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Market Segments
Enterprise (53.1% of reviews)
Enterprise (74.7% of reviews)
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BrainStorm
Star Rating
(41)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (53.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
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Star Rating
(1,461)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (74.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about Workday HCMBrainStorm vs Workday HCM
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found BrainStorm easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with BrainStorm overall.
- Reviewers felt that Workday HCM meets the needs of their business better than BrainStorm.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that BrainStorm is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of BrainStorm over Workday HCM.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
BrainStorm
No pricing availableWorkday HCM
No pricing availableFree Trial
BrainStorm
Free Trial is available
Workday HCM
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.4
28
8.5
1,154
Ease of Use
8.7
31
8.2
1,172
Ease of Setup
8.9
21
7.6
296
Ease of Admin
8.5
25
7.5
237
Quality of Support
9.6
28
8.1
898
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.5
25
8.1
219
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
29
8.1
1,138
Features by Category
Core HR
Not enough data
8.6
386
Not enough data
8.7
351
Not enough data
8.2
222
Not enough data
8.3
327
Not enough data
8.3
275
Not enough data
8.4
329
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.9
38
Platform
Not enough data
7.5
203
Not enough data
8.0
177
Not enough data
7.9
167
Not enough data
8.3
206
Not enough data
8.5
206
Not enough data
8.0
175
Not enough data
8.2
203
Not enough data
8.4
205
Employee Self Service
Not enough data
8.8
363
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
320
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
248
Administration
Not enough data
8.7
273
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
328
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
327
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
208
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
266
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
174
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
266
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
264
Not enough data
8.8
257
Taxes
Not enough data
8.6
211
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Integration
Not enough data
8.3
168
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
209
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
160
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
202
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
8.5
292
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
299
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
315
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
269
|
Verified
Benefits Administration Platform Features
Not enough data
8.6
306
Not enough data
8.5
277
Not enough data
8.1
175
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
265
Not enough data
8.7
297
Not enough data
8.5
186
Not enough data
8.3
209
Benefits Administration Platform Features
Not enough data
8.6
306
Not enough data
8.5
277
Not enough data
8.1
175
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
265
Not enough data
8.7
297
Not enough data
8.5
186
Not enough data
8.6
280
Not enough data
8.3
209
Not enough data
8.4
177
Not enough data
8.2
30
Not enough data
8.4
32
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.9
19
Not enough data
7.1
19
Not enough data
7.0
19
Platform
Not enough data
7.5
203
Not enough data
8.0
177
Not enough data
7.9
167
Not enough data
8.3
206
Not enough data
8.5
206
Not enough data
8.0
175
Not enough data
8.2
203
Not enough data
8.4
205
Processing
Not enough data
7.9
27
Not enough data
8.3
24
Not enough data
8.5
25
Not enough data
8.5
24
Compliance
Not enough data
8.1
24
Not enough data
8.3
25
Not enough data
8.1
24
Integration
Not enough data
8.5
29
Not enough data
8.3
25
Not enough data
8.2
22
Reporting
Not enough data
8.4
21
Not enough data
8.4
21
Not enough data
8.4
23
User Analysis
7.9
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
User Support
9.2
8
Not enough data
6.4
6
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
Walkthrough Type
9.3
9
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform Basics - Digital Adoption Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics - Digital Adoption Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functions - Digital Adoption Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Digital Adoption Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Basics
9.6
9
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
Content
8.3
9
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
Performance
7.5
8
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
Training & eLearning
8.1
19
8.6
19
8.2
21
8.3
19
8.2
19
8.2
19
7.6
16
8.8
20
8.5
17
8.7
19
8.4
19
8.5
19
Training & eLearning
8.1
19
8.6
19
8.2
21
8.3
19
6.1
6
Not enough data
8.2
19
8.2
19
7.6
16
8.8
20
8.5
17
8.7
19
8.4
19
8.5
19
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Operations
Not enough data
8.6
24
Not enough data
8.7
22
Not enough data
8.7
21
Not enough data
8.9
23
Not enough data
8.7
19
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.6
66
Not enough data
8.2
57
Not enough data
8.8
70
Platform Content
Not enough data
8.9
70
Not enough data
8.6
72
Not enough data
8.7
75
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.4
63
Not enough data
8.4
65
Not enough data
7.8
52
Not enough data
8.5
56
Not enough data
7.9
49
Not enough data
8.5
55
Not enough data
8.3
60
Performance reviews
Not enough data
8.4
