TimeClock Plus vs. UKG Pro vs. UKG Ready

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
TimeClock Plus
Score 9.5 out of 10
N/A
TimeClock Plus is a time tracking and attendance solution from Data Management Incorporated (DMI) in San Angelo, Texas. The Express edition is targeted at small businesses, Standard and Pro at larger businesses, and finally TimeClock Plus OnDemand is a complete cloud-based solution.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
UKG Ready
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
The 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
TimeClock PlusUKG ProUKG Ready
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
TimeClock PlusUKG ProUKG Ready
Free Trial
NoNoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeRequired
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
TimeClock PlusUKG ProUKG Ready
Considered Multiple Products
TimeClock Plus

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UKG Pro
Chose UKG Pro
UKG Pro [(formerly Ultimate Software UltiPro)] is more user friendly, has a easier interface, more features, better compliance.
Chose UKG Pro
Pro is much more user friendly than Ready.
Chose UKG Pro
We wanted to do everything in UltiPro but Kronos had a much better timesheet solution. So instead we export from Kronos into UltiPro for our weekly payroll. They also have a much better customer service model. When I have an issue and create a case, they respond within 24 hours.
Chose UKG Pro
UltiPro is the all inclusive solution, our CEO calls it the cadillac and you will likely pay a cadillac price. Kronos is a very similar solution for a much better price but did not have every feature that UltiPro had at the time we reviewed. Namely was great and innovative …
UKG Ready
Chose UKG Ready
I can speak directly to Asure/Legiant and say they are not worth the effort of any organization to talk to. They have a horrible product and below par customer service. We did utilize TimeClock Plus for many years, but the product was too small for our organization over time. …
Chose UKG Ready
We evaluated TimeClock Plus and True Time and opted to go with Kronos, because it had the most flexibility in setting up our employee groups and had good references.
Chose UKG Ready
I had limited exposure to UKG Pro but it was also fairly complicated to use belt for audit readiness, but it also had much more expensive capabilities which in comparison or superior service. namely was much more user-friendly, but it wasn’t as good of a platform from a …
Chose UKG Ready
Can't really remember; it's been awhile in between products.
Chose UKG Ready
I loved Ultipro and halogen at my last employer. Both were easy to use. halogen implementation was easy and it was easy to make changes as we advanced in our use. I also used Hodes IQ for applicant tracking. It was much easier than WFR's system.
Chose UKG Ready
TOTALLY head-n-shoulders above the competition. This is why we are on our 3rd version of Kronos & don't plan on moving anytime soon. Customer support (KGS) is fast, professional, knowledgeable, and thorough. The documentation of the product is incredible. Online training …
Chose UKG Ready
I have not really used other systems but while implementing Kronos, my colleague and I have seen the old time systems that they use. So far, we have seen E-Time, ezLaborManager and TimeClock Plus or Time Clock +. With E-Time the dropdowns are a plus. There is also flexibility …
Chose UKG Ready
Kronos appeared more user friendly and offered us the valued options that the other time and attendance systems we looked at did not. We have 150 employees working in the field and wanted to ensure they had a system that was user friendly and easy to use while being cost …
Chose UKG Ready

We moved to Kronos in 2014 after evaluating the following other products:

