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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between DarwinBox and Workday based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Cloud HCM solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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DarwinBox vs. Workday

July 2024

Helped 793,295 peers since 2012

Categories and Ranking

DarwinBox

Ranking in Talent Management

23rd

Ranking in Cloud HCM

16th

Ranking in Talent Acquisition

11th

Average Rating

6.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

HR Analytics Software (8th)

Workday

Ranking in Talent Management

2nd

Ranking in Cloud HCM

2nd

Ranking in Talent Acquisition

1st

Average Rating

8.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Benefits Administration (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2024, in the Cloud HCM category, the mindshare of DarwinBox is 2.1%, up from 1.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Workday is 19.5%, up from 18.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Cloud HCM

Unique Categories:

Talent Management

1.9%

HR Analytics Software

2.8%

Benefits Administration

21.2%

Featured Reviews

Ayushee Tiwari

Human Resources BP at Sri Balaji University,Pune

Oct 18, 2023

The product's servers, integration capabilities, and user interface needs improvement

DarwinBox is not at all a user-friendly product. DarwinBox is a product that needs to be made more user-friendly. DarwinBox's UI is not at all interactive and resembles some website that is made with HTML code, making it a very boring website. From an improvement perspective, DarwinBox's UI needs to be made better. There is no data integration possible with DarwinBox. DarwinBox is not a cloud-based product, and its servers are very messed up. The aforementioned areas concerning DarwinBox are aspects that I don't like and need to be considered for improvement in the future. In general, DrawinBox's servers, integration capabilities, and user interface should be improved. Every functionality that DarwinBox claims to provide to its users needs improvement.

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Jessica Witbooi

Human Capital Administrator at a outsourcing company with 10,001+ employees

Mar 10, 2023

Worked well for the agents for performance reviews but not for the HR and recruitment teams

When I used to work on Workday, some of the info wasn't accurate, and I had to double-check via Sage People. The company that bought us wanted to use their own product. Their product was Workday, and our product was Sage People. They told us that Workday is like Sage People, but something didn't…

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The solution that we used previously was very complex. As a result, without referring to the manuals and consulting an expert, it was difficult for a newly hired employee to navigate the platform. However, this is not the case with Darwinbox. It has a very intuitive user interface, and anyone can use it and implement it without having to use a guide or a walk through process. It's very simple."

"In our company, we use DarwinBox to maintain the data of our employees and for recruitment purposes."

"The most valuable features of the solution are organogram and position-based mapping."

"It's intuitive, a very usable tool and it's easy to find the data you're looking for."

"It's actually a cloud-native solution and based on the community for development. It is a very good open architecture and able to interconnect with other systems. And it is very stable and very fast in terms of response."

"The most valuable features of the solution are the usability, learning, and compliance tools."

"There is a lot to like about it. I really enjoy the business process framework. It's something that's really seamless. It allows you to have people within the flow. They get assigned a task to complete something to approve, etc. That's a really good piece of functionality that Workday offers. Their out-of-the-box reporting framework is also really powerful in terms of what it provides. These would be two things that I would highlight."

"Workday is a secure product."

"The solution was very good at reconfiguration and customization of their software. It helped us to meet federal regulations."

"We use the platform for tasks, including applying for leaves, communication, and adhering to our organization's policies through efficient goal setting and reviews."

"I like its UI and UX. When we were using Oracle or SAP, the UI/UX wasn't very user-friendly for the employees."

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Cons

"Like most software, it has a base version, the vanilla, out-of-the-box version, and customization is required to match it to the unique processes of each company. The Darwinbox team seems to be having difficulty with the customization process. They have to be a little more mature to customize it as per every company's need."

"DarwinBox is not a stable solution...DarwinBox is not a scalable solution."

"The solution's API integration with third-party applications should be improved."

"The solution has to work a lot on financial integrations, material management and CRM modules."

"The navigation of Workday is good but could be better."

"They could improve the product areas such as enhancing the interview scheduling module to support more flexible online assessments within the platform."

"Workday has several helpful features. It has categorized payroll processes into sections, such as CTC separation and pay slips. It also provides detailed information on promotions and salary hikes, showing changes from the previous year to the current year. This includes a clear view of the new CTC and the monthly paycheck breakdown."

"I would be happy if it was faster. Currently, when I try to navigate within the solution itself, it is a bit slow in terms of the page load time. When I click on something, it usually takes time to load. When you click on different icons or areas on the website, it is slow. Even when you navigate between different models, it is a bit slow. I would like to see a bit faster performance and a better user experience."

"The user interface can be enhanced."

"The solution needs to be updated with generative UI."

