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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (74.1% of reviews)
Enterprise (74.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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No pricing available
ApplicantPro
Star Rating
(153)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (74.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Star Rating
(1,437)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (74.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found them equally easy to use. However, ApplicantPro is easier to set up and administer.reviewers also preferred doing business with ApplicantPro overall.
- Reviewers felt that ApplicantPro meets the needs of their business better than Workday HCM.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that ApplicantPro is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Workday HCM over ApplicantPro.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
ApplicantPro
No pricing availableWorkday HCM
No pricing availableFree Trial
ApplicantPro
Free Trial is available
Workday HCM
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
122
8.5
1,141
Ease of Use
8.2
126
8.2
1,159
Ease of Setup
8.6
87
7.5
283
Ease of Admin
8.6
86
7.5
229
Quality of Support
8.7
111
8.1
886
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
83
8.1
211
Product Direction (% positive)
7.5
123
8.1
1,125
Features by Category
Core HR
Not enough data
8.5
380
Not enough data
8.7
346
Not enough data
8.2
220
Not enough data
8.3
323
Not enough data
8.3
272
Not enough data
8.4
325
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.9
38
Platform
7.8
64
7.5
202
7.3
52
8.0
175
7.4
47
7.9
167
8.3
67
8.3
204
8.6
66
8.5
203
7.6
61
8.0
175
7.9
66
8.2
200
7.9
67
8.4
203
Employee Self Service
Not enough data
8.8
363
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
320
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
248
Administration
Not enough data
8.7
271
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
327
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
327
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
208
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
266
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
174
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
265
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
264
Not enough data
8.8
257
Taxes
Not enough data
8.6
211
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Integration
Not enough data
8.3
167
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
208
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
160
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
202
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
8.5
292
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
299
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
314
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
268
|
Verified
Benefits Administration Platform Features
Not enough data
8.6
306
Not enough data
8.5
277
Not enough data
8.1
175
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
264
Not enough data
8.7
297
Not enough data
8.5
186
Not enough data
8.3
209
Benefits Administration Platform Features
Not enough data
8.6
306
Not enough data
8.5
277
Not enough data
8.1
175
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
264
Not enough data
8.7
297
Not enough data
8.5
186
Not enough data
8.6
280
Not enough data
8.3
209
Not enough data
8.4
177
Not enough data
8.2
30
Not enough data
8.4
32
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.9
19
Not enough data
7.1
19
Not enough data
7.0
19
Platform
7.8
64
7.5
202
7.3
52
8.0
175
7.4
47
7.9
167
8.3
67
8.3
204
8.6
66
8.5
203
7.6
61
8.0
175
7.9
66
8.2
200
7.9
67
8.4
203
Processing
Not enough data
7.9
27
Not enough data
8.3
24
Not enough data
8.5
25
Not enough data
8.5
24
Compliance
Not enough data
8.1
24
Not enough data
8.2
24
Not enough data
8.1
24
Integration
Not enough data
8.5
28
Not enough data
8.3
24
Not enough data
8.2
22
Reporting
Not enough data
8.4
21
Not enough data
8.4
21
Not enough data
8.4
23
Operations
Not enough data
8.6
24
Not enough data
8.7
22
Not enough data
8.7
21
Not enough data
8.9
23
Not enough data
8.7
19
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.6
65
Not enough data
8.2
57
Not enough data
8.8
70
Platform Content
Not enough data
8.8
69
Not enough data
8.6
72
Not enough data
8.7
74
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.4
63
Not enough data
8.4
65
Not enough data
7.8
52
Not enough data
8.5
55
Not enough data
7.9
49
Not enough data
8.5
55
Not enough data
8.3
59
Platform Basics
7.7
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Platform Content
7.7
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance reviews
Not enough data
8.4
62
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
60
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
67
|
Verified
Goals
Not enough data
8.6
64
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
58
|
Verified
Feedback
Not enough data
8.3
60
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
57
Not enough data
7.6
50
Not enough data
7.3
32
Data
Not enough data
8.5
62
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
61
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Performance Management
Not enough data
6.7
14
Not enough data
6.9
14
Basic Features
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Risk Mitigation
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
6
Analytics
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.7
12
