Best Workforce Management Solutions December 2020
It seems like a crowded space, but we like 3 of the main workforce management software in the market and call out their strengths and weaknesses below.
Forget excel spreadsheets, the disruptors are all in one HR solutions; websites where you can easily do workforce planning, time keeping, process payroll with one click and see who’s on the tools (or most importantly off the tools). The software either does it all for you, or integrates with third party HR applications and allow labor demand forecasting, scheduling, reporting on and attendance tracking.
But they are very different in their approach and pricing also differs.
The top options are: Harvest (offers free fully functional 30-day trial), Workday (industry-leading 97% customer satisfaction rating) and UKG (UltiPro unites all aspects of HR, payroll), and HR talent management).
Let’s take each in turn:
Who are the Competition?
Harvest
Workday
UKG
Harvest
Harvest was founded in 2006 with thousands of customers in over 100 countries today. They believe software should be useful, simple, and fast – so you can work better, get more accomplished, and make smarter decisions for your business.
Harvest was immediately embraced by other small businesses looking for a simpler and better way to work. Today, Harvest serves the time tracking and billing needs of thousands of customers around the world, from freelancers to small businesses to departments within Fortune 500 companies.
Workday
Workday partner closely with their customers to understand their needs. Then they innovate like crazy to give them the technology to get there. Together, they’re shaping the future of work.
They deliver an unmatched experience. Their customers’ success is why they do what they do. They pull out all the stops to make sure they get the support they need, from day one and every day after.
Their proven methodology gets you live on time and on budget so you can start realizing value right away.
UKG
UKG™ was formed by two leaders in HR solutions, UKG combines the strength and innovation of Ultimate Software and Kronos. Their love for all things HR and workforce management is matched only by their people-centered culture. Together, they’re committed to inspiring workforces and businesses around the world, helping to pave the way forward for their people, customers, and industry.
They’ve created an unmatched suite of HR and workforce management solutions, backed by their people who care about yours. Their solutions deliver global workforce experiences that truly reflect the connection between life and work today. That means insights are deeper. Work is easier. And interactions are more meaningful.
Time Tracking Software
1. Harvest
Harvest (Trusted by 50,000+ businesses, Easy time tracking, Start with a free 30-day trial)
Harvest was founded by Danny Wen and Shawn Liu in 2006, at a small office in downtown New York City. During the years leading up to launching Harvest, they ran a web design studio called Iridesco. As their business grew, they looked for tools to help them scale. They searched for a way to easily track time and invoice for their services. They wanted a well designed application that took user experience seriously. They wanted a service that innovated with technology.
Today, they have thousands of customers in over 100 countries. They are recommended by 98% of their customers according to a customer survey.
You can connect Harvest to your favorite tools. track time from the apps you already use, make your workflow more efficient and sync Harvest data with other apps.
2. Workday
Workday (The world’s leading companies trust them)
Workday has a single finance, HR, and planning system that helps organizations of all sizes meet the future with confidence.
They have a system that evolves as your business evolves. In a world that’s always changing, you need a system that helps you adapt. See how a single finance, HR, and planning system from Workday is helping organizations of all sizes meet the future with confidence.
At Workday, trust is woven into the fabric of everything they do. To keep your data safe and private, they deploy industry-leading safeguards and continuously monitor their system, so you can rest easy knowing your most sensitive data is protected 24/7 in the cloud.
3. UKG Workforce Central
UKG Workforce Central (Award-Winning HR Solutions — An All-in-One Offering)
Building on 70 years of experience from two leaders in HR solutions, UKG™ combines the strength and innovation of Ultimate Software and Kronos®. Individually, they’ve always put people at the center of everything we do. Together, they’re committed to inspiring workforces and businesses around the world, helping to pave the way forward for their people, customers, and industry.
Global Workforce Management, the power of a workforce solution built on an intelligent platform — providing operational insights that empower your greatest driver of success: your people.
Powerful Global HCM, rrive people-focused results and transform your business with a truly connected global workforce experience — delivered through resilient and mindful HR technology.
UKG Named a Leader in 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud HCM Suites 1,000+ Employee Enterprises
Our Conclusion
They all have pros and cons. Harvest have the free fully functional 30-day trial and Workday has outstanding customer service with 97% customer satisfaction rate, UKG is a good option too with an unmatched suite of HR and workforce management solutions.
All of them monetise users and payroll processing, and in that regard you could start at the beginning of the list and work down to see which one suits you best.