monday.com vs. UKG Ready

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
monday.com
Score 8.3 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
monday.com Work OS is an open platform designed so that anyone can create the tools they need to run all aspects of their work. It includes ready-made templates or the ability to customize any work solution ranging from sales pipelines to marketing campaigns, CRMs, and project tracking.
$36
per month (3 seats)
UKG Ready
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
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
monday.comUKG Ready
Editions & Modules
Basic
$12
per month per user
Standard
$14
per month per user
Pro
$24
per month per user
Enterprise
Contact Sales
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
monday.comUKG Ready
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
Additional DetailsYearly plan: Save 18% Monthly plan also available
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monday.comUKG Ready
Features
monday.comUKG Ready
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
monday.com
8.3
2257 Ratings
7% above category average
UKG Ready
-
Ratings
Task Management9.22243 Ratings00 Ratings
Resource Management8.41916 Ratings00 Ratings
Gantt Charts8.21313 Ratings00 Ratings
Scheduling8.41871 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow Automation8.61949 Ratings00 Ratings
Team Collaboration9.22197 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology8.21167 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Document Management7.91814 Ratings00 Ratings
Email integration7.91616 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Access8.21793 Ratings00 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking7.71052 Ratings00 Ratings
Change request and Case Management9.21165 Ratings00 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management8.11042 Ratings00 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
monday.com
8.2
1021 Ratings
6% above category average
UKG Ready
-
Ratings
Quotes/estimates8.1683 Ratings00 Ratings
Project & financial reporting8.3905 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with accounting software8.1509 Ratings00 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
monday.com
-
Ratings
UKG Ready
8.4
247 Ratings
4% above category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.9217 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings8.4211 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings8.3211 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings8.3197 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings8.0161 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings8.2186 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings8.8159 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
monday.com
-
Ratings
UKG Ready
8.4
240 Ratings
3% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings8.6222 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings8.0135 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings8.0116 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings8.5176 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings8.6182 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings8.8166 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
monday.com
-
Ratings
UKG Ready
7.9
216 Ratings
3% below category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings7.4198 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings7.5206 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings8.9177 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
monday.com
-
Ratings
UKG Ready
8.2
229 Ratings
0% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings8.1209 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings8.3216 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings7.9177 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings8.4185 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
monday.com
-
Ratings
UKG Ready
8.9
88 Ratings
10% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings8.988 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
monday.com
-
Ratings
UKG Ready
8.2
232 Ratings
8% above category average
Report builder00 Ratings8.0225 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings8.4225 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
monday.com
-
Ratings
UKG Ready
7.8
161 Ratings
2% below category average
New hire portal00 Ratings8.1159 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings7.6131 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
monday.com
-
Ratings
UKG Ready
6.9
99 Ratings
15% below category average
Individual goal setting00 Ratings6.991 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings6.998 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
monday.com
-
Ratings
UKG Ready
7.5
125 Ratings
5% below category average
Performance plans00 Ratings6.7113 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings6.7103 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings8.3112 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings8.5116 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings7.1101 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
monday.com
-
Ratings
UKG Ready
6.7
51 Ratings
15% below category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings5.743 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings6.624 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings7.330 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings7.225 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
monday.com
-
Ratings
UKG Ready
7.5
131 Ratings
4% below category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings7.5111 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings7.8107 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings7.383 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings7.689 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings7.484 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings7.8112 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings7.2120 Ratings
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User Ratings
monday.comUKG Ready
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(2257 ratings)
8.3
(259 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(32 ratings)
7.9
(19 ratings)
Usability
8.4
(2185 ratings)
8.7
(138 ratings)
Availability
8.2
(8 ratings)
5.1
(4 ratings)
Performance
8.6
(8 ratings)
5.0
(8 ratings)
Support Rating
8.1
(1903 ratings)
5.1
(75 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.1
(1 ratings)
7.8
(2 ratings)
Online Training
9.1
(4 ratings)
6.0
(4 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.1
(7 ratings)
5.0
(11 ratings)
Configurability
8.2
(6 ratings)
5.1
(5 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.0
(6 ratings)
6.4
(111 ratings)
Product Scalability
6.9
(8 ratings)
3.1
(4 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.0
(6 ratings)
5.1
(4 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.0
(6 ratings)
5.1
(4 ratings)
User Testimonials
monday.comUKG Ready
Likelihood to Recommend
monday.com
The platform is very well suited for our nonprofit programs that serve low-income clients who need diapers, wipes, and period products. It has helped us run our programs, capturing information and allowing us to view the data for reporting purposes. The ability to filter data is very helpful by allowing us to categorize information to get a better picture of the progress of our programs.
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UKG
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
monday.com
  • I like summary of subitems, especially with subitasks as subitems and add item tracking for each subtask it can show total tracked in parent item. Similar with other columns, like numbers, status, date.
  • Dashboard features, Many kinds of dashboard view available, we can utilize on the basis of requirements.
  • monday.com workform is very powerful, easily share form link when submitted it will create line item in board with provided data.
  • monday.com automation is very helpful in order to automate steps with specific rules and easy setup.
  • monday.com also provides integrations in order to automate processes if need to integrate multiple app together. or need to transfer data between multiple apps.
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UKG
  • Support—UKG support, from the Account Managers to CSMs to Ready Support, is amazing. They are always willing to help!
  • Documentation—UKG has built-in online documentation, which is a live, easy-to-use version of a very lengthy manual.
  • Ease of use- the system is intuitive, easy to train others to use.
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Cons
monday.com
  • The desktop app for Mac seems to have a few issues with visual glitches appearing on screen, it only seems to go away when I close the tool and reopen it
  • Subtasks don't show on the individual users to-do list, only main level tasks
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UKG
  • 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
monday.com
Teams involved in content creation, such as marketing or editorial teams, could use monday.com to manage the entire content lifecycle. Boards might track content ideas, assignments, drafts, reviews, approvals, and publication schedules, helping teams collaborate and keep content production on track.
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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
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Usability
monday.com
I give monday.com a 10/10 because I almost never encounter any lag or connectivity issues despite all of the many templates, boards, and automations we have. As a matter of fact, I feel like the last issue I encountered was over a year ago... and I'm in monday.com every single work day. Not only is monday trustworthy, it is easy to find what I'm looking for... making the overall usability extremely hard to beat.
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UKG
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
monday.com
There have only been 2 instances in the past year where monday.com was down.
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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.
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Performance
monday.com
Everything performs fairly well. Every now and then there are user errors where an employee will not click "ok" on a note they've created and simply exit out (I do wish that something was in place to prevent this, such as a pop "are you finished?")
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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.
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Support Rating
monday.com
monday.com only really care about accounts that have 20 seats or more. While this is great for monday.com, it pushes smaller organisations to evaluate alternatives. We rate monday.com highly in our organisation because key staff have already got good experience with the application and we know we will get to 20+ seats one day. But, till then the billing model and lack of permanent enterprise features is a dread.
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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.
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In-Person Training
monday.com
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.
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Online Training
monday.com
To have someone walk you thru the features and capabilities of Monday.com is priceless. Someone also coming along later in the contract to see if you are maximizing the program to suit your company needs is beyond helpful. The staff that have provided this training are fun, creative and very patient.
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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.
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Implementation Rating
monday.com
We signed up for the accounts. Created the accounts. Ran the trial version and tested it live while we were running multiple projects and found that it was fitting our needs perfectly. When the trial ended and we were asked to purchase the full version, we did. We have found other ways to use it and it's a breeze.
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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.
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Alternatives Considered
monday.com
monday.com is simpler and easier to grasp, apply and navigate than ClickUp, but the ClickUp free version has so much more functionality available than the monday.com free / low-cost options (sorry, but it's true!). Google Tasks is really simple and I shouldn't really compare them - it's just really nice to be able to see my tasks right next to my Google Calendar or Gmail (widget) - the "all on one" view on the screen is really nice ease of access, but the power of monday.com outweighs the nice-to-have of an all-in-one screen layout - it feels clumsy to bring in all my Calendar items from Google to monday.com, so an integration app to the Google screen where you can see monday.com tasks would be amazing.
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UKG
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 scale with our strategic growth plans.
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Scalability
monday.com
For it to work across multiple departments and sites, I would like to see improvements made with integrations and automation. For this question, I am acknowledging not only the addition of internal triggers/automation, but also an expansion on external ones.
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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.
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Return on Investment
monday.com
  • >25% of our org is using monday.com to build Boards & projects. Only 5% used our prior Work Management System.
  • 100% of project communication is kept within monday.com. Which means we don't have to search Slack, Email, or other places to find a message.
  • 100% of our project files are kept or linked with monday.com. So, we don't have to find missing files in other locations.
  • monday.com integrates with Salesforce, so we don't have to manually duplicate data
  • 3rd-Party solutions are linking to our monday.com data and producing reports as humans read reports.
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UKG
  • This is basic, but we finally know how many employees we have! It sounds ridiculous, but prior to UKG Ready we were on a payroll system that's reports were only as accurate as the last payroll cycle, so they were always 2 weeks behind and static. UKG Ready allows for realtime, daily reporting of information.
  • We are able to get salary data for our various locations to be able to compare them to each other, as well as across our "competitors" and external competition.
  • The data provided allows us to be able to understand the trends at individual locations including attrition, advancement, raise information, and other data points that we haven't historically done comparisons on
  • We can see the demographic and geographical information for our employees and the benefits that they elect
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ScreenShots

monday.com Screenshots

Screenshot of Work OSScreenshot of Ready-Made TemplatesScreenshot of MobileScreenshot of Visual BoardsScreenshot of Real-time NotificationsScreenshot of Automations

UKG Ready Screenshots

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