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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Paycor

    Score7 out of 10
    N/APaycor provides core HR functions scaled towards small and mid-sized businesses. Paycor offers an integrated benefits platform for interfacing directly with insurance carriers and an adaptable time management platform.N/A

    Workday HCM

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AWorkday Human Capital Management is a cloud-native system offering a globally consistent user experience. Workday HCM is part of an intelligent, unified system with other Workday products.N/A
    Pricing
    PaycorWorkday HCM
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    PaycorWorkday HCM
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPaycor's pricing for small, mid, and enterprise companies varies based on product bundle and company size. Because Paycor HR software is built to help businesses scale and grow, plans are based on the mix of HR products needed, and company size. Payroll is at the core of Paycor's offering, and their products are sold as a part of their payroll and HR platform.—
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    PaycorWorkday HCM
    Considered Both Products
    Paycor Inc
    Chose Paycor
    Workday HCM, Grove HR and Paycor are similar well-performing platforms, these platformThey provide excellent payroll and human resources management.
    Incentivized
    Chose Paycor
    As much as I disliked ADP, I'd rather go back to that than continue using Paycor
    Incentivized
    Chose Paycor
    Paycor was chosen due to the pricing and how much it would save our organization.
    Incentivized
    Chose Paycor
    Paycor's main advantage over the other managing tools I have used is how fast I learned how to use it and that the information is easy to access while not cluttering the screen. I didn't personally choose to use Paycor; by chance, I got to use it in a new campaign, and I'm very …
    Incentivized
    Chose Paycor
    I launched all 3 of the above and they were all hands-on with training, implementation, and issues. This group answers emails and calls when they want and did a several web meetings. 90% of the work was on me.
    Incentivized
    Chose Paycor
    The system is very cost effective. The implementation team makes their customers feel welcome and helps takes of a burden of this huge project. They will run various scenarios to help
    determine what is best and not only what is best today but best for the future of growth as well.
    Incentivized
    Workday
    Chose Workday HCM
    UKG can have some security issues with new user profiles on personal experience and its harder to adapt for elderly users. We had many situations where support was slow to respond to our tickets as the platform glitched or failed sometimes, unlike Workday HCM where all users …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    74%
    Would buy again
    154 Answers
    95%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    81%
    Delivers good value for the price
    150 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    31 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    81%
    Happy with the feature set
    175 Answers
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    41 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    60%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    82 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    19 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    58%
    Implementation went as expected
    89 Answers
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    25 Answers
    Features
    PaycorWorkday HCM
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Paycor and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Paycor
    7.7
    348 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Workday Human Capital Management
    9.0
    80 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Pay calculation8.1338 Ratings8.568 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors8.25 Ratings8.856 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment7.7143 Ratings9.818 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration6.9239 Ratings8.563 Ratings
    Direct deposit files8.6335 Ratings8.869 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management7.4282 Ratings9.266 Ratings
    Reimbursement management7.385 Ratings9.243 Ratings
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Paycor and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Paycor
    -
    Ratings
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.6
    96 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.481 Ratings
    Employment history00 Ratings8.891 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration00 Ratings8.693 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings9.288 Ratings
    Organizational charting00 Ratings9.387 Ratings
    Organization and location management00 Ratings9.084 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings6.759 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Paycor and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Paycor
    -
    Ratings
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.6
    74 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Approval workflow00 Ratings8.573 Ratings
    Balance details00 Ratings8.473 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings8.959 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Paycor and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Paycor
    -
    Ratings
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.4
    94 Ratings
    4% above category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings8.983 Ratings
    Update personal information00 Ratings8.792 Ratings
    View company policy documentation00 Ratings7.673 Ratings
    Employee recognition00 Ratings8.157 Ratings
    View job history00 Ratings8.883 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of Paycor and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Paycor
    -
    Ratings
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.4
    25 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings8.425 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of Paycor and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Paycor
    -
    Ratings
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.5
    78 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Report builder00 Ratings8.974 Ratings
    Pre-built reports00 Ratings8.676 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings7.964 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Paycor and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Paycor
    -
    Ratings
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.6
    56 Ratings
    9% above category average
    New hire portal00 Ratings8.452 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools00 Ratings8.852 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Paycor and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Paycor
    -
    Ratings
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.5
    60 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Corporate goal setting00 Ratings8.750 Ratings
    Individual goal setting00 Ratings8.759 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings7.951 Ratings
    Performance tracking00 Ratings8.658 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Paycor and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Paycor
    -
    Ratings
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.9
    63 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Performance plans00 Ratings9.062 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans00 Ratings8.954 Ratings
    Review status tracking00 Ratings8.758 Ratings
    Review reminders00 Ratings9.058 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency00 Ratings8.951 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Paycor and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Paycor
    -
    Ratings
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.0
    40 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings9.334 Ratings
    Candidate ranking00 Ratings7.735 Ratings
    Candidate search00 Ratings7.938 Ratings
    Candidate development00 Ratings6.837 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Paycor and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Paycor
    -
    Ratings
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.3
    48 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Job Requisition Management00 Ratings8.045 Ratings
    Company Website Posting00 Ratings8.339 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media00 Ratings8.734 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings8.440 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings7.839 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings8.240 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings8.444 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    PaycorWorkday HCM
    Small Businesses
    OnPay
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Zoho People
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    APS
    Score1.4 out of 10
    Zoho People
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    ADP Streamline Payroll
    Score6.4 out of 10
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    PaycorWorkday HCM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.7
    (370 ratings)
    9.0
    (108 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (21 ratings)
    9.0
    (18 ratings)
    Usability
    7.2
    (338 ratings)
    7.0
    (13 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    6.6
