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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ADP Resource (Discontinued)

    Score4 out of 10
    N/AADP Resource (now discontinued) was a benefits administration tool that also supported some recruiting, training, and risk management functions.N/A

    UKG Pro

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AUKG delivers cloud-based HCM solutions including UKG Pro that help businesses simplify payroll computations, accelerate talent acquisition, manage time and attendance, and support proactive, strategic talent management on a global level.N/A

    PlanAdvisor

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AZywave in Milwaukee offers PlanAdvisor, a healthcare plan design toolkit and employee decision support tool so policyholders can better understand their costs and control their health care spending.N/A
    Pricing
    ADP Resource (Discontinued)UKG ProPlanAdvisor
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ADP Resource (Discontinued)UKG ProPlanAdvisor
    Free Trial
    NoNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    ADP Resource (Discontinued)UKG ProPlanAdvisor
    Considered Multiple Products
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    UKG
    Chose UKG Pro
    UKG Pro (formerly Ultimate Software UltiPro) ran so much more smoothly than what we were previously using. Upgrades are great; however, I do find the new BI reporting package a little confusing. Still a great reporting tool. I believe UKG does care about their customers, and …
    Incentivized
    Chose UKG Pro
    Reporting within UKG is much more robust that ADP, however Paycor did have good reporting. The suite of products offered by UKG is highly better than both.
    Incentivized
    Chose UKG Pro
    Timing of conversions, none of these companies could pull converting in 7 months that we needed. Also, Ultimate had great and user-friendly products.
    Incentivized
    Chose UKG Pro
    Working with the ADP and SAP payroll systems were so hard compared to working with UtiliPro. With UtiliPro, you feel like you can accomplish so much once you learn the system. Using their features you can customize parts of the system like UTM and earning needs to accomplish …
    Incentivized
    Chose UKG Pro
    UltiPro was more user friendly.
    Incentivized
    Chose UKG Pro
    UltiPro is a higher-level HRIS that is able to perform all the tasks we need in order to integrate into an ATS and payroll system.
    Incentivized
    Chose UKG Pro
    Ultipro is the best HRIS system that I have used thus far. Each year the product continues to improve and the amount of resources that are available to assist are extremely helpful to new users. The IBM Cognos reporting and event studio are the tools that give our department …
    Zywave
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    89%
    Would buy again
    271 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    91%
    Delivers good value for the price
    243 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
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    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    284 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    80%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    145 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
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    76%
    Implementation went as expected
    151 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    ADP Resource (Discontinued)UKG ProPlanAdvisor
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of ADP Resource (Discontinued) and UKG Pro and Zywave PlanAdvisor
    Feature
    ADP Resource (Discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Pro
    7.8
    955 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Zywave PlanAdvisor
    -
    Ratings
    Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.5865 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employment history00 Ratings8.2890 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration00 Ratings8.0861 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings7.5842 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organizational charting00 Ratings7.2755 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organization and location management00 Ratings8.0768 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings7.3606 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of ADP Resource (Discontinued) and UKG Pro and Zywave PlanAdvisor
    Feature
    ADP Resource (Discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Pro
    7.9
    869 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Zywave PlanAdvisor
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation00 Ratings8.0823 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings7.6414 Ratings00 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings8.1328 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings7.5739 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings8.3809 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings8.1667 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings8.057 Ratings00 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of ADP Resource (Discontinued) and UKG Pro and Zywave PlanAdvisor
    Feature
    ADP Resource (Discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Pro
    7.6
    677 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Zywave PlanAdvisor
    -
    Ratings
    Approval workflow00 Ratings7.5603 Ratings00 Ratings
    Balance details00 Ratings7.6633 Ratings00 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings7.6524 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of ADP Resource (Discontinued) and UKG Pro and Zywave PlanAdvisor
    Feature
    ADP Resource (Discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Pro
    7.8
    922 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Zywave PlanAdvisor
    -
    Ratings
    View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings8.0889 Ratings00 Ratings
    Update personal information00 Ratings8.2894 Ratings00 Ratings
    View company policy documentation00 Ratings7.7659 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee recognition00 Ratings7.1346 Ratings00 Ratings
    View job history00 Ratings8.0873 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of ADP Resource (Discontinued) and UKG Pro and Zywave PlanAdvisor
    Feature
    ADP Resource (Discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Pro
    7.6
    233 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Zywave PlanAdvisor
    -
    Ratings
    Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings7.6233 Ratings00 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of ADP Resource (Discontinued) and UKG Pro and Zywave PlanAdvisor
    Feature
    ADP Resource (Discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Pro
    7.0
    857 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Zywave PlanAdvisor
    -
    Ratings
    Report builder00 Ratings7.2831 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-built reports00 Ratings7.2846 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings6.6590 Ratings00 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of ADP Resource (Discontinued) and UKG Pro and Zywave PlanAdvisor
    Feature
    ADP Resource (Discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Pro
    7.8
    651 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Zywave PlanAdvisor
    -
    Ratings
    New hire portal00 Ratings8.1644 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools00 Ratings7.5523 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of ADP Resource (Discontinued) and UKG Pro and Zywave PlanAdvisor
    Feature
    ADP Resource (Discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Pro
    7.4
