Choose your Workday plan by mapping must-haves to qualifying tiers — seats, hubs, pools, and add-ons — not homepage “from” tiles.
Choose a Workday plan by mapping must-haves for applicant tracking / recruiting to a qualifying tier — seats, hubs, pools, and add-ons included — not by comparing homepage “from” tiles. Never invent list prices here — confirm seats, hubs, and quote terms on /pricing/workday/.
Pricing/plan surfaces and vendor plan explainers for Workday when research has them — general product demos stay on the research page.
Vendor plan/pricing explainer when available. Confirm current seats and limits on the vendor site.
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Full product screenshots and evidence live on the Workday research page.
Must-haves should match post one live role, move three candidates through stages, and collect interview feedback. Research-supported features include applicant tracking, career site and job boards, interview scheduling, and core hris. Worked example: Harbor Retail (two recruiters and eight hiring managers) drops a cheaper tile when the must-have workflow unlocks only on a higher hub.
Never invent list prices here — confirm seats, hubs, and quote terms on /pricing/workday/. Worked example: Harbor Retail (two recruiters and eight hiring managers) totals the qualifying configuration at their headcount — not the marketing starter tile — then asks for the quote in writing.
Bring these questions to every demo
Ask vendors to show the workflow live, not just describe it.
Map must-have workflows to the Workday plan that unlocks them — demos often run above the tier you can afford.
Compare Workday HCM and Payroll / Talent / Learning / Planning on the same headcount assumption.
Worked example: Enterprises (typically 1,000+ employees) that want one HCM system of record screenshots the plan shown in demo and matches it to /pricing/workday/.
Custom quote. No published PEPM, free plan, or self-serve trial. Implementation and module stack dominate TCO. Confirm with Workday. Add usage units and add-on SKUs to the same sheet before comparing vendors.
Ask Workday for a quote that names plan, seats, usage band, and add-ons. Store it next to alternatives with the same assumptions.
Worked example: Enterprises (typically 1,000+ employees) that want one HCM system of record files quotes in the same folder with identical date and headcount headers.
Map must-have workflows to the Workday plan that unlocks them — demos often run above the tier you can afford.
Compare Workday HCM and Payroll / Talent / Learning / Planning on the same headcount assumption.
Worked example: Enterprises (typically 1,000+ employees) that want one HCM system of record screenshots the plan shown in demo and matches it to /pricing/workday/.
Custom quote. No published PEPM, free plan, or self-serve trial. Implementation and module stack dominate TCO. Confirm with Workday. Add usage units and add-on SKUs to the same sheet before comparing vendors.
Ask Workday for a quote that names plan, seats, usage band, and add-ons. Store it next to alternatives with the same assumptions.
Worked example: Enterprises (typically 1,000+ employees) that want one HCM system of record files quotes in the same folder with identical date and headcount headers.
Map must-have workflows to the Workday plan that unlocks them — demos often run above the tier you can afford.
Compare Workday HCM and Payroll / Talent / Learning / Planning on the same headcount assumption.
Worked example: Enterprises (typically 1,000+ employees) that want one HCM system of record screenshots the plan shown in demo and matches it to /pricing/workday/.
Custom quote. No published PEPM, free plan, or self-serve trial. Implementation and module stack dominate TCO. Confirm with Workday. Add usage units and add-on SKUs to the same sheet before comparing vendors.
Ask Workday for a quote that names plan, seats, usage band, and add-ons. Store it next to alternatives with the same assumptions.
Worked example: Enterprises (typically 1,000+ employees) that want one HCM system of record files quotes in the same folder with identical date and headcount headers.
Our snapshot records no trial length for Workday — ask for an evaluation window in writing before you commit seats.
Only after the qualifying configuration is written. Annual discounts do not fix the wrong hub.
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