    (8 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    7.3
    (7 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.1
    (57 ratings)
    8.0
    (22 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.6
    (6 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    7.0
    (7 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.5
    (18 ratings)
    8.0
    (11 ratings)
    Configurability
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    PaycorWorkday HCM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Paycor Inc
    In my experience, Paycor is well suited for organizations such as my own where the hiring process and fairly straightforward. A company that values ease of use, consistency, and organization will have great results with Paycor Recruiting. The system is also especially helpful when a company like mine must frequently recruit for the same exact role over and over again. That is where the customizable templates really come into play! On the other hand, a company that has a more specialized or complex recruiting process may struggle with using the platform. If more advanced integrations or data analytics are required then they would likely need a platform that is more robust in those areas.
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    Workday
    I would say it's well suited in every environment because I think it does so much. It's like the holy grail of HRIS systems is what I like to call it because thinking about all parts of the employee lifecycle, it lives here in Workday Human Capital Management. So I love the fact that you can do the people data analytics, you can store employee records, the talent acquisition pieces there. I'm thinking I can't think of anything negative right now except for the fact that I can't drill down into the data for the people analytics side. Other than that, I think it's literally, yeah, the holy grail of HRIS systems, I love it and I would highly recommend it.
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    Pros
    Paycor Inc
    • Onboarding works very well for us with a lot of Self-Service for employees it gives us time back and ensures data accuracy is in the employees control.
    • Recruiting works well because it links to specific jobs and automatically posts jobs when an employee is separated from service.
    • Tax filings work fairly well for us and have always been accurate.
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    Workday
    • Groups employees in management hierarchies and creates Org Charts that are easy to navigate and allow for visualizing management chains regardless of employee locations
    • Intuitive and easy to use. The Workday search functionality works very much like Google; one can search for anything that they have access to in the database and drill down into the various details. All information is connected through hyperlinks and users can easily keep digging into the details for as far as their security access would take them.
    • Tasks such as to do, review or approve items are sent to the user's Workday Inbox, very much resembling email. Notifications about outstanding "to do" items are also sent to each the user's work email address on a daily basis.
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    Cons
    Paycor Inc
    • Administrative/C-Suite level of canned reports and dashboards
    • Displaying company reminders or documents to sign that are urgent in a way that doesn’t allow an employee to clock out until they have completed the task.
    • More options to build an org chart
    Incentivized
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    Workday
    • Should have more option in time sheet like choose project code or something.
    • On The pay page, it should have options to view past salaries; it may be there already but not in the version that I use.
    • The employee information page does not have a back button to navigate to the previous page.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Paycor Inc
    Price point is the biggest driving factor. Paycor has made some strides in the customer service area and we've seen enough improvements that renewing our contract has become more a reality than a pipe dream. The system functions well and our employees are familiar with how it works, so to make a change would be a huge lift for our team
    Incentivized
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    Workday
    It is work to make one system the source of truth for our data, but now that it is done, there is less work involved in staying on this path. This means for us that maintaining and/or implementing new modules like performance, finance, talent, etc. is simple. It's a no-brainer
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Paycor Inc
    Glitches. So many glitches. The customer service number provides basic troubleshooting, which doesn’t help; some issues take weeks to resolve, with no apparent reason why they occur. The system does not work on Safari. We have dealt with Payroll not working, which has caused a manual payroll to be run. Paycor representatives do not provide any assistance.
    Incentivized
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    Workday
    Workday's on a great path in terms of user experience. Their goals is to deliver a use experience that doesn't require training or instruction, like Amazon on the consumer side for example. That's hard to do when you're talking about complex business processes and important and sensitive employee information, but they're doing it well
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    Reliability and Availability
    Paycor Inc
    I feel like Paycor is always up and running! If they are planning downtime, they communicate it clearly. Every once in a while, I get something that says the system isn't working but it is usually back up within the hour. I typically find by the time that the employees complain about it, that it is resolved within the system.
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    Workday
    In 2014, Workday has changed the update process. There will be two updates a year; the updates will be delivered to customers typically in a 24 hour window during these two weekends a year. They also keep the Community up-to-date about any planned outages, etc. There is weekly scheduled downtime on Friday night.
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    Performance
    Paycor Inc
    For the most part, everything moves super fast. There are a few sections (Expense Management) that sometimes take a bit to load correctly. Or if they are interesting, it takes a minute to talk to each other! But reports are quickly downloaded and available! Even data heavy reports run fairly fast!
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    Workday
    From my perspective, the system runs like a well oiled machine and I have not had any issues with customers complaining about speed. If a report is taking long to run, the report can run in the background and you can go about your business. For larger enterprises, there is additional space and machines to process the application in what Workday refers to it as Extended Configuration Tenant
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    Support Rating
    Paycor Inc
    I feel like support will transfer you back and forth between departments and put you on hold forever. I believe it is very difficult to see the status of an open ticket. During my experience, it feels like the client has to push all communication and request updates from support regularly.
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    Workday
    Workday is still learning about the needs of higher education. I have seen rapid improvement in support and knowledge over the last year so am confident this will continue to improve. Overall however, I have found the Support Team to be extremely responsive and Workday offers the advantage of having support across several timezones so that we never wait more than a few hours for a response.
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    In-Person Training
    Paycor Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Workday
    Some training is offered online. Cost is per-person. This also gets quite expensive. Training doesn’t follow a logical path A to B. Starts in middle. When you try to do it afterwards at your desk, difficult.
    • Training scenarios are not very real
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    Online Training
    Paycor Inc
    The online trainings are super helpful. They have user guides that you can read through, interactive training that will walk you through it as well as plain web based ones. I've actually never had an in-person training but all of the information you need can be found online. They also will do individual support training if you are struggling with a certain area.
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    Workday
    I have done for report writing and mass imports (EIBs). They give materials and you run through examples, i.e. you don’t just watch them do tasks, so that is helpful. Training is expensive – a single reporting writing class is $600 per person for virtual training
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    Implementation Rating
    Paycor Inc
    Implementation of any new software is going to be challenging, especially if you are maintaining an existing program concurrently. When it is time for dual-processing (both old and new software) prior to going live, be prepared to be stressed. But trust the process and it will be over soon.
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    Workday
    It was implemented before my joining the company. At my last company, we used Workday professional services.

