UKG Ready vs When I Work
Two of twelve models named UKG Ready first on the direct prompt; zero named When I Work. UKG Ready was named by ten of the twelve models and When I Work by twelve and UKG Ready carries 16 labels and When I Work 24, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in nine categories this edition.
Named in five categories this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the workforce management suites page.
By framing
UKG ReadyFirst choices, of twelve modelsWhen I Work
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | |||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | |||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | ||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | |||
| Mistral Small | | | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | |||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | |||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | ||
| Kimi K2 | | |||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | |||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | |
UKG Ready When I Work first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, UKG Ready on the left and When I Work on the right.The direct prompt
UKG Ready first, When I Work not the choice
2 of 12 modelsWhen I Work was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
4 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
6 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
When I Work18%#1 of 9UKG Ready2%#– of 9UKG Ready15%#2 of 16When I Work6%#7 of 16UKG Ready0%#– of 11When I Work0%#– of 11What the models said about UKG Ready
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“Can feel "heavy" and expensive if you are only managing 100 people. Implementation usually requires a vendor consultant.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Mid-Market All-in-One | UKG Ready, ADP Workforce Now, Ceridian Dayforce | Robust enough for complexity, strong compliance” Qwen 3.7 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
What the models said about When I Work
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“you've outgrown basic SMB tools like When I Work's free tier” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“start with Zoho People or When I Work... When I Work excels if your primary need is shift scheduling” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“For the absolute lowest cost, When I Work and Homebase are the most budget-friendly” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.