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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft Viva Goals (discontinued)

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Viva Goals (formerly Ally, or Ally.io) was a Strategic Goal-Planning & Execution Management software. Ally.io became a Microsoft brand after the October 2021 acquisition, and is slated for retirement December 2025.

    $108

    per year per user

    PlanSource

    Score5.8 out of 10
    N/APlanSource BenefitsOne is an employee benefits engagement platform, from PlanSource headquartered in Orlando, Florida. The solution presents streamlined workflows and real-time integrations, as well as a mobile-friendly enrollment experience that’s designed to maximize HR efficiency and plan adoption.N/A

    UKG Pro

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AUKG delivers cloud-based HCM solutions including UKG Pro that help businesses simplify payroll computations, accelerate talent acquisition, manage time and attendance, and support proactive, strategic talent management on a global level.N/A
    Pricing
    Microsoft Viva Goals (discontinued)PlanSourceUKG Pro
    Editions & Modules
    Microsoft Viva - Learn Module
    $48
    per year per user
    Microsoft Viva - Insights Module
    $48
    per year per user
    Microsoft Viva - Topics Module
    $48
    per year per user
    Microsoft Viva Suite
    $108
    per year per user
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft Viva Goals (discontinued)PlanSourceUKG Pro
    Free Trial
    NoNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Microsoft Viva Goals (discontinued)PlanSourceUKG Pro
    Considered Multiple Products
    Discontinued Products
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    PlanSource
    No answer on this topic
    UKG
    Chose UKG Pro
    Customer Service alone has been a tremendous change coming from ADP to UKG.
    In the beginning the system wasnt quite as upgraded on the technical side but it has since them implemented some great changes that have been a great success for us.
    Incentivized
    Chose UKG Pro
    We made it through the entire implementation process with Paylocity before finding out that the system could not handle our mileage tracking and reimbursements for our company vehicles. We moved to UKG Pro less than two years later, as we needed one unified system for Payroll, …
    Incentivized
    Chose UKG Pro
    UKG is a more user-friendly and easier to navigate and better reporting tool. Payroll processing is more streamlined and efficient. A mobile app is a great tool for associates to access their information and manage their time. We have a good number of service associates that …
    Incentivized
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    89%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    91%
    Delivers good value for the price
    243 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    284 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    80%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    145 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    76%
    Implementation went as expected
    151 Answers
    Features
    Microsoft Viva Goals (discontinued)PlanSourceUKG Pro
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Microsoft Viva Goals (discontinued) and PlanSource and UKG Pro
    Feature
    Microsoft Viva Goals (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    PlanSource
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Pro
    7.8
    954 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Employee demographic data00 Ratings00 Ratings8.5864 Ratings
    Employment history00 Ratings00 Ratings8.2889 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration00 Ratings00 Ratings7.9860 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings00 Ratings7.5841 Ratings
    Organizational charting00 Ratings00 Ratings7.2754 Ratings
    Organization and location management00 Ratings00 Ratings8.0767 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings00 Ratings7.3605 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Microsoft Viva Goals (discontinued) and PlanSource and UKG Pro
    Feature
    Microsoft Viva Goals (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    PlanSource
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Pro
    7.9
    868 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings00 Ratings8.0822 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings00 Ratings7.6413 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings00 Ratings8.1327 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings00 Ratings7.5738 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings00 Ratings8.3808 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings00 Ratings8.1666 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings00 Ratings8.057 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Microsoft Viva Goals (discontinued) and PlanSource and UKG Pro
    Feature
    Microsoft Viva Goals (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    PlanSource
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Pro
    7.6
    676 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Approval workflow00 Ratings00 Ratings7.5602 Ratings
    Balance details00 Ratings00 Ratings7.6632 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings00 Ratings7.6523 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Microsoft Viva Goals (discontinued) and PlanSource and UKG Pro
    Feature
    Microsoft Viva Goals (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    PlanSource
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Pro
    7.8
    921 Ratings
    6% below category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings00 Ratings8.0888 Ratings
