Oracle ME, part of Oracle Cloud HCM, is the only complete employee experience platform, giving business leaders the power to orchestrate tailored experiences from a comprehensive understanding of each employee—empowering talent to connect, grow, and thrive.
Compare Workday to Oracle ME and see why Oracle is the better choice for you.
Product features |
Workday |
Oracle ME |
Business benefits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unified employee experience platform | Products such as Workday Peakon require integration.1 | Unified platform. | No integrations needed usually means fewer cybersecurity risks. |
| Designated communication tool | No designated communication tool for current employees—only claims to send personalized content through other products.2 | Purpose-built HR tool with a flexible audience builder, visual editor, automated engagement, insights, and more. | Personalized communications help build a better employee experience and shape culture. |
| Native listening tool | Acquired and added tool.3 | Listening tool is natively built within Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM. | Natively built solutions use critical data more effectively to help improve employee-manager relations. |
| Digital assistant with seamless communication | Basic chatbot focused primarily on standard HR queries.4 | Conversational and contextual support interface across HCM, ERP, and CX with more than 90 functional conversations. | Easier access to the right information mobilizes the workforce and eliminates the need for complex training. |
| Digital assistant with multichannel support | Aside from desktop and mobile, supported only through Microsoft Teams and Slack.5 | Open, scalable, and secure multichannel support, such as the web, mobile, SMS, Microsoft Teams, Slack, WeChat, Facebook Messenger, smart speakers, and more. | Enabling users to connect to the organization in the way they feel most comfortable drives engagement without losing context. |
| Engaging help desk | Less robust functionality, ServiceNow integration is a common substitute.6 | Intelligent case management with quick and consistent HR service. | Effective case management helps reduce HR calls, increase employee satisfaction, and drive down costs. |
| Interactive employee directory | Standard searchable organizational talent profile with skills and interests available.7 | Consumer-grade profile to showcase interests, expertise, and social media links, with powerful tagging search capabilities. | Workplace relationships are enriched by an interactive directory that helps people find expertise and mentorship while sharing interests and feedback. |
Product comparison as of January 2023
1 Kristiana, “Set Up Peakon’s Workday Integration”, Peakon Support, 3 January 2023, https://support.peakon.com/hc/en-us/articles/4405995533714-Set-up-Peakon-s-Workday-integration
2 “Employee Experience Management Solutions”, Workday, Accessed 6 January 2023, https://www.workday.com/en-us/solutions/role/enterprise-hr/employee-experience-management.html
3 Somers, David, “Workday to Acquire Peakon: Why Employee Engagement Matters”, Workday Blog, 28 January 2021, https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2021/workday-acquire-peakon-employee-engagement.html
4 Piret, Maria, “Workday Assistant is Here to Help”, Lynn University Workday Documentation, 8 September 2022, https://kb.lynn.edu/display/WDAYDOCS/Workday+Assistant+is+Here+to+Help
5 Kerry, “Workday Assistant Chatbot is Here!”, TeamUpHR, 2022, https://www.teamuphr.com/single-post/workday-assistant-chatbot-is-here
6 “HR Service Delivery Integration with Workday”, ServiceNow Product Documentation, 3 February 2022, https://docs.servicenow.com/en-US/bundle/sandiego-employee-service-management/page/product/human-resources/concept/w-integration.html
7 “Workday Talent Optimization”, Workday, Accessed 6 January 2023, https://www.workday.com/content/dam/web/en-us/documents/datasheets/datasheet-workday-talent-management.pdf