OnPay vs. UKG Pro

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
OnPay
Score 9.8 out of 10
N/A
OnPay's payroll and HR is designed for people who want to spend more time running their business, and less on back-office tasks. The application aims to enable users to: • Run payroll • Automate taxes • Let employees do more themselves • Simplify HR processes • Offer benefits in any state OnPay is $49 plus $6 per person each month. The monthly fee includes integrations with QuickBooks, Xero, and time-tracking software, as well as all quarterly and year-end…
$49
per month +$6 per month, per person
UKG Pro
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
UKG 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
OnPayUKG Pro
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
OnPayUKG Pro
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsFirst month free, then $49 + $6 per employee each month.
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Community Pulse
OnPayUKG Pro
Features
OnPayUKG Pro
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
9.6
61 Ratings
15% above category average
UKG Pro
8.1
857 Ratings
0% below category average
Pay calculation9.057 Ratings8.3811 Ratings
Benefit plan administration9.721 Ratings7.7732 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.456 Ratings8.5799 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management10.042 Ratings8.2659 Ratings
Reimbursement management10.028 Ratings8.057 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings7.8407 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings8.2318 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
UKG Pro
7.8
940 Ratings
4% below category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.6851 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings8.3877 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings8.0847 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings7.6832 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings7.1743 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings8.0756 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings7.2599 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
UKG Pro
7.7
663 Ratings
6% below category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings7.6588 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings7.7618 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings7.7510 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
UKG Pro
8.0
908 Ratings
2% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings8.2876 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings8.4881 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings7.9650 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings7.3340 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings8.3862 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
UKG Pro
7.6
229 Ratings
5% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings7.6229 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
UKG Pro
7.1
843 Ratings
6% below category average
Report builder00 Ratings7.4819 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings7.3832 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings6.7579 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
UKG Pro
7.8
644 Ratings
2% below category average
New hire portal00 Ratings8.1637 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings7.6516 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
UKG Pro
7.5
438 Ratings
7% below category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings7.3345 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings7.5417 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings7.6298 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings7.6387 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
UKG Pro
7.5
542 Ratings
5% below category average
Performance plans00 Ratings7.6484 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings7.0381 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings7.7498 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings7.5468 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings7.6394 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
UKG Pro
7.1
235 Ratings
9% below category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings6.7189 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings7.2203 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings7.5206 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings7.0187 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
OnPay
-
Ratings
UKG Pro
7.5
530 Ratings
2% below category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings7.5499 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings7.6489 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings7.2387 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings7.5451 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings7.1382 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings7.7486 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings7.7451 Ratings
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User Ratings
OnPayUKG Pro
Likelihood to Recommend
9.8
(60 ratings)
8.2
(1076 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(7 ratings)
10.0
(197 ratings)
Usability
9.7
(31 ratings)
8.0
(312 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(1 ratings)
10.0
(76 ratings)
Performance
9.1
(1 ratings)
10.0
(333 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(31 ratings)
5.9
(496 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(88 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(206 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.6
(4 ratings)
9.0
(87 ratings)
Configurability
9.1
(1 ratings)
8.5
(78 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.1
(1 ratings)
6.8
(68 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(1 ratings)
10.0
(95 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
8.9
(57 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
10.0
(50 ratings)
User Testimonials
OnPayUKG Pro
Likelihood to Recommend
OnPay
I'd say if you had someone who wasn't educated on how Payroll should be setup and function OnPay is less ideal. But even then you've got things so well setup and cost efficient, they could afford to put some focus on training. In my mind I imagine OnPay is the best solution for small to mid, even early large, company Payroll processing. We're a small company so I'm unaware of the options provided to streamline importing of large group payrolls, but that might be an area where the interface could provide challenges.
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UKG
I would say, well, I don't want to focus on less appropriate. I want to be well suited. I really feel like if the transparency with our count rep and then just diving in onto how to problem solve and how to troubleshoot, I think that's most important with that.
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Pros
OnPay
  • Communication - From my first call I was so impressed at the level of care and compassion OnPay expressed. I was assigned specific employees who were available in the sign up process to walk me through each step and to answer all my questions. I know some of my questions were probably "stupid" but OnPay never minded answering them and I was always treated with respect.
  • On Boarding - The nightmare I had experienced with a competitor became a dream with OnPay. They said if I would authorize them to sign onto my account they would take care of the sign up process. And they did!!! They also did it correctly. All of the numbers and information was error free. The only information I was required was input was direct deposit bank information.
  • Resolving an Issue - I have only had one issue that needed to be resolved. The person I talked to had to check with another person for an answer but she stayed on the line with me to make sure the problem was resolved. Then I received a follow up email outlining exactly what action they had taken.
  • Ease of using the website - I can find what I am looking for! I like the verification code. And every time I sign on to my account the red heart by our company name makes me smile.
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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.
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Cons
OnPay
  • You can add additional additions or benefit items such as a car allowance. The process required me to contact a representative as that wasn't as easy to navigate.
  • The process for handling additional withholdings for pre-payed taxes required support to ensure the calculations were accurate.
  • Process for on-boarding is a little tricky if you don't start the process from the point of hire. You can add various things easily but it reflects differently in terms of completion of an Employee file.
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UKG
  • Onboarding and recruiting need an environment that is more stable and dependable.
  • Core Benefits could be enhanced to allow OE and LE events via the mobile app.
  • Service and support need to be increased; days and weeks now, when we first went live, it was minutes and hours.
  • Adapting all version of time management into one or two versions, at no cost to the customer would allow the resources from UTA, UTM and WFM Classic to be directed to future enhancements and would allow support services to be increased for the 2 remaining platforms.
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Likelihood to Renew
OnPay
We have used OnPay for a few years now and we do continue to renew our annual use of OnPay. We are only a small organization and although OnPay provides a lot of additional services that larger organizations might ind useful, OnPay still meets our limited requirements of running bi-weekly payroll and submitting our quarterly state and federal tax documents, and at a price that we still find affordable.
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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.
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Usability
OnPay
OnPay is very easy to use. The computer interface is setup very well. You can quickly add people, enter your Payroll, print reports, etc. If your Payroll doesn't change from pay period to pay period (example, salaried employees) it takes mere seconds to enter in your Payroll.
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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.
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Reliability and Availability
OnPay
OnPay immediately responds to any of my inquiries.
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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
OnPay
No complaints on OnPay's integration with Xero.
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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.
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Support Rating
OnPay
They have always solved my problems and answered the questions I had. In the earlier years, they were much better and faster but in recent years there appears to be not as much people available so this results in more email requests.
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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
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In-Person Training
OnPay
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.
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Online Training
OnPay
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.
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Implementation Rating
OnPay
Easy to implement and easy to convert any other payroll reports to the OnPay system when making the switch
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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.
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Alternatives Considered
OnPay
OnPay is tremendously less expensive and technically superior to Quickbooks in my opinion. OnPay is less expensive and offered the ease of managing a restaurant payroll that was better in my opinion than When I Work. My experience when evaluating all of the payroll products that I felt the company could afford was that OnPay had a superior staff of professionals who knew their product and could explain how to use it most clearly.
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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.
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Scalability
OnPay
OnPay works.
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UKG
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Return on Investment
OnPay
  • Massive time savings. Wonderfully easy to use interface.
  • I've loved the Chat feature. It's provided quick clear direction from your staff for me at times when it was needed.
  • I've had very minimal worry about the tax filings and am grateful for that component of your automation.
  • During the recession we experienced as a result of COVID19 I was particularly grateful we were able to have guidance from your team on how we needed to handle ERC credits. We did run into filing issues there, but were able to resolve them in the end.
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UKG
  • Personally as a veteran user of UKG Pro, in past employers I have seen many amazing increases in employee engagement and ROI.
  • With QuVa, we are still very new to the UKG Pro platform and are just now beginning to get out of the implementation phase where we can start measuring the change. I will be looking for changes in Overtime spending to reduce as a result of more informative and actionable dashboards for managers to monitor overtime and timeclock abuses in real time. I am also expecting employees to engage more with new features being pushed out to the mobile app.
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ScreenShots

OnPay Screenshots

Screenshot of full-service payrollScreenshot of multiple pay rates and schedulesScreenshot of employee self-onboarding and org charts, which are built-inScreenshot of an e-signable offer lettersScreenshot of calendars, where PTO is managed and approvedScreenshot of centralized finances, viewed with over 20 reports for analyzing employment-related expenses

UKG Pro Screenshots

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