Recruitee vs UKG comparison

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The compared Recruitee and UKG solutions aren't in the same category. Recruitee is ranked #11 in ATRS , and holds a 1.8% mindshare in the category. UKG is ranked #6 in CHCM , with an average rating of 9.0, and holds a 5.0% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Recruitee users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 89% of UKG users who would recommend it.

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100% willing to recommend

UKG

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89% willing to recommend

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We performed a comparison between Recruitee and UKG based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Recruitee

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Applicant Tracking and Recruiting Software (11th)

UKG

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

125

Ranking in other categories

Benefits Administration (3rd), Talent Management (6th), Employee Scheduling Software (1st), Cloud HCM (6th), Employee Time Tracking Software (2nd), HR Analytics Software (2nd), Talent Acquisition (7th), AI-Agents for HR (5th)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Human Capital Management solutions, they serve different purposes. Recruitee is designed for Applicant Tracking and Recruiting Software and holds a mindshare of 1.8%, down 2.3% compared to last year.
UKG, on the other hand, focuses on Cloud HCM, holds 5.0% mindshare, down 5.4% since last year.

Applicant Tracking and Recruiting Software Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Recruitee	1.8%
SmartRecruiters	2.8%
Greenhouse	2.4%
Other	93.0%

Applicant Tracking and Recruiting Software

Cloud HCM Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
UKG	5.0%
Workday HCM	10.0%
SAP SuccessFactors	8.9%
Other	76.1%

Cloud HCM

Featured Reviews

Bernadine Dirks

Project Manager at a engineering company with 11-50 employees

A user-friendly solution that provides a good overview and the flexibility to alter the funnel and assign tasks

We found the evaluation of interviews offered in Recruitee too complicated, so we didn't use that. They offer a way to rate and evaluate interviews, but it was a little bit more complicated, so we didn't use that. It was also a little bit harder to find where this feature was located. What surprised me was that if you have one vacancy and you want to announce it, for example, in the Netherlands in Dutch and also in English, that wasn't possible. In such a case, you need to open two vacancies, but then, of course, your reporting is off. It would be really beneficial if they can offer the possibility of posting one position in multiple languages. In this particular organization, it was not really that much of an issue because it was a local organization. I understood from the person responsible for connecting Recruitee to career sites that there were some things that you struggled with, especially with regards to banners, pictures, photos, and things like that. I did not do it myself. On the backend, I personally didn't really have any issues. It could maybe have integration with Outlook so that you can plan interviews straight from the system, and they also show up in the Outlook calendars of the managers.

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Harish_Mahanta

Works

Streamlined time tracking boosts operational efficiency across multiple regions

The time tracking feature is the most effective for employee management. UKG is used in Europe, the United States, Australia, and East Asian countries for HR activities like payroll. The application is like an ERP, providing comprehensive features for organizations, simplifying their processes, and reducing the need to use multiple software solutions.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"It is so easy to use, and it works well for corporate recruitment."

"What really impressed me was the ease with which you could alter the funnel. You could add steps to the funnel or just leave steps out. It provided flexibility. You could also assign specific people in the organization per vacancy. It is user-friendly, and it has a very good overview. When you open the screen with all the vacancies, it is very easy to see your overview. You can also assign the tasks that you have to somebody, which is something that not every system has."

"We were able to really quicken our hiring process for other companies, making it ten times faster than before, and it gave us the space to focus on developing our website, which has been doing pretty well."

"In general, the platform is very simple to customize. We have previously used different ERP/funneling platforms, such as Pipedrive. They were all great, but they were very complicated to set up and very confusing. Getting someone completely new to use them was a pretty big headache, but Recruitee is very easy to use. It is very easy to get someone completely new to learn everything and use the project in one day. It provides the ease of onboarding people and the ease of use. It is not trying to be more than it is. It is just about hiring, and it focuses just on the hiring process, communicating with people, and going to multiple hiring stages. Most ERP/hiring solutions have massive integrations and customizations. They try to provide a lot of things in the platform, but Recruitee is there just to recruit. It is very linear. It just does its job well and doesn't try to be what it is not."

"I really like the privacy within Recruitee. I can add multiple hiring managers and manage all different vacancies without them having or being able to see what's going on in other vacancies. It is quite easy to use. I can easily add another colleague. It is straightforward and intuitive. I don't even have to explain to hiring managers how it works for us because they are able to figure it out once they click on it."

