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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    UKG Ready

    Score9 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…N/A

    UpGlide

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    $750

    per month

    Pricing
    UKG ReadyUpGlide
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Basic
    $750
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    UKG ReadyUpGlide
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Community Pulse
    UKG ReadyUpGlide
    Considered Both Products
    UKG
    No answer on this topic
    UpGlide
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    86%
    Would buy again
    110 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    90 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    91%
    Happy with the feature set
    116 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    73%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    61 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    57%
    Implementation went as expected
    56 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    UKG ReadyUpGlide
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of UKG Ready and UpGlide
    Feature
    UKG Ready
    9.4
    196 Ratings
    18% above category average
    UpGlide
    -
    Ratings
    Employee demographic data9.8172 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employment history9.6167 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration9.6168 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.9.6157 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organizational charting8.0127 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organization and location management9.6149 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)9.7125 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of UKG Ready and UpGlide
    Feature
    UKG Ready
    9.6
    194 Ratings
    19% above category average
    UpGlide
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation9.7182 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors9.3112 Ratings00 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment9.282 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration9.7141 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files9.8145 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management9.7133 Ratings00 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of UKG Ready and UpGlide
    Feature
    UKG Ready
    9.6
    175 Ratings
    18% above category average
    UpGlide
    -
    Ratings
    Approval workflow9.7159 Ratings00 Ratings
    Balance details9.5167 Ratings00 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment9.7142 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of UKG Ready and UpGlide
    Feature
    UKG Ready
    8.7
    183 Ratings
    8% above category average
    UpGlide
    -
    Ratings
    View and generate pay and benefit information9.7163 Ratings00 Ratings
    Update personal information9.7170 Ratings00 Ratings
    View company policy documentation5.5143 Ratings00 Ratings
    View job history9.7146 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of UKG Ready and UpGlide
    Feature
    UKG Ready
    9.9
    67 Ratings
    20% above category average
    UpGlide
    -
    Ratings
    Tracking of all physical assets9.967 Ratings00 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of UKG Ready and UpGlide
    Feature
    UKG Ready
    8.7
    191 Ratings
    15% above category average
    UpGlide
    -
    Ratings
    Report builder8.1184 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-built reports9.3185 Ratings00 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of UKG Ready and UpGlide
    Feature
    UKG Ready
    7.6
    129 Ratings
    4% below category average
    UpGlide
    -
    Ratings
    New hire portal7.0127 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools8.3102 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of UKG Ready and UpGlide
    Feature
    UKG Ready
    8.3
    74 Ratings
    5% above category average
    UpGlide
    -
    Ratings
    Individual goal setting8.366 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance tracking8.373 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of UKG Ready and UpGlide
    Feature
    UKG Ready
    7.0
    93 Ratings
    11% below category average
    UpGlide
    -
    Ratings
    Performance plans5.883 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans5.876 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review status tracking8.184 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review reminders9.087 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency6.473 Ratings00 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of UKG Ready and UpGlide
    Feature
    UKG Ready
    6.9
    27 Ratings
    12% below category average
    UpGlide
    -
    Ratings
    Create succession plans/pools5.626 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate ranking7.36 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate search7.27 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate development7.35 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of UKG Ready and UpGlide
    Feature
    UKG Ready
    7.1
    100 Ratings
    8% below category average
    UpGlide
    -
    Ratings
    Job Requisition Management7.186 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company Website Posting9.583 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media6.162 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting7.265 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention5.564 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking8.088 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts6.593 Ratings00 Ratings
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    UKG ReadyUpGlide
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    Medium-sized Companies
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    Score8.4 out of 10
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    Score8.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    UKG ReadyUpGlide
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (221 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.1
    (18 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.2
    (103 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.3
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.0
    (74 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    7.8
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    6.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.0
    (10 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    5.4
    (75 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    UKG ReadyUpGlide
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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.
    Incentivized
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    UpGlide
    No answers on this topic
    Pros
    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.
    Incentivized
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    UpGlide
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    Cons
    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.
    Incentivized
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    UpGlide
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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
    Incentivized
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    UpGlide
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    Usability
    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
    Incentivized
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    UpGlide
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    Reliability and Availability
    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.
    Incentivized
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    UpGlide
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    Performance
    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.
    Incentivized
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    UpGlide
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    Support Rating
    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.
    Incentivized
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    UpGlide
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    In-Person Training
    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.
    Incentivized
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    UpGlide
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    Online Training
    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.
    Incentivized
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    UpGlide
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    Implementation Rating
    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.
    Incentivized
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    UpGlide
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    Alternatives Considered
    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.
    Incentivized
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    UpGlide
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    Scalability
    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.
    Incentivized
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    UpGlide
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    Return on Investment
    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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    UpGlide
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    ScreenShots

    UKG Ready Screenshots

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