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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.6% of reviews)
Enterprise (74.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $0.00 Per Month
No pricing available
Toast
Star Rating
(347)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $0.00 Per Month
Browse all 3 pricing plansWorkday HCM
Star Rating
(1,437)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (74.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Workday HCM excels in overall user satisfaction, with a significantly higher G2 Score compared to Toast. Users appreciate its intuitive interface and seamless integration across HR processes, which helps reduce manual work and improve data accuracy.
- Users say that Workday HCM's onboarding process is particularly user-friendly, making it easy to access and complete necessary tasks. In contrast, while Toast is praised for its simplicity, it lacks the comprehensive HR functionalities that Workday offers.
- Reviewers mention that Workday HCM provides robust support for payroll and HR management, with features like two-step verification enhancing security. Toast, while effective for restaurant operations, does not match the depth of HR capabilities found in Workday.
- According to verified reviews, Toast shines in its restaurant-specific features, making it an all-in-one platform for front-of-house and back-of-house operations. Users find it easy to process payments and manage orders, but it may not cater to broader HR needs like Workday HCM does.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Workday HCM's reporting capabilities are well-regarded, allowing users to navigate and monitor their HR data effectively. In comparison, while Toast offers user-friendly reporting, it is more tailored to restaurant operations rather than comprehensive HR analytics.
- Users report that both platforms are easy to use, but Workday HCM's higher ratings in quality of support indicate a more reliable experience for HR-related inquiries. Toast's support is noted as adequate, but it may not provide the same level of assistance for complex HR issues.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Toast
Starter Kit
Starting at $0.00
Per Month
Ideal for small restaurants who need one or two terminals to get up and running.
- Cloud-based point of sale
- Hardware configuration including one terminal
- Real-Time Sales & Menu Reporting
Workday HCM
No pricing availableFree Trial
Toast
No trial information availableWorkday HCM
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
256
8.5
1,141
Ease of Use
8.9
256
8.2
1,159
Ease of Setup
8.2
171
7.5
283
Ease of Admin
8.5
160
7.5
229
Quality of Support
7.8
250
8.1
886
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.3
161
8.1
211
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
246
8.1
1,125
Features by Category
Core HR
8.2
14
8.5
380
8.9
14
8.7
346
8.3
7
8.2
220
8.0
11
8.3
323
9.0
13
8.3
272
8.5
11
8.4
325
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.9
38
Platform
7.5
36
7.5
202
7.3
28
8.0
175
8.1
25
7.9
167
8.4
40
8.3
204
7.9
38
8.5
203
8.2
34
8.0
175
8.1
40
8.2
200
8.1
37
8.4
203
Employee Self Service
8.4
38
8.8
363
|
Verified
7.6
22
8.6
320
|
Verified
7.7
32
8.1
248
Administration
8.4
41
8.7
271
|
Verified
8.1
32
8.7
327
|
Verified
8.6
39
9.0
327
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.5
208
|
Verified
8.1
31
8.7
266
|
Verified
7.7
30
8.4
174
|
Verified
7.8
29
8.8
265
|
Verified
8.4
37
8.8
264
8.5
36
8.8
257
Taxes
8.4
38
8.6
211
|
Verified
8.2
32
Feature Not Available
8.4
30
Feature Not Available
Integration
7.6
28
8.3
167
|
Verified
8.3
33
8.6
208
|
Verified
8.1
26
8.3
160
|
Verified
7.5
25
8.5
202
|
Verified
Platform
7.8
45
8.5
292
|
Verified
8.3
45
8.5
299
|
Verified
8.6
45
8.6
314
|
Verified
8.2
37
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
7.5
36
7.5
202
7.3
28
8.0
175
8.1
25
7.9
167
8.4
40
8.3
204
7.9
38
8.5
203
8.2
34
8.0
175
8.1
40
8.2
200
8.1
37
8.4
203
POS
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
Marketing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
8.8
147
Not enough data
7.9
86
Not enough data
7.6
70
Not enough data
8.2
114
Not enough data
8.7
152
Not enough data
8.1
91
Not enough data
Meal Service
8.8
143
Not enough data
8.9
114
Not enough data
8.7
146
Not enough data
8.8
140
Not enough data
8.6
124
Not enough data
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
Platform Basics
8.5
73
Not enough data
8.3
58
Not enough data
Back Office
8.7
64
Not enough data
8.1
69
Not enough data
8.6
71
Not enough data
7.8
45
Not enough data
Front of Office
9.2
81
Not enough data
8.7
62
Not enough data
8.8
76
Not enough data
7.3
40
Not enough data
Platform Data
9.0
72
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Restaurant Management
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
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
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
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
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
121
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Candidate Management - Applicant Tracking System
Not enough data
8.1
118
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.6
6
Platform
7.5
36
7.5
202
7.3
28
8.0
175
8.1
25
7.9
167
8.4
40
8.3
204
7.9
38
8.5
203
8.2
34
8.0
175
8.1
40
8.2
200
8.1
37
8.4
203
AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
6.7
11
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
171
Not enough data
8.4
157
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
226
Not enough data
8.4
235
Platform Data
Not enough data
8.0
169
Not enough data
8.3
197
Not enough data
8.5
87
Platform
7.5
36
7.5
202
7.3
28
8.0
175
8.1
25
7.9
167
8.4
40
8.3
204
7.9
38
8.5
203
8.2
34
8.0
175
8.1
40
8.2
200
8.1
37
8.4
203
Recruiting and Onboarding
Not enough data
8.1
206
Not enough data
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
Payments
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Employee Management
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
Customer Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Inventory Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integrations
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
7.5
36
7.5
202
7.3
28
8.0
175
8.1
25
7.9
167
8.4
40
8.3
204
7.9
38
8.5
203
8.2
34
8.0
175
8.1
40
8.2
200
8.1
37
8.4
203
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Toast and Workday HCM are categorized as Core HR, Payroll, and HCM Software
Unique Categories
Workday HCM is categorized as Pay Equity, Healthcare HR, Multi-Country Payroll, Career Management, Onboarding, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), Benefits Administration, Corporate Learning Management Systems, Time Tracking, and Performance Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Toast
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
Restaurants
52.5%
Food & Beverages
26.4%
Hospitality
6.7%
Accounting
1.9%
Real Estate
1.0%
Other
11.5%
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%
Alternatives
Discussions
Is there any way to make toast work in a retail non restaurant
2 Comments
EM
I would advise against it. They are made for restaurants, and even that isn’t handled very well. Read more
What are the most important features to consider when buying a restaurant point of sale system?
1 Comment
GH
able to handle offline mode.
This is very important that not many systems can do this.
(toast is great offline)Read more
Is Toast just a point of sale system?
1 Comment
GH
yes, and much more.
they can do inventory, payroll, & martketing
Read more
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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