Human Resources Management (HCM)
UltiPro centralizes all information and automates various HR tasks, thereby allowing companies to save time and focus on other strategic initiatives. Employers can focus on their workforce’s professional growth and increase engagement. Moreover, UKG Pro helps administrators efficiently manage a global workforce and displays their demographic details for better analysis.
Workday offers an extensive human resource management functionality that adapts to changing business requirements. It helps employers manage the global workforce while staying compliant with regulations. Workday supports employee upskilling, personalized learning experiences, and company policy changes.
Powered by AI, ‘Workday Illuminate’ delivers valuable insights and helps companies upskill their workforce.
Winner: Workday is the winner of this round because it offers an extensive analytical tool and delivers customized learning experiences.
Payroll Processing
UltiPro seamlessly integrates with time and attendance tools, and finance applications to eliminate manual data entry and ensure accurate payroll processing. Its automated regulatory updates enable companies to remain compliant with tax laws and regulations.
Additionally, UKG provides mobile and self-service tools that allow employees to access and view their payroll information easily. It also supports global payroll management, allowing employers to effectively manage global employees.
Workday simplifies payroll management by offering real-time insights into payroll data. Administrators can view general ledger (GL) details at any time, run audits, and stay up-to-date with financial information. The software allows unlimited payroll runs, and its built-in reporting tool helps employers analyze data and make informed decisions.
Moreover, Workday syncs payroll with HR transactions, such as recruitment, onboarding, making and implementing policies, etc., and streamlines administrative tasks while reducing errors.
Winner: UltiPro is the winner of this round for enabling the workforce to view their payroll data and integrating it with HR and financial management.
Talent Management
UltiPro offers customizable, on-demand learning content and enables employers to upskill their employees. From hiring and onboarding talented candidates to increasing engagement and conducting annual reviews, UKG Pro covers the entire employee lifecycle. Businesses can analyze growth opportunities and encourage employees to enroll in different training programs.
Additionally, its collaboration tools ensure transparent communication between learners and administrators.
Workday streamlines end-to-end talent management and assists companies in acquiring, hiring, and onboarding the right talent. Employers can foster growth by providing customized learning content based on job role and department’s needs. Additionally, businesses can gauge the workforce’s progress by adding multiple-choice questions in training content.
The software enables employers to support employees' career development through continuous feedback and recognition of their efficient performance.
Winner: It is a close tie as both platforms offer efficient employee growth opportunities and ensure career development.
Employee Experience
UltiPro helps businesses foster a positive work culture for their workforce and enhance employee engagement and satisfaction. By offering self-service tools, it empowers employees to view, manage, and update their data. Additionally, through UltiPro’s advanced feedback tools, employers can gain valuable insights into employees' satisfaction with company policies, leadership, etc.
Workday enables companies to create an engaging work environment that promotes employee upskilling and professional growth. The software offers detailed insights into employee performance that help employers gauge the efficiency of different employee engagement programs. By delivering tailored experiences, Workday helps employers support their workforce.
Additionally, the platform empowers businesses to monitor key metrics such as employee engagement, productivity, retention rates, and overall well-being.
Winner: Workday wins this round for offering opportunities for employees’ growth and career development.
Analytics And Reporting
UltiPro streamlines data collection and provides real-time insights into data trends. Employers can create personalized reports and make informed decisions that facilitate organizational growth. The software also enables administrators to assess employee retention rates, analyze their policies, and make relevant changes to make them more impactful.
Workday offers discovery boards that help companies build ad-hoc data visualizations for effective data analysis. It utilizes the power of AI and machine learning (ML) to provide accurate key insights into changing data trends. Additionally, its reporting feature is scalable and efficiently supports growing data analytics.
In addition to 175+ configurable dashboards, Workday also provides 5,000+ pre-built reports that employers can customize to make dynamic analytical decisions.
Winner: Workday emerges victorious this time for providing pre-built, customizable dashboards and pre-built reports that save employers’ time and ensure accuracy.
