BambooHR® vs. UKG Ready

BambooHR®

563 Reviews and Ratings

UKG Ready

416 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
BambooHR®	Score8.5 out of 10	N/A	BambooHR is an cloud-based human resources solution that provides onboarding, payroll, and benefits management. It also offers automated time-off management and employee self-service.	$250 per month
UKG Ready	Score9 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

BambooHR®

UKG Ready

Core: $250
per month
Pro: Contact Sales
per month
Elite: Contact Sales
per month

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Pricing Offerings
BambooHR®	UKG Ready
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes	Yes

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Key User Insights
	BambooHR®	UKG Ready
Considered Both Products	BambooHR Lindsay Bilbrey People & Culture Manager in Human Resources at Origin Point Brands (Warehousing, 51-200 employees) Chose BambooHR® I needed a system that was easy to use from an admin level as well as employee level. We run a pretty simple operation as we do not have shift diffs or multiple approval levels. Some of the systems reviewed were too much for us and, as a result, too expensive. BambooHR® fit our … Incentivized Helpful?	UKG Verified User Chose UKG Ready UKG ranks far above all else. Incentivized Helpful? Teena Rodriguez Director of Human Resources in Human Resources at Oakland Public Education Fund (Non-profit Organization Management, 51-200 employees) Chose UKG Ready It has a better user-friendly experience, better reviews, and more value for your money. Incentivized Helpful? Wendy Moreland HR Director in Human Resources at HOSPICE OF THE PANHANDLE, INC. (Hospital & Health Care, 51-200 employees) Chose UKG Ready UKG had so many more modules that are useful to us. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose UKG Ready So far I think the ADP products are competitive in their offerings. The new feel of Bamboo HR is much more appealing, but it doesn't do nearly enough function-wise. Incentivized Helpful? Kristine Kratschmer, MBA, SHRM-SCP, SPHR, PCC Director of Human Resources in Human Resources at Trilogy Corporation (Hospitality, 51-200 employees) Chose UKG Ready Much larger suite of products to utilize and create efficiencies. Incentivized Helpful?
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	Delivers good value for the price
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	Happy with the feature set
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	Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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Features

BambooHR®

UKG Ready

Comparison of Human Resource Management features of BambooHR® and UKG Ready
Feature	BambooHR® 7.6 201 Ratings	UKG Ready 9.4 196 Ratings
Employee demographic data	8.2178 Ratings	9.8172 Ratings
Employment history	7.8182 Ratings	9.6167 Ratings
Job profiles and administration	7.9177 Ratings	9.6168 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.	7.4168 Ratings	9.6157 Ratings
Organizational charting	6.6184 Ratings	8.0127 Ratings
Organization and location management	8.0174 Ratings	9.6149 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)	7.197 Ratings	9.7125 Ratings

Comparison of Payroll Management features of BambooHR® and UKG Ready
Feature	BambooHR® 6.5 129 Ratings	UKG Ready 9.6 194 Ratings
Pay calculation	7.390 Ratings	9.7182 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors	5.767 Ratings	9.3112 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment	6.063 Ratings	9.282 Ratings
Benefit plan administration	5.798 Ratings	9.7141 Ratings
Direct deposit files	7.094 Ratings	9.8145 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management	7.8102 Ratings	9.7133 Ratings
Reimbursement management	6.158 Ratings	00 Ratings

Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of BambooHR® and UKG Ready
Feature	BambooHR® 8.7 173 Ratings	UKG Ready 9.6 175 Ratings
Approval workflow	8.4169 Ratings	9.7159 Ratings
Balance details	8.5160 Ratings	9.5167 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment	9.3128 Ratings	9.7142 Ratings

Comparison of Employee Self Service features of BambooHR® and UKG Ready
Feature	BambooHR® 8.0 194 Ratings	UKG Ready 8.7 183 Ratings
View and generate pay and benefit information	7.7123 Ratings	9.7163 Ratings
Update personal information	8.8192 Ratings	9.7170 Ratings
View company policy documentation	8.1164 Ratings	5.5143 Ratings
Employee recognition	7.1120 Ratings	00 Ratings
View job history	8.3182 Ratings	9.7146 Ratings

Comparison of Asset Management features of BambooHR® and UKG Ready
Feature	BambooHR® 9.2 74 Ratings	UKG Ready 9.9 67 Ratings
Tracking of all physical assets	9.274 Ratings	9.967 Ratings

Comparison of HR Reporting features of BambooHR® and UKG Ready
Feature	BambooHR® 6.7 163 Ratings	UKG Ready 8.7 191 Ratings
Report builder	6.6157 Ratings	8.1184 Ratings
Pre-built reports	6.9155 Ratings	9.3185 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data	6.7106 Ratings	00 Ratings

Comparison of Onboarding features of BambooHR® and UKG Ready
Feature	BambooHR® 7.7 166 Ratings	UKG Ready 7.6 129 Ratings
New hire portal	8.1160 Ratings	7.0127 Ratings
Manager tracking tools	7.2147 Ratings	8.3102 Ratings

Comparison of Performance and Goals features of BambooHR® and UKG Ready
Feature	BambooHR® 7.4 106 Ratings	UKG Ready 8.3 74 Ratings
Corporate goal setting	6.673 Ratings	00 Ratings
Individual goal setting	7.3101 Ratings	8.366 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility	9.267 Ratings	00 Ratings
Performance tracking	6.794 Ratings	8.373 Ratings

Comparison of Performance Management features of BambooHR® and UKG Ready
Feature	BambooHR® 7.5 118 Ratings	UKG Ready 7.0 93 Ratings
Performance plans	6.8106 Ratings	5.883 Ratings
Performance improvement plans	6.789 Ratings	5.876 Ratings
Review status tracking	8.695 Ratings	8.184 Ratings
Review reminders	8.099 Ratings	9.087 Ratings
Multiple review frequency	7.3100 Ratings	6.473 Ratings

Comparison of Succession Planning features of BambooHR® and UKG Ready
Feature	BambooHR® 9.1 80 Ratings	UKG Ready 6.9 27 Ratings
Create succession plans/pools	9.046 Ratings	5.626 Ratings
Candidate ranking	9.166 Ratings	7.36 Ratings
Candidate search	9.167 Ratings	7.27 Ratings
Candidate development	9.458 Ratings	7.35 Ratings

Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of BambooHR® and UKG Ready
Feature	BambooHR® 7.8 137 Ratings	UKG Ready 7.1 100 Ratings
Job Requisition Management	7.3103 Ratings	7.186 Ratings
Company Website Posting	7.3113 Ratings	9.583 Ratings
Publish to Social Media	9.490 Ratings	6.162 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting	7.2108 Ratings	7.265 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention	7.687 Ratings	5.564 Ratings
Applicant Tracking	8.0126 Ratings	8.088 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts	8.0128 Ratings	6.593 Ratings

User Ratings
	BambooHR®	UKG Ready
Likelihood to Recommend	8.3 (206 ratings)	9.0 (221 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	9.9 (15 ratings)	7.1 (18 ratings)
Usability	8.3 (133 ratings)	9.2 (103 ratings)
Availability	9.3 (5 ratings)	9.0 (3 ratings)
Performance	8.7 (5 ratings)	9.3 (7 ratings)
Support Rating	8.8 (107 ratings)	6.0 (74 ratings)
In-Person Training	- (0 ratings)	7.8 (2 ratings)
Online Training	9.2 (4 ratings)	6.0 (4 ratings)
Implementation Rating	8.6 (6 ratings)	6.0 (10 ratings)
Configurability	8.7 (4 ratings)	8.0 (4 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model	8.4 (3 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Ease of integration	9.6 (2 ratings)	5.4 (75 ratings)
Product Scalability	8.9 (5 ratings)	8.0 (3 ratings)
Professional Services	9.2 (2 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale	8.9 (4 ratings)	8.0 (3 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale	9.1 (4 ratings)	8.0 (3 ratings)