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BrightHR vs Workday HCM

Updated February 9, 2026

BrightHR vs Workday HCM: Which is best for you?

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£4.50

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Top Rated
  Features
Sick Leave Tracking
4.82
Document Management
4.67
Employee Profiles
4.60
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Employee Benefits Administration
5.0
Employee Self Service
4.86
Benefits Management
4.79
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Integrations
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Outlook
Gmail
Gmail
Google Calendar
Google Calendar
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Boomi
Boomi
Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Azure
SnapLogic
SnapLogic
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Pros / Cons
  • As aforementioned in the Questionaire in the pros and cons, the Bright Safe section for home care providers can benefit more if the software is updated to meet their requirements and needs while the HR section is robustly updated.
  • For our business we were unable to use the clocking in and out software due to multiple locations on different days, if we had employees in one location and on a weekly rota this would of been ideal .
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  • I can quickly book time off, manage my vacation schedule, review my employee information, and stay on top of tasks with clear and helpful notifications.
  • I our case, customer support was through a third party as we were "not large enough to get support directly" through Workday HCM. That third party used a case system. Though we could assign a level of priority based on our needs, the third party could lessen the priority level causing excessive delays for immediate needs.
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Ease-of-Use
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.5/ 5
4.3/ 5
Value for Money
4.3/ 5
4.3/ 5
Customer Support
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.6/ 5
4.3/ 5
Functionality
4.4/ 5
4.4/ 5
Support Options
Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live Rep)
Chat
Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live Rep)
Chat
Training Options
In Person
Live Online
Webinars
Documentation
Videos
In Person
Live Online
Webinars
Documentation
Videos
FrontRunners
N/A
N/A
Advisor
  Recommendations
30 Recommendations
39 Recommendations
Ideal Customer Size
Small
Medium
Large
Small
Medium
Large
Deployment Options
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
On-Premise - Linux
Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
On-Premise - Linux
Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad