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Workday vs UKG

Workday vs UKG: How They Compare

A neutral side-by-side of Workday and UKG, based on what each vendor publishes, and where flair, the HR and recruiting platform built natively on Salesforce, fits in.

Workday at a Glance

Sources: Workday's Form 10-K for fiscal 2025 and workday.com, as of October 2026. Workday does not publish list prices.

No Public List Prices

Workday sells packages and asks you to speak with one of its experts to learn more about pricing.

Priced by Headcount

According to Workday's annual report, its subscription model is largely based on the size of the customer's employee headcount.

Terms of Three Years or Longer

Workday states that its subscription contracts typically have a term of three years or longer and are generally noncancelable.

Invoiced Annually in Advance

Workday generally invoices its customers annually in advance for subscription services.

Implementation by Partners

According to Workday, third parties provide a majority of its deployment services; Workday's own staff may also perform professional services.

Workday GO for Midsize Companies

For midsize companies, Workday offers Workday GO packages for HR, global payroll and finance. Workday says 75% of its customers have under 3,500 employees.

UKG at a Glance

Source: UKG's own website (ukg.com), as of October 2026.

UKG Pro

According to UKG, UKG Pro combines HR, payroll, talent management and workforce management in one platform.

Payroll in 160+ Countries

UKG says UKG Pro supports payroll across 160+ countries.

UKG Ready for Smaller Companies

UKG Ready is designed for small to midsize organizations; its Start plan targets businesses with fewer than 200 employees.

Pricing on Request

UKG does not publish prices on its UKG Pro and UKG Ready product pages; plans link to a pricing request.

80,000+ Organizations

UKG says more than 80,000 organizations rely on it, serving 150 countries.

flair at a Glance

flair is an HR and recruiting platform built natively on Salesforce.

Native to Salesforce

HR data lives in the same Salesforce org as your CRM. Without Salesforce, we set up an instance through which you access flair.

Built for Groups

Restrict visibility by legal entity, run an Employee Hub per brand or entity and set up payroll territories with their own currency.

Payroll With DATEV

flair organizes the data for payroll runs, generates payroll documents, distributes payslips and connects to DATEV.

Salesforce Access Control

Permission sets and visibility scopes restrict records by department, location or legal entity.

From Review to Salary Round

Performance reviews, OKR or MBO goals, calibration rounds with a full change history and salary rounds in one system.

Modules You Need

Flexible, user-based modules plus add-ons such as flair eSign. You get an individual quote.

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Salesforce Proven Data Security

With flair, your data is stored on Salesforce servers, protected by some of the most advanced security technology available.

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In-Depth People Analytics

Dive deep into your HR and recruiting data using custom reports and dashboards on the flair Salesforce apps.

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Completely Customizable

flair can support any regional requirements and adapts to your organization, no matter your industry and working style.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Neither publishes list prices. Workday states that its subscriptions are largely priced by headcount and typically run three years or longer, and offers Workday GO packages for midsize companies. UKG offers two product lines: UKG Pro for HR, payroll, talent and workforce management, and UKG Ready for small to midsize organizations.

Neither is better for every company. Compare both against your company size, the countries you run payroll in, the contract terms you can accept and the systems the software must work with, and ask each vendor for a demo with your real use cases.

flair is an HR and recruiting platform built natively on Salesforce, for mid-size and enterprise companies, including groups with several legal entities and countries. HR data lives in the same Salesforce org as your CRM; companies without Salesforce get an instance set up for them.

flair is priced in flexible, user-based modules, for example HR Administration, Time Tracking, Recruiting, Performance, Payroll and Shift Planner, plus optional add-ons. Book a demo to get an individual quote for the modules you need.

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