NEXEN HR vs Workday
What does
Workday really cost?
The initial quote is only the beginning. Here is what the enterprise invoice looks like once consulting, payroll add-ons, and multi-year locks land.
The enterprise line items add up
Feature
On Workday
On NEXEN HR
Core HCM & Employee DirectoryWorkday HCM, per user per month
₹99 to ₹199/user, everything included
Payroll & Statutory CompliancePay slips, tax deduction, local compliance
Statutory payroll included
Time Tracking & AttendanceBiometric sync, leave tracking, shifts
Attendance & leave tracking included
AI HR AssistantAutomated queries and talent intelligence
AI HR assistant included
Certified Systems IntegratorMandatory setup & implementation fee
$50,000 to $200,000+Required partner contract
Self-serve, live in under 48 hours
Contract lock-inCommitment terms
3 to 5 yearsNon-cancellable enterprise agreement
Monthly or annual, cancel anytime
Industry standard enterprise pricing benchmarks for Workday HCM deployments, checked for 2026. Spotted an inaccuracy? Tell us and we will fix it.
The bill, side by side
A 50-person organization, billed annually
Workday
$149,000
in year one50 × Workday HCM & Modules ($165)$99,000/yr
Mandatory SI implementation (year one)$50,000
≈ $248 per user per month in year one
NEXEN HR
₹1,19,400
per year≈ 100× less
50 × Organization (₹199)₹1,19,400/yr
ImplementationIncluded
₹199 per user per month, that's it
Fair play
Workday is a powerful enterprise ERP for Fortune 500 companies with thousands of employees and dedicated HR IT departments. For modern growing teams, it is massive overkill.
Run the comparison on your own data
Import your workforce directory and see your own numbers. NEXEN HR's importer handles Workday HCM data exports out of the box.