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    Tungsten Power PDF

    Score9.8 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Tungsten Power PDF (formerly Kofax) is an easy-to-use, secure and inexpensive solution to manage PDFs for businesses and individuals. Benefits: Ease of Use: Works like Office desktop products, so it's easier to learn Compatibility: Works across devices and platforms, share documents in a storage cloud …

    $129

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    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
    Tungsten Power PDFUKG Ready
    Editions & Modules
    Power PDF Standard
    $129
    one-time fee per license
    Power PDF for Mac
    $129
    one-time fee per license
    Power PDF Advanced
    $179
    one-time fee per license
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    Get a Quote: Subscription and Perpetual available
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    Pricing Offerings
    Tungsten Power PDFUKG Ready
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
    Additional DetailsDesktop licenses are buy once, own forever. No subscription fees. Business server licenses are term-based or perpetual with optional maintenance & support contract. Volume and upgrade discounts available.—
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Tungsten Power PDFUKG Ready
    PDF Editors
    Comparison of PDF Editors features of Tungsten Power PDF and UKG Ready
    Feature
    Tungsten Power PDF
    8.7
    28 Ratings
    1% above category average
    UKG Ready
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    Edit Text and Images5.526 Ratings00 Ratings
    Merge or Split PDFs9.928 Ratings00 Ratings
    Add Annotations9.226 Ratings00 Ratings
    Text Recognition (OCR)6.922 Ratings00 Ratings
    Page Management7.226 Ratings00 Ratings
    Form Creation and Editing9.620 Ratings00 Ratings
    Secure PDFs9.920 Ratings00 Ratings
    Convert to Different Formats9.823 Ratings00 Ratings
    Comment and Review Tools9.423 Ratings00 Ratings
    Undo and Redo Actions9.923 Ratings00 Ratings
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Tungsten Power PDF and UKG Ready
    Feature
    Tungsten Power PDF
    -
    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 Tungsten Power PDF and UKG Ready
    Feature
    Tungsten Power PDF
    -
    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 Tungsten Power PDF and UKG Ready
    Feature
    Tungsten Power PDF
    -
    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 Tungsten Power PDF and UKG Ready
    Feature
    Tungsten Power PDF
    -
    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 Tungsten Power PDF and UKG Ready
    Feature
    Tungsten Power PDF
    -
    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 Tungsten Power PDF and UKG Ready
    Feature
    Tungsten Power PDF
    -
    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
    Onboarding
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    Feature
    Tungsten Power PDF
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Ready
    7.5
    173 Ratings
    7% below category average
    New hire portal00 Ratings7.8172 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools00 Ratings7.2144 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
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    Feature
    Tungsten Power PDF
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Ready
    8.0
    109 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Corporate goal setting00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Individual goal setting00 Ratings7.2101 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings8.69 Ratings
    Performance tracking00 Ratings7.2107 Ratings
    Performance Management
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    Feature
    Tungsten Power PDF
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Ready
    7.8
    135 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Performance plans00 Ratings7.7123 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans00 Ratings7.6111 Ratings
    Review status tracking00 Ratings8.0120 Ratings
    Review reminders00 Ratings8.0126 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency00 Ratings7.9110 Ratings
    Succession Planning
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    Ratings
    UKG Ready
    7.7
    56 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings7.448 Ratings
    Candidate ranking00 Ratings7.629 Ratings
    Candidate search00 Ratings8.034 Ratings
    Candidate development00 Ratings8.029 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
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    Feature
    Tungsten Power PDF
    -
    Ratings
    UKG Ready
    7.9
    139 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Job Requisition Management00 Ratings8.0120 Ratings
    Company Website Posting00 Ratings8.5115 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media00 Ratings7.888 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings8.095 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings6.790 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings8.3120 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings7.8128 Ratings
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    9.2
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    Usability
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    Availability
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    Performance
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    Support Rating
    9.9
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    In-Person Training
    3.6
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    9.1
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    Product Scalability
    9.1
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    3.0
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    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
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    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
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    5.0
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    User Testimonials
    Tungsten Power PDFUKG Ready
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Tungsten Automation formerly Kofax
