IBM Cloud Functions vs. Workday Cloud Platform

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IBM Cloud Functions
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
IBM Cloud Functions is a PaaS platform based on Apache OpenWhisk. With it, developers write code (“actions”) that respond to external events. Actions are hosted, executed, and scaled on demand based on the number of events coming in. No servers or infrastructure to provision and manage.
$0
per second of execution
Workday Cloud Platform
Score 7.6 out of 10
N/A
Workday Cloud Platform is a PaaS designed to help developers extend the Workday platform.N/A
Pricing
IBM Cloud FunctionsWorkday Cloud Platform
Editions & Modules
Basic Cloud Functions Rate
$0.00017
per second of execution
API Gateway Rate
Free
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IBM Cloud FunctionsWorkday Cloud Platform
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Top Pros
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Features
IBM Cloud FunctionsWorkday Cloud Platform
Platform-as-a-Service
Comparison of Platform-as-a-Service features of Product A and Product B
IBM Cloud Functions
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Ratings
Workday Cloud Platform
7.3
16 Ratings
11% below category average
Ease of building user interfaces00 Ratings4.314 Ratings
Scalability00 Ratings9.014 Ratings
Platform management overhead00 Ratings8.511 Ratings
Workflow engine capability00 Ratings9.112 Ratings
Platform access control00 Ratings9.013 Ratings
Services-enabled integration00 Ratings4.213 Ratings
Development environment creation00 Ratings8.410 Ratings
Development environment replication00 Ratings8.510 Ratings
Issue monitoring and notification00 Ratings7.412 Ratings
Issue recovery00 Ratings8.410 Ratings
Upgrades and platform fixes00 Ratings3.410 Ratings
Best Alternatives
IBM Cloud FunctionsWorkday Cloud Platform
Small Businesses
AWS Lambda
AWS Lambda
Score 8.8 out of 10
AWS Elastic Beanstalk
AWS Elastic Beanstalk
Score 9.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
AWS Lambda
AWS Lambda
Score 8.8 out of 10
IBM Cloud Private
IBM Cloud Private
Score 9.5 out of 10
Enterprises
AWS Lambda
AWS Lambda
Score 8.8 out of 10
IBM Cloud Private
IBM Cloud Private
Score 9.5 out of 10
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User Ratings
IBM Cloud FunctionsWorkday Cloud Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
3.0
(7 ratings)
6.2
(18 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(4 ratings)
User Testimonials
IBM Cloud FunctionsWorkday Cloud Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
IBM
IBM Cloud Functions [is] not the worse product on the IBM cloud. I decided to write this review as I thought it would be balanced. I would still use functions to set up a serverless architecture where execution time is pretty quick and the code is relatively simple. I wouldn't use IBM Cloud Functions for async calls obviously, as costs could be higher. The functions documentation is lacking in terms of CI/CD, and there are unexplainable errors occurring - like the network connection that I mentioned. So I wouldn't just rely on IBM Cloud Functions too much for the entire system, but make sure it's diversified.
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Workday
Workday Cloud Platform is primarily suited for large organizations with individual teams handling various Human Resource functions. Since the data is scattered, Workday is an excellent tool to bring all the data to a single platform and then use Machine Learning techniques to generate both descriptive and prescriptive insights to make sure the skillset portfolio remains updated.
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Pros
IBM
  • Great substitute for a simple API calls to run non-complicated code.
  • Easy way to run Python/Java/Javascript to get something done.
  • File validation.
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Workday
  • The platform is quite intuitive to use, even a new user would find be comfortable navigating through different options.
  • As a lead, you can easily track the performance, leaves, and any recruitment in process.
  • The objective setting process and providing your inputs onto the same is pretty organized, easily accessible. Additionally, one can easily navigate through the historical objectives and performance feedback whenever one wants to review.
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Cons
IBM
  • Billing can be a hassle, not the most responsive customer service/support team
  • Handles & executes most functionalities, but other platforms offer more scalability if you're seeking consistent and stable growth
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Workday
  • Glitching - Occasionally the app will glitch and shut down completely. Sometimes it can be when you are in the middle of something timely, causing frustration and issues. I haven't seen this happen as often recently.
  • Inbox - It would be helpful if Workday developed a feature to organize inbox tasks based off what department they are for, what the task is and so on. So you can quickly filter or look for the task at hand.
  • Candidate Tracking - Hiring managers throughout the company work with the HR department to track candidates, schedule interviews and so on. Workday does not always have the best interface in this regard. It could use a feedback feature for hiring managers to be able to be more involved, as they can be on other platforms.
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Usability
IBM
No answers on this topic
Workday
Simple HR tasks are easy to complete (ex, hours, booking time off). It has a clean UI, but not sure we're using the full functionality as only certain tiles are shown.
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Support Rating
IBM
No answers on this topic
Workday
I give it this rating because, in its current capacity, it does not meet all of Human Resources' needs - which can cost the organization by having to rely on multiple platforms to do what one might be able to do. Again, as mentioned, it works great for what most employees require of it
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Alternatives Considered
IBM
  • ICF is a lightweight service and does not require runtime configurations
  • Scalable on demand and hence there is no need to pay for runtime costs
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Workday
Workday is an incomplete product, by this I mean it must work alongside other products and does not work by itself. Trying to make several different products work smoothly together becomes very challenging. As compared to ADP products, when purchased all together work very well all together. Also, ADP has extensive Training programs and extensive Customer Support. So ADP's products are far superior to Workday's products in my opinion.
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Return on Investment
IBM
  • It directly affected our expenses since we do not need to deploy and maintain a set of separate applications.
  • It allowed us to pay for only the amount of time cloud functions run.
  • It saved on maintenance and monitoring of the applications it replaced.
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Workday
  • Employee sentiment has become more positive as evident from various internal and external surveys
  • Employees are able to save a lot of time by finding everything they need at a single place
  • Hiring process has become more transparent as workday has helped removed unconscious bias from the hiring process
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