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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (39.7% of reviews)
Mid-Market (55.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
No pricing available
Microsoft Entra ID
Star Rating
(889)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (39.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 4 pricing plansUKG Ready
Star Rating
(2,486)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (55.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about UKG ReadyMicrosoft Entra ID vs UKG Ready
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found them equally easy to use. However, Microsoft Entra ID is easier to set up and administer.reviewers also preferred doing business with Microsoft Entra ID overall.
- Reviewers felt that Microsoft Entra ID meets the needs of their business better than UKG Ready.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that UKG Ready is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Microsoft Entra ID over UKG Ready.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Microsoft Entra ID
Azure Active Directory Free
Free
The free edition of Azure AD is included with a subscription of a commercial online service such as Azure, Dynamics 365, Intune, Power Platform, and others.
- Partially Included: Authentication, single sign-on and multifactor authentication (MFA)
- Partially Included: Applications Access
- Partially Included: Authorization and Conditional Access
UKG Ready
No pricing availableFree Trial
Microsoft Entra ID
Free Trial is available
UKG Ready
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.2
697
9.1
2,033
Ease of Use
8.8
702
8.8
2,062
Ease of Setup
8.6
424
8.4
1,407
Ease of Admin
8.8
388
8.1
616
Quality of Support
8.7
637
8.8
1,719
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
375
8.5
591
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
678
8.7
2,010
Features by Category
Core HR
Not enough data
8.4
388
Not enough data
9.0
424
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
355
Not enough data
8.6
359
Not enough data
8.9
304
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.8
61
Platform
Not enough data
8.4
565
Not enough data
8.1
423
Not enough data
8.1
401
Not enough data
8.6
546
Not enough data
8.7
534
Not enough data
8.6
493
Not enough data
8.7
544
Not enough data
8.6
535
Authentication Options
9.1
234
Not enough data
8.9
205
Not enough data
9.3
223
Not enough data
8.8
208
Not enough data
8.8
176
Not enough data
8.9
164
Not enough data
Access Control Types
8.9
200
Not enough data
8.9
194
Not enough data
9.0
196
Not enough data
8.8
172
Not enough data
8.8
171
Not enough data
Administration
8.9
194
Not enough data
9.0
202
Not enough data
8.8
214
Not enough data
8.7
212
Not enough data
9.0
197
Not enough data
Platform
8.8
175
Not enough data
8.9
172
Not enough data
9.0
190
Not enough data
8.8
168
Not enough data
8.9
187
Not enough data
8.7
186
Not enough data
8.6
164
Not enough data
User on/off Boarding
8.9
72
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
75
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
81
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
81
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
79
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
70
|
Verified
Not enough data
User Maintenance
9.0
76
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
73
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
73
|
Verified
Not enough data
Governance
8.9
78
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
73
|
Verified
Not enough data
Administration
8.7
79
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
66
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
81
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
73
|
Verified
Not enough data
Authentication type
8.1
158
Not enough data
7.3
140
Not enough data
8.5
153
Not enough data
7.8
138
Not enough data
8.8
160
Not enough data
8.6
160
Not enough data
8.9
168
Not enough data
8.5
151
Not enough data
Functionality
8.9
170
Not enough data
8.6
166
Not enough data
Implementation
8.8
190
Not enough data
8.2
144
Not enough data
8.1
132
Not enough data
Employee Self Service
Not enough data
9.1
968
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
866
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
889
|
Verified
Administration
Not enough data
9.1
972
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
985
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
930
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
743
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
856
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
836
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
908
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
809
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
807
|
Verified
Taxes
Not enough data
8.9
838
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
785
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
732
Integration
Not enough data
8.4
746
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
804
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
733
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
757
