Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Rippling
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
Rippling’s platform for HR, IT, payroll, and spend management automates the entire employee lifecycle, ensures compliance, supports device management, and provides real-time financial visibility from a central dashboard.
$8
per month per user
Simpro
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Simpro, headquartered in Brisbane, provides business management software for the trades and services industry. The solution combines field service management with asset tracking and maintenance, project management features with resource scheduling, and invoicing. For enterprises, Simpro helps manage business complexity such as franchises, multiple companies or multiple locations with a tailored Simpro framework that aims to handle complexity while maintaining the simplicity of working with one…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
RipplingSimproUKG Pro
Editions & Modules
Recommended
$8.00
starting price per user, per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
RipplingSimproUKG Pro
Free Trial
NoNoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
RipplingSimproUKG Pro
Considered Multiple Products
Rippling
Chose Rippling
Rippling is far more intuitive and detailed, with more features which integrate with each other. UKG Pro was much more barebones with less automation, and so it was harder to find the answers to my questions. Rippling has been extremely smooth, and I don't have to spend much …
Chose Rippling
rippling is very comparable to UltiPro (UKG Pro) but ultimately rippling is far more user friendly and allows for easier access of information that is more in line with logical thinking
Chose Rippling
Rippling was better when it came to pricing against UKG Pro. UKG Pros software was also not as seamless as Rippling's software from a user perspective. I found that the support functionality was also better with Rippling when you email in to the site. There are several reasons …
Chose Rippling
Rippling overshadows all these in terms of unified dashboard integrating all separate usage of a software into one specific and ever combing features. Also Rippling helps to track leaves and all HR perks rather than tracking them and their uage through separate separate …
Chose Rippling
Rippling has a much more modern, user-friendly approach, and it continues to build out their product suite to help create a seamlessly integrated eco-system.

BambooHR is also more modern, but doesn't seem to have the broad product suite that Rippling is pursuing. UKG felt so …
Chose Rippling
The Goal setting and tracking features are easier to fill in and takes very less time to setup. The drop down feature in rippling is very helpful which is missing in UKG wherein we have to fill all the details from scratch and enter them in words which takes a lot of time and …
Chose Rippling
Rippling has more to offer and all items are in one location which facilitates the processes for managers. It appears logins are easier. UKG logins have seemingly been a problem for staff attempting to sign in or out of shifts.
Chose Rippling
We selected Rippling because of its cost and ease of use. Our experience with Workday was not positive and we wanted to avoid a repeat of an expensive contract that ultimately does not serve our needs well. I also have a friend who works as an account manager for Rippling who …
Chose Rippling
Rippling is far superior on functional use for an individual. The software on the app and desktop is a lot intuitive, yet simple and easy to navigate. UKG was very limited on what you were able to use it for. Time off request are simpler to navigate and submit whereas UKG is …
Chose Rippling
Rippling is Known for its intuitive and user-friendly interface, making it easy for both administrators and employees to navigate. It is Highly customizable, allowing businesses to tailor workflows and processes to their specific needs. Rippling Excels in automating …
Chose Rippling
Rippling was more user friendly and also more aimed at catering to a smaller business
Chose Rippling
These bigger HRIS systems are built on old systems that require more work to understand and navigate the systems.
Chose Rippling
Easy log in and never repeatedly ask password or ask changing password.
The navigation is friendly and easy to follow
Chose Rippling
Rippling is much easier and more effective than any of the past systems I have used for HR management such as UKG or Sequoia. Other systems have too many options/their UI is not intuitive to use for an average user. Many employees are not technically savy and therefore require …
Chose Rippling
UltiPro wasn't as intuitive or streamlined as Rippling was. Our old system was hard to use and confusing; Rippling took all the headache and stress on human resource related matters. I appreciated that the platform was equipped with what we needed without any fancy add-ons. I …
Simpro

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UKG Pro
Chose UKG Pro
they are newer programs, Paylocity has a lot of flexibility to make changes where we have to make work orders with UKG. All of the prices are about 20% less per year than UKG
Features
RipplingSimproUKG Pro
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.1
1092 Ratings
12% above category average
Simpro
-
Ratings
UKG Pro
7.8
940 Ratings
4% below category average
Employee demographic data8.9775 Ratings00 Ratings8.6851 Ratings
Employment history8.9800 Ratings00 Ratings8.3877 Ratings
Job profiles and administration9.1912 Ratings00 Ratings8.0847 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.9.2810 Ratings00 Ratings7.6832 Ratings
Organizational charting9.2945 Ratings00 Ratings7.1743 Ratings
Organization and location management9.2840 Ratings00 Ratings8.0756 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)9.0647 Ratings00 Ratings7.2599 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.3
1140 Ratings
13% above category average
Simpro
-
Ratings
UKG Pro
8.1
857 Ratings
0% below category average
Pay calculation9.31026 Ratings00 Ratings8.2811 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment9.0716 Ratings00 Ratings8.2318 Ratings
Benefit plan administration9.0997 Ratings00 Ratings7.6732 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.51001 Ratings00 Ratings8.5799 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management9.4768 Ratings00 Ratings8.2659 Ratings
Reimbursement management9.3673 Ratings00 Ratings8.057 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings00 Ratings7.7407 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.3
1022 Ratings
13% above category average
Simpro
-
Ratings
UKG Pro
7.7
663 Ratings
6% below category average
Approval workflow9.4986 Ratings00 Ratings7.6588 Ratings
Balance details9.3939 Ratings00 Ratings7.7618 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment9.3696 Ratings00 Ratings7.7510 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.2
1187 Ratings
12% above category average
Simpro
-
Ratings
UKG Pro
8.0
908 Ratings
2% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information9.41124 Ratings00 Ratings8.2876 Ratings
Update personal information9.51173 Ratings00 Ratings8.4881 Ratings
View company policy documentation9.4974 Ratings00 Ratings7.9650 Ratings
Employee recognition8.6651 Ratings00 Ratings7.3340 Ratings
View job history9.0840 Ratings00 Ratings8.3862 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
8.9
507 Ratings
10% above category average
Simpro
-
Ratings
UKG Pro
7.5
229 Ratings
7% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets8.9507 Ratings00 Ratings7.5229 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.0
616 Ratings
18% above category average
Simpro
-
Ratings
UKG Pro
7.1
843 Ratings
6% below category average
Report builder8.8596 Ratings00 Ratings7.3819 Ratings
Pre-built reports9.1563 Ratings00 Ratings7.2832 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data9.2510 Ratings00 Ratings6.7579 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.4
845 Ratings
16% above category average
Simpro
-
Ratings
UKG Pro
7.8
644 Ratings
2% below category average
New hire portal9.5823 Ratings00 Ratings8.1637 Ratings
Manager tracking tools9.3641 Ratings00 Ratings7.6516 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.1
497 Ratings
13% above category average
Simpro
-
Ratings
UKG Pro
7.5
438 Ratings
7% below category average
Corporate goal setting9.2427 Ratings00 Ratings7.3345 Ratings
Individual goal setting9.0457 Ratings00 Ratings7.5417 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility9.1423 Ratings00 Ratings7.6298 Ratings
Performance tracking8.9452 Ratings00 Ratings7.6387 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.3
571 Ratings
17% above category average
Simpro
-
Ratings
UKG Pro
7.5
542 Ratings
5% below category average
Performance plans9.2503 Ratings00 Ratings7.6484 Ratings
Performance improvement plans9.2477 Ratings00 Ratings6.9381 Ratings
Review status tracking9.2508 Ratings00 Ratings7.7498 Ratings
Review reminders9.4536 Ratings00 Ratings7.5468 Ratings
Multiple review frequency9.3466 Ratings00 Ratings7.5394 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.1
422 Ratings
15% above category average
Simpro
-
Ratings
UKG Pro
7.1
235 Ratings
10% below category average
Create succession plans/pools9.1350 Ratings00 Ratings6.7189 Ratings
Candidate ranking9.2360 Ratings00 Ratings7.2203 Ratings
Candidate search9.2377 Ratings00 Ratings7.5206 Ratings
Candidate development9.0359 Ratings00 Ratings7.0187 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.0
482 Ratings
15% above category average
Simpro
-
Ratings
UKG Pro
7.4
530 Ratings
5% below category average
Job Requisition Management9.0383 Ratings00 Ratings7.5499 Ratings
Company Website Posting9.0368 Ratings00 Ratings7.5489 Ratings
