downloads, also includes great mobile platform.
Great reporting tools for managing billing, estimating, project workflow and other essential project details.
Allows for both the agency and its clients to interact on a single platform using role-specific permissions.

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Jorden Beatty

Digital Marketing Director

LGD CommunicationsMarketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees

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UKG Pro has a fantastic support team that wants you to get the most out of the product in terms of functionality
The UKG Community is a valuable resource that is very reliable for trainings and troubleshooting
UKG Pro is filled with endless possibilities for custom settings and builds specific to your needs as a company

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Jeremy Johnson

Management Trainee, Human Resources

Melaleuca:The Wellness CompanyConsumer Goods, 5001-10,000 employees

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Cons

Individual comments cannot be linked to. This makes it more difficult to reference a comment or question.
Unnecessary features cannot be turned off. Since we use it primarily for communication, it would be ideal to turn off tasks etc. that are not needed or be able to move discussions as the first screen.
There isn't an easy way to set up different projects under the same client.

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Nancy Ross

Director

ROMI LabMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

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Supervisors have difficulty with the time off approvals. It's not intuitive. Would like to see an interactive time off calendar that allows them to view approved, pending, canceled and rejected requests and also to approve/reject requests from the calendar.
Timesheets do not display daily hours in terms of regular and OT. It just lists the total number of hours worked. It would be helpful if it would break it down to regular and OT on the timesheet itself. Makes it easier for supervisors when reviewing and approving timecards.
In the Employee Admin/My Employees list, it would be nice if the default view was active employees only. Most of the time that is what people want to see. There are far less times that we try to view termed employees.
When employees use the mobile app and try to access their timecards, it diverts them to the web version and they have to log in a second time. It would be nice to have an app that they could access all that information in a single location.

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Jackie Marchand

Accounting Clerk

Poydras HomeHealth, Wellness and Fitness, 51-200 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

No score

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UKG Pro 9.5

Based on 190 answers

We are overall happy with UltiPro and it works well for our organization and we have plans to expand our usage of it even more so we will definitely be continuing with the product. We are thinking of adding the functionality for training and recruiting as well, which is an add-on product

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Bailey Thomas

HR/Payroll Specialist

Hampton AffiliatesPaper & Forest Products, 1001-5000 employees

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Usability

No score

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UKG Pro 8.4

Based on 110 answers

Ultipro is by far the very best HCM solution that I've used, and I don't mind acting as a point of contact to anyone that might be interested in hearing from an actual user about my experiences with the suite. Ultipro can pretty much handle anything that you throw at it, while ensuring that what you throw at it is compliant with federal and state regulations. It really is quite simple to use and only gets easier to use the more you use it obviously. I would encourage anyone that is having issues with the suite to partner with their customer success manager to tackle anything that is at any point problematic.

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Juan Osegueda

Payroll Manager

Hostmark Hospitality GroupHospitality, 1001-5000 employees

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Reliability and Availability

No score

No answers yet

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UKG Pro 7.7

Based on 129 answers

In the 3+ years that we've been live in UltiPro, I believe the core HR/Payroll module went down one time. I don't recall how long it was down for, possibly an hour or two, but thankfully it was not during a payroll week for us so it did not impact us significantly. Other than that, there are some minor outages every once in a while with the Recruiting application, but the communication when those outages occur is very good so you always get status updates.

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Jack Klott, SHRM-SCP

VP Human Resources

Independent BankBanking, 501-1000 employees

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Performance

No score

No answers yet

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UKG Pro 8.3

Based on 484 answers

Normally UKG Pro loads quickly. We had been having major issues with reports running in a timely manner but recently they broke out our virtual server to another instance where is wasn't sharing resources and that seems to have helped reporting run more efficiently.

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Christi Wehby

HRIS Sr. Director

Community Health SystemsHospital & Health Care, 10,001+ employees

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Support Rating

ActiveCollab 7.2

Based on 3 answers

The support team is responsive to requests and their annual support fees are reasonable. Honestly, we don't have to contact them much. Updates happen automatically and the platform is very solid and does not require a lot of support. Documentation is good and the platform is easy to learn.

