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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Sparkrock

    Score9 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Sparkrock’s cloud-enabled solution helps organizations manage their finance and accounting, human resources and payroll, human services case management, and donor and fundraising activities. According to the vendor, key benefits and features include: Finance Management with capabilities to help organizations increase transparency and reduce risk. Workforce Management to help front-line employees deliver services to clients, with tools that help them to be…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
    SparkrockWorkday Financial Management
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    SparkrockWorkday Financial Management
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup Fee$50,000 per installationNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    SparkrockWorkday Financial Management
    Considered Both Products
    Sparkrock
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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
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    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    19 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    17 Answers
    Features
    SparkrockWorkday Financial Management
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Sparkrock and Workday Financial Management
    Feature
    Sparkrock
    9.4
    3 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Workday Financial Management
    8.1
    23 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Pay calculation9.03 Ratings8.323 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration9.02 Ratings8.020 Ratings
    Direct deposit files10.03 Ratings8.220 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Sparkrock and Workday Financial Management
    Feature
    Sparkrock
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    28% above category average
    Workday Financial Management
    8.1
    20 Ratings
    7% above category average
    API for custom integration10.02 Ratings8.517 Ratings
    Plug-ins10.02 Ratings7.819 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Sparkrock and Workday Financial Management
    Feature
    Sparkrock
    9.5
    5 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Workday Financial Management
    9.0
    25 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Single sign-on capability10.04 Ratings9.225 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions9.05 Ratings8.823 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Sparkrock and Workday Financial Management
    Feature
    Sparkrock
    9.0
    4 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Workday Financial Management
    8.0
    27 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Dashboards9.03 Ratings8.127 Ratings
    Standard reports9.04 Ratings7.924 Ratings
    Custom reports9.03 Ratings8.022 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Sparkrock and Workday Financial Management
    Feature
    Sparkrock
    8.8
    5 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Workday Financial Management
    7.7
    23 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Accounts payable10.05 Ratings7.518 Ratings
    Accounts receivable9.05 Ratings6.918 Ratings
    Global Financial Support10.01 Ratings7.519 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers10.01 Ratings7.319 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations9.01 Ratings7.716 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting10.01 Ratings7.719 Ratings
    Standardized Processes9.01 Ratings7.920 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Sparkrock and Workday Financial Management
    Feature
    Sparkrock
    9.3
    2 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Workday Financial Management
    7.2
    11 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Inventory tracking9.02 Ratings7.611 Ratings
    Automatic reordering10.01 Ratings7.211 Ratings
    Location management9.01 Ratings6.810 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Sparkrock and Workday Financial Management
    Feature
    Sparkrock
    9.6
    1 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Workday Financial Management
    -
    Ratings
    Billing Management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Period Close10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Sparkrock and Workday Financial Management
    Feature
    Sparkrock
    9.4
    1 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Workday Financial Management
    -
    Ratings
    Budgeting and Forecasting10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Costing9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost Capture10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Capital Project Management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Contract Compliance9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Revenue Recognition10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of Sparkrock and Workday Financial Management
    Feature
    Sparkrock
    9.3
    1 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Workday Financial Management
    -
    Ratings
    Award Lifecycle Management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of Sparkrock and Workday Financial Management
    Feature
    Sparkrock
    9.6
    1 Ratings
    30% above category average
    Workday Financial Management
    -
    Ratings
    Bids Analyzed and Compared9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Authoring9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Repository10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supplier Management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of Sparkrock and Workday Financial Management
    Feature
    Sparkrock
    9.3
    1 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Workday Financial Management
    -
    Ratings
    Forecasting9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Planning9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Sparkrock and Workday Financial Management
    Feature
    Sparkrock
    -
    Ratings
    Workday Financial Management
    7.2
    11 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Credit card processing00 Ratings7.211 Ratings
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    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    SparkrockWorkday Financial Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    8.4
    (27 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SparkrockWorkday Financial Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Sparkrock
    For all companies that want to improve the performance of their employees and increase productivity, this software helps all daily business tasks to be executed on time efficiently and smoothly. A very useful program that's why we don't stop using it.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Sparkrock
    • Data collection - the system is robust and we can tailor it to collect the information we need.
    • Easily configurable - the system is easy to configure to meet our specific business needs.
    • Reporting and data extraction - the system allows for easy access to information that helps inform business decisions.
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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
    Sparkrock
    • Many of the improvements are being met with each upgrade. Altus Dynamics has an idea portal that customers can add ideas to and vote on other customer ideas. This means that most issues that come up are resolved with each new upgrade.
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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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    Likelihood to Renew
    Sparkrock
    We are already scheduled for our upgrade to NAV 2016 beginning in May 2016.
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    Workday
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Sparkrock
    Complete workflow management to keep up to date and orderly the daily activities of employees. Allows for seamless cash flow, invoicing, general ledger, payroll, and inventory.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Sparkrock
    Complete tracking of employee performance, hours worked, attendance and absences, vacations, and overtime.
    Incentivized
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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
    Sparkrock
    • Real-time data that is available at our fingertips
    • Flexibility of the system to address changing needs over time
    • Elimination of the huge administrative burdens that we were experiencing as a result of the previous system due to lack of integration
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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
    Sparkrock
    • As a technician it's hard for me to say what effect the ROI has had on our organization, however our finance team seems satisfied on it. We look forward to deploying the staff dashboards for better financial tracking throughout our whole 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.
    Incentivized
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