Centage vs. Workday Financial Management

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Centage
Score 9.6 out of 10
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Centage (Planning Maestro) offers a way to plan, budget, forecast and report financial performance by enabling finance teams to see into the future, and test the impact of different scenarios, in order to make faster decisions with confidence. The software streamlines the entire planning process, delivering sophisticated financial intelligence to empowers users to make faster, more informed decisions, so they can react quickly to market changes, take intelligent risks and capitalize on new…N/A
Workday Financial Management
Score 8.3 out of 10
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Workday Financial Management is built on a global foundation that provides organizations with the core financial management capabilities expected from a modern cloud solution. It goes well beyond just managing financial processes to achieve greater insight, improve financial consolidation and reduce time to close, instill internal control and auditability, and achieve consistency across global operations. By using an in-memory architecture and object data model,…N/A
Pricing
CentageWorkday Financial Management
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CentageWorkday Financial Management
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
CentageWorkday Financial Management
Considered Both Products
Centage
Chose Centage
Planning Maestro stacks up well with other budgeting systems we evaluated about 10 years ago. Reasonable cost for what we need and we are grateful for timely and responsive support system.
Workday Financial Management

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Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
CentageWorkday Financial Management
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Centage
4.6
3 Ratings
54% below category average
Workday Financial Management
-
Ratings
Customizable dashboards4.63 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Centage
7.0
9 Ratings
17% below category average
Workday Financial Management
-
Ratings
Drill-down analysis7.09 Ratings00 Ratings
Formatting capabilities6.47 Ratings00 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration7.66 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Centage
7.4
5 Ratings
10% below category average
Workday Financial Management
-
Ratings
Publish to Web5.51 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to PDF8.33 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Versioning8.65 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling7.31 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Centage
8.1
4 Ratings
6% above category average
Workday Financial Management
-
Ratings
Predictive Analytics8.14 Ratings00 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Centage
9.0
10 Ratings
3% above category average
Workday Financial Management
-
Ratings
Multi-User Support (named login)9.110 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model9.210 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.210 Ratings00 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control9.09 Ratings00 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)8.44 Ratings00 Ratings
Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting
Comparison of Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting features of Product A and Product B
Centage
8.8
11 Ratings
6% above category average
Workday Financial Management
-
Ratings
Long-term financial planning8.58 Ratings00 Ratings
Financial budgeting9.811 Ratings00 Ratings
Forecasting8.910 Ratings00 Ratings
Scenario modeling8.49 Ratings00 Ratings
Management reporting8.611 Ratings00 Ratings
Consolidation and Close
Comparison of Consolidation and Close features of Product A and Product B
Centage
8.5
7 Ratings
6% above category average
Workday Financial Management
-
Ratings
Financial data consolidation8.66 Ratings00 Ratings
Local and consolidated reporting8.37 Ratings00 Ratings
Financial Reporting and Compliance
Comparison of Financial Reporting and Compliance features of Product A and Product B
Centage
8.2
11 Ratings
0% below category average
Workday Financial Management
-
Ratings
Financial Statement Reporting8.09 Ratings00 Ratings
Management Reporting8.410 Ratings00 Ratings
Excel-based Reporting8.910 Ratings00 Ratings
Automated board and financial reporting7.66 Ratings00 Ratings
Analytics and Reporting
Comparison of Analytics and Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Centage
7.7
4 Ratings
4% below category average
Workday Financial Management
-
Ratings
Personalized dashboards7.63 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost and profitability analysis7.94 Ratings00 Ratings
Key Performance Indicator setting7.63 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration
Comparison of Integration features of Product A and Product B
Centage
8.0
9 Ratings
4% below category average
Workday Financial Management
-
Ratings
Flat file integration7.86 Ratings00 Ratings
Excel data integration8.97 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct links to 3rd-party data sources7.15 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Centage
-
Ratings
Workday Financial Management
8.3
18 Ratings
14% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings8.418 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings8.716 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings8.316 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Centage
-
Ratings
Workday Financial Management
8.3
16 Ratings
13% above category average
API for custom integration00 Ratings8.314 Ratings
Plug-ins00 Ratings8.215 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Centage
-
Ratings
Workday Financial Management
8.8
20 Ratings
8% above category average
Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.720 Ratings
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.818 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Centage
-
Ratings
Workday Financial Management
8.5
23 Ratings
20% above category average
Dashboards00 Ratings8.423 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings8.820 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings8.418 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
Centage
-
Ratings
Workday Financial Management
8.5
19 Ratings
11% above category average
Accounts payable00 Ratings9.015 Ratings
Accounts receivable00 Ratings9.115 Ratings
Global Financial Support00 Ratings8.516 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings8.716 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings8.913 Ratings
Configurable Accounting00 Ratings8.316 Ratings
Standardized Processes00 Ratings8.916 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
Centage
-
Ratings
Workday Financial Management
8.7
9 Ratings
10% above category average
Inventory tracking00 Ratings9.09 Ratings
Automatic reordering00 Ratings8.69 Ratings
Location management00 Ratings8.68 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
Centage
-
Ratings
Workday Financial Management
9.1
10 Ratings
16% above category average
Credit card processing00 Ratings9.110 Ratings
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User Ratings
CentageWorkday Financial Management
Likelihood to Recommend
9.6
(12 ratings)
8.6
(23 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
9.2
(3 ratings)
9.5
(5 ratings)
Support Rating
9.4
(3 ratings)
9.7
(5 ratings)
User Testimonials
CentageWorkday Financial Management
Likelihood to Recommend
Centage
Centage is suited for all types of business. This is what makes this tool so great. It requires some expertise in setting it up and depending on how complex the business is, it may take longer than expected. It's a complex system and if you are not involved in the implementtion it might be hard to learn what is does.
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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
Centage
  • Planning personnel with all the related benefit expenses is very accurate and we are able to forecast increases as well.
  • Storing separate versions of the budget allows us to finalize for the year and have access to the data while we update the default plan with any changes.
  • I ilke the way you can add intelligence see the detail of calculations below th eline item.
  • I like writing Planning Maestro reports to see drill downs of any item and tie them to our ERP Budget
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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
Centage
  • Head count is a bit strange as each period is considered one Headcount for a total of 12 per year, so we have to adjust when running reports
  • would love to be able to attach related expenses in payroll to a kind of employee instead of doing each individually. It's time consuming.
  • Have the help more available instead of having to log into separate place
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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
Centage
I've lived through the changes over the years, and I have found that most financially-minded professionals should have no problems using this system.
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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
Centage
The team makes sure that you get what you need out of the software. They will do whatever is in their power to make sure you're happy and are getting back your investment (time and money).
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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
Centage
I used to use an older consolidating product call FRX or something like that, very manual where accounts were adding line the reporting lines one by one.... Centage is far superior, the ability to create custom Dimension hierarchies as improved our reporting 100 fold
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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
Centage
  • We were a very small company growing by acquisition so it worked well during these phases of our company growth.
  • The return for our cost was tremendous especially in comparison to peers in the market.
  • Analytics Maestro allowed us to grow without adding headcount by building efficient reports that can easily be mass-produced for all branches within our organization.
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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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