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Workday

Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ: WDAY) is an enterprise cloud vendor for human capital management and financial management on a single data model. Its portfolio spans HCM, payroll, talent, workforce and financial planning (Adaptive Planning), employee listening (Peakon) and an extensibility/integration platform, aimed primarily at large and global organizations.

4.1/5· 1,600+ G2 reviews
HCMTalent ManagementEmployee Experience
Pleasanton, CaliforniaFounded 200510000+ employees
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Legal nameWorkday, Inc.
Founded2005
FoundersAneel Bhusri, Dave Duffield
HQPleasanton, California
Employees10000+
ListedWDAY - NASDAQ
ChannelsLinkedInXFacebookYouTube

Decision snapshot

Facts, vendor evidence and marketplace signals are labeled separately · verified 2026-08-22
Best for

Large and enterprise organizations consolidating HR and, often, finance onto a single cloud system of record.

Strong when

Global multi-country workforces need unified core HR, payroll/compliance, talent, planning and analytics with deep configurability.

Validate before buying

G2 reviewers cite complex navigation and a steeper learning curve; deployments are integration-heavy and better suited to larger organizations than small teams.

PricingSubscription-based and sold through Workday's direct sales organization; public list pricing is not disclosed.
Implementation referenceTypically an enterprise-scale, integration-heavy program; scope, modules and connected systems drive timelines.
Organizations11,000+

Including roughly 60% of the Fortune 500

Workday FY2025 full-year results
FY2025 revenue$8.446B

Total revenue, up 16.4% year over year

Workday FY2025 full-year results
FY2025 subscription revenue$7.718B

Up 16.9% year over year

Workday FY2025 full-year results

Who should evaluate Workday?

Employee size

Mid-marketLarge enterpriseGlobal enterprise

Operating context

RetailTechnologyManufacturingFinancial servicesHealthcarePublic sector

Regions

North AmericaEMEAAPACGlobal and multi-country operations

Primary use cases

Core HR and employee recordsGlobal payroll and complianceTalent acquisition and managementWorkforce and financial planningFinancial managementEmployee engagement and listening

Product portfolio

A portfolio vendor — compare the product and package that matches your workforce, not the company name alone.

HR and people teams at mid-to-large enterprises

Workday HCM

Cloud human capital management on a unified system covering core HR, talent, compensation and workforce management.

Core HR / HRISTalent acquisitionCompensationTime & absenceSkills Cloud
Workday HCM overview
Finance and CFO teams

Workday Financial Management

Cloud financials on the same data core, spanning accounting, procure-to-pay, revenue and planning.

AccountingProcure-to-payContract-to-cashFP&ACompliance & risk
Workday Financial Management overview
Payroll, HR operations and talent teams

Workday Payroll & talent

Payroll and compliance plus the talent lifecycle within HCM, including recruiting, learning, performance and mobility.

Payroll processingGlobal complianceRecruitingLearningPerformance & succession
Workday HCM overview
Finance, FP&A and workforce planners

Workday Adaptive Planning

Continuous planning, budgeting and forecasting integrated with the Workday data core.

Continuous planningForecastingModelingBudgeting
Workday Financial Management overview
HR and engagement leaders

Workday Peakon Employee Voice

Continuous employee-listening platform with real-time engagement insight and AI-assisted analysis.

Continuous listeningEngagement analyticsAI analysisDashboards
Workday Peakon Employee Voice
IT and developers

Workday Extend & integrations

Custom app development, connectors and orchestration on the Workday platform.

Custom appsIntegration connectorsOrchestrationAutomation
Workday integrationsWorkday Marketplace

Core capabilities

Core HR / HRISPayroll and complianceTime and absenceTalent acquisition and managementLearning and developmentCompensation managementSkills intelligenceWorkforce planningFinancial managementFP&A and planningHR analyticsEmployee engagementIntegration and app-development platform

Where Workday is strong

Deep compliance and certification posture

Workday maintains a broad set of security, privacy and government certifications and attestations.

Workday trust and compliance

What buyers should validate

Navigation and learning curve

G2 reviewers report complex navigation and a steeper learning curve, which can be heavy for smaller organizations.

G2: Workday HCM reviews

Integration-heavy implementations

Enterprise deployments commonly integrate many surrounding systems; scope and timeline should be planned accordingly.

