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    Axiom Software by Syntellis Performance Solutions

    Score4 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Syntellis Performance Solutions provides enterprise performance management software, data and analytics solution for healthcare organizations, financial institutions, and higher education institutions. Axiom arms finance teams and executives with tools for budgeting, forecasting, planning, and reporting, so they can analyze results, model the future, and make more strategic decisions. Their solutions include enterprise planning, cost and decision support, and financial and clinical…N/A

    Workday Financial Management

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AWorkday Financial Management is a cloud-based financial software platform built on an in-memory architecture and an object-oriented data model. The system unifies transaction processing, multidimensional reporting, and consolidation into a single environment accessible via web and mobile interfaces. Financial Operations and Automation The platform employs Artificial Intelligence (AI) models and specialized financial agents to manage core business cycles. These…N/A
    Pricing
    Axiom Software by Syntellis Performance SolutionsWorkday Financial Management
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Axiom Software by Syntellis Performance SolutionsWorkday Financial Management
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Community Pulse
    Axiom Software by Syntellis Performance SolutionsWorkday Financial Management
    Considered Both Products
    Syntellis Performance Solutions (formerly Kaufman Hall Software)
    No answer on this topic
    Workday
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    60%
    Would buy again
    3 Answers
    96%
    Would buy again
    23 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    21 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    80%
    Happy with the feature set
    4 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    23 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    19 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    17 Answers
    Features
    Axiom Software by Syntellis Performance SolutionsWorkday Financial Management
    Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting
    Comparison of Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting features of Axiom Software by Syntellis Performance Solutions and Workday Financial Management
    Feature
    Axiom Software by Syntellis Performance Solutions
    5.9
    6 Ratings
    31% below category average
    Workday Financial Management
    -
    Ratings
    Long-term financial planning5.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    Financial budgeting7.76 Ratings00 Ratings
    Forecasting5.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scenario modeling3.85 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management reporting6.45 Ratings00 Ratings
    Consolidation and Close
    Comparison of Consolidation and Close features of Axiom Software by Syntellis Performance Solutions and Workday Financial Management
    Feature
    Axiom Software by Syntellis Performance Solutions
    4.4
    5 Ratings
    55% below category average
    Workday Financial Management
    -
    Ratings
    Financial data consolidation2.93 Ratings00 Ratings
    Local and consolidated reporting5.45 Ratings00 Ratings
    Detailed Audit Trails4.85 Ratings00 Ratings
    Financial Reporting and Compliance
    Comparison of Financial Reporting and Compliance features of Axiom Software by Syntellis Performance Solutions and Workday Financial Management
    Feature
    Axiom Software by Syntellis Performance Solutions
    5.1
    6 Ratings
    46% below category average
    Workday Financial Management
    -
    Ratings
    Financial Statement Reporting6.85 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management Reporting5.65 Ratings00 Ratings
    Excel-based Reporting5.15 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated board and financial reporting3.94 Ratings00 Ratings
    XBRL support for regulatory filing4.22 Ratings00 Ratings
    Analytics and Reporting
    Comparison of Analytics and Reporting features of Axiom Software by Syntellis Performance Solutions and Workday Financial Management
    Feature
    Axiom Software by Syntellis Performance Solutions
    3.8
    5 Ratings
    66% below category average
    Workday Financial Management
    -
    Ratings
    Personalized dashboards3.85 Ratings00 Ratings
    Color-coded scorecards4.84 Ratings00 Ratings
    KPIs5.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost and profitability analysis1.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Key Performance Indicator setting4.63 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benchmarking with external data3.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration
    Comparison of Integration features of Axiom Software by Syntellis Performance Solutions and Workday Financial Management
    Feature
    Axiom Software by Syntellis Performance Solutions
    6.0
    5 Ratings
    29% below category average
    Workday Financial Management
    -
    Ratings
    Flat file integration5.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Excel data integration8.44 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct links to 3rd-party data sources4.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Axiom Software by Syntellis Performance Solutions and Workday Financial Management
    Feature
    Axiom Software by Syntellis Performance Solutions
    -
    Ratings
    Workday Financial Management
    8.1
    23 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings8.323 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings8.020 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings8.220 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Axiom Software by Syntellis Performance Solutions and Workday Financial Management
    Feature
    Axiom Software by Syntellis Performance Solutions
    -
    Ratings
    Workday Financial Management
    8.1
    20 Ratings
    7% above category average
    API for custom integration00 Ratings8.517 Ratings
    Plug-ins00 Ratings7.819 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Axiom Software by Syntellis Performance Solutions and Workday Financial Management
    Feature
    Axiom Software by Syntellis Performance Solutions
    -
    Ratings
    Workday Financial Management
    9.0
    25 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings9.225 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.823 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Axiom Software by Syntellis Performance Solutions and Workday Financial Management
    Feature
    Axiom Software by Syntellis Performance Solutions
    -
    Ratings
    Workday Financial Management
    8.0
    27 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings8.127 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings7.924 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings8.022 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Axiom Software by Syntellis Performance Solutions and Workday Financial Management
    Feature
    Axiom Software by Syntellis Performance Solutions
    -
    Ratings
    Workday Financial Management
    7.7
    23 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Accounts payable00 Ratings7.518 Ratings
