PrimePay vs. UKG Pro

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
PrimePay
Score 2.1 out of 10
N/A
PrimePay is an HR management software that provides employers with tools to use from recruiting to onboarding to offboarding. PrimePay offers support for applicant tracking, payroll, benefits administration, and time tracking to streamline several HR processes.N/A
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
PrimePayUKG Pro
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
PrimePayUKG Pro
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPricing is available online for their time clock service only. For all other services or for companies with more than 150 employees, reach out to the vendor for a custom quote.
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Features
PrimePayUKG Pro
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
PrimePay
9.4
1 Ratings
15% above category average
UKG Pro
7.8
940 Ratings
4% below category average
Employee demographic data9.01 Ratings8.6851 Ratings
Employment history10.01 Ratings8.3877 Ratings
Job profiles and administration9.01 Ratings8.0847 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.10.01 Ratings7.6832 Ratings
Organizational charting10.01 Ratings7.1743 Ratings
Organization and location management10.01 Ratings8.0756 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)8.01 Ratings7.2599 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
PrimePay
9.4
1 Ratings
14% above category average
UKG Pro
8.1
857 Ratings
0% below category average
Pay calculation10.01 Ratings8.3811 Ratings
Benefit plan administration9.01 Ratings7.7732 Ratings
Direct deposit files10.01 Ratings8.5799 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management10.01 Ratings8.3659 Ratings
Reimbursement management8.01 Ratings8.057 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings7.8407 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings8.2318 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
PrimePay
9.0
1 Ratings
10% above category average
UKG Pro
7.7
662 Ratings
6% below category average
Approval workflow9.01 Ratings7.7587 Ratings
Balance details9.01 Ratings7.8617 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment9.01 Ratings7.7510 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
PrimePay
9.2
1 Ratings
11% above category average
UKG Pro
8.1
907 Ratings
1% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information10.01 Ratings8.3875 Ratings
Update personal information10.01 Ratings8.5880 Ratings
View company policy documentation9.01 Ratings8.0649 Ratings
Employee recognition8.01 Ratings7.4340 Ratings
View job history9.01 Ratings8.4861 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
PrimePay
10.0
1 Ratings
23% above category average
UKG Pro
7.6
229 Ratings
5% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets10.01 Ratings7.6229 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
PrimePay
10.0
1 Ratings
28% above category average
UKG Pro
7.1
843 Ratings
6% below category average
Report builder10.01 Ratings7.4819 Ratings
Pre-built reports10.01 Ratings7.3832 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data10.01 Ratings6.7579 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
PrimePay
10.0
1 Ratings
22% above category average
UKG Pro
7.9
643 Ratings
1% below category average
New hire portal10.01 Ratings8.2636 Ratings
Manager tracking tools10.01 Ratings7.7515 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
PrimePay
9.0
1 Ratings
11% above category average
UKG Pro
7.5
438 Ratings
7% below category average
Corporate goal setting9.01 Ratings7.4345 Ratings
Individual goal setting9.01 Ratings7.5417 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility9.01 Ratings7.6298 Ratings
Performance tracking9.01 Ratings7.6387 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
PrimePay
8.4
1 Ratings
6% above category average
UKG Pro
7.5
542 Ratings
5% below category average
Performance plans9.01 Ratings7.6484 Ratings
Performance improvement plans9.01 Ratings7.0381 Ratings
Review status tracking8.01 Ratings7.7498 Ratings
Review reminders8.01 Ratings7.5468 Ratings
Multiple review frequency8.01 Ratings7.6394 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
PrimePay
8.9
1 Ratings
15% above category average
UKG Pro
7.5
530 Ratings
2% below category average
Job Requisition Management9.01 Ratings7.5499 Ratings
Company Website Posting9.01 Ratings7.6489 Ratings
Publish to Social Media9.01 Ratings7.2387 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting9.01 Ratings7.5451 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention8.01 Ratings7.1382 Ratings
Applicant Tracking9.01 Ratings7.7486 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts9.01 Ratings7.7451 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
PrimePay
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Ratings
UKG Pro
7.1
235 Ratings
9% below category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings6.8189 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings7.3203 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings7.5206 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings7.0187 Ratings
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User Ratings
PrimePayUKG Pro
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(1 ratings)
8.2
(1078 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(197 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(1 ratings)
8.0
(315 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(76 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(333 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
5.9
(496 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(88 ratings)
Online Training
10.0
(1 ratings)
8.4
(206 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(87 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
8.5
(78 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
6.9
(68 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(95 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.9
(57 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(50 ratings)
User Testimonials
PrimePayUKG Pro
Likelihood to Recommend
PrimePay
syncHR is designed for mid to large size companies, typically 200-2000 employees. Any organization that has a strong reporting need and/or a complicated payroll process could benefit from the unique features built into the platform
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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
PrimePay
  • Automated retroactive change processing and mid-period rate changes – completely automated with no manual intervention needed - If you ever need to give someone a merit increase and make it retroactive or if an employee is entitled to enroll in health benefits on their first day employment but has 30 days to enroll, syncHR will automatically handles these retro changes.
