# Workday Benefits Reviews **Vendor:** Workday **Category:** [Benefits Administration Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/benefits-administration) **Average Rating:** 4.1/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 127 ## About Workday Benefits Workday Benefits provides administrators with unparalleled flexibility and control, to easily design and update global benefits plans with effective-date changes. It acts as a single source for all data, seamlessly integrating with core HR to automate benefits rollout and instantly reflect employee status changes without manual re-entry. Workday offers robust compliance support for regulations like ACA, eliminating the need for complex integrations, manual calculations, or form generation. This significantly reduces administrative burden and ensures accuracy. ## Workday Benefits Pros & Cons **What users like:** - Users appreciate the **ease of use** in Workday Benefits, finding it user-friendly and stress-free during enrollment. (3 reviews) - Users value the **organized access to employee information** in Workday Benefits, streamlining HR and finance operations effectively. (2 reviews) - Users find Workday Benefits to be **super easy to use** , appreciating its user-friendly interface and step-by-step guidance. (2 reviews) - Users value the **comprehensive features** of Workday Benefits, enabling independent management of tasks and effortless account updates. (1 reviews) - Users appreciate the **convenience** of Workday Benefits, allowing easy task management and effortless updates without HR assistance. (1 reviews) - Users appreciate the **customizability** of Workday Benefits, enabling tailored solutions for diverse organizational needs. (1 reviews) - Users value the **easy access** to information in Workday Benefits, praising its intuitive format for convenience. (1 reviews) - Helpful (1 reviews) - Users appreciate the **intuitive design** of Workday Benefits, enabling easy self-management and access to essential information. (1 reviews) **What users dislike:** - Users struggle with the **complex login process** and find it challenging to navigate PTO requests and other features. (3 reviews) - Users find the **interface not intuitive** , making it challenging to navigate and locate information efficiently. (1 reviews) - Users find Workday Benefits to be **not user-friendly** , with a clunky interface and unclear navigation for information. (1 reviews) - Users find the **poor search functionality** cumbersome, making it difficult to locate information efficiently. (1 reviews) - Users struggle with **PTO management issues** , particularly with logging in remotely and selecting the right PTO hours. (1 reviews) - Steep Learning Curve (1 reviews) ## Workday Benefits Reviews ### 1. Workday is what our company uses most. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Amanda V. | Manager, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 10, 2019 **What do you like best about Workday Benefits?** I like that pay benefits my employees and recruiting is all in one app such as workday everything is at my fingertips when I log on **What do you dislike about Workday Benefits?** I really dislike the timekeeping for employee payroll it seems like a lot of unnecessary steps in approving time cards and applying unpaid time and paid leave **Recommendations to others considering Workday Benefits:** The ease of use of everything in right places. **What problems is Workday Benefits solving and how is that benefiting you?** It helps me keep track of how much time that my employees occur each pay. ### 2. Easy to view benefit selections **Rating:** 2.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Education Management | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 26, 2019 **What do you like best about Workday Benefits?** It’s easy to go in workday and see your benefit selections outlined, rather than having to go to a linked site. **What do you dislike about Workday Benefits?** I think there’s enough information listed **What problems is Workday Benefits solving and how is that benefiting you?** It actually helped me to opt in to life insurance, which I wasn’t taking advantage of before. ### 3. I use workday at my current employer to manage my payroll and benefits. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** David K. | Senior Android Engineer, Computer Software, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 02, 2019 **What do you like best about Workday Benefits?** I like how the UI is clean and easy to use. I also like how easy it is to setup direct deposit. **What do you dislike about Workday Benefits?** I don't like the logon system I always find it hard to login via mobile. **Recommendations to others considering Workday Benefits:** Yes it is awesome **What problems is Workday Benefits solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are allowing employees to use workday to manage their benefits and payroll. ### 4. Very Quick and Convenient! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Andrew S. | Manager on Duty, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 09, 2019 **What do you like best about Workday Benefits?** Requesting time off and viewing available PTO and vacation hours is a breeze! So simple and everything is integrated! **What do you dislike about Workday Benefits?