ADP Streamline Payroll vs. UKG Ready

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ADP Streamline Payroll
Score 6.1 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 Ready
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
The UKG Ready® software suite is a centralized HCM solution designed for small to mid-sized businesses. It automates and streamlines HR, payroll, benefits, time, talent, and scheduling processes. UKG Ready's suite of tools offer actionable insights while helping to ensure compliance. Using AI, it draws on work, people, and culture data to boost efficiency and productivity. For example, UKG Ready streamlines core HR functions by centralizing…N/A
Pricing
ADP Streamline PayrollUKG Ready
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ADP Streamline PayrollUKG Ready
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
ADP Streamline PayrollUKG Ready
Considered Both Products
ADP Streamline Payroll

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UKG Ready
Chose UKG Ready
A huge benefit to having Kronos is the Resources available. Our organization has received so much assistance from Michelle.
Chose UKG Ready
We are speaking to ADP because of the shortfalls of Kronos. ADP's options fulfill what we are missing from Kronos.
Features
ADP Streamline PayrollUKG Ready
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 Ready
8.5
240 Ratings
4% above category average
Pay calculation9.211 Ratings8.6222 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors8.76 Ratings8.1135 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment9.03 Ratings8.0116 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.37 Ratings8.6176 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.010 Ratings8.7182 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.011 Ratings8.8166 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.87 Ratings00 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Streamline Payroll
-
Ratings
UKG Ready
8.4
247 Ratings
4% above category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.9217 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings8.4211 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings8.3211 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings8.4197 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings8.0161 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings8.3186 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings8.8159 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Streamline Payroll
-
Ratings
UKG Ready
8.0
216 Ratings
2% below category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings7.6198 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings7.6206 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings8.9177 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
ADP Streamline Payroll
-
Ratings
UKG Ready
8.2
229 Ratings
0% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings8.2209 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings8.4216 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings7.9177 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings8.5185 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Streamline Payroll
-
Ratings
UKG Ready
8.9
88 Ratings
11% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings8.988 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
ADP Streamline Payroll
-
Ratings
UKG Ready
8.2
232 Ratings
8% above category average
Report builder00 Ratings8.0225 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings8.5225 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
ADP Streamline Payroll
-
Ratings
UKG Ready
7.8
161 Ratings
2% below category average
New hire portal00 Ratings8.0159 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings7.7131 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
ADP Streamline Payroll
-
Ratings
UKG Ready
7.1
99 Ratings
12% below category average
Individual goal setting00 Ratings7.191 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings7.198 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Streamline Payroll
-
Ratings
UKG Ready
7.5
125 Ratings
5% below category average
Performance plans00 Ratings6.8113 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings6.8103 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings8.3112 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings8.4116 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings7.2101 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
ADP Streamline Payroll
-
Ratings
UKG Ready
6.6
51 Ratings
17% below category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings5.743 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings6.624 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings7.230 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings7.125 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
ADP Streamline Payroll
-
Ratings
UKG Ready
7.5
131 Ratings
2% below category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings7.5111 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings7.8107 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings7.283 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings7.589 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings7.384 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings7.8112 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings7.2120 Ratings
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Score 9.4 out of 10
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Score 9.4 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.7 out of 10
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.7 out of 10
Enterprises
Infor Human Resources
Infor Human Resources
Score 7.1 out of 10
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Score 9.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
ADP Streamline PayrollUKG Ready
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
(15 ratings)
8.2
(271 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.0
(1 ratings)
7.8
(19 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(1 ratings)
8.4
(154 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
5.3
(4 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
5.0
(8 ratings)
Support Rating
9.3
(6 ratings)
5.2
(75 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.8
(2 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
6.0
(4 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
5.1
(11 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
5.2
(5 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
6.0
(118 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
3.3
(4 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
5.2
(4 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
5.2
(4 ratings)
User Testimonials
ADP Streamline PayrollUKG Ready
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
I might recommend UKG to a larger organization than ours. The complexity is rich, but perhaps it is too powerful a tool for what we need. That or it's a bit messy in its construction, having so many tools available but difficult to find or not working appropriately. UKG Ready processes payroll efficiently and with ease, but unless you are using a simple accounting platform it may not be able to easily integrate with yours
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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
  • Support—UKG support, from the Account Managers to CSMs to Ready Support, is amazing. They are always willing to help!
  • Documentation—UKG has built-in online documentation, which is a live, easy-to-use version of a very lengthy manual.
  • Ease of use- the system is intuitive, easy to train others to use.
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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
  • We have had ongoing issues with our accruals.
  • Auto generate timesheets in the "Team Timesheets" view.
  • Granting manager access is cumbersome - access needs to be given in multiple places.
  • The sync between Pro and Ready in my opinion is terrible and needs much improvement.
  • Auto assign Employee Time Zones based on work location.
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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 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
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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
UKG is the platform with the best overall usability on both an admin and user side. Employees find it easy to update personal information, the dashboards are clear and easy to follow, and the navigation of it is also easy to follow. Overall my favorite platform to use and learn more about.
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Reliability and Availability
ADP
No answers on this topic
UKG
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.
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Performance
ADP
No answers on this topic
UKG
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.
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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
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.
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In-Person Training
ADP
No answers on this topic
UKG
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.
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Online Training
ADP
No answers on this topic
UKG
Pretty good online training, you have many how to options and can watch them several times. It can be hard at times to dig through the amount of data online but can usually find what you are looking for. Also you can download documentation for setting up the profiles and policies.
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Implementation Rating
ADP
No answers on this topic
UKG
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.
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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
We currently use Paycom and are extremely dissatisfied with the lack of functionality and poor customer service. Rippling and ADP were other vendors we evaluated who performed well and offer a lot of functionality but we decided UKG was the best fit for our needs now and to scale with our strategic growth plans.
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Scalability
ADP
No answers on this topic
UKG
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.
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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
  • This is basic, but we finally know how many employees we have! It sounds ridiculous, but prior to UKG Ready we were on a payroll system that's reports were only as accurate as the last payroll cycle, so they were always 2 weeks behind and static. UKG Ready allows for realtime, daily reporting of information.
  • We are able to get salary data for our various locations to be able to compare them to each other, as well as across our "competitors" and external competition.
  • The data provided allows us to be able to understand the trends at individual locations including attrition, advancement, raise information, and other data points that we haven't historically done comparisons on
  • We can see the demographic and geographical information for our employees and the benefits that they elect
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ScreenShots

ADP Streamline Payroll Screenshots

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

UKG Ready Screenshots

Screenshot of the employee mobile interface.Screenshot of trust index survey results.Screenshot of the manager dashboard.Screenshot of payroll analytics.