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    Paycom

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/APaycom is an automated HCM platform, built on a single database that eliminates redundant data entry through automation. A payroll and HR software solution, Paycom is used by organizations of all sizes to access employee data without navigating multiple systems.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
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
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    Community Pulse
    PaycomUKG Ready
    Considered Both Products
    Paycom
    Chose Paycom
    Paycom is much better than ADP for service, support and cost. Paycom is better that UKG for lots of reason to include support. The UKG system we used was supported by a reseller and their service was terrible. We are now using Paylocity at other locations. I like the Paylocity
    Incentivized
    Chose Paycom
    I appreciate the single database platform. Some of the other programs I have used in the past are not as intuitive or user-friendly. The reporting is accurate and timely. There isn't any confusion between the modules trying to communicate with one another. We also have …
    Incentivized
    Chose Paycom
    It's truly all-in-one if you want it to be. Areas of the system talk to other areas in a system. If there are issues, you can talk to your specialist, and they work to resolve issues as quickly as possible. You don't have to put a ticket in and hope that it gets fixed …
    Incentivized
    Chose Paycom
    Paycom has leverage over all systems I've worked on outside of Workday. Workday has the ability to be a global HRIS. Paycom is a single sign-on home built system versus the others have use interfaces to have a complete solution.
    Incentivized
    Chose Paycom
    We were too frustrated with Paycom to want to stay any longer. The other products were all better and cost effective.
    Incentivized
    UKG
    Chose UKG Ready
    UKG Ready by far exceeds Paycom's functionality and customer service.
    Incentivized
    Chose UKG Ready
    Paycom was not user-friendly and each option included a huge cost and the return on investment was over 5 years, which is not a good ROI for our facility.
    Incentivized
    Chose UKG Ready
    We selected UKG Ready mostly for the robust reporting and the mobile app's similarity to the web navigation. We also preferred the ability to customize the onboarding for new hires to improve their experience before they started and on their first day. We also felt that, for …
    Incentivized
    Chose UKG Ready
    UKG Ready is more user friendly and appears more professional. The reporting is also much better with UKG Ready.
    Incentivized
    Chose UKG Ready
    UKG Ready is much more user friendly. We like the functionality of the platform and look. Visually, it is more appealing to our employees. The pre-built reports have been great, and the ability to create or modify them to our needs is appreciated and easy to navigate, making …
    Incentivized
    Chose UKG Ready
    We evaluated Zenefits, Paycom, and Criterion. We felt that Kronos WFR was the best fit for our company in both the features and price.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
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    83%
    Would buy again
    161 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    531 Answers
    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    136 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    602 Answers
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    171 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    415 Answers
    75%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    82%
    Implementation went as expected
    375 Answers
    62%
    Implementation went as expected
    90 Answers
    Features
    PaycomUKG Ready
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Paycom and UKG Ready
    Feature
    Paycom
    8.1
    564 Ratings
    1% below category average
    UKG Ready
    7.7
    264 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Employee demographic data8.9518 Ratings8.8235 Ratings
    Employment history8.1498 Ratings8.1226 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration8.1497 Ratings8.1230 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.8.1499 Ratings7.5213 Ratings
    Organizational charting7.6403 Ratings5.7175 Ratings
    Organization and location management8.0442 Ratings7.7201 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)8.1413 Ratings8.3172 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Paycom and UKG Ready
    Feature
    Paycom
    8.3
    564 Ratings
    1% above category average
    UKG Ready
    8.3
    256 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Pay calculation8.8548 Ratings9.0236 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors6.447 Ratings7.0143 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.597 Ratings8.1129 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration8.4482 Ratings8.1190 Ratings
    Direct deposit files9.1545 Ratings9.0199 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management8.4455 Ratings8.2179 Ratings
    Reimbursement management8.3317 Ratings8.67 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Paycom and UKG Ready
    Feature
    Paycom
    8.5
    495 Ratings
    3% above category average
    UKG Ready
    8.0
    231 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Approval workflow8.5469 Ratings8.1213 Ratings
    Balance details8.4470 Ratings7.5221 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment8.5395 Ratings8.4190 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Paycom and UKG Ready
    Feature
    Paycom
    8.7
    566 Ratings
    5% above category average
    UKG Ready
    8.1
    244 Ratings
    2% below category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information9.0556 Ratings8.4225 Ratings
    Update personal information9.2562 Ratings8.4232 Ratings
    View company policy documentation8.8501 Ratings7.9192 Ratings
    Employee recognition8.0276 Ratings7.88 Ratings
    View job history8.6463 Ratings7.9199 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of Paycom and UKG Ready
    Feature
    Paycom
    4.9
    26 Ratings
    49% below category average
    UKG Ready
    8.4
    93 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Tracking of all physical assets4.926 Ratings8.493 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of Paycom and UKG Ready
    Feature
    Paycom
    7.2
    501 Ratings
    5% below category average
    UKG Ready
    7.8
    245 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Report builder7.9494 Ratings8.0240 Ratings
    Pre-built reports7.9488 Ratings7.9240 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data5.855 Ratings7.512 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Paycom and UKG Ready
    Feature
    Paycom
    8.4
    494 Ratings
    4% above category average
    UKG Ready
    7.5
    173 Ratings
    7% below category average
    New hire portal8.5488 Ratings7.8172 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools8.3425 Ratings7.2144 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Paycom and UKG Ready
    Feature
    Paycom
    6.3
    294 Ratings
    25% below category average
    UKG Ready
    8.0
    109 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Corporate goal setting4.236 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Individual goal setting8.0271 Ratings7.2101 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility4.835 Ratings8.69 Ratings
    Performance tracking8.0289 Ratings7.2107 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Paycom and UKG Ready
    Feature
    Paycom
    7.9
    372 Ratings
    1% below category average
    UKG Ready
    7.8
    135 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Performance plans7.8343 Ratings7.7123 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans7.8326 Ratings7.5111 Ratings
    Review status tracking7.9331 Ratings8.0120 Ratings
    Review reminders8.0339 Ratings8.0126 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency7.8303 Ratings7.9110 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Paycom and UKG Ready
    Feature
    Paycom
    7.9
    95 Ratings
    0% above category average
    UKG Ready
    7.7
    56 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Create succession plans/pools7.955 Ratings7.348 Ratings
    Candidate ranking7.873 Ratings7.629 Ratings
    Candidate search7.990 Ratings8.034 Ratings
    Candidate development7.974 Ratings8.029 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Paycom and UKG Ready
    Feature
    Paycom
    7.6
    370 Ratings
    4% below category average
    UKG Ready
    7.9
    139 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Job Requisition Management7.8333 Ratings8.0120 Ratings
    Company Website Posting8.0328 Ratings8.5115 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media7.4259 Ratings7.888 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting7.8303 Ratings8.095 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention6.9282 Ratings6.790 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking7.7340 Ratings8.3120 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts7.9351 Ratings7.8128 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    PaycomUKG Ready
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (736 ratings)
    8.2
    (292 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (31 ratings)
    8.0
    (19 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (124 ratings)
    8.2
    (175 ratings)
    Availability
    9.5
    (4 ratings)
    5.0
    (4 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    5.0
    (8 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.9
    (59 ratings)
    5.0
    (75 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.8
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    6.0
    (4 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.5
    (9 ratings)
    5.0
    (11 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    5.0
    (5 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.5
    (3 ratings)
    6.3
    (136 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.5
    (4 ratings)
    3.0
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    5.0
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    5.0
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    PaycomUKG Ready
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Paycom
    My company is currently at around 2,000 employees and meets all expectations. I have worked at companies of up to 7,000 employees that also used Paycom and that met all expectations as well. I do not know that Paycom would be worth it from a pricing perspective for a smaller company, maybe 30 employees or less. I also believe Paycom has an opportunity to better partner with clients in mergers and acquisitions.
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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
    Paycom
    • I like the employee self-service feature. It's very straightforward and easy to use. I also like my representative, Mikey. He's been very helpful—every time I call him, I get the assistance I need. I also appreciate how quickly I can get someone on the phone and get help when needed.
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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
    Paycom
    • I am not a fan of the most recent update. I wasn't prepared for the change especially given it came right before payroll was processed. I'm told given time, I will get used to it and I'm always open to change for the better.
    • IWant™ feature isn't what I hoped it would be. I haven't used it much given the information I need in Paycom I can find quickly on my own. I have heard however that several employees utilize and appreciate the IWant™ feature.
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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
    Paycom
    we are having no problems with how the system works and our support system at paycom is the best - we are learning more and using the system in more ways all the time the only thing that could be better is pricing on some things
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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
    Paycom
    I'm probably going to have to go seven and three-quarter to eight, and that may be user error to me because I know Paycom has got it figured out, but there's times I just can't figure it out, even with some of the tutorials, the university, the show-mes, and calling Alex, our representative. He can hold my hand and walk me through that process, and it just may be I didn't get it, but that's why I gave that score. I'd give it a solid nine.
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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
    Paycom
    They are very dependable and I have never experience any 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
    Paycom
    Yes load quickly
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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
    Paycom
    In 6 years, we've never had a bad experience with client support. We implemented during COVID, and I was the only person in HR at the time. I was also having to homeschool our children, which meant bizarre work hours and limited time to focus on platform build at times. There were nights that I was literally on calls at 11 pm and the implementation team was unbelievably supportive. Recently, a Position Seat specialist came on site to help us set up for our 5 client codes - the experience was transformative for how we use the platform and an absolute game changer. I trust Paycom because I trust our representatives. They truly are strategic partners for us, and work to ensure we're maximizing the platform and that our needs are being met
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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
    Paycom
    Tadd and Ellie have been great! They have show us many aspects that implementation did not. They are very personable and action oriented as well. Anytime we need them they offer to swing in.
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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
    Paycom
    It was good, but hard to know what questions you need to ask until you actually get in there and start working with a live product. But Paycom is also very helpful every time I call and can't figure something out. Nathan has been very friendly and helpful no matter what I call him about. He is always eager to help out.
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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
    Paycom
    Not at all satisfied it was a nightmare we spent over 8 months with the implementation team having issues after issues all related to the Puerto Rico regulations (half my employees are in Puerto Rico) and at the end we were moved over from the implementation team to the production team without all the issues being resolved
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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
    Paycom
    I have not currently used any other products. I'm still kind of new to the HR industry. The only other thing that I really have to compare it to is Vonmar's system, which they created themselves, and it was not user-friendly.
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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
    Paycom
    They are not able to meet our current needs
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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
    Paycom
    • It's helped us save time. We've been able to automate a number of payroll and accounting functions. It's also enabled our employees to use the ask gear feature. So it's really saved time, and also we've not gotten hacked, which is always a plus.
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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

    Paycom Screenshots

    Screenshot of A new study that reveals that for a composite organization representative of interviewed clients, unifying HR and payroll in a single-database software with automation and streamlined workflows achieved a three-year 362% ROI and resulted in: $1.4M net present value*; over 45% total time saved by HR; 80% time saved on compliance work.Screenshot of Full-Solution Automation and Auto-Decisioning Powered By a Single DatabaseScreenshot of Employee Self-Service

    UKG Ready Screenshots

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