TriNet HR Plus vs. UKG Pro

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
TriNet HR Plus
Score 6.8 out of 10
N/A
HR Plus (formerly Zenefits) is TriNet’s administrative services organization (ASO) solution, combining expert support and administration with a technology platform for HR, payroll, and benefits.
$10
per month
UKG Pro
Score 8.0 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
TriNet HR PlusUKG Pro
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
TriNet HR PlusUKG Pro
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup Fee$8 per employee per monthNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
TriNet HR PlusUKG Pro
Considered Both Products
TriNet HR Plus
Chose TriNet HR Plus
Zenefits works really well for small businesses. Implementation was quick and we were able to integrate easily with other products in our HR tech stack. While the other products also have similar functionality, Zenefits has an ease of use and a fair pricing model that worked …
UKG Pro
Chose UKG Pro
I did not have a say in selecting UKG Pro in our organization, as that was done at the territorial level. In my personal experience, UKG Pro is easier to use than Oracle PeopleSoft (but that's a low bar), and less glitchy than Zenefits. SuccessFactors is comparable in terms of …
Chose UKG Pro
Before UltiPro, we used Zenefits for employee PTO tracking and benefits administration and Trakstar for employee reviews. Trakstar was frankly awful - much more difficult to set up and use than UltiPro is now. Zenefits was far superior to UltiPro for PTO review and approval in …
Features
TriNet HR PlusUKG Pro
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
TriNet HR Plus
6.5
135 Ratings
19% below category average
UKG Pro
7.9
828 Ratings
0% above category average
Employee demographic data6.5111 Ratings8.7752 Ratings
Employment history7.5106 Ratings8.5785 Ratings
Job profiles and administration6.0105 Ratings8.1756 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.6.0110 Ratings8.1742 Ratings
Organizational charting5.5120 Ratings6.8664 Ratings
Organization and location management7.0122 Ratings8.1677 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.5108 Ratings7.2536 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
TriNet HR Plus
7.2
120 Ratings
10% below category average
UKG Pro
8.4
769 Ratings
5% above category average
Pay calculation8.0103 Ratings9.1731 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors6.052 Ratings8.2353 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment7.066 Ratings8.9252 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.5108 Ratings7.6663 Ratings
Direct deposit files7.5104 Ratings9.0723 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management7.596 Ratings8.1592 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.068 Ratings8.057 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
TriNet HR Plus
6.5
118 Ratings
22% below category average
UKG Pro
7.8
584 Ratings
4% below category average
Approval workflow6.5116 Ratings7.9524 Ratings
Balance details6.0114 Ratings7.7546 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment7.095 Ratings7.7449 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
TriNet HR Plus
6.9
134 Ratings
16% below category average
UKG Pro
8.3
821 Ratings
2% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information7.5128 Ratings8.4792 Ratings
Update personal information8.0134 Ratings8.6797 Ratings
View company policy documentation7.0121 Ratings8.6583 Ratings
Employee recognition4.565 Ratings7.5302 Ratings
View job history7.5104 Ratings8.6782 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
TriNet HR Plus
6.9
23 Ratings
14% below category average
UKG Pro
7.8
201 Ratings
2% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets6.923 Ratings7.8201 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
TriNet HR Plus
6.3
107 Ratings
18% below category average
UKG Pro
7.6
758 Ratings
1% above category average
Report builder6.0103 Ratings8.1737 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.5105 Ratings7.6748 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data5.566 Ratings6.9515 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
TriNet HR Plus
6.5
114 Ratings
20% below category average
UKG Pro
7.9
579 Ratings
1% below category average
New hire portal7.5113 Ratings8.1575 Ratings
Manager tracking tools5.593 Ratings7.6461 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
TriNet HR Plus
2.8
43 Ratings
96% below category average
UKG Pro
7.4
392 Ratings
8% below category average
Corporate goal setting3.039 Ratings7.1304 Ratings
Individual goal setting3.042 Ratings7.4373 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility2.037 Ratings7.4262 Ratings
Performance tracking3.039 Ratings7.5346 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
TriNet HR Plus
6.5
60 Ratings
20% below category average
UKG Pro
7.4
481 Ratings
7% below category average
Performance plans6.557 Ratings7.6429 Ratings
Performance improvement plans6.054 Ratings6.9339 Ratings
Review status tracking6.055 Ratings7.7449 Ratings
Review reminders7.055 Ratings7.2413 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.051 Ratings7.4348 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
TriNet HR Plus
4.2
25 Ratings
60% below category average
UKG Pro
7.0
198 Ratings
10% below category average
Create succession plans/pools2.021 Ratings6.8163 Ratings
Candidate ranking5.623 Ratings7.1172 Ratings
Candidate search4.525 Ratings7.1172 Ratings
Candidate development4.524 Ratings7.1161 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
TriNet HR Plus
4.8
28 Ratings
46% below category average
UKG Pro
7.6
475 Ratings
1% below category average
Job Requisition Management5.122 Ratings7.7451 Ratings
Company Website Posting6.118 Ratings7.9439 Ratings
Publish to Social Media5.116 Ratings7.3348 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting5.118 Ratings7.5407 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention3.020 Ratings6.9339 Ratings
Applicant Tracking4.119 Ratings7.7438 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts5.525 Ratings7.9406 Ratings
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User Ratings
TriNet HR PlusUKG Pro
Likelihood to Recommend
6.5
(144 ratings)
8.3
(955 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.5
(11 ratings)
9.9
(196 ratings)
Usability
6.5
(35 ratings)
7.9
(189 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(4 ratings)
10.0
(75 ratings)
Performance
8.5
(4 ratings)
10.0
(332 ratings)
Support Rating
8.8
(42 ratings)
4.3
(495 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.9
(87 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.9
(205 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.1
(4 ratings)
8.1
(86 ratings)
Configurability
8.8
(4 ratings)
7.2
(77 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.1
(3 ratings)
10.0
(66 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.9
(4 ratings)
10.0
(94 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
8.9
(4 ratings)
9.9