    GREAT for combining documents into a single PDF. Great for working with a PDF. Not so great converting PDF to Word format. Would like to see more effort put into that development. Would like to see more effective testing of updates prior to pushing them out as well. Otherwise it is awesome.
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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
    Tungsten Automation formerly Kofax
    • Typewriter functionality is great, although can take some time to load. This allows you to fill in text wherever applicable without turning the rest of the pdf into editable text.
    • Fast load times
    • Has autogenerated text feature so anything in the pdf can become editable
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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
    Tungsten Automation formerly Kofax
    • I find that quickly editing text within a document or adding a line of text is clunky and can snowball into things popping out of place. I prefer to export text, and then work on it elsewhere.
    • Sometimes it seems that text recognition is trying too hard and throws me paper punches as "O"s and wrinkles as shapes, so I have to get rid of those artifacts.
    • The "Update Available" popup which is usually not an actual update announcement but rather an offer to sell me something is annoying.
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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
    Tungsten Automation formerly Kofax
    Tungsten Power PDF is easy to use, the staff all like it, and there are no issues with it on any level. It is a more cost-effective solution to our PDF needs than other products currently available on the market. This product works as intended and it fits our business needs perfectly.
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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
    Tungsten Automation formerly Kofax
    It is fast and easy to get the hang of. It really didn't take a lot of effort to learn how to use this program and I appreciated that it was pretty "plug and play" and there wasn't a long learning curve.
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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
    Tungsten Automation formerly Kofax
    Other that a PDF partially disappearing if left up for a long period of time - no issues. (If you close it and reopen it, it is all there. We have some PDFs that are 400-600 pages long.)
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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
    Tungsten Automation formerly Kofax
    Pages nearly always load at the expected rapid speed. Some documents that print quickly from Adobe Reader print much more slowly from Power PDF. I have never generated a report - that's a feature I didn't know existed until now and do not know what it's for
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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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    I have used it for 15 years and have only needed support once: a simple update that allowed me to use the software as intended. The support team was attentive and responsive, and I was on my way very quickly.
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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
    Tungsten Automation formerly Kofax
    I got an overview of the product from my predecessor who was about to retire from the job I now hold. He did not go into very many of the features and probably only knew about the ones he used most frequently.
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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
    Tungsten Automation formerly Kofax
    We watched the training videos and tested out the features and functionality side by side. Some features are not used on a regular basis is it is convenient to go back and review training on that particular functionality when needed.
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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
    Tungsten Automation formerly Kofax
    Easy and quick, with no problems or support needed. Worked as intended right out of the box. E-signing was the only area that implementation was dificult and required support
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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
    Tungsten Automation formerly Kofax
    There is nothing to compare it to. Tungsten Power PDF is by far an easier and more efficient option. The one advantage of CutePDF is the functionality of overlay and underlay with headers and footers. The other functions in Tungsten Power PDF are much easier to use. Pricing is also an attractive option.
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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
    Tungsten Automation formerly Kofax
    Not really familiar since I'm the only person who uses it. But in the past it has been my understanding that Power PDF was offered only on a single-license basis, so it's been expensive for me to use it at home and at work because I had to pay for it on my own. In my current position management supports it so I at least only have to pay for it once.
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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
    Tungsten Automation formerly Kofax
    • Although it was expensive to get the program (just under $200), I found that it was nice that there was only that one time charge. If there were updating or annual fees, I think that would be a deal breaker. Thankfully there isn't, though!
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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

    Tungsten Power PDF Screenshots

    Screenshot of the PDF Create Assistant, which can be used to create multiple PDFs at the same time from a variety of source formats. Create individual PDFs, or combine into one PDF package.Screenshot of PDF Profiles that can be created to apply commonly desired settings to new PDF documents created in Power PDF.Screenshot of the application's color, changed from purple to blue, light gray or dark gray.Screenshot of some lightweight document automation that can also be achieved with the Watched Folder and Sequence features.Screenshot of where packages can be signed with pre built templates using Kofax Sign Doc or other integrating e-signersScreenshot of PDFs that can be navigated with a thumbnail view

    UKG Ready Screenshots

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