The Bottom Line
Workday excels at HR and has solid financials. But it's two separate products that don't truly unify. ODE delivers HR, Finance, Procurement, PMO, ITSM, and more in one decision-centric platform — with AI capabilities built in from day one.
Feature Comparison
| Capability | ODE | Workday |
|---|---|---|
| Human Capital Management | ✓ Full HR Suite | ✓ Market Leader |
| Financial Management | ✓ Full FMS | ✓ Strong |
| Payroll | ✓ Built-in | ✓ Available |
| Procurement & Spend | ✓ Full Suite | ⚠ Basic (Strategic Sourcing) |
| Project Management | ✓ Full PMO | ⚠ PSA Only |
| IT Service Management | ✓ Full ITSM | ✗ Not Available |
| Meeting Intelligence | ✓ AI Transcription | ✗ Not Available |
| Contract Management | ✓ Full CLM | ✗ Not Available |
| AI Capabilities | ✓ Native AI Agents | ⚠ Workday AI (limited) |
| Decision Audit Trail | ✓ One Record | ⚠ Per-module logs |
| Unified Data Model | ✓ Single Platform | ⚠ HCM + Financials separate |
Where Workday Excels
- ✓HCM market leader (deep HR expertise)
- ✓Strong financial management
- ✓Adaptive Planning for FP&A
- ✓Large enterprise customer base
Where ODE Wins
- ★70+ modules vs HR + Finance only
- ★True unified platform (not two products)
- ★AI capabilities built-in from day one
- ★Decision intelligence across all operations
- ★Transparent pricing, faster deployment
Pricing Reality
Workday
- • HCM: ~$100-150/user/month
- • Financials: ~$100-200/user/month
- • Adaptive Planning: Additional cost
- • Implementation: $500K-$2M+
- • 6-18 month implementation
ODE
- • All 70+ modules included
- • From $49/user/month
- • HR + Finance + Procurement + PMO + more
- • Self-service or guided implementation
- • Live in weeks
One platform, not two products
See how ODE unifies HR, Finance, and everything else.
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