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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Saba Cloud (legacy)

    Score8.4 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Saba Cloud was a talent management suite that included performance management, succession planning, learning management, planning, and recruiting.N/A

    UKG Ready

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AThe UKG Ready® software suite is a centralized HCM solution designed for small to mid-sized businesses. It automates and streamlines HR, payroll, benefits, time, talent, and scheduling processes. UKG Ready's suite of tools offer actionable insights while helping to ensure compliance. Using AI, it draws on work, people, and culture data to boost efficiency and productivity. For example, UKG Ready streamlines core HR functions by centralizing…N/A
    Pricing
    Saba Cloud (legacy)UKG Ready
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Saba Cloud (legacy)UKG Ready
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
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    Community Pulse
    Saba Cloud (legacy)UKG Ready
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
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    UKG
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    88%
    Would buy again
    21 Answers
    83%
    Would buy again
    161 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    22 Answers
    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    136 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    23 Answers
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    171 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    15 Answers
    75%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    17 Answers
    62%
    Implementation went as expected
    90 Answers
    Features
    Saba Cloud (legacy)UKG Ready
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Saba Cloud (legacy) and UKG Ready
    Feature
    Saba Cloud (legacy)
    7.9
    24 Ratings
    9% above category average
    UKG Ready
    7.5
    173 Ratings
    7% below category average
    New hire portal7.511 Ratings7.8172 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools8.019 Ratings7.2144 Ratings
    Compliance tracking and reporting8.223 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Saba Cloud (legacy) and UKG Ready
    Feature
    Saba Cloud (legacy)
    7.7
    26 Ratings
    5% above category average
    UKG Ready
    8.0
    109 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Corporate goal setting8.224 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Subordinate goal setting7.025 Ratings00 Ratings
    Individual goal setting8.026 Ratings7.2101 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility8.525 Ratings8.69 Ratings
    Performance tracking7.025 Ratings7.2107 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Saba Cloud (legacy) and UKG Ready
    Feature
    Saba Cloud (legacy)
    7.2
    28 Ratings
    5% above category average
    UKG Ready
    7.8
    135 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Performance plans8.022 Ratings7.7123 Ratings
    Plan weighting6.514 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager note taking7.016 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans7.218 Ratings7.5111 Ratings
    Review status tracking7.919 Ratings8.0120 Ratings
    Rater nomination workflow7.415 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review reminders8.018 Ratings8.0126 Ratings
    Workflow restrictions6.414 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency7.016 Ratings7.9110 Ratings
    Reporting7.027 Ratings00 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Saba Cloud (legacy) and UKG Ready
    Feature
    Saba Cloud (legacy)
    7.5
    14 Ratings
    10% above category average
    UKG Ready
    7.7
    56 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Create succession plans/pools8.013 Ratings7.348 Ratings
    Candidate ranking7.312 Ratings7.629 Ratings
    Candidate search7.412 Ratings8.034 Ratings
    Candidate development7.313 Ratings8.029 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Saba Cloud (legacy) and UKG Ready
    Feature
    Saba Cloud (legacy)
    8.6
    8 Ratings
    19% above category average
    UKG Ready
    7.9
    139 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Job Requisition Management7.75 Ratings8.0120 Ratings
    Company Website Posting8.35 Ratings8.5115 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media8.54 Ratings7.888 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting7.04 Ratings8.095 Ratings
    Customized Application Form8.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resume Management7.64 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention9.15 Ratings6.790 Ratings
    Candidate Search8.55 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking9.25 Ratings8.3120 Ratings
    Collaboration9.15 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email Templates9.26 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Permissions9.15 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts9.17 Ratings7.8128 Ratings
    Reporting9.28 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of Saba Cloud (legacy) and UKG Ready
    Feature
    Saba Cloud (legacy)
    8.9
    31 Ratings
    24% above category average
    UKG Ready
    -
    Ratings
    Course authoring9.024 Ratings00 Ratings
    Course catalog or library9.030 Ratings00 Ratings
    Player/Portal8.628 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning content9.029 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile friendly8.025 Ratings00 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications9.630 Ratings00 Ratings
    Assignments9.629 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance management9.030 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning administration8.830 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics8.830 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social learning8.021 Ratings00 Ratings
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Saba Cloud (legacy) and UKG Ready
    Feature
    Saba Cloud (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Ready
    7.7
    264 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.8235 Ratings
    Employment history00 Ratings8.1226 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration00 Ratings8.1230 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings7.5213 Ratings
    Organizational charting00 Ratings5.7175 Ratings
    Organization and location management00 Ratings7.7201 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings8.3172 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Saba Cloud (legacy) and UKG Ready
    Feature
    Saba Cloud (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Ready
    8.3
    256 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings9.0236 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings7.0143 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings8.1129 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings8.1190 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings9.0199 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings8.2179 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings8.67 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Saba Cloud (legacy) and UKG Ready
    Feature
    Saba Cloud (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Ready
    8.0
    231 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Approval workflow00 Ratings8.1213 Ratings
    Balance details00 Ratings7.5221 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings8.4190 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Saba Cloud (legacy) and UKG Ready
