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Microsoft Viva Insights vs UKG comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Viva Insights
Ranking in Talent Management
28th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
UKG
Ranking in Talent Management
6th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
125
Ranking in other categories
Benefits Administration (4th), Employee Scheduling Software (1st), Cloud HCM (6th), Employee Time Tracking Software (2nd), HR Analytics Software (2nd), Talent Acquisition (6th), AI-Agents for HR (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Talent Management category, the mindshare of Microsoft Viva Insights is 0.9%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of UKG is 4.5%, down from 5.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Talent Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
UKG4.5%
Microsoft Viva Insights0.9%
Other94.6%
Talent Management
 

Featured Reviews

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Lead Software Engineer at Glastechnische Industrie Peter LISEC GmbH
Provides notifications on missed emails and meetings
Microsoft Viva Insights provides notifications on missed emails and meetings.  Microsoft Viva Insights is integrated with Outlook and SharePoint. It helps me to reply and attend all scheduled meetings.  I get very few notifications of Microsoft Viva Insights on my mobile.  I have been using the…
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

"Microsoft Viva Insights is integrated with Outlook and SharePoint. It helps me to reply and attend all scheduled meetings."
"Talent Management and Business Intelligence are the most valuable features."
"The intuitive interface, reporting capabilities, and the fact that it really offers the full suite of HCM."
"At my past companies, UltiPro has improved service delivery to employees, streamlined processes, improved efficiencies, and given time back to employees."
"Benefits, Life Events and OE have allowed us to move away from paper and integrate and track our data with our benefit providers, allowing us to better focus on improving benefits and communications versus data entry."
"The payroll function is immaculate; we rely on it 100%."
"We previously used ADP, and we switched because it is better than their system."
"Our organization has been able to provide more accurate reporting as well as multiple dashboards with ease."
"UKG allows us to customize our home screen so that we can easily monitor important items on a daily basis."
 

Cons

"I get very few notifications of Microsoft Viva Insights on my mobile."
"Every now and then, I have some issues with stability using Report Studio. I get some odd errors at times that cause the system to become unusable, and I have to close out without saving my changes."
"Time and attendance are areas with room for improvement."
"Certainly, the time and attendance and the payroll integration need a lot of work. They are disjointed pieces, and they don't work smoothly together. That's the main drawback."
"We switched from UTM because the reporting feature was HORRIBLE and UTM could not really address our needs and issues."
"We have encountered scalability issues. Only 10 clock transactions are allowed to run at once; not the best for installing 300+ global clocks."
"A chat feature for customer support would be great. Some questions are simple that we shouldn't have to create a case just to get an answer for (emails do not get answered for several days, if at all)."
"The system is slow sometimes."
"General cases sometimes languish for weeks without resolution; have had varying levels of success with different technical resources."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"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."
"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."
"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."
"The pricing depends on the number of licenses we buy."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
17%
Comms Service Provider
14%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Healthcare Company
9%
Construction Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
9%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
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

Volometrix, Microsoft Workplace Analytics
UKG Pro, UKG Dimensons, UKG Ready
 

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