** I don’t love hassle of the two part authentication for sign on, but rather safe than sorry! **Recommendations to others considering Workday Benefits:** It’s great! Makes everything very user friendly **What problems is Workday Benefits solving and how is that benefiting you?** Vacation time off requests ### 5. Could be more user friendly and compact **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Human Resources | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 06, 2019 **What do you like best about Workday Benefits?** It is clean and attractive. Has many functions. Easy to use some options once you practice. **What do you dislike about Workday Benefits?** Have to click multiple times to complete a simple task that could be done in one click and even have to scroll to get to additional choices due to spread out nature of options. Hard to find some options/ functions and acts as if in beta testing. Parts of the site are repetitive for no additional benefit. Can get lost down a rabbit hole without completing a task. **What problems is Workday Benefits solving and how is that benefiting you?** Timesheets, Education, Performance Review, Company Directory ### 6. Solid End User Experience **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Geoffrey F. | Director - Salesforce, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 28, 2019 **What do you like best about Workday Benefits?** Ease of use, seamless login on web and mobile **What do you dislike about Workday Benefits?** Navigation between areas is clunky, and it can be hard to get back to where you were **What problems is Workday Benefits solving and how is that benefiting you?** Single repository for all HR information ### 7. I Love Workday! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Retail | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 21, 2019 **What do you like best about Workday Benefits?** Workday is incredibly user friendly! So much better than our old company-run interweb system! Very easy to learn and to teach others. Very aesthetically appealing. **What do you dislike about Workday Benefits?** Everyone has to be under exact proper alignment in the system. It is hard to retrieve/edit any information for an employee who is not directly under your own alignment. This can make it hard when certain employees may report to several different leaders. **Recommendations to others considering Workday Benefits:** Way better than a bootstrap inter-company site like the one Target used to have! The people who created Workday are geniuses! Would definitely recommend! **What problems is Workday Benefits solving and how is that benefiting you?** Benefits and vacation are very straightforward! All in one place, easy to find, use and submit! ### 8. Workday HR **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Banking | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 06, 2019 **What do you like best about Workday Benefits?** Workday works great for me because it has all of the HR info on one easy to use portal. You can enter your time, and request vacation etc. all in the same place. **What do you dislike about Workday Benefits?** Occasionally the website takes a long time to load. **What problems is Workday Benefits solving and how is that benefiting you?** The greatest benefit is having everything HR related in the same place. ### 9. to request time off **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Mike B. | Account Executive, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 30, 2019 **What do you like best about Workday Benefits?** very user friendly and simple to navigate **What do you dislike about Workday Benefits?** nothing is coming to mind at the moment. **What problems is Workday Benefits solving and how is that benefiting you?** when taking time off ### 10. Easily Access **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in E-Learning | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 26, 2019 **What do you like best about Workday Benefits?** It is user-friendly, easy to maneuver to one page to another. The app is the same. **What do you dislike about Workday Benefits?** I couldn't find anything that I didn't like about Workday Benefits. **What problems is Workday Benefits solving and how is that benefiting you?** Everything is easily accessible in Okta. So, finding out about your benefits just takes one click. ### 11. Workday combines scheduling and HR in one place. **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Mental Health Care | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 15, 2019 **What do you like best about Workday Benefits?** The ease of having everything in one website. **What do you dislike about Workday Benefits?** Entering time and information can be tedious. **What problems is Workday Benefits solving and how is that benefiting you?** We used to have to utilize 3-4 types of software for benefits, schedule, payroll, etc. Now there is one and it makes things easier. ### 12. Not User Friendly **Rating:** 0.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Education Management | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 13, 2019 **What do you like best about Workday Benefits?** The home page is helpful to keep commonly used tasks on one page. **What do you dislike about Workday Benefits?** Not user friendly at all. Tasks are called arbitrary names which do not correlate with actual function. **What problems is Workday Benefits solving and how is that benefiting you?