Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued) vs. When I Work

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
Score 6.8 out of 10
N/A
Kronos Workforce Dimensions, later UKG Dimensions was a solution used to automate critical workforce processes such as timekeeping, scheduling, and leave management. The product has been discontinued, and is no longer available for purchase.N/A
When I Work
Score 6.0 out of 10
N/A
When I Work is a way for businesses to schedule, track time and attendance, and communicate with their hourly employees. The schedule and time clock is placed in every employee's pocket with When I Work's iOS and Android apps. It can be used to keep track of time off, employee availability, and manage shift swaps with a few clicks. When I Work integrates with payroll providers to streamline the process and avoid human error.
$2.50
per month per user
Pricing
Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)When I Work
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Essentials
$2.50
per month per user
Essentials + Attendance
$4
per month per user
Pro
$5
per month per user
Pro + Attendance
$7
per month per user
Premium
$8
per month per user
Premium + Attendance
$10
per month per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)When I Work
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)When I Work
Considered Both Products
Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
Chose Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
We believe UKG can deliver a comprehensive and integrated WFM solution.
Chose Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
UKG Dimensions is a more robust platform than UKG Workforce Central. Although there are some features in Workforce central that I already miss. I am so glad we purchased UKG Dimensions, as it is more suited for the Manufacturing industry. With UKG Dimensions, we will also have …
Chose Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
The Functionality in UKG Dimensions is extremely user-friendly and it did most of what we needed out of the box. Easy for an HR/PR Person who is tech-savvy to manage without too much support from IT.
Chose Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
WorkForce Software has a solid foundation for enterprise scaled employee counts of 100,000 employees and supports multiple assignment configurations, i.e. one employee can have multiple timesheets that multiple managers can own. UKG has one employee to one timecard. It makes it …
Chose Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
workforce dimensions [have] better UI. WFC has been good for our business due to: a large number of adj rule triggers able to be stored in each profile, geo sensing vs geofencing, and a few other features. WFD as a cloud-based product is more reliable than on-prem solutions due …
Chose Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
Actually, I believe WorkForce Suite is still the best product for our organization at this time because of the flexibility of allowing the customer to create whatever is needed. We selected UKG Dimensions because we needed a schedule solution as well.
Chose Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
UKG Dimensions is complex and [simple] to use making it easier to embrace opportunities, ensure accuracy, and report on KPIs, which I was not able to do with other products.
Chose Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
The amazing new tools in Dimensions made it an easy choice for our corporation. Initially, we had reservations; however, UKG was able to step up to the plate and tackle every issue or concern we had. They were able to convince our senior leadership team that the migration to …
Chose Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
UKG Dimensions is by far and away [from] the best Timekeeping, Scheduling, and HR tool that I've used.
Chose Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
Dimensions [are] very similar to WFC with some UI changes and differences in things like the business structure and CRTs. We are going with Dimensions as UKG moves forward with the new software and away from WFC in the future.
Chose Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
Dimensions has so much more functionality over its predecessor, Workforce Central. We're really excited about workflows and automated tasks/communications based on triggers.
Chose Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
UKG Dimensions provides an enterprise-wide integrated suite for timekeeping, staff scheduling, and clocks. We were an existing Workforce Central customer for timekeeping only and were interested in providing holistic experience between staff scheduling and timekeeping. In …
Chose Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
Dimensions have been great for us with the customization. I have been informed that UltiPro had capabilities that were never built out. We had UltiPro and made the change right before and in the midst of the merger. The HCM side was much better in UltiPro in many ways but …
Chose Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
I think Workday has more attractive view and is simpler to understand.
Chose Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
Dimensions blow WFC away. So much more intuitive and end user-friendly. I can't wait for the rest of my organization to get a look at it.
Chose Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
I used a different time and attendance product (I don't know the name it was included in with our other applications) The ability to edit and approve time was more functional. The ease of requesting time off was better, such as requesting multiple days off with repeat …
Chose Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
We liked Ceridian Dayforce quite a bit but ultimately, for what we were spending, UKG Dimensions Timekeeping had more flexibility for our various types of employees and then brought our data together in a concise yet, informative way. Ceridian Dayforce has many of the same …
Chose Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
It was sold as the new, improved, much more robust Workforce Central. We chose Dimensions because Adobe Flash will no longer be supported and we needed to find another solution.
