Avature vs Workday Talent Management

Avature is a talent management, recruiting and HR solution. Reviewers were most pleased with the recruiting tools saying it was easy to reach out to candidates, send automated emails, analyze the candidate pool and easily access past employment. They liked the dashboard and felt the system was easy to navigate with sophisticated search functionality. Most felt the support was adequate and the customer service was responsive, leading to easy setup and implementation. Many customized it to fit their specific workflows and found it useful. Other well-reviewed features included reporting and automation. One standard warning from reviewers was that Avature is a platform with robust features. They advised potential users to understand their priorities and requirements list inside and out before adopting the platform. Otherwise, this could lead to using a platform with more features than a smaller or less complicated business might need. Reviewers reported some issues with integrations and found the resume management somewhat unwieldy. Overall, Avature is an appropriate choice for medium and large enterprise ventures with complex recruiting needs. It’s beneficial for companies who screen large talent pools and want a broader HR suite.

Workday is a talent management, HCM and workday management app. Reviewers loved the friendly customer service and felt the PTO feature worked well when it came to leave management. Reviewers also felt they got good value for their money in the majority of reviews that talked about price. Integrations were praised as being functional. That included the API, compliance service and third-party apps in general. Last, users especially like the recruiting tools that helped with acclimating new hires, candidate selection and gave insight into the organizational structure. Reviewers had the biggest issues with its ease of use. While there was a significant minority who felt that it worked just fine, others struggled with the design and navigation. Several said it was, “clunky.” In particular, users had issues with the way it handled permissions and access. They described it as a difficult process to see all the information they needed. The other big issue was the learning curve. Many described it as over-complicated and said it updated too frequently. They felt it was difficult to learn. Workday is a good option for medium to large enterprises. It may be too complicated and expensive for small business owners. It’s especially helpful in recruiting and employee data management for companies that need greater functionality.