** Time keeping, payroll, and benefits all in one place. ### 13. Workday is great **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Restaurants | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 15, 2019 **What do you like best about Workday Benefits?** I like the ability to have all of my information in one place. **What do you dislike about Workday Benefits?** No dislikes here, the app works great along with the website. **What problems is Workday Benefits solving and how is that benefiting you?** The ability to manage my employee benefits at the touch of a button is really great. ### 14. Workday Benefits **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 09, 2019 **What do you like best about Workday Benefits?** The fact that everything I need to fill out and all the info I need for work is in one place. Timesheet, benefits, performance review and etc **What do you dislike about Workday Benefits?** It's been greate nothing I dislike about it **What problems is Workday Benefits solving and how is that benefiting you?** Centuralizing all the programs needed by employees, we don't need to use different applications anymore. ### 15. Workday is organized and user friendly! **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Health, Wellness and Fitness | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 19, 2019 **What do you like best about Workday Benefits?** Workday is easily used because the icons make it easy to recognize which section to access (f.e. pay versus benefits etc.). Log in is also easy and paycheck break down is always clear! **What do you dislike about Workday Benefits?** I wish Workday would also include timecards and hours worked per week (timepunches). **What problems is Workday Benefits solving and how is that benefiting you?** Pay stubs and break down. ### 16. Workday experience **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Hospitality | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 25, 2019 **What do you like best about Workday Benefits?** The user interface is simple and easy to use. Payroll and taxes are easier to manage.workday experience **What do you dislike about Workday Benefits?** Not being able to just email employee info to them. Couldn’t figure out how to print w2’s and email them. Would be a lot better if this was included in the menu tab and would definitely bring more clients in. **What problems is Workday Benefits solving and how is that benefiting you?** Being able to adjust tax dependents,put in PTO and being able to approve or deny . ### 17. Great product **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Insurance | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 25, 2019 **What do you like best about Workday Benefits?** Very intuitive, and easy to use, even for a beginner **What do you dislike about Workday Benefits?** No dislike, this product is easy to learn and very intuitive **Recommendations to others considering Workday Benefits:** Great and thorough product **What problems is Workday Benefits solving and how is that benefiting you?** Everything from payslips to days off remaining ### 18. Workday works for us **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Insurance | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 30, 2019 **What do you like best about Workday Benefits?** The simple login and update process it offers employees. **What do you dislike about Workday Benefits?** Too many menus for a person to navigate before updating an item. **Recommendations to others considering Workday Benefits:** Make sure it's a good replacement for your previous. **What problems is Workday Benefits solving and how is that benefiting you?** W our company simplified our time entry process. ### 19. Great for companies **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Hospital & Health Care | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 28, 2019 **What do you like best about Workday Benefits?** I liked being able to view my schedule, pay information, work documents etc all in one place, it made it easy to keep track of hours and pay **What do you dislike about Workday Benefits?** The program did not work on all browsers equally, and would sometimes freeze and require a restart of the browser **What problems is Workday Benefits solving and how is that benefiting you?** It made it easy to communicate with other coworkers and management as well as keep track of hours and schedules ### 20. This is a great product! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Telecommunications | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 04, 2019 **What do you like best about Workday Benefits?** I love that Workday is so easy to use! Having a very user friendly platform like this saves time! I have used Workday for almost 5 years and things have only been improving sense. **What do you dislike about Workday Benefits?** There is not anything specific that I would change about Workday. **Recommendations to others considering Workday Benefits:** I would say this product works well for large companies! **What problems is Workday Benefits solving and how is that benefiting you?** Workday really helps keep hours, pay, and everything on the side of pay and benefits easy to access! ### 21. Workday interface **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 25, 2019 **What do you like best about Workday Benefits?** As many others have said, workday has a very clean UI which users appreciate. **What do you dislike about Workday Benefits?** No major issues. If performanc could be improved a bit that would help. **What problems is Workday Benefits solving and how is that benefiting you?