Since we were already using Kronos WFC and Workforce Telestaff, we had made some significant …
Chose Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
UKG [Dimensions (formerly Kronos Workforce Dimensions)] was and is clearly in the lead vs. Frontline's time/attendance product (in our opinion). UKG for school districts is way more customizable and offers more of what we need.
Chose Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
Kronos Workforce Dimensions is a very robust time tracking tool, which provides much flexibility for configuring the timecard and various rules to pay overtime. Kronos Workforce Dimensions also has their own timecards, which would automatically integrate with dimensions. Thus …
When I Work
Chose When I Work
When I Work seemed a bit easier to implement for our team and employees. When I Work had all the things we needed without a lot of the bells and whistles that we wouldn't really utilize. When I Work was also a bit more affordable for our budget. Overall, it was the better …
Chose When I Work
Compared to its counterparts, When I Work allows you to interact with your staff where the others were strictly schedule based. This allows you to do so much more and saves you time from having to call each employee when something happens or a new special is announced. It puts …
Chose When I Work
It's been a long time since I searched for other products. We went from something that was simply a time tracker, so this was a big step up.
Chose When I Work
I would say that When I Work is better for a smaller company and has more options than ADP workforce now. I like that we save money as we don't need all the abilities that ADP workforce now has as we use a different company for employee PTO and benefits tracking.
Chose When I Work
I've not used another time-tracking service; this was recommended to me by a friend.
Chose When I Work
When I Work was simply the easiest of all of the products. It did everything that we needed it to do while not taking three training classes to learn.
Chose When I Work
When I Work was recommended to me by a friend. I never considered another service, nor have I since I started using When I Work.
Chose When I Work
When I Work is the first program like this that I have used. I searched online and reviews were good, the price was good and ultimately we decided to give it a try. Prior to this I was manually scheduling and calculating everything. When I Work is simple to use and a great …
Chose When I Work
I know my co-workers have evaluated many other products similar to When I Work, out of an effort to replace our using When I Work with something better and more efficient. Still, so far, they have not been able to find anything else that can suit our needs better. I was not …
Chose When I Work
The only other product we've used for staffing, outside of When I Work, is Outlook. We used shared calendars and sending emails. While the shared calendars worked for a while, the technology was outdated for the demand and emails aren't as efficient for a technology-driven …
Chose When I Work
When we were deciding on a scheduling software we evaluated When I Work and When To Work as our potential solutions. Ultimately we decided on When I Work because it offered a more user-friendly interface and was easier to use than the When To Work option. When I Work fit our …
Chose When I Work
No other product was launched in the same field with When I Work was in workforce management.
Chose When I Work
Prior to When I Work, we had been using a Google calendar. This turned out to be difficult to track, and employees would never know who else was working the shift, nor could they easily access it without a Google Account. When I Work is both app and website based and can be …
Chose When I Work
When I work worked the best for our company and needs we had for it. The reason we went with when I work was it was easy to use, visually appealing, and allowed us to track when people were working or on PTO. This has been great for our support department.
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User Ratings
Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)When I Work
Likelihood to Recommend
7.1
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
6.9
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.0
(0 ratings)
8.7
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)When I Work
Likelihood to Recommend
UKG Dimensions provides an extensive feature offering for advanced scheduling in non-procedural clinical settings and administrative operations. Although EZ-Call can be used for procedural areas the lack of out the box integration with [UKG] Dimensions creates an undesirable experience for departments needing both products. UKG [Dimensions] can increase customer adoption by offering a more integrated experience for clinical settings requiring both products.
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I recommend When I Work to those companies that are looking for a way to manage work schedules and want to increase the productivity of all employees. This is an important platform that would bring excellent results to small, medium and large companies. This is a constant monitoring system which allows employees to complete their tasks in the indicated time, When I Work sends automated alerts when an employee is not complying with their tasks and this allows us to know exactly the productivity we are having in each one of the sectors. It is an excellent platform for planning and administration of working hours, it has a very easy-to-use UI that allows schedules to be easily managed. Without a doubt, When I Work would be a perfect implementation for any sector or company, since it has a lot of potential to collect exact data on compliance with working hours.