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
8.7
901
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
907
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
914
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
854
|
Verified
Automation
Not enough data
8.9
1082
Logistics
Not enough data
8.7
1090
Not enough data
8.7
1072
Not enough data
8.7
970
Management
Not enough data
8.5
1021
Not enough data
8.8
1039
Not enough data
8.9
1058
Not enough data
9.0
1125
Not enough data
8.9
1109
Not enough data
9.1
1148
Not enough data
8.8
1039
Monitoring
Not enough data
8.8
1000
Not enough data
8.8
1003
Not enough data
8.8
990
Access Control
9.1
175
Not enough data
8.7
165
Not enough data
8.8
157
Not enough data
8.6
152
Not enough data
Administration
8.6
159
Not enough data
8.7
173
Not enough data
8.7
157
Not enough data
8.7
165
Not enough data
Functionality
9.1
176
Not enough data
9.2
180
Not enough data
9.0
163
Not enough data
Administration
9.3
89
Not enough data
8.8
83
Not enough data
9.0
87
Not enough data
8.6
84
Not enough data
9.4
90
Not enough data
9.1
87
Not enough data
Functionality
9.5
87
Not enough data
9.4
90
Not enough data
9.1
77
Not enough data
8.9
82
Not enough data
9.3
87
Not enough data
9.3
88
Not enough data
9.0
85
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.1
81
Not enough data
9.2
81
Not enough data
Monitoring
9.2
88
Not enough data
9.2
88
Not enough data
9.0
83
Not enough data
Reporting
9.1
85
Not enough data
9.2
83
Not enough data
Functionality
8.7
86
Not enough data
8.8
92
Not enough data
9.1
112
Not enough data
7.6
100
Not enough data
Functionality
9.0
245
Not enough data
8.7
199
Not enough data
9.3
264
Not enough data
8.9
257
Not enough data
9.3
254
Not enough data
9.3
256
Not enough data
Type
8.6
205
Not enough data
9.3
240
Not enough data
Reporting
8.8
211
Not enough data
8.8
219
Not enough data
9.7
12
Not enough data
8.5
13
Not enough data
Authentication & Authorization - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
9.4
24
Not enough data
Administration & Governance - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
9.4
21
Not enough data
9.3
12
Not enough data
Generative AI - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
8.3
12
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
9.2
8
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
Agentic AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
Not enough data
7.3
15
Not enough data
7.3
15
Not enough data
7.9
15
Sourcing
Not enough data
8.1
161
Not enough data
8.0
174
Not enough data
7.4
18
Not enough data
8.3
23
Not enough data
7.5
17
Candidate Management - Applicant Tracking System
Not enough data
8.1
163
Not enough data
8.3
25
Not enough data
8.7
22
Not enough data
7.4
17
Not enough data
7.7
19
Not enough data
7.7
17
Not enough data
7.7
21
Platform
Not enough data
8.4
565
Not enough data
8.1
423
Not enough data
8.1
401
Not enough data
8.6
546
Not enough data
8.7
534
Not enough data
8.6
493
Not enough data
8.7
544
Not enough data
8.6
535
AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
Not enough data
7.6
16
Not enough data
7.1
15
Not enough data
6.9
15
Time Tracking
Not enough data
9.1
945
Not enough data
8.7
818
Not enough data
8.6
747
Client Invoicing
Not enough data
8.1
634
Not enough data
8.2
638
Not enough data
8.2
631
Mobile Time Tracking
Not enough data
9.0
799
Administration
Not enough data
8.6
715
Not enough data
8.6
775
Not enough data
8.6
733
Not enough data
8.7
686
Not enough data
8.8
773
Platform
Not enough data
8.7
782
Not enough data
8.3
674
Not enough data
8.3
632
Not enough data
8.9
793
Not enough data
8.6
741
Not enough data
7.9
636
Platform
Not enough data
8.4
565
Not enough data
8.1
423
Not enough data
8.1
401
Not enough data
8.6
546
Not enough data
8.7
534
Not enough data
8.6
493
Not enough data
8.7
544
Not enough data
8.6
535
Workforce Management Platform Features
Not enough data
8.2
273
Not enough data
8.3
314
Not enough data
9.2
401
Not enough data
8.9
382
Not enough data
8.3
294
Not enough data
8.2
270
Not enough data
8.5
313
Not enough data
8.8
376
Not enough data
8.3
274
Not enough data
8.2
304
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Microsoft Entra ID and UKG Ready share no categories
Unique Categories
Microsoft Entra ID is categorized as Passwordless Authentication, Cloud Directory Services, Privileged Access Management (PAM), Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), Identity and Access Management (IAM), User Provisioning and Governance Tools, and Single Sign-On (SSO)
UKG Ready is categorized as Time & Attendance, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), Time Tracking, Core HR, Workforce Management, Payroll, and HCM Software
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Microsoft Entra ID
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
UKG Ready
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
Information Technology and Services
26.0%
Computer Software
9.5%
Computer & Network Security
6.5%
Financial Services
4.5%
Hospital & Health Care
2.6%
Other
50.9%
Hospital & Health Care
11.4%
Retail
5.9%
Education Management
4.3%
Manufacturing
3.9%
Non-Profit Organization Management
3.7%
Other
70.7%
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