Answer 7 questions to evaluate how your Workday spend compares to market rates and identify pricing gaps.
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Question 1 of 7Workday Benchmarking
Question 1 of 7
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What is your total annual Workday spend (subscription + support)?
Understanding your total investment is the starting point for any benchmarking exercise.
Under $1M/year
$1M-$5M/year
$5M-$15M/year
$15M+/year
Question 2 of 7
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Have you ever benchmarked your Workday pricing independently?
Independent benchmarking compares your pricing against similar organisations. Most Workday customers have never benchmarked.
Yes — independent benchmark within last 2 years
Informal comparison with peers
Compared against Workday-provided data only
Never benchmarked
Question 3 of 7
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How does your organisation size compare to Workday pricing bands?
Workday offers volume-based pricing. Crossing band thresholds (5K, 10K, 25K, 50K+ FSEs) should trigger rate reductions.
At a band threshold — rate reflects volume
Growing toward next band
Exceeded a band but rate not adjusted
Unsure of pricing band impact
Question 4 of 7
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Has Workday applied annual uplifts to your subscription?
Annual uplifts of 3-8% are standard but negotiable. Without a cap, costs escalate significantly over a multi-year term.
Uplift capped at 3% or below
Uplift capped at 3-5%
Uplift at 5-8% or uncapped
Unknown uplift terms
Question 5 of 7
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Do you pay separately for Workday implementation partners?
Implementation and AMS (Application Management Services) costs are a major part of total Workday investment.
Implementation complete, minimal AMS spend
Moderate ongoing AMS/support costs
Significant AMS spend ($500K+/year)
Major ongoing implementation or AMS costs
Question 6 of 7
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Have you evaluated whether your module mix is cost-effective?
Some modules are high-cost relative to value delivered. Benchmarking by module identifies the best optimisation targets.
Module costs assessed and optimised
Aware of module costs but not optimised
Total cost known but not broken down by module
No module-level cost visibility
Question 7 of 7
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Do you know what discount level you received vs Workday list price?
Workday list prices are high. Typical enterprise discounts range from 15-40% depending on size and negotiation.
Significant discount (30%+) documented
Moderate discount (15-30%)
Small discount or unsure of level
No visibility into discount vs list
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