UKG alternative

Scheduling without the suite.

UKG bundles scheduling into a full HR, payroll, and time suite with quote-only pricing. If you already run HR and payroll elsewhere, Octofi gives 24/7 teams scheduling, time off, live status, and labor analytics, live in two weeks and synced with your HR system, including UKG.

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Choose UKG if

You want HR, payroll, and time from one vendor
You are doing a full HR vendor migration
You have a team and a timeline for a large implementation
You’re comfortable with quote-only, module-by-module pricing

Choose Octofi if

You already run HR and payroll and need to manage your workforce day to day
You run large 24/7 multi-site operations
You want to see who is working on what, right now
You want to be live in two weeks

Feature	Octofi	UKG
Built for	24/7, multi-team workforce management	Packaged HR vendor
Shift scheduling	Pitman, DuPont, 2-2-3, and custom rotations, with tasks inside each shift	Scheduler with forecasting
Live view of who is working now	Activity Status dashboard: presence and current task, refreshed every 30 seconds	Real-time staffing data
Time off	Requests and approvals with team coverage in view, plus automatic accruals
Labor compliance	Built in on Business and Enterprise
Labor analytics	Hours by activity, team, and shift, with reports, CSV, and an open API for BI	Analytics across HR, payroll, and time
HR and payroll	Syncs with UKG and 70+ other systems
Time to go live	Live in two weeks, with your schedules, time-off policies, and integrations set up by our team	Often 90+ days; even the fast-launch program for smaller businesses targets under 100 days
Pricing	Per seat, no base setup fee	Quote-only, by module; implementation priced separately

Based on publicly available information as of October 2026. Features and plans change, so check with each vendor.

Works with UKG

Keep UKG for HR. Run your shifts in Octofi.

Octofi works alongside your HR system instead of replacing it.

Rosters from UKG

People sync from UKG and 70+ other HR and payroll platforms.

Accruals that calculate themselves

Each time-off policy has its own accrual rate, tenure bonuses, holidays, and overdraft rules.

Live in two weeks

Our team configures Octofi with you, with no long implementation project.

FAQ

Moving scheduling off UKG.

Does Octofi work with UKG?

Yes. Octofi syncs your roster from UKG, along with 70+ other HR and payroll platforms.

Does Octofi replace our HR or payroll system?

No. Octofi works alongside it. On Enterprise plans, hours can also flow into payroll.

Is Shiftboard part of UKG?

Yes. UKG completed its acquisition of Shiftboard in May 2025.

Can you move our existing schedules over?

Yes. Our team handles the move for you during onboarding.

How long does switching take?

Most teams are live in two weeks.

Everything else included

The full Octofi platform.

Beyond the differences above, here's everything your team gets with Octofi.

Scheduling

Rotating patterns and templates
Tasks inside shifts
Drag-and-drop and bulk duplicate
Time zone per shift
Coverage percentage
Labor compliance

Time off

Requests and approvals
Automatic accruals
Tenure bonuses and overdraft rules
Regional holiday calendars
Call-out tracking
Busiest-week stats

Live status

Activity Status dashboard
30-second refresh
Multiple statuses at once
Activity history
Teams and Slack presence
Automatic status updates

Teams and access

Multi-team
Built-in and custom roles
SSO with Google and Entra ID
Mobile SSO
Audit log of every change
SAML on Enterprise

Data and reporting

Labor analytics
Built-in reports
CSV export from every table
Datasets
API access
Custom reports on request

Integrations

Web, iOS, and Android apps
HR sync with 70+ systems
Microsoft 365 profile sync
Payroll hour sync on Enterprise
Your BI tool through the API
Onboarding by our team

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See Octofi alongside your HR system.

We'll show you your schedules, time off, and live status in Octofi, synced with the HR system you already run.

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Live in two weeks. Configured by our team.