    Update personal information00 Ratings00 Ratings8.2893 Ratings
    View company policy documentation00 Ratings00 Ratings7.7658 Ratings
    Employee recognition00 Ratings00 Ratings7.2345 Ratings
    View job history00 Ratings00 Ratings8.0872 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of Microsoft Viva Goals (discontinued) and PlanSource and UKG Pro
    Feature
    Microsoft Viva Goals (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    PlanSource
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Pro
    7.5
    232 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings00 Ratings7.5232 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of Microsoft Viva Goals (discontinued) and PlanSource and UKG Pro
    Feature
    Microsoft Viva Goals (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    PlanSource
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Pro
    7.0
    856 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Report builder00 Ratings00 Ratings7.2830 Ratings
    Pre-built reports00 Ratings00 Ratings7.1845 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings00 Ratings6.6589 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Microsoft Viva Goals (discontinued) and PlanSource and UKG Pro
    Feature
    Microsoft Viva Goals (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    PlanSource
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Pro
    7.8
    650 Ratings
    3% below category average
    New hire portal00 Ratings00 Ratings8.0643 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools00 Ratings00 Ratings7.5522 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Microsoft Viva Goals (discontinued) and PlanSource and UKG Pro
    Feature
    Microsoft Viva Goals (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    PlanSource
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Pro
    7.5
    442 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Corporate goal setting00 Ratings00 Ratings7.3348 Ratings
    Individual goal setting00 Ratings00 Ratings7.4421 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings00 Ratings7.6302 Ratings
    Performance tracking00 Ratings00 Ratings7.6390 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Microsoft Viva Goals (discontinued) and PlanSource and UKG Pro
    Feature
    Microsoft Viva Goals (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    PlanSource
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Pro
    7.4
    547 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Performance plans00 Ratings00 Ratings7.5489 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans00 Ratings00 Ratings6.9386 Ratings
    Review status tracking00 Ratings00 Ratings7.5503 Ratings
    Review reminders00 Ratings00 Ratings7.4473 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency00 Ratings00 Ratings7.5397 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Microsoft Viva Goals (discontinued) and PlanSource and UKG Pro
    Feature
    Microsoft Viva Goals (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    PlanSource
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Pro
    7.1
    238 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings00 Ratings6.7191 Ratings
    Candidate ranking00 Ratings00 Ratings7.2205 Ratings
    Candidate search00 Ratings00 Ratings7.5209 Ratings
    Candidate development00 Ratings00 Ratings7.0189 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Microsoft Viva Goals (discontinued) and PlanSource and UKG Pro
    Feature
    Microsoft Viva Goals (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    PlanSource
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Pro
    7.4
    536 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Job Requisition Management00 Ratings00 Ratings7.4504 Ratings
    Company Website Posting00 Ratings00 Ratings7.5495 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media00 Ratings00 Ratings7.1392 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings00 Ratings7.3457 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings00 Ratings7.1387 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings00 Ratings7.6492 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings00 Ratings7.5457 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft Viva Goals (discontinued)PlanSourceUKG Pro
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1096 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (197 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.9
    (333 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (76 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (333 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.5
    (496 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (88 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (206 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (87 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.7
    (78 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
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    5.9
    (68 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (95 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
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    -
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    8.4
    (57 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
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    -
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    10.0
    (50 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft Viva Goals (discontinued)PlanSourceUKG Pro
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    Well suited for
    • Companies that have experience of using the OKR methodology and have a clear understanding of what it is
    • Companies that are planning to expand/scale the OKR program