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Pros
  • rule analysis- the rule analysis in this product is much cleaner and easy to follow compared to WFC
  • The level of granularity on FAPs is very helpful for configuring access compared to other platforms
  • UI is very easy to follow and intuitive
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  • When I Work allowed me to color-code each employee's schedule.
  • When I Work allowed me to show who was "off" during what time of day. This was essential for morale, as our event included 16-18 hour days, and I wanted to show that everyone had down time each day.
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Cons
  • Integrations need to be more accessible to the administration and more flexible in change adoption.
  • Performance Reviews need to be flexible on the cycles. We don't offer PR all on one focal date. We review employees on their anniversary dates.
  • Attendance Tracking needs to deliver more real-time notifications and correct itself real-time when exceptions or incidents are fixed.
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  • Customer service only available by chat or email. No phone- which is crazy, in my opinion. Slows down, getting things done.
  • Understanding their charges is a pain. I still don't know what I am paying for.
  • If you are being overcharged, they don't care; they keep you on billing for something in a group.
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Likelihood to Renew
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It's a powerful tool for employee management and intuitive to use.
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Usability
UKG Dimensions is very user-friendly from an employee and supervisor standpoint. It is very robust on an admin level and can get complicated; however, you can do so many things with it that is outweighs the complexity. The security for UKG Dimensions needs to be revamped however. It is very cumbersome and not user-friendly.
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While it's one of the better apps, my only complaint is the icon layout of the dash; mouseover sometimes doesn't work for my system.
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Support Rating
  • Kronos Workforce Dimensions a new product, and it has a lot of scope for improvement, with future releases. One of the best tools to perform time tracking.
  • Their support team is very knowledgeable, and their SLA's are pretty tight. Any query raised would be addressed in a few hours.
  • Timeclock configuration can be complicated; however, their support team knows the processes and guidelines.
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Every time I contact When I Work staff with an issue, someone is there with a quick solution to my problem. I love the chat feature. I can continue to work on other things while the When I Work representative assists me.
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Implementation Rating
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Make certain your team knows how to turn off alerts and utilise the system.
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Alternatives Considered
WorkForce Software has a solid foundation for enterprise scaled employee counts of 100,000 employees and supports multiple assignment configurations, i.e. one employee can have multiple timesheets that multiple managers can own. UKG has one employee to one timecard. It makes it hard for companies that have employees that can have multiple jobs within the organization that can have separate timecards that report to multiple managers. UKG works well for medium size employee counts, once over 10K employees, you start to see the system have performance issues. WorkForce was able to handle 80K employees and process an employee demographic file in 2 hours, while UKG with 26K employees takes 6 hours. WorkForce lacks end-user configuration documentation, while UKG has great documentation and training materials. UKG's user community is top-notch, while WorkForce's has before 3 years, there has been no improvement. UKG has a better support model for end-user support. Workforce provides database access and the ability to write javascript for integrations. UKG has no access to the database and uses APIs that are not [flexible] to retrieve data. End-user configuration for UKG does not require a programmer or IT professional, while WorkForce has a powerful rules engine policy editor that makes it highly [flexible].
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When I Work seemed a bit easier to implement for our team and employees. When I Work had all the things we needed without a lot of the bells and whistles that we wouldn't really utilize. When I Work was also a bit more affordable for our budget. Overall, it was the better choice.
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Return on Investment
  • Employee can now pickup open shift without us calling them
  • Employees can request PTO from the Web and mobile app without email and manual time entry
  • We are still constantly struggling and dealing with scheduling employees with multiple jobs
  • Without a working business structure automation, we are spending much more time dealing with department and job changes on the business structure
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  • Compared to what I've used before, When I Work allows you to interact with your staff more than other scheduling apps.
  • Though I don't know the cost, I was told it was cheaper than it's counterparts.
  • The app doesn't have all of the features as the full website, but it's pretty close.
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ScreenShots

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