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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Paycom

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/APaycom is an automated HCM platform, built on a single database that eliminates redundant data entry through automation. A payroll and HR software solution, Paycom is used by organizations of all sizes to access employee data without navigating multiple systems.N/A

    Workday HCM

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/AWorkday Human Capital Management is a cloud-native system offering a globally consistent user experience. Workday HCM is part of an intelligent, unified system with other Workday products.N/A
    Pricing
    PaycomWorkday HCM
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    PaycomWorkday HCM
    Free Trial
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    PaycomWorkday HCM
    Considered Both Products
    Paycom
    Chose Paycom
    Paycom has a lot more customization and matches better with our organizational need, however it isn’t as streamlined.
    Incentivized
    Chose Paycom
    By far, comparable to Workday, but built for smaller-sized organizations; however, capabilities are on par.
    Incentivized
    Chose Paycom
    In my opinion, Workday is more costly, more customizable, and is better for larger organizations. We just needed a more plug and play resource that could handle the number of employees we have at a cost that was more managable.
    Incentivized
    Chose Paycom
    In my 23 year career in HR, I have used PeopleSoft, ADP, Ultipro, SAP, Workday, and Paycom. The first part of my career I used PeopleSoft, ADP, Ultipro, and SAP products. I then used Paycom for 8 years at 2 different organizations and really enjoyed its functionality and …
    Incentivized
    Chose Paycom
    Paycom is more reliable compared to the ADP Enterprise HR, Paycom is more user-friendly and simple to use compared to ADP Enterprise HR. Paycom online feedback and customer reviews are also good compared to any other HR management software. Paycom is a reliable software you do …
    Incentivized
    Chose Paycom
    It's just not great. Good for big businesses but not for a company of our size.
    Incentivized
    Chose Paycom
    We found the costing the biggest difference. Paycom came in around our budget.
    Incentivized
    Chose Paycom
    Paycom stacks up well against the competition. My previous employers typically used ADP or Workday for their payroll services. The Paycom app and workday app are both intuitive and very user friendly. I would give Paycom a slight edge in the usability of its mobile application.
    Incentivized
    Chose Paycom
    • Paycom is leaps and bounds better than Workday.
    • Paycom is available as a continuously connected phone app, [and] Workday is a heavyweight pc based application that is not cross-functional with a phone app.
    • No downtime or very little downtime during data refresh with Paycom, …
    Incentivized
    Chose Paycom
    As an ATS provider, I prefer ClearCompany over Paycom. ClearCompany is more expensive, you pay for each recruiter license, but it's a sleek design that allows posting to seven main job boards along with company social media. If you are looking to save money, I will go with …
    Incentivized
    Workday
    Chose Workday HCM
    If you are looking for easy to use, user-friendly and easy to customize, then Workday Human Capital Management is the right tool for you. I have used Paycom and Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne before. Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne is the worst tool you could ever get. Paycom
    Incentivized
    Chose Workday HCM
    Workday HCM helps my organization better align our corporate strategy with defined objectives and KPIs while managing the performance of team members to deliver results. The user interface and time tracking capabilities of Workday HCM are also best-in-class. The Workday cloud …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
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    96%
    Would buy again
    68 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    50 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    602 Answers
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    66 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    415 Answers
    87%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    26 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    82%
    Implementation went as expected
    375 Answers
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    36 Answers
    Features
    PaycomWorkday HCM
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Paycom and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Paycom
    8.1
    564 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Workday Human Capital Management
    9.0
    100 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Employee demographic data8.9518 Ratings8.985 Ratings
    Employment history8.1498 Ratings8.195 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration8.1497 Ratings8.997 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.8.1499 Ratings9.092 Ratings
    Organizational charting7.6403 Ratings9.891 Ratings
    Organization and location management8.0442 Ratings9.888 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)8.1413 Ratings8.663 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Paycom and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Paycom
    8.3
    564 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.6
    83 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Pay calculation8.8548 Ratings9.871 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors6.447 Ratings7.259 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.597 Ratings9.121 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration8.4482 Ratings8.966 Ratings
    Direct deposit files9.1545 Ratings9.072 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management8.4455 Ratings9.069 Ratings
    Reimbursement management8.3317 Ratings7.345 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Paycom and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Paycom
    8.5
    495 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.6
    78 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Approval workflow8.5469 Ratings8.977 Ratings
    Balance details8.4470 Ratings8.177 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment8.5395 Ratings8.963 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Paycom and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Paycom
    8.7
    566 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.2
    98 Ratings
    1% below category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information9.0556 Ratings8.187 Ratings
