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318 Ratings
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Based on 318 reviews and ratings
Feature Set Ratings
Project Management
8.0
ActiveCollab
80%
UKG Ready
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
ActiveCollab ranks higher in 14/14 features
ActiveCollab ranks higher in 14/14 features
Task Management
8.4
84%
10 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Resource Management
7.0
70%
7 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Gantt Charts
8.8
88%
6 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Scheduling
6.3
63%
10 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Workflow Automation
7.0
70%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings
Team Collaboration
7.2
72%
11 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology
8.9
89%
6 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology
7.0
70%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings
Document Management
8.1
81%
7 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Email integration
8.4
84%
8 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Mobile Access
9.8
98%
8 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking
9.9
99%
8 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Change request and Case Management
8.8
88%
7 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management
5.9
59%
6 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
7.5
ActiveCollab
75%
UKG Ready
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
ActiveCollab ranks higher in 4/4 features
ActiveCollab ranks higher in 4/4 features
Quotes/estimates
6.9
69%
7 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Invoicing
6.9
69%
6 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Project & financial reporting
8.4
84%
6 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Integration with accounting software
7.9
79%
4 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Human Resource Management
ActiveCollab
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
7.4
UKG Ready
74%
UKG Ready ranks higher in 7/7 features
UKG Ready ranks higher in 7/7 features
Employee demographic data
N/A
0 Ratings
8.5
85%
130 Ratings
Employment history
N/A
0 Ratings
7.7
77%
126 Ratings
Job profiles and administration
N/A
0 Ratings
7.6
76%
124 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
N/A
0 Ratings
7.2
72%
116 Ratings
Organizational charting
N/A
0 Ratings
6.5
65%
93 Ratings
Organization and location management
N/A
0 Ratings
7.0
70%
113 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
N/A
0 Ratings
7.2
72%
92 Ratings
Payroll Management
ActiveCollab
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
7.9
UKG Ready
79%
UKG Ready ranks higher in 6/6 features
UKG Ready ranks higher in 6/6 features
Pay calculation
N/A
0 Ratings
8.2
82%
135 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors
N/A
0 Ratings
7.7
77%
82 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment
N/A
0 Ratings
7.8
78%
44 Ratings
Benefit plan administration
N/A
0 Ratings
7.9
79%
103 Ratings
Direct deposit files
N/A
0 Ratings
8.6
86%
104 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management
N/A
0 Ratings
7.2
72%
99 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
ActiveCollab
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
7.4
UKG Ready
74%
UKG Ready ranks higher in 3/3 features
UKG Ready ranks higher in 3/3 features
Approval workflow
N/A
0 Ratings
7.6
76%
120 Ratings
Balance details
N/A
0 Ratings
7.5
75%
127 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment
N/A
0 Ratings
7.1
71%
110 Ratings
Employee Self Service
ActiveCollab
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
7.9
UKG Ready
79%
UKG Ready ranks higher in 4/4 features
UKG Ready ranks higher in 4/4 features
View and generate pay and benefit information
N/A
0 Ratings
8.2
82%
121 Ratings
Update personal information
N/A
0 Ratings
8.3
83%
126 Ratings
View company policy documentation
N/A
0 Ratings
7.7
77%
103 Ratings
View job history
N/A
0 Ratings
7.5
75%
105 Ratings
Asset Management
ActiveCollab
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
7.1
UKG Ready
71%
UKG Ready ranks higher in 1/1 features
UKG Ready ranks higher in 1/1 features
Tracking of all physical assets
N/A
0 Ratings
7.1
71%
51 Ratings
HR Reporting
ActiveCollab
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
7.6
UKG Ready
76%
UKG Ready ranks higher in 2/2 features
UKG Ready ranks higher in 2/2 features
Report builder
N/A
0 Ratings
7.7
77%
136 Ratings
Pre-built reports
N/A
0 Ratings
7.5
75%
136 Ratings
Onboarding
ActiveCollab
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
6.6
UKG Ready
66%
UKG Ready ranks higher in 2/2 features
UKG Ready ranks higher in 2/2 features
New hire portal
N/A
0 Ratings
6.8
68%
89 Ratings
Manager tracking tools
N/A
0 Ratings
6.5
65%
71 Ratings
Performance and Goals
ActiveCollab
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
6.3
UKG Ready
63%
UKG Ready ranks higher in 2/2 features
UKG Ready ranks higher in 2/2 features
Individual goal setting
N/A
0 Ratings
6.3
63%
45 Ratings
Performance tracking
N/A
0 Ratings
6.4
64%
51 Ratings
Performance Management
ActiveCollab
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
7.1
UKG Ready
71%
UKG Ready ranks higher in 5/5 features
UKG Ready ranks higher in 5/5 features
Performance plans
N/A
0 Ratings
6.9
69%
60 Ratings
Performance improvement plans
N/A
0 Ratings
6.8
68%
55 Ratings
Review status tracking
N/A
0 Ratings
7.3
73%
60 Ratings
Review reminders
N/A
0 Ratings
7.7
77%
62 Ratings
Multiple review frequency
N/A
0 Ratings
6.8
68%
48 Ratings
Succession Planning
ActiveCollab
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
5.3
UKG Ready
53%
UKG Ready ranks higher in 1/1 features
UKG Ready ranks higher in 1/1 features