    • Companies that are looking to reduce the effort involved in running the OKR program
    Ill-suited for:
    • Companies that are using OKRs for the first time and do not have a clear understanding of the methodology
    Incentivized
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    PlanSource
    Less appropriate for small groups with one very simple health plan. More appropriate for 20+ EE groups with multiple plans and supplementary benefits.
    Incentivized
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    UKG
    I feel UKG Pro has been so horribly rolled out at the City of Houston. I'm amazed that, as a system administrator, it even works at all. In my opinion, the greatest expense the city has budgeted is managed by a shoe-string, janky, bug-ridden mess. I truly hope UKG is bought out for 2 cents and scattered to dust. In my opinion, terrible maintenance and support, the worst consultants money can buy, the sleaziest sales accountants. This system tries my patience as a lead system administrator and I would caution anyone considering bringing in this mess to their business. It's been a year now, and we still have workarounds and bugs daily.
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • Visualizing the hierarchy and relationship between objectives and key results. The nesting and double alignment functionality are especially helpful, as they can't easily be expressed on, say, a simple worksheet or Confluence page.
    • Reminding the team to make regular check-ins. What gets measured gets done. This prevents the common pitfall of setting goals and not revisiting them until the end of a project (when it is too late).
    • Integration with external sources for automated check-ins. Why do this manually when it can happen behind the scenes?
    Incentivized
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    PlanSource
    • Puts all of your healthcare selections in one place making changes, drops, and additions are taken care of in one place instead of having to contact every vendor individually.
    • Keeps an accurate record of real time enrollment which helps when you are in an account manager role and handling client questions concerning their health plans.
    • Provides tools to keep the client and yourself organized. Several Open Enrollment messaging tools and places to add any educational documents for the different health plans.
    Incentivized
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    UKG
    • UKG has an amazing support team to reach out to if assistance is needed
    • All add-ons of UKG Pro integrate seamlessly making it a powerful software program
    • UKG Pro is very configurable to meet the specific needs of companies
    • It is easy to use and navigate
    • The mobile app is loved by all employees and provides on-demand access
    • The Ultimate Community is amazing!! On-demand information on all products and how they are used. Connect with other companies that use UKG Pro and learn from each other.
    • The Learning Centre is also amazing!! Learning right at your fingertips anytime, anywhere.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • Accelerate integrations and add more integrations.
    • Ally.io has room for improvement in providing benchmark in-depth analysis across industries, same-size companies, etc.
    • Ally.io can still improve upon some of its product features and communicating the releases. Videos have been extremely helpful.
    Incentivized
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    PlanSource
    • The more advanced options, such as HCM, could have a slightly more user-friendly dashboard for users who are not daily computer users.
    • Needs to be easier to customize the homepage. Clients are always interested in adding in their own pictures, colors, welcome message position, etc.
    • Needs to have a function where the employer can send a document for the employee to sign, open and capture the employee's signature, send back to the employer and save in the employee file.
    Incentivized
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    UKG
    • Teachers that are hard functionality. Okay. I would say the most issues that we've had is the admins or the HR department losing their access and it throws us for a loop. It's like, what happened? What's going on? So that's the main thing. And then some of our employees struggle with the hourly employees try to struggle with timekeeping as in clocking in and clocking out. But we got that resolved. Thank you UKG Pro. And our employees are happy again. I would recommend UKG Pro.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    PlanSource
    No answers on this topic
    UKG
    We have been a customer since 2015, we have gone to market and find that UKG Pro product is both user friendly for administrators as well as the employee. The qualify of support and service of UKG team is valued and we trust the product.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    PlanSource
    No answers on this topic
    UKG
    It gets the job done, but not with a few deep sighs. Once you know where stuff lives, it's manageable, but the first learning curve is steep, some menus feel buried. However, it's consistent, reliable and doesn't crash on me, which counts for a lot. With a little UI glow up it could push into a 9 zone.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    PlanSource
    No answers on this topic
    UKG
    For the most part UltiPro has been reliable, but it could definitely be better. There have been several notable server issues where we were unable to access the product or unable to utilize some of the features. Customer support is usually quick to respond to questions about these issues, but they do not proactively reach out to customers whose environments have been effected by outages