** Have a consolidated interface to manage employee benefits ### 22. Single portal for many employee resources **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 26, 2019 **What do you like best about Workday Benefits?** The ability to include HR benefits, career progression, and learning catalog all in one **What do you dislike about Workday Benefits?** Some of the ways employees access new steps / update information aren't clear and there isn't a guide within the system on how to complete the above. **What problems is Workday Benefits solving and how is that benefiting you?** Job postings and application management; pay stubs; tax forms; compensation statements; benefit additions / adjustments ### 23. Workday **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Pharmaceuticals | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 01, 2019 **What do you like best about Workday Benefits?** The UX is simplistic and user friendly, allowing for easy onboarding of new employees **What do you dislike about Workday Benefits?** There is nothing I dislike but would simply recommend the addition of a larger basket of tools **Recommendations to others considering Workday Benefits:** Highly recommend **What problems is Workday Benefits solving and how is that benefiting you?** Streamlining any blanket HR activities ### 24. Simple and Easy to Use **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 19, 2019 **What do you like best about Workday Benefits?** The UX work Workday Benefits is easy to navigate and connect me to the appropriate websites for all of my benefits. **What do you dislike about Workday Benefits?** Nothing at this time. As mentioned before, the software is extremely simple to navigate. **What problems is Workday Benefits solving and how is that benefiting you?** Data Centralization is key to becoming more streamlined. I know that I can go to Workday Benefits and find everything I need. ### 25. Workday rocks! **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 19, 2019 **What do you like best about Workday Benefits?** I like the UE / UX. I like the simplified experience. **What do you dislike about Workday Benefits?** A lot of content is buried in advanced settings that might be helpful to surface re: tax info and making quick changes. **What problems is Workday Benefits solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are able to have a single source of truth for our benefit portal. It's easy to make changes, which saves us time. ### 26. Super easy to use! **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Internet | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 27, 2019 **What do you like best about Workday Benefits?** I love the simplicity of their user interface. I didn't need any additional training. It's easy to understand and navigate. **What do you dislike about Workday Benefits?** I don't think there's anything that I dislike about it. It's simple and easy to use. **What problems is Workday Benefits solving and how is that benefiting you?** Benefits elections used to be a pain with internal tools and this solved it. ### 27. Workday is the new legacy software **Rating:** 2.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 28, 2019 **What do you like best about Workday Benefits?** It can do most of what's needed to be done **What do you dislike about Workday Benefits?** The UI/UX is horrible. Looks old. Buggy. Not intuitive. **What problems is Workday Benefits solving and how is that benefiting you?** Communicating and signing up for benefits ## Workday Benefits Discussions - [Can my coworkers check the benifits i have?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/51315-can-my-coworkers-check-the-benifits-i-have) - 1 comment, 1 upvote - [What is Workday software used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-workday-software-used-for) - 1 comment - [View Workday Benefits pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/workday-benefits/reviews?page=3§ion=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-05-17+01%3A17%3A00+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=9d9af2f4-8990-40d9-a653-c0f4afb1ca79&secure%5Btoken%5D=cf2826f1b6360310ef068f270883dd1921c383b7319fdca037a52c19f0cab75d&format=llm_user) ## Workday Benefits Features **Benefits Administration Platform Features** - Benefits Record Management - Enrollment Planning - Third-Party Carrier Integration - Document Management - Total Compensation Statements - Self-Service Portal - Regulatory Compliance - Mobile Benefits Access **Benefits Administration Platform Features** - Benefits Record Management - Enrollment Planning - Third-Party Carrier Integration - Document Management - Total Compensation Statements - Self-Service Portal - Regulatory Compliance - Benefits Dashboards - Mobile Benefits Access - Integrations / APIs - Internationalization - Mobility **Generative AI** - AI Text Generation - AI Text Summarization - AI Image-to-Text **Platform** - Customization - Integration APIs - Internationalization - User, Role, and Access Management - Performance - Mobility - Reporting - Dashboards ## Top Workday Benefits Alternatives - [Rippling](https://www.g2.com/products/rippling/reviews) - 4.8/5.0 (11,096 reviews) - [ADP Workforce Now](https://www.g2.com/products/adp-workforce-now/reviews) - 4.2/5.0 (4,109 reviews) - [Oracle PeopleSoft](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-peoplesoft/reviews) - 3.8/5.0 (664 reviews)