Kronos Workforce Central Software [EOL] vs Workday comparison

UKG and Workday are both solutions in the Cloud HCM category. Additionally, 83% of UKG users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of Workday users who would recommend it.

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We performed a comparison between Kronos Workforce Central Software [EOL] and Workday based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Kronos Workforce Central So...

Average Rating

7.2

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Workday

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

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Benefits Administration (1st), Talent Management (1st), Cloud HCM (1st), Talent Acquisition (1st)

Featured Reviews

Randy Obanon

IT Manager at Soporte Antivirus Ltda

Has a simple interface, is easy to use, and has good stability

It's really easy to use and has a simple interface. The networking could use improvement. One to three years. Stability is good. Scalability is just fine. We have fifty users, most of them are admin roles. Their technical support is very good. They are very helpful. The initial setup was…

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Eslam Abo Elnaga

Senior people and systems analyst at B_labs & Mylo

Has improved HR process efficiency through intuitive workflows and responsive support

There is something that could be improved in Workday, specifically in the time tracking module. While I am not working on Workday now, I was a regional HRIS working for Egypt, Malta, India, and China. I mention these countries to relate to high population countries and companies. In our company, we use assigned work schedules for our teams. Because we work with the time tracking module, we need to assign shifts. In the manufacturing industry, we might need to change shifts every day or week. Manufacturing teams are huge, approximately 50 to 200 people in one team. If this team has one leader, the leader needs to assign a work schedule for each person individually. While there is mass upload functionality where we can load shifts for all people or specific groups, we need to select multiple people and assign them to a schedule from the interface itself. I have requested this functionality many times. When extracting business processes awaiting actions report, I can select different processes in one box, hit okay, and the report comes up. However, the same functionality does not work for work schedule assigning. If implemented, it would help many people in companies with high populations and big teams.

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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

"It's really easy to use and has a simple interface."

"Do it."

"Technical side: The level of detail (building blocks) in configuration (setup) makes it scalable and secure on a functional level, as well as on a data level."

"Poor user experience."

"It's really easy to use and has a simple interface."

"The flexibility in configuration is this product’s most valuable feature."

"The advanced scheduler helps to ensure proper staffing."

"Provides flexibility to integrate with the product. It has several tools, out-of-the-box, for integrations. It delivers pre-built interfaces for specific vendors, pre-built generic integrations to extract or push data into Workday through configuration."

"The product is useful for storing employee records."

"What I appreciate best about Workday is the recruiting component."

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

"Performance and good usability are the two most valuable features of this solution."

"The most helpful Workday features for our HR processes were in HCM, particularly in areas like talent, compensation, benefits, and learning."

"The reporting feature is quite easy for a layman to use, and the look and feel of the application is good. Its security is robust. You will never find a use case that cannot be covered."

"The most valuable feature of Workday is the ease of use which is overall user-friendly."

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Cons

"Licenses are expensive."

"The networking could use improvement."

"Customer Service: 3/10 Technical Support: I would give technical support a rating of 3/10. A lot of the time, their technical support person did not understand the issue."

"Poor user experience. Web based, but requires old version of Java on the desktop which is a security nightmare."

"The networking could use improvement."

"The setup was complex."

"Reporting systems should be improved. If you want to report it on paper, if you want something more BI oriented, more high level predictive or more data-driven, it should be improved."

"It's possible that the way things are integrated could be improved"

"Workday does not support many Korean language features. So, it will be great if they have some development on the Korean language side – then it will be really powerful in our market."

"The cost of Workday is certainly not inexpensive. It's very pricey."

"Workday would be improved with more API connectors."

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

"The ability to drive more analytics on a customizable level would be helpful."

"The finance module of this solution is not great and needs improvement."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price is expensive."

"Its price is pretty high. It is more expensive than what is offered by other competitors in the market."

"You have the license fee per module, and then you have a kind of annual training fee, which is a kind of add-on. I wouldn't say it is exhaustive; it is minor. Licensing is pretty transparent for most of the part."

"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 an expensive solution."

"With a bigger budget, I would recommend SAP."

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

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

"The solution is flexible in terms of pricing."

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Manufacturing Company

10%

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Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	43

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Overview

The Kronos Workforce Central® suite of workforce management solutions are purpose-built for your industry to help drive business outcomes by engaging your employees, controlling labor costs, increasing productivity, and minimizing compliance risk. Manage your workforce on a proven cloud platform that is secure, scalable, and mobile — allowing you to do business when or where you choose to access its power.

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Workday provides a cloud-based platform offering robust human capital management features, emphasizing security, user-friendliness, and operational efficiency through workflow automation.

Workday is utilized by organizations for human capital management, supporting everything from employee recruitment to retirement, payroll processing, and performance tracking. It centralizes HR operations to increase efficiency and manage employee data effectively. Its business process framework allows for drag-and-drop functionality, which along with real-time reporting, enriches the user experience. Workday's modules cover talent, compensation, benefits, and learning, enhancing the workforce management approach. Though integration with external systems can be complex, its usability and flexible configuration support adaptability. Users seek enhancements in customization, reporting, interface usability, and speed, particularly in financial, timekeeping, and payroll modules. Expanding automation, API connectors, language support, and introducing country and industry-specific modules would significantly boost its capabilities. Pricing remains a concern among users.

What are Workday's most important features?

Security: Ensures data protection with robust measures.
User-Friendliness: Intuitive design for ease of use.
Centralized Data Management: Consolidates employee information in one platform.
Real-Time Reporting: Delivers up-to-the-minute insights for decision-making.
Workflow Automation: Streamlines processes to reduce manual tasks.

What benefits should be evaluated when considering Workday?

Operational Efficiency: Automation streamlines HR processes and reduces redundancies.
Enhanced Usability: Integrated modules improve user interaction and efficiency.
Scalability: Adaptable configurations meet diverse business requirements.
Integration Capabilities: Connections with other systems bolster functionality.

Workday is implemented in a range of industries, including finance, healthcare, and technology, offering specialized HR management solutions tailored to each sector's unique requirements. These implementations improve workforce management and align HR strategies with organizational goals, showcasing its adaptability across different business landscapes.

Workday

Sample Customers

Finish Line, Rock Bottom

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!

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