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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86 Likeliness to Recommend
97 Plan to Renew
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85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
Emotional Footprint Overview
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+90 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?
Pros
- Respectful
- Acts with Integrity
- Efficient Service
- Client Friendly Policies
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Feature Ratings
Employee Record
Workforce Planning
Talent Management
Talent Acquisition
Payroll Administration
Time and Attendance
Document Management (DMS) Capabilities
Position Management
Compensation Management
Performance Management
Benefits Administration
Vendor Capability Ratings
Business Value Created
Quality of Features
Breadth of Features
Usability and Intuitiveness
Ease of Implementation
Ease of IT Administration
Availability and Quality of Training
Vendor Support
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
Ease of Data Integration
Ease of Customization
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Workday Human Capital Management Reviews
Deepak C.
- Role: Consultant
- Industry: Consulting
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Sep 2025
Cost effective and Reliable
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Workday Human Capital Management from other similar products?
More Reliable
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Time saving
What do you dislike most about this product?
Can be effective
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Very handy
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Enables Productivity
- Unique Features
Rahul S.
- Role: Human Resources
- Industry: Consulting
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Aug 2025
Implementation is a very big deal.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Workday Human Capital Management from other similar products?
You can set up simple hr tools in a few weeks. Workday is different because it is a core system for your whole business, and the implementation is a very long and serious project.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Workday has a very clear methodology for implementation, and they give you a lot of support.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Our implementation took nine months and we needed a team of full-time people and expensive consultants to do it. It was much more work than we expected.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Do not think you can do this as a small side project. It requires a major commitment from your whole company.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Trustworthy
- Efficient Service
Matilda H.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted May 2025
Dependable real-time analytics for decision making
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Workday Human Capital Management from other similar products?
Dependable with real-time insights for decision making for instance workforce metrics which helps with planning.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
I like it leverages AI with predictive analytics and suggesting of learning opportunities and skills.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Cloud based for access of data from anywhere and so far can't complain.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Dependable with real-time insights which is helpful for decision making like workforce metrics are helpful with planning.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
