Compare PEX and Workday HCM 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (60.8% of reviews)
Enterprise (74.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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PEX
Star Rating
(178)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (60.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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Star Rating
(1,486)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (74.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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Learn more about Workday HCMPEX vs Workday HCM
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found PEX easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with PEX overall.
- Reviewers felt that PEX meets the needs of their business better than Workday HCM.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that PEX is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of PEX over Workday HCM.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
PEX
CREDIT
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credit lines, platform, and cards
- $0 Monthly Subscription Fee
- Up to 200 Card Accounts included
- $0 Additional Card Accounts
Workday HCM
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PEX
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Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
153
8.6
1,164
Ease of Use
9.1
157
8.2
1,183
Ease of Setup
8.9
137
7.6
304
Ease of Admin
9.1
138
7.6
247
Quality of Support
8.8
144
8.2
907
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
134
8.1
228
Product Direction (% positive)
9.6
155
8.1
1,144
Features by Category
Core HR
Not enough data
8.6
389
Not enough data
8.7
358
Not enough data
8.2
223
Not enough data
8.3
329
Not enough data
8.4
277
Not enough data
8.5
332
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.9
38
Platform
Not enough data
7.5
204
Not enough data
8.0
177
Not enough data
7.9
167
Not enough data
8.3
206
Not enough data
8.5
208
Not enough data
8.0
175
Not enough data
8.3
205
Not enough data
8.4
206
Expense Reports
8.6
99
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
92
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
91
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
97
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.0
85
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.5
84
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Expense Management
7.1
29
Not enough data
7.7
30
Not enough data
Travel Management
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.1
81
|
Verified
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
Feature Not Available
8.2
153
7.1
83
|
Verified
8.5
177
8.0
83
|
Verified
8.2
148
Generative AI - Expense Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Mobile
9.0
97
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.6
73
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform
6.9
70
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
76
|
Verified
Not enough data
Administration
8.0
78
|
Verified
Not enough data
Administration
8.0
86
|
Verified
8.3
147
7.8
84
|
Verified
8.5
213
7.9
91
|
Verified
8.6
208
8.3
92
|
Verified
8.6
181
8.5
95
|
Verified
8.6
210
Platform
8.3
100
|
Verified
8.6
203
7.5
80
|
Verified
8.4
165
7.6
72
|
Verified
8.4
149
9.0
95
|
Verified
8.6
221
8.9
86
|
Verified
8.1
185
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
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
273
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
328
|
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
266
|
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
168
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
209
|
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
315
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
269
|
Verified
Benefits Administration Platform Features
Not enough data
8.6
306
Not enough data
8.5
278
Not enough data
8.1
175
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
266
Not enough data
8.7
298
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
278
Not enough data
8.1
175
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
266
Not enough data
8.7
298
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
Not enough data
7.5
204
Not enough data
8.0
177
Not enough data
7.9
167
Not enough data
8.3
206
Not enough data
8.5
208
Not enough data
8.0
175
Not enough data
8.3
205
Not enough data
8.4
206
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
8.3
25
Not enough data
8.1
24
Integration
Not enough data
8.5
29
Not enough data
8.3
25
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
Setup
7.6
68
Not enough data
8.8
72
Not enough data
8.3
67
Not enough data
Performance
7.4
64
Not enough data
7.8
65
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.3
64
Not enough data
Payment Cards
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
65
Not enough data
9.0
71
Not enough data
Reporting
9.2
68
Not enough data
8.5
68
Not enough data
9.1
66
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Payments
7.5
64
Not enough data
7.5
65
Not enough data
7.3
64
Not enough data
7.9
61
Not enough data
Fraud & Risk Management
8.6
67
Not enough data
8.5
67
Not enough data
9.2
71
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Spend Management
7.2
16
Not enough data
Invoice Management
7.9
7
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
6.7
7
Not enough data
Invoice Processing
6.7
7
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
6.4
7
Not enough data
Analytics
7.3
8
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
Integration
8.0
10
Not enough data
6.7
7
Not enough data
6.7
7
Not enough data
Risk
6.7
7
Not enough data
6.4
6
Not enough data
6.7
7
Not enough data
Recovery
6.7
7
Not enough data
6.7
7
Not enough data
Audit
8.1
8
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
6.7
7
Not enough data
6.7
7
Not enough data
Fraud
7.1
7
Not enough data
6.7
7
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AP Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
66
Not enough data
8.2
57
Not enough data
8.8
70
Platform Content
Not enough data
8.9
70
Not enough data
8.6
72
Not enough data
8.7
75
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
56
Not enough data
7.9
49
Not enough data
8.5
55
Not enough data
8.3
60
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
66
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
59
|
Verified
Feedback
Not enough data
8.3
61
|
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
Agentic AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Sourcing
Not enough data
7.7
120
Not enough data
7.8
123
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.2
6
Candidate Management - Applicant Tracking System
Not enough data
8.1
119
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.6
6
Platform
Not enough data
7.5
204
Not enough data
8.0
177
Not enough data
7.9
167
Not enough data
8.3
206
Not enough data
8.5
208
Not enough data
8.0
175
Not enough data
8.3
205
Not enough data
8.4
206
AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
6.9
12
Not enough data
7.0
11
Platform Content
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
202
Not enough data
8.5
203
Not enough data
8.1
98
Not enough data
8.5
173
Not enough data
8.4
158
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.5
134
Not enough data
8.2
150
Not enough data
8.2
166
Not enough data
8.4
227
Not enough data
8.4
237
Platform Data
Not enough data
8.0
169
Not enough data
8.4
198
Not enough data
8.5
87
Platform
Not enough data
7.5
204
Not enough data
8.0
177
Not enough data
7.9
167
Not enough data
8.3
206
Not enough data
8.5
208
Not enough data
8.0
175
Not enough data
8.3
205
Not enough data
8.4
206
Recruiting and Onboarding
Not enough data
8.1
208
Not enough data
8.4
271
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Conversational Automation - AI Agents for HR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Task Automation - AI Agents for HR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Predictive Analytics - AI Agents for HR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compliance & Policy - AI Agents for HR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Multi‑System Integration - AI Agents for HR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Proactive Intervention - AI Agents for HR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agent Governance - AI Agents for HR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Talent Acquisition & Recruitment - AI Agents for HR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Basic Features - AI Interview Agent
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Bias Audit - AI Interview Agent
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Transcription - AI Interview Agent
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Capability - AI Interview Agent
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Course Authoring
Not enough data
8.7
19
Not enough data
8.4
20
Not enough data
8.5
20
Not enough data
8.4
20
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
21
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
Time Tracking
Not enough data
8.6
330
Not enough data
8.5
254
Not enough data
8.5
202
Client Invoicing
Feature Not Available
8.2
153
7.1
83
|
Verified
8.5
177
8.0
83
|
Verified
8.2
148
Mobile Time Tracking
Not enough data
8.7
254
Administration
8.0
86
|
Verified
8.3
147
7.8
84
|
Verified
8.5
213
7.9
91
|
Verified
8.6
208
8.3
92
|
Verified
8.6
181
8.5
95
|
Verified
8.6
210
Platform
8.3
100
|
Verified
8.6
203
7.5
80
|
Verified
8.4
165
7.6
72
|
Verified
8.4
149
9.0
95
|
Verified
8.6
221
8.9
86
|
Verified
8.1
185
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - AI Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
7.5
204
Not enough data
8.0
177
Not enough data
7.9
167
Not enough data
8.3
206
Not enough data
8.5
208
Not enough data
8.0
175
Not enough data
8.3
205
Not enough data
8.4
206
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
PEX and Workday HCM share no categories
Unique Categories
Workday HCM is categorized as HCM Software, Career Management, Benefits Administration, Onboarding, Multi-Country Payroll, Healthcare HR, AI Interview Agent, Pay Equity, Core HR, Time Tracking, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), Performance Management, Corporate Learning Management Systems, Payroll, and AI Agents for HR
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
PEX
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
Non-Profit Organization Management
26.2%
Religious Institutions
14.6%
Construction
11.0%
Accounting
4.3%
Education Management
3.7%
Other
40.2%
Information Technology and Services
11.4%
Computer Software
9.2%
Hospital & Health Care
5.9%
Internet
5.9%
Financial Services
5.4%
Other
62.1%
Discussions
What is PEX used for?
1 Comment
Official Response from PEX
PEX is used to help organizations manage their expenses more efficiently by providing a convenient way to make purchases while allowing you to maintain...Read more
PEX has no more discussions with answers
What is included in Workday HCM?
2 Comments
AS
Almost all of the Human Resource business use cases are available in Workday HCM and Payroll like Employee Profile, Goals and Performance Evaluation, Career,...Read more
Can you explain workday financial in more detail?
2 Comments
PS
Hi Harold, I'm Patrick, a research analyst with G2 covering the financial services space, and would be happy to help answer your question. Here is an...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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