ADP Streamline Payroll vs. UKG Pro

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ADP Streamline Payroll
Score 7.1 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
ADP Streamline is a payroll and benefits administration offering specifically for companies with multi-national / global employees.N/A
UKG Pro
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
UKG 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
ADP Streamline PayrollUKG Pro
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ADP Streamline PayrollUKG Pro
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
ADP Streamline PayrollUKG Pro
Considered Both Products
ADP Streamline Payroll

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UKG Pro
Chose UKG Pro
I love that UKG is more of self-service and not waiting for ADP to process.
Chose UKG Pro
UKG has a better reporting structure.
Chose UKG Pro
We didn't have any of the capability that we have now using our own system.
Chose UKG Pro
[UKG Pro (formerly Ultimate Software UltiPro)] was the only one that was recommended for the complicated formula required to calculate H&W.
Chose UKG Pro
Global payroll through UltiPro and their preferred payroll provider and exponentially better than ADP streamline. There is nothing streamline about that ADP product.
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
ADP Streamline PayrollUKG Pro
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Streamline Payroll
8.6
11 Ratings
4% above category average
UKG Pro
8.6
746 Ratings
7% above category average
Pay calculation9.211 Ratings9.0709 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors8.76 Ratings8.2336 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment9.03 Ratings8.8231 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.37 Ratings8.1643 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.010 Ratings9.3702 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.011 Ratings8.8573 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.87 Ratings8.057 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Streamline Payroll
-
Ratings
UKG Pro
8.4
803 Ratings
7% above category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.8731 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings8.7762 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings8.7733 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings8.3721 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings7.7643 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings8.2656 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings8.1517 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Streamline Payroll
-
Ratings
UKG Pro
8.4
563 Ratings
4% above category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings8.8504 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings8.4529 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings8.1434 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
ADP Streamline Payroll
-
Ratings
UKG Pro
8.5
798 Ratings
5% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings8.8769 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings8.9776 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings8.5564 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings7.4287 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings8.9759 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Streamline Payroll
-
Ratings
UKG Pro
8.5
189 Ratings
9% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings8.5189 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
ADP Streamline Payroll
-
Ratings
UKG Pro
7.7
734 Ratings
1% above category average
Report builder00 Ratings7.7714 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings7.9724 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings7.5495 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
ADP Streamline Payroll
-
Ratings
UKG Pro
8.6
557 Ratings
7% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings8.6554 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings8.7444 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
ADP Streamline Payroll
-
Ratings
UKG Pro
7.9
377 Ratings
3% below category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings8.1293 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings7.7359 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings7.9251 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings7.8333 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Streamline Payroll
-
Ratings
UKG Pro
8.1
465 Ratings
2% above category average
Performance plans00 Ratings7.8415 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings7.7326 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings8.3436 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings8.3397 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings8.3337 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
ADP Streamline Payroll
-
Ratings
UKG Pro
8.5
187 Ratings
8% above category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings8.5155 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings8.4164 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings8.4163 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings8.5152 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
ADP Streamline Payroll
-
Ratings
UKG Pro
8.5
456 Ratings
9% above category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings8.8434 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings9.1422 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings8.7333 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings8.8390 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings7.1323 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings8.6421 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings8.4388 Ratings
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ADP Streamline PayrollUKG Pro
Small Businesses
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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Score 9.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.5 out of 10
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.5 out of 10
Enterprises
Infor Human Resources
Infor Human Resources
Score 7.3 out of 10
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Infor Human Resources
Score 7.3 out of 10
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User Ratings
ADP Streamline PayrollUKG Pro
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
(15 ratings)
8.3
(928 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.0
(1 ratings)
8.9
(194 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(1 ratings)
8.5
(188 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(74 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.5
(331 ratings)
Support Rating
9.3
(6 ratings)
6.5
(492 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.6
(87 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(202 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.9
(86 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
9.9
(76 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
9.9
(65 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.4
(93 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(55 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.9
(48 ratings)
User Testimonials
ADP Streamline PayrollUKG Pro
Likelihood to Recommend
ADP