"Good solution - still working out the kinks but confident we will get where we need to be!"

"Payroll is reliable."

"It has helped with keeping track of employees time sheets, wage garnishments, and 401(k) deferrals."

"Customer service is good."

"This product continues to grow and improve, which you don't see happen often with HCM companies, and they also listen to their customers."

"Customer service is great."

"The solution has improved our organization by helping us cut hours and lessen our labor force. It saved us probably over $100,000 in just the last couple of years."

"Customer Service: 10+!!! Ultimate's support team is by far the best I have ever worked with."

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Cons

"The GDPR system needs some improvement. They say that you automatically have approval when you just add a CV."

"We found the evaluation of interviews offered in Recruitee too complicated, so we didn't use that. They offer a way to rate and evaluate interviews, but it was a little bit more complicated, so we didn't use that. It was also a little bit harder to find where this feature was located. What surprised me was that if you have one vacancy and you want to announce it, for example, in the Netherlands in Dutch and also in English, that wasn't possible. In such a case, you need to open two vacancies, but then, of course, your reporting is off. It would be really beneficial if they can offer the possibility of posting one position in multiple languages. In this particular organization, it was not really that much of an issue because it was a local organization. I understood from the person responsible for connecting Recruitee to career sites that there were some things that you struggled with, especially with regards to banners, pictures, photos, and things like that. I did not do it myself. On the backend, I personally didn't really have any issues. It could maybe have integration with Outlook so that you can plan interviews straight from the system, and they also show up in the Outlook calendars of the managers."

"One of the minor problems was that when we sent mass emails to every applicant at one stage, some people didn't receive the email. It would go into some kind of a spam box or something. It took us quite a while to figure this out. Of course, this is a general problem with emails, but some other platforms have better ways to find this, warn, or give you best practices. With Recruitee, it took us quite a while to figure out that the problem is happening and how to deal with it. That was one of the minor issues. Another issue was related to communication. They have a support team, but it takes quite a while to hear back on some of the issues. They don't work on weekends. It was a little unusual for a SaaS product."

"Another issue was related to communication. They have a support team, but it takes quite a while to hear back on some of the issues."

"The GDPR system needs some improvement. They say that you automatically have approval when you just add a CV. I might not have even asked for it. I would like to have a better GDPR system that asks or sends a request for saving data. It is not completely customizable. Sometimes, I can't do the things that I want to do. I would like to edit our career website, but I can only change the main page of our career website. I can't change the layout or pictures within our vacancies. They have it all automized to disable. We do everything that we can to make it as good as we can for Google for jobs, but I miss some of the checkpoints for Google for jobs, and I can't edit them myself."

"We found the evaluation of interviews offered in Recruitee too complicated, so we didn't use that."

"Implementation."

"We had many issues with carrier connection."

"It could be more configurable."

"Reporting and the talent suite need improvement compared to other vendors."

"Automation, rules for life insurance, etc., are areas with room for improvement."

"Pricing is high for a limited license."

"This was my first time attending the convention and I was a little dismayed to find out that on the first day of registering that I could only sign up for one hands-on class."

"From an implementation standpoint (not at my current organization), taking the time to truly listen and understand unique complexities that might be outside standard capabilities of the system."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Its pricing is quite reasonable. Recruitee was more favorable price-wise as compared to other solutions."

"It was amazing, but right now, they got more expensive due to the different plans that they offer. They offer basic, intermediate, and advanced plans. It used to be really easy. You could just have a number of slots as vacancies, and that's what you paid for. Now, you pay for the number of slots and the plan you have, and it got a lot more expensive. I think we had a 40% increase in price. Support is always included in the license."

"When we bought it, it was good in terms of quality and cost. It was not very expensive, but I heard that quite soon after that, they changed their way of pricing, which meant that the price went up quite substantially. Earlier, you had to just pay for the number of vacancies or slots that you wanted to use in the organization. We bought 10 slots, and they changed that system. I don't know how it works now because I don't work there anymore. Licensing was on a yearly basis. You selected a number of slots and paid for that year. You could buy more, but you couldn't go for less. We had to pay a setup or implementation fee. Support was included in the license."