  • A single application designed from the ground up that gives equal weight to HR, payroll, and benefit functions - syncHR is designed as a true unified solution with no back-end mainframes or separate front-ends vs backends. Everything is processed real-time in the cloud which has eliminated all discrepancies.
  • Customer Service - syncHR provides a designated account manager as your single point of contact. Since the The StaffWell Group is a 24/7 business, I needed a company that was available when I needed them. syncHR delivered with 24/7 emergency support.
  • Event-driven employee self service - Other systems we have used rely on employees to make the correct choices as to what is required when completing an employee initiated transaction. With syncHR, the system always directs the employee to the next step reducing both errors and calls to our support staff. I believe this is also the reason why we had a 40% increase in the adoption of ESS.
  • Dynamic Security & Workflows - syncHR has no static pages which allows security and workflows to be updated automatically whenever a change is made. This has virtually eliminated the time and effort required from HR to manually update workflows to the correct personnel.
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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
PrimePay
  • Learning Management System- syncHR currently does not offer an LMS system. They only track and report training dates, licenses and certifications.
  • Although syncHR is a global solution it is somewhat limited to tracking employee headcount, HR documents, paperless on boarding and benefit information. There is no international payroll option like the one they provide for domestic employees. Although the system can handle multiple languages and currencies, I would like to see a global payroll option.
  • Succession Planning - syncHR provides little functionality for succession planning. The system can track budgets vs actuals, goals and ratings but does not offer a true succession planning module
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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
PrimePay
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.
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Usability
PrimePay
Overall the system is very easy to navigate but more importantly my employees find it so easy to use. The percentage of employees who now use ESS went up by 40%
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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
PrimePay
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
PrimePay
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.
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Support Rating
PrimePay
Whenever we need support our designated account manager is there to provide answers for us. If she doesn't have or know the answer, additional support is provided via a service matter expert in that field. Support hours are 24/7
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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
PrimePay
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
PrimePay
Training was very well done and thorough
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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
PrimePay
During the first few weeks of implementation it is important to have all key members participate in meetings. Finance, HR, Payroll and Benefits should be involved from the early stages to ensure that the solution is designed to meet your specific requirements. Since syncHR personalizes their solution for each company a few wrong steps early on regarding the design we wanted caused us to spend extra time later. The more info you provide syncHR upfront the better they can take all of your rules and needs into account from day one. In our case, finance did not get involved right away and therefore some of the items that we needed for our GL needed to be re-done. SyncHR was very accommodating though as they spent extra time with us to update some of the allocations so that finance got what they needed
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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
PrimePay
As I mentioned I have used UltiPro, ADP, Ceridian as well as several others and none of them seem to offer half of the functionality and service that syncHR provides. Although we had some problems from time to time, I hold companies in high regard by how they resolve these problems. It's a comfort knowing that my HCM provider truly cares about me and my business so if for no other reason than this, I feel syncHR is far and away the best system I have used. The system works as advertised which is all I could ask for
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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
PrimePay
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UKG
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Return on Investment
PrimePay
  • Due to complexity of our payroll, it would typically take us almost 3 full days to verify hours and perform retro changes before actually running payroll. With so many retroactive changes and manual calculations it was a time consuming and error prone process. With syncHR, the accuracy of payroll has increased tremendously and the amount of time we now spend preparing to process payroll decreased to less than 4 hours per week. All approved time seamlessly moves from the T&A module into payroll and all retro transactions are automatically processed.
  • When I initially selected syncHR I was a little hesitant because I never heard of them before and was concerned about their viability as a company and customer service. Several years later I'm happy to say that syncHR has provided better support than any of the better know competitors ever did.
  • Although no system is ever perfect, overall syncHR has exceeded most of my expectations. The sales and implementation process was wonderful, the salesperson was responsive and did not oversell what the system could do.
  • Training & Implementation - syncHR spent a considerable amount of time learning my business rules in order to build the system to meet my requirements. Training was provided on all aspects of the system until my team felt comfortable enough to handle things on their own. I never felt as though we had a set number of hours of training or that our questions, no matter how redundant or simple were a bother to them.
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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

PrimePay Screenshots

Screenshot of Example of PrimePay’s payroll dashboard.

UKG Pro Screenshots

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