For any business looking for a solid and reliable payroll system [ADP Streamline Payroll] is perfect. It is a little expensive but you certainly get what you pay for. It is easy to implement for your business and to get your employees set up. Gathers all of the needed tax documents and payroll stubs easily and makes them accessible.
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UKG
UKG did well when we had issues with employees working for both agencies. We called the Rapid Response Team, and they fixed those issues on their back end. Another example is with the Amended W-2 form; they gave us instructions to do it ourselves, but it was not working, and need to make phone calls to get help.
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Pros
ADP
  • They actually make the payments to the tax agencies for you, you don't have to manually do that yourself.
  • It does all the calculations of how much to withhold and pay for taxes for everyone.
  • It has certain reports and saves the employee tax information for everyone within the platform.
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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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Cons
ADP
  • Happens rarely, but sometimes Customer Service has to look up an answer. I would prefer they simply upgrade my call to someone who knows the answer.
  • If you are going through a huge company change, let them know ahead of time so you can get a timeline of when changes should and can be done. Implementation of a new company takes considerable time.
  • Offer more LIVE webinars to get more interaction. Listening to webinars, not so exciting and you can't ask questions while you are listening.
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UKG
  • As UKG is aware, the support for customers needs some improvement. As the recent changes to the staffing/support hierarchy take effect, I hope to see some relief to the current frustrations.
  • As the UKG Pro products evolve, they need to become more integrated and less segmented. Having to purchase multiple products that then need to coordinate for processing leads to issues.
  • As users, we have a lot of options for self-service and customization, but some simple fixes still require assistance from UKG support. Give us the power to help ourselves whenever possible.
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Likelihood to Renew
ADP
Without knowing what the competitors offer I can only give a limited opinion.
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UKG
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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Usability
ADP
So far, ADP Streamline Payroll has provided me accurate computation of my compensation. And never had any problems with it.
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UKG
Mobile App: Really easy to use and its nice to have an HR software that actually has an mobile application to be able to enter time and to take care of everything with. Web App: The system is relatively easy to use with maybe a little training at the beginning if you have used another system. But the site is really easy to use and a lot better having everything under one roof
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Reliability and Availability
ADP
No answers on this topic
UKG
I've found Ultipro to be completely reliable. Outages are typically planned to occur on weekends and only once did I have connections issues connecting Citrix to the server where our environment was housed, but within the hour connection was restored. I think that's a pretty good track record, considering I've used the suite daily for over three years. Especially when processing payroll--say the internet goes down in the middle of you performing a task... Ultipro is able to recognize that a connection error occurred and quickly restores the process that was running, avoiding lost productivity.
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Performance
ADP
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.
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Support Rating
ADP
I give this a 9 rating because the customer support is great. I have had issues that needed to be solved very quickly and they are always so eager to help. They can give you a solution to your problem and if they try everything and still can't, they will connect you with someone that can or will.
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UKG
Support is quick to respond and helpful when you don't understand how to use or implement their response. They are great at following up and checking in as well as escalating cases when they are more urgent and need more attention.
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In-Person Training
ADP
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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Online Training
ADP
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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Implementation Rating
ADP
No answers on this topic
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
ADP Streamline Payroll has a great stack for employers looking to provide all of the basic payroll benefits to employees. I think ADP excels with its UX/UI, which is typically a problem for this industry. It's fairly easy to set up and use, compared to other systems. Try it out!
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UKG
My experience with HRIS systems is limited to UKG Pro. It is the only HRIS I have worked with. I have worked with other systems that perform the tasks of some of its models and have found that when used with the various modules the overall experience with UKG is great. The ability to have all of the modules on the same platform makes the integration between UKG Pro and the modules great!
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Scalability
ADP
No answers on this topic
UKG
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Return on Investment
ADP
  • ADP Streamline was just a function to us so I can't really say it had a positive or negative effect on our business objectives. We went with Streamline because we already were with ADP. We didn't really shop.
  • Because of the great rep we had we were able to get a more positive response from our German staff to their pay. Before I came on board there were a lot of payroll errors which had an effect on staff morale. With help from the rep we were able to improve our accuracy and pay people correctly.
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UKG
  • We have increased our HR activities to 85% through UKG. OSHA and Leave need to be pulled in
  • Reduced from a 1000 pieces of pay statements to @ 10 per pay roll through Direct deposit and cash pay cards.
  • Onboarding signoffs have improved audit records for signed job descriptions, i-9 forms, hand book sign off and policy sign off
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ScreenShots

ADP Streamline Payroll Screenshots

Screenshot of StreamlOnline Performance ManagementScreenshot of Consolidated ReportingScreenshot of StreamOnline Data Hub

UKG Pro Screenshots

Screenshot of UKG Pro People CenterScreenshot of UKG Pro PayrollScreenshot of UKG Pro Mobile AppScreenshot of UKG Pro RecruitingScreenshot of UKG Pro Employee Voice