Head to head

Celayix vs UKG Dimensions

Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.

Celayix

Sales-quoted

Enterprise shift scheduling and time for complex operations. Public pricing is a quote, with Small Team estimates of $400 to $800 per month.

Where Celayix fits

  • Mid-market and enterprise ops with rules-based shift scheduling, not a cafe rota
  • Multi-location employers that need time, attendance, and payroll inputs in one WFM
  • Security, events, and healthcare desks that already run complex qualifications
  • Buyers who can sit through a scoped quote instead of self-serve checkout

UKG Dimensions

Sales-quoted

UKG Dimensions is now sold as UKG Pro Workforce Management. It is enterprise WFM for shift forecasting, advanced scheduling, and time. Pricing is quoted per employee per month by module.

Where UKG Dimensions fits

  • Large hourly employers that need AI scheduling, forecasting, and FLSA/ACA-style time rules
  • Health systems, manufacturers, and retailers already in the UKG stack
  • Operations teams replacing Kronos Workforce Central-class timekeeping
  • Enterprises that will pair WFM with UKG Pro HCM rather than a point scheduler

At a glance

DetailCelayixUKG Dimensions
Starting priceSales-quotedSales-quoted
Free tier–No–No
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underTime & attendance, Workforce managementTime & attendance, Workforce management
Capterra4.6 from 93 reviewsNot enough reviews

Where they pull apart

Celayix

Stands out: The vendor pricing page prints size bands: Small Team up to 100 employees at $400 to $800/mo, Medium up to 1,000 at $1k to $8k/mo, Enterprise contact.

Watch out: Every band still goes through Get a Quote. A 25-employee minimum applies on an annual term, and implementation is scoped separately.

Not the right fit for

  • Restaurants that want a $5/user scheduler with a public rate card
  • Teams under the 25-employee annual minimum

UKG Dimensions

Stands out: AI-powered scheduling that uses demand history, skills, certifications, preferences, and labor budgets, plus time, accruals, leave, and analytics as separately licensed modules.

Watch out: This is not an SMB shift app. Timekeeping, scheduling, forecasting, and analytics are PEPM modules with implementation typically in the tens to hundreds of thousands. UKG Ready is the smaller-company SKU.

Not the right fit for

  • Cafes and single-site shops that need a free 30-user scheduler (see Sling)
  • Mid-market teams that wanted UKG Ready, not Dimensions-class PEPM modules

Pros and cons

Celayix

  • Vendor prints planning ranges by headcount instead of a blank contact form
  • Rules-based scheduling plus time and payroll inputs for complex operations
  • Employee and manager apps sit in the same WFM, not a separate time clock
  • Still sales-quoted. Ranges are estimates, not a checkout price
  • 25-employee annual minimum cuts out very small teams
  • No public self-serve trial on the pricing page

UKG Dimensions

  • Enterprise time, AI scheduling, forecasting, and compliance in one UKG suite
  • Module PEPM model so you license timekeeping without buying every add-on
  • Fits complex hourly rules that break SMB schedulers
  • Quoted PEPM plus a heavy implementation
  • Rename to UKG Pro Workforce Management can confuse Dimensions-era RFPs
  • Wrong size for a 30-person shop that needs Sling or Homebase

What each one costs

Celayix

Sales-quoted

Pricing is tailored and sold on a quote. The vendor prints planning ranges: Small Team (up to 100 employees) $400 to $800 per month, Medium Team (up to 1,000 employees) $1k to $8k per month, and Enterprise by conversation. A 25-employee minimum applies on an annual term. Implementation and some integrations are scoped separately. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

UKG Dimensions

Sales-quoted

UKG Pro Workforce Management (formerly UKG Dimensions) is quoted per employee per month by module (timekeeping, scheduling, forecasting, accruals, leave, analytics). The vendor does not publish a public PEPM card. Implementation is scoped separately. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 19 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?