    Update personal information9.2562 Ratings8.196 Ratings
    View company policy documentation8.8501 Ratings7.976 Ratings
    Employee recognition8.0276 Ratings8.959 Ratings
    View job history8.6463 Ratings8.187 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of Paycom and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Paycom
    4.9
    26 Ratings
    49% below category average
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.4
    25 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Tracking of all physical assets4.926 Ratings8.425 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of Paycom and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Paycom
    7.2
    501 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Workday Human Capital Management
    7.4
    82 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Report builder7.9494 Ratings8.978 Ratings
    Pre-built reports7.9488 Ratings6.380 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data5.855 Ratings7.168 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Paycom and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Paycom
    8.4
    494 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.9
    60 Ratings
    10% above category average
    New hire portal8.5488 Ratings8.955 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools8.3425 Ratings8.956 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Paycom and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Paycom
    6.3
    294 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.9
    64 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Corporate goal setting4.236 Ratings8.954 Ratings
    Individual goal setting8.0271 Ratings8.963 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility4.835 Ratings8.954 Ratings
    Performance tracking8.0289 Ratings8.962 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Paycom and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Paycom
    7.9
    372 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.1
    67 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Performance plans7.8343 Ratings8.166 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans7.8326 Ratings8.158 Ratings
    Review status tracking7.9331 Ratings8.162 Ratings
    Review reminders8.0339 Ratings8.161 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency7.8303 Ratings8.154 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Paycom and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Paycom
    7.9
    95 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Workday Human Capital Management
    7.9
    44 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Create succession plans/pools7.955 Ratings8.038 Ratings
    Candidate ranking7.873 Ratings7.938 Ratings
    Candidate search7.990 Ratings8.042 Ratings
    Candidate development7.974 Ratings7.840 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Paycom and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Paycom
    7.6
    370 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.4
    52 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Job Requisition Management7.8333 Ratings8.849 Ratings
    Company Website Posting8.0328 Ratings8.942 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media7.4259 Ratings7.237 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting7.8303 Ratings8.943 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention6.9282 Ratings8.743 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking7.7340 Ratings8.043 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts7.9351 Ratings8.047 Ratings
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    UZIO
    Score9.4 out of 10
    UZIO
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Zoho People
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Zoho People
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    PaycomWorkday HCM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (736 ratings)
    8.2
    (134 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (31 ratings)
    9.0
    (18 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (124 ratings)
    8.0
    (15 ratings)
    Availability
    9.5
    (4 ratings)
    6.6
    (8 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    7.3
    (7 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.9
    (59 ratings)
    8.0
    (27 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.6
    (6 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.9
    (5 ratings)
    7.0
    (7 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.5
    (9 ratings)
    8.0
    (11 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.5
    (3 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.5
    (4 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    PaycomWorkday HCM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Paycom
    My company is currently at around 2,000 employees and meets all expectations. I have worked at companies of up to 7,000 employees that also used Paycom and that met all expectations as well. I do not know that Paycom would be worth it from a pricing perspective for a smaller company, maybe 30 employees or less. I also believe Paycom has an opportunity to better partner with clients in mergers and acquisitions.
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    Workday
    Large organizations with extensive back-office support functions. With that in mind, WD is a great HCM system for mastering and controlling downstream data and providing strong support. Where WD falls short is the front-end user experience. If your intent is for the average Jane/Joe to use the system, you will find them frustrated or disappointed.
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    Pros
    Paycom
    • I like the employee self-service feature. It's very straightforward and easy to use. I also like my representative, Mikey. He's been very helpful—every time I call him, I get the assistance I need. I also appreciate how quickly I can get someone on the phone and get help when needed.
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    Workday
    • I think what it does is not having worked on the side of talent acquisitions. Whenever we have a job interview, for example, you can go right there, you can put in everything in Workday Human Capital Management. If I need to go in and see what a coworker put in or notes all that, I can document everything there in Workday Human Capital Management. I think the other thing that makes it a lot easier is for performance management, goal setting. All these things can be done right there in the platform and it just makes it easier. So to store documents, I can do that. I mean it is like a one-stop shop all in one, so it's excellent.
