SAP Core HR and Payroll vs. Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
SAP Core HR and Payroll
Score 9.2 out of 10
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N/AN/A
Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
Score 7.3 out of 10
N/A
Kronos Workforce Dimensions, later UKG Dimensions was a solution used to automate critical workforce processes such as timekeeping, scheduling, and leave management. The product has been discontinued, and is no longer available for purchase.N/A
Pricing
SAP Core HR and PayrollKronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
SAP Core HR and PayrollKronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
SAP Core HR and PayrollKronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
SAP Core HR and PayrollKronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP Core HR and Payroll
5.6
4 Ratings
33% below category average
Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
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Ratings
Employee demographic data2.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Employment history7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Job profiles and administration4.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Organizational charting6.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Organization and location management7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP Core HR and Payroll
6.0
4 Ratings
29% below category average
Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
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Ratings
Pay calculation9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors5.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management4.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP Core HR and Payroll
4.7
3 Ratings
53% below category average
Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
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Ratings
Approval workflow5.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Balance details5.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment4.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
SAP Core HR and Payroll
5.8
4 Ratings
33% below category average
Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
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Ratings
View and generate pay and benefit information6.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Update personal information7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
View company policy documentation4.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee recognition7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
View job history5.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP Core HR and Payroll
3.0
1 Ratings
88% below category average
Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
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Ratings
Tracking of all physical assets3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
SAP Core HR and Payroll
5.0
4 Ratings
41% below category average
Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
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Report builder5.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-built reports4.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
SAP Core HR and Payroll
6.5
2 Ratings
21% below category average
Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
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Ratings
New hire portal7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Manager tracking tools6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
SAP Core HR and Payroll
7.0
2 Ratings
15% below category average
Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
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Ratings
Corporate goal setting7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Individual goal setting9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility4.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance tracking8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP Core HR and Payroll
7.4
2 Ratings
7% below category average
Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
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Performance plans8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Review status tracking9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Review reminders7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency5.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
SAP Core HR and Payroll
5.8
2 Ratings
30% below category average
Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
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Create succession plans/pools6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate ranking8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate search4.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate development5.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
SAP Core HR and Payroll
6.1
2 Ratings
24% below category average
Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
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Ratings
Job Requisition Management5.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Company Website Posting7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to Social Media7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention4.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Best Alternatives
SAP Core HR and PayrollKronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
Small Businesses
Patriot Software
Patriot Software
Score 9.0 out of 10
When I Work
When I Work
Score 8.8 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.5 out of 10
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.5 out of 10
Enterprises
Infor Human Resources
Infor Human Resources
Score 7.3 out of 10
Calabrio Teleopti WFM
Calabrio Teleopti WFM
Score 7.8 out of 10
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User Ratings
SAP Core HR and PayrollKronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(4 ratings)
7.5
(32 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
7.1
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
SAP Core HR and PayrollKronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
SAP
SAP HR can be well suited for global companies with operations in multiple countries. The Payroll module needs to be limited to one instance per country, otherwise trying to maintain multiple countries on the same instance is too complicated. I would not recommend using SAP HR and Payroll for smaller companies because the total cost of ownership and the lack of flexibility will make it unfeasible. There are many cloud-based options now a days available that would fit better for this type of scenario.
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Discontinued Products
UKG Dimensions will work well with a company size of [fewer] than 10,000 employees. Once you hit over 10K, you start to notice that batch jobs will time out, clocks will perform slower or become unresponsive requiring manual restarts and the employee demographic will take hours to complete. Will the vendor has on their roadmap to increase the performance of the product, it is not at that point.
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Pros
SAP
  • It’s easy to use
  • The layout is organized
  • It is reliable
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Discontinued Products
  • rule analysis- the rule analysis in this product is much cleaner and easy to follow compared to WFC
  • The level of granularity on FAPs is very helpful for configuring access compared to other platforms
  • UI is very easy to follow and intuitive
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Cons
SAP
  • The interface and graphic look and feel are not very modern.
  • Provide more intuitive and easier screens and functionality - Too many scroll bars.
  • Make messages back to users more descriptive.
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Discontinued Products
  • You got to have a solution for employees with multiple jobs
  • Need to allow customers to easily access your integration technology
  • Your business structure is too restrictive and making the application far less flexible
  • Your professional service team needs a lot of improvement, especially in the execution part
  • Need to have a proven and working interface for business structure automation.
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Usability
SAP
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Discontinued Products
UKG Dimensions is very user-friendly from an employee and supervisor standpoint. It is very robust on an admin level and can get complicated; however, you can do so many things with it that is outweighs the complexity. The security for UKG Dimensions needs to be revamped however. It is very cumbersome and not user-friendly.
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Support Rating
SAP
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Discontinued Products
  • Kronos Workforce Dimensions a new product, and it has a lot of scope for improvement, with future releases. One of the best tools to perform time tracking.
  • Their support team is very knowledgeable, and their SLA's are pretty tight. Any query raised would be addressed in a few hours.
  • Timeclock configuration can be complicated; however, their support team knows the processes and guidelines.
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Alternatives Considered
SAP
SAP is very intuitive to use and allows us to achieve our goals.
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Discontinued Products
UKG Dimensions provides an enterprise-wide integrated suite for timekeeping, staff scheduling, and clocks. We were an existing Workforce Central customer for timekeeping only and were interested in providing holistic experience between staff scheduling and timekeeping. In addition, [UKG] Dimensions established a great foundation for transitioning our organization from departmental focused scheduling solutions to enterprise.
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Return on Investment
SAP
  • SAP HR is suited for large companies with a sufficient budget. Small budgets will not be able to cover the expensive licensing, technical personnel and consultants required of an SAP installation.
  • In regards to the total cost of ownership, my ROI experience has been that by replacing SAP HR modules with cloud solutions we have been able to reduce the cost up to 60% while modernizing our systems and improving the employee experience.
  • I would encourage decision makers to look for cloud-based alternatives with a robust system integration, before believing that supporting every area of HR with a single SAP installation is a good long-term strategy. Having SAP HR as the core integrated to best-in-class cloud-based systems is a very valid and effective system strategy.
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Discontinued Products
  • It is neutral. We enjoy having somewhat of a seamless system between HR, PR, and timekeeping.
  • When a person uses the Reset Password link, the system sends the user an email with a link to set their password. Then when the person logs in with their new password, the system forces the user to change their password a second time. This second password change is unnecessary and creates confusion.
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