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Paycom vs Workday HCM comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 21, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
4.0
Paycom saves time in payroll processing, potentially reduces costs, and offers in-house efficiency, despite some users finding it costly.
Sentiment score
5.7
Workday HCM delivers significant time savings and ROI through streamlined HR tasks, reducing manual work, and enhancing engagement.
The accuracy with timekeeping has been one of the largest game changers.
Associate Director, Talent at a non-profit with 201-500 employees
We have saved time and money by doing our own payroll in-house and by utilizing Paycom as a software system to provide us with the support we need to run an efficient operation.
Human Resources And Payroll Director at a manufacturing company with 1-10 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.0
Paycom's customer service is efficient and responsive, but lacks weekend availability and certain feature solutions.
Sentiment score
6.6
Workday HCM support is generally responsive, with a strong community, though customization in regions like Korea needs improvement.
Customer support is rated ten out of ten.
Payroll analyst
They immediately responded to me, and the support was awesome.
School Director at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
Our specific Paycom representative is always very responsive.
HR Administrator at a educational organization with 201-500 employees
With Workday, I can pick up the phone, call them on Teams, and they answer immediately.
Senior people and systems analyst at B_labs & Mylo
Making tech support more accessible could help with customization needs.
Senior Lead - Portal Rewards at BrowserStack
You typically get a response the same day.
Senior Software Engineer at a consultancy with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
4.2
Paycom's scalability is generally praised, though users suggest improvements like advanced tracking metrics and enhanced workflow features.
Sentiment score
7.6
Workday HCM is scalable and flexible, ideal for medium to large enterprises with diverse global roles and customization options.
since we have gone live with Paycom, they have implemented at least two of our suggestions to improve our work around those issues.
HR System Analyst at a wellness & fitness company with 1,001-5,000 employees
I think there are some more complex employee tracking metrics and features that could be useful as we scale, such as if an employee has an incident that we need to file or different workflows where managers could request employee changes, and then it comes to us in Human Resources to make those changes.
HR Administrator at a educational organization with 201-500 employees
Paycom's scalability is not good because you have to do everything one at a time.
People Services Partner at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
We have moved from 800 to 1,600 headcount, and I have found it to be very scalable.
Senior Lead - Portal Rewards at BrowserStack
Workday Human Capital Management is very much scalable; all you need is a browser to work or access your data, even for implementation purposes.
Senior Software Engineer at a consultancy with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.8
Paycom is praised for its stability, reliability, and accurate data handling, with isolated stability challenges noted by some users.
Sentiment score
7.9
Workday HCM is highly stable, with a 97% uptime and minor weekly login slowness, praised for its reliability and adaptability.
I have never seen a breakdown of the software or any late response.
Senior Lead - Portal Rewards at BrowserStack
 

Room For Improvement

Paycom struggles with complex interface, inconsistent customer support, and lacks streamlined configurations, challenging user navigation and task management.
Workday HCM faces challenges in customization, reporting, integration, pricing, performance, and usability, needing improvements and enhancements.
The lack of a sandbox and the lack of being able to view as a different viewer is extremely frustrating in this system.
Associate Director, Talent at a non-profit with 201-500 employees
Customer service is very important to us because if you don't have good customer service and a good account manager, you lose it.
Senior Controller at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
I wish Paycom would spend more time training their new reps and not handing off what I would consider a legacy client to someone that is brand new.
Executive Assistant at a hospitality company with 11-50 employees
While there is mass upload functionality where we can load shifts for all people or specific groups, we need to select multiple people and assign them to a schedule from the interface itself.
Senior people and systems analyst at B_labs & Mylo
The compensation module is not dynamic enough or flexible enough to accommodate the complexities in our salary structure.
Senior Lead - Portal Rewards at BrowserStack
Creating complex reports has a steep learning curve and often requires specified training.
System engineer at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
 

Setup Cost

Enterprise users find Paycom costs optimal but often rely on management for detailed pricing and setup information.
Workday HCM is seen as expensive, with tiered pricing based on modules and headcount, offering significant features and ROI.
I did not find it to be very expensive overall, and the fees seemed reasonable.
Executive Assistant at a hospitality company with 11-50 employees
 

Valuable Features

Paycom excels in AI navigation, customizable reports, security, and intuitive UI, offering strong support and scalability for businesses.
Workday HCM centralizes HR tasks with user-friendly tools, seamless integration, automation, and robust analytics for efficient data management.
The big takeaway is that Paycom is very customizable, so for organizations that might be growing and scaling, and that may change in terms of how they use the platform over time, the platform can really evolve with you as the organization changes and evolves.
Senior Human Resources Business Partner at a recruiting/HR firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
The interface itself is very intuitive as far as a brand new user could log in and with a few clicks figure out where things live and how to make changes really easily.
Executive Assistant at a hospitality company with 11-50 employees
The best feature of Paycom is that punches are clearly visible in the timecard in sequence. This is a very useful feature.
Payroll analyst
We now have real-time visibility into our global headcount and labor costs, which allows our leadership to make faster data-driven decisions.
System engineer at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
What I appreciate best about Workday is the recruiting component.
Senior Analyst at Eos Intelligence
The interface of Workday is superior.
Senior people and systems analyst at B_labs & Mylo
 

