Ramco HCM vs Workday comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024

Workday and Ramco HCM are key competitors in the human capital management space. Ramco HCM has the advantage of customization without significant extra cost, enhancing its appeal for flexible needs.

Features: Workday offers features such as ease of navigation, a powerful payroll and benefits engine, and strong reporting capabilities. Ramco HCM provides unique features like Mail It, Thumb It, and Bot It, with comprehensive modules covering payroll, training, and recruitment.

Room for Improvement: Workday can improve its user interface and mobile access, with users noting complex configurations needing simplification. Ramco HCM could enhance its user interface and is reported to lack mobile app functionality, with high costs for customization and requiring improved consistency and performance.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Workday supports multiple deployment models, excelling in community support but receiving mixed feedback on technical support satisfaction, emphasizing the importance of fast response times. Ramco HCM focuses on public cloud deployment with consistently available and responsive technical support, gaining praise for its direct support.

Pricing and ROI: Workday is expensive for small to medium-sized enterprises, but offers a streamlined process providing ROI, though costs may accrue with additional modules. Ramco HCM's pricing model is flexible, seen as cheaper than competitors but potentially costly with extensive customization. Both deliver ROI through time-saving features, albeit with differing cost structures.

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Categories and Ranking

Ramco HCM

Ranking in Benefits Administration

27th

Ranking in Talent Management

27th

Ranking in Cloud HCM

24th

Average Rating

7.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Applicant Tracking and Recruiting Software (13th)

Workday

Ranking in Benefits Administration

1st

Ranking in Talent Management

1st

Ranking in Cloud HCM

1st

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Talent Acquisition (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Cloud HCM category, the mindshare of Ramco HCM is 0.8%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Workday is 17.9%, up from 17.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Cloud HCM Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Workday	17.9%
Ramco HCM	0.8%
Other	81.3%

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Featured Reviews

Sudarsan Santhosh Kumar S.

Senior Application Development Specialist at Accenture

It's so easy to use that a customer can easily understand the process with zero knowledge of the system

Ramco is user-friendly. The UA is excellent and so easy to use that a customer can easily understand the process with zero knowledge of the system. We can easily walk a new user through the user guide. For each ESS MSS, I can log in to the ESS access. And documentation is available. Ramco doesn't charge much when customers request custom KPI calculations and other custom features. Workday and SAP impose a high charge. Ramco's bots are excellent, whereas Workday doesn't have an automated system and is only now developing a mobile app.

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Sarvesh Kumar Jha

Senior Technology Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers

Easy to use and provides great flexibility and security

Implementing the solution is generally not easy because it depends on our client's landscape. In the last one and a half years, Workday has started a new implementation approach called launch implementation. This approach allows you, as a client organization, to implement Workday in a shorter amount of time, given that you fulfill certain criteria. It depends on the number of subsidiaries and employees you have and their compensation structure. If it's not too complex, Workday provides its clients with this new approach called launch, where they can quickly onboard with the Workday without many complex requirements. The general implementation for Fortune 500 companies is always complex.

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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

"Ramco HCM is a stable system that doesn't have downtime or fluctuation issues. It can also take large volumes and scale up very fast."

"Ramco HCM stands out due to its reliability and up-to-date compliance with legal, statutory, and regulatory requirements."

"The performance management system is really good."

"Once we implemented this solution, it was customizable for our needs and this has been the most valuable aspect of this solution."

"It is a good product, and it is suitable for different client requirements. It has customization options and flexibility. You can customize a report or configure the workflow based on your requirements. Everything is there in the product, and you can customize it as per your requirement. Our clients found the automation of the payroll, leave attendance, and onboarding modules the most valuable. The Time and Attendance module is fully integrated with this solution and supports multiple data entry modes, such as barcode, biometric device, fingerprints, and face reading. Its core HR module includes features like movement, expense management, exit, and separation. The compensation and benefits module includes features like welfare, retirement, and superannuation. It also has analytical tools. You can create a real-time report based on your requirements. You can also publish that report in different formats, such as Excel, PDF, HTML, etc. It has a chatbot feature, which is using machine learning and natural language. You can ask questions about your leave balance, attendance, or things like that, and you will get an immediate reply from the chatbot. It also supports approval through email."

"Ramco is user-friendly. The UA is excellent and so easy to use that a customer can easily understand the process with zero knowledge of the system. We can easily walk a new user through the user guide. For each ESS MSS, I can log in to the ESS access. and documentation is available."

