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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Paychex

    Score5.1 out of 10
    N/APaychex Flex, of Paychex' Online Payroll Services, is a cloud-based human resource management and payroll platform. Paychex offers core and specialized services, and scales to meet the needs of small businesses, SMBs, and large enterprises.

    $59

    per month/+$4 per employee

    Workday HCM

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AWorkday Human Capital Management is a cloud-native system offering a globally consistent user experience. Workday HCM is part of an intelligent, unified system with other Workday products.N/A
    Pricing
    PaychexWorkday HCM
    Editions & Modules
    Paychex Go
    $59
    per month/+$4 per employee
    Paychex Flex Service
    Contact sales team
    Paychex Flex Enterprise
    Contact sales team
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    PaychexWorkday HCM
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
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    PaychexWorkday HCM
    Considered Both Products
    Paychex Inc.
    Chose Paychex
    It’s great that Paychex is one place for all things, however workday in combination with a financial institution for managing 401ks is a cleaner and easier to use system. That being said, we didn’t utilize all the components of Paychex
    Incentivized
    Workday
    Chose Workday HCM
    Workday blows SAP away in the human capital management space. Workday is extremely user-friendly where SAP made me want to pull my hair out on a daily basis, as did all of my coworkers. I think it this is mainly due to the fact the Workday is ONE platform, everyone gets the …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    PaychexWorkday HCM
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Paychex and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Paychex
    7.3
    257 Ratings
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.6
    96 Ratings
    Employee demographic data7.2206 Ratings8.481 Ratings
    Employment history9.4230 Ratings8.891 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration9.1164 Ratings8.693 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.8.7161 Ratings9.288 Ratings
    Organizational charting1.01 Ratings9.387 Ratings
    Organization and location management9.2146 Ratings9.084 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)6.4137 Ratings6.759 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Paychex and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Paychex
    9.3
    299 Ratings
    Workday Human Capital Management
    9.0
    80 Ratings
    Pay calculation9.7282 Ratings8.568 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.4142 Ratings9.818 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration9.0164 Ratings8.563 Ratings
    Direct deposit files9.7281 Ratings8.869 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management9.3200 Ratings9.266 Ratings
    Reimbursement management9.6111 Ratings9.243 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings8.856 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Paychex and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Paychex
    8.7
    151 Ratings
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.6
    74 Ratings
    Approval workflow8.7107 Ratings8.573 Ratings
    Balance details8.8143 Ratings8.473 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment8.6117 Ratings8.959 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Paychex and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Paychex
    8.6
    258 Ratings
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.4
    94 Ratings
    View and generate pay and benefit information9.1236 Ratings8.983 Ratings
    Update personal information8.3248 Ratings8.792 Ratings
    View company policy documentation9.8114 Ratings7.673 Ratings
    View job history7.3175 Ratings8.883 Ratings
    Employee recognition00 Ratings8.157 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of Paychex and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Paychex
    7.5
    41 Ratings
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.4
    25 Ratings
    Tracking of all physical assets7.541 Ratings8.425 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of Paychex and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Paychex
    7.0
    169 Ratings
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.5
    78 Ratings
    Report builder7.9139 Ratings8.974 Ratings
    Pre-built reports8.0159 Ratings8.676 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data5.086 Ratings7.964 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Paychex and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Paychex
    6.9
    165 Ratings
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.6
    56 Ratings
    New hire portal7.4158 Ratings8.452 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools6.3101 Ratings8.852 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Paychex and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Paychex
    7.9
    61 Ratings
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.3
    48 Ratings
    Job Requisition Management7.733 Ratings8.045 Ratings
    Company Website Posting9.331 Ratings8.339 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media7.224 Ratings8.734 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting7.231 Ratings8.440 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention8.030 Ratings7.839 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking8.035 Ratings8.240 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts8.155 Ratings8.444 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Paychex and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Paychex
    -
    Ratings
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.5
    60 Ratings
    Corporate goal setting00 Ratings8.750 Ratings
    Individual goal setting00 Ratings8.759 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings7.951 Ratings
    Performance tracking00 Ratings8.658 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Paychex and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Paychex
    -
    Ratings
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.9
    63 Ratings
    Performance plans00 Ratings9.062 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans00 Ratings8.954 Ratings
    Review status tracking00 Ratings8.758 Ratings
    Review reminders00 Ratings9.058 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency00 Ratings8.951 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Paychex and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Paychex
    -
    Ratings
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.0
    40 Ratings
    Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings9.334 Ratings
    Candidate ranking00 Ratings7.735 Ratings
    Candidate search00 Ratings7.938 Ratings
    Candidate development00 Ratings6.837 Ratings
    User Ratings
    PaychexWorkday HCM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    5.1
    (309 ratings)
    9.0
    (108 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (42 ratings)
    9.0
    (18 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (251 ratings)
    7.0
    (13 ratings)
    Availability
    7.3
    (11 ratings)
    6.6
    (8 ratings)
    Performance
    7.3
    (11 ratings)
    7.3
    (7 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.1
    (256 ratings)
    8.0
    (22 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    9.6
    (6 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.3
    (4 ratings)
    7.0
    (7 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.5
    (12 ratings)
    8.0
    (11 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.4
    (8 ratings)
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (11 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.9
    (31 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.2
    (32 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)