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    Cons
    Paycom
    • I am not a fan of the most recent update. I wasn't prepared for the change especially given it came right before payroll was processed. I'm told given time, I will get used to it and I'm always open to change for the better.
    • IWant™ feature isn't what I hoped it would be. I haven't used it much given the information I need in Paycom I can find quickly on my own. I have heard however that several employees utilize and appreciate the IWant™ feature.
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    Workday
    • Should have more option in time sheet like choose project code or something.
    • On The pay page, it should have options to view past salaries; it may be there already but not in the version that I use.
    • The employee information page does not have a back button to navigate to the previous page.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Paycom
    we are having no problems with how the system works and our support system at paycom is the best - we are learning more and using the system in more ways all the time the only thing that could be better is pricing on some things
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    Workday
    It is work to make one system the source of truth for our data, but now that it is done, there is less work involved in staying on this path. This means for us that maintaining and/or implementing new modules like performance, finance, talent, etc. is simple. It's a no-brainer
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    Usability
    Paycom
    I'm probably going to have to go seven and three-quarter to eight, and that may be user error to me because I know Paycom has got it figured out, but there's times I just can't figure it out, even with some of the tutorials, the university, the show-mes, and calling Alex, our representative. He can hold my hand and walk me through that process, and it just may be I didn't get it, but that's why I gave that score. I'd give it a solid nine.
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    Workday
    Workday's on a great path in terms of user experience. Their goals is to deliver a use experience that doesn't require training or instruction, like Amazon on the consumer side for example. That's hard to do when you're talking about complex business processes and important and sensitive employee information, but they're doing it well
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    Reliability and Availability
    Paycom
    They are very dependable and I have never experience any outages
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    Workday
    In 2014, Workday has changed the update process. There will be two updates a year; the updates will be delivered to customers typically in a 24 hour window during these two weekends a year. They also keep the Community up-to-date about any planned outages, etc. There is weekly scheduled downtime on Friday night.
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    Performance
    Paycom
    Yes load quickly
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    Workday
    From my perspective, the system runs like a well oiled machine and I have not had any issues with customers complaining about speed. If a report is taking long to run, the report can run in the background and you can go about your business. For larger enterprises, there is additional space and machines to process the application in what Workday refers to it as Extended Configuration Tenant
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    Support Rating
    Paycom
    In 6 years, we've never had a bad experience with client support. We implemented during COVID, and I was the only person in HR at the time. I was also having to homeschool our children, which meant bizarre work hours and limited time to focus on platform build at times. There were nights that I was literally on calls at 11 pm and the implementation team was unbelievably supportive. Recently, a Position Seat specialist came on site to help us set up for our 5 client codes - the experience was transformative for how we use the platform and an absolute game changer. I trust Paycom because I trust our representatives. They truly are strategic partners for us, and work to ensure we're maximizing the platform and that our needs are being met
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    Workday
    Workday is still learning about the needs of higher education. I have seen rapid improvement in support and knowledge over the last year so am confident this will continue to improve. Overall however, I have found the Support Team to be extremely responsive and Workday offers the advantage of having support across several timezones so that we never wait more than a few hours for a response.
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    In-Person Training
    Paycom
    Tadd and Ellie have been great! They have show us many aspects that implementation did not. They are very personable and action oriented as well. Anytime we need them they offer to swing in.
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    Workday
    Some training is offered online. Cost is per-person. This also gets quite expensive. Training doesn’t follow a logical path A to B. Starts in middle. When you try to do it afterwards at your desk, difficult.
    • Training scenarios are not very real
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    Online Training
    Paycom
    It was good, but hard to know what questions you need to ask until you actually get in there and start working with a live product. But Paycom is also very helpful every time I call and can't figure something out. Nathan has been very friendly and helpful no matter what I call him about. He is always eager to help out.
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    Workday
    I have done for report writing and mass imports (EIBs). They give materials and you run through examples, i.e. you don’t just watch them do tasks, so that is helpful. Training is expensive – a single reporting writing class is $600 per person for virtual training
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    Implementation Rating
    Paycom
    Not at all satisfied it was a nightmare we spent over 8 months with the implementation team having issues after issues all related to the Puerto Rico regulations (half my employees are in Puerto Rico) and at the end we were moved over from the implementation team to the production team without all the issues being resolved
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    Workday
    It was implemented before my joining the company. At my last company, we used Workday professional services.