"While I am unsure of the licensing cost itself, the total cost of implementation and licensing for a company with over 5000 employees would be around 6,00,000. So, there are additional costs beyond licensing."

"UKG's pricing and licensing model involves ongoing expenses based on the number of employees paid. The initial implementation cost is low when UKG implements it directly. However, when partners handle the implementation, it becomes more expensive since partners don't receive the monthly recurring fees."

"The pricing depends on the number of licenses we buy."

"I wasn't involved in the pricing part. I'm a user, and I believe it is based on the user count. One thing that is nice about Ultimate is that you can learn how to use the system without additional fees. The learning aspect is the life of a product, and the training was a huge reason why we went with Ultimate. We did have some integration costs. They were a part of the implementation because of the integrations to other systems that we included in our implementation."

"If you're going for the full suite, it can be fairly pricey."

"The platform is not affordable but also not the most expensive."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

12%

Construction Company

12%

Outsourcing Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	48
Midsize Enterprise	43
Large Enterprise	48

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What needs improvement with UKG?

UKG needs more publicity. It is a productive ERP ( /categories/erp ) application, but many people in the IT market are not aware of it. Greater awareness could increase its adoption.

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I worked for a healthcare organization and a university. Most organizations use UKG ( /products/ukg-reviews ) to track employee timesheets, capturing accurate swipe-in and swipe-out data. UKG ( /pr...

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Publicity is very important for any software. If people aren't aware of UKG, despite its productivity, they won't use it. Expanding the awareness is essential for greater adoption. Overall, I would...

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UKG Pro, UKG Dimensons, UKG Ready

Overview

Recruitee is a leading talent acquisition platform offering advanced tools that streamline recruitment and enhance hiring efficiency.

Designed for teams seeking a robust yet user-friendly recruitment system, Recruitee provides comprehensive features that support the entire hiring process. Its intuitive design and powerful integrations make it ideal for businesses aiming to refine their talent acquisition strategies.

What are the key features of Recruitee?

Collaborative Hiring: Facilitates team collaboration to streamline candidate selection.
Automated Workflows: Reduces manual tasks through configurable recruitment pipelines.
Job Promotion: Simplifies job ad distribution across multiple platforms and job boards.
Analytics and Reporting: Offers detailed insights to optimize recruitment strategies.

What benefits should users check for when evaluating Recruitee?

Efficiency: Increased productivity by automating repetitive tasks and reducing time-to-hire.
Cost-Effective: Mitigates recruitment costs through a seamless candidate tracking process.
Better Candidate Reach: Enhances visibility and attracts top talent through strategic job postings.

Recruitee can be effectively implemented in industries like tech startups, which require agile hiring processes, and in large corporations that demand robust data analytics for recruitment decision-making. Its adaptability and integration capability make it suitable across diverse sectors.

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UKG offers a comprehensive suite for payroll processing, HR management, and business intelligence, integrating seamlessly with systems like PeopleSoft and Workday. Its cloud-based service enhances workforce management across industries with advanced customization and intuitive use.

UKG's extensive features include payroll processing, business intelligence reporting, and self-service options for employees and managers. The platform is designed for ease of integration, providing a user-friendly experience with extensive onboarding tools and robust data management. While UKG excels in configuration and reporting capabilities, it requires improvements in customer support and benefits administration flexibility. Implementation can be complex, and areas such as real-time support and automated processes need refinement.

What are UKG's most valued features?

Payroll Processing: Streamlined for accurate and efficient transactions.
Business Intelligence Reporting: Offers insightful data analytics to inform decision-making.
Employee and Manager Self-service: Empowers users with access to essential tools and information.
Benefits Administration: Manages employee benefits with ease.
Data Integration: Ensures seamless interaction with other systems, enhancing performance.

What benefits should users consider in reviews?

Improved Employee Satisfaction: Cloud-based updates foster an engaging environment.
Streamlined HR Activities: Integrates with existing systems to enhance operation efficiency.
Ease of Use: Users appreciate its intuitive design and customization options.

UKG is leveraged across multiple industries for its robust functionalities in payroll and HR management, supporting recruitment, onboarding, and workforce dynamics. The platform's integration with time management and learning modules supports comprehensive employee management and compliance across global deployments.

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