Push and UKG check all the boxes regarding managing your workforce and metrics. However, the big difference between the two are the markets they serve - and the depth of the tools developed to do so.
Push aims to provide business and restaurant owners one streamlined, integrated, and automated solution to manage all workforce and employee operations.
All key modules are built within the Push solution, and they also offer integrations with leading restaurant POS systems and accounting solutions. Push is a one-stop shop for your people management needs.
UKG is more geared toward HR executives in a corporate space. They offer over 50 modules from which to choose and aim to help employers invest in human capital management more than anything.
The Push solution is sold based on feature bundles, offering three unique solutions: starter, pro, and premium.
Features can be stacked and added based on the solution stack your organization needs and offered per-seat basis.
Push primarily helps food service industry business owners overcome the unique challenges they face regarding workforce management.
Push is built on one platform, allowing seamless system updates and data transfer flow; Push also offers automated payroll calculations, saving business owners time and money.
Push provides what the food service industry needs, enabling business operators to manage the employee life cycle of staff with flexible and variable hourly rates and providing robust integrations with restaurant-specific POS solutions. These unique features allow business owners to optimize revenue management with forecasting and integrated reports.
UKG was formed in 2020 due to the merger between Ultimate Software and Kronos Incorporated - Forming UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group).
The company has acquired several other software solutions making them a widespread and robust solution built primarily for enterprise entities. Their modules include over 50 different branded features - providing a solution celebrated by some yet convoluted to others.
The platform's primary focus is on people - and the ability to invest in the career paths of your team, measure engagement and morale, and support career growth.
Their pre-built “suites” include UKG Ready, UKG Pro, and UKG Dimensions - each with a unique bundle of modules included.
Both solutions offer revenue management tools to optimize business operations and lower costs.
While Push offers more restaurant-specific integrations to facilitate real-time reports, UKG has deep reporting capabilities.
Push offers these tools through their integrated solution and custom-built integrations, automations, and alerts.
UKG’s labor management tools are offered through their UKG AutoTime™ module and modulus data integrations.
When it comes to payroll, Push is the ideal solution if you manage hourly employees or want to cut back on having a full-time payroll person.
With Push, you can automate your employee payroll calculations like overtime, stat holiday, and taxes saving up to 40 hours per week, and ensuring calculations are done right.
UKG does offer payroll; however, unlike the Push solution, they don't offer automated stat holiday pay, overtime pay, or payroll tax calculations; also, UKG only provides payroll for one of their suits, the UKG Ready option for small businesses - although the "UKG Pay" is also offered as an add-on module for other suites.
Push offers an applicant tracking system that allows recruiters to set custom parameters around job postings and who can apply.
This can be helpful if you are looking for a candidate with a particular certification or qualifications.
Once hired, the Push has an onboarding wizard that allows employees to onboard with the click of a link, saving employers up to 90 minutes of onboarding time per candidate.
UKG offers two recruiting modules: UKG Ready Recruiting and UKG Pro Recruiting.
The platforms are geared toward helping employees develop in their careers.
UKG also offers onboarding tools that integrate from ATMS to HRMS. These tool are nestled under the "UKG Ready™ Onboarding" module. Although they don’t offer a guided wizard experience.
Within their HRIS solution, Push offers all the tools you need to centralize your employee information, allow employee access, and track employee data.
UKG offers similar features; however, they are broken into different add-on modules.
For example, if you want to allow employees to use the app, you need to use the UKG HR Service Delivery™ module; if you want centralized document storage, you need to add the UKG Document Manager Product Profile. These are pro features not offered on the regular plan.
Push and UKG offers similar scheduling features, including visual schedules with drag-and-drop options, templates, forecasting functionalities, and employee scheduling apps.
A unique Push feature is the ability to see the weather (vital for restaurant scheduling ei patio shifts)
Where UKG offers customizable scheduling dashboards.
Both solutions offer time tracking tools with automated time clock adjustments and data transfers.
UKG’s provides this tool through their UKG AutoTime module - they also offer facial recognition through the add-on: UKG InTouch DX.
Push offers the same suite; however, facial recognition; labor forecasting is included in the time tracking bundle.
UKG and Push both offer POS and accounting integrations to provide business owners with deep insights from machine learning and automated data transfers.
