Compare Workforce Ready and SDS4 Distribution - May 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Workforce Ready or SDS4 Distribution?

SDS4 Distribution is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Workforce Ready, and Workforce Ready is rated higher (98/100) than SDS4 Distribution (85/100). Workforce Ready offers users more features (16) than SDS4 Distribution (10). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Workforce Ready!

Looking for the right Human Resources solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Kronos Incorporated Vs. SDS Distribution Software

Kronos Incorporated: It started off with a simple idea: there had to be an easier way to record employee time transactions. And then one innovation led to another and that idea grew into something we now call workforce management.

SDS Distribution Software: SDS Distribution Software has been setting the high standard in the Electronics Distribution Software industry for over a decade. Our advances in automation have been so widely used that they are now considered and expected to be standard features in most modern ERP and CRM Distribution Software Systems designed for Electronic Components and Avia...

Who is more expensive? Workforce Ready or SDS4 Distribution?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Human Resources software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Workforce Ready and SDS4 Distribution.

Workforce Ready price starts at $6 per employee/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Kronos Workforce Ready is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Human Resources software. SDS4 Distribution price starts at $1,295 per license , When comparing SDS4 Distribution to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Human Resources software cost.

Bottom line: Workforce Ready cost is around the same cost of SDS4 Distribution.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Workforce Ready Vs. SDS4 Distribution based on some of the most important and required Human Resources features.

Workforce Ready: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Benefits Administration, HR Management, Payroll, Performance Record, Recruiting, Timesheet, Biometric, Labor Cost Reporting.

SDS4 Distribution: Data Analysis Tools, Project Management, Inventory Management, Warehouse Management, Supply Chain.

Target customer size

Kronos Labor force Ready is especially developed for small as well as midsize services who wish to automate a lot of their workforce management processes with great functions like real-time staff member data as well as scheduling. Typical customers of this software are companies that are under the aerospace and electronic component distribution industry.