--- description: Learn more about Workday HCM price, benefits, and disadvantages for businesses in South Africa. Read reviews from verified users and discover similar tools. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: Workday HCM Price, Reviews & Features - Capterra South Africa 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Human Resources Software](/directory/5/human-resource/software) > [Workday HCM](/software/66908/workday-hcm) # Workday HCM Canonical: https://www.capterra.co.za/software/66908/workday-hcm Page: 1 / 72\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/66908/workday-hcm?page=2) > Human capital management system that helps businesses manage hiring, staffing, workforce, budgeting, performances, and more. > > Verdict: Rated **4.5/5** by 1775 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses Workday HCM? Workday HCM is used by HR departments, talent acquisition teams, payroll managers, workforce planners, and global organizations. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.5/5** | 1775 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Workday - **Location**: Pleasanton, US - **Founded**: 2005 ## Commercial Context - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1 000, 1 001–5 000, 5 001–10 000, 10 000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: Arabic, Bulgarian, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese - **Available Countries**: Australia, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - Activity Tracking - Applicant Tracking - Approval Process Control - Attendance Tracking - Automated Scheduling - Benefits Dashboard - Benefits Management - Budget Management - Candidate Management - Career Development - Check Printing - Compensation Management - Compensation Statements - Dashboard - Direct Deposit - Employee Benefits Administration - Employee Database - Employee Management - Employee Portal - Employee Profiles - Employee Scheduling - Employee Self Service - Expense Tracking - Feedback Management - Goal Setting/Tracking - Incident Reporting - Interview Management - Learning Management - Market Data Analysis - Multi-Language - Online Benefits Enrollment - Payroll Management - Payroll Reporting - Performance Management - Performance Metrics - Performance Review Management - Progress Tracking - Receipt Management - Resource Management - Resume Storage - Role-Based Permissions - Self Service Portal - Skills Assessment - Task Management - Tax Compliance - Time Off Management - Time Tracking - Timesheet Management - Trend Analysis - W-2 Preparation ... and 55 more features ## Integrations (18 total) - Benevity - Boomi - Censia - Checkr - Docusign - Google Workspace - Microsoft Azure - Microsoft Teams - MuleSoft CloudHub - Okta - Ping Identity - Salesforce Platform - Slack - SnapLogic - Strada ... and 3 more integrations ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Human Resources Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/5/human-resource/software) ## Related Categories - [Human Resources Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/5/human-resource/software) - [AI Interview Agent](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/34832/ai-interview-agent/software) - [Employee Engagement Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/30817/employee-engagement/software) - [Learning Management Systems](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/30020/learning-management-system/software) - [Talent Management Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/10029/talent-management/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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It also allows you to manage communications with your payroll. > > **Cons**: The main issue is that it can sometimes be tricky to navigate and find the exact section you want to visit. Scheduling PTO can also be tricky including reading your available leave days. > > Overall, I would recommend Workday as it is a simple and effective experience that can make managing your work profile straight forward and doable. ----- ### "Workday Review" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *10 December 2025* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: What I love the most about Workday is that it’s really easy to use and is user friendly. Workday makes life easier when it comes to time off and leave days. Everything is automated and it’s easy to request for leave days and check how many leave days you’re left with. It also makes it easy to manage your details and contracts. In a nutshell, Workday gives the best employee experience > > **Cons**: There is nothing I do not like about Workday. It’s gives us everything we need, and gives us value for money > > My overall experience with Workday has been really great. I have had the best work experience, from managing my personal details, contracts, leave days and any query related to HR. Workday makes all this easy and smooth to manage and with the use of AI, it makes everything efficient and makes the team more efficient in what they do. I love using Workday and will continue using it ----- ### "your workday\! will be a great day" — 4.0/5 > **Gopal** | *06 January 2026* | Human Resources | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Vendor management and candidate management help to manage the data for business leaders, as well as with self-work productivity. > > Overall, the features are good as compared to SAP SF, and Oracle Teleo. if someone is looking for bulk hiring and managing the data, and a single platform workday would be great. ----- ### "Worth The Hype" — 4.0/5 > **Omotola** | *17 January 2026* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Centralization of documents and work processes that makes it easy to have documentation in one place and not scattered all over. > > **Cons**: It wonky when you first get started without clear instructions on how to navigate the workflow. Things are not well grouped in folders or spaces to ensure differentiation. > > Overall, it is a good tool for managing a lot of workers/employees and it make it easy to standardize expectation across multiple departments ----- ### "Comprehensive but Powerful Employee Management Platform" — 4.0/5 > **Bree** | *01 September 2026* | Hospitality | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: I used Workday HCM as a hospitality manager and relied on it for a large portion of our employee management. It was especially useful for hiring and onboarding new staff, managing employee information, tracking hours, and handling payroll-related processes. Having so many HR functions in one system made it easier to manage employees throughout their entire employment lifecycle. Once you get familiar with the platform, it’s a powerful tool for keeping everything organized and accessible. > > **Cons**: The biggest challenge with Workday is that it can feel overwhelming. There are a lot of features and different workflows, and some tasks require several steps that aren’t always intuitive at first. As a manager, I found there was definitely a learning curve, particularly when dealing with less frequent tasks or navigating beyond the functions I used regularly. > > Overall, my experience with Workday HCM was positive. As a hospitality manager, I used it throughout the employee lifecycle—from hiring and onboarding to managing hours and payroll and eventually offboarding staff. It provided a centralized place to manage employees and made many of the administrative responsibilities of managing a large hospitality team much easier. It does take some time to learn, but once you understand the system, it is a very comprehensive HR platform. ----- Page: 1 / 72\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/66908/workday-hcm?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/66908/workday-hcm) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | | ja | | | ko | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | | sv | | ----- ## Structured Data