However, only Push offers robust and data-rich integrations with restaurant POS solutions, whereas UKG leans its focus more into HR integrations.
The Push solution is sold based on feature bundles, offering three unique solutions: starter, pro, and premium.
Features can be stacked and added based on the solution stack your organization needs and offered per-seat basis.
Push primarily helps food service industry business owners overcome the unique challenges they face regarding workforce management.
Push is built on one platform, allowing seamless system updates and data transfer flow; Push also offers automated payroll calculations, saving business owners time and money.
Push provides what the food service industry needs, enabling business operators to manage the employee life cycle of staff with flexible and variable hourly rates and providing robust integrations with restaurant-specific POS solutions. These unique features allow business owners to optimize revenue management with forecasting and integrated reports.
UKG was formed in 2020 due to the merger between Ultimate Software and Kronos Incorporated - Forming UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group).
The company has acquired several other software solutions making them a widespread and robust solution built primarily for enterprise entities. Their modules include over 50 different branded features - providing a solution celebrated by some yet convoluted to others.
The platform's primary focus is on people - and the ability to invest in the career paths of your team, measure engagement and morale, and support career growth.
Their pre-built “suites” include UKG Ready, UKG Pro, and UKG Dimensions - each with a unique bundle of modules included.
Both solutions offer revenue management tools to optimize business operations and lower costs.
While Push offers more restaurant-specific integrations to facilitate real-time reports, UKG has deep reporting capabilities.
Push offers these tools through their integrated solution and custom-built integrations, automations, and alerts.
UKG’s labor management tools are offered through their UKG AutoTime™ module and modulus data integrations.
When it comes to payroll, Push is the ideal solution if you manage hourly employees or want to cut back on having a full-time payroll person.
With Push, you can automate your employee payroll calculations like overtime, stat holiday, and taxes saving up to 40 hours per week, and ensuring calculations are done right.
UKG does offer payroll; however, unlike the Push solution, they don't offer automated stat holiday pay, overtime pay, or payroll tax calculations; also, UKG only provides payroll for one of their suits, the UKG Ready option for small businesses - although the "UKG Pay" is also offered as an add-on module for other suites.
Push offers an applicant tracking system that allows recruiters to set custom parameters around job postings and who can apply.
This can be helpful if you are looking for a candidate with a particular certification or qualifications.
Once hired, the Push has an onboarding wizard that allows employees to onboard with the click of a link, saving employers up to 90 minutes of onboarding time per candidate.
UKG offers two recruiting modules: UKG Ready Recruiting and UKG Pro Recruiting.
The platforms are geared toward helping employees develop in their careers.
UKG also offers onboarding tools that integrate from ATMS to HRMS. These tool are nestled under the "UKG Ready™ Onboarding" module. Although they don’t offer a guided wizard experience.
Within their HRIS solution, Push offers all the tools you need to centralize your employee information, allow employee access, and track employee data.
UKG offers similar features; however, they are broken into different add-on modules.
For example, if you want to allow employees to use the app, you need to use the UKG HR Service Delivery™ module; if you want centralized document storage, you need to add the UKG Document Manager Product Profile. These are pro features not offered on the regular plan.
Push and UKG offers similar scheduling features, including visual schedules with drag-and-drop options, templates, forecasting functionalities, and employee scheduling apps.
A unique Push feature is the ability to see the weather (vital for restaurant scheduling ei patio shifts)
Where UKG offers customizable scheduling dashboards.
Both solutions offer time tracking tools with automated time clock adjustments and data transfers.
UKG’s provides this tool through their UKG AutoTime module - they also offer facial recognition through the add-on: UKG InTouch DX.
Push offers the same suite; however, facial recognition; labor forecasting is included in the time tracking bundle.
UKG and Push both offer POS and accounting integrations to provide business owners with deep insights from machine learning and automated data transfers.
However, only Push offers robust and data-rich integrations with restaurant POS solutions, whereas UKG leans its focus more into HR integrations.
The Push solution is sold based on feature bundles, offering three unique solutions: starter, pro, and premium.
Features can be stacked and added based on the solution stack your organization needs and offered per-seat basis.
Push primarily helps food service industry business owners overcome the unique challenges they face regarding workforce management.