62
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
60
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
67
|
Verified
Goals
Not enough data
8.6
65
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
59
|
Verified
Feedback
Not enough data
8.3
60
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
57
Not enough data
7.6
50
Not enough data
7.3
32
Data
Not enough data
8.5
62
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
61
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Performance Management
Not enough data
6.7
14
Not enough data
6.9
14
Platform Basics
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Training & Learning
9.7
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
6.0
5
Not enough data
Data & Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Basic Features
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Risk Mitigation
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
6
Analytics
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Sourcing
Not enough data
7.7
120
Not enough data
7.8
123
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.2
6
Candidate Management - Applicant Tracking System
Not enough data
8.1
119
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.6
6
Platform
Not enough data
7.5
203
Not enough data
8.0
177
Not enough data
7.9
167
Not enough data
8.3
206
Not enough data
8.5
206
Not enough data
8.0
175
Not enough data
8.2
203
Not enough data
8.4
205
AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Onboarding
Not enough data
6.7
11
Not enough data
6.5
11
Not enough data
6.8
11
Not enough data
6.9
12
Not enough data
7.0
11
Platform Content
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
202
Not enough data
8.5
203
Not enough data
8.1
98
Not enough data
8.5
173
Not enough data
8.4
158
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.5
134
Not enough data
8.2
150
Not enough data
8.2
166
Not enough data
8.4
227
Not enough data
8.4
237
Platform Data
Not enough data
8.0
169
Not enough data
8.4
198
Not enough data
8.5
87
Platform
Not enough data
7.5
203
Not enough data
8.0
177
Not enough data
7.9
167
Not enough data
8.3
206
Not enough data
8.5
206
Not enough data
8.0
175
Not enough data
8.2
203
Not enough data
8.4
205
Recruiting and Onboarding
Not enough data
8.1
208
Not enough data
8.4
271
Basic Features - AI Interview Agent
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Bias Audit - AI Interview Agent
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Transcription - AI Interview Agent
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Capability - AI Interview Agent
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Course Authoring
7.7
10
8.7
19
7.2
10
8.4
20
7.8
10
8.4
19
5.7
9
8.3
19
Course Delivery
8.5
9
8.7
19
8.7
9
8.7
21
7.8
9
8.4
20
Course Management
7.1
8
8.0
19
8.1
8
8.3
19
5.6
8
8.8
20
6.7
8
8.7
20
LMS Marketplace
Feature Not Available
8.4
17
6.3
8
7.8
18
Feature Not Available
7.4
16
Interface
8.8
7
8.5
20
5.0
7
8.3
19
Training & eLearning
8.1
19
8.6
19
8.2
21
8.3
19
8.2
19
8.2
19
6.2
7
8.2
19
7.6
16
8.8
20
8.5
17
8.7
19
8.4
19
8.5
19
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.3
10
Not enough data
7.3
10
Not enough data
7.3
10
Agentic AI - Corporate Learning Management Systems
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Time Tracking
Not enough data
8.6
330
Not enough data
8.5
254
Not enough data
8.5
202
Client Invoicing
Not enough data
8.2
153
Not enough data
8.5
177
Not enough data
8.2
148
Mobile Time Tracking
Not enough data
8.7
253
Administration
Not enough data
8.3
147
Not enough data
8.5
213
Not enough data
8.6
208
Not enough data
8.6
181
Not enough data
8.6
210
Platform
Not enough data
8.6
203
Not enough data
8.4
165
Not enough data
8.4
149
Not enough data
8.6
221
Not enough data
8.0
184
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform
Not enough data
7.5
203
Not enough data
8.0
177
Not enough data
7.9
167
Not enough data
8.3
206
Not enough data
8.5
206
Not enough data
8.0
175
Not enough data
8.2
203
Not enough data
8.4
205
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
BrainStorm and Workday HCM are categorized as Corporate Learning Management Systems
Unique Categories
BrainStorm is categorized as Customer Education, Microlearning Platforms, Digital Adoption Platform, and Learning Experience Platforms (LXP)
Workday HCM is categorized as Healthcare HR, Pay Equity, Multi-Country Payroll, Career Management, Onboarding, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), Benefits Administration, Time Tracking, Core HR, Payroll, Performance Management, HCM Software, and AI Interview Agent
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
BrainStorm
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Workday HCM
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Government Administration
12.9%
Information Technology and Services
9.7%
Hospital & Health Care
9.7%
Manufacturing
6.5%
Real Estate
6.5%
Other
54.8%
Information Technology and Services
11.4%
Computer Software
9.3%
Internet
6.0%
Hospital & Health Care
6.0%
Financial Services
5.3%
Other
62.1%
Alternatives
Discussions
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Can you explain workday financial in more detail?
2 Comments
LB
You got me interested. I have an interview coming up soon and I don't know how to properly ask questions that are important to me about remuneration and the...Read more
What is included in Workday HCM?
2 Comments
ST
Workday Student includes Student Recruiting, Admissions*, Curriculum Management*, Records*, Academic Advising*, Financial Aid* and Student Financials*Read more
What is Workday HCM used for?
1 Comment
MA
Workday HCM is used to manage the full employee lifecycle in one integrated platform. It supports core HR functions such as maintaining employee records,...Read more
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