  1. Ceridian Dayforce
  2. Paychex
Chose UKG Ready
It seemed a lot like Ultipro, but at a much more affordable price.
Features
TimeClock PlusUKG ProUKG Ready
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
TimeClock Plus
-
Ratings
UKG Pro
7.8
941 Ratings
4% below category average
UKG Ready
8.4
249 Ratings
3% above category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.6852 Ratings8.9219 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings8.3877 Ratings8.4212 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings8.0847 Ratings8.2213 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings7.6832 Ratings8.2199 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings7.1743 Ratings7.9162 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings8.0756 Ratings8.2188 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings7.2599 Ratings8.8161 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
TimeClock Plus
-
Ratings
UKG Pro
8.1
858 Ratings
0% below category average
UKG Ready
8.3
242 Ratings
2% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings8.2812 Ratings8.6224 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings7.7407 Ratings8.0136 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings8.2318 Ratings8.0118 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings7.6732 Ratings8.4178 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings8.4800 Ratings8.6184 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings8.2660 Ratings8.8168 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings8.057 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
TimeClock Plus
-
Ratings
UKG Pro
7.7
664 Ratings
6% below category average
UKG Ready
7.9
218 Ratings
3% below category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings7.6589 Ratings7.5200 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings7.7619 Ratings7.5208 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings7.7511 Ratings8.8179 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
TimeClock Plus
-
Ratings
UKG Pro
8.0
909 Ratings
2% below category average
UKG Ready
7.9
231 Ratings
4% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings8.2877 Ratings8.0211 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings8.4882 Ratings8.3218 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings7.9651 Ratings8.0179 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings7.3340 Ratings7.01 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings8.3863 Ratings8.4186 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
TimeClock Plus
-
Ratings
UKG Pro
7.5
229 Ratings
7% below category average
UKG Ready
8.8
89 Ratings
9% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings7.5229 Ratings8.889 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
TimeClock Plus
-
Ratings
UKG Pro
7.1
844 Ratings
6% below category average
UKG Ready
7.6
234 Ratings
1% above category average
Report builder00 Ratings7.3819 Ratings8.1227 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings7.2833 Ratings8.4227 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings6.7580 Ratings6.52 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
TimeClock Plus
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Ratings
UKG Pro
7.8
644 Ratings
2% below category average
UKG Ready
7.9
163 Ratings
1% below category average
New hire portal00 Ratings8.1637 Ratings8.1161 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings7.6516 Ratings7.7133 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
TimeClock Plus
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Ratings
UKG Pro
7.5
438 Ratings
7% below category average
UKG Ready
6.9
100 Ratings
15% below category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings7.3345 Ratings7.31 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings7.5417 Ratings6.992 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings7.6298 Ratings6.41 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings7.6387 Ratings6.999 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
TimeClock Plus
-
Ratings
UKG Pro
7.5
542 Ratings
5% below category average
UKG Ready
7.5
125 Ratings
5% below category average
Performance plans00 Ratings7.6484 Ratings6.7113 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings6.9381 Ratings6.7103 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings7.7498 Ratings8.3112 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings7.5468 Ratings8.5116 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings7.5394 Ratings7.1101 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
TimeClock Plus
-
Ratings
UKG Pro
7.1
235 Ratings
10% below category average
UKG Ready
6.8
52 Ratings
14% below category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings6.7189 Ratings6.044 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings7.2203 Ratings6.725 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings7.5206 Ratings7.330 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings7.0187 Ratings7.225 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
TimeClock Plus
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Ratings
UKG Pro
7.4
530 Ratings
5% below category average
UKG Ready
7.5
131 Ratings
4% below category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings7.5499 Ratings7.6111 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings7.5489 Ratings7.8107 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings7.2387 Ratings7.383 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings7.4451 Ratings7.689 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings7.1382 Ratings7.484 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings7.7486 Ratings7.8112 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings7.6451 Ratings7.2120 Ratings
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Score 9.1 out of 10
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprises
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User Ratings
TimeClock PlusUKG ProUKG Ready
Likelihood to Recommend
9.5
(11 ratings)
8.1
(1032 ratings)
8.3
(259 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(197 ratings)
8.0
(19 ratings)
Usability
9.5
(2 ratings)
7.9
(268 ratings)
8.7
(138 ratings)
Availability
10.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(76 ratings)
5.1
(4 ratings)
Performance
10.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(333 ratings)
5.0
(8 ratings)
Support Rating
6.3
(2 ratings)
6.4
(496 ratings)
5.0
(75 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(88 ratings)
7.8
(2 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(206 ratings)
6.0
(4 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(87 ratings)
5.0
(11 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
8.5
(78 ratings)
5.1
(5 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
6.5
(68 ratings)
6.5
(111 ratings)
Product Scalability
10.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(95 ratings)
3.1
(4 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(57 ratings)
5.1
(4 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(50 ratings)
5.1
(4 ratings)
User Testimonials
TimeClock PlusUKG ProUKG Ready
Likelihood to Recommend
TCP
I think the best place for TimeClock Plus to work would be at a restaurant or a busy business that has a lot of people to track and needs a robust dashboard to keep things in order. For my organization, we only have around 10 people max per location and it was a bit too expensive and complex for our needs. We could use a simpler 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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UKG