"It is good that much of the development is based on community input but often that can lead to details being ignored and small, nagging issues are ignored."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Compared with SuccessFactors, there is no major difference in DarwinBox's cost."

"My company makes some yearly payments towards the licensing costs attached to DarwinBox."

"It's very, very expensive."

"It has an annual subscription rate, but I'm not sure how it will work."

"The pricing is good from an HR perspective, although management gets upset after spending $500,000 a year, every year."

"I need to pay for a license. It is expensive."

"By and large, Workday is expensive. It is based on the headcount. I'd probably rate it a three or four out of five in terms of pricing. It'd be like buying a Mercedes or a high-end car. It's expensive, but there's a specific value that you're getting with additional features and things of that nature. Using that metaphor, Workday probably tends to be more of a luxury. There are others like ADP that can do your payroll, your time off, and other things, but they don't do it as well."

"Workday is moderately priced - I'd rate its pricing three out of five."

"It is on a yearly basis."

"I would rate the solution’s pricing a six out of ten."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

23%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Construction Company

Educational Organization

28%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about DarwinBox?

The most valuable features of the solution are organogram and position-based mapping.

What needs improvement with DarwinBox?

The solution's API integration with third-party applications should be improved. There are some issues when it comes to integrating the solution with the SAP system and banking single channels. Mul...

What is your primary use case for DarwinBox?

We use DarwinBox for payroll and the complete hire-to-fire cycle of employees.

What are the biggest differences between Workday, Oracle Cloud and SAP SuccessFactors?

Differences between Workday, Oracle Cloud,w and SAP SuccessFactors:w Oracle: "simple interface and deep customization to suit the purpose." SAP: Multiple functionalities that increase process effi...

What do you like most about Workday?

I like its UI and UX. When we were using Oracle or SAP, the UI/UX wasn't very user-friendly for the employees.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Workday?

It's very, very expensive. When I was in a startup company, we tried to adopt Workday. We called them and asked how much it would cost for our company. And the first answer from the salesperson was...

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DarwinBox

Overview

Darwinbox is a cloud-based, feature-rich human resources management system that emphasizes on usability and data protection. ... The software unifies all your HR processes, enabling you to be on top of your employees' whole lifecycle with a centralized, singular platform.

Workday is a cloud-based software solution that specializes in developing applications for capital and finance management applications. The system is built to work in global workforces and is adaptable. The global system ensures that users are up to date and can manage internal career-related information, and everyday business problems like timesheets, payrolls, and time off.

“A Pioneer in Software-as-a-Service”

Workday Human Capital Management tool is designed to simplify and streamline your work. It leverages machine learning to adapt capital management to a changing environment.

The Workday model is based on delivering a single system that uses a single source of data and a single security model to deliver a unique user experience. The system is user-friendly and ensures that employees and management can use it from any and all devices. Workday HCM integrates into a central system that includes financial management, payroll, recruiting, learning, and planning. Managers and employees can provide feedback to one another, too.

Workday’s features include:

Flexible framework that lets you organize your staff according to different criteria. You can group employees by function, hierarchy, or department.
Personalized career guidance: Knowledge management and career guidance that can be easily customized for each staff member and also done at scale.
Augmented reporting and analytics: Configure, change, update, and publish reports, scorecards, and dashboards. The system centralizes the transactional and analytical data so you can act on the data from anywhere.
Compensation tools: Compensatio, payroll, and time tracking are automated and simplified.
Workforce planning allows you to uncover and address talent gaps and get visibility of your staff.
Mobile-first ensign approach: Users can access all resources from any device, and they are always in sync.
Machine learning capabilities enable personalized enterprise experiences and faster business processes.

Workday smart platform consists of the following modules:

Human resource management
Business process management
Reporting and analytics
Benefits administration
Compensation management
Talent management
Survey framework
Employee and management self-service

Reviews from Real Users

Many organizations choose Workday because it provides an all-in-one modular solution for human capital and finance management. Our users say they like the ease of use for time-off requests, career and development segments, and overall HR management. The records and reporting capabilities are another popular feature.

"The solution was very good at reconfiguration and customization of their software. It helped us to meet federal regulations," said one user. Another said that the best feature is the optimization of the work day experience with a unified platform that can be applied across different business units. “You will never find a use case that cannot be covered," said a third.

Sample Customers

Myntra, GVK BIO, Bisleri, Times Internet, Delhivery, Aarti

AAA, Allied Global, Avago Technologies Limited, Aviva, Cardinal Health, CareFusion, Chiquita Brands International, Equifax, Flextronics, HP, Life Time Fitness, McKee Foods, MGM Resorts International, Sanofi, ServiceSource International, Symantec, TripAdvisor, Yahoo!