Proliant vs. UKG Pro

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Proliant
Score 8.9 out of 10
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Proliant provides a cloud-based human capital management solution designed to simplify payroll and HR processes, improves accuracy, and ensures industry compliance. Proliant is an all-in-one solution for workforce and talent management across the entire employment life cycle. Specializing in payroll, Proliant helps users pay people accurately, on time, and without risk from the IRS, supporting tax filings, contractor payments, and unlimited payroll runs. Proliant also streamlines…N/A
UKG Pro
Score 8.1 out of 10
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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
ProliantUKG Pro
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ProliantUKG Pro
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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ProliantUKG Pro
Features
ProliantUKG Pro
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Proliant
7.7
23 Ratings
6% below category average
UKG Pro
7.8
950 Ratings
5% below category average
Employee demographic data9.721 Ratings8.5860 Ratings
Employment history8.822 Ratings8.2885 Ratings
Job profiles and administration6.620 Ratings7.9856 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.8.822 Ratings7.5838 Ratings
Organizational charting5.916 Ratings7.2751 Ratings
Organization and location management7.117 Ratings8.0764 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.217 Ratings7.3603 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Proliant
9.0
22 Ratings
10% above category average
UKG Pro
7.9
865 Ratings
4% below category average
Pay calculation9.822 Ratings8.0819 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors7.411 Ratings7.6412 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment9.820 Ratings8.1325 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.115 Ratings7.5736 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.921 Ratings8.3806 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management9.720 Ratings8.1664 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.914 Ratings8.057 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Proliant
6.6
21 Ratings
22% below category average
UKG Pro
7.6
672 Ratings
8% below category average
Approval workflow4.419 Ratings7.5598 Ratings
Balance details7.920 Ratings7.6628 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment7.516 Ratings7.6520 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Proliant
8.7
22 Ratings
5% above category average
UKG Pro
7.8
917 Ratings
6% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information9.822 Ratings8.0885 Ratings
Update personal information9.822 Ratings8.2890 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.317 Ratings7.7656 Ratings
Employee recognition7.513 Ratings7.2344 Ratings
View job history7.915 Ratings8.0871 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Proliant
7.4
12 Ratings
8% below category average
UKG Pro
7.5
231 Ratings
7% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets7.412 Ratings7.5231 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Proliant
9.0
22 Ratings
17% above category average
UKG Pro
7.0
852 Ratings
8% below category average
Report builder9.821 Ratings7.2827 Ratings
Pre-built reports9.822 Ratings7.1841 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data7.612 Ratings6.6586 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Proliant
8.6
20 Ratings
7% above category average
UKG Pro
7.8
648 Ratings
3% below category average
New hire portal7.719 Ratings8.0641 Ratings
Manager tracking tools9.618 Ratings7.5520 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Proliant
7.2
10 Ratings
12% below category average
UKG Pro
7.5
440 Ratings
8% below category average
Corporate goal setting7.09 Ratings7.3346 Ratings
Individual goal setting7.010 Ratings7.4419 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility7.19 Ratings7.6300 Ratings
Performance tracking7.69 Ratings7.6388 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Proliant
8.2
13 Ratings
3% above category average
UKG Pro
7.4
545 Ratings
8% below category average
Performance plans8.113 Ratings7.5487 Ratings
Performance improvement plans8.412 Ratings6.9384 Ratings
Review status tracking8.313 Ratings7.5501 Ratings
Review reminders8.113 Ratings7.4471 Ratings
Multiple review frequency8.211 Ratings7.5396 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Proliant
7.2
9 Ratings
9% below category average
UKG Pro
7.1
237 Ratings
11% below category average
Create succession plans/pools7.59 Ratings6.7190 Ratings
Candidate ranking7.09 Ratings7.2204 Ratings
Candidate search7.09 Ratings7.5208 Ratings
Candidate development7.59 Ratings6.9188 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Proliant
7.0
14 Ratings
12% below category average
UKG Pro
7.4
534 Ratings
7% below category average
Job Requisition Management6.612 Ratings7.4502 Ratings
Company Website Posting6.912 Ratings7.5493 Ratings
Publish to Social Media6.99 Ratings7.1390 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting6.912 Ratings7.3455 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention6.712 Ratings7.1385 Ratings
Applicant Tracking7.013 Ratings7.6490 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts7.613 Ratings7.5455 Ratings
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User Ratings
ProliantUKG Pro
Likelihood to Recommend
9.2
(24 ratings)
8.0
(1092 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(197 ratings)
Usability
7.1
(19 ratings)
7.9
(329 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(76 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(333 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.4
(496 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(88 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(206 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(87 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(78 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
5.9
(68 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(95 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(57 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(50 ratings)
User Testimonials
ProliantUKG Pro
Likelihood to Recommend
Proliant
Overall, I would generally recommend Proliant to a colleague as I think the system and structure has great bones and is generally very easy to use. However, if a colleague was needing a system with a robust reporting system or access to immediate support, I would be less likely to recommend the system.
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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
Proliant
  • Some of the help for the training modules, [...] has been fantastic
  • [...] has also been really helpful
  • Adding a new employee to the system has been relatively easy and simple to do
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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
Proliant
  • Reporting is limited to data that is pulled by pay period--not by date worked, so if trying to determine how much an employee earned during a quarter--you have to calculate this manually
  • Employee records are limited to admin only viewing--so managers can not see payrates, upload documents to employee files or update expiration dates to licenses, etc
  • User guides in the knowledge base are out of date and don't cover the recent updates to the system--or outline processes that are no defunct
  • Limited integrations with other HR platforms are available. Ex--outside ATS, candidate assessment tools
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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.
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Likelihood to Renew
Proliant
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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
Proliant
Proliant is pretty easy to maneuver and get used to. There are some things than can be tedious but nothing too difficult where you have to spend hours to get it to work. The payroll processing is pretty straightforward and that's the core reason why we use their software.
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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
Proliant
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
Proliant
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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
Proliant
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
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In-Person Training
Proliant
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
Proliant
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
Proliant
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.
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Alternatives Considered
Proliant
Proliant is the only payroll software I have used, and I don't plan on changing that anytime soon. It gives me everything I need in simple, easy-to-use software. If I have questions they have quality customer service. I get calls weekly to change to other payroll services, and I don't consider changing because there is no need to change - I have everything I need here. Proliant does exactly the job I am looking for it to do.
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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
Proliant
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UKG
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Return on Investment
Proliant
  • i am not able to give this information because I don't believe our firm fully uses Proliant
  • I was just made aware of some of the benefits Proliant can offer through this survey
  • The only negative is that when the "pre-wire" requirement was activated this year, we were not told ahead of time and it caused a lot of confusion and delay when we tried to process the first partner payroll in January.
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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.
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ScreenShots

UKG Pro Screenshots

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