UKG Ready
by UKG · Time & Attendance
Cloud HR, payroll, time and attendance, and talent suite for small and mid-market employers.
Updated August 2026 · By the ERP Research Editorial Team · Independent and vendor-neutral.
- Works with
NetSuiteQuickBooksOktaMicrosoft Entra ID / Active Directory- Deployment
- Cloud
- Company size
- SMB, Mid-market
- Pricing
- Quote-based
- Founded
- 2020
- Headquarters
- Lowell, Massachusetts and Weston, Florida, USA
Overview
UKG Ready is a cloud human capital management (HCM) and workforce management platform from UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group), the company formed in 2020 from the merger of Ultimate Software and Kronos. It unites core HR, payroll, benefits, time and attendance, scheduling, and talent management in one system, and inherits its time-tracking and pay-rule depth from the Kronos Workforce Ready lineage. UKG positions Ready for small and mid-sized organizations and leaner teams, as distinct from UKG Pro, which targets larger enterprises.
The time and attendance side covers mobile and biometric time clocks, geofenced and offline mobile clock-ins, configurable pay rules, timesheet exception handling, and time-off/leave requests, feeding directly into the payroll engine. Scheduling tools support demand-based and AI-assisted shift planning with swap workflows aimed at hourly and frontline workforces across multiple locations.
UKG Ready processes payroll natively in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand, with broader payroll coverage across 160+ countries available through the UKG One View platform or partner networks. The platform also includes core HR record-keeping, benefits administration, employee/manager self-service, onboarding, and talent and performance management modules, and connects to external finance and identity systems through the UKG Marketplace.
Screenshots & demo
Demo video from the vendor's YouTube channel.
Features & capabilities
Time & Attendance
Time capture and pay-rule enforcement inherited from Kronos heritage.
- Mobile and biometric time clocks
- Geofenced mobile clock-in/out
- Offline clock-ins with later sync
- Configurable pay-rule engine
- Timesheet exception approval workflows
- Time-off and leave request management
- Real-time labor tracking
Scheduling & Labor Management
Shift planning for hourly and frontline teams.
- AI-assisted, demand-based scheduling
- Shift swap and coverage workflows
- Multi-location schedule rules
- Labor compliance rule enforcement
Payroll
Native payroll tied to captured time data.
- Native payroll processing in the US, Canada, UK, and New Zealand
- Automated pay calculation from timesheets
- Off-cycle and adjustment payroll runs
- Tax filing support
- Global payroll reach (160+ countries) via UKG One View / partners
Core HR & Benefits
Employee record-keeping and benefits enrollment.
- Centralized HR database for the employee lifecycle
- Employee and manager self-service
- Benefits administration and enrollment
- Onboarding workflows
Talent & Performance
Hiring and development tools alongside HR/payroll.
- Talent acquisition / applicant tracking
- Performance management and goal tracking
- Compensation management tools
- Learning and compliance training
Mobile & Reporting
Mobile access and configurable reporting.
- UKG Ready Mobile app for clock-in, schedules, and time-off requests
- Configurable dashboards and reports
- Role-based access control
- Employee self-service portal
Common use cases
- Consolidating HR, payroll, time and attendance, and benefits for a small or mid-sized employer on one system
- Managing complex pay-rule configuration and shift scheduling for a multi-location, hourly workforce
- Replacing manual or spreadsheet-based timesheets with mobile, geofenced time clocks
- Automating time-off and leave request approvals
- Running native payroll across US, Canada, UK, and New Zealand entities from one platform
- Syncing general ledger data from UKG Ready to NetSuite or QuickBooks Online for the finance team
- Managing onboarding and performance reviews alongside payroll and time tracking
Strengths & considerations
Strengths
- Combines Kronos-heritage time and attendance depth with core HR, payroll, and talent in one suite
- Native payroll processing in the US, Canada, UK, and New Zealand, with 160+ country reach via UKG One View or partners
- Positioned specifically for small and mid-sized, leaner teams, distinct from UKG Pro enterprise focus
- Mobile-first time capture including offline clock-ins and geofenced punches
Considerations
- Aimed at organizations up to roughly the low thousands of employees; larger enterprises are typically directed to UKG Pro
- Native payroll is strongest in the US, Canada, UK, and New Zealand; wider global payroll relies on partner networks
ERP integrations
Transfers general ledger information from UKG Ready to NetSuite
QuickBooks Online integration listed on the UKG Marketplace
Directory synchronization for UKG Pro or Ready
Pricing
Not publicly published; priced per employee and by modules/tier selected. Third-party analysts estimate roughly $20-33 per employee per month, with implementation typically 20-40% of first-year software cost. Get an independent shortlist with pricing guidance below.
Technical & security
- Hosting
- SaaS (multi-tenant)
- Compliance
- SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA
- Mobile app
- Yes
About the vendor
- Founded
- 2020
- Headquarters
- Lowell, Massachusetts and Weston, Florida, USA
- Employees
- ~15,000
- Ownership
- Private (majority owned by Hellman & Friedman)
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UKG Ready — frequently asked questions
What company size is UKG Ready built for?
UKG Ready is aimed at small and mid-sized organizations, roughly in the tens to low thousands of employees. Larger enterprises are typically directed to UKG Pro instead.
Does UKG Ready integrate with NetSuite?
Yes. UKG Ready offers a prebuilt Oracle NetSuite connector on the UKG Marketplace that transfers general ledger information from UKG Ready to NetSuite.
What countries does UKG Ready run payroll in natively?
UKG Ready processes payroll natively in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand. Broader coverage across 160+ countries is available through the UKG One View platform or partner networks.
How is UKG Ready priced?
Pricing is quote-based and not publicly published, driven by employee count and the modules selected. Third-party analysts have estimated roughly $20-33 per employee per month, though UKG does not confirm this figure.
Does UKG Ready have a mobile app?
Yes, the UKG Ready Mobile app lets employees clock in and out (including offline and geofenced punches), view schedules, and submit time-off requests from a mobile device.
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