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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Access PeopleHR

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AWith users among 7,000+ companies, Access PeopleHR is a cloud-based HR and payroll software designed for small and medium-sized businesses. Its features enable SMBs to manage their workforce and automate more of their HR processes.

    $3

    per month per user

    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
    Access PeopleHRWorkday HCM
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    £3
    per month
    Core
    £5.50
    per month
    Pro
    £8
    per month
    Elite
    £9.50
    per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Access PeopleHRWorkday HCM
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Community Pulse
    Access PeopleHRWorkday HCM
    Considered Both Products
    The Access Group
    No answer on this topic
    Workday
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    40%
    Would buy again
    2 Answers
    95%
    Would buy again
    42 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    31 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    40%
    Happy with the feature set
    2 Answers
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    41 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    19 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    25 Answers
    Features
    Access PeopleHRWorkday HCM
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Access PeopleHR and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Access PeopleHR
    6.6
    7 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.6
    96 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Employee demographic data6.06 Ratings8.481 Ratings
    Employment history5.87 Ratings8.891 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration6.96 Ratings8.693 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.9.55 Ratings9.288 Ratings
    Organizational charting4.66 Ratings9.387 Ratings
    Organization and location management5.27 Ratings9.084 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)8.03 Ratings6.759 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Access PeopleHR and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Access PeopleHR
    5.7
    5 Ratings
    33% below category average
    Workday Human Capital Management
    9.0
    80 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Pay calculation4.95 Ratings8.568 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors4.05 Ratings8.856 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment9.01 Ratings9.818 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration4.05 Ratings8.563 Ratings
    Direct deposit files7.02 Ratings8.869 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management6.35 Ratings9.266 Ratings
    Reimbursement management4.94 Ratings9.243 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Access PeopleHR and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Access PeopleHR
    6.1
    7 Ratings
    27% below category average
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.6
    74 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Approval workflow6.27 Ratings8.573 Ratings
    Balance details6.07 Ratings8.473 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment6.06 Ratings8.959 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Access PeopleHR and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Access PeopleHR
    6.0
    7 Ratings
    29% below category average
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.4
    94 Ratings
    4% above category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information5.77 Ratings8.983 Ratings
    Update personal information6.67 Ratings8.792 Ratings
    View company policy documentation6.47 Ratings7.673 Ratings
    Employee recognition5.55 Ratings8.157 Ratings
    View job history5.97 Ratings8.883 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of Access PeopleHR and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Access PeopleHR
    7.3
    4 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.4
    25 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Tracking of all physical assets7.34 Ratings8.425 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of Access PeopleHR and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Access PeopleHR
    5.3
    7 Ratings
    34% below category average
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.5
    78 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Report builder6.37 Ratings8.974 Ratings
    Pre-built reports4.67 Ratings8.676 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data4.95 Ratings7.964 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Access PeopleHR and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Access PeopleHR
    7.7
    6 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.6
    56 Ratings
    9% above category average
    New hire portal6.36 Ratings8.452 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools9.03 Ratings8.852 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Access PeopleHR and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Access PeopleHR
    7.0
    5 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.5
    60 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Corporate goal setting5.65 Ratings8.750 Ratings
    Individual goal setting5.65 Ratings8.759 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility9.02 Ratings7.951 Ratings
    Performance tracking8.02 Ratings8.658 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Access PeopleHR and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Access PeopleHR
    7.3
    6 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.9
    63 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Performance plans9.05 Ratings9.062 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans9.04 Ratings8.954 Ratings
    Review status tracking5.25 Ratings8.758 Ratings
    Review reminders8.03 Ratings9.058 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency5.24 Ratings8.951 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Access PeopleHR and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Access PeopleHR
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Workday Human Capital Management
    7.9
    40 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Create succession plans/pools8.01 Ratings9.334 Ratings
    Candidate ranking9.01 Ratings7.735 Ratings
    Candidate search7.01 Ratings7.938 Ratings
    Candidate development8.01 Ratings6.837 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Access PeopleHR and Workday Human Capital Management
    Feature
    Access PeopleHR
    6.0
    6 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Workday Human Capital Management
    8.3
    48 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Job Requisition Management6.26 Ratings8.045 Ratings
    Company Website Posting3.55 Ratings8.339 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media9.02 Ratings8.734 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting3.55 Ratings8.440 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention9.03 Ratings7.839 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking5.55 Ratings8.240 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts5.16 Ratings8.444 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Access PeopleHRWorkday HCM
    Small Businesses
    Zoho People
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Zoho People
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Zoho People
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Zoho People
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Access PeopleHRWorkday HCM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    4.6
    (7 ratings)
    9.0
    (108 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (18 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (13 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.6
    (8 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (7 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (22 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.6
    (6 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (7 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (11 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Access PeopleHRWorkday HCM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    The Access Group
    It's simple to use even for non-technical employees, making it very simple to install even for a workforce that hasn't grown up in the digital age, and for that People HR is the best option to fit in. I haven't got in any situation yet where I see People HR as less appropriate except Applications Tracking Systems as I have never worked on that module much.
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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
    The Access Group
    • Complex reporting is made easy through the reporting capabilities of the system. We have been using reports for the past year and absolutely trust the accuracy of the data produced. The reports are generated easily through the system and can be exported into an editable Excel spreadsheet which is great.
    • The self-service of data is great for freeing up HR time. Employees can update their personal information themselves quickly and easily.
    • The App is a great feature of People HR. A large proportion of our employees work in our warehouse and as such don't have their own computer at work. The app allows those employees easy access to the system on the go.
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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
    The Access Group
    • The UI could do with being more Up to date, i find it easy to use but is quite cartoon like.
    • More Details for skills is required, I have some certifications but the system does not recognise the Brand
    • Emails that are sent out could use an overhaul as they don't stand out as much as i think they should
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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
    The Access Group
    No answers on this topic
    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
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    Usability
    The Access Group
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    The Access Group
    No answers on this topic
    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
    The Access Group
    No answers on this topic
    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
    The Access Group
    No answers on this topic
    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
    The Access Group
    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
    The Access Group
    No answers on this topic
    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
    The Access Group
    No answers on this topic
    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
    The Access Group
    Prior to initially taking out our PeopleHR contract i reviewed many HR systems and PeopleHR seemed the best option as it seemed to have the most functionality for the best price. However that was many years ago now and since being a customer of PeopleHR and now going with Timetastic, i wouldn't recommend PeopleHR. The costs have increased substantially but there hasn't been any significant improvements in the software that we've seen/utilised. There's also a lot of system issues that seem to occur frequently. Not to mention the service has taken a total nosedive since PeopleHR were taken over by Access. Whilst Timetastic is a much more basic system and really just a holiday planner, the cost is cheaper than anything I've seen on the market. For the more HRIS functionality, we've opted to utilise our O365 and create a Sharepoint HR Management Site which is much more cost effecitve us and we can avoid having to deal with Access which is a huge plus
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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
    The Access Group
    No answers on this topic
    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
    The Access Group
    • PeopleHR has reduced the amount of holiday queries coming through to the HR Team. This has saved us around 2 hours per week.
    • PeopleHR has increased visibility to line managers of their team and indirect reports for holiday / time management.
    • The ATS has enabled us to automate responses/templates to all candidates applying for roles, send updates, reject, invite to interview etc. in a much quicker time frame. This has reduced hours of work writing emails per week.
    • PeopleHR has given more responsibility and ownership to our managers to do their roles.
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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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