Recognized by Industry Experts for Providing Superior HCM Solutions

A leading provider of comprehensive HCM SaaS solutions for global businesses, Ultimate was named one of FORTUNE’s top 25 Best Companies to Work For in 2012.

At Ultimate, we focus exclusively on HR, benefits, payroll, recruitment, talent management, and related product areas so that we can offer our customers more comprehensive functionality, more flexible delivery models, more responsive customer service, and more overall value.

Our focus on HCM solutions and “People First” philosophy has resulted in consistent recognition by leading industry and business experts:
  • In 2012, Ultimate ranked as one of the top 25 companies on FORTUNE’s 100 Best Companies to Work For list.
  • In 2011, Ultimate successfully completed its SOC 1 Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 16 Type II Certification. Developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) to replace SAS 70, this bi-annual audit is the most widely recognized authoritative guidance that provides service organizations a uniform method for disclosing independently assessed information about the design and operation of internal controls related to services. Companies that complete an annual SOC 1 examination are able to demonstrate a substantially higher level of assurance than those companies that do not.
  • Ultimate’s customer support center was certified for the 13th consecutive year in December 2011 under the prestigious Service Capability & Performance (SCP) Certification program.
  • In November 2011, Ultimate Software received a 2011 Forrester Groundswell Award for the effectiveness of its online customer community. These awards were established by Forrester Research to identify excellence in achieving business and organizational goals through innovation in social technology applications.
  • In November 2011, Ultimate Software received a 2011 SuperNova Award from Constellation Research. These awards acknowledge organizations that have successfully applied emerging and disruptive technologies that are benefiting their customers.
  • In December 2010, Ultimate was named an Optimas Award winner by Workforce Management magazine. Since 1991, the Optimas Awards have been presented to 8-10 companies across the globe each year to recognize workforce management initiatives that directly improve business results. Other 2010 Optimas winners included Microsoft, IBM, and Infosys Technologies.
  • In December 2010, Ultimate Software received distinguished ISO/IEC 27001 certification for the second time. ISO/IEC 27001 is a global industry standard created by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) that validates organizations have deployed a sound and secure information security management system.
  • In November 2010, Ultimate was certified as a “green business” by the Institute for Green Business Certification, Inc. (IGBC), one of the oldest organizations that certifies business environmental practices.
  • In December 2009, Ultimate’s UltiPro was named the winner of THINKstrategies’ Best of SaaS Showplace (BoSS) Awards, honoring those Software-as-a-Service and cloud-computing companies that produce tangible business benefits, such as lower costs, faster operations, and greater profitability for users.
  • In June 2009, Ultimate Software was ranked #1 best medium-sized company to work for in America for the second consecutive year by The Great Place to Work® Institute, the same research and management consultancy that produces FORTUNE’s “100 Best Companies to Work for” list, and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).
  • In June 2009, Ultimate Software’s UltiPro delivered through Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) won first place in the People’s Choice Stevie® competition for Favorite New SaaS Product, sponsored by the American Business Awards(SM).
  • In April 2009, Ultimate was awarded the 2009 IHRIM Partners Award for its contributions to the practice of Human Capital Management (HCM).
  • In February 2009, Ultimate announced that more than 1 million employees across North America are being paid with Ultimate’s UltiPro delivered through software-as-a-service (SaaS), making UltiPro the industry's most widely used end-to-end HCM SaaS solution in North America today.
  • In June 2008, Ultimate Software was ranked #1 best medium-sized company to work for in America by The Great Place to Work® Institute, the same research and management consultancy that produces FORTUNE’s “100 Best Companies to Work for” list, and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Ultimate Software was ranked #3 on the same list in both 2007 and 2006.
  • In June 2008, Ultimate Software won an American Business Award or “Stevie” for Best Product Development Team. The award recognizes Development in several areas including delivery of the first single-database software-as-a-service (SaaS) HR/payroll solution for Canadian employees and successful execution of enhancing Web services with Microsoft C#.NET and ASP.NET. Ultimate Software also won this award in 2003.
  • In June 2008, Ultimate Software was named to BusinessWeek's Hot Growth 50 list of the fastest-growing small companies in the U.S. and was ranked the #4 company for highest Return on Invested Capital.
  • In January 2008, Ultimate Software became the first HR/payroll software-as-a-service provider to achieve ISO/IEC 27001 certification. ISO/IEC 27001 is a global industry standard created by the International Organization for Standardization and the International Electrotechnical Commission that validates organizations that have activated a sound and secure information security management system.
  • In June 2007, Ultimate Software was ranked the third best medium-sized company to work for in America by The Great Place to Work® Institute, the same research and management consultancy that produces FORTUNE’s “100 Best Companies to Work for” list for large companies, and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). This is the company’s third consecutive year on the best medium-sized companies to work for list and the second consecutive year to be ranked third.
  • In June 2007, Ultimate Software won an American Business Award, or “Stevie” for Best IT Team. The award recognizes IT’s support of the company’s SaaS delivery model, customer satisfaction with the services, and the software-as-a-service model’s positive impact on Ultimate Software revenues.
  • In February 2007, ASPnews named Ultimate Software one of the world’s 25 leading service providers for the application service provider (ASP), software-as-a-service (SaaS), and Web Services industries for the fourth consecutive year.
  • In June 2006, Ultimate Software won the American Business Award, or "Stevie," for Best Customer Service Organization. The American Business Awards are the only national, all-encompassing business awards program honoring great performances in the workplace.
  • In April 2006, Ultimate Software was selected winner of the Service & Support Professionals Association (SSPA) STAR Award for Best Practices in Managing People. The SSPA STAR Awards recognize the most innovative best practices for customer service and support delivery. The Managing People category acknowledges companies that demonstrate best practices resulting in high employee satisfaction and low attrition rates, ultimately enhancing customer support services.
  • Ultimate Software was positioned in the Leader quadrant of the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Midmarket HRMS for the second time in February 2006. Gartner defines "Leaders" in this Magic Quadrant as "vendors whose performances excel in the U.S. for midmarket HRMS solutions" by delivering "breadth and depth of HRMS functionality."
  • In October 2005, Ultimate Software was ranked as one of the top six worldwide software on-demand vendors by IDC, the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events.
  • In June 2005, Ultimate Software was named one of the top 50 "Best Small & Medium Companies to Work for in America" by the Great Place to Work® Institute and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).
  • In April 2005, the Human Resources Outsourcing Association named Ultimate Software the HRO Payroll Provider of the Year.
  • Ultimate Software was selected byStart magazine in June 2004 as one of its Hottest Companies of 2004.
  • Ultimate Software won TecHR’s Enterprise-Level HR Technology of the Year award for SaaS offering, in May 2004.