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Workday vs greytHR comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

greytHR
Ranking in Cloud HCM
17th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Workday
Ranking in Cloud HCM
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
55
Ranking in other categories
Benefits Administration (1st), Talent Management (2nd), Talent Acquisition (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Cloud HCM category, the mindshare of greytHR is 0.6%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Workday is 18.7%, up from 18.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Asha Rao - PeerSpot reviewer
A great payroll solution for employee self-service, manager self-service, and leave management
We use greytHR for employee self-service, manager self-service, leave management, attendance management, documentation, email notifications, and letter generation greytHR has a great payroll system for India. The solution's OKR system or performance management tool is not so great. The legal…
Sarvesh Kumar Jha - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy to use and provides great flexibility and security
Implementing the solution is generally not easy because it depends on our client's landscape. In the last one and a half years, Workday has started a new implementation approach called launch implementation. This approach allows you, as a client organization, to implement Workday in a shorter amount of time, given that you fulfill certain criteria. It depends on the number of subsidiaries and employees you have and their compensation structure. If it's not too complex, Workday provides its clients with this new approach called launch, where they can quickly onboard with the Workday without many complex requirements. The general implementation for Fortune 500 companies is always complex.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"greytHR has a great payroll system for India."
"It is quite user-friendly."
"We use the platform for tasks, including applying for leaves, communication, and adhering to our organization's policies through efficient goal setting and reviews."
"It helps the users to enroll for the benefits automatically and update their life events without the involvement of HR individuals or back-office staff. It enables a person to take action on their own. It reduces the administrative burden on HR and puts the ownership on the person that is going through the life event, whether it is having a child, taking a leave of absence, or something else. There are easy ways to integrate Workday with your common benefits. At least in the USA, it can be integrated with common benefits providers such as Fidelity, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, etc. It has got a connector that is able to connect with the vendor or the third party to which you are trying to send the eligibility file. It basically allows us to automate or set up the tool, and the integration with the provider is a lot quicker than competing tools. When it comes to reporting on just eligibility and SLSA, it is a lot more user-intuitive. Depending on the purpose of what you are doing, you can grant security rights or roles, for example, you can control whether someone is a benefits administrator doing an independent audit. Workday makes it very easy to do that. It significantly simplifies the reporting process."
"It's intuitive, a very usable tool and it's easy to find the data you're looking for."
"The solution is stable."
"The product is useful for storing employee records."
"Workday is a secure product."
"The solution was very good at reconfiguration and customization of their software. It helped us to meet federal regulations."
 

Cons

"The solution's OKR system or performance management tool is not so great."
"The user interface can be enhanced."
"In terms of reporting, we have to rely on a consultant to do the report customization. The most important thing is to be able to do your own reporting, which it can't do. We rely so much on our consultant to customize reports for us."
"One area that could be improved with Workday is the analytics side."
"One potential feature that could be added is the ability to streamline business processes through quick tips and guided tours. This would allow for a smoother and more guided experience for colleagues as they navigate through different processes and steps. It would be similar to a guidance system or a step-by-step tutorial that could be added after the business process to guide users through it."
"For time management, it does not have a calendar generator. For example, if you want to have a shift calendar for an entire year, you need to push the entire year's calendar into the system instead of being able to generate it using a time management pattern."
"There is a lot of complexity in the configuration of this solution."
"The cost of Workday is certainly not inexpensive. It's very pricey."
"The solution should be more user-friendly."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We need to pay a yearly license for greytHR, which is much cheaper than SAP SuccessFactors."
"I need to pay for a license. It is expensive."
"The pricing for this solution is fairly high. It is not affordable for small and mid-sized companies."
"Its price is pretty high. It is more expensive than what is offered by other competitors in the market."
"It is on a yearly basis."
"You have the license fee per module, and then you have a kind of annual training fee, which is a kind of add-on. I wouldn't say it is exhaustive; it is minor. Licensing is pretty transparent for most of the part."
"Workday is moderately priced - I'd rate its pricing three out of five."
"I rate the product’s pricing a ten out of ten."
"It's very, very expensive."
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Educational Organization
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Computer Software Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about greytHR?
greytHR has a great payroll system for India.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for greytHR?
We need to pay a yearly license for greytHR, which is much cheaper than SAP SuccessFactors.
What needs improvement with greytHR?
The solution's OKR system or performance management tool is not so great. The legal reports should be customized based on the states in India, which goes to the labor department. We should have the...
What are the biggest differences between Workday, Oracle Cloud and SAP SuccessFactors?
Differences between Workday, Oracle Cloud,w and SAP SuccessFactors:w Oracle: "simple interface and deep customization to suit the purpose." SAP: Multiple functionalities that increase process effi...
What do you like most about Workday?
I like its UI and UX. When we were using Oracle or SAP, the UI/UX wasn't very user-friendly for the employees.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Workday?
If you go with the launch implementation approach, the solution is generally not very expensive. If you want to add more features to your subscription, Workday becomes expensive. The solution is fl...
 

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