    Based upon my experience at my last company, I would rate the implementation experience an 8/10. There are different ways to set things up and we had different people telling us different things. It set us back a couple of times.

    Regarding configuration advice, we could set things up where every manager has supervisory organizations, or have it financially based i.e. aligned to cost center/department. We chose the individual manager path and I think we should have chosen a department route. Going down the individual manager path, to maintain the information, we have to inactivate a supervisory org whenever a manager changes/leaves.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Paycom
    I have not currently used any other products. I'm still kind of new to the HR industry. The only other thing that I really have to compare it to is Vonmar's system, which they created themselves, and it was not user-friendly.
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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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    Scalability
    Paycom
    They are not able to meet our current needs
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    Workday
    Workday has released Financials and is continuing to develop it's Human Capital Management footprint with the addition of Workday Recruiting. I think customers will find that is easy to add on additional functionality in the system. Workday does make it easy for customers to make changes without relying on IT resources. The Business Process framework is a visual tool that allows functional resources to make changes and see the flow of the transaction
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    Return on Investment
    Paycom
    • It's helped us save time. We've been able to automate a number of payroll and accounting functions. It's also enabled our employees to use the ask gear feature. So it's really saved time, and also we've not gotten hacked, which is always a plus.
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    Workday
    • To get the most value out of all possible automation in Workday you really need to use a lot of their modules, otherwise you may not be able to solve for some pretty important and necessary needs.
    • The system maintenance is way more than what I have seen with some other systems and therefore you need a quite large team dedicated to it.
    • The ability to automate a lot of administrative tasks and the ability for employee and manager self-service definitely create a lot of opportunity for HR to spent time and effort elsewhere. A lot of the automation that can be leveraged in Workday also allows for eliminating third party vendors as well as the cost of their maintenance and integrations.
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    ScreenShots

    Paycom Screenshots

    Screenshot of A new study that reveals that for a composite organization representative of interviewed clients, unifying HR and payroll in a single-database software with automation and streamlined workflows achieved a three-year 362% ROI and resulted in: $1.4M net present value*; over 45% total time saved by HR; 80% time saved on compliance work.Screenshot of Full-Solution Automation and Auto-Decisioning Powered By a Single DatabaseScreenshot of Employee Self-Service

    Workday HCM Screenshots

    Screenshot of Workday Human Capital Management HomepageScreenshot of Workday Human Capital Management Manager Insights HubScreenshot of Workday Human Capital Management HR Partners HubScreenshot of Workday Human Capital Management Expense AnalysisScreenshot of Workday Human Capital Management Skills DashboardScreenshot of Workday Human Capital Management HR Operations and Compliance Dashboard