ClockShark vs UKG Ready
time & attendance head-to-head for ERP teams: evidenced capabilities, published pricing, and which ERPs each actually integrates with.
| Starting price | Tiered per-user subscription (Standard, Pro) | Quote-based |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud |
| Company size | SMB, Mid-market | SMB, Mid-market |
| Stated ERP integrations | QuickBooks, Xero | NetSuite, QuickBooks |
| Vendor | ClockShark | UKG |
Our take
Where ClockShark leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 10 of the 30 capabilities where they differ (led by live crew location map and job / task / project cost coding).
- Stated Xero integration the alternative doesn't list.
Where UKG Ready leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 20 of the 30 capabilities where they differ (led by biometric verification (face/fingerprint) and multi-jurisdiction / union pay-rule engine).
- Stated NetSuite integration the alternative doesn't list.
Where they differ
The 30 capabilities (of 54 in the time & attendance taxonomy) where the evidence separates them, biggest gaps first. “Not evidenced” means our research found no public documentation of this capability — the vendor may still offer it. Confirm on a demo.
| Capability | ||
|---|---|---|
| Biometric verification (face/fingerprint)Time Capture & Punch Methods | Not evidenced | Core strength Mobile and biometric time clocks |
| Live crew location mapLocation & Fraud Prevention | Core strength "Who's Working Now" live crew map | Not evidenced |
| Multi-jurisdiction / union pay-rule engineTimesheets & Pay Rules | Not evidenced | Core strength Configurable pay-rule engine plus labor compliance rule enforcement |
| AI-assisted auto-schedulingScheduling | Not evidenced | Core strength AI-assisted, demand-based scheduling |
| Demand-based / forecasted schedulingScheduling | Not evidenced | Core strength |
| Leave request & approval workflowLeave & Absence Management | Not evidenced | Core strength |
| Job / task / project cost codingLabor Costing & Job Tracking | Core strength Job and task selection at clock-in feeding real-time labor-cost reporting by customer/job/task | Not evidenced |
| Budgeted vs. actual hours trackingLabor Costing & Job Tracking | Core strength Budgeted vs. worked hours tracking per job | Not evidenced |
| Multi-country labor law coverageCompliance & Labor Law | Not evidenced | Core strength Native payroll in US/CA/UK/NZ plus 160+ country reach via UKG One View and partners |
| Kiosk / shared-device clock-inTime Capture & Punch Methods | Supported Kiosk and crew clock-in modes | Not evidenced |
| Buddy-punching prevention controlsLocation & Fraud Prevention | Not evidenced | Supported Biometric time clocks |
| Overtime & premium pay calculationTimesheets & Pay Rules | Not evidenced | Supported Configurable pay-rule engine |
| Automatic break deduction rulesTimesheets & Pay Rules | Not evidenced | Supported Configurable pay-rule engine |
| Drag-and-drop schedule builderScheduling | Core strength | Partial AI-assisted demand-based scheduling implies a builder; no explicit drag-and-drop documented |
| Multi-department / cost-center allocationLabor Costing & Job Tracking | Supported Multi-department / multi-office controls (Pro plan) | Not evidenced |
| Custom report builderWorkforce Analytics & Reporting | Not evidenced | Supported |
| Multilingual employee appEmployee Experience | Supported Spanish-language app support | Not evidenced |
| SSO & identity provisioningPlatform & Integrations | Not evidenced | Supported Okta and Microsoft Entra ID/Active Directory listed on the UKG Marketplace |
| Dedicated time clock hardwareTime Capture & Punch Methods | Not evidenced | Partial "Mobile and biometric time clocks" implies physical devices; no dedicated hardware line documented |
| Photo capture at punchTime Capture & Punch Methods | Partial Photo and note attachments on jobs; not documented as an identity check at punch | Not evidenced |
| GPS location capture on punchLocation & Fraud Prevention | Core strength | Supported |
| Automatic timesheet calculationTimesheets & Pay Rules | Supported | Core strength Automated pay calculation from timesheets; real-time labor tracking |
| Timesheet submission & approval workflowTimesheets & Pay Rules | Supported Manager roles and timesheet approvals | Core strength Timesheet exception approval workflows |
| Exception detection & alertsTimesheets & Pay Rules | Supported Out-of-bounds clock-in detection with manager alerts | Core strength Timesheet exception approval workflows |
| Shift swap & open-shift self-serviceScheduling | Supported Employee shift-swap and availability visibility | Core strength Shift swap and coverage workflows |
| Multi-location / multi-department schedulingScheduling | Supported Job-based and employee-based schedule views; multi-office controls on Pro plan | Core strength Multi-location schedule rules |
| Real-time leave balance visibilityLeave & Absence Management | Not evidenced | Partial Implied by leave request management; no dedicated balance UI documented |
| Employee self-service portal / appEmployee Experience | Supported | Core strength UKG Ready Mobile app and employee self-service portal |
| iPaaS / prebuilt third-party connectivityPlatform & Integrations | Core strength Zapier plus a wide native accounting/payroll integration roster | Supported UKG Marketplace apps for NetSuite, QuickBooks, Okta and Active Directory |
| ERP general ledger postingPlatform & Integrations | Partial Sage 100 Contractor export covers job costing, billing and payroll but is a file export, not live GL posting | Supported Transfers general ledger information from UKG Ready to NetSuite |
Both grade identically on the other 24 capabilities — see each product's full profile: ClockShark, UKG Ready.
ClockShark vs UKG Ready — FAQs
Is ClockShark or UKG Ready better for ERP integration?
Both state integrations with QuickBooks. ClockShark additionally lists Xero. UKG Ready additionally lists NetSuite. Always verify the connector against your ERP version with a reference customer.
Which is cheaper, ClockShark or UKG Ready?
Neither publishes a list price — both quote. Ask each for the all-in first-year cost at your seat count, as one number, and compare those.
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