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Sprout HR vs UKG comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Sprout HR
Ranking in Cloud HCM
29th
Ranking in HR Analytics Software
9th
Ranking in Talent Acquisition
21st
Average Rating
10.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
UKG
Ranking in Cloud HCM
6th
Ranking in HR Analytics Software
2nd
Ranking in Talent Acquisition
7th
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), Employee Time Tracking Software (2nd), AI-Agents for HR (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Cloud HCM category, the mindshare of Sprout HR is 1.0%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of UKG is 5.0%, down from 5.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud HCM Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
UKG5.0%
Sprout HR1.0%
Other94.0%
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Featured Reviews

reviewer2355699 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Competitive and Market Intelligence at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Enables users to share curated content and helps schedule the best time to post content
The solution helped us get a fairly good footprint in our channel. It makes it very easy for many of us who have a lot of contacts in the channel. We can share curated content from the team on our social channels. It makes it easy. I could select what I want to share and choose the best time for it to be posted there, and it will. The product makes it very easy for many people dealing with different parts of our channel to push our content out to people in it. It works pretty well. There may be other capabilities that I do not know about. The solution works fine for my use cases. It's easy. It's not time-consuming. It takes 15 minutes to go through it. The solution uses AI to help schedule the best time for things to post to get the most reads and likes. It is pretty effective.
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution helped us get a fairly good footprint in our channel."
"We went from tracking our recruiting on an excel spreadsheet to have a well-functioning, process-oriented recruiting program in place!"
"We are very pleased with the Ultimate partnership!"
"Prior to the UTM module, there was an inaccuracy in FLSA compliance with the way we were processing overtime, and now we are 100% accurate."
"It will give our employees a real-time answer as to how much time they have for vacation, personal days off, etc."
"Our organization has been able to provide more accurate reporting as well as multiple dashboards with ease."
"The payroll function is immaculate; we rely on it 100%."
"Now that we have cleaned up our data, the reports are much more accurate, and I find the reports to be great."
"We are contacted on a regular basis by other vendors and we always tell them that we are totally satisfied with our current solution."
 

Cons

"I don't have direct access to the performance statistics."
"Onboarding and Performance Management are areas with room for improvement."
"It was done through a vendor. I would give them a rating of -10/10. This was an awful experience."
"We had many issues with carrier connection."
"The tool needs improvement on the configuration side."
"The current retro pay feature doesn't work with our setup; more custom fields that we can tailor to our business needs."
"Initial setup was too complex; an outside vendor set up the core."
"Customer service is hit or miss. Some of the growth has caused a decline in the level of customer service that I have previously enjoyed."
"Payment services continues to be our biggest area of concern."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The pricing depends on the number of licenses we buy."
"The platform is not affordable but also not the most expensive."
"If you're going for the full suite, it can be fairly pricey."
"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."
"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."
"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."
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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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Company SizeCount
Small Business48
Midsize Enterprise43
Large Enterprise48
 

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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.
What is your primary use case for UKG?
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...
What advice do you have for others considering UKG?
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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Also Known As

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UKG Pro, UKG Dimensons, UKG Ready
 

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