    Feature
    Saba Cloud (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Ready
    8.1
    244 Ratings
    2% below category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings8.4225 Ratings
    Update personal information00 Ratings8.4232 Ratings
    View company policy documentation00 Ratings7.9192 Ratings
    Employee recognition00 Ratings7.88 Ratings
    View job history00 Ratings7.9199 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of Saba Cloud (legacy) and UKG Ready
    Feature
    Saba Cloud (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Ready
    8.4
    93 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings8.493 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of Saba Cloud (legacy) and UKG Ready
    Feature
    Saba Cloud (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Ready
    7.8
    245 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Report builder00 Ratings8.0240 Ratings
    Pre-built reports00 Ratings7.9240 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings7.512 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Saba Cloud (legacy)UKG Ready
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (50 ratings)
    8.2
    (292 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    4.5
    (5 ratings)
    8.0
    (19 ratings)
    Usability
    7.8
    (11 ratings)
    8.2
    (175 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (4 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (8 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.3
    (16 ratings)
    5.0
    (75 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.8
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (4 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    4.5
    (2 ratings)
    5.0
    (11 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (5 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.3
    (136 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.0
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Saba Cloud (legacy)UKG Ready
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    Our organization uses Saba Cloud primarily to manage all types of learning systems or staff training empirically. In addition, it provides us with a quick test-based follow-up to the trainees. We use Saba Cloud to train our clientele in a professional manner with respect to our worldwide online service. With this tool we are able to enhance the customer experience with the organization. Similarly, our organization uses Saba Cloud to monitor the performance and effectiveness of our employees and customers after having access to all the information provided by the application to subsequently make learning and development reports.
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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
    Discontinued Products
    • Skills Management - Saba has allowed us to set specific expectations for employees based upon their role, and this has clarified the skill requirements for employees.
    • Goal Management - With Saba, managers can easily create goals aligned up to senior leadership, and then work with their direct reports to create supporting goals.
    • Learning Management - Using Saba's built-in Smart Lists, assigning compliance training is a simple process that used to be a challenge in our former LMS.
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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
    Discontinued Products
    • Saba continues to improve their reporting and analytics. While it is much improved over previous versions, it can be improved.
    • Release Notes for system updates need to be delivered to admins farther in advance of the update in order to prepare properly.
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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
    Discontinued Products
    Typically customers that acquire a Saba solution rarely move away. There are reasons and "legends" behind this. The investment is significant. Time and money are required to make the engine go smoothly. But once it runs at full capacity, it doesn't stop! Professional Services are extremely competent and able to close implementation gaps quickly.
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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
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    As someone who creates classes and is also a learning administrator in the system, I have run into some issues with the system's capabilities for my needs. I am not a fan of having to use Adobe Captivate to download a PowerPoint presentation into the system, as my training sessions are much more than a glorified PowerPoint. Our organization has yet to turn on Saba Meetings, which may help with these limitations.
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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
    Discontinued Products
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    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
    Discontinued Products
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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
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    For the times that we have used the support provided by Saba, it has been a very pleasurable experience for our department. Part of our package with Saba includes a specified number of hours of "training" time with Saba. During these meetings, we have shared our desires of the product and the support personnel have either shown us how to accomplish our task or they have taken our requests to their developers to look at future enhancements. Overall, very pleased with the support.
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    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
    Discontinued Products
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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
    Discontinued Products
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    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
    Discontinued Products
    Was not involved with integration.
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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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    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    We had extensive reviews with a plan of what we needed and must have out of the system, including custom learning paths and tracking inside our HRIS system to grant permissions and positions based on completed learning certifications and courses. We weighed each option and chose based on the one that met the most of the must-haves.
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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
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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
    Discontinued Products
    • This may seem small but with 90% of our workforce not at our main facility just the fact that since July 1, 2021, we have had over 18,956 compliance-related training completed by our staff. Do the math the ROI is wonderful.
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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

    Saba Cloud (legacy) Screenshots

    Screenshot of The Intelligent Mentor in Action - RecommendationsScreenshot of Learning PlanScreenshot of Informal LearningScreenshot of Performance Check-insScreenshot of Succession Talent DashboardScreenshot of Organizational Planning

    UKG Ready Screenshots

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