Workday
Employee experience & wellbeing
Workday customers delivering personalized help, journeys, listening, and self-service.
HR software comparison
Workday vs Microsoft
Compare product categories, modules, capabilities, buyer fit, and pricing side by side.
Where the product scope overlaps
CategoryWorkdayMicrosoft
Contingent workforce / VMS
IncludedWorkday VNDLY
Not listed
Core HR / HRIS
IncludedWorkday Core HCM
Not listed
Employee experience & wellbeing
IncludedWorkday Employee Experience
IncludedMicrosoft Viva
Engagement & surveys
IncludedWorkday Peakon Employee Voice
Not listed
HR service delivery
IncludedWorkday HR Service Delivery
Not listed
Leave & absence
IncludedWorkday Absence Management
Not listed
Skills & internal mobility
IncludedWorkday Skills Cloud
Not listed
Workforce planning
IncludedWorkday Adaptive Planning for the Workforce
Not listed
Buyer-fit signals
Why each product enters a shortlist
Microsoft
Employee experience & wellbeing
Microsoft 365 organizations bringing communications, knowledge, learning, and insight into Teams.
Feature-by-feature
Capability comparison
Use this overview to prepare your demonstration. Confirm detailed workflows, regional availability, and packaging directly with each vendor.
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Open category guide →Employee experience & wellbeing
CapabilityWorkdayMicrosoft
Digital front doorProvide a personalized starting point for employee content and services.
IncludedIncludedEmployee communicationsTarget, publish, and measure employee communications.
IncludedIncludedEmployee journeysCoordinate personalized moments and cross-functional tasks.
IncludedNot listedWellbeing accessOffer physical, mental, social, or financial wellbeing services.
Not listedIncludedExperience insightMeasure reach, usage, sentiment, experience, or work patterns.
IncludedIncludedWorkflow and configurationConfigurable rules, approvals, forms, or orchestration.
IncludedNot listedReporting and analyticsOperational reporting, dashboards, metrics, or exports.
IncludedIncludedRoles, permissions, and auditRole-based access, permissions, privacy controls, or audit history.
Not listedNot listedIntegrations and APIPublished connectors, APIs, webhooks, or managed data exchange.
IncludedIncludedSelf-service and mobileEmployee, manager, candidate, or supplier self-service and mobile access.
IncludedIncludedLocalization and complianceCountry, language, regulatory, or policy localization.
Not listedNot listedAI and automationDocumented AI-assisted analysis, recommendations, generation, or agents.
IncludedIncluded