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Microsoft Viva Insights vs Workday comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Viva Insights
Ranking in Talent Management
10th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Workday
Ranking in Talent Management
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
56
Ranking in other categories
Benefits Administration (1st), Cloud HCM (1st), Talent Acquisition (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Talent Management category, the mindshare of Microsoft Viva Insights is 0.8%, down from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Workday is 17.4%, up from 16.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Talent Management
 

Featured Reviews

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Provides notifications on missed emails and meetings
Microsoft Viva Insights provides notifications on missed emails and meetings.  Microsoft Viva Insights is integrated with Outlook and SharePoint. It helps me to reply and attend all scheduled meetings.  I get very few notifications of Microsoft Viva Insights on my mobile.  I have been using the…
Sarvesh Kumar Jha - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy to use and provides great flexibility and security
Implementing the solution is generally not easy because it depends on our client's landscape. In the last one and a half years, Workday has started a new implementation approach called launch implementation. This approach allows you, as a client organization, to implement Workday in a shorter amount of time, given that you fulfill certain criteria. It depends on the number of subsidiaries and employees you have and their compensation structure. If it's not too complex, Workday provides its clients with this new approach called launch, where they can quickly onboard with the Workday without many complex requirements. The general implementation for Fortune 500 companies is always complex.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Microsoft Viva Insights is integrated with Outlook and SharePoint. It helps me to reply and attend all scheduled meetings."
"Workday is a holistic HR solution."
"We use Workday for all our employee-related information. It is a central hub where we can access pay slips, tax-related information, tax automation, and tax rules. Additionally, it manages employee hiring processes and other HR functions. It's a one-stop solution where employees can find everything about their profile, work experience, and associated technologies."
"It saves a lot of time for onboarding processes."
"I would say that we have definitely seen a return on investment."
"It is easy to use and straightforward."
"The user interface is good and very easy to use."
"The most valuable feature of Workday is the ease of use which is overall user-friendly."
"It is fairly easy to set up"
 

Cons

"I get very few notifications of Microsoft Viva Insights on my mobile."
"The solution needs to be updated with generative UI."
"The navigation of Workday is good but could be better."
"It has missing functionalities. Specific countries, like Germany, didn't have the option to do payroll. Now we need to look for another product for HR."
"In terms of reporting, we have to rely on a consultant to do the report customization. The most important thing is to be able to do your own reporting, which it can't do. We rely so much on our consultant to customize reports for us."
"The finance module of this solution is not great and needs improvement."
"The implementation could have gone a little smoother."
"They don't have worker payroll in the product. We have to solve our payroll. I hope one day they will be able to have their own localized standard payrolls for all countries."
"Workday would be improved with more API connectors."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Its price is pretty high. It is more expensive than what is offered by other competitors in the market."
"I would rate the solution’s pricing a six out of ten."
"With a bigger budget, I would recommend SAP."
"It's very, very expensive."
"The pricing for this solution is fairly high. It is not affordable for small and mid-sized companies."
"You have the license fee per module, and then you have a kind of annual training fee, which is a kind of add-on. I wouldn't say it is exhaustive; it is minor. Licensing is pretty transparent for most of the part."
"It has an annual subscription rate, but I'm not sure how it will work."
"Workday is an expensive solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
20%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Retailer
8%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
University
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Microsoft Viva Insights?
Microsoft Viva Insights is integrated with Outlook and SharePoint. It helps me to reply and attend all scheduled meetings.
What needs improvement with Microsoft Viva Insights?
I get very few notifications of Microsoft Viva Insights on my mobile.
What is your primary use case for Microsoft Viva Insights?
Microsoft Viva Insights provides notifications on missed emails and meetings.
What are the biggest differences between Workday, Oracle Cloud and SAP SuccessFactors?
Differences between Workday, Oracle Cloud,w and SAP SuccessFactors:w Oracle: "simple interface and deep customization to suit the purpose." SAP: Multiple functionalities that increase process effi...
What do you like most about Workday?
I like its UI and UX. When we were using Oracle or SAP, the UI/UX wasn't very user-friendly for the employees.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Workday?
If you go with the launch implementation approach, the solution is generally not very expensive. If you want to add more features to your subscription, Workday becomes expensive. The solution is fl...
 

Also Known As

Volometrix, Microsoft Workplace Analytics
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Sample Customers

facebook, Symantec, L'Oreal, Genentech, Qualcomm
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