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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (53.7% of reviews)
Mid-Market (48.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $6.00 1 Per Employee Per Month
No pricing available
APS
Star Rating
(823)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (53.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $6.00 1 Per Employee Per Month
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Star Rating
(2,157)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (48.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that UKG Pro excels in overall user satisfaction, with a higher G2 Score compared to APS. Users appreciate its seamless integration of features and the intuitive design of its mobile application, which makes managing work hours and PTO efficient.
- Users say that APS stands out for its exceptional customer support, often highlighting the quick response times and knowledgeable representatives. This level of support is particularly beneficial for mid-sized companies that require timely assistance during onboarding and other critical processes.
- According to verified reviews, UKG Pro is praised for its talent onboarding and management features, which many users find to be well-organized and effective. This focus on talent management helps streamline the hiring process, making it easier for HR teams to onboard new employees.
- Reviewers mention that while APS is user-friendly, especially for new users, it sometimes lacks the depth of features that larger organizations might need. However, its smooth integration with other software is frequently noted as a strong point, making it a good fit for companies looking for compatibility.
- G2 reviewers highlight that UKG Pro's implementation process is generally straightforward, with many users finding the onboarding wizard to be intuitive and helpful. This ease of setup can significantly reduce the time it takes for organizations to start using the software effectively.
- Users report that while APS has a slightly lower overall satisfaction score, its versatility and ability to meet the needs of mid-sized companies are frequently praised. Many appreciate how the system adapts to their specific requirements, particularly in onboarding and compliance management.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
APS
Payroll
Starting at $6.00
1 Per Employee Per Month
Per employee per month + $50 base fee per month. $416.67 minimum per month.
+Available at an additional cost
- Payroll Tax Filings and Payments*
- Federal Forms 940 and 941
- State Withholding, Unemployment (if more than one+)
UKG Pro
No pricing availableFree Trial
APS
No trial information availableUKG Pro
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.1
710
8.5
1,782
Ease of Use
9.1
715
8.5
1,827
Ease of Setup
8.7
564
7.6
1,028
Ease of Admin
9.1
589
8.0
957
Quality of Support
9.5
712
8.1
1,591
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.5
588
8.3
944
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
705
8.4
1,750
Features by Category
Core HR
8.0
90
8.4
698
8.9
96
7.9
672
6.3
68
Feature Not Available
7.6
78
7.9
510
8.2
82
8.3
589
8.4
88
8.0
742
Generative AI
6.5
48
6.7
55
Platform
7.7
157
7.7
728
7.4
126
7.6
536
Feature Not Available
7.7
380
8.6
164
8.3
809
8.7
160
8.5
740
8.3
146
7.7
589
8.3
163
8.3
797
8.8
163
7.9
686
Employee Self Service
9.2
546
|
Verified
8.8
933
|
Verified
8.6
388
|
Verified
8.3
735
|
Verified
8.4
393
|
Verified
7.9
652
|
Verified
Administration
9.3
547
|
Verified
8.6
825
|
Verified
8.6
454
|
Verified
8.0
792
|
Verified
9.6
535
|
Verified
9.2
894
|
Verified
8.7
318
|
Verified
8.2
278
9.3
514
|
Verified
8.9
836
|
Verified
9.2
437
|
Verified
8.6
739
|
Verified
9.2
452
|
Verified
8.6
728
|
Verified
9.4
466
|
Verified
9.0
801
|
Verified
9.3
440
|
Verified
9.0
750
|
Verified
Taxes
9.3
535
|
Verified
8.7
782
|
Verified
9.3
514
|
Verified
8.2
693
|
Verified
9.3
502
|
Verified
8.4
626
|
Verified
Integration
8.5
327
|
Verified
7.9
505
|
Verified
8.9
355
|
Verified
8.3
526
|
Verified
8.4
350
|
Verified
8.1
439
|
Verified
8.6
295
|
Verified
8.5
562
|
Verified
Platform
8.8
528
|
Verified
8.2
827
|
Verified
9.0
519
|
Verified
8.5
845
|
Verified
9.2
516
|
Verified
8.5
860
|
Verified
9.2
494
|
Verified
8.6
774
|
Verified
Benefits Administration Platform Features
8.5
105
Not enough data
8.1
91
Not enough data
7.0
78
Not enough data
8.6
98
Not enough data
8.5
96
Not enough data
8.8
100
Not enough data
8.2
89
Not enough data
7.7
69
Not enough data
Benefits Administration Platform Features
8.5
105
Not enough data
8.1
91
Not enough data
7.0
78
Not enough data
8.6
98
Not enough data
8.5
96
Not enough data
8.8
100
Not enough data
8.2
89
Not enough data
8.2
92
Not enough data
7.7
69
Not enough data
7.4
74
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.8
69
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform
7.7
157
7.7
728
7.4
126
7.6
536
Feature Not Available
7.7
380
8.6
164
8.3
809
8.7
160
8.5
740
8.3
146
7.7
589
8.3
163
8.3
797
8.8
163
7.9
686
Basics
Not enough data
8.5
97
Not enough data
8.4
79
Not enough data
9.0
96
Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.3
64
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
92
Content
Not enough data
8.5
91
Not enough data
8.3
85
Operations
8.3
74
8.5
54
8.2
70
8.4
54
8.3
71
8.4
52
8.2
75
8.4
51
7.7
50
7.7
54
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.0
223
Not enough data
8.6
269
Not enough data
8.8
270
Platform Content
Not enough data
8.4
231
Not enough data
8.2
86
Not enough data
8.3
232
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.1
221
Not enough data
8.5
241
Not enough data
8.0
92
Not enough data
8.8
220
Not enough data
9.1
298
Performance reviews
7.0
36
7.7
74
|
Verified
7.1
36
7.7
92
|
Verified
7.5
36
8.3
105
|
Verified
Goals
7.2
38
8.3
93
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.0
85
|
Verified
Feedback
Feature Not Available
7.9
76
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.8
72
Feature Not Available
7.3
63
Feature Not Available
6.8
56
Data
8.3
36
8.1
98
|
Verified
8.3
38
8.3
95
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Performance Management
6.3
5
5.5
10
6.3
5
5.5
10
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform - Compensation Planning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Additional Features - Compensation Planning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Fatigue Management - Fatigue Risk Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Capabilities - Fatigue Risk Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
7.6
7
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
Sourcing
8.2
55
7.7
237
8.2
59
8.0
193
7.8
10
8.3
5
7.8
10
8.3
5
7.5
10
Not enough data
Candidate Management - Applicant Tracking System
8.0
59
7.7
219
8.0
10
Not enough data
8.2
10
8.0
5
7.6
9
7.3
5
7.8
9
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
Platform
7.7
157
7.7
728
7.4
126
7.6
536
Feature Not Available
7.7
380
8.6
164
8.3
809
8.7
160
8.5
740
8.3
146
7.7
589
8.3
163
8.3
797
8.8
163
7.9
686
AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
7.9
7
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Onboarding
7.5
10
5.7
9
7.5
10
6.0
10
7.7
10
6.0
10
7.7
10
5.8
10
7.8
10
6.8
10
Platform Content
8.4
83
8.1
244
8.3
85
8.5
358
8.7
90
8.5
363
7.3
68
8.2
185
8.0
81
8.1
258
8.0
80
7.9
258
Platform Additional Functionality
8.6
91
8.5
404
7.3
52
7.5
194
7.2
57
7.9
208
8.3
84
8.3
350
8.2
84
8.3
370
Platform Data
7.4
61
7.8
164
8.0
69
7.9
296
8.1
73
8.0
183
Platform
7.7
157
7.7
728
7.4
126
7.6
536
Feature Not Available
7.7
380
8.6
164
8.3
809
8.7
160
8.5
740
8.3
146
7.7
589
8.3
163
8.3
797
8.8
163
7.9
686
Recruiting and Onboarding
8.2
77
7.7
397
8.6
85
8.3
522
Conversational Automation - AI Agents for HR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Task Automation - AI Agents for HR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Predictive Analytics - AI Agents for HR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compliance & Policy - AI Agents for HR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Multi‑System Integration - AI Agents for HR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Proactive Intervention - AI Agents for HR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agent Governance - AI Agents for HR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Talent Acquisition & Recruitment - AI Agents for HR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Course Authoring
Not enough data
8.5
37
Not enough data
8.1
33
Not enough data
8.2
38
Not enough data
8.3
33
Course Delivery
Not enough data
8.5
40
Not enough data
8.0
42
Not enough data
8.5
34
Course Management
Not enough data
7.8
24
Not enough data
8.2
36
Not enough data
8.6
32
Not enough data
8.5
36
LMS Marketplace
Not enough data
7.5
20
Not enough data
7.4
23
Not enough data
7.8
21
Interface
Not enough data
8.4
34
Not enough data
8.4
29
Training & eLearning
Not enough data
8.4
35
Not enough data
8.5
40
Not enough data
8.5
37
Not enough data
8.0
29
Not enough data
8.2
34
Not enough data
8.6
38
Not enough data
8.5
36
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.1
8
Not enough data
7.1
8
Not enough data
6.7
7
Agentic AI - Corporate Learning Management Systems
Not enough data
5.7
5
Not enough data
5.7
5
Platform Basics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
7.7
157
7.7
728
7.4
126
7.6
536
Feature Not Available
7.7
380
8.6
164
8.3
809
8.7
160
8.5
740
8.3
146
7.7
589
8.3
163
8.3
797
8.8
163
7.9
686
Time Tracking
9.1
128
8.0
570
8.2
105
7.8
331
Feature Not Available
7.8
252
Client Invoicing
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Mobile Time Tracking
9.1
122
8.2
367
Administration
8.2
113
8.1
393
8.3
113
8.1
424
8.3
119
7.8
370
8.2
107
8.0
310
8.9
125
8.5
489
Platform
8.6
129
8.2
477
7.8
100
7.7
336
Feature Not Available
7.7
224
8.9
125
8.3
466
8.6
115
7.6
372
6.8
77
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - AI Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
7.7
157
7.7
728
7.4
126
7.6
536
Feature Not Available
7.7
380
8.6
164
8.3
809
8.7
160
8.5
740
8.3
146
7.7
589
8.3
163
8.3
797
8.8
163
7.9
686
Platform
7.7
157
7.7
728
7.4
126
7.6
536
Feature Not Available
7.7
380
8.6
164
8.3
809
8.7
160
8.5
740
8.3
146
7.7
589
8.3
163
8.3
797
8.8
163
7.9
686
Workforce Management Platform Features
7.7
38
8.3
105
8.2
44
8.0
123
9.0
57
8.3
209
8.5
54
8.0
209
8.0
42
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
7.9
128
7.9
45
8.1
150
9.0
51
8.5
221
7.5
38
7.7
104
7.8
43
8.2
133
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
APS and UKG Pro are categorized as Healthcare HR, Payroll, HCM Software, Core HR, Performance Management, Time Tracking, Workforce Management, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), and Onboarding
Unique Categories
APS is categorized as Benefits Administration
UKG Pro is categorized as Succession Planning, Corporate Learning Management Systems, Fatigue Risk Management, AI Agents for HR, Compensation Planning, Employee Engagement, and Employee Recognition
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
APS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
UKG Pro
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Non-Profit Organization Management
10.8%
Hospital & Health Care
6.9%
Religious Institutions
6.2%
Restaurants
5.0%
Construction
3.8%
Other
67.2%
Hospital & Health Care
6.5%
Oil & Energy
5.2%
Hospitality
4.8%
Financial Services
4.6%
Retail
4.3%
Other
74.6%
Discussions
accruals
2 Comments
RM
Hi Steffan,
Thank you for reaching out regarding accruals. I have passed your feedback on to our Customer Success team so they can reach out.
Have a...Read more
Will the employee start date become anything more?
1 Comment
RM
Hi Hope,
We do not currently have anything planned for changes to the usage of the employee start date. However, we will pass your feedback along to our...Read more
What is UltiPro system?
4 Comments
OS
UltiPro is a product of Ultimate Software, a top cloud provider of software for human capital management (HCM). Offering HR, compensation, talent, payroll,...Read more
How is the best way to get my NTR to file our unemployment reports timely? They were filed late 3 quarters in 2019. Also, how do I get my NTR to communicate with me and answer my emails and/or phone calls. There's been zero comunication.
3 Comments
JE
We track grants by using the project code. We can add as a default the project/grant code in Core if the employee only works one grant. If the employee works...Read more
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