    443 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Zywave PlanAdvisor
    -
    Ratings
    Corporate goal setting00 Ratings7.3349 Ratings00 Ratings
    Individual goal setting00 Ratings7.4422 Ratings00 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings7.5303 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance tracking00 Ratings7.5391 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of ADP Resource (Discontinued) and UKG Pro and Zywave PlanAdvisor
    Feature
    ADP Resource (Discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Pro
    7.4
    548 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Zywave PlanAdvisor
    -
    Ratings
    Performance plans00 Ratings7.5490 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans00 Ratings6.9387 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review status tracking00 Ratings7.6504 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review reminders00 Ratings7.5474 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency00 Ratings7.5398 Ratings00 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of ADP Resource (Discontinued) and UKG Pro and Zywave PlanAdvisor
    Feature
    ADP Resource (Discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Pro
    7.1
    239 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Zywave PlanAdvisor
    -
    Ratings
    Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings6.8192 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate ranking00 Ratings7.3206 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate search00 Ratings7.5210 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate development00 Ratings7.0190 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of ADP Resource (Discontinued) and UKG Pro and Zywave PlanAdvisor
    Feature
    ADP Resource (Discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Pro
    7.4
    537 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Zywave PlanAdvisor
    -
    Ratings
    Job Requisition Management00 Ratings7.5505 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company Website Posting00 Ratings7.4496 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media00 Ratings7.1393 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings7.3458 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings7.1388 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings7.6493 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings7.5458 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    ADP Resource (Discontinued)UKG ProPlanAdvisor
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.0
    (1097 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (197 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.9
    (334 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (76 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (333 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.5
    (496 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (88 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (206 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (87 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.7
    (78 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.9
    (68 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (95 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (57 ratings)
    -
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    Vendor pre-sale
    -
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    10.0
    (50 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ADP Resource (Discontinued)UKG ProPlanAdvisor
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    ADP is best if you have a really knowledgeable client rep that has been your contact for multiple sessions. Otherwise, you are forced to reiterate the problems to multiple parties. If you have a dedicated staff member who is knowledgeable of your processes, then ADP is a good resource for payroll needs.
    Incentivized
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    UKG
    I feel UKG Pro has been so horribly rolled out at the City of Houston. I'm amazed that, as a system administrator, it even works at all. In my opinion, the greatest expense the city has budgeted is managed by a shoe-string, janky, bug-ridden mess. I truly hope UKG is bought out for 2 cents and scattered to dust. In my opinion, terrible maintenance and support, the worst consultants money can buy, the sleaziest sales accountants. This system tries my patience as a lead system administrator and I would caution anyone considering bringing in this mess to their business. It's been a year now, and we still have workarounds and bugs daily.
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    Zywave
    We utilize only one of the four components available because the other three are either too time consuming for what you get or just don't deliver what we need. The renewal estimator is the real star here and worth the cost of the tool (even if you don't use the other components, although we hope Zywave PlanAdvisor puts some money/time here to further develop them). It accurately projects renewals which help employers budget as they prepare for renewal. It is invaluable in our marketing and carrier negotiations because it is a an underwriting tool with the science and language that will speak to an underwriter... it's not a best guess, but accurate and respectable analytics.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • It is very simple to process payroll, even from home if needed. I once processed the payroll from Japan.
    • I love that I can balance the payroll and send it knowing it is 100% correct.
    • I can process payroll as late as 6pm and have it back the next day.
    • I really like my ADP representative. I have had 2 and they are very knowledgeable and pleasant to work with.
    • Speaking of the ADP representative.......No matter who answers the phone, if my rep is not available, they are all knowledgeable and even through they are not my assigned rep, they are all pleasant to work with.
    Incentivized
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    UKG
    • UKG has an amazing support team to reach out to if assistance is needed
    • All add-ons of UKG Pro integrate seamlessly making it a powerful software program
    • UKG Pro is very configurable to meet the specific needs of companies
    • It is easy to use and navigate
    • The mobile app is loved by all employees and provides on-demand access
    • The Ultimate Community is amazing!! On-demand information on all products and how they are used. Connect with other companies that use UKG Pro and learn from each other.
    • The Learning Centre is also amazing!! Learning right at your fingertips anytime, anywhere.
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    Zywave
    • Renewal projection - forecasting renewal rates is accurate and has been very beneficial to our clients and business.
    • Single period report is decent, but not as user friendly as we'd like it to be. It really only works with certain carriers.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • The payroll function, while user friendly, was a little confusing starting out. Many codes had to be learned for certain things such as benefits.
    • When running reports, the process was very easy to make a mistake requiring multiple tries to get it correct.
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    UKG
    • Teachers that are hard functionality. Okay. I would say the most issues that we've had is the admins or the HR department losing their access and it throws us for a loop. It's like, what happened? What's going on? So that's the main thing. And then some of our employees struggle with the hourly employees try to struggle with timekeeping as in clocking in and clocking out. But we got that resolved. Thank you UKG Pro. And our employees are happy again. I would recommend UKG Pro.