    Based upon my experience at my last company, I would rate the implementation experience an 8/10. There are different ways to set things up and we had different people telling us different things. It set us back a couple of times.

    Regarding configuration advice, we could set things up where every manager has supervisory organizations, or have it financially based i.e. aligned to cost center/department. We chose the individual manager path and I think we should have chosen a department route. Going down the individual manager path, to maintain the information, we have to inactivate a supervisory org whenever a manager changes/leaves.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Paycor Inc
    They seemed similar but Paycor was cheaper at the time. However, Paycor has so many fees they tack onto every invoice that may not be the case anymore. The support services supposedly were better at ADP but that was an unknown
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    Workday
    Workday is an incomplete product, by this I mean it must work alongside other products and does not work by itself. Trying to make several different products work smoothly together becomes very challenging. As compared to ADP products, when purchased all together work very well all together. Also, ADP has extensive Training programs and extensive Customer Support. So ADP's products are far superior to Workday's products in my opinion.
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    Scalability
    Paycor Inc
    I gave it a 10 because we only use it across one organization. However, it has allowed us to break it into multiple departments and layers of management. It is also easy for us to utilize across different locations but still under one master company. They have always provided us support when we decide to change something on an organizational level
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    Workday
    Workday has released Financials and is continuing to develop it's Human Capital Management footprint with the addition of Workday Recruiting. I think customers will find that is easy to add on additional functionality in the system. Workday does make it easy for customers to make changes without relying on IT resources. The Business Process framework is a visual tool that allows functional resources to make changes and see the flow of the transaction
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    Return on Investment
    Paycor Inc
    • Number wise, this takes field employees LESS time to execute their process THUS saving money in the field.
    • This takes the office staff MORE time to process what the field is doing and costing MORE money on an executive level as opposed to an hourly or field level.
    • The ROI was not considered while joining as the amount of employees involved necessitated a change in the previous system.
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    Workday
    • Positive ROI, we were one of the first organizations that went with Workday HCM, and we received numerous discounts. Cloud systems are the way to go and we feel the system is stable for our growing work force.
    • The user conferences have been helpful to network and learn more deepness in the modules and functionality.
    • Right off the bat, our implementation costs were lower than budgeted and we had less 'billing' surprises.
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    Paycor Screenshots

    Screenshot of the real-time data insights that support critical business decisions.Screenshot of Paycor's expense reportingScreenshot of the recruiting processes streamlined in PaycorScreenshot of workforce scheduling in PaycorScreenshot of Paycor's mobile app, that allows employees to punch in and out from their phonesScreenshot of the Paycor Home Screen

    Workday HCM Screenshots

    Screenshot of Workday Human Capital Management HomepageScreenshot of Workday Human Capital Management Manager Insights HubScreenshot of Workday Human Capital Management HR Partners HubScreenshot of Workday Human Capital Management Expense AnalysisScreenshot of Workday Human Capital Management Skills DashboardScreenshot of Workday Human Capital Management HR Operations and Compliance Dashboard