(56 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.9
(4 ratings)
10.0
(49 ratings)
User Testimonials
TriNet HR PlusUKG Pro
Likelihood to Recommend
TriNet
I think as a small business owner, this system gives peace of mind. When I'm onboarding an employee I can automatically integrate the process with Gmail and Quickbooks. I feel like they are always doing work in the background and I don't have to keep checking up on them or verifying the work that's been done
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UKG
As a hospital with 1300 employees, we find that UKG is fully scalable and addresses all our needs with one product. UKG offers the Ready solution, which is aimed at smaller organizations. There are several different benefit solutions. Because of the other offerings, UKG products would work well for large, global organizations and smaller businesses that need automation and technology for payroll and timekeeping.
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Pros
TriNet
  • Payroll services in all 50 states, including payroll tax filings
  • Integrations with tools like QuickBooks, Google Workspace, Slack, and Human Interest (401(k))
  • Simple yet powerful mobile app for employees to access information including paystubs, benefits, and time off requests
  • Streamlined admin portal for People Ops professionals
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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
TriNet
  • Support doesn't exist once you are a customer
  • Tax team has a 3-6 month response time
  • Poor Menu/Navigation structure
  • Fails to pay taxes on time, results in delinquency notices and fees
  • Glitchy UI, sometimes you need to wait a day or two for a section to work again
  • Feels like a perpetual beta product, nothing polished about it
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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
TriNet
We've already renewed after our first year with Zenefits due to the cost savings, ease of administration, reduction in overhead required to perform HR functions, and the employees happily embracing and liking the software. I've found employees generally hate anything new, but we've had no complaints about Zenefits outside the first few weeks of getting used to it.
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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
TriNet
It's extremely user friendly and customer service is super helpful. The app needed help a while back but it has greatly improved. There were issues with files being cut off, and when I was onboarded, it actually cut my offer letter off hiding important information. Since then, it's been fixed so they are continually improving.
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UKG
Mobile App: Really easy to use and its nice to have an HR software that actually has an mobile application to be able to enter time and to take care of everything with. Web App: The system is relatively easy to use with maybe a little training at the beginning if you have used another system. But the site is really easy to use and a lot better having everything under one roof
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Reliability and Availability
TriNet
We have not experienced any application errors or unplanned outages in the two years I have been using this app. Sometimes there is a lag in the time keeping/ confirming your location, however, it quickly resolves itself within seconds and more often than not is an internet connection error
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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
TriNet
This app always loads extremely quickly and in a reasonable time frame. Like I said, when we do experience lags from this app, it is more often than not an internet connection error
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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
TriNet
Not good at all. Basically I typically feel like they can solve the issue at hand. However, they take forever and it never feels like they really care. It can be frustrating that the agent will never speak with you on the phone or just give you their direct contact info so that you can continue to follow up on the same issue. Once they "close" the issue - you have to go back to the main customer service email or line again, even though it may be related to something you've contacted them about in the past
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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
TriNet
Can't really say just because I would not know.
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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
TriNet
It went through successfully.
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UKG
Most of the online training was very generic (to be expected) but we had specific requirements for configuration that could have been better addressed with more individual sessions earlier on from our project team. However, we did finally begin booking training sessions with our implementation team which were recorded, and so provided additional information for how to correctly configure and test the system.
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Implementation Rating
TriNet
Unfortunately I do not have any insights on the implementation of Zenefits as I was not employed with this company when Zenefits was introduced. Based on how effortless it is to use Zenefits, I wouldn't image there would be many issues with the implementation of Zenefits
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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
TriNet
Zenefits has been a better tool for our purposes than Paychex Flex. While Zenefits is a fairly rigid tool without a lot of options for customization, Paychex has even fewer options for customization and their customer services is even more difficult to deal with
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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
TriNet
It is very easy to use and does not require the end user to go to multiple sites to obtain many facets of HR/ Payroll information that the app offers
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UKG
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Return on Investment
TriNet
  • California Meal Break Violations cost a full hour of each employees pay rate. If an employee clocks in 1 minute early it costs us at least 10.50 (minimum wage Ca, 15.00 in Los Angeles) which adds up quickly. We had 37 meal break violations when we first rolled it out. They need to add a feature that disallows them to clock in ahead of 30 minutes, or add a feature that shows them how long they've been on break.
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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

TriNet HR Plus Screenshots

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UKG Pro Screenshots

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