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· 1 month ago

Buy only if you are a large organization consolidating HR and finance, with a dedicated admin team and consultant budget. Under roughly 200 employees it is expensive overkill — a lighter HRIS fits better.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~30 public sources; many snippets were truncated, so some quotes and figures are partial.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

Quote-based

Custom (HCM, Financials, Adaptive Planning)

ModelQuote-based
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed

Best for

  • Large enterprises (500+ employees)
  • HR + finance consolidation projects
  • Universities and government agencies
  • Teams with admin staff and consultant budget

Not for

  • Teams under ~200 employees
  • Startups wanting fast, self-serve setup
  • Anyone without a dedicated HRIS admin
  • Hourly, frontline-heavy workforces

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Expect months-long implementations requiring partners like Deloitte or PwC

high

August 2025 breach: attackers reached customer data via third-party Salesforce social engineering

medium

PEPM quote pricing with no public price list; total cost is opaque until negotiation

medium

Flex Credits meter AI features on usage — watch variable costs

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Native suite: HCM, payroll, recruiting, planning, and financials
  • Top-ranked core HR software (alongside UltiPro)
  • 3,366 reviews across Workday products on G2
  • Mature partner ecosystem (Deloitte, PwC, Jade Global)
  • Trusted by universities and government cloud customers

Cons

  • Quote-only pricing that scales per employee
  • Implementation is consultant-heavy and slow
  • End-user UI widely disliked — 'Everyone hates Workday'
  • Community says overkill below ~200 employees
  • Complex role-based security configuration burden

Sources & method

- 10 sources - Enterprise-grade controls (encryption, compliance certifications), but a confirmed August 2025 breach via third-party Salesforce social engineering.

official x2review x4security x2news x2
  • August 2025 data breach, Hackers stole customer data through Workday's third-party Salesforce CRM as part of the ShinyHunters social engineering campaign.
  • CVE-2019-12134, Historic Workday vulnerability; fix and details documented publicly.
  • Log4j (CVE-2021-44228) response, Workday published a vendor response addressing Log4j exposure.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 2/5

    Rating

  • Quote-based

    Starting price

  • 10

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 2/5. Quote-only PEPM pricing; cost complaints dominate coverage
  • Ease of use: 3/5. Admins praise it; end users complain loudly
  • Feature depth: 5/5. HR, payroll, recruiting, planning, financials all native
  • Support quality: 2/5. BBB complaint page; BI flags service issues
  • Security posture: 3/5. Strong controls, but 2025 third-party breach
  • 3,366 G2 reviews across Workday product listings
  • Top-ranked Core HR ranking led rankings alongside UltiPro (HR Dive)
  • Quote-based Pricing model per employee per month (PEPM), sales-led
  • None found Free tier no public free tier in sources

Pricing

Custom (HCM, Financials, Adaptive Planning)

Quote-based

  • Per employee per month (PEPM)
  • Varies by modules and company size
  • No public price list

Security

Enterprise-grade controls (encryption, compliance certifications), but a confirmed August 2025 breach via third-party Salesforce social engineering.

  • August 2025 data breachHackers stole customer data through Workday's third-party Salesforce CRM as part of the ShinyHunters social engineering campaign.⁶
  • CVE-2019-12134Historic Workday vulnerability; fix and details documented publicly.
  • Log4j (CVE-2021-44228) responseWorkday published a vendor response addressing Log4j exposure.

Companies that use it

  • Target
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison
  • University of Washington
  • Kandji
Full analysis

Based on ~30 public sources; many snippets were truncated, so some quotes and figures are partial.

Enterprise HR+finance suite. Worth it at 500+ employees with admin budget; under ~200 staff it's overkill.

Methodology

Based on ~30 public sources; many snippets were truncated, so some quotes and figures are partial.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. Workday Products — G2 seller reviewsg2.com
    review
  2. Everyone hates Workday — Business Insiderbusinessinsider.com
    news
  3. Workday, Ultipro top core HR software rankings — HR Divehrdive.com
    news
  4. Workday PEPM pricing thread — Redditreddit.com
    review
  5. Would you recommend Workday? — Redditreddit.com
    review
  6. Workday data breach — GBHackersgbhackers.com
    security
  7. Workday hit in wave of social engineering attacks — ComputerWeeklycomputerweekly.com
    security
  8. Workday security and trust pageworkday.com
    official
  9. Workday Alliance case studies — Deloittedeloitte.com
    official
  10. 5 Best Workday Alternatives for Mid-Market 2026 — Netchexnetchex.com
    review

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