bCEdge vs. UKG Ready

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
bCEdge
Score 9.0 out of 10
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benefitexpress in Illinois offers bCEdge, the company's integrated HRIS, payroll, and benefits platform with integrated compliance and e-file technology.N/A
UKG Ready
Score 7.7 out of 10
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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
bCEdgeUKG Ready
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
bCEdgeUKG Ready
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
bCEdgeUKG Ready
Considered Both Products
bCEdge
Chose bCEdge
It's an efficient application because this versatile software overcomes any issues between restricted abilities of cell phones and significant distance from the remote cloud to the versatile clients, by sending portable applications on the cloud to the clients.
UKG Ready
Chose UKG Ready
UKG Ready is much more user friendly. We like the functionality of the platform and look. Visually, it is more appealing to our employees. The pre-built reports have been great, and the ability to create or modify them to our needs is appreciated and easy to navigate, making …
Chose UKG Ready
I have not involved in the decision making.
Chose UKG Ready
Timeclock Plus

Previously it took multiple products for time management and payroll processing, and then additionally a third for tax payments.
Chose UKG Ready
I was not present for the decision for the implementation of UKG Ready. I was however present for the changeover, and UKG Ready is so much more robust and clean in terms of reporting and payroll processing. APS is delightfully simple, and I miss it for its time and processing …
Chose UKG Ready
UKG Ready by far exceeds Paycom's functionality and customer service.
Chose UKG Ready
Cbiz has an email you send for a ticket and they have been taking more than 2 days to reply-and in some cases a week. it's difficult to keep operating that way.
Chose UKG Ready
UKG is much easier to use and customize for our business needs. I enjoy that the time piece is directly connected with the payroll function. This is something that we didn't see when working with Paylocity. There was a manual time data upload that we needed to process into the …
Chose UKG Ready
I had limited exposure to UKG pro but it was also fairly complicated to use belt for audit readiness, but it also had much more expensive capabilities which in comparison or superior service. namely was much more user-friendly, but it wasn’t as good of a platform from a …
Chose UKG Ready
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 …
Chose UKG Ready
particularly because of time keeping, time cards, cut off and rounding time clock ins and out
Chose UKG Ready
They are improving since adding Ultimate to the UKG platform now from Kronos
Chose UKG Ready
In our experience, UKG Ready is very user friendly and the responsiveness to resolve an issue has been excellent
Chose UKG Ready
Much more user friendly than ADP! Very happy with UKG products and making the switch!
Features
bCEdgeUKG Ready
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
bCEdge
8.6
Ratings
6% above category average
UKG Ready
8.3
Ratings
2% above category average
Employee demographic data9.00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Employment history9.00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Job profiles and administration8.00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.8.00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Organizational charting9.00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Organization and location management9.00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)8.00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
bCEdge
8.4
Ratings
4% above category average
UKG Ready
8.3
Ratings
2% above category average
Pay calculation9.00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors8.00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Benefit plan administration9.00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Reimbursement management9.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
bCEdge
8.7
Ratings
7% above category average
UKG Ready
7.9
Ratings
3% below category average
Approval workflow9.00 Ratings7.40 Ratings
Balance details9.00 Ratings7.40 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment8.00 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
bCEdge
8.4
Ratings
3% above category average
UKG Ready
7.9
Ratings
4% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information9.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Update personal information8.00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Employee recognition9.00 Ratings6.80 Ratings
View job history8.00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
bCEdge
8.0
Ratings
0% below category average
UKG Ready
8.7
Ratings
8% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets8.00 Ratings8.70 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
bCEdge
8.0
Ratings
7% above category average
UKG Ready
7.6
Ratings
2% above category average
Report builder8.00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Pre-built reports8.00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data8.00 Ratings6.50 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
bCEdge
8.0
Ratings
1% above category average
UKG Ready
7.9
Ratings
1% below category average
New hire portal8.00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Manager tracking tools8.00 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
bCEdge
8.5
Ratings
6% above category average
UKG Ready
7.6
Ratings
6% below category average
Corporate goal setting9.00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Individual goal setting8.00 Ratings6.80 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility8.00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Performance tracking9.00 Ratings6.80 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
bCEdge
8.6
Ratings
9% above category average
UKG Ready
7.5
Ratings
5% below category average
Performance plans9.00 Ratings6.80 Ratings
Performance improvement plans9.00 Ratings6.80 Ratings
Review status tracking8.00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Review reminders9.00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Multiple review frequency8.00 Ratings7.20 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