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Mike Muller

Executive Vice President

Stevens AdvertisingMarketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees

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UKG Pro 7.5

Based on 787 answers

I have always had quick response times from UKG.The support staff has always been very knowledgeable and will to assist.They like to help you with your issue and show you how to correct if needed again.They also provide articles and step by step instruction if necessary.I am a very hands on person. They will help by explaining what and why, which is a big deal to me

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Deborah Van Dyke

Payroll Manager

NovaresAutomotive, 501-1000 employees

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In-Person Training

No score

No answers yet

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UKG Pro 9.1

Based on 82 answers

I've been to a few in-person (hands on) training sessions and it is very similar to the online classes. You have the same reference material to look back on after the training. So regardless of in person training or online you really get the same thing.

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Rachel Russ

HR Admin and Systems Coordinator

Spurs Sports & EntertainmentSports, 201-500 employees

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Online Training

No score

No answers yet

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UKG Pro 7.8

Based on 195 answers

I love that it's free and flexible. Some of it could have a little more hands-on and have trainers that can answer different scenarios. If the trainer has not been a user, they may not always be able to relate. In most cases they do a great job at answering questions.

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Judy Frank

Payroll/HRIS Manager

PLH GroupConstruction, 1001-5000 employees

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Implementation Rating

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UKG Pro 7.6

Based on 153 answers

UltiPro made it very easy to implement. I implemented UltiPro on my own (as we were short-handed), in addition to my other duties, and was able to stay on track with our original implementation timeline. The process is laid out in a very detailed method. This was by far the most thorough and easiest implementation that I have been through

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Staci Drilling,SPHR, SHRM-SCP

Director of Human Resources and Risk Management

Goode Company RestaurantsRestaurants, 201-500 employees

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Alternatives Considered

I have used multiple project management platforms such as ActiveCollab, JIRA, Trello, etc. Trello has great visualization with their (Kanban Board) board system and support drag and drop functionality for managing tasks. ActiveCollab, however, does not have the fancy visualization, but is very powerful when it comes to ticketing, task management, task delegation, time tracking, etc.

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Ali Zakeri

Data Analyst | SEO Specialist

Xivic, Inc.Information Technology and Services, 51-200 employees

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UKG Pro won hands-down. The flexibility, the family feel of the partnership, the customer support model, the reporting, the scalability, and the custom-programming needs of company-specific items were all much better than the competitors. The cost comparison also came in either close to or less than the others so the cost/benefit FAR outweighed the competitors.

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Aaron White

Sr HRIS Analyst

Cardinal Glass Industries, Inc.Glass, Ceramics & Concrete, 5001-10,000 employees

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Scalability

No score

No answers yet

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UKG Pro 8.4

Based on 89 answers

The UltiPro HRMS platform offers Flexibility & Accessibility. We are able to add a component company to our existing profile with ease. UltiPro provides a step-by-step guide to component company implementation. The process was flawless!the HRMS homepage is customizable. We place a large amount of data on our HRMS homepage for employees to view and print, regardless of their location, as long as they have internet access. The Human Resources Department no longer prints and distribute Employee Handbooks, Policies & Procedures, and Group Health SPDs, as this information is available on HRMS.

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Deborah Booker

HRMS/Payroll Manager

Georgia Farm BureauInsurance, 1001-5000 employees

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Return on Investment

It has saved us a TON of money (literally thousands) in project management software.
It has helped us gain clients because we can show them the template of what they will see and give them access to it. When others don't have software that does this.
Positive impact on ROI based on the time it's saving compared to our previous PM software.

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Chris Lesner

Founder & CEO

Project World ImpactInternet, 11-50 employees

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UKG has many great features that help streamline our processes and help us to better manage our time. We are excited to be adding the case management and file management this year and our hope is this will benefit all departments.

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Victoria Tourangeau

HRIS Coordinator

Brockton Area Multi Services IncNon-profit Organization Management, 1001-5000 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

Optional

$6.25*

* per member, per month, annual billing

ActiveCollab Editions & Modules

On-premise Edition

Self-Hosted Plan	$999.00¹

license

SaaS Edition

ActiveCollab Project Management	$7.00¹

per member/per month

Additional Pricing Details

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General

Free Trial

—

Free/Freemium Version

—

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

No

UKG Pro Editions & Modules

—

Additional Pricing Details

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Rating Summary

ActiveCollab

UKG Pro

ActiveCollab

UKG Pro

ActiveCollab

UKG Pro

ActiveCollab

UKG Pro

ActiveCollab

UKG Pro

ActiveCollab

UKG Pro

ActiveCollab

UKG Pro

ActiveCollab

UKG Pro

ActiveCollab

UKG Pro

ActiveCollab

UKG Pro