I might recommend UKG to a larger organization than ours. The complexity is rich, but perhaps it is too powerful a tool for what we need. That or it's a bit messy in its construction, having so many tools available but difficult to find or not working appropriately. UKG Ready processes payroll efficiently and with ease, but unless you are using a simple accounting platform it may not be able to easily integrate with yours
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Pros
TCP
  • Employees' time goes straight to the database we use. No having to manually enter time.
  • No one can clock anyone else in or out at the time clock. We love that security feature.
  • It exports easily into the payroll system we are using.
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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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UKG
  • Support—UKG support, from the Account Managers to CSMs to Ready Support, is amazing. They are always willing to help!
  • Documentation—UKG has built-in online documentation, which is a live, easy-to-use version of a very lengthy manual.
  • Ease of use- the system is intuitive, easy to train others to use.
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Cons
TCP
  • Email notifications for entered requests do not always work, and the system will not send notifications from a manager user to a manager user.
  • We set up schedules to run each morning to populate timesheets, but there have been many times when the schedules did not run, and hours were missing.
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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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UKG
  • We have had ongoing issues with our accruals.
  • Auto generate timesheets in the "Team Timesheets" view.
  • Granting manager access is cumbersome - access needs to be given in multiple places.
  • The sync between Pro and Ready in my opinion is terrible and needs much improvement.
  • Auto assign Employee Time Zones based on work location.
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Likelihood to Renew
TCP
It's robust and does what we need it to do in terms of tracking worked time, also unworked time. It has a detailed Employee Profiles section but mostly it's because it keeps track of hours
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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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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
TCP
I absolutely love the ability to customize TCP to what you need it to be. There's lots of settings and areas where you get to decide how to want the system to operate. For every situation our team has said "I wish TCP would do it this way" we have been able to find a setting to adjust to make it do that. There are very minor adjustments I would like to make like hiding drop down menu items that we won't ever use.
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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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UKG
UKG is the platform with the best overall usability on both an admin and user side. Employees find it easy to update personal information, the dashboards are clear and easy to follow, and the navigation of it is also easy to follow. Overall my favorite platform to use and learn more about.
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Reliability and Availability
TCP
It has never been unavailable when I've needed to use it.
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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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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
TCP
Great performance, pages load quickly and reports generate quickly. They do take some time to complete if they're covering a large Start - Stop date, eg months but that's not an issue, they still complete fairly quickly.
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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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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
TCP
  • The support representatives respond quickly and work hard to resolve every issue. They are always friendly and courteous.
  • The email notifications are our most significant issue, and they are still not entirely resolved.
  • I dislike having to sign forms to allow them access to the databases routinely...it seems this could be an annual document.
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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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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
TCP
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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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
TCP
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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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
TCP
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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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
TCP
TimeClock Plus is extremely easy to use for all employees!!! We want platforms that every employee feels comfortable using. Again, it is effortless to log hours on a day-to-day basis. I love that our employees have the ability to keep track of their hour details, such as paid time off, volunteerism, holiday, etc. This portal helps our team to stay compliant!!!
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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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UKG
We currently use Paycom and are extremely dissatisfied with the lack of functionality and poor customer service. Rippling and ADP were other vendors we evaluated who performed well and offer a lot of functionality but we decided UKG was the best fit for our needs now and to scale with our strategic growth plans.
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Scalability
TCP
It's consistent and easy to use.
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UKG
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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
TCP
  • At the time that we needed it, the system did what it promised, it kept track of team members' time.
  • We were able to pull reports to see hours worked for payroll.
  • It could be easily used by the staff.
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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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UKG
  • This is basic, but we finally know how many employees we have! It sounds ridiculous, but prior to UKG Ready we were on a payroll system that's reports were only as accurate as the last payroll cycle, so they were always 2 weeks behind and static. UKG Ready allows for realtime, daily reporting of information.
  • We are able to get salary data for our various locations to be able to compare them to each other, as well as across our "competitors" and external competition.
  • The data provided allows us to be able to understand the trends at individual locations including attrition, advancement, raise information, and other data points that we haven't historically done comparisons on
  • We can see the demographic and geographical information for our employees and the benefits that they elect
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ScreenShots

UKG Pro Screenshots

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

UKG Ready Screenshots

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