Publish to Social Media9.2325 Ratings00 Ratings7.2387 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting8.9336 Ratings00 Ratings7.4451 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention9.1336 Ratings00 Ratings7.1382 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.9369 Ratings00 Ratings7.7486 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts9.1452 Ratings00 Ratings7.6451 Ratings
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User Ratings
RipplingSimproUKG Pro
Likelihood to Recommend
9.2
(1162 ratings)
8.0
(7 ratings)
8.1
(1032 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.9
(20 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(197 ratings)
Usability
9.4
(1161 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
7.9
(268 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(76 ratings)
Performance
8.7
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(333 ratings)
Support Rating
9.2
(877 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
6.3
(496 ratings)
In-Person Training
8.6
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(88 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(206 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.8
(9 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(87 ratings)
Configurability
6.8
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
8.5
(78 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
6.5
(68 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(95 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(57 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.6
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(50 ratings)
User Testimonials
RipplingSimproUKG Pro
Likelihood to Recommend
Rippling
Rippling is extremely user friendly an allows our employees to help themselves in a lot of areas that previously required HR team assistance. Three areas I feel are not well suited for our organization is the inability to reset passwords manually, allocation of hours, and the software's inability to spot a rehire with a new application. We have several associates who moonlight/pick up shifts at other locations. This is infrequent so it woudn't make sense to allocate a percentage of their time to the properties where they're moonlighting. When we manually allocate those hours to the receiving property, the allocations do not take effect on the back end for our accounting department. It's creating a lot of journal entries and back-end corrections in our Accounting software. When it comes to applications, we have a new Director of Talent Acquisition who is not familiar with every previously-hired associate. This has caused duplication of profiles when we rehire an associate. If the DoTA isn't familiar with the associate and hires them in the "talent" portion of the website, it creates a new profile for them rather than recognizing their duplicated information (such as SSN or passport number). This has caused us to end up with dupliate profiles for several rehires. The system is very tech-y it should allow us to either merge the profiles or cause a notification/error to alert the hiring person that this associate/new hire is a rehire. Our previous software (UKG) was able to do this.
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Simpro Software
Simpro is well suited for job and team management, tracking inventory and the workflow is very logical. The mobile app for our field technicians works very well to clock on and off and then being in a position to report to a customer based on factual information has made invoicing a breeze! Reporting can be a bit frustrating especially on materials used on different cost centre numbers as you can only specify a job number, but not a cost centre number.
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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
Rippling
  • Keeping track of and entering time off and watching time of approvals
  • Providing fast links to access accounts for health/retirement benefits
  • Extremely convenient access to see how much money is left in my flexible savings account and reordering a new card if I need one
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Simpro Software
  • Billing: straight from a closed, complete job. Carries overall equipment, hours, takes one click to bill.
  • simPRO retains notes on all emails; notes can be entered by anyone to track communication with clients.
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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
Rippling
  • The overall look and feel of Rippling is dated; it looks like it's straight out of the 00's.
  • The could be more functionality in the LMS, expanded features, more options, it works, and it's basic, but it could be really great with a few added features.
  • The shift from using people's personal email to log in to their work email, not everyone wants to use their personal information to log into a work system.
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Simpro Software
  • Ability to create leave forms for the employees (to my best knowledge, this doesn't exist).
  • Ability to color code jobs, quotes by criticality.
  • Assign status to equipment (e.g. "ordered"; "arrived").
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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
Rippling
The AI assistant has always been able to direct me to the correct solution to any question i have about Rippling. Payroll is so easy, it takes about 10 minutes to go through the process.
