Workday Review
HR, WORKFORCE & TRAINING SOFTWAREChoose Workday when enterprise HCM on one employee record is the job and you will fund a custom quote plus implementation — not when you need published SMB PEPM, simple US payroll, or frontline WFM.
Starting price
Custom quote
Free plan
No
Free trial
No
Best for
Enterprises (typically 1,000+ employees) that want one HCM system of record
SoftwareGlimpse review
8.2/10
Good
- ease of use6
- hiring workforce fit10
- workflow depth10
- integrations9
- mobile frontline6
- analytics9
Workday plans & pricing
Verified 2026-08-18 from workday.com HCM product pages (high confidence that no USD list exists). Custom PEPM by worker count and modules. Do not invent third-party PEPM benchmarks as list prices. Affiliate economics excluded.
Workday HCM
Custom
Contact sales
- Small teams starting with core workflows
Payroll / Talent / Learning / Planning
Custom
Contact sales
- Everything in Workday HCM, plus:
- Organizations needing custom commercial terms
Estimate team cost
Rough monthly and annual cost for Workday based on list pricing. Confirm rates on the vendor site before buying.
Custom pricing — contact sales for a quote.
Workday pricing compared
| Metric | Workday | Oracle Cloud HCM | UKG Pro | Dayforce | ADP Workforce Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Custom quote | Custom quote | Custom quote | Custom quote | Custom quote |
| Free plan | No | No | No | No | No |
| Free trial | No | No | No | No | No |