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(1,437)4.1 out of 5
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Enterprise (74.7% of reviews)
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(1,134)4.1 out of 5
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Enterprise (50.4% of reviews)
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When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Workday HCM easier to use and set up. However, Workfront is easier to administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Workfront overall.
- Reviewers felt that Workday HCM meets the needs of their business better than Workfront.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Workfront is the preferred option.
- When assessing product direction, Workday HCM and Workfront received similar ratings from our reviewers.
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Essential work management capabilities to collaborate, execute, and accelerate work.
- Work management
- Demand management
- Resource management
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Workfront
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.5
1,141
8.4
919
Ease of Use
8.2
1,159
7.8
959
Ease of Setup
7.5
283
7.1
402
Ease of Admin
7.5
229
8.0
340
Quality of Support
8.1
886
8.2
779
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.1
211
8.4
319
Product Direction (% positive)
8.1
1,125
8.1
912
Features by Category
Core HR
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
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.9
38
Not enough data
Platform
7.5
202
Not enough data
8.0
175
Not enough data
7.9
167
Not enough data
8.3
204
Not enough data
8.5
203
Not enough data
8.0
175
Not enough data
8.2
200
Not enough data
8.4
203
Not enough data
Employee Self Service
8.8
363
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
320
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
248
Not enough data
Administration
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
Not enough data
Taxes
8.6
211
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Integration
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
Not enough data
Platform
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
Not enough data
Tasks
Not enough data
8.8
215
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
217
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
216
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
209
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
205
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
198
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
200
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
196
|
Verified
Projects
Not enough data
8.9
205
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
199
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
185
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
200
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
198
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
182
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
195
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
197
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
181
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
189
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
180
|
Verified
Resource Management
Not enough data
8.4
183
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
188
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
193
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
Not enough data
8.4
178
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
184
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
192
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.2
67
Not enough data
6.4
67
Agentic AI - Project Management
Not enough data
6.3
31
Not enough data
6.6
32
Not enough data
6.6
32
Not enough data
5.9
31
Not enough data
6.0
31
Not enough data
6.3
31
Not enough data
6.6
31
Benefits Administration Platform Features
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
Not enough data
Benefits Administration Platform Features
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
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.9
19
Not enough data
7.1
19
Not enough data
7.0
19
Not enough data
Platform
7.5
202
Not enough data
8.0
175
Not enough data
7.9
167
Not enough data
8.3
204
Not enough data
8.5
203
Not enough data
8.0
175
Not enough data
8.2
200
Not enough data
8.4
203
Not enough data
Processing
7.9
27
Not enough data
8.3
24
Not enough data
8.5
25
Not enough data
8.5
24
Not enough data
Compliance
8.1
24
Not enough data
8.2
24
Not enough data
8.1
24
Not enough data
Integration
8.5
28
Not enough data
8.3
24
Not enough data
8.2
22
Not enough data
Reporting
8.4
21
Not enough data
8.4
21
Not enough data
8.4
23
Not enough data
Setup
Not enough data
8.5
33
Not enough data
8.0
33
Not enough data
8.2
32
Not enough data
7.9
33
Management
Not enough data
7.5
33
Not enough data
8.5
33
Not enough data
7.8
32
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.1
30
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
Not enough data
6.0
19
Not enough data
6.0
18
Not enough data
6.1
19
Not enough data
6.4
19
Not enough data
5.7
19
Not enough data
6.2
19
Not enough data
6.3
19
Planning
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
8.1
13
Not enough data
7.7
13
Optimization
Not enough data
7.9
13
Not enough data
7.4
13
Not enough data
6.7
13
Bug Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Bug Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Bug Tracking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Prepare
Not enough data
8.5
19
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
8.0
19
Not enough data
8.1
19
Plan
Not enough data
8.5
19
Not enough data
8.2
20
Not enough data
9.3
20
Not enough data
8.6
19
Optimize
Not enough data
8.8
20
Not enough data
8.6
19
Not enough data
8.0
19
Execute
Not enough data
8.7
19
Not enough data
8.7
19
Not enough data
8.6
19
Not enough data
8.6
20
Operations
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
Not enough data
Tasks
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Agentic AI - Kanban Project 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
Kanban Boards
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
9.3
7
Planning
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Platform Basics
8.6
65
Not enough data
8.2
57
Not enough data
8.8
70
Not enough data
Platform Content
8.8
69
Not enough data
8.6
72
Not enough data
8.7
74
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
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
Not enough data
Task Creation
Not enough data
8.9
34
Not enough data
9.0
34
Not enough data
8.1
34
Not enough data
7.7
34
Task Management
Not enough data
8.5
34
Not enough data
8.3
33
Not enough data
8.0
33
Not enough data
7.9
33
Generative AI
Not enough data
5.9
31
Not enough data
6.3
32
Automation
Not enough data
8.8
137
Not enough data
8.7
139
Not enough data
8.5
134
Administration
Not enough data
8.5
136
Not enough data
8.7
131
Not enough data
9.0
135
Project management
Not enough data
8.9
141
Not enough data
8.7
135
Not enough data
9.0
135
Not enough data
8.7
134
Not enough data
8.7
136
Not enough data
8.6
125
Not enough data
8.8
135
Workload
Not enough data
8.8
129
Not enough data
8.8
132
Not enough data
8.6
128
Not enough data
8.7
128
Communication & Collaboration
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
138
Not enough data
8.9
141
Cost Management
Not enough data
8.7
120
Not enough data
8.7
129
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Integration
Not enough data
8.7
117
Not enough data
8.6
116
Not enough data
8.7
116
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.3
24
Not enough data
6.6
29
Agentic AI - Work Management
Not enough data
5.5
11
Not enough data
5.9
11
Not enough data
5.5
11
Not enough data
5.5
11
Communication
Not enough data
7.2
33
Not enough data
7.8
33
Not enough data
7.2
33
Not enough data
6.5
33
Not enough data
6.7
33
Content & Documents
Not enough data
8.5
33
Not enough data
8.6
33
Not enough data
7.7
33
Not enough data
8.6
33
Controls
Not enough data
8.3
33
Not enough data
8.2
33
Not enough data
8.5
33
Not enough data
7.8
33
Not enough data
7.4
32
Project Management
Not enough data
9.0
32
Not enough data
8.8
33
Not enough data
8.3
33
Not enough data
8.0
33
Remote Collaboration
Not enough data
7.9
33
Not enough data
8.1
33
Not enough data
7.6
33
Not enough data
6.5
33
Generative AI
Not enough data
5.7
32
Not enough data
5.9
31
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
Not enough data
6.1
15
Not enough data
6.2
15
Performance reviews
8.4
62
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
60
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
67
|
Verified
Not enough data
Goals
8.6
64
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
58
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feedback
8.3
60
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
57
Not enough data
7.6
50
Not enough data
7.3
32
Not enough data
Data
8.5
62
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
61
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Performance Management
6.7
14
Not enough data
6.9
14
Not enough data
Basic Features
7.5
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
Risk Mitigation
7.8
6
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
Analytics
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Annotation Tools - Markup Software
Not enough data
6.1
6
Not enough data
5.0
6
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.4
6
Collaboration - Markup Software
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.1
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Security - Markup Software
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.8
6
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
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
Not enough data
Candidate Management - Applicant Tracking System
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
Not enough data
Platform
7.5
202
Not enough data
8.0
175
Not enough data
7.9
167
Not enough data
8.3
204
Not enough data
8.5
203
Not enough data
8.0
175
Not enough data
8.2
200
Not enough data
8.4
203
Not enough data
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
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
Not enough data
Platform Content
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
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
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
Not enough data
Platform Data
8.0
169
Not enough data
8.3
197
Not enough data
8.5
87
Not enough data
Platform
7.5
202
Not enough data
8.0
175
Not enough data
7.9
167
Not enough data
8.3
204
Not enough data
8.5
203
Not enough data
8.0
175
Not enough data
8.2
200
Not enough data
8.4
203
Not enough data
Recruiting and Onboarding
8.1
206
Not enough data
8.4
269
Not enough data
Course Authoring
8.7
19
Not enough data
8.4
20
Not enough data
8.4
19
Not enough data
8.3
19
Not enough data
Course Delivery
8.7
19
Not enough data
8.7
21
Not enough data
8.4
20
Not enough data
Course Management
8.0
19
Not enough data
8.3
19
Not enough data
8.8
20
Not enough data
8.7
20
Not enough data
LMS Marketplace
8.4
17
Not enough data
7.8
18
Not enough data
7.4
16
Not enough data
Interface
8.5
20
Not enough data
8.3
19
Not enough data
Training & eLearning
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
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.3
10
Not enough data
7.3
10
Not enough data
7.3
10
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Corporate Learning Management Systems
8.1
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
Time Tracking
8.6
329
Not enough data
8.5
253
Not enough data
8.5
202
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
8.2
153
Not enough data
8.5
177
Not enough data
8.2
148
Not enough data
Mobile Time Tracking
8.7
251
Not enough data
Administration
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
Not enough data
Platform
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
Not enough data
Platform
7.5
202
Not enough data
8.0
175
Not enough data
7.9
167
Not enough data
8.3
204
Not enough data
8.5
203
Not enough data
8.0
175
Not enough data
8.2
200
Not enough data
8.4
203
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Workday HCM and Workfront share no categories
Unique Categories
Workfront is categorized as Project Management, Project Collaboration, Workflow Management, Task Management, Bug Tracking, Work Management, Kanban Project Management, Strategic Planning and Execution, Resource Management, and Markup Software
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Workday HCM
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Workfront
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
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%
Marketing and Advertising
14.4%
Information Technology and Services
8.3%
Computer Software
6.5%
Financial Services
6.2%
Hospital & Health Care
4.3%
Other
60.3%
Discussions
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
Are there any built-in training articles/videos or anything?
8 Comments
SJ
Yes there is built in help with in the Workfront app. There are also online user group for specific regions and numerous communities that address different...Read more
How Important Is Diversity To You, And What Value Does It Bring?
2 Comments
AE
To me diversity is a mixture of different people with different backgrounds, ethnicities and customs working together to achieve a common goal.Read more
What is the best way to view the draft of the project without clicking a lot of links to get to it?
1 Comment
SP
Workfront should store all of the versions and you can determine by the name or number of the version which is the draft.Read more
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