TrustRadius: an HG Insights company

Save this comparison

Save this comparison

Contact about UKG Ready

Please fill out the form below to get in touch.

UKG

Connect with UKG

What are you interested in?

Already have an account?

You hereby consent to have TrustRadius share the information supplied on this form with UKG so that UKG and TrustRadius may contact you in regard to the information requested.

Add Product

Recommended Comparisons

    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Caterease

    Score7.2 out of 10
    N/AN/A

    $85

    per month

    UKG Ready

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AThe 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
    CatereaseUKG Ready
    Editions & Modules
    Express
    $85
    per month
    Standard
    $125
    per month
    Professional
    $165
    per month
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CatereaseUKG Ready
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
    Additional DetailsPrices are available at a 20% discount if billed annually.—
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    CatereaseUKG Ready
    Considered Both Products
    Caterease
    No answer on this topic
    UKG
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    83%
    Would buy again
    161 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    136 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    171 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    75%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    62%
    Implementation went as expected
    90 Answers
    Features
    CatereaseUKG Ready
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Caterease and UKG Ready
    Feature
    Caterease
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Ready
    7.7
    264 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.8235 Ratings
    Employment history00 Ratings8.1226 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration00 Ratings8.1230 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings7.5213 Ratings
    Organizational charting00 Ratings5.7175 Ratings
    Organization and location management00 Ratings7.7201 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings8.3172 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Caterease and UKG Ready
    Feature
    Caterease
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Ready
    8.3
    256 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings9.0236 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings7.0143 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings8.1129 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings8.1190 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings9.0199 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings8.2179 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings8.67 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Caterease and UKG Ready
    Feature
    Caterease
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Ready
    8.0
    231 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Approval workflow00 Ratings8.1213 Ratings
    Balance details00 Ratings7.5221 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings8.4190 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Caterease and UKG Ready
    Feature
    Caterease
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Ready
    8.1
    244 Ratings
    2% below category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings8.4225 Ratings
    Update personal information00 Ratings8.4232 Ratings
    View company policy documentation00 Ratings7.9192 Ratings
    Employee recognition00 Ratings7.88 Ratings
    View job history00 Ratings7.9199 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of Caterease and UKG Ready
    Feature
    Caterease
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Ready
    8.4
    93 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings8.493 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of Caterease and UKG Ready
    Feature
    Caterease
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Ready
    7.8
    245 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Report builder00 Ratings8.0240 Ratings
    Pre-built reports00 Ratings7.9240 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings7.512 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Caterease and UKG Ready
    Feature
    Caterease
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Ready
    7.5
    173 Ratings
    7% below category average
    New hire portal00 Ratings7.8172 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools00 Ratings7.2144 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Caterease and UKG Ready
    Feature
    Caterease
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Ready
    8.0
    109 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Corporate goal setting00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Individual goal setting00 Ratings7.2101 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings8.69 Ratings
    Performance tracking00 Ratings7.2107 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Caterease and UKG Ready
    Feature
    Caterease
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Ready
    7.8
    135 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Performance plans00 Ratings7.7123 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans00 Ratings7.5111 Ratings
    Review status tracking00 Ratings8.0120 Ratings
    Review reminders00 Ratings8.0126 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency00 Ratings7.9110 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Caterease and UKG Ready
    Feature
    Caterease
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Ready
    7.7
    56 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings7.348 Ratings
    Candidate ranking00 Ratings7.629 Ratings
    Candidate search00 Ratings8.034 Ratings
    Candidate development00 Ratings8.029 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Caterease and UKG Ready
    Feature
    Caterease
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Ready
    7.9
    139 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Job Requisition Management00 Ratings8.0120 Ratings
    Company Website Posting00 Ratings8.5115 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media00 Ratings7.888 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings8.095 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings6.790 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings8.3120 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings7.8128 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    CatereaseUKG Ready
    Small Businesses
    No answers on this topic
    UZIO
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho People
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
    All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
    User Ratings
    CatereaseUKG Ready
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.5
    (3 ratings)
    8.2
    (292 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (19 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (175 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (4 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (8 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    5.0
    (75 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.8
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (4 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (11 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (5 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.3
    (136 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.0
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CatereaseUKG Ready
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Caterease
    Integration with Microsoft Access - We use Access for a lot of different Queries, such as for our bar back to know the specifics of each bar. Caterease allows Access to pull data directly so all we have to do is run the report instead of entering all the information manually. Same with diagramming, having software like Placez that pulls from Caterease allows for such things as table and chair counts to be pulled directly from Caterease instead of having to place each individual table.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    UKG