    Incentivized
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    Zywave
    • Single Period Report: We hoped it would be like a "DMW lite" but it is only usable with a few carriers, and it's clunky/time consuming to use. We stopped using it.
    • Plan Modeler: It's a good idea, but we don't use it much. It needs more development and modeling options.
    • Plan Selector: It's a good idea, but it's too time consuming to add the info. If we could import it easily, we'd use it much more.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    I have a lot of experience and trust in this software package - actually any software package from ADP. The training that I have gotten over the years has always been complete and the representatives that I have had over the years are all EXCEPTIONAL! Looking back in the 20 plus years of experience, I can say truthfully there are only 1-3 persons who I would rather not have worked with at ADP. I find their customer service, and phone reps do their best to get the job done. This makes my job easier in the process.
    Incentivized
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    UKG
    We have been a customer since 2015, we have gone to market and find that UKG Pro product is both user friendly for administrators as well as the employee. The qualify of support and service of UKG team is valued and we trust the product.
    Incentivized
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    Zywave
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    Really.....I hate to keep repeating my self but I am very confident in any ADP software. They are worldwide and have proven their capabilities throughout the world
    Incentivized
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    UKG
    It gets the job done, but not with a few deep sighs. Once you know where stuff lives, it's manageable, but the first learning curve is steep, some menus feel buried. However, it's consistent, reliable and doesn't crash on me, which counts for a lot. With a little UI glow up it could push into a 9 zone.
    Incentivized
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    Zywave
    No answers on this topic
    Reliability and Availability
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    UKG
    For the most part UltiPro has been reliable, but it could definitely be better. There have been several notable server issues where we were unable to access the product or unable to utilize some of the features. Customer support is usually quick to respond to questions about these issues, but they do not proactively reach out to customers whose environments have been effected by outages
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    Zywave
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    UKG
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Zywave
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
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    UKG
    The quality of UKG Support is related directly to the UKG rep. who handles the issue. In some cases you get someone who really is good at supporting the product and others may not have as much experience and it shows
    Incentivized
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    Zywave
    No answers on this topic
    In-Person Training
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    UKG
    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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    Zywave
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    Online Training
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    UKG
    Most of the online training was very generic (to be expected) but we had specific requirements for configuration that could have been better addressed with more individual sessions earlier on from our project team. However, we did finally begin booking training sessions with our implementation team which were recorded, and so provided additional information for how to correctly configure and test the system.
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    Zywave
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    Implementation Rating
    Discontinued Products
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    UKG
    Make sure you have all of your tax account information with all the states you are registered in available and that you are knowledgeable about the filing status, frequency, etc. We had some unique challenges with our state unemployment tax set up that I was not aware of and needed to be addressed prior to going live. Working with the state unemployment office can be a challenge.
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    Zywave
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    ADP is just a well known brand and is fairly affordable. Compared to other software such as Workday, it was a more affordable price point for our budget. However, if we had more resources and time to examine, Workday seems to offer a strong alternative to ADP in terms of payroll, HR, and financial systems. Overall though, there are more consultants knowledgeable about ADP which made it an easier choice for us
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    UKG
    We used ADP WFN prior to switching to UKG. We interviewed three different payroll companies to see what our options were. UKG stood out and aligned with our company values. The sales team was very helpful and asked questions about what we were currently doing and how they could assist with simplifying things. I personally had a side meeting with them to see if there were options for a process that we manually process and if UKG could actually eliminate the process. We came to the conclusion that we weren't able to get it 100%, but we could pull 80% of what we needed from UKG, and then we would only need to manipulate 20% of the information. It was also determined from that meeting that we wouldn't need to pay extra to have a special report built. The customer service is what we were sold on. The other companies that we looked at didn't give us the confidence that their customer service would be any better than what we previously had.
    Incentivized
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    Zywave
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    UKG
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    Zywave
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • Definitely better customer service. When someone called in about their account, I was able to easily access the information and make any changes at a click of a button.
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    UKG
    • My company acquired another company, and with a UKG partner, we were able to bring them online in UKG within two months of the acquisition date.
    • When COVID sent us remote, we could configure custom fields to track vaccination status.
    • The C-suite can get custom reports done in minutes, or ours, where our previous HRIS would have taken days to accomplish, as data would have had to have been exported to Excel and then manipulated inside Excel.
    • UKG has allowed to go virtual paper free as both a candidate and employee.
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    Zywave
    • The renewal estimator has helped us win new business!
    • The renewal estimator has successfully helped us with marketing and carrier negotiations, i.e., it holds weight with underwriters and is hard to argue against.
    • The renewal estimator has helped us prepare our clients for their upcoming renewal by forecasting cost changes well in advance so that there are no major shocks or surprises.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    UKG Pro Screenshots

    Screenshot of included workforce analytics.Screenshot of the payroll gateway.