Not enough data
Recruitment Platform - Recruitment Platforms
8.3
12
Not enough data
7.8
12
Not enough data
7.9
12
Not enough data
8.2
12
Not enough data
7.2
12
Not enough data
7.6
12
Not enough data
Recruitment AI - Recruitment Platforms
7.2
12
Not enough data
6.8
12
Not enough data
7.5
12
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Recruitment Platforms
6.7
12
Not enough data
6.9
12
Not enough data
6.9
12
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
6.0
30
Not enough data
6.3
30
Not enough data
6.0
31
Not enough data
Sourcing
8.1
84
7.7
120
8.1
80
7.8
121
7.9
39
9.0
5
8.7
39
8.9
6
7.7
38
9.2
6
Candidate Management - Applicant Tracking System
8.2
73
8.1
118
8.5
39
8.9
6
8.4
39
8.9
6
7.4
39
8.0
5
7.4
37
8.6
6
6.4
35
8.3
5
7.1
36
8.6
6
Platform
7.8
64
7.5
202
7.3
52
8.0
175
7.4
47
7.9
167
8.3
67
8.3
204
8.6
66
8.5
203
7.6
61
8.0
175
7.9
66
8.2
200
7.9
67
8.4
203
AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
6.1
30
Not enough data
6.5
30
Not enough data
6.2
29
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Onboarding
Not enough data
6.7
11
Not enough data
6.5
11
Not enough data
6.8
11
Not enough data
6.7
11
Not enough data
7.0
11
Platform Content
8.6
14
Feature Not Available
8.6
15
8.3
202
9.1
16
8.5
203
9.5
13
8.1
98
8.5
11
8.5
171
8.3
11
8.4
157
Platform Additional Functionality
7.2
12
8.5
134
6.8
10
8.2
150
6.3
10
8.2
166
8.2
13
8.4
226
8.7
14
8.4
235
Platform Data
8.0
10
8.0
169
8.6
11
8.3
197
8.2
10
8.5
87
Platform
7.8
64
7.5
202
7.3
52
8.0
175
7.4
47
7.9
167
8.3
67
8.3
204
8.6
66
8.5
203
7.6
61
8.0
175
7.9
66
8.2
200
7.9
67
8.4
203
Recruiting and Onboarding
7.3
26
8.1
206
7.9
24
8.4
269
Course Authoring
Not enough data
8.7
19
Not enough data
8.4
20
Not enough data
8.4
19
Not enough data
8.3
19
Course Delivery
Not enough data
8.7
19
Not enough data
8.7
21
Not enough data
8.4
20
Course Management
Not enough data
8.0
19
Not enough data
8.3
19
Not enough data
8.8
20
Not enough data
8.7
20
LMS Marketplace
Not enough data
8.4
17
Not enough data
7.8
18
Not enough data
7.4
16
Interface
Not enough data
8.5
20
Not enough data
8.3
19
Training & eLearning
Not enough data
8.6
19
Not enough data
8.3
19
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
8.8
20
Not enough data
8.7
19
Not enough data
8.5
19
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.3
10
Not enough data
7.3
10
Not enough data
7.3
10
Agentic AI - Corporate Learning Management Systems
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Platform Basics
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.6
9
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
Platform Content
8.8
8
Not enough data
9.4
9
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
Platform Performance
8.9
9
Not enough data
7.4
9
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
Time Tracking
Not enough data
8.6
329
Not enough data
8.5
253
Not enough data
8.5
202
Client Invoicing
Not enough data
8.2
153
Not enough data
8.5
177
Not enough data
8.2
148
Mobile Time Tracking
Not enough data
8.7
251
Administration
Not enough data
8.3
147
Not enough data
8.5
212
Not enough data
8.6
207
Not enough data
8.6
181
Not enough data
8.6
209
Platform
Not enough data
8.6
201
Not enough data
8.4
163
Not enough data
8.4
149
Not enough data
8.7
219
Not enough data
8.0
184
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform
7.8
64
7.5
202
7.3
52
8.0
175
7.4
47
7.9
167
8.3
67
8.3
204
8.6
66
8.5
203
7.6
61
8.0
175
7.9
66
8.2
200
7.9
67
8.4
203
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
ApplicantPro and Workday HCM are categorized as Onboarding and Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
Unique Categories
Workday HCM is categorized as Pay Equity, Healthcare HR, Multi-Country Payroll, Career Management, Benefits Administration, Corporate Learning Management Systems, Time Tracking, Core HR, Payroll, Performance Management, and HCM Software
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
ApplicantPro
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Workday HCM
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Hospital & Health Care
10.4%
Construction
5.9%
Hospitality
5.2%
Non-Profit Organization Management
3.7%
Human Resources
3.7%
Other
71.1%
Information Technology and Services
11.4%
Computer Software
9.3%
Internet
6.0%
Hospital & Health Care
6.0%
Financial Services
5.3%
Other
62.1%
Discussions
Speeding up Integration
1 Comment
HT
Hi, Madisen! We are actively looking into how to make the integration with Paylocity better. I'll have a support rep reach out to you via email to discuss...Read more
How do I make sure I don't contact a candidate who has already been turned down
1 Comment
HT
Hi, Misty. This is totally doable! I'm going to have a Client Success rep reach out to you to discuss it so keep an eye on your inbox. - Hannah, ApplicantProRead more
ApplicantPro has no more discussions with answers
Can you explain workday financial in more detail?
2 Comments
LB
You got me interested. I have an interview coming up soon and I don't know how to properly ask questions that are important to me about remuneration and the...Read more
What is included in Workday HCM?
2 Comments
ST
Workday Student includes Student Recruiting, Admissions*, Curriculum Management*, Records*, Academic Advising*, Financial Aid* and Student Financials*Read more
What is Workday HCM used for?
1 Comment
MA
Workday HCM is used to manage the full employee lifecycle in one integrated platform. It supports core HR functions such as maintaining employee records,...Read more
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