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Simpro Software
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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
Rippling
Very intuitive, user-friendly, and modern interface that doesn't make you cringe when you have to access it for anything. The admin navigation is easier compared to our previous system, and doesn't feel like a maze of complicated jargon. On the user side, the benefits enrollment process was a breeze, and felt so much more informative and efficient. Accessing the benefits post-enrollment is also very straightforward.
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Simpro Software
As mentioned before, materials reporting could use some work as one cannot report by cost centre number, only by job number. It makes it difficult with large jobs with multiple cost centre numbers to easily extract information for reporting. Other than that the system is user friendly and easy to understand.
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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
Rippling
I like that the availability in using Rippling at any given time is useful to me. Getting on the site freely when I need gives me security of knowing that I can be in control of viewing health insurance and hours information. I have yet to get any errors in using the Rippling app.
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Simpro Software
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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
Rippling
Rippling's performance has been great, no errors or glitches yet so far. I am confident that Going from one page to the next and all its complexity usage does not lag or times out, it works effectively and efficiently. While using Rippling and other apps it does not tend to slow it down, works great. No complaints.
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Simpro Software
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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
Rippling
The highlight of my customer support experience was my first interaction with them: I had a small issue with my birthdate, and it was fixed very quickly—on the same day. It's pretty incredible to have things like that sorted out in the same day, which is a rare thing to see lately.
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Simpro Software
It is a great option for solar project management. It needs some improvements for real-time one-page reports, inventory management, scheduling and custom views. I believe these will come because they listen to their customers. I would also like to see some better training and not be expected to pay out of pocket for it.
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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
Rippling
The trainer went slow and and answered our questions.
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Simpro Software
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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
Rippling
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Simpro Software
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
Rippling
It's really easy to implement in comparison to other tools or applications. Different key points are easily configured and implemented as per need, having different configurations in systems. Implementation is something which binds the different parameters of an organization in a single row. Implementation of rippling is much easier, quicker, and error free than any other software. I recommend it strongly!
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Simpro Software
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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
Rippling
We chose Rippling primarily based on cost and feature set available. As a small organization, budget is a high priority. Rippling gave us enterprise-level features at an affordable cost for an early stage start up. We appreciate that we have the opportunity to expand our feature set within Rippling as our business and workforce grow.
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Simpro Software
monday.com was easier to set up and you can create boards with loads of subtasks which helps manage a project. Also, the ability to integrate with google was much better as we could link it to the calendar and also store documents that the engineers could see easier onsite. Overall we could make monday.com work better for our business based on how we are set up but simPRO will be great for other businesses with more specific needs.
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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
Rippling
I can go on here and see all my hours and pto plus health benefits. I like to have the work handbook handy to refer to legal things. How to work my role within it's limits. Being able to put in my hours and view when they are approved is a huge benefit for me.
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Simpro Software
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UKG
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Return on Investment
Rippling
  • Our HR team used to spend almost three days doing payroll calculations before Rippling. This platform has cut that time down by 75%! Now they can devote the time they would've spent on payroll to other important tasks.
  • Rippling saves employees time by making time-tracking less of a headache.
  • Rippling has so many so many services that it's essentially a one-stop-shop for centralized HR solutions!
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Simpro Software
  • Increased team collaboration.
  • Increased inventory awareness.
  • Decreased down time between jobs.
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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

Rippling Screenshots

Screenshot of the Rippling Dashboard: Employees' home for their payroll, benefits, documents, devices, expenses, and apps.Screenshot of Rippling Payroll: Runs payroll in 90 seconds. Pays employees and contractors around the world. Automatic tax filing.Screenshot of Rippling Benefits Administration: For the management of employees' Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, FSA, HSA, and commuter benefits.Screenshot of Rippling Single Sign-On: Employees can access all of their SaaS apps in one click from their Rippling dashboard.Screenshot of Rippling’s Time & Attendance platform. This integrates with the rest of the product suite so that when employees clock in, their approved hours automatically synced with payroll and accounting systems.Screenshot of Rippling Mobile Device Management: To manage employees' computers and devices 100% remotely.

UKG Pro Screenshots

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