Workday customer story: Asda

Commercial & implementation

Pricing modelSubscription, sold via direct sales; list pricing not publicWorkday (NASDAQ: WDAY) market listing
Public companyNASDAQ: WDAYWorkday (NASDAQ: WDAY) market listing

Integrations

Workday Marketplace

Catalog to browse apps, agents, integrations and services from Workday and partners.

Workday Marketplace

Integration Cloud and connectors

A library of connectors and orchestration tooling to integrate third-party systems.

Workday integrations

Security & compliance

ISO certifications

Workday lists ISO/IEC 27001:2022, 27017, 27018, 27701 and ISO 42001 (AI management) certifications.

Workday trust and compliance

Government and sector frameworks

Workday cites FedRAMP Moderate, HIPAA attestation, UK Cyber Essentials Plus, IRAP, TX-RAMP and NIST frameworks.

Workday trust and compliance

Customer evidence

Outcomes reported in the vendor's customer stories — treat as vendor-supplied case-study evidence.

Asda

HR at scale for a national retailer

Asda deployed Workday HCM for around 140,000 colleagues across ~700 UK locations, integrated with three major platforms and 37 retail systems.

Vendor case study reports an end-to-end recruitment journey, elimination of manual dual-keying and mobile self-service for colleagues.Workday customer story: Asda
Otis

Global HCM plus custom apps

Otis runs Workday HCM, Extend and Studio across 77 countries for a workforce including tens of thousands of field professionals.

Vendor case study describes custom apps built quickly on the Workday platform, including a multi-language volunteer app.Workday customer story: Otis

Common alternatives

A shortlist starting point; the right comparison depends on size, geography and the exact product.

SAP SuccessFactors Oracle Fusion Cloud HCMUKG Pro ADP Paycom Paylocity Dayforce

Methodology

Company facts, product claims, customer evidence and independent marketplace signals are separated. Time-sensitive data is a dated snapshot. Review all sources →

Latest Workday coverage

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Sep 2, 2026Workday Named a Leader in 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Cloud HCM Suites for 1,000+ Employee Enterprises for Eleventh Consecutive Year - PR Newswire

Workday has been recognized as a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud HCM Suites for enterprises with 1,000 or more employees for the eleventh consecutive year, reinforcing its standing as a dominant platform in the enterprise HCM market.

Jun 25, 2026Warp Raises $60M Series B to Challenge Workday, Rippling, and ADP in AI-Native Payroll Compliance

Warp has raised $60M in Series B funding led by Battery Ventures, with Peak XV, Sound Ventures, Y Combinator, and HOF Capital participating. The AI-native startup automates payroll, onboarding, tax compliance, IT…

Jun 17, 2026Embark Acquires Workday Consulting Firm Commit to Expand CFO and CHRO Advisory Capabilities

Embark has acquired Commit, a high-growth consulting firm specializing in the Workday ecosystem. The deal marks Embark’s first transaction and expands its HCM advisory capabilities across Workday post-go-live support,…

Jun 2, 2026Workday Launches New Tools for Developers to Build, Connect, and Verify AI Agents For HR, Finance, and IT

Workday unveiled three major AI agent capabilities at DevCon 2026: Developer Agent, Agent-Ready Tools, and Agent Passport. Developers can now build HR and finance agents using natural language in Claude Code, Cursor,…

May 27, 2026Workday Global Research Finds AI Reduces Burnout but May Deepen the Workplace Connection Deficit

Workday’s new Human Connection Workplace Index surveyed 2,150 AI-using employees across 7 countries. While 62% say AI has reduced stress or burnout risk and 86% feel more productive, 14% have taken time off due to…

May 21, 2026Workday Announces Fiscal 2027 First Quarter Financial Results

Workday reported fiscal 2027 first-quarter revenue of $2.542 billion, up 13.5% year over year, with subscription revenue reaching $2.354 billion, up 14.3%. The company also delivered stronger profitability, with GAAP…

Sources & verification

Verified 2026-08-22. Source type is shown so buyers can distinguish official, regulatory, marketplace and legacy evidence.

  1. officialWorkday FY2025 full-year results
  2. officialWorkday HCM overview
  3. officialWorkday Financial Management overview
  4. officialWorkday Peakon Employee Voice
  5. officialWorkday integrations
  6. officialWorkday Marketplace
  7. officialWorkday trust and compliance
  8. officialWorkday customer story: Asda
  9. officialWorkday customer story: Otis
  10. regulatoryWorkday (NASDAQ: WDAY) market listing
  11. marketplaceG2: Workday HCM reviews

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