    UKG is great for storing personal information and is easy to use for clocking in and out. And you can easily find the next payday at the bottom, your calendar with requested time off, and the available hrs. UKG is less user-friendly and more difficult when editing your personal information, like your phone number, and requesting time off is a little confusing to me.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Pros
    Caterease
    • Quick updates to contracts/files
    • Great integrations available
    • Report generation
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    UKG
    • The mobile app experience is terrific. Once the employees figured out the navigation, they now prefer the app over the web version. The app mirrors the web version, although the navigation is somewhat compressed due to the mobile view. Other than that, the tools in the app work exactly as the web.
    • Reporting - there hasn't been a time when I couldn't run a report on the information I needed. And the reports dashboard is very robust - my most important reports were already built in the system. I saved so much time because I didn't have to cobble together the data from multiple reports or contact support to build the report for me.
    • Community page - I log into UKG's Community page daily. I learn so much from experienced UKG users and the UKG moderators are quick to provide answers and best practices. When I have a question about how to use a feature in UKG Ready, my first stop is the Community - I almost always find what I need without the need to submit a ticket/case or call Support. When I can't find what I need using Community, I can trust that Support will be responsive and helpful. For example, I needed help learning how our onboarding process was configured and submitted a case for assistance. The representative scheduled multiple meetings with me to help me not only navigate the onboarding setup but also to teach me how to revise the associated workflows and test the changes. I was also able to ensure our onboarding was set up correctly as well as modify it as needed.
    • Employee Self-Service - Once employees were trained to find their HR Actions tool, they quickly adapted to submitting their requests through UKG Ready rather than asking for help from an admin. Now, they readily submit change requests to update their direct deposit, address, and withholding. Sure, they still need a little help from time to time, but employees are initiating these changes without the need for payroll or HR to chase down signatures or paperwork.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Cons
    Caterease
    • It’s a great program, but it’s missing some aspects that would be incredibly useful. It has the ability to store venues and locations that you’ve used in the past, but it doesn’t allow you to associate a tax rate with the saved venue. As our company handles events all throughout Southern California and tax rates are constantly changing, it would be nice to be able to assign certain tax rates to certain zip codes and venues.
    • It can be a little finicky sometimes with its equipment conflict algorithm. There will be events In the system that have been marked as cancelled, yet it will insist that an event I am working on has an equipment conflict with it (even though that event is not going through). It will not let you save out of your event and, sometimes, will end up deleting all your changes and progress, which is incredibly frustrating.
    • I wish there was a way to export PDFs of your proposals without re-saving your entire proposal. Sometimes, clients will ask for two versions of the same proposal with just slight changes, and it’s annoying to have to go in and completely re-do and save the proposal and have to adjust it back to the original.
    • It would be nice if there was a way to see a history of all of the changes that had been made in a proposal, that would be great. Because we often have many hands on each event we do, having a comprehensive list of all the changes made to each proposal and the date and times, and users who made these changes would be an incredible asset.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    UKG
    • Custom reporting is not intuitive
    • Learning and training is poor and has not provided our team with a way to approach our problems in a cost-effective and meaningful way
    • Consistent glitches in some areas result in errors that persist through multiple payrolls despite a thorough review of all settings
    • Reports don't live in the same place, multiple types of reports exist in multiple places with little explanation of the difference. We often build custom reports only to have them disappear or have to spend a long time trying to find them.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Likelihood to Renew
    Caterease
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Usability
    Caterease
    No answers on this topic
    UKG
    We have been very happy with the product. Occasionally, there are things we run into that do not seem so clear, yet the customer service provided by UKG community and service cases is unparalleled. Their specialists have been great to take the time to walk us through how to properly set up open enrollment and we appreciate the written follow up from the service cases so we can save the instructions.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Reliability and Availability
    Caterease
    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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Performance
    Caterease
    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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Support Rating
    Caterease
    I have not had to use the support in my over 3 years of using Caterease. This is why I gave it a 9 rating because even though I haven't had to interact with support, the fact that I haven't had to use support speaks volumes to how good the software is and how it is user friendly.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    In-Person Training
    Caterease
    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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Online Training
    Caterease
    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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Implementation Rating
    Caterease
    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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Alternatives Considered
    Caterease
    I haven’t used too many other events programs in the past – at a former company, we used the back end of our website in order to create events, but Caterease is a lot more user-friendly. Our website wasn’t particularly fancy – it didn’t allow us to conflict check or see if there was another event at the same time. It was used for the sole purpose of posting the information to our system – not for creating full proposals. Caterease is much more effective for what we need to use it for in this context.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    UKG
    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 Payroll function to process payroll. UKG has this setup and it's just a click of a button, so simple!
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Scalability
    Caterease
    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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Return on Investment
    Caterease
    • Has made our team more efficient and be able to have a central place to store all info so everyone can access it.
    • Manually printing BEOs has proven to be incredibly inefficient as they get updated quickly and often times just causes confusion and mistakes.
    • It's nice to be able to generate contracts fairly quickly for clients
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    UKG
    • 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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    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.