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    Performance
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    PlanSource
    No answers on this topic
    UKG
    Normally UKG Pro loads quickly. We had been having major issues with reports running in a timely manner but recently they broke out our virtual server to another instance where is wasn't sharing resources and that seems to have helped reporting run more efficiently.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    PlanSource
    No answers on this topic
    UKG
    The quality of UKG Support is related directly to the UKG rep. who handles the issue. In some cases you get someone who really is good at supporting the product and others may not have as much experience and it shows
    Incentivized
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    In-Person Training
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    PlanSource
    No answers on this topic
    UKG
    I've been to a few in-person (hands on) training sessions and it is very similar to the online classes. You have the same reference material to look back on after the training. So regardless of in person training or online you really get the same thing.
    Incentivized
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    Online Training
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    PlanSource
    No answers on this topic
    UKG
    Most of the online training was very generic (to be expected) but we had specific requirements for configuration that could have been better addressed with more individual sessions earlier on from our project team. However, we did finally begin booking training sessions with our implementation team which were recorded, and so provided additional information for how to correctly configure and test the system.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    Discontinued Products
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    PlanSource
    No answers on this topic
    UKG
    Make sure you have all of your tax account information with all the states you are registered in available and that you are knowledgeable about the filing status, frequency, etc. We had some unique challenges with our state unemployment tax set up that I was not aware of and needed to be addressed prior to going live. Working with the state unemployment office can be a challenge.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    Microsoft Viva comes with Teams. The Monday board is helpful too, but I just like Microsoft Viva better
    Incentivized
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    PlanSource
    I have looked at GoCo, Kronos and Zenefits. I selected PlanSource because I felt it was the most customizable for a variety of clients across the board. The interface seemed functional but slightly professional looking than it competitors. PlanSource also seemed well established and that it was capable of handling my client needs.
    Incentivized
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    UKG
    We used ADP WFN prior to switching to UKG. We interviewed three different payroll companies to see what our options were. UKG stood out and aligned with our company values. The sales team was very helpful and asked questions about what we were currently doing and how they could assist with simplifying things. I personally had a side meeting with them to see if there were options for a process that we manually process and if UKG could actually eliminate the process. We came to the conclusion that we weren't able to get it 100%, but we could pull 80% of what we needed from UKG, and then we would only need to manipulate 20% of the information. It was also determined from that meeting that we wouldn't need to pay extra to have a special report built. The customer service is what we were sold on. The other companies that we looked at didn't give us the confidence that their customer service would be any better than what we previously had.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    PlanSource
    No answers on this topic
    UKG
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • Ally.io has had a positive impact so far in reducing the effort involved in managing the entire OKR program.
    • It also has brought with itself the opportunities to avail training and Q&A sessions with experts
    • Increased the overall engagement of the company with its objectives
    Incentivized
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    PlanSource
    • Positive - Reduces time spent contacting vendors of enrollment changes. When you are dealing with several hundred employees and their dependents across several vendors that time starts to add up.
    • Positive - Point of value when trying to gain or up sell a client.
    • Negative - You do need to meet the minimum number of people on the platform as per your contact to avoid having to pay a fee to PlanSource. If one of your larger clients leaves that could be a potential issue.
    Incentivized
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    UKG
    • My company acquired another company, and with a UKG partner, we were able to bring them online in UKG within two months of the acquisition date.
    • When COVID sent us remote, we could configure custom fields to track vaccination status.
    • The C-suite can get custom reports done in minutes, or ours, where our previous HRIS would have taken days to accomplish, as data would have had to have been exported to Excel and then manipulated inside Excel.
    • UKG has allowed to go virtual paper free as both a candidate and employee.
    Incentivized
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    UKG Pro Screenshots

    Screenshot of included workforce analytics.Screenshot of the payroll gateway.