bCEdge
8.5
Ratings
8% above category average
UKG Ready
6.9
Ratings
13% below category average
Create succession plans/pools8.00 Ratings6.10 Ratings
Candidate ranking9.00 Ratings6.80 Ratings
Candidate search8.00 Ratings7.40 Ratings
Candidate development9.00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
bCEdge
8.6
Ratings
9% above category average
UKG Ready
7.6
Ratings
3% below category average
Job Requisition Management9.00 Ratings7.60 Ratings
Company Website Posting8.00 Ratings7.80 Ratings
Publish to Social Media9.00 Ratings7.40 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting8.00 Ratings7.60 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention8.00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Applicant Tracking9.00 Ratings7.80 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts9.00 Ratings7.20 Ratings
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User Ratings
bCEdgeUKG Ready
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
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8.2
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Likelihood to Renew
-
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8.0
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Usability
-
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8.4
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Availability
-
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5.0
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Performance
-
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5.0
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Support Rating
-
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5.0
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In-Person Training
-
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7.8
(0 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
6.0
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Implementation Rating
-
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5.0
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Configurability
-
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5.0
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
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6.1
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Product Scalability
-
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3.0
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Vendor post-sale
-
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5.0
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Vendor pre-sale
-
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5.0
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User Testimonials
bCEdgeUKG Ready
Likelihood to Recommend
Because It can also be used in bundles of different fields.
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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
  • Its versatile software overcomes any issues between restricted abilities of cell phones
  • And significant distance from the remote cloud to the versatile clients, by sending portable applications on the cloud to the clients. In this software, there is no third party that increases its security and makes it secured software.
  • It can work efficiently in the time of overload as compared to other clouds.
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  • When you open a ticket, they research and test the answer before they contact you so they know it will work for you. There's no troubleshooting on the phone. All the work was done beforehand.
  • They are super knowledgeable and supportive. They are a pleasure to work with.
  • They are way ahead of the game when it comes to technology and innovation.
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Cons
  • It is a little bit expensive.
  • But there are no major disadvantages of this software .
  • Because it provides the latest technologies.
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  • 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
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We have begun looking for other vendors to supply this products need as Kronos WFR cannot deliver the suite of applications which it should with this product. *6/5/17 Edit - We started the new year with a new application. WFR proved to be unable to correct the errors within the application. We are much happier with the new application as we can use it effectively.
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Usability
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
It's an efficient application because this versatile software overcomes any issues between restricted abilities of cell phones and significant distance from the remote cloud to the versatile clients, by sending portable applications on the cloud to the clients.
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UKG Ready is much more user friendly. We like the functionality of the platform and look. Visually, it is more appealing to our employees. The pre-built reports have been great, and the ability to create or modify them to our needs is appreciated and easy to navigate, making changes and saving different views for reports.
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Scalability
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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
  • Overall it is the best software regarding the user experience of using cellphones services. It also lessens the workload of the cellphone.
  • It is software that provides the best computing resources.
  • This software provides satisfaction against sensitive cellphone applications. It can also be used in bundles of different fields.
  • Other mobile services are failed to provide satisfaction in rush time but BCEdge software has overcome this issue and provides the best services with easy-to-use tools and options.
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  • The system has allowed us to understand what goes into background vendors and helped us transition in a troubled time.
  • The system has allows us to move forms to custom forms vs using Docusign.
  • The system has helped us cut back on paper usage and storing folders.
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ScreenShots

UKG Ready Screenshots

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