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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Financial Edge (legacy)

    Score6.8 out of 10
    N/AA legacy software offering, Blackbaud now instead offers and supports their cloud-based accounting solution, Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT as a modern alternative.N/A

    Workday Financial Management

    Score8.4 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
    Financial Edge (legacy)Workday Financial Management
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Financial Edge (legacy)Workday Financial Management
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Financial Edge (legacy)Workday Financial Management
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
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    Workday
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    96%
    Would buy again
    23 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    21 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Financial Edge (legacy)Workday Financial Management
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Financial Edge (legacy) and Workday Financial Management
    Feature
    Financial Edge (legacy)
    1.0
    4 Ratings
    153% below category average
    Workday Financial Management
    8.1
    23 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Pay calculation1.03 Ratings8.323 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration1.02 Ratings8.020 Ratings
    Direct deposit files1.02 Ratings8.220 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management1.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management1.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Financial Edge (legacy) and Workday Financial Management
    Feature
    Financial Edge (legacy)
    1.0
    7 Ratings
    153% below category average
    Workday Financial Management
    8.1
    20 Ratings
    7% above category average
    API for custom integration1.05 Ratings8.517 Ratings
    Plug-ins1.07 Ratings7.819 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Financial Edge (legacy) and Workday Financial Management
    Feature
    Financial Edge (legacy)
    1.0
    9 Ratings
    156% below category average
    Workday Financial Management
    9.0
    25 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Single sign-on capability1.06 Ratings9.225 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions1.09 Ratings8.823 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Financial Edge (legacy) and Workday Financial Management
    Feature
    Financial Edge (legacy)
    1.0
    9 Ratings
    155% below category average
    Workday Financial Management
    8.0
    27 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Dashboards1.09 Ratings8.227 Ratings
    Standard reports1.09 Ratings7.924 Ratings
    Custom reports1.09 Ratings8.022 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Financial Edge (legacy) and Workday Financial Management
    Feature
    Financial Edge (legacy)
    1.0
    10 Ratings
    154% below category average
    Workday Financial Management
    7.7
    23 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Accounts payable1.09 Ratings7.518 Ratings
    Accounts receivable1.07 Ratings6.918 Ratings
    Cash management1.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation1.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expense management1.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Time tracking1.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fixed asset management1.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-currency support1.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-division support1.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Regulations compliance1.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing1.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service portal1.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global Financial Support1.06 Ratings7.519 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers1.08 Ratings7.419 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting1.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Localizations1.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations1.08 Ratings7.716 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting1.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting1.07 Ratings7.719 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework1.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standardized Processes1.07 Ratings7.920 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Financial Edge (legacy) and Workday Financial Management
    Feature
    Financial Edge (legacy)
    1.0
    3 Ratings
    152% below category average
    Workday Financial Management
    7.2
    11 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Inventory tracking1.02 Ratings7.611 Ratings
    Automatic reordering1.02 Ratings7.211 Ratings
    Location management1.03 Ratings6.810 Ratings
    Manufacturing module1.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Financial Edge (legacy) and Workday Financial Management
    Feature
    Financial Edge (legacy)
    1.0
    2 Ratings
    152% below category average
    Workday Financial Management
    7.3
    11 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Pricing1.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order entry1.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Credit card processing1.02 Ratings7.311 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold1.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Orchestration1.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility1.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution1.02 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Financial Edge (legacy)Workday Financial Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.0
    (10 ratings)
    8.4
    (27 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    2.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Financial Edge (legacy)Workday Financial Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    • Financial Edge is well suited for traditional day to day accounting, accounts payable, and related needs.
    • Financial Edge dashboard does not provide a snapshot view of data that I have found are available through other platforms (like QBO).
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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
    Discontinued Products
    • Financial edge is able to be customized in a way that fits our organization.
    • Financial edge is able to provide reports to our end-users on budget versus actual account balances.
    • Financial edge is able to handle a large volume of transactions with ease, having built-in capabilities for batching and balancing.
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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
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    • Customer service blames the customer, and never offers solutions other than "wait it out." I've always been told it's my computer, even though everyone else at my work has the same issues.
    • Website is constantly "under maintenance" and it somehow never gets better.
    • The Database View is outdated and glitchy. Honestly get rid of it.
    • The Crystal Report is the only way to handle monthly recurring statements, and Financial Edge does not offer support for it anymore. Good luck figuring that out on your own.
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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
    Discontinued Products
    It's user friendly, when it wants to be.
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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
    Discontinued Products
    I would give this a zero if I could. Here's the deal. Once you request a chat with a representative, they immediately respond. So responsiveness: 10/10. However, they have a tendency to (always) tell you that whatever problem you're experiencing is your problem, not theirs. They offer no solutions and never take responsibility for their website malfunctioning
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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
    Discontinued Products
    Financial Edge is more economical than GuideStar, and more focused on the financial successes than simply the management of funds and general data.
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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
    Discontinued Products
    • Like any enterprise software, there are costs/investments ahead of return. It isn't something you would implement without support.
    • During the significant financial downturn, we were able to use FE to forecast trends and make budget adjustments easily. It transformed communication about forecasting and cuts with assurance.
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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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