"In general, the solution is very flexible and can be configured in multiple ways."

"Payroll processing is very easy. SQL rules can be attached to any pay elements."

"It is quite user-friendly."

"The technical support services are excellent."

"We use this solution to manage financials, payroll and recruiting."

"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."

"The software is easy to learn and use. When compared to SAP HR and SAP HCM, the tool is easy to access and understand. We have a hierarchy and structural connectivity in Workday. There is a certification for the solution and when we do it, we become the certified partners of the company"

"I like that it's easy to use and flexible."

"It stores everything for the employee. It has also been able to store the information that we use for our payroll demand."

"First time users, understanding accessibility and consolidated data is fairly easy. The solution improves productivity for users and reduces the need to switch between different tools."

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Cons

"Ramco could be a bit faster and offer more use cases. A prime aim is to get analytics and this is lacking in Ramco. This lack of reporting is one of the reasons we are moving away from using Ramco."

"One area for improvement in Ramco HCM is its UI, which could be more intuitive. Another area for improvement in the system is that it can be challenging to make some modular-based changes to it."

"The mobile app for this solution could be improved as it lacks many features."

"The talent management and performance appraisal modules could use some improvement."

"The product itself sometimes feels inconsistent because it comes with bugs."

"They can improve the configuration time because it takes more time than other products to configure the system. It could be because they are managing this single product for all countries, but it would be good if they improve the implementation time because we need to implement the solutions within a timeline. They should provide some kind of auto-configuration so that the system can be configured and implemented within a certain timeline. Implementors should have a provision to configure the system in a short time. There should also be an option to move the setup or configuration from staging to production to save time. These types of automation should be there."

"The entire UI/UX of the solution can be improved drastically."

"The mobile app and web page user experience could be more user friendly."

"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 solution can be improved by speeding up the load time when pulling up information."

"For time management, it does not have a calendar generator. For example, if you want to have a shift calendar for an entire year, you need to push the entire year's calendar into the system instead of being able to generate it using a time management pattern."

"The product must include payroll features."

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

"The solution should be more user-friendly."

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

"The price could be lower."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I am not aware of the price because I was working in the implementation team, but pricing is generally based on the requirement, modules, headcount, and country."

"Their customized solution is pretty expensive but much cheaper than its competitors."

"This solution is priced in the middle compared to other solutions on the market."

"The solution is flexible in terms of pricing."

"It is on a yearly basis."

"It's very, very expensive."

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

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

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

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

"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."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Comms Service Provider

11%

University

10%

Educational Organization

10%

Computer Software Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

University

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	2
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	6

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	15
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	41

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Ramco HCM?

The solution is very expensive.

What needs improvement with Ramco HCM?

Ramco is a complex system that does not come with GPS tracking functionality. Customization of Ramco is a big problem and can be costly. When you open Ramco, you should see a dashboard that gives y...

What is your primary use case for Ramco HCM?

We use Ramco for finance and CRM, but it's not fully utilized for HRMS. We're currently updating our HRMS processes, and I'm exploring how to use Ramco for employee self-service, performance manage...

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?

If you go with the launch implementation approach, the solution is generally not very expensive. If you want to add more features to your subscription, Workday becomes expensive. The solution is fl...

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Overview

Ramco HR & Global Payroll is a complete and refreshingly simple cloud HR software covering HR needs from hire to retire. It offers Core HR, Time and Attendance, Global Payroll (across 45+ countries), Talent Management, Recruitment, Planning & Analytics. Ramco HCM empowers through innovative tech like bots, Zero UI, mobility, in-memory payroll, enabling Digital HR.

Ramco HCM’s unique offerings encompasses but not limited to

Unified HR platform with Global Payroll

• Use of Chat-bots

• Rapid Deployment capabilities

• EmpSense - an app to capture employee mood in real-time

• Talent Tagging - helps managers tag skill-sets to employees for identifying right employee for a project

• SMS based Employee Self Service ESS - allows users to apply leave, raise queries,via a text message

Trusted over 400+ multinationals across 35+ countries, Ramco HCM has been globally recognized by Nelson Hall, Everest Group, CIO Honour, Human Resources Group & CIO Choice.

Click here for more information or write to us at contact@ramco.com.

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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

Lifestyle, Bata, Dabur

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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