Push is built on one platform, allowing seamless system updates and data transfer flow; Push also offers automated payroll calculations, saving business owners time and money.
Push provides what the food service industry needs, enabling business operators to manage the employee life cycle of staff with flexible and variable hourly rates and providing robust integrations with restaurant-specific POS solutions. These unique features allow business owners to optimize revenue management with forecasting and integrated reports.
UKG was formed in 2020 due to the merger between Ultimate Software and Kronos Incorporated - Forming UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group).
The company has acquired several other software solutions making them a widespread and robust solution built primarily for enterprise entities. Their modules include over 50 different branded features - providing a solution celebrated by some yet convoluted to others.
The platform's primary focus is on people - and the ability to invest in the career paths of your team, measure engagement and morale, and support career growth.
Their pre-built “suites” include UKG Ready, UKG Pro, and UKG Dimensions - each with a unique bundle of modules included.
Both solutions offer revenue management tools to optimize business operations and lower costs.
While Push offers more restaurant-specific integrations to facilitate real-time reports, UKG has deep reporting capabilities.
Push offers these tools through their integrated solution and custom-built integrations, automations, and alerts.
UKG’s labor management tools are offered through their UKG AutoTime™ module and modulus data integrations.
When it comes to payroll, Push is the ideal solution if you manage hourly employees or want to cut back on having a full-time payroll person.
With Push, you can automate your employee payroll calculations like overtime, stat holiday, and taxes saving up to 40 hours per week, and ensuring calculations are done right.
UKG does offer payroll; however, unlike the Push solution, they don't offer automated stat holiday pay, overtime pay, or payroll tax calculations; also, UKG only provides payroll for one of their suits, the UKG Ready option for small businesses - although the "UKG Pay" is also offered as an add-on module for other suites.
Push offers an applicant tracking system that allows recruiters to set custom parameters around job postings and who can apply.
This can be helpful if you are looking for a candidate with a particular certification or qualifications.
Once hired, the Push has an onboarding wizard that allows employees to onboard with the click of a link, saving employers up to 90 minutes of onboarding time per candidate.
UKG offers two recruiting modules: UKG Ready Recruiting and UKG Pro Recruiting.
The platforms are geared toward helping employees develop in their careers.
UKG also offers onboarding tools that integrate from ATMS to HRMS. These tool are nestled under the "UKG Ready™ Onboarding" module. Although they don’t offer a guided wizard experience.
Within their HRIS solution, Push offers all the tools you need to centralize your employee information, allow employee access, and track employee data.
UKG offers similar features; however, they are broken into different add-on modules.
For example, if you want to allow employees to use the app, you need to use the UKG HR Service Delivery™ module; if you want centralized document storage, you need to add the UKG Document Manager Product Profile. These are pro features not offered on the regular plan.
Push and UKG offers similar scheduling features, including visual schedules with drag-and-drop options, templates, forecasting functionalities, and employee scheduling apps.
A unique Push feature is the ability to see the weather (vital for restaurant scheduling ei patio shifts)
Where UKG offers customizable scheduling dashboards.
Both solutions offer time tracking tools with automated time clock adjustments and data transfers.
UKG’s provides this tool through their UKG AutoTime module - they also offer facial recognition through the add-on: UKG InTouch DX.
Push offers the same suite; however, facial recognition; labor forecasting is included in the time tracking bundle.
UKG and Push both offer POS and accounting integrations to provide business owners with deep insights from machine learning and automated data transfers.
However, only Push offers robust and data-rich integrations with restaurant POS solutions, whereas UKG leans its focus more into HR integrations.
Push and UKG offer a similar suite of offerings. However, they are built for different industries and help users thrive in different ways.
If you are looking for a solution that can help you invest in human capital management, upskilling, and career development and has enterprise functionality - UKG is the way to go.
UKG is ideal for helping business operations and HR professionals increase revenue with people-first principles and insights.
If you are looking for an all-in-one, turnkey-ready, people management solution for an operation that has to manage hourly labor employees - you should go with Push.
Push is ideal for helping business owners and operators increase revenue with streamlined operations and labor vs. sales insights - and automated payroll calculations, saving them from hiring a full-time payroll person.