Create succession plans/pools
N/A
0 Ratings
5.3
53%
18 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
ActiveCollab
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
7.1
UKG Ready
71%
UKG Ready ranks higher in 7/7 features
UKG Ready ranks higher in 7/7 features
Job Requisition Management
N/A
0 Ratings
7.2
72%
59 Ratings
Company Website Posting
N/A
0 Ratings
7.3
73%
59 Ratings
Publish to Social Media
N/A
0 Ratings
6.5
65%
43 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting
N/A
0 Ratings
7.2
72%
42 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention
N/A
0 Ratings
6.8
68%
46 Ratings
Applicant Tracking
N/A
0 Ratings
6.8
68%
62 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts
N/A
0 Ratings
7.6
76%
66 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- UKG Ready is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Support Rating
Likelihood to Recommend
7.4
ActiveCollab
74%
11 Ratings
7.8
UKG Ready
78%
169 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew
ActiveCollab
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
UKG Ready
90%
11 Ratings
Usability
ActiveCollab
N/A
0 Ratings
7.8
UKG Ready
78%
47 Ratings
Availability
ActiveCollab
N/A
0 Ratings
9.5
UKG Ready
95%
4 Ratings
Performance
ActiveCollab
N/A
0 Ratings
9.2
UKG Ready
92%
14 Ratings
Support Rating
7.1
ActiveCollab
71%
6 Ratings
7.5
UKG Ready
75%
123 Ratings
In-Person Training
ActiveCollab
N/A
0 Ratings
7.7
UKG Ready
77%
2 Ratings
Online Training
ActiveCollab
N/A
0 Ratings
8.5
UKG Ready
85%
2 Ratings
Implementation Rating
ActiveCollab
N/A
0 Ratings
6.8
UKG Ready
68%
11 Ratings
Product Scalability
ActiveCollab
N/A
0 Ratings
9.5
UKG Ready
95%
2 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
ActiveCollab
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.
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.
Enterprise Agile Coach
Tata Consultancy ServicesInformation Technology and Services, 10,001+ employees
UKG Ready
UKG Ready is well suited for multi-location companies that are in jurisdictions as it provides a great platform for company-wide communication while also still having very clear options for location-based customizations that are required legally. I would say that it's been extremely effective for us as a company that has grown from ~400 employees when we implemented to over 500 in the past year, and it's been instrumental in giving us the ability to grow. I think UKG Ready is not well suited for small companies that have fewer than 50 employees due to the high PEPM cost.
Human Resources Manager
Brightwater Senior Living Group, LLCHospital & Health Care, 501-1000 employees
Pros
ActiveCollab
- 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.
Digital Marketing Director
LGD CommunicationsMarketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees
UKG Ready
- Streamlines the process between HR and payroll. Each team can quickly see and share information.
- Our entire hospital team can use the system and it's easy to provide trouble shooting support to our teams.
- Appearance -The system is easy to use and attractive for users.
- The payroll process specifically is very well laid out.
- Communication! UKG has really stepped up on communication and training especially around tax related deadlines.

Verified User
Employee in Finance and Accounting
Hospital & Health Care Company, 501-1000 employeesCons
ActiveCollab
- 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.
Director
ROMI LabMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees
UKG Ready
- Recruitment module is clunky for hiring managers, people who are not administrators.
- Some of the setups don't make sense when administering - for example managing multiple pay rates.
- Some of our integrations do not work properly and it is difficult to get a UKG Ready person to work through it with the 3rd party partner.
VP HR
YMCA of the Fox CitiesNon-profit Organization Management, 1001-5000 employees
Pricing Details
ActiveCollab
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
Optional
$6.25
Starting Price
$7 per member/per month
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
—UKG Ready
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
Required
Starting Price
—UKG Ready Editions & Modules
—
Additional Pricing Details
—Likelihood to Renew
ActiveCollab
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
UKG Ready
UKG Ready 9.0
Based on 11 answers
We plan to renew our support and use of UKG Ready each year unless it becomes unavailable or the district seeks another vendor. As of now, there are no plans to changes vendors. The district staff is now familiar with using UKG. Another vendor will need to meet the same expectations we have come to enjoy with using UKG
Technology Director
Union Parish School DistrictPrimary/Secondary Education, 201-500 employees
Usability
ActiveCollab
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
UKG Ready
UKG Ready 7.8
Based on 47 answers
The improvements have made some of my previous challenges easier...the new layout definitely makes it easier and you can toggle between different views. Some of the new features in recruitment have made things easier for our hiring managers...they really seem to like these features.
Human Resources Director
Kettle Moraine YMCAHealth, Wellness and Fitness, 501-1000 employees
Reliability and Availability
ActiveCollab
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
UKG Ready
UKG Ready 9.5
Based on 4 answers
The system seems very stable. Being hosted in the cloud, we are vulnerable to internet speeds and busy times. The system has been down a couple times over the 3 months we have been live, but Kronos resolved the issues very quickly. To have access from a desktop, tablet, time clock, or phone app is one of the best features....users have almost NO REASON they can't clock in.
