# Ultimate Software

> Ultimate Software developed UltiPro, a cloud platform combining HR, payroll, benefits and talent management for midsize and enterprise employers. Founded by Scott Scherr in 1990, it generated $1.14 billion in 2018 revenue, went private in an approximately $11 billion transaction in 2019, and merged with Kronos in 2020 to form the business now called UKG.

- **Founded:** 1990
- **Headquarters:** Weston, United States
- **Founders:** Scott Scherr (Founder and former CEO)
- **Products:** UltiPro, Perception, PeopleDoc HR Service Delivery, Implementation and support
- **Notable:** Fiscal 2018 revenue of approximately US$1.14 billion., Ranked No. 1 among midsize employers in Computerworld’s 2017 Best Places to Work in IT., Ranked No. 3 on Fortune’s 2018 100 Best Companies to Work For list, as reported in its 2018 Form 10-K.

## Products & services

- **UltiPro** — Integrated HR and payroll suite with benefits, recruiting, onboarding, compensation, performance, time management and reporting; later renamed UKG Pro. Cloud offering introduced in 2002.
- **Perception** — Employee surveys and sentiment analysis offered as an employee experience solution.
- **PeopleDoc HR Service Delivery** — Employee help center, HR case management and employee file management acquired with PeopleDoc in July 2018.
- **Implementation and support** — Implementation consulting, customer support and related services supporting deployment and ongoing operation.

## Achievements

- Fiscal 2018 revenue of approximately US$1.14 billion.
- Ranked No. 1 among midsize employers in Computerworld’s 2017 Best Places to Work in IT.
- Ranked No. 3 on Fortune’s 2018 100 Best Companies to Work For list, as reported in its 2018 Form 10-K.
- Approximately 51 million cloud people records reported in May 2019.
- Acquired by an investor group in an approximately US$11 billion transaction in 2019.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Successor UKG announced beta availability of UKG in Claude on October 20, connecting its workforce platform with Anthropic’s assistant. This is a UKG update, not a standalone Ultimate announcement.
- **2026-05** — Successor UKG introduced UKG Pro Pay with Workforce AI on May 11, with human oversight of payroll automation.
- **2020-10** — The combined Kronos and Ultimate business officially adopted the UKG brand on October 1.

## Links

- Website: https://www.ultimatesoftware.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ultimate-software/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/UltimateHCM
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ultimatesoftware/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UltimateSoftware

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