    Accounts receivable00 Ratings6.918 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings7.519 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings7.319 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings7.716 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings7.719 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings7.920 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Axiom Software by Syntellis Performance Solutions and Workday Financial Management
    Feature
    Axiom Software by Syntellis Performance Solutions
    -
    Ratings
    Workday Financial Management
    7.2
    11 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings7.611 Ratings
    Automatic reordering00 Ratings7.211 Ratings
    Location management00 Ratings6.810 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Axiom Software by Syntellis Performance Solutions and Workday Financial Management
    Feature
    Axiom Software by Syntellis Performance Solutions
    -
    Ratings
    Workday Financial Management
    7.2
    11 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Credit card processing00 Ratings7.211 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Axiom Software by Syntellis Performance SolutionsWorkday Financial Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    5.6
    (6 ratings)
    8.4
    (27 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Axiom Software by Syntellis Performance SolutionsWorkday Financial Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Syntellis Performance Solutions (formerly Kaufman Hall Software)
    Axiom is extremely well suited to optimize the Budget process. Using Axiom, we have cut our overall budget cycle time in half and have a much higher level of accuracy in all facets of the Budget including Fee Income, Expense, and Margin. Axiom is also well suited for advanced data users as you have the ability to create your own custom database tables which allows you to join to the existing Axiom tables and has allowed us to create custom reporting that we could not even think about on our previous system. The other big benefit of Axiom is that it sits on top of Microsoft Excel and inherits all of its functionality, which most people have experience with.
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    Workday
    Workday is well suited for managing employees throughout their full life cycle. It excels at housing employee data from the start of their time with the company through their departure. Workday is less suited to payroll functions, which could be more robust.
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    Pros
    Syntellis Performance Solutions (formerly Kaufman Hall Software)
    • Compared to a previous EPM we used, Axiom's template load and saving performance has been much better even for large plan files.
    • Axiom consultants can create completely customized reports for any of the collected data. Super users within your organization can then fairly easily modify their work to create additional reports without Axiom's help (and invoices)
    • Setting up user security is a fairly easy one-time task and very easy to maintain when people change departments, leave the organization, etc. I would recommend you use role-based security settings.
    • Compared to our previous EPM, Axiom allows more customization and possibilities for templates. There's very few "the product can't do that" statements.
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    Workday
    • The flexibility of going beyond handling the accounts, where we can handle cash, assets, and accounting simultaneously for the customer.
    • The single platform offers grants management where you can organize the lifecycle of the grants and synchronize it with any criteria of grant closing out scheme.
    • I personally liked Project billing with the essence of evaluating project revenue and nice reporting templates that can be shared with the customer at any stage of the project while having the flexibility of auditing the reported cost.
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    Cons
    Syntellis Performance Solutions (formerly Kaufman Hall Software)
    • Implementation is quite Complex and requires both IT and Financial buy-in
    • Reporting solution has some learning curve for end users
    • Calculation methods within reporting can be opaque and hard to trace
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    Workday
    • Some of the Workday updates last till like 10 in the morning which prevents employees to clock in and check their times and some cases their schedules
    • Workday can work on opening documents quicker instead of taking couple of minutes or notifying the user when they are ready to download
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    Usability
    Syntellis Performance Solutions (formerly Kaufman Hall Software)
    No answers on this topic
    Workday
    Workday is easy enough navigate, as long as it is properly set up. With that said, it can be put together in a modular fashion as well, allowing for a very high degree of flexibility in terms of design and process delegation. Finally, it makes consolidation achievable in times previously unthinkable.
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    Support Rating
    Syntellis Performance Solutions (formerly Kaufman Hall Software)
    For the scale of our implementation, Axiom only assigned two consultants who were both completely new to the company. It felt like we were all learning about the product together, when you would expect them to already be experts at their own product. The team also made a good bit of mistakes throughout production and go-live, which then caused more work internally for us. The team lead for our project also just left the company, so we'll see how next year's planning goes
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    Workday
    Our support team has been awesome. They are extremely knowledgeable and have been able to guide us through all of the challenges we have faced. Workday's community online is also extremely helpful with many trainings and help topics that can be reviewed at your convenience.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Syntellis Performance Solutions (formerly Kaufman Hall Software)
    Axiom was selected based on the impression of ease of use and integration. It is capable of holding all of our entities data while giving us an easier more accessible way to deliver monthly Financials and reports to managers. Then in costing we signed up because the impression of budgeting.
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    Workday
    Despite Airtable also being easier to use one thing that differentiates and put forth Workday Financial Management tool above is it's key features and better suited functionality for handling confidential data. The other positive note where Workday Financial Management performs high is it key analytics tool that's easier to use and representation of information into insightful dashboards.
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    Return on Investment
    Syntellis Performance Solutions (formerly Kaufman Hall Software)
    • Forecasting has improved
    • Complexity of analysis has improved as well
    • Our main data has been confused as we started using Axiom
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    Workday
    • We were able to combine 4 different HR modules into one system.
    • We reduced data breach incidents by 95% after shifting to Workday. One of our legacy softwares had vulnerabilities.
    • The initial learning curve was higher than projected. We spent about a week to 10 days extra time deploying it, which affected the profit center that year.
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