Programmer Analyst
Wicomico County Public SchoolsPrimary/Secondary Education, 1001-5000 employees
Performance
ActiveCollab
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
UKG Ready
UKG Ready 9.2
Based on 14 answers
We were always told that Kronos was the best, but there are reports that we got out of ADP and other payroll providers that we cannot get out of Kronos. One example is a report of Productive/Non-productive hours by department. We also need the dollar amount associated with the hours. This is information that is required on our cost report and we were told that that report is unavailable. It is very frustrating when I can't get what I need.
Human Resources Director
Markesan Resident Home, Inc.Hospital & Health Care, 51-200 employees
Support Rating
ActiveCollab
ActiveCollab 7.1
Based on 6 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.
Executive Vice President
Stevens AdvertisingMarketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees
UKG Ready
UKG Ready 7.5
Based on 123 answers
If I was only rating support itself that would be a 10. Every support case I have entered has been addressed efficiently and with the desired result. On the implementation and transition to support there were multiple issues that those doing the implementation or transition could not answer or workflows and various settings left undone only to be discovered later. We implemented 3 different modules and the expertise we got for each one varied widely.

Verified User
Director in Finance and Accounting
Education Management Company, 201-500 employeesIn-Person Training
ActiveCollab
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
UKG Ready
UKG Ready 7.7
Based on 2 answers
Our in-person training was a hybrid. Live online training with an instructor. They were very knowledgeable of the product & the area they were training on. I asked several specific questions and if they didn't know the answer immediately they followed up after class.
Programmer Analyst
Wicomico County Public SchoolsPrimary/Secondary Education, 1001-5000 employees
Online Training
ActiveCollab
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
UKG Ready
UKG Ready 8.5
Based on 2 answers
Lots & lots of training available. Timing was wrong for our organization. We had lengthy down time in the beginning while the implementation consultant setup our system. We did online training then. Difficult to train on a generic system setup that isn't your industry and hard to understand what you are learning how to do w/o actually being in your system. Online training was well documented and the instructors were very knowledgeable.
Programmer Analyst
Wicomico County Public SchoolsPrimary/Secondary Education, 1001-5000 employees
Implementation Rating
ActiveCollab
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
UKG Ready
UKG Ready 6.8
Based on 11 answers
Make sure the people who are doing the build have extensive knowledge on employment law and asking the right questions. I would bet that the people who helped with our builds did not read any of our employment contracts or ordinances; and when I asked questions about how other companies handled certain basic dictates from federal employment laws, they didn't have any idea what FMLA, FLSA, etc were.

Verified User
Contributor in Human Resources
Government Administration Company, 201-500 employeesAlternatives Considered
ActiveCollab
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.
Data Analyst | SEO Specialist
Xivic, Inc.Information Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
UKG Ready
Our organization was a long-time user of UKG Telestaff and we found that the ADT payroll services did not integrate easily for payroll processing and management. The success we experienced with UKG Telestaff (formerly Kronos) made the decision easy to continue with their products, like UKG Ready, when our organization separated from local government and became a stand-alone entity. UKG Ready's integration did not come without issues by any means, however, the build and integration teams (on both sides) were able to cooperate and work through all the problems encountered.
Battalion Chief
East Fork Fire Protection DistrictPublic Safety, 51-200 employees
Scalability
ActiveCollab
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
UKG Ready
UKG Ready 9.5
Based on 2 answers
Thus far we are able to add as many users as necessary, implement 3 different bargaining units, 5 different types of user groups. Very flexible.
Programmer Analyst
Wicomico County Public SchoolsPrimary/Secondary Education, 1001-5000 employees
Return on Investment
ActiveCollab
- 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.
Founder & CEO
Project World ImpactInternet, 11-50 employees
UKG Ready
- Positive: We have had better reporting with UKG Ready.
- Negative: We still have no benefit integration with our external benefit administrator after 2 years on the UKG Ready Platform. The first attempt that took 2 years failed and now UKG wants us to pay for a single directional integration. This has cost excessive staff hours for manual intervention.
- Negative: Any payroll adjustment requirements are not easy and the UKG Process is outdated. We recently had a payroll issue and were forced to issue a 2nd payroll but the payroll was delayed because UKG cannot (will not) process the same day. This is unacceptable and since Kronos and Ultimate Software merged, Ultimate software was able to process same day as are many other payroll companies that do not have as much power as UKG Ready does.
- Positive: We are able to use position management for better budgeting. There could be some upgrades to this module, but it does do what was promised.
- Negative: Quarterly and year-end closeouts are 3rd business days, which is not always possible. Very inflexible in regards to this. Even when it is done timely, we get random notices and charges that it was not done even though we can prove it was.
- Positive: It appears customer service is getting better. We struggled at first, but lately, it seems better.
CFO (Chief Financial Officer)
Community Services for Every1, Inc.Non-profit Organization Management, 501-1000 employees