Netchex vs. UKG Ready

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Netchex
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
Netchex is a HR, payroll, and tax administration software platform with solutions dedicated to recruitment, hiring, and onboarding as well as payroll, tax compliance, HR, time/attendance, benefits management, and analytics for these areas.N/A
UKG Ready
Score 8.8 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
NetchexUKG Ready
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
NetchexUKG Ready
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Features
NetchexUKG Ready
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Netchex
9.4
16 Ratings
13% above category average
UKG Ready
9.5
194 Ratings
17% above category average
Pay calculation9.616 Ratings9.6182 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors8.65 Ratings9.2112 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment9.711 Ratings9.282 Ratings
Benefit plan administration9.813 Ratings9.6141 Ratings
Direct deposit files10.016 Ratings9.8145 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management9.911 Ratings9.6133 Ratings
Reimbursement management8.17 Ratings00 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Netchex
-
Ratings
UKG Ready
9.3
196 Ratings
17% above category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings9.7172 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings9.4167 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings9.5168 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings9.4157 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings8.1127 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings9.4149 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings9.6125 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Netchex
-
Ratings
UKG Ready
9.5
175 Ratings
17% above category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings9.5159 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings9.3167 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings9.6142 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Netchex
-
Ratings
UKG Ready
8.7
183 Ratings
7% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings9.6163 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings9.6170 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings6.0143 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings9.6146 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Netchex
-
Ratings
UKG Ready
9.8
67 Ratings
19% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings9.867 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Netchex
-
Ratings
UKG Ready
8.7
191 Ratings
15% above category average
Report builder00 Ratings8.2184 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings9.1185 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Netchex
-
Ratings
UKG Ready
7.8
129 Ratings
1% below category average
New hire portal00 Ratings7.2127 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings8.3102 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Netchex
-
Ratings
UKG Ready
8.3
74 Ratings
5% above category average
Individual goal setting00 Ratings8.466 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings8.373 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Netchex
-
Ratings
UKG Ready
7.3
93 Ratings
7% below category average
Performance plans00 Ratings6.383 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings6.376 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings8.284 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings8.787 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings6.873 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Netchex
-
Ratings
UKG Ready
7.0
27 Ratings
11% below category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings5.826 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings7.56 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings7.47 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings7.45 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Netchex
-
Ratings
UKG Ready
7.2
100 Ratings
7% below category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings7.186 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings9.283 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings6.162 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings7.265 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings5.764 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings8.088 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings6.893 Ratings
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User Ratings
NetchexUKG Ready
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(24 ratings)
8.8
(221 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.9
(2 ratings)
7.1
(18 ratings)
Usability
9.9
(2 ratings)
8.9
(103 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.3
(7 ratings)
Support Rating
9.9
(3 ratings)
6.8
(74 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.8
(2 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
6.0
(4 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.2
(2 ratings)
6.0
(10 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(4 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
5.2
(75 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(3 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(3 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
NetchexUKG Ready
Likelihood to Recommend
Netchex
Netchex is great if you want to log in to one place to take care of all things employee-related. It is especially helpful if you have multiple locations or divisions as you can easily set these up and manage them as needed. The more employees you have, the more you will benefit from a program like Netchex that provides so much support for your business. Our company has multiple locations of stores and many employee position levels and Netchex has been great at keeping all of this simple when a lessor product could make it much more complicated. Netchex would not be as appropriate if you have a very small business or a simple payroll structure. It would definitely still work well for you, it would just be more sophisticated than you would require.
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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
Netchex
  • My Netchex Service Team is very responsive and friendly. They are willing and able to spend the amount of time needed on one call to troubleshoot most problems or answer questions.
  • Their recent updates to the employee dashboard have been well-received by our seasonal team. Employees are able to quickly find what they are looking for which has minimized the amount of requests that my team receives regarding questions on pay or updating personal information.
  • Online W-2 forms have been a game-changer for us since moving to Netchex. Our staff tend to move around a lot and most do not get the mailed copy of their W-2. The electronic consent has saved me hours and hours of time.
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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
Netchex
  • SOME CUST SVC REPS MAY NEED ADDITIONAL TRAINING ON WORK AROUNDS
  • WOULD PREFER TO CHAT WITH SOMEONE, SOMETIMES WORDS IN TEXT COULD BE MISINTERPRETED. ALSO SPEAKING TO SOMEONE IS ALWAYS A POSITIVE
  • NOT REALLY ANYTHING ELSE BUT HAVE BEEN USING THEM 3 MONTHS SO NOT LONG INTO IT.....VERY EASY SYSTEM AND LOVE I CAN DO A NEGATIVE INSTEAD OF HAVING TO CALL AND ASK THEM TO DO IT ON THEIR END.
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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
Netchex
Easy to work with.
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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
Netchex
Very user friendly and great interface.
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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
Netchex
No answers on this topic
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
Netchex
No answers on this topic
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
Netchex
The first line CE team is phenomenal. They are helpful, friendly, and knowledgeable. We have had less luck with the responsiveness of the tax department. However, their response time has improved drastically over the past year.
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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
Netchex
No answers on this topic
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
Netchex
No answers on this topic
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
Netchex
Implementation took some time but was pretty much error free.
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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
Netchex
I like that they are not so big that they ignore the small customers. They are also reasonably priced. Their support is excellent, I had worked with ADP in a prior position, and we did not have the same kind of support
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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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Scalability
Netchex
No answers on this topic
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
Netchex
  • Associates can easily access their data and make changes to things like their address and direct deposit, saving manager time to focus on more critical tasks within the organization
  • NetRecruitier has one site that can be posted to multiple job boards with one applicant tracking system
  • Electronic Onboarding allows us to get information out to the new employee so we can start with expectations on their first day and they know what to expect.
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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

UKG Ready Screenshots

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