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Workday, Inc.

Workday Strategic Sourcing

Composite Score

7.6 /10

CX Score

7.7 /10

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What is Workday Strategic Sourcing?

Workday Strategic Sourcing (includes Scout RFP) streamlines the source-to-contract process. With unprecedented levels of collaboration and visibility, sourcing has never been easier.

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Awards & Recognition

Workday Strategic Sourcing won the following awards in the Strategic Sourcing category

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2026 Data Quadrant Champion

Latest Award, 2026

6 Top Rated Capabilities

5 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2026

6 Top Rated Capabilities

7 Top Rated Features

2025

6 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

2023

2022 Data Quadrant Champion

2022

6 Top Rated Capabilities

6 Top Rated Features

2022

Workday Strategic Sourcing Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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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.

81 Likeliness to Recommend

99 Plan to Renew

79 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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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.

+82 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 Strategic Sourcing?

2% Negative

7% Neutral

91% Positive

Pros

Efficient Service
Effective Service
Acts with Integrity
Saves Time

Feature Ratings

Average 78

Procurement Management

Supplier Management

Community Support

Capacity Management

Catalog Management

Contract Management

Communications

Spend Analysis

Workflow Management

Auction Management

ERFx

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 79

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of Customization

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Workday Strategic Sourcing Reviews

Kay S.

Role: Operations
Industry: Banking
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2024

Reliable product with good support

Likeliness to Recommend

6 /10

What differentiates Workday Strategic Sourcing from other similar products?

Integration with other workday products

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The user interface

What do you dislike most about this product?

The implementation process

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Do your research and only if if this something you can’t do without

Pros

Acts with Integrity
Generous Negotitation
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Role: Vendor Management
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2024

Highly adaptable, excellent customer support!

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Enables Productivity
Respectful

Jasvinder S.

Role: Industry Specific Role
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2025

Great integration but with limited flexibility

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Workday Strategic Sourcing from other similar products?

stands out with seamless Workday integration, AI-driven insights, real-time collaboration, supplier risk management, and automation, enhancing procurement efficiency and strategic decision-making.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

real-time collaboration streamline procurement, enhance supplier management, and drive smarter, data-informed sourcing decisions efficiently

What do you dislike most about this product?

limited customization, and dependency on Workday ERP, which can restrict flexibility for organizations using other procurement systems

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Ensure Workday ERP alignment, assess customization needs, invest in training, leverage AI-driven insights, and explore integration capabilities to maximize efficiency and optimize strategic sourcing workflows

Pros

Unique Features
Saves Time
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Cons

Inhibits Innovation
Slower Product Innovation
Less Inspiring

Workday Strategic Sourcing

What is Workday Strategic Sourcing?

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Awards & Recognition

2026 Data Quadrant Champion

2022 Data Quadrant Champion

Workday Strategic Sourcing Ratings

81 Likeliness to Recommend

99 Plan to Renew

79 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+82 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Workday Strategic Sourcing?

Pros

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

Procurement Management Includes purchasing and procurement management, as well as supplier management and optimization.

Supplier Management Supplier collaboration, including Quarterly Business Review Meetings, Scorecards, KPI and SLAs.

Community Support Highly personal support service to both buyer and supplier communities, ensuring proposal uptake and supplier help.

Capacity Management Monitor system utilization and provide alerts when pre-defined thresholds are reached.

Catalog Management Includes customizable shipping and payment options, product pricing, advanced catalog search, and navigation.

Contract Management Includes automated contract renewal, approval process, compliance management, and contract database.

Communications Includes communication portals or secure messaging or automated alerts.

Spend Analysis Includes data visibility and quality, supplier ranking, and compliance and reporting.

Workflow Management Includes ability to support flexible and comprehensive workflow-based capabilities.

Auction Management Includes bid management, bidder management and buyer notifications.

ERFx Evaluation and scoring of supplier responses.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

Workday Strategic Sourcing Reviews

Kay S.

Reliable product with good support

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Highly adaptable, excellent customer support!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Jasvinder S.

Great integration but with limited flexibility

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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Feature Ratings

Procurement Management

Supplier Management

Community Support

Capacity Management

Catalog Management

Contract Management

Communications

Spend Analysis

Workflow Management

Auction Management

ERFx

Vendor Capability Ratings

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of Customization

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training