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What is UKG Pro?

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.

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Recent Reviews

UKG Pro Review 2024

7 out of 10
February 26, 2024
Incentivized
We use UKG Pro; Onboarding and Time Management.

We don't get the support we need from UKG Pro or if we do, it's not timely.

We do …
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UKG

9 out of 10
February 23, 2024
Incentivized
We use UKG for HR/Payroll/Benefits. We wanted a system where everything would live and UKG does that for us.
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UKG Pro Review

10 out of 10
February 21, 2024
Incentivized
We use UKG Pro for onboarding internal new hires, Processing Payroll, benefit integration with Plansource, BI Reporting, PTO …
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Strong Product.

8 out of 10
January 29, 2024
Incentivized
I am an HR Director, and I use UKG Pro every day. UKG Pro is our HRIS system of record for nearly 625 employees. In addition, we utilize …
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Popular Features

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  • Update personal information (776)
    8.9
    89%
  • View job history (759)
    8.9
    89%
  • View and generate pay and benefit information (769)
    8.8
    88%
  • Employment history (762)
    8.7
    87%

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What is UKG Pro?

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.

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Features

Human Resource Management

Organizing, tracking and providing instant access to critical employee data, job profiles, transfers, promotions, and benefits information.

8.4
Avg 7.8

Payroll Management

Provides for pay calculation and benefit plan administration, in addition to managing direct deposit, salary revisions and payroll tracking.

8.6
Avg 8.0

Leave and Attendance Management

Streamlines communication between HR and employees and facilitates efficient management of employee leave including requisitions, approvals, balance calculation, and annual carry-forward.

8.4
Avg 8.1

Employee Self Service

Employee portal allowing employees to view and update their personal information.

8.5
Avg 8.1

Asset Management

Maintaining a record of assets such as laptops, pagers, cell phones, etc. issued to employees. Record typically includes asset type, number, serial number and date of issuance.

8.5
Avg 7.7

HR Reporting

Pre-built and custom reports, and integration with external data.

7.7
Avg 7.6

Onboarding

Employee onboarding is the process of orienting new hires to the social and performance aspects of their jobs so that they are able to function in their new roles as quickly as possible.

8.6
Avg 8.0

Performance and Goals

Goal alignment is the practice of ensuring that all employees have clearly defined goals in support of the overall corporate strategy.

7.9
Avg 8.1

Performance Management

Performance management is the process of ensuring employees meet pre-determined objectives and goals through regular check-ins and appraisals.

8.1
Avg 7.9

Succession Planning

Succession planning is the identification and development of internal employees with the potential to fill key business leadership positions in the company.

8.5
Avg 7.9

Recruiting / ATS

Recruiting or Applicant Tracking Software is software used to manage the recruitment process electronically by handling job postings, applicant status, resume management, etc.

8.5
Avg 7.7
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Product Details

What is UKG Pro?

Designed for organizations that prioritize diverse workforces and cultures of trust and belonging, UKG Pro® aims to put people at the center of an organization's strategy. From HR and complex payroll to talent and industry-focused workforce management (WFM), UKG's human capital management solution (HCM) aims to anticipate people’s needs beyond just work.

UKG Pro Features

Human Resource Management Features

  • Supported: Employee demographic data
  • Supported: Employment history
  • Supported: Job profiles and administration
  • Supported: Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
  • Supported: Benefits information
  • Supported: Organizational charting
  • Supported: Organization and location management
  • Supported: Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)

Payroll Management Features

  • Supported: Pay calculation
  • Supported: Support for external payroll vendors
  • Supported: Off-cycle/On-Demand payment
  • Supported: Payroll history for each employee
  • Supported: Benefit plan administration
  • Supported: Direct deposit files
  • Supported: Payroll tracking and auditing
  • Supported: Salary revision and increment management
  • Supported: Statutory form management

Leave and Attendance Management Features

  • Supported: Approval workflow
  • Supported: Email notifications
  • Supported: Balance details
  • Supported: Annual carry-forward and encashment

Employee Self Service Features

  • Supported: Employee login
  • Supported: View and generate pay and benefit information
  • Supported: Update personal information
  • Supported: Request time off
  • Supported: View job history
  • Supported: View company policy documentation
  • Supported: View company news and information
  • Supported: Employee recognition

Asset Management Features

  • Supported: Tracking of all physical assets
  • Supported: Asset issue and transfer management
  • Supported: Asset return
  • Supported: Warranty and after-sales status maintenance contract tracking

HR Reporting Features

  • Supported: Report builder
  • Supported: Pre-built reports
  • Supported: Ability to combine HR data with external data

Integration with other HR capabilities Features

  • Supported: Additional HR capabilities (talent management, LMS, etc.) supplied by same vendor
  • Supported: Additional HR capabilities (talent management, LMS, etc.) supplied by different vendor

Performance Management Features

  • Supported: Performance plans
  • Supported: Performance improvement plans
  • Supported: Review status tracking
  • Supported: Review reminders
  • Supported: Multiple review frequency

Succession Planning Features

  • Supported: Create succession plans/pools
  • Supported: Candidate ranking
  • Supported: Candidate search
  • Supported: Candidate development

Onboarding Features

  • Supported: New hire portal
  • Supported: Manager tracking tools

Performance and Goals Features

  • Supported: Corporate goal setting
  • Supported: Individual goal setting
  • Supported: Line-of sight-visibility
  • Supported: Performance tracking

Recruiting / ATS Features

  • Supported: Job Requisition Management
  • Supported: Company Website Posting
  • Supported: Publish to Social Media
  • Supported: Job Search Site Posting
  • Supported: Duplicate Candidate Prevention
  • Supported: Applicant Tracking
  • Supported: Notifications and Alerts

Additional Features

  • Supported: Rich Workforce Insight
  • Supported: One Unified Solution
  • Supported: Simple, Person-Centric Tools and Experiences

UKG Pro Screenshots

Screenshot of UKG Pro People CenterScreenshot of UKG Pro PayrollScreenshot of UKG Pro Mobile AppScreenshot of UKG Pro RecruitingScreenshot of UKG Pro Employee Voice

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UKG Pro Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Blackberry, Mobile Web
Supported CountriesUltiPro Global HCM captures country-specific localizations for over 65 countries
Supported LanguagesUS English, UK English, Canadian English, Canadian French, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Dutch, German, Italian, French (France), Filipino (Tagalog), Malay, and more

Frequently Asked Questions

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.

ADP Vantage HCM, Workday Human Capital Management, and ADP Workforce Now are common alternatives for UKG Pro.

Reviewers rate Direct deposit files highest, with a score of 9.3.

The most common users of UKG Pro are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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September 25, 2023

UKG Pro is the way to go!

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
UKG Pro [(formerly Ultimate Software UltiPro)] is used across the whole organization. It addresses many process. We use UKG for HRIS, Talent Management, Benefits Administration, Payroll Processing, Time and Attendance, Recruiting and Onboarding, Compliance and Reporting.
  • Employee File Storage and Compliance
  • Recruiting & Onboarding
  • Time Management
  • Process Automation
  • Open Enrollment
  • File Feeds
  • EEOC Reports
  • W2 Generating
  • State Compliance Forms
  • BI Reports could be more user friendly to build from scratch.
  • Open Enrollment Reports could be more inclusive to include the past elections and new elections summary and if they were declined all together.
  • UKG Case Management Notifications are not always sent out to users.
  • Past OE Sessions need a closed button and should be able to make changes once closed.
UKG Pro [(formerly Ultimate Software UltiPro)] is best suited in Organizations that have 50 or more employees. It works well for multilayered organizations like healthcare companies, accounting firms, organizations with unions etc. I wouldn't recommend for small mom and pop organizations or start-up organizations.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use the Recruiting and Onboarding sections the most, but I also have some use of BI, User Administration, and pretty regular use of Standard Reports as well. As an organization we utilize the platform for benefits, time management, payroll, recruiting and onboarding, BI, and reporting. I am not involved in payroll and time management. We also use UKG Pro Learning for our organizational online training needs.
  • All-in-one solution
  • Frequent updates and communications
  • Aasy-to-use LMS with UKG Pro Learning
  • Speed/timeliness of support case requests.
  • Performance management could be improved to compete with other PM software products.
  • It's hard to find training for people who aren't already well-versed using BI. It seems like when I try to attend live webinars of BI training they're for people who are already very comfortable using it and I need a more basic starter to get more familiar with the navigation.
Jason Haskins | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
UKG Pro is a our HRIS system which is used for Payroll and Benefits management. We have several of the modules to address workforce management, learning, performance and document management. UKG Pro assists us with the various facets of managing our employees and the HR functions.
  • Integrates well between the modules
  • Benefits management
  • Open Enrollment
  • Employee Self Service
  • Online community for users
  • Their support follow through can be lacking
  • Communication for system outages/known issues
  • More control of security for administrators
UKG Pro is the only HRIS system that I have worked with. I have found it to be very intuitive to learn and use. UKG is always enhancing and updating the features based on suggestions from the user community. I would expect that it would work well with any organization, but it is key that it is implemented according to how you need to use it.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Our company moved to UKG Pro in 2019. This was our first successful joint HR and Payroll solution. UKG Pro streamlined our practices in so many ways. We were able to have one system of record to store and maintain employee information. We were able to streamline our resources, which allowed us to have more time to focus on other HR initiatives. We transitioned our company from paper forms, to online workflows which reduced time and limited document loss. We were able to add additional modules to our core HR and Payroll product, and fully integrated performance management, learning & development, benefits, and compensation management. UKG is always updating their product so that it is the best on the market and we really felt that. The system was easy to use and has a modern look and feel. I loved my time using UKG Pro and would suggest it to anyone looking for a new HRIS.
  • Offers a full suite of products for business needs
  • Has a modern look and feel
  • Easily configurable
  • Great reporting tools
  • Sometimes products are rolled out before they are fully ready - functionality isn't 100% at first implementation.
  • Everything is an upcharge
  • Response time to tickets is inconsistent and take much longer to close since the merger of Ulti and Kronos
If you're looking for a modern solution UKG Pro is perfect. However you will need dedicated support from 1 or more employees on your HR team, there is so much functionality it is a lot for one person to cover.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We initially chose UKG as our HRIS when we decided to leave our PEO in 2020. It allowed us to effectively bring all HR functions in house including payroll, compliance, time tracking, document storage, recruiting, onboarding, leave tracking, etc. We have 600+ employees at over 120 locations all over the USA. UKG allows us to manage our employee data and care for our team members.
  • Complex location/pay group set up
  • Time tracking, transfers and geofencing
  • Request approvals/workflows for changes
  • Customer support
  • Timecard reporting
  • Delegations
Excellent for complex payroll situations including multiple states and locations. Great if you have leadership buy-in and the ability to pay for the best platform.

Poor customer service. Tickets take a long time to resolve and each person seems to specialize, meaning you get handed around quite a bit before finding the person who can solve the problem.
Score 1 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
The company uses UKG Pro for payroll and time tracking. I am only involved in using their Cognos reporting engine and the associated API to extract data from UKG Pro.
  • unknown
  • In my opinion, customer support often cannot answer questions without pointing us to their consulting group
  • In my opinion, integration of payroll with timekeeping is difficult
  • In my opinion, API support is weak, one one tab of a report can be exported and the API is not at all flexible...
My experience is only in integrating it into our data infrastructure and it has been a nightmare. In my opinion, their reporting engine is terrible, I have worked in IT for decades and worked with many reporting engines and in my opinion, theirs is literally the worst I have ever seen. I believe that is followed up by awkward integration of their payroll and timekeeping systems. Finally their API to automate export of data from their systems is extremely limited, in my opinion.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
First and foremost, we needed a solution that could grow with us. We were likely a bit small when we signed with UKG, but have since doubled our size and it was needed for our growth success. It offers one integrated solution for our US and Canadian based employees. One of the first things it tackled was an electronic onboarding offering - no more printed sheets with physical signatures. Next up was recruiting automation. Then came open enrollment/life event efficiency. This tool is integral to our success.
  • Ease of flow from recruiting to onboarding to hire
  • Configurability of what we want managers to see vs what employees see vs what admin sees
  • I don't think it gets any better than what UKG People Analytics offers
  • Timeliness of tax responses. They are great with handling, but would love quicker replies
  • Would love the ability to log in as the employee.
A company that is on the verge of midsize and expects to grow would be a great option for UKG. My experience lands in these two company sizes. However, based on what I've seen, I expect UKG would be more than capable of handling enterprise organization as well. Obviously interstate and international would work as well as our company is both and UKG works beautifully to provide a one-stop shop for our admins and employees.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use the core system as well as UTM (UKG Time Management) and Onboarding. We use it for onboarding, process hires, workflows, performance reviews, timekeeping, payroll, reporting, dashboarding as well as many other HR functions. We use it to help our processes in HR become more efficient and accurate.
  • Cognos Analytics provides live data reporting with 1000s of reportable fields.
  • The product is aesthetically pleasing allowing for users to learn more efficiently.
  • You can create processes either extremely high level or with more granularity, depending on company needs.
  • More fields in the onboarding BI package would be great.
  • Salary/Performance planning should be included in the base package in my opinion, not as an additional cost, this is a basic HR function everyone needs.
  • More consistency in support teams, we are constantly getting a new account manager and they have to re-learn our company needs, it gets exhausting.
I enjoy the look and feel of UKG. UKG also does a good job with the R1/Spring and R2/Fall releases, usually they listen to customer needs and try to make updates based off of some of those needs. I don't like that not everyone has BackOffice, the web is still nowhere close to where it needs to be to have the same access and abilities as backoffice.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use UKG Pro for all our reporting, Human Resources and payroll needs.
  • People Analytics---customer support reps. are knowledgeable and helpful
  • Import tool--valuable asset for customers to have the ability to import files without having to create a case
  • Mass Updates--another tool that allows customers to make their own updates en mass
  • Case selection items--there is no clear distinction for the customer as to which item to choose when creating a case. I.E. When do we choose system administration as opposed to HR administration?
  • UKG Learning--There should be a way to add someone to the area to take classes without allowing them access to cases, sign up for classes that were unassigned
  • Demonstrations---UKG allows customers to give webinars on how they use the system. At times, UKG reps. do this as well, but would like to see them do this more often
Recruiting module---The onboarding, creating of opportunites meets most of our business needs. However, it isn't easy to create a report to capture the length of time a candidate has been within each step. This would be beneficial as we would be able to tell where the bottlenecks may be. If it takes awhile for the manager to review a resume or application, then the time to fill a position is increased. We'd like to easily show this problem to management.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use UKG Pro as our HRIS and Payroll system. Over the years we have added Onboarding, Recruitment, Talent Management, Workforce Management, and most recently Document Manager. We are looking to implement UKG Learning and UKG Voice to have a fully integrated system. UKG is our system of record for employee information, payroll processing and information, performance reviews, job competitions, employee file management and more. The system is very configurable to meet individual needs and the Ultimate Community is a wealth of knowledge and resources.
  • 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.
  • When exploring new modules both prior and post purchase and launch, it would be nice to see real world examples of how the product is used at similar companies.
  • Having a UKG Pro expert reach out from time to time with tips on how we can use our instance of UKG Pro to the fullest extent. Sometimes you don't know what you don't know.
  • Greater assistance with API's would be helpful.
I've really only had positive experiences with UKG Pro. Most recently we completed an import for salary changes but the data file contained information that should not have been imported and UKG was immediately on it to help us remove the job history record from those who weren't supposed to receive an increase.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I mainly use UKG in recruitment, onboarding and Performance Management.
My Company has high volume of hiring across Canada, UKG recruitment and onboarding is able to facilitate the process in a simple and efficient way. We involved many hiring managers and sections, but HR can monitor the process in an integrated platform.
  • Easy to understand, and straight forward
  • Ultimate Community is fantastic, knowledge sharing is powerful
  • In recruiting gateway, the use email should be verified during account registration. We sometimes found some candidates they put a wrong or invalid email address in the last stage, and we have to start over the whole process from the beginning.
  • Work location should be one of the field can be added in the offer letter.
The recruiting gateway is not well suited for internal candidates. Once we hire the internal candidate, the candidate's name will appear in the process hire and treat them as a new hire. Then we have to delete them in the process hire.
Is the system can move them in a change process (like promotion, or change title) when they identify this is an internal candidate?
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
With our constant growth and being in so many cities UKG streamlines all of our business needs. We have grown into our UKG processes and explore more growth in UKG each year to maximize our associate's experience. The more they can utilize UKG with our associates the better we are.
  • Modernize
  • Streamline
  • Communicate
  • Grow
  • Updates
  • Training Material
I personally love using UKG and love to show our organization better ways to utilize the product. Yes, everything costs money and as a hospitality industry HR does not make money but what we do have to do is ensure our associate's are being paid quickly, correctly and accurately. As the world grows UKG grows with it and ensuring that compliance is at the forefront.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I was part of the original project team that implemented UKG Pro (then UltiPro) for our company in 2017 to 2018. We were also a beta customer for the Benefits Prime (now Benefits Administration) system. We have since added additional modules to our platform, including Performance Management, Compensation Management, LMS (integrated with LinkedIn Learning), and UKG Dimensions (in progress now). We have integrated UKG Pro with our SuccessFactors succession planning system and our iCIMS Recruiting and Onboarding system.
UKG Pro manages all of our associate HR, Payroll and Benefits data seamlessly and integrates our multiple platforms that I support as part of the IT Corporate Applications department. We have found that the system is easy to navigate and use for our business customers, and also provides excellent training and documentation materials for customers.
  • Easy to navigate pages for HR, Payroll, Benefits and System Administrators
  • Excellent BI reporting resources and sample/demo reports
  • Customization resources for system pages via Platform Configuration
  • Mass upload capability via the Mass Update feature and Import Tool
  • Unable to process Promotions as part of the Compensation Management merit process
  • Unable to view configuration tables in the Benefits Administration (PlanSource) system
  • Difficulty in configuring security for managers who require visibility to more than one Org Level hierarchy in UKG Pro
  • Platform configuration fields are difficult to add to queries and do not interface to other modules/systems
Prior to working with UKG Pro (UltiPro), I was a software developer and analyst for the PeopleSoft suite of HCM products and thought that they were the best on the market. UltiPro (now UKG Pro) was my first exposure to SaaS (cloud-based) HCM systems, and I must say that I now prefer this platform since I no longer need to handle never-ending tax and regulatory updates, but just receive the bulletins of changes as they are applied, as well as receiving 2 major releases per year, which are much easier to handle. I also like the frequent Newswires and Customer Community which provide ongoing information regarding system updates and great ideas shared by other UKG customers for creative ways to utilize the system. I have been a big fan of the online training and targeted webinars (especially for BI reporting, payroll functionality, etc.) that have been provided in the past and hope to see that continue under the UKG Pro merger.
William Yiu | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use UKG Pro as our HRMS, we use it from Recruiting to Onboarding and throughout the entire employee tenure with the company, and we also pay our employees through UKG Pro. UKG Pro help maintains and manage our employee data, and we build and run reports for employee analytics. It's important to have a centralized cloud solution our employees can enter and update their information with ease.
  • Reliable employee database, there [isn't as much] downtime compared to some other solutions
  • Easy to use and user friendly in general.
  • Spring and Fall updates in UKG Pro are generally great.
  • Open Enrollment/Life Events need some updates and enhancements, it's long overdue.
  • Allow customers to keep the classic menu or new modern menu as they like.
  • Need more robust and dynamic workflow/approval path, a way that the system can be smart enough to set approval path that will cascade up from employee level up to CEO level for approval
  • Dashboards that can be use in classic homepage and push out to employees based on their security roles
The best scenario is a company at least has 1 HRIS person who is dedicated to [learning] how to best utilize the system, UKG Pro may not be best suited for very small companies without an HRIS person. Support is usually provided generic responses and answers and refers to specific articles where customers have to read and figure how to go about fixing an issue. Not all HR professionals have the time and knowledge to just read an article and resolve their issues on their own.
March 27, 2023

HR Dreams come true

Tonia Douglas | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use UKG Pro for payroll, tax payments and wage garnishments, HR record-keeping, recruiting, onboarding, offboarding, benefits, surveys, timekeeping, performance reviews, reporting. We currently have 13 component companies on [the] UKG Pro Platform and three different payroll frequencies. We also use UKG Pro as the system to feed employee status and employment information to our active directory, IT set-ups in Service Now, and other 3rd party systems the business units use to manage employee user access.
  • Streamline payroll and tax payments
  • BI reports and analytics - via scheduled delivery
  • Consolidating all employee data on a user-friendly platform for easy navigation and administration
  • Products are holistic, and all geared towards helping HR and companies manage their teams and team members
  • Include SSO links in notification emails for users that work in the field that use the mobile app, as well as the standard links that route back to the desktop. e.g. PTO request approvals, job requisition approvals, people assist notifications
  • Service requests in Ultimate Community have a serious lag. Provide more resources to get projects completed in a more timely manner. Most steps are stalled in our internal projects that require data feeds, UDES, or interface builds waiting for a UKG resource assignment.
I love that UKG [Pro] is open to new ideas and implementing changes based on client feedback. UKG [Pro] has a very robust reporting and analytic database with BI reporting. [The] platform is setup to handle the full life cycle of employees and is very user-friendly. UKG [Pro] is always upgrading and coming up with new products to enhance [the] user and admin experience.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Core system, payroll, recruiting, onboarding, benefit administration, performance management, and learning management system.
  • comprehensive HRIS system
  • reporting
  • employee administration
  • tax administration
  • Incredibly slow in creating new or modifying EDI/API file feeds with benefit carriers
  • Customer service case response times - have really slowed down over the last 1-2 years
For a non-complex workforce that doesn't have job changes (different pay rates based upon job duties like X rate when operating this machine but Y rate when operating that machine), it's very good. Not as good when the workforce gets a little more complex.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use UKG Pro to process payroll for our employees and independent contractors. We use UKG Pro for our HR systems to store our employee information. We use WFM to log in employee hours and use Time off system. In 2023 we will begin to use the Performance tool, for our annual reviews. This feature also includes goal, and goal setting to monitor progress. We also UKG to post company bulletins and handbooks, any information that is useful to the employee. We also use reporting system to pull reports needed each day to assist us with Payroll or HR needs.
  • Payroll Processing
  • Payment Tax Service
  • Year End reporting
  • Benefits
  • Recent server issues has cause slow time in using the system. Better and faster access to UKG Pro is helpful.
  • Support system has improved since our implementation but there is still room for improvement. The response time in some cases can be a week just to get someone assigned to a case
  • Unable to have our employees access 1099 NEC forms on their UKG accounts as well as t4A for our Canada contractors
UKG Pro is user friendly and mostly reliable, its a better system than ADP previously used. Its not 100% the best but its user friendly and easy to learn. The system may not be suitable for 1099 NEC payroll/reporting and Canadian Businesses that we were able to use in ADP to pay our businesses.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
UKG Pro is our Human Capital Management system. It carries our employee data through the whole life cycle: recruiting, onboarding, payroll, performance, benefits... We run reports through Cognos Analytics (BI). UKG Pro has pre-built many reports that are ready to use, and some of which need little modification to suit our specific needs.
  • data flows well from Recruiting through Onboarding into Core
  • they have a lot of resources available to help us learn
  • the employees I interact with really seem to care about customers
  • Their rapid response time for support has gotten unbearably long. Three years ago their customer support was stellar, now it's borderline terrible.
  • Usually when an employee has issues with UKG Pro, the solution is to clear cookies and cache, just because UKG is quirky.
  • The training - while there is a lot available, it is very general. It doesn't cover the "well, yeah, but what about this..." type of scenarios. Much of the training and resources only get you half way there.
I don't have experience with other HCM platforms, so it's difficult to expand on this. I like that it is user-friendly. Most of the every day stuff can be easily picked up and taught to others. The interface is pleasant enough to work with. They do make changes at their spring or fall updates that were clearly not thought through in many users' opinion. They have a great community where all customers are welcome and encouraged to ask questions and share knowledge and experience. I appreciate that.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use it for its HRIS, Recruitment and Onboarding capabilities. We also use Business Analytics to pull employee reports and analyze data. I love how all integrations work together seamlessly.
  • Easy to locate information
  • East to make changes and updates
  • User friendly
  • Adjusting user access for different integrations
  • Would like to see an option for candidates to include pronouns in Recruiting
  • Would like to shorten the application process in Recruiting for candidates
Would recommend for any organization looking to use multiple integrations within the same platform (i.e. Recruiting, Onboarding, HRIS, Business Analytics).
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We utilize several UKG modules including Pro, Compensation, Recruiting, Onboarding, and the LMS. We implemented 2 of those this year -- clearly, we love using UKG or we would not have signed up for those modules. UKG makes it really easy for us to manage our employee data in a single system, rather than having to make changes in several systems.
  • Employee data management is versatile and easy
  • Community and Learning center are great resources
  • The People Analytics reporting suite is great
  • It would be great to have more advanced classes on the reporting and event tools
I think UKG could fit almost any company or industry. It is so versatile that you could set it up to meet your specific needs. At our company, for example, we have 2 pay schedules for exempt and non-exempt employees. UKG is able to accommodate this unusual setup by allowing us to add multiple pay groups.
March 27, 2023

UKG Review

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
My company currently uses quite a few of the UKG modules. UKG addresses our recruiting issues by seamlessly taking the candidate from the first point of contact all the way through the employment stage. We have implemented the performance evaluation module which helped our company go from an old excel spreadsheet review to a streamlined review process in UKG. We have leveraged the ability to configure fields to meet our unique company needs.
  • Cognos reporting
  • Talent Management
  • HRIS administration
  • configurable fields in the recruiting module
  • the ability for new employees to upload documents in the onboarding module
  • remote employee taxes
UKG is a very robust system. There is always something new to learn. My favorite thing about the system is the configurable fields. Not every company is the same and this helps to be able to capture data specific to your company.
Stuart Ratliff | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use it to do my timecard, any pay inquiries including paystubs and to handle administrative tasks like changing bank accounts for direct deposits.

Furthermore, we use the site to carry out mandatory trainings per quarter and keep track on all trainings. This helps the company to be able to handle most HR inquiries and trainings in one consolidated website that is very easy to use.
  • Timecard Entry and Automation of Scheduling to enter Timecards.
  • Training tracking
  • Instant changes with Direct Deposit
  • Easy to use Mobile Application
  • Document acknowledgement at times is buggy
  • Restriction of downloading your own documents
  • Site doesn't play well on hardened networks.
UKGPro could be used with any company, but it is more recommended for an enterprise with about 2,500+ employees to use.

The reason I say that, is for the cost if your under 2,500 employees there are a lot of software options that companies can use that are definitely cheaper and can provide the same amount of functionality that UKGPro does. However if your company is more than 2,500 employees this is definitely the way to go because of its easy to use UI, its mobile application, and other top notch features.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
To my knowledge, we utilize UKG for Time Management, Pay, Time Off/PTO, UKG Pro Learning for Trainings and I believe we will soon start internal goals and reviews through UKG. I utilize UKG Pro as an employee that is not in the HR department so I do not see some of the implementation and back-end reporting. However, I think its ability to be all encompassing is a quality in a software tool that all businesses need.
  • HR and Talent Management
  • Time and Attendance
  • Reporting
  • Time Entry
  • Some items not mobile app friendly
  • More employee features
I like that with our company being mid-sized there are many tools we can utilize to onboard people. It is a great tool to be able to update learning and trainings. It is a great all in one system for so many tools for not only our HR team, but also our employees.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use UKG Pro for onboarding, electronic document acknowledgement and tracking, timekeeping, payroll, paid time off tracking and ACA tracking. It has helped us cut down on the paper since everything is electronic and everything is centralized so information is available to anyone in the organization who needs it. The security set up allows us to control who is able to see what in the system. The self service functionality allows us to have the employees and/or managers enter information into the system instead of sending it to payroll to enter for them which helps with accountability and workload for the payroll department. We are able to set up workflow so that we can monitor changes that are made in the system to ensure accuracy.
  • Keeping up to date with federal and state laws related to data retention and other rules
  • UKG Pro is constantly moving forward and changing the system to up with the latest technology and strives to improve the system for the users
  • The reporting functionality within the system is top notch
  • There are a few issues with the tax payment functionality. The system does not always match payment services which causes discrepancies in reporting.
  • Customer Support takes a long time to respond when a case is opened for assistance.
UKG Pro is user friendly and modernized that has helped us centralize all documentation related to payroll and Human Resources within the company. We use the timekeeping system as our system of record and it helps keeps us compliant in the states like California, Nevada and New York where they have special calculations related to overtime or spread of hours.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use UKG Pro as an HCM for payroll, recruiting, onboarding, performance reviews, and benefits adminstration. By using UKG Pro as the system of record for all aspects of employment, it streamlines processes and reduces duplication of data.
  • Streamlines candidates through recruiting, onboarding and into payroll
  • Provides analytics regarding employee retention/satisfaction
  • Manages multiple jobs/pay, deductions, benefits
  • UKG Pro is so customizable that it can be overwhelming
  • Cognos Analytics provides great reporting but creating new customized reports is not easy for the average user
  • Recruiting could be more up-to-date to include text to apply and automated text responses.
UKG Pro is the only third party payroll provider I have experience with, however I had demos with many providers before making the decision to go with UKG Pro. We previously processed payroll internally and used different vendors for recruiting/onboarding and benefits administration. UKG Pro has simplified the entire employee experience by having all functions under one platform.
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