Optimum Solutions HRIS (discontinued) vs. PeopleDoc / UKG HR Service Delivery (discontinued)

Optimum Solutions works very well for all our payroll needs. We run payrolls weekly, semi-monthly, monthly and yearly. The end of year process is lined out very well and webinars are available to go over any new regulations required. We haven't utilized the HR part of the software as much on the iSeries but are planning on changing that once we get converted to the Windows version later this year. The main reason for this is the HR part of the software on the iSeries is separate from payroll.

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A comprehensive HR system like UKG HR Service Delivery has value in unifying the functionality that, for many companies like ours, used to be distributed across multiple point solutions. However, the user experience of most areas of functionality is inferior to most of the best-of-breed point solutions on the market, a trade-off I wish we didn't have to make to have a truly connected system.

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• The setup of Optimum HRIS was intense as the software comes as a basic shell and everything is personalized to our organization. All earnings codes, leave time, employee types, job codes, taxes, etc. are set up for each company. While this was almost overwhelming at the beginning, we have so much control over the set up and better grasp of the inner workings of the system.
• Tax updates come quickly and are easily applied. This is especially welcome at year end.
• The built-in reporting is robust and offers a lot of options, but the ability to dig in to the database using SQL and Excel allows for very powerful reports that are infinitely personalized.

• Business Intelligence Reporting with the data found in the UKG HR Service Delivery system.
• It is very customizable to fit our company needs.
• Many opportunities for a workflow to make employee data management more seamless.

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• When exporting reports to Excel I found the formatting to be difficult to work with and having to reformat the reports can be a nightmare. My company's IT department created its own business tools to make the reporting format more user friendly.

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• Inability to make changes to deduction plans or business rules after payroll history.
• More trained ECM/EFM experts.
• Pre-Built templates in Recruiting Gateway.

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We evaluated some payroll services but found the ongoing cost greater than the initial cost of purchasing our own software and keeping the payroll process in house. Other payroll software was generally more expensive and we are satisfied with Optimum Solutions. I would say the main reason we stayed with Optimum Solutions, converting from their iSeries version to their Windows version, was because of their outstanding staff and support.

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This is an average product with the average partnership.

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• More accurate payroll processing
• More accurate tax payments and reporting

• Consistent methodology across the company for employee review cycles.
• Visibility into org chart has been crucial during fast growth of the company.

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