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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    RUN Powered by ADP®

    Score9 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    The RUN Powered by ADP® cloud-based solution is used to pay employees. It also includes HR and hiring tools, as well as benefits, helping small businesses grow and manage their teams.N/A

    UKG Pro

    Score8 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
    Pricing
    RUN Powered by ADP®UKG Pro
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    RUN Powered by ADP®UKG Pro
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    RUN Powered by ADP®UKG Pro
    Considered Both Products
    ADP
    Chose RUN Powered by ADP®
    I like the simplicity of of RUN Powered by ADP® as changes are very easy to make and it's very user friendly. It reminds me of Proliant, but more capable from an HR perspective and I like the Workers Comp integration. Workday is very cumbersome and getting assistance can be …
    Incentivized
    Chose RUN Powered by ADP®
    It stacks up poorly, as UltiPro is a much better reporting and employee tracking system.
    Incentivized
    UKG
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    351 Answers
    89%
    Would buy again
    271 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    328 Answers
    91%
    Delivers good value for the price
    243 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    350 Answers
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    284 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    268 Answers
    80%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    145 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    274 Answers
    76%
    Implementation went as expected
    151 Answers
    Features
    RUN Powered by ADP®UKG Pro
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of RUN Powered by ADP® and UKG Pro
    Feature
    RUN Powered by ADP®
    8.4
    389 Ratings
    2% above category average
    UKG Pro
    7.9
    869 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Pay calculation9.5375 Ratings7.9823 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors8.6113 Ratings7.6414 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment9.1279 Ratings8.0328 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration8.4176 Ratings7.4739 Ratings
    Direct deposit files9.5365 Ratings8.3809 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management8.9292 Ratings8.1667 Ratings
    Reimbursement management5.138 Ratings8.057 Ratings
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of RUN Powered by ADP® and UKG Pro
    Feature
    RUN Powered by ADP®
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Pro
    7.8
    955 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.5865 Ratings
    Employment history00 Ratings8.2890 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration00 Ratings8.0861 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings7.5842 Ratings
    Organizational charting00 Ratings7.2755 Ratings
    Organization and location management00 Ratings8.0768 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings7.3606 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of RUN Powered by ADP® and UKG Pro
    Feature
    RUN Powered by ADP®
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Pro
    7.6
    677 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Approval workflow00 Ratings7.5603 Ratings
    Balance details00 Ratings7.6633 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings7.6524 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of RUN Powered by ADP® and UKG Pro
    Feature
    RUN Powered by ADP®
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Pro
    7.8
    922 Ratings
    6% below category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings8.0889 Ratings
    Update personal information00 Ratings8.2894 Ratings
    View company policy documentation00 Ratings7.7659 Ratings
    Employee recognition00 Ratings7.1346 Ratings
    View job history00 Ratings8.0873 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of RUN Powered by ADP® and UKG Pro
    Feature
    RUN Powered by ADP®
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Pro
    7.6
    233 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings7.6233 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of RUN Powered by ADP® and UKG Pro
    Feature
    RUN Powered by ADP®
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Pro
    7.0
    857 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Report builder00 Ratings7.2831 Ratings
    Pre-built reports00 Ratings7.2846 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings6.6590 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of RUN Powered by ADP® and UKG Pro
    Feature
    RUN Powered by ADP®
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Pro
    7.8
    651 Ratings
    3% below category average
    New hire portal00 Ratings8.0644 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools00 Ratings7.5523 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of RUN Powered by ADP® and UKG Pro
    Feature
    RUN Powered by ADP®
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Pro
    7.4
    443 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Corporate goal setting00 Ratings7.3349 Ratings
    Individual goal setting00 Ratings7.4422 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings7.5303 Ratings
    Performance tracking00 Ratings7.6391 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of RUN Powered by ADP® and UKG Pro
    Feature
    RUN Powered by ADP®
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Pro
    7.4
    548 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Performance plans00 Ratings7.5490 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans00 Ratings7.0387 Ratings
    Review status tracking00 Ratings7.5504 Ratings
    Review reminders00 Ratings7.5474 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency00 Ratings7.5398 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of RUN Powered by ADP® and UKG Pro
    Feature
    RUN Powered by ADP®
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Pro
    7.2
    239 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings6.9192 Ratings
    Candidate ranking00 Ratings7.3206 Ratings
    Candidate search00 Ratings7.5210 Ratings
    Candidate development00 Ratings7.0190 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of RUN Powered by ADP® and UKG Pro
    Feature
    RUN Powered by ADP®
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Pro
    7.4
    537 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Job Requisition Management00 Ratings7.5505 Ratings
    Company Website Posting00 Ratings7.4496 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media00 Ratings7.1393 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings7.3458 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings7.1388 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings7.6493 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings7.5458 Ratings
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    RUN Powered by ADP®UKG Pro
    Small Businesses
    Patriot Payroll
    Score8.6 out of 10
    UZIO
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    APS
    Score6 out of 10
    Zoho People
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    ADP Streamline Payroll
    Score6.6 out of 10
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    RUN Powered by ADP®UKG Pro
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (460 ratings)
    8.0
    (1097 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.4
    (46 ratings)
    10.0
    (197 ratings)
    Usability
    9.2
    (37 ratings)
    7.9
    (334 ratings)
    Availability
    9.8
    (16 ratings)
    10.0
    (76 ratings)
    Performance
    8.7
    (16 ratings)
    10.0
    (333 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (49 ratings)
    7.9
    (496 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.4
    (8 ratings)
    10.0
    (88 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.5
    (8 ratings)
    9.2
    (206 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.9
    (31 ratings)
    9.2
    (87 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.9
