78 Ratings
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Based on 78 reviews and ratings
UKG Ready
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320 Ratings
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Based on 320 reviews and ratings
Feature Set Ratings
Human Resource Management

Bamboo
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

Bamboo
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

Bamboo
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

Bamboo
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

Bamboo
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

Bamboo
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

Bamboo
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

Bamboo
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

Bamboo
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

Bamboo
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

Bamboo
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
- Bamboo is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
- UKG Ready is rated higher in 2 areas: Usability, Support Rating
Likelihood to Recommend

8.0
Bamboo
80%
22 Ratings
7.8
UKG Ready
78%
169 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew

Bamboo
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
UKG Ready
90%
11 Ratings
Usability

6.5
Bamboo
65%
2 Ratings
7.8
UKG Ready
78%
47 Ratings
Availability

Bamboo
N/A
0 Ratings
9.5
UKG Ready
95%
4 Ratings
Performance

Bamboo
N/A
0 Ratings
9.2
UKG Ready
92%
14 Ratings
Support Rating

7.3
Bamboo
73%
12 Ratings
7.5
UKG Ready
75%
123 Ratings
In-Person Training

Bamboo
N/A
0 Ratings
7.7
UKG Ready
77%
2 Ratings
Online Training

Bamboo
N/A
0 Ratings
8.5
UKG Ready
85%
2 Ratings
Implementation Rating

Bamboo
N/A
0 Ratings
6.8
UKG Ready
68%
11 Ratings
Product Scalability

Bamboo
N/A
0 Ratings
9.5
UKG Ready
95%
2 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Bamboo
If you value integration over cost, Bamboo is clearly the way to go. It offers tight integration to the rest of the Atlassian suite, and when you need traceability from issue to build, Atlassian is the right way to go. However, if you find yourself needing to save on costs, you may consider taking an approach of rolling your own build system with open source alternatives, such as Jenkins, if you don't [mind] putting in a little extra elbow grease.

Verified User
Engineer in Research & Development
Pharmaceuticals Company, 5001-10,000 employeesUKG 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
Bamboo
- Levels of granularity. Organization has many projects that have many build plans that have many jobs that have many tasks, etc. And branch builds allow source control branches to be built separately.
- Versatility. I can use bamboo to manage my Java, node, or .NET build plans. I can use it to spin up Windows or Linux build agents, or install it on a Mac to build there as well.
- Bamboo integrates with other Atlassian products like Bitbucket, Stash, JIRA, etc. If a company commits to the entire Atlassian stack then work can be tracked through the whole development lifecycle which is really useful.
Web Developer
CDK GlobalComputer Software, 5001-10,000 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
Bamboo
- Extremely hard barrier to entry for non-backend developers
- Blackbox makes it hard to customize functionality
- The inability to add features without breaking core functionality
- No cloud solution
- Tasks cannot be put in if/else statements
- No clear right way to form build plans
UI Engineer
Advance DigitalPublishing, 501-1000 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
Bamboo
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—UKG Ready
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
Required
Starting Price
—Likelihood to Renew
Bamboo
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
Bamboo
Bamboo 6.5
Based on 2 answers
Bamboo was fairly easy to navigate but in the end it always felt as if it was developed as a bolt-on and not a true group up user interface. There were multiple ways to get to everything and the path was never the same. So it was difficult for users to really get a feel of how to use the application.
Technical Lead
Newell RubbermaidConsumer Goods, 10,001+ employees
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
Bamboo
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
Bamboo
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
Bamboo
Bamboo 7.3
Based on 12 answers
Support for Bamboo has started lack a little over the years. Atlassian has been moving more towards Bitbucket Pipelines and away from the on-premise install of Bamboo. While the tool is still great, it may take a little bit of time to get a question answered by official support.

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Consumer Goods Company, 10,001+ employeesUKG 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
Bamboo
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
Bamboo
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
Bamboo
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
Bamboo
We selected Bamboo because its capabilities to integrate with other Atlassian products specially Jira Software, Bitbucket and in some useful scenarios with Confluence. Also, we found these pros important for us: great user interface, easily agent deployment, Docker compability, simply to maintain / manage, and straightforwardly integration with different notification platforms

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Government Relations Company, 201-500 employeesUKG 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
Bamboo
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
Bamboo
- It helped us achieve the Continuous Deployment and Continuous Integration goals for our applications, a huge milestone that saved a lot of time for developers in making the builds and deployments and saved time for QA in running the automated tests.
- Helped with DevOps: we moved the formal approval from the email to the system and allowed the approver to actually push the button for the production deployments.
- Biggest positive impact of using Bamboo is that it improved our response time to customers and increased the frequency of our deliveries to them.
Senior Software Development Manager
eSiliconSemiconductors, 501-1000 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