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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Zoho People

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AZoho People is an efficient Human Resources Management System that automates daily tasks. It also offers Performance Management and Learning Management resources.

    $4

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Workday HCMZoho People
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Essential HR
    $4
    per month per user
    Workforce
    $6
    per month per user
    Talent
    $6
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    $10
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Workday HCMZoho People
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsZoho People offers pricing plans designed to meet the needs of businesses of all sizes. Plan includes expanded functionality such as core HR, performance management, advanced analytics, and case management. All plans come with a 30-day free trial, no credit card required. A discount is available for annual billing.
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    Community Pulse
    Workday HCMZoho People
    Considered Both Products
    Workday
    No answer on this topic
    Zoho
    Chose Zoho People
    Zoho People stand out with its all in one features like Database management with ease of using employee self service, time off management, option to integrate payroll integration. Zoho people allows us to manage employee leaves, attendance and Advance Analytics makes it visibly …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    96%
    Would buy again
    68 Answers
    90%
    Would buy again
    9 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    50 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    66 Answers
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    9 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    87%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    26 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    36 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    Features
    Workday HCMZoho People
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Workday Human Capital Management and Zoho People
    Feature
    Workday Human Capital Management
    9.0
    100 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Zoho People
    9.0
    10 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Employee demographic data8.985 Ratings9.010 Ratings
    Employment history8.195 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration8.997 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.9.092 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organizational charting9.891 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organization and location management9.888 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)8.663 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Workday Human Capital Management and Zoho People
    Feature
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.6
    83 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Zoho People
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation9.871 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors7.259 Ratings00 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment9.121 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration8.966 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files9.072 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management9.069 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management7.345 Ratings00 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Workday Human Capital Management and Zoho People
    Feature
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.6
    78 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Zoho People
    10.0
    10 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Approval workflow8.977 Ratings10.010 Ratings
    Balance details8.177 Ratings00 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment8.963 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Workday Human Capital Management and Zoho People
    Feature
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.2
    98 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Zoho People
    10.0
    10 Ratings
    19% above category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information8.187 Ratings00 Ratings
    Update personal information8.196 Ratings10.010 Ratings
    View company policy documentation7.976 Ratings10.09 Ratings
    Employee recognition8.959 Ratings00 Ratings
    View job history8.187 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of Workday Human Capital Management and Zoho People
    Feature
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.4
    25 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Zoho People
    -
    Ratings
    Tracking of all physical assets8.425 Ratings00 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of Workday Human Capital Management and Zoho People
    Feature
    Workday Human Capital Management
    7.4
    82 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Zoho People
    -
    Ratings
    Report builder8.978 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-built reports6.380 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data7.168 Ratings00 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Workday Human Capital Management and Zoho People
    Feature
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.9
    60 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Zoho People
    9.0
    10 Ratings
    11% above category average
    New hire portal8.955 Ratings9.09 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools8.956 Ratings9.09 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Workday Human Capital Management and Zoho People
    Feature
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.9
    64 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Zoho People
    -
    Ratings
    Corporate goal setting8.954 Ratings00 Ratings
    Individual goal setting8.963 Ratings00 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility8.954 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance tracking8.962 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Workday Human Capital Management and Zoho People
    Feature
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.1
    67 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Zoho People
    8.0
    10 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Performance plans8.166 Ratings8.010 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans8.158 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review status tracking8.162 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review reminders8.161 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency8.154 Ratings00 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Workday Human Capital Management and Zoho People
    Feature
    Workday Human Capital Management
    7.9
    44 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Zoho People
    -
    Ratings
    Create succession plans/pools8.038 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate ranking7.938 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate search8.042 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate development7.840 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Workday Human Capital Management and Zoho People
    Feature
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.4
    52 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Zoho People
    7.4
    9 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Job Requisition Management8.849 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company Website Posting8.942 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media7.237 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting8.943 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention8.743 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking8.043 Ratings7.49 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts8.047 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Workday HCMZoho People
    Small Businesses
    UZIO
    Score9.4 out of 10
    UZIO
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Zoho People
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Epicor HCM (discontinued)
    Score9.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Workday HCMZoho People
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (134 ratings)
    9.5
    (11 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (18 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (15 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    6.6
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.3
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (27 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.6
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.0
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (11 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Workday HCMZoho People
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Zoho
    Zoho People is well suited for organizations where they need a self service HR tool for tasks like attendance, leave management and time tracking. It is perfect for offices where employees like to work independently and benefit from easily accessing and managing their own HR records. But it is less suitable where internet is an issue or GPS is unavailable which makes the process of check-in/check-out frustrating.
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    Pros
    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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    Zoho
    • Data Management- It's useful to have all data related to HR in one space, especially using the cloud. Separating data into relevant categories also makes administrative work a breeze.
    • Employee Resources- Having a central place for employees to reach out to HR is ideal.
    • Customization- Creation of forms is especially useful for a growing business.
    • Integration- Integrates well with other systems.
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    Cons
    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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    Zoho
    • Check in and GPS issues - The app sometimes struggles with location detection during check-in which delays logging in
    • Limited offline access - Zoho People should have had an offline functionality making it difficult for employees to check in or log hours when internet connection is an issue
    • Clunky user interface - I personally find the interface bit too cluttered which makes navigation difficult
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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
    Incentivized
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    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    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
    Incentivized
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    Zoho
    Because it is one of the best HRM software i have ever used and literally my experience with Zoho People is amazing and we are still using this software in our company to track employee records. Zoho People is perfectly fits on our organisation where employees is mandatory to run a health business. Thanks Zoho
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    Reliability and Availability
    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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    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    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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    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    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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    Zoho
    Because Zoho is perfect in all aspects.
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    In-Person Training
    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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    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    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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    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    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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    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Zoho
    One of the innovative CRM software products on the market is Zoho People. Compared to Salesforce and SugarCRM, Zoho People comes up to their standards. Zoho People is an integrated suite of CRM tools that allows small businesses to work more efficiently. Zoho People is a better platform for managing HR and other human resource management. And it's a cost-effective solution for start-ups.
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    Scalability
    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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    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    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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    Zoho
    • For us, the time/attendance tracking function of Zoho People has done a lot to increase accountability for scheduling and attendance. Since we are a volunteer staff, scheduling can be difficult, and this has made it so much easier to quantify and track everyone's weekly time commitments.
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    ScreenShots

    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

    Zoho People Screenshots

    Screenshot of Zoho People's self-service interface