    (13 ratings)
    8.7
    (78 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.7
    (6 ratings)
    5.7
    (68 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.3
    (16 ratings)
    10.0
    (95 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.4
    (12 ratings)
    8.3
    (57 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.7
    (13 ratings)
    10.0
    (50 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    RUN Powered by ADP®UKG Pro
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ADP
    As a small business with 50 employees, we were looking for a straightforward, reliable payroll system. ADP has fulfilled that goal for us. RUN Powered by ADP® offers a range of core payroll features, including automated tax calculations and compliance support, which are essential for our smaller organization. It allows us to have our payroll done by the office manager and not have to incur the added expense of hiring a payroll specialist.
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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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    Pros
    ADP
    • Payroll - running weekly payroll is easy and can be done from anywhere.
    • Reporting - Whether it is PTO or tax forms, reporting is critical. I like the favorites section too, for frequently run reports.
    • Background checks - the basic reporting provides a sense of relief that your new people are okay. It is easy to navigate.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    ADP
    • I do wish there were additional custom deductions available rather than a limited amount.
    • Sometimes employees have trouble accessing their account after the initial invite has been sent.
    • Sometimes employee accounts get locked due to a reused email if their profile is deleted before they've signed up. Only a call to support can correct it.
    Incentivized
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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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    Likelihood to Renew
    ADP
    It is much better than the payroll system I used previously. The integrations that RUN has for on-boarding new hires are very convenient when they work properly. It saves a tremendous amount of time being able to email a link to new employees that allows them to enter much of their own demographic information. Payroll feature alerts me when someone's pay is significantly less or more than usual.
    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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    Usability
    ADP
    I have been using this system for years and they have actually made it easier and easier. The system is always making great upgrades that don't necessarily require any additional information or training. I love when I log in and see a new feature or button that I get to use to make my life easier!
    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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    Reliability and Availability
    ADP
    We've had very little issue with RUN availability, only a couple times there were outages when least expected which occurred on our actual payroll due date
    Incentivized
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    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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    Performance
    ADP
    ADP Run loads a bit slowly at times, once I put in my credentials. However, that said, I think my perception of the time it takes is impacted by our "instant gratification" expectation of being able to get into everything quickly.
    Incentivized
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    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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    Support Rating
    ADP
    I appreciated having that issue finally take care of. it was extremely disheartening to see the issue had not been resolved. I also had my employees looking to me and thinking I was not trying to resolve the issue so it reflected poorly on my character. I do not know if i was because of a miscommunication, but nonetheless I was happy it was taken care of
    Incentivized
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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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    In-Person Training
    ADP
    Our rep sat at my desk making sure everything was set up for success. She waited while everything was in the worked to ensure we were completely finished and made calls to various departments when necessary to have everything in place so we could process and everyone was paid accurately and timely.
    Incentivized
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    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.
    Incentivized
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    Online Training
    ADP
    They walked me through running payroll one-on-one the second round of payroll, when I had to include a manual check for a monthly paid employee. They made sure I understood adding the manual check to the payroll processing for current vs next payroll run and editing the automated payroll calculation for the salaried employee who was not set up for direct deposit and required the manual check.
    Incentivized
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    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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    Implementation Rating
    ADP
    The implementation of the system was easy. I was given the time frames and was assisted with the first payroll
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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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    Alternatives Considered
    ADP
    Paychex was the last company we were using before the switch. We had so many issues that we could not get resolved that I had contacted corporate twice. They had our out of state payroll taxes so messed up that we wound up getting our bank account frozen for non-payment. It was really bad and I have had absolutely no issues with RUN Powered by ADP® since the switch.
    Incentivized
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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.
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    Scalability
    ADP
    Every summer, we hire three new college interns who have to be entered into the system. They can enter their information themselves, which takes a load off me. The onboarding is quite straightforward, and today's college kids are techy enough to be able to understand it.
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    UKG
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    Return on Investment
    ADP
    • RUN Powered by ADP® has had a meaningful impact on our business by reducing administrative time and lowering compliance risk. Automating payroll and tax filings has saved several hours per pay period that would otherwise be spent on manual calculations, tracking deadlines, and preparing filings. This time savings allows us to focus more on operations and client work.
    • The platform’s automated tax handling has also reduced the likelihood of penalties or missed filings, which provides financial and operational stability. While the cost of the service can increase as add‑ons are introduced, the reliability of payroll processing and compliance support offsets much of that expense.
    • Overall, RUN Powered by ADP® has contributed to smoother operations, fewer errors, and more predictable payroll cycles, which supports our broader goals of efficiency and compliance.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    RUN Powered by ADP® Screenshots

    Screenshot of the RUN Dashboard with the business' key info front-and-centerScreenshot of the payroll interfaceScreenshot of access to payroll reports and liability amountsScreenshot of the RUN Powered by ADP mobile app, used to process payroll on the goScreenshot of the ADP mobile app, where employees can access their historical payroll statements and year-end tax documents

    UKG Pro Screenshots

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