Categories and Ranking

Paycom
Ranking in Talent Management
64th
Ranking in Cloud HCM
35th
Ranking in Talent Acquisition
43rd
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
4.9
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Workday HCM
Ranking in Talent Management
2nd
Ranking in Cloud HCM
1st
Ranking in Talent Acquisition
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
66
Ranking in other categories
Benefits Administration (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Cloud HCM category, the mindshare of Paycom is 0.8%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Workday HCM is 9.8%, down from 17.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud HCM Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Workday HCM9.8%
Paycom0.8%
Other89.4%
Cloud HCM
 

Featured Reviews

Rebecca Ocampo - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Director, Talent at a non-profit with 201-500 employees
Centralized HR workflows have streamlined hiring and reviews but reporting still needs improvement
The biggest piece that frustrates me is that there is no sandbox. There is nowhere for a person to just click a bunch of buttons or view as a different viewer. It is sometimes really challenging from an administrative standpoint to understand what another person is seeing as far as their access. Sometimes Paycom verbiage is a little confusing from my standpoint. I find that words I used in previous HRIS systems or any type of customer-facing system that I have used previously sometimes do not mean the same thing in Paycom. I think I am doing one thing and then it turns out I might be doing a different thing. I do think Talent Acquisition, or maybe even separate modules in general, can show they were maybe not created by the same person because they operate differently. For example, most of your workflows are built into a specific space, but Talent Acquisition seems to run completely independently. You could tell other people have been doing different modules. That is one of the biggest pain points. The reporting is also a little tricky if you are not used to having more of something already set up for you. The reporting is not intuitive. You really have to know exactly the thing you are looking for, exactly the name of the fields, and because I struggle a little bit with the verbiage and just generally moving from one system to this system, or multiple systems to this, and this system is the only one that calls it something different, I sometimes have a very difficult time in reporting finding what I need. Most times when I am looking for a very specific metric or a very specific piece of data and I reach out to the representatives at Paycom, or even when I cannot figure out how to make something function, I have been told it is something that does not exist. They put it on the development piece, but then I am creating multiple reports and having to merge them on my own. The reporting aspect of Paycom is not my favorite. The lack of a sandbox and the lack of being able to view as a different viewer is extremely frustrating in this system. Paycom is rapidly improving, so they make a lot of improvements pretty quickly and you do not really know what is happening. You can see it on webinars and other things, but truth be told, I do not know who has time to really go into every improvement every other day to see what is new and what has improved. A lot of the time we are just functioning in our jobs and then noticing that something has changed. It is a little tough to stay on top of the upgrades and the changes.
Amit_Rai - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer at a consultancy with 1,001-5,000 employees
Automation has transformed hire to retire processes and delivers powerful HR analytics
In Workday Human Capital Management, I feel that the security part needs to be improved. Workday gives complete control to the implementers regarding security and who is going to see what data. There are sometimes loopholes that are not identified unless fully tested. If Workday had a security alert system, even a small alert would help the security architect secure all information better, especially sensitive data such as payroll. Additionally, customization is another area of improvement, as Workday provides a default blue and yellow theme, which may not align with a company's branding. If Workday provided the option to customize themes based on a company's preferences, it would enhance the user experience.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
20%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Healthcare Company
9%
Wholesaler/Distributor
8%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise4
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business18
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise50
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Paycom?
The pricing and costing part is handled by my owner. I am not aware about the pricing and costing details.
What needs improvement with Paycom?
Regarding improvements, I am very happy to share how Paycom can be improved. The Direct Data Exchange is one of the most useful features and clearly shows how many edits we have made by the employe...
What is your primary use case for Paycom?
As part of the payroll team, we use Paycom for approving punches, reviewing timecards, and checking reports. We review punches that employees request and verify them through another portal before a...
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...
How easy is to maintain Workday, Oracle Cloud, and SuccessFactors?
I implemented Workday in 2024 and without having previous Workday experience, it was very challenging. I spent most of 2025 putting out fires and cleaning up the business processes that came with l...
What needs improvement with Workday?
Workday can be improved in terms of reporting and customization. Sometimes it is difficult to create custom reports and requires extra effort or support. The user interface can also be confusing in...
 

Comparisons

 

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Workday Human Capital Management
 

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Sample Customers

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AAA, Allied Global, Avago Technologies Limited, Aviva, Cardinal Health, CareFusion, Chiquita Brands International, Equifax, Flextronics, HP, Life Time Fitness, McKee Foods, MGM Resorts International, Sanofi, ServiceSource International, Symantec, TripAdvisor, Yahoo!
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