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Workday Inc.

Workday Spend Management

Composite Score

7.9 /10

CX Score

8.1 /10

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What is Workday Spend Management?

Make expense reporting seamless. Easily capture, submit, and approve expense reports—at work or on the go—with expense reporting software from Workday. Lower costs, improved accuracy, better expense tracking, and faster reimbursements.

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Awards & Recognition

Workday Spend Management won the following awards in the Expense Management category

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Product Impact
Conflict Resolution

2025

1 Top Rated Capabilities

0 Top Rated Features

2024

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact

2024

0 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

2023

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Service Experience
Product Impact
Conflict Resolution

2023

2022 Data Quadrant Champion

2022

2 Top Rated Capabilities

4 Top Rated Features

2022

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2022

Workday Spend Management Ratings

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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

89 Likeliness to Recommend

5
Since last award

83 Plan to Renew

12
Since last award

90 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

7
Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+84 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Workday Spend Management?

15% Negative

1% Neutral

84% Positive

Pros

Includes Product Enhancements
Respectful
Inspires Innovation
Client Friendly Policies

Feature Ratings

Average 81

Expense Itemization

Expense Policy Aware

Approval Workflow

Expense Detail Tracking

Desktop Browser Support

Single Sign-On (SSO)

Travel Profile

Travel and Accommodation Booking

Mobile App or Mobile Browser Support

Receipt Image Submission

Multi Currency

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 77

Business Value Created

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

Breadth of Features

Ease of Customization

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Data Integration

Workday Spend Management Reviews

King-Fa M.

Role: Finance
Industry: Education
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2020

Great improvement for us

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Workday Spend Management from other similar products?

User interface

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It’s cloud so I could do it from anywhere

What do you dislike most about this product?

Certain reporting tools are lacking

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Great product and used by many higher ed institutions

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Robert P.

Role: Student Academic
Industry: Education
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2020

Does it promises but has high learning curve.

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Workday Spend Management from other similar products?

It's comprehensive.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I can do everything I need to do through the portal.

What do you dislike most about this product?

High learning curve.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Take advantage of all training provided.

Pros

Reliable
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Transparent

Cons

Less Efficient Service

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Education
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2021

Easy to use!

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Saves Time
Client's Interest First
Includes Product Enhancements

Cons

Less Productive
Less Friendly Negotiation
Inhibits Innovation

Workday Spend Management

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Awards & Recognition

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022 Data Quadrant Champion

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

Workday Spend Management Ratings

89 Likeliness to Recommend

5 Since last award

83 Plan to Renew

12 Since last award

90 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

7 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+84 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Workday Spend Management?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Expense Itemization Itemize expenses off a single receipt, identifying specific line items to a person or activity, taxes, tips, and/or rebillable/non-rebillable items.

Expense Policy Aware Configurable with the organization’s expense policy by blocking an expense or travel booking, or raising an alert that prompts for a rationale for exceptions.

Approval Workflow Approval or non-approval of submitted expenses, as well as pre-approval of travel and accommodations reservations before bookings are allowed to be finalized.

Expense Detail Tracking Expense information related to the expense, including reason, attendees, project and/or client information, and whether an expense is re-billable to a client.

Desktop Browser Support Accessible from a web browser, anywhere and anytime, with the appropriate security measures.

Single Sign-On (SSO) Login authentication linked to corporate login credentials, and user account information auto-populated to the expense profile.

Travel Profile The ability to save and apply traveler preferences, such as seat preferences, frequent traveler loyalty card information, upgrade options, etc.

Travel and Accommodation Booking Booking with direct links to airline and hotel information, availability, upgrade options (subject to corporate policy and exception approval), and pricing.

Mobile App or Mobile Browser Support Facilitates the use of the mobile device to capture receipt images, allowing feature expense tracking and submission, with the convenience of mobility.

Receipt Image Submission The ability to take or import photos of the receipts supporting the expense.

Multi Currency The ability to record expenses in multiple currencies in a single report.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Workday Spend Management Reviews

King-Fa M.

Great improvement for us

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Robert P.

Does it promises but has high learning curve.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Easy to use!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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