Compare/Head to head

MHR vs UKG Dimensions

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

Starting price

MHR

Sales-quoted

MHR is a UK HR, payroll, and finance vendor. People First, iTrent, and MHR ERP are sold on bespoke quotes, not a public per-employee card.

Where MHR fits

  • UK mid-market employers combining HR and payroll
  • Frontline-heavy organisations that need WFM plus payslips
  • Finance leaders who want HR and finance in one MHR ERP conversation
  • Companies already on iTrent that need a path to People First

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

DetailMHRUKG Dimensions
Starting priceSales-quotedSales-quoted
Free tier–No–No
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underHRIS, Payroll, Workforce managementTime & attendance, Workforce management

Where they pull apart

MHR

Stands out: People First puts workforce management, HR, and payroll on one platform so frontline staff can clock in, see a schedule, and open a payslip from the same login.

Watch out: Quotes track headcount, payroll frequency, modules (HR, finance, time, analytics, iTrent Shield), and whether you want software-only or fully managed payroll. A small People First entity is priced unlike a multi-entity iTrent rollout.

Not the right fit for

  • US SMBs that want Gusto-style $49/mo checkout
  • Teams that only need a lightweight HRIS without UK payroll

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

MHR

  • HR, payroll, and WFM in one UK vendor
  • People First aimed at frontline clock-in plus payslip
  • iTrent path for more complex multi-entity payroll
  • No public per-employee price
  • Implementation is a project
  • US payroll is not the core market

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

MHR

Sales-quoted

MHR does not publish a rate card. People First, iTrent, and ERP are quoted from headcount, modules, and software vs managed payroll. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 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 4 Nov 2026

Common questions

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Neither carries a free tier on our listing.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 4 Nov 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?