What is Workday Workforce Management?
Create strategic workforce plans. Get the collaborative tools and insight your organization needs to build smarter workforce plans. With workforce planning from Workday, you can make better decisions and meet your business goals.
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90 Likeliness to Recommend
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78 Plan to Renew
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81 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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Emotional Footprint Overview
Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.
+78 Net Emotional Footprint
The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.
How much do users love Workday Workforce Management?
Pros
- Caring
- Includes Product Enhancements
- Security Protects
- Helps Innovate
How to read the Emotional Footprint
The Net Emotional Footprint measures high-level user sentiment towards particular product offerings. It aggregates emotional response ratings for various dimensions of the vendor-client relationship and product effectiveness, creating a powerful indicator of overall user feeling toward the vendor and product.
While purchasing decisions shouldn't be based on emotion, it's valuable to know what kind of emotional response the vendor you're considering elicits from their users.
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Feature Ratings
Workforce Scheduling
Time Capture Physical
Labor Costing and Splitting
Time Capture
Workforce Planning and Forecasting
Shift Management
Rate Policies
Staffing
Attendance Management and Policies
Workforce Dashboards and Reporting
Absence Management
Vendor Capability Ratings
Ease of IT Administration
Business Value Created
Ease of Implementation
Ease of Customization
Availability and Quality of Training
Vendor Support
Quality of Features
Breadth of Features
Ease of Data Integration
Usability and Intuitiveness
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
Workday Workforce Management Reviews
Lorenzo I.
- Role: Human Resources
- Industry: Finance
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Mar 2026
Decent Choice for Workforce Management.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Workday Workforce Management from other similar products?
What makes Workday different from other HR tools is that it is an all in one system. Here you can manage attendance, payroll, scheduling, and employee data all in one place. This is very convenient for us. Also the special thing is that it is cloud based. You can access it from anywhere. This feature makes it modern and powerful.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
My favorite aspect is its centralized system. You don’t have to use separate software. Everything is in one place which saves time and reduces confusion. This is helpful for HR teams as they can easily manage data. You can also easily generate reports and understand how employees performance or attendance is going.
What do you dislike most about this product?
The biggest problem is its complexity. This system is not easy for new users. When you use it for the first time, many things are not understood and training is required. One more issue is its speed. Sometimes the system becomes slow, especially when the data is high. This spoils the experience a little. If the speed is improved, the overall experience can be much better.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
I suggest you start with small tasks like attendance or simple reports. Then gradually try advanced features. This way you will not feel overloaded and will be able to learn better.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Unique Features
- Effective Service
- Inspires Innovation
Vinicius F.
- Role: Operations
- Industry: Chemicals
- Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Submitted Dec 2025
Very good software, I trust on it.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Workday Workforce Management from other similar products?
Easy to use and lots of functionalities, Also interface is very modern and clear, you don't get tired of it when using it.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Most of the times is very intuitive, and has a good interface and functionalities.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Some reports and functionalities are not easy to get. Sometimes finding and running some transactions that are not in your day to day could be easier.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Go for it, just make sure you have all the reports you need to run and make them easy to get. Interface for most day to day uses will be easy.
Pros
- Enables Productivity
- Helps Innovate
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
Cons
- Slower Product Innovation
Derek H.
- Role: C-Level
- Industry: Telecommunications
- Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Submitted Jul 2025
Workday is cost effective and fantastic
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Workday Workforce Management from other similar products?
First is the cost, Workday is often much more cost effective than other options. Next is the options it offers, we get much more with Workday.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
I love how easy it is to navigate. The rollout was seamless, even with employees who are less tech savy.
What do you dislike most about this product?
I don't have any issues/cons with Workday. We get everything we need and more.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
If you are looking for an easy way to manage time, PTO, benefits and other aspects of your workforce - this is it.
Pros
- Unique Features
- Inspires Innovation
- Appreciates Incumbent Status
- Helps Innovate
