Oracle HCM Cloudvs
Workday


Workday: Cloud-based HCM platform for enterprise talent management and payroll with comparable feature breadth.

Complete cloud HCM solution
As of 30 August 2026, Oracle HCM Cloud starts at $13/employee per month. Oracle HCM Cloud is a complete cloud solution that connects every human resource process from hire to retire. Softwr lists it under Recruitment. Oracle HCM Cloud is made by Oracle Corporation, launched in 1977, available on Web, iOS, Android.
Overview
Oracle HCM Cloud is a complete cloud solution that connects every human resource process from hire to retire. It provides HR, talent management, workforce management, and payroll capabilities.
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Workday: Cloud-based HCM platform for enterprise talent management and payroll with comparable feature breadth.


SAP SuccessFactors: Enterprise HCM suite with talent management, recruiting, and analytics targeting mid-market and enterprise.


Ceridian Dayforce: Cloud HCM platform focusing on payroll, workforce management, and talent with similar enterprise deployment model.
Capabilities
Core HR
Talent Management
Workforce Management
Payroll
Benefits
Learning
Recruiting
AI-Powered Analytics
Oracle ERP
Integration with Oracle ERP
Salesforce
Integration with Salesforce
Microsoft 365
Integration with Microsoft 365
ServiceNow
Integration with ServiceNow
Answered, with sources
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Oracle HCM Cloud starts at $13 per employee per month with a 1,000 employee minimum. Enterprise customers typically pay $5-8 per employee per month depending on modules and volume discounts.
SourceOracle HCM Cloud includes core HR, payroll, workforce management, employee analytics, talent management, performance management, and succession planning. Over 600 AI agents are embedded across the Fusion Cloud suite at no additional cost.
SourceOracle HCM Cloud implementations typically take up to a year and often require third-party consultants to manage the complex deployment process.
SourceBehind it
Timeline
Oracle founded by Larry Ellison, Bob Miner, and Ed Oates as Software Development Laboratories
SourceKeep looking
Talent management platform unifying hiring, onboarding, performance, and learning
Sourcing platform with published tiered pricing and an optional dedicated human sourcer
Structured collaborative hiring where every stage is assigned to a named person, now part of Spark Hire
Talent intelligence and sourcing platform built on a large pre-aggregated candidate data set, demo-only pricing
Job posting and applicant matching platform priced per job slot, quoted individually per employer
Technical coding assessment platform priced by annual invite volume, not by seat count alone
Employer review and salary transparency app owned by Recruit Holdings, the same parent as Indeed
Talent management platform unifying hiring, onboarding, performance, and learning
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Recruiting CRM and AI sourcing tool that layers onto an existing ATS or replaces it
Per user per month, by company size and seat typeTalent intelligence and sourcing platform built on a large pre-aggregated candidate data set, demo-only pricing
quoteEmployer review and salary transparency app owned by Recruit Holdings, the same parent as Indeed
Free for job seekers, employers pay for branding and recruiting productsAI sourcing and hiring platform priced against the recruiting tool stack it consolidates
quote, enterprise pricing set against the tool stack replacedTechnical coding assessment platform priced by annual invite volume, not by seat count alone
Per year by candidate invite volume, with platform user limits per tierTechnical hiring platform with a metered attempt allowance and per-attempt overage charges on its entry tier
Per month by tier, with a metered annual candidate attempt allowance and per-attempt overage on StarterSourcing platform with published tiered pricing and an optional dedicated human sourcer
Per user per month, tiered by lead volume and sourcer supportBackground check platform priced per report, with third-party court fees passed through separately
Per report, plus pass-through court and database fees