Best for
Best for Dutch and Belgian organisations that want ERP, HR and payroll on one standardised cloud system.
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
ERP Comparison
AFAS Software vs. Workday
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for large enterprises consolidating financials, planning and reporting in one cloud system.
- Enterprise
Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.
Full Comparison
| Criterion | AFAS Software | Workday |
|---|---|---|
| Users | More than 14,000 organisations | Not stated |
| API | Yes, via Get and Update connectors | Yes, via the Workday Extend platform and integrations |
| Hosting | Cloud only, with data stored on servers in the Netherlands | Cloud |
| Made in | Netherlands | Not stated |
| Project costing | Yes, project administration with real-time insight into hours, budgets and project costs | Yes, projects and grants management |
| Invoicing | Yes, invoices are filled automatically from time registration, purchasing and the project agreements, with configurable work types, hour types and billable costs | Yes, billing and revenue management across contract to cash |
| Digital receipt capture | Yes, Scan & herken reads a PDF supplier invoice that arrives without a UBL file, creates an e-invoice from the recognised creditor and amounts and keeps the PDF attached to it; when a user points at a value the position is remembered for that supplier's next invoice. Invoices in a language other than Dutch or English are recognised less reliably | Yes, global receipt scanning in Workday Expenses reads receipt data and matches it against transactions |
| Reporting and controlling | Yes, more than 100 pre-built dashboards covering revenue, outstanding invoices, project costs and leave hours, updating automatically | Yes, built-in analytics and reporting on a single data model |
| Time tracking | Yes, hours recorded in the browser or the AFAS Pocket app and passed straight to invoicing | Yes, Workday Time Tracking, a separate product on the same platform: check-in and check-out on mobile, desktop and kiosk, geofencing, real-time calculations and mass approvals |
| Integrations and API | Yes, Get connectors read data and Update connectors write it, released per application by an AppConnector token; AFAS Connect is the testing tool | Yes, via the Workday Extend platform and integrations |
| AI features | