Workday, Inc.

Workday Human Capital Management

Composite Score

8.6 /10

CX Score

8.9 /10

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What is Workday Human Capital Management?

Workday is a leading provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources. Founded in 2005, Workday delivers financial management, human capital management, and analytics applications designed for the world’s largest companies, educational institutions, and government agencies. Organizations ranging from medium-sized businesses to Fortune 50 enterprises have selected Workday.

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Awards & Recognition

Workday Human Capital Management won the following awards in the Payroll category

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2025 Data Quadrant Champion

Latest Award, 2025

1 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2025

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024

1 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

2024

8 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

2022

2021 Emotional Footprint Champion

2021

Workday Human Capital Management Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

84 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

95 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+89 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Workday Human Capital Management?

4% Negative

7% Neutral

89% Positive

Pros

Transparent
Fair
Trustworthy
Friendly Negotiation

Feature Ratings

Average 81

Vacation and Leave Tracking

Time and Attendance

Benefits Calculation

Compensation Management

Direct Deposit

Taxation Deduction

HR Systems Interface

Tax Form Preparation

Self Service Portal

Accounting Systems Interface

Retirement Plan Tracking

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 78

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

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Benefits Administration

Score 8.7

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Score 8.7

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Workday Human Capital Management Reviews

Mohammad h.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2022

Manage payroll and investments in one place

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Workday Human Capital Management from other similar products?

Workday HCM has interface which is easy to understand and it needs no training. We can manage our investments and easily generate pay slips and other financial documents.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I like it's intuitive yet useful user interface. Most important and useful feature is managing and tracking our investments.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Workday mobile application log out frequently, which is quite irritating.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It's very good for organization, small or large it's very useful.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Unique Features

Samarth J.

Role: Industry Specific Role
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2022

Simple and effective payroll and HR platform!

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Workday Human Capital Management from other similar products?

Workday has a very nice employee portal page for managing several payroll and benefits related features. Workday also offers a very good system for performance evaluation

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Workday has a very simple and easy to use portal page which requires minimal training. It integrates payroll and benefits features very well.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Workday cannot integrate all aspects of third party benefits providers (eg. sunlife financial retirement plans)

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Workday is a great platform for payroll and employee management. It serves employees, managers and HR personnel very well.

Pros

Enables Productivity
Efficient Service
Respectful
Client Friendly Policies

Jared S.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Recreation
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2022

Workday is easy to use and best for any company

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Workday Human Capital Management from other similar products?

Workday allows management and owners of a company to dictate employee and contractor hours and benefits. They could see time off requests from this system and approve or disapprove as well.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect about Workday is the on-the-go features. Employees and management can view schedules and hours anywhere and the system updates almost immediately.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I can't say any features of Workday I dislike.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If workplace management is all you need for hours and basic payroll functions, this is the product to choose.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Efficient Service
Saves Time

Workday Human Capital Management

What is Workday Human Capital Management?

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Awards & Recognition

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2021 Emotional Footprint Champion

Workday Human Capital Management Ratings

84 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

95 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+89 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Workday Human Capital Management?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Vacation and Leave Tracking Ability to track employee sick and vacation entitlements.

Time and Attendance Includes time tracking, attendance tracking, vacation tracking, PTO, sick and necessary leave tracking, and alert mechanisms.

Benefits Calculation Ability to calculate benefits

Compensation Management Includes all aspects of compensation design, salary bands, salaried and hourly employment information, and bonus and variable compensation.

Direct Deposit Ability to print or deposit paychecks directly into bank accounts.

Taxation Deduction Ability to calculate and deduct appropriate taxes

HR Systems Interface Ability to interface with the organization’s HR system.

Tax Form Preparation Ability to prepare employee taxation forms at tax time.

Self Service Portal Ability for employees to update personal profiles through a self-service portal.

Accounting Systems Interface Ability to interface with the organization’s accounting system.

Retirement Plan Tracking Ability to manage employee retirement benefits and tax implications.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

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Workday Human Capital Management Reviews

Mohammad h.

Manage payroll and investments in one place

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Samarth J.

Simple and effective payroll and HR platform!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Jared S.

Workday is easy to use and best for any company

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

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