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Oracle Payroll vs Workday HCM comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle Payroll
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Global Payroll (17th)
Workday HCM
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
66
Ranking in other categories
Benefits Administration (1st), Talent Management (2nd), Cloud HCM (1st), Talent Acquisition (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Human Capital Management solutions, they serve different purposes. Oracle Payroll is designed for Global Payroll and holds a mindshare of 2.1%, up 2.1% compared to last year.
Workday HCM, on the other hand, focuses on Cloud HCM, holds 9.8% mindshare, down 17.3% since last year.
Global Payroll Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle Payroll2.1%
Deel Global Payroll7.1%
ADP Streamline4.6%
Other86.2%
Global Payroll
Cloud HCM Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Workday HCM9.8%
SAP SuccessFactors8.7%
UKG4.8%
Other76.7%
Cloud HCM
 

Featured Reviews

BM
Dupty Chief Information Technology Officer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
The self-service helps increase employee loyalty
The reporting could use some improvement. It doesn't shorten the data that it displays to the employee. At the moment you have to scroll through all of the results in order to find what you are looking for. Another improvement that should be implemented in the next release is the appraisal. For the appraisal model, we have to go to another solution because the one included is not supporting us in our needs.
Amit_Rai - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer at a consultancy with 1,001-5,000 employees
Automation has transformed hire to retire processes and delivers powerful HR analytics
In Workday Human Capital Management, I feel that the security part needs to be improved. Workday gives complete control to the implementers regarding security and who is going to see what data. There are sometimes loopholes that are not identified unless fully tested. If Workday had a security alert system, even a small alert would help the security architect secure all information better, especially sensitive data such as payroll. Additionally, customization is another area of improvement, as Workday provides a default blue and yellow theme, which may not align with a company's branding. If Workday provided the option to customize themes based on a company's preferences, it would enhance the user experience.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"This solution increases the employees' loyalty to the organization since everything regarding their salary, health, insurance, etc. is there, and the employees can also check to see what activity is done on their files."
"It's easy to set up."
"We use the platform for tasks, including applying for leaves, communication, and adhering to our organization's policies through efficient goal setting and reviews."
"The solution is stable."
"It helps the users to enroll for the benefits automatically and update their life events without the involvement of HR individuals or back-office staff. It enables a person to take action on their own. It reduces the administrative burden on HR and puts the ownership on the person that is going through the life event, whether it is having a child, taking a leave of absence, or something else. There are easy ways to integrate Workday with your common benefits. At least in the USA, it can be integrated with common benefits providers such as Fidelity, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, etc. It has got a connector that is able to connect with the vendor or the third party to which you are trying to send the eligibility file. It basically allows us to automate or set up the tool, and the integration with the provider is a lot quicker than competing tools. When it comes to reporting on just eligibility and SLSA, it is a lot more user-intuitive. Depending on the purpose of what you are doing, you can grant security rights or roles, for example, you can control whether someone is a benefits administrator doing an independent audit. Workday makes it very easy to do that. It significantly simplifies the reporting process."
"The payroll and benefits engine is the most valuable Workday solution in my opinion. It is also easy to access."
"It is easy to use and straightforward."
"The most valuable feature of Workday is the ease of navigation to browse the application. The solution can hold information about the company and people with accounts can be discovered by others in the whole company."
"Everything is in Workday as far as personnel is concerned."
 

Cons

"The reporting could use some improvement."
"The solution needs to be updated with generative UI."
"They do a great job of selling the tool, but for support, you are kind of on your own."
"The solution should enhance its flexibility and promptly incorporate the brainstormed ideas into the upcoming releases. Typically, after their brainstorming session, it takes one or two update cycles for the changes to reflect in the tenant."
"The expenses and reimbursements module could be improved. Creating expense reports is time consuming and inefficient compared to other expense solutions."
"One area that could be improved with Workday is the analytics side."
"In addition to the lost data, the solution is slow to pull up information and I am not sure if this is due to the botched implementation or if it is the solution itself."
"Workday would be improved with more API connectors."
"The security console should be made less complex."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The pricing for this solution is fairly high. It is not affordable for small and mid-sized companies."
"With a bigger budget, I would recommend SAP."
"I rate the product’s pricing a ten out of ten."
"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."
"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."
"It is on a yearly basis."
"The solution is flexible in terms of pricing."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Healthcare Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business18
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise50
 

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Comparisons

 

Also Known As

Oracle Global Payroll, Global Payroll
Workday Human Capital Management
 

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