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tool: "UKG"
slug: "ukg"
category: "HR & People"
pricing_model: null
pricing_transparency: "Partial"
entry_price_monthly: 8
entry_price_annual: 8
annual_discount_pct: 0
native_currency: "USD"
free_plan_available: false
free_trial_days: null
enterprise_pricing_available: true
number_of_plans: 3
key_limit_metric: "Employees"
last_checked_date: "2026-08-12"
last_manually_verified: "2026-08-12"
verification_status: "Verified"
vendor_pricing_page: "https://www.ukg.com/solutions"
vendor_website: "https://www.ukg.com"
source: https://saaspricehub.io/tools/ukg
---

# UKG pricing

The Workforce Operating Platform formed from the 2020 merger of Kronos and Ultimate Software ($22B combined). Positioned as the workforce-management-first alternative to Workday for shift-heavy industries (retail, healthcare, manufacturing) where time tracking + labor forecasting matter as much as HRIS. Distinctive for combining Kronos's deep time-and-labor engine with Ultimate's people-first HRIS. Priced quote-based (~$8-$15/employee/mo reference) across UKG Ready (SMB-mid), UKG Pro (mid-large), and UKG Pro Enterprise. Private-equity owned by Hellman & Friedman + Blackstone. Serves 80K+ organizations globally.

## Current entry price

**$8/month** billed monthly. **$8/month** billed annually.

## All tiers

| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Key limit |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UKG Ready | $8 | $8 | reference per employee/mo (custom-quoted); SMB-mid HCM: HR + payroll + time + basic talent, 50-500 employees |
| UKG Pro | $15 | $15 | reference per employee/mo (custom-quoted); mid-large HCM + advanced HR + comprehensive workforce management, 500-5,000 employees |
| UKG Pro Enterprise | custom | custom | Enterprise 5,000+ employees, full HCM + workforce management suite + industry-specific modules (healthcare, retail, manufacturing) |

## Pricing model

- **Model:** Not specified
- **Key limit metric:** Employees
- **Free plan:** No
- **Free trial:** No separate trial
- **Enterprise pricing:** Available (custom quote)
- **Native currency:** USD

## Verification

- **Last automated check:** 2026-08-12
- **Last manual verification:** 2026-08-12
- **Verification status:** Verified
- **Source:** https://www.ukg.com/solutions

## Recommendation

In other words, UKG is worth it for mid-market to enterprise companies (500-50,000+ employees) with shift-based workforces — particularly retail, healthcare, manufacturing, hospitality where time-tracking accuracy and labor-forecasting matter as much as HR. UKG Ready covers SMB-mid (50-500 employees); UKG Pro for mid-large (500-5K); UKG Pro Enterprise for 5K+. Moderate learning curve; dedicated implementation team typical (3-6 month deployments). Native integrations across the enterprise ecosystem (SAP, Oracle, Microsoft, ADP, Salesforce). Downside: opaque pricing (custom quotes only, real contracts $50K-$5M+/year), and depth on modern UX and mobile lags Rippling and BambooHR for smaller companies.

## Alternative to consider

Modern SMB alternative? Pick BambooHR or Rippling. Enterprise HCM without workforce-mgmt focus? Workday or SAP SuccessFactors. Just time tracking? Deputy, When I Work, or Homebase. PEO structure? TriNet or Insperity.

## Vendor context

Added 2026-08-12 as G2 top-55 brand-gap batch (rank #45). Pricing is quote-based; reference $8-$15/employee/mo per third-party trackers (Vendr, TrustRadius, industry sources) across UKG Ready and UKG Pro. UKG Pro Enterprise fully custom. Formed 2020 by merger of Kronos (workforce management) and Ultimate Software (HRIS). Private-equity owned by Hellman & Friedman + Blackstone since 2021 $22B take-private. Serves 80K+ organizations. Strong presence in retail, healthcare, manufacturing where shift-based labor forecasting matters. Pricing Transparency = Partial.

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*Pricing data maintained by SaaS Price Hub. Human-readable page: [https://saaspricehub.io/tools/ukg](https://saaspricehub.io/tools/ukg). All prices in USD unless otherwise noted. This file is machine-readable and updated within 24 hours of any tracked price change.*