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    Features
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    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Netchex and Sympa and UKG Ready
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    16 Ratings
    13% above category average
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    8.3
    256 Ratings
    1% above category average
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    Support for external payroll vendors8.65 Ratings00 Ratings7.0143 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment9.711 Ratings00 Ratings8.1129 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration9.813 Ratings00 Ratings8.1190 Ratings
    Direct deposit files10.016 Ratings00 Ratings9.0199 Ratings
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    Reimbursement management8.17 Ratings00 Ratings8.67 Ratings
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Netchex and Sympa and UKG Ready
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    Ratings
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    9.8
    1 Ratings
    18% above category average
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    7.7
    264 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Employee demographic data00 Ratings10.01 Ratings8.8235 Ratings
    Employment history00 Ratings10.01 Ratings8.1226 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration00 Ratings10.01 Ratings8.1230 Ratings
    Organizational charting00 Ratings10.01 Ratings5.7175 Ratings
    Organization and location management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings7.7201 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings9.01 Ratings8.3172 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings00 Ratings7.5213 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
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    -
    Ratings
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    10.0
    1 Ratings
    19% above category average
    UKG Ready
    8.0
    231 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Approval workflow00 Ratings10.01 Ratings8.1213 Ratings
    Balance details00 Ratings10.01 Ratings7.5221 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings10.01 Ratings8.4190 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Netchex and Sympa and UKG Ready
    Feature
    Netchex
    -
    Ratings
    Sympa
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    19% above category average
    UKG Ready
    8.1
    244 Ratings
    2% below category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings10.01 Ratings8.4225 Ratings
    Update personal information00 Ratings10.01 Ratings8.4232 Ratings
    View company policy documentation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings7.9192 Ratings
    View job history00 Ratings10.01 Ratings7.9199 Ratings
    Employee recognition00 Ratings00 Ratings7.88 Ratings
    Asset Management
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    -
    Ratings
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    10.0
    1 Ratings
    22% above category average
    UKG Ready
    8.4
    93 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings10.01 Ratings8.493 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
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    Ratings
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    10.0
    1 Ratings
    21% above category average
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    8.0
    109 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Corporate goal setting00 Ratings10.01 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Individual goal setting00 Ratings10.01 Ratings7.2101 Ratings
    Performance tracking00 Ratings10.01 Ratings7.2107 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings00 Ratings8.69 Ratings
    Performance Management
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    10.0
    1 Ratings
    22% above category average
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    7.8
    135 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Performance plans00 Ratings10.01 Ratings7.7123 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans00 Ratings10.01 Ratings7.5111 Ratings
    Review status tracking00 Ratings10.01 Ratings8.0120 Ratings
    Review reminders00 Ratings00 Ratings8.0126 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency00 Ratings00 Ratings7.9110 Ratings
    HR Reporting
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    7.8
    245 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Report builder00 Ratings00 Ratings8.0240 Ratings
    Pre-built reports00 Ratings00 Ratings7.9240 Ratings
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    New hire portal00 Ratings00 Ratings7.8172 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools00 Ratings00 Ratings7.2144 Ratings
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    Candidate ranking00 Ratings00 Ratings7.629 Ratings
    Candidate search00 Ratings00 Ratings8.034 Ratings
    Candidate development00 Ratings00 Ratings8.029 Ratings
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    7.9
    139 Ratings
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    Job Requisition Management00 Ratings00 Ratings8.0120 Ratings
    Company Website Posting00 Ratings00 Ratings8.5115 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media00 Ratings00 Ratings7.888 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings00 Ratings8.095 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings00 Ratings6.790 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings00 Ratings8.3120 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings00 Ratings7.8128 Ratings
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    9.0
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    8.2
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    Likelihood to Renew
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    Usability
    9.9
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    8.2
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    -
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    5.0
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    Performance
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    -
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    5.0
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    Support Rating
    9.9
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    5.0
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    In-Person Training
    -
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    7.8
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    Online Training
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    6.0
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    Implementation Rating
    8.2
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    User Testimonials
    NetchexSympaUKG Ready
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Netchex
    Netchex is great if you want to log in to one place to take care of all things employee-related. It is especially helpful if you have multiple locations or divisions as you can easily set these up and manage them as needed. The more employees you have, the more you will benefit from a program like Netchex that provides so much support for your business. Our company has multiple locations of stores and many employee position levels and Netchex has been great at keeping all of this simple when a lessor product could make it much more complicated. Netchex would not be as appropriate if you have a very small business or a simple payroll structure. It would definitely still work well for you, it would just be more sophisticated than you would require.
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    Sympa
    In my usage of Sympa, I find that it's very useful for onboarding, goal management, and organizational structure lookups. I haven't yet experienced any areas where it doesn't work well or isn't appropriate. We have many other software systems that work in tandem with Sympa.
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    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.
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    Pros
    Netchex
    • My Netchex Service Team is very responsive and friendly. They are willing and able to spend the amount of time needed on one call to troubleshoot most problems or answer questions.
    • Their recent updates to the employee dashboard have been well-received by our seasonal team. Employees are able to quickly find what they are looking for which has minimized the amount of requests that my team receives regarding questions on pay or updating personal information.
    • Online W-2 forms have been a game-changer for us since moving to Netchex. Our staff tend to move around a lot and most do not get the mailed copy of their W-2. The electronic consent has saved me hours and hours of time.
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    Sympa
    • Customized interface.
    • Global Org Chart/Employee lookup.
    • Onboarding tasks.
    • Updating and reviewing personal goals, quotas, and PDP.
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    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.
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    Cons
    Netchex
    • SOME CUST SVC REPS MAY NEED ADDITIONAL TRAINING ON WORK AROUNDS
    • WOULD PREFER TO CHAT WITH SOMEONE, SOMETIMES WORDS IN TEXT COULD BE MISINTERPRETED. ALSO SPEAKING TO SOMEONE IS ALWAYS A POSITIVE
    • NOT REALLY ANYTHING ELSE BUT HAVE BEEN USING THEM 3 MONTHS SO NOT LONG INTO IT.....VERY EASY SYSTEM AND LOVE I CAN DO A NEGATIVE INSTEAD OF HAVING TO CALL AND ASK THEM TO DO IT ON THEIR END.
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    Sympa
    • Loading speeds have been a bit slow at points.
    • Our customized interface is easy to use but beginning to feel a bit dated (could use a refresh).
    • Minor user-interface features could be added to take it to the next level.
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    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.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Netchex
    Easy to work with.
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    Sympa
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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
    Netchex
    Very user friendly and great interface.
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    Sympa
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    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.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Netchex
    No answers on this topic
    Sympa
    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.
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    Performance
    Netchex
    No answers on this topic
    Sympa
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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
    Netchex
    The first line CE team is phenomenal. They are helpful, friendly, and knowledgeable. We have had less luck with the responsiveness of the tax department. However, their response time has improved drastically over the past year.
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    Sympa
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Netchex
    No answers on this topic
    Sympa
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    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
    Netchex
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    Sympa
    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.
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    Implementation Rating
    Netchex
    Implementation took some time but was pretty much error free.
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    Sympa
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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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    Netchex
    I like that they are not so big that they ignore the small customers. They are also reasonably priced. Their support is excellent, I had worked with ADP in a prior position, and we did not have the same kind of support
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    Sympa
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    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!
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    Scalability
    Netchex
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    Sympa
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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
    Netchex
    • Associates can easily access their data and make changes to things like their address and direct deposit, saving manager time to focus on more critical tasks within the organization
    • NetRecruitier has one site that can be posted to multiple job boards with one applicant tracking system
    • Electronic Onboarding allows us to get information out to the new employee so we can start with expectations on their first day and they know what to expect.
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    Sympa
    • Provides visibility to all things HR.
    • On demand access so you don't need to wait on replies from HR.
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    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.
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    ScreenShots

    Sympa Screenshots

    Screenshot of Focus AI: Turn everyday HR requests into actionable results with Focus AI.Screenshot of Mobile app: Sympa's mobile app gives employees and managers secure access to key HR tasks and information wherever they are.Screenshot of Pay Transparency: Comply with the EU Pay Transparency Directive by identifying pay gaps within Sympa.Screenshot of Scenarios: Model organisational changes, compare different structures and plan with confidence in your HR system with Scenarios.Screenshot of 9-grid: Map employee performance and potential to support talent reviews, succession planning and development decisions with 9-grid.

    UKG Ready Screenshots

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