SAP SuccessFactors HCM vs. UKG Ready

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
SAP SuccessFactors is a suite of HR/HCM products covering these capability areas: core HR and payroll, recruiting and onboarding, learning and development, performance and compensation management, workforce analytics and planning, and employee experience management.
$75.60
per year per user (Up to 100 Employees)
UKG Ready
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
The 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…N/A
Pricing
SAP SuccessFactors HCMUKG Ready
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
SAP SuccessFactors HCMUKG Ready
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
SAP SuccessFactors HCMUKG Ready
Considered Both Products
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
Chose SAP SuccessFactors HCM
SAP SuccessFactors has a much better user experience than UKG. UKG Is harder to use, more complicated, and less visually appealing. Self-service was difficult, if not impossible for some users with UKG while SAP tends to be fairly easy for most users, though the populations I …
Chose SAP SuccessFactors HCM
We actually use UKG Dimensions as our timekeeping system. We have found the flow of EC data into the timekeeping system relatively easy. In my opinion, I think both systems face challenges with user-friendliness, but I have used UKG products for years and SAP SuccessFactors for …
UKG Ready
Chose UKG Ready
Based on previous experiences with the other software that we have used and the customer service that we received with that software, we selected UKG Ready (formerly Kronos Workforce Ready). Because it is known as an industry leader in timekeeping, and due to positive customer …
Chose UKG Ready
We selected UKG Ready (formerly Kronos Workforce Ready) over SuccessFactors for the way it would function for our company. Although I still think our current solution will do that, there are some things that we have not been able to utilize even though we were told we purchased …
Features
SAP SuccessFactors HCMUKG Ready
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
7.9
577 Ratings
1% above category average
UKG Ready
9.4
196 Ratings
18% above category average
Employee demographic data8.3509 Ratings9.7172 Ratings
Employment history8.0519 Ratings9.5167 Ratings
Job profiles and administration7.7495 Ratings9.5168 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.9469 Ratings9.5157 Ratings
Organizational charting8.0532 Ratings8.1127 Ratings
Organization and location management7.8473 Ratings9.5149 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.6289 Ratings9.7125 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
7.5
316 Ratings
6% below category average
UKG Ready
9.5
194 Ratings
17% above category average
Pay calculation7.8234 Ratings9.6182 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors7.1208 Ratings9.3112 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment7.4204 Ratings9.282 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.3196 Ratings9.6141 Ratings
Direct deposit files7.6196 Ratings9.8145 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.0252 Ratings9.6133 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.6183 Ratings00 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.0
313 Ratings
0% above category average
UKG Ready
9.5
175 Ratings
17% above category average
Approval workflow8.3310 Ratings9.6159 Ratings
Balance details7.8265 Ratings9.4167 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment7.9230 Ratings9.6142 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.1
460 Ratings
0% above category average
UKG Ready
8.7
183 Ratings
8% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information8.3341 Ratings9.7163 Ratings
Update personal information8.8444 Ratings9.7170 Ratings
View company policy documentation7.7293 Ratings5.8143 Ratings
Employee recognition7.5263 Ratings00 Ratings
View job history8.2427 Ratings9.6146 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.4
3 Ratings
4% above category average
UKG Ready
9.8
67 Ratings
19% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets8.43 Ratings9.867 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
6.5
456 Ratings
14% below category average
UKG Ready
8.7
191 Ratings
15% above category average
Report builder6.9438 Ratings8.2184 Ratings
Pre-built reports6.5408 Ratings9.2185 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data6.2329 Ratings00 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.0
359 Ratings
1% above category average
UKG Ready
7.7
129 Ratings
3% below category average
New hire portal7.6344 Ratings7.2127 Ratings
Manager tracking tools7.6322 Ratings8.3102 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.4
460 Ratings
6% above category average
UKG Ready
8.3
74 Ratings
5% above category average
Corporate goal setting8.1409 Ratings00 Ratings
Individual goal setting8.3456 Ratings8.366 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility8.0367 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance tracking8.0427 Ratings8.373 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.2
483 Ratings
4% above category average
UKG Ready
7.2
93 Ratings
9% below category average
Performance plans8.1464 Ratings6.283 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.9394 Ratings6.276 Ratings
Review status tracking8.0433 Ratings8.284 Ratings
Review reminders8.0437 Ratings8.887 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.9351 Ratings6.773 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
7.8
328 Ratings
0% below category average
UKG Ready
7.0
27 Ratings
11% below category average
Create succession plans/pools7.8303 Ratings5.726 Ratings
Candidate ranking7.7286 Ratings7.46 Ratings
Candidate search7.8292 Ratings7.37 Ratings
Candidate development7.7270 Ratings7.45 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
4.1
381 Ratings
61% below category average
UKG Ready
7.1
100 Ratings
9% below category average
Job Requisition Management7.9360 Ratings7.186 Ratings
Company Website Posting7.7341 Ratings9.383 Ratings
Publish to Social Media7.7297 Ratings6.162 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting7.6328 Ratings7.265 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.2299 Ratings5.664 Ratings
Applicant Tracking7.8343 Ratings8.088 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts7.8349 Ratings6.793 Ratings
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User Ratings
SAP SuccessFactors HCMUKG Ready
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
(641 ratings)
8.9
(221 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.2
(41 ratings)
7.1
(18 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(153 ratings)
9.0
(103 ratings)
Availability
9.9
(6 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
Performance
8.9
(6 ratings)
9.3
(7 ratings)
Support Rating
7.3
(29 ratings)
6.6
(74 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.1
(2 ratings)
7.8
(2 ratings)
Online Training
7.1
(4 ratings)
6.0
(4 ratings)
Implementation Rating
6.6
(15 ratings)
6.0
(10 ratings)
Configurability
8.0
(6 ratings)
8.0
(4 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
1.2
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
6.8
(420 ratings)
5.3
(75 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.0
(6 ratings)
8.0
(3 ratings)
Professional Services
8.9
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
8.9
(5 ratings)
8.0
(3 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.0
(5 ratings)
8.0
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
SAP SuccessFactors HCMUKG Ready
Likelihood to Recommend
SAP
It is a strong system that pays off once it's fully tailored to your organization. If your company has well-defined HR processes, SuccessFactors will likely integrate seamlessly. We've automated processes that previously required departments to spend weeks on back-and-forth emails. We've partnered with Capgemini to fully suck out the most out of its technical customization.
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UKG
There’s not much for me to share here other than multiple mobile apps for employees to download for different functions. We have the learning function activated and employees had to download a second mobile app (HCMToGo Learning) to be able to access the Learning portal on the go. Concerned that if we continue to add more functionality, there will be more apps to download.
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Pros
SAP
  • The product is straightforward to use. The product allows instant edits if a mistake is made and is very helpful in keeping track of individual employee working hours.
  • Use of the platform ensures that your business is connected to a global workforce experience powered by modern HR technologies and AI.
  • Implementation of the software ensures an excellent workforce experience and accelerates overall business performance.
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UKG
  • Support—UKG support, from the Account Managers to CSMs to Ready Support, is amazing. They are always willing to help!
  • Documentation—UKG has built-in online documentation, which is a live, easy-to-use version of a very lengthy manual.
  • Ease of use- the system is intuitive, easy to train others to use.
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Cons
SAP
  • I think just overall the configuration can be a little bit hard on the backend user, like myself, knowing which screens to go to. Better documentation on how we configure things would be a great resource for employees in the HR field that are making those backend changes.
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UKG
  • We have had ongoing issues with our accruals.
  • Auto generate timesheets in the "Team Timesheets" view.
  • Granting manager access is cumbersome - access needs to be given in multiple places.
  • The sync between Pro and Ready in my opinion is terrible and needs much improvement.
  • Auto assign Employee Time Zones based on work location.
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Likelihood to Renew
SAP
It is the product that the Business is fully committed to for co-ordinately HR processes. Employee and Manage Self-Service has allow our business to reduce the overheads in our HR operating mode. The integration with 3rd party products is now in place and further developments will only increase its importance. SuccessFactors provide regular enhancements and has a support model in line with our business requirements.
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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
SAP
1. User training is required to be acquainted with the technology, but better output is achieved while automating most tasks. 2. Data-driven decision making in terms of performance, hiring, review, and compensation. 3. Better scale-based talent search from the talent pool. 4. better integration performance with SAP products like SAP MM, SAP FICO, SAP Sales, SAP SD, etc.
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UKG
The few challenges we have encountered have been with creating reports for the organization, managing performance goals and creating service tickets for urgent matters. Overall we have found UKG Ready to be super helpful and it has streamlined many of our HR processes for us but there could be some improvements on the items listed
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Reliability and Availability
SAP
Until now we have not had serious availability problems with SuccessFactors, we had Microsoft Active Directory and SSO with ADFS and we had availability problems but because of problems with ADFS, we migrated to Azure AD and with that the availability problems of SuccessFactors because of ADFS went away. The only windows of unavailability that we have had are those that we are communicated to do maintenance and upgrades.
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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
SAP
The performance is very good, the truth is that we have not had serious performance problems, some complex reports may take a little longer, but considering the complexity and the amount of records it is an acceptable time. We have never received a complaint from users regarding page loading speed.
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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
SAP
SAP SuccessFactors has been a easy to implement tool with low risks for a sensitive thing like employee feedback. It provides powerful performance in the backend functionalities, and at the same time a great look and feel for the employees. Totally recommended.
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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
SAP
The in-person training was with a consultancy, we have taken several courses, all very specific. They have been reports in ecp, general configuration of ec, reports and IAS
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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
SAP
We use SAP Learning, and we like it very much, the topics are updated along with the products, we have access to the SFX customer certifications and we have done them all, in general the SAP learning platform is very good and complete.
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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
SAP
As we were new with all this, we would greatly appreciate if we had assitance directly from SAP so we can implement the modules with all of its features and best practices. Unfortunately, we notice that the partner left some thing incomplete.
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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
SAP
SAP SuccessFactors is a very user-friendly application, it stacks up very well against competition, such as Oracle PeopleSoft HCM. We selected SAP SuccessFactors because we are already using a lot of other SAP solutions, such as SAP S/4 HANA and SAP Business Technology Platform. It allows us to have single-sign on and one vendor with multiple solutions.
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UKG
We currently use Paycom and are extremely dissatisfied with the lack of functionality and poor customer service. Rippling and ADP were other vendors we evaluated who performed well and offer a lot of functionality but we decided UKG was the best fit for our needs now and to scale with our strategic growth plans.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
SAP
Not applicable.
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UKG
No answers on this topic
Scalability
SAP
The scalability and flexibility of SuccessFactors is unbeatable. It is very easy to scale the product to new countries and areas, and with the help of CPI it can be easily integrated.
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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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Professional Services
SAP
Once time we need to change the datacenter and we made this with the professional services from SAP... everything goes just fine. excelent service.
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UKG
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
SAP
  • We can clearly outline our objectives, targets, and methods to accomplish the same, grades and reviews, and overall progress.
  • Helps identify areas of strengths and weaknesses, constructive criticism.
  • Increases motivation and confidence, which is then reflected in our daily work routine.
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UKG
  • This is basic, but we finally know how many employees we have! It sounds ridiculous, but prior to UKG Ready we were on a payroll system that's reports were only as accurate as the last payroll cycle, so they were always 2 weeks behind and static. UKG Ready allows for realtime, daily reporting of information.
  • We are able to get salary data for our various locations to be able to compare them to each other, as well as across our "competitors" and external competition.
  • The data provided allows us to be able to understand the trends at individual locations including attrition, advancement, raise information, and other data points that we haven't historically done comparisons on
  • We can see the demographic and geographical information for our employees and the benefits that they elect
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ScreenShots

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Screenshots

Screenshot of how to navigate to all SAP SuccessFactors solution modules and complete tasks using natural language—thanks to Joule, the AI copilot with generative AI.Screenshot of where to acquire future-ready skills by sourcing, engaging, and hiring top talent, as well as save time evaluating candidates and match skills to roles more efficiently with AI-powered applicant screening.Screenshot of some of the metrics that empower HR professionals, analysts, and business partners to answer questions about a workforce, or that influence business decisions with data-driven insights and an evidence-based approach to HR.Screenshot of the mobile interface, which also helps automate processes to improve employee and manager self-service, and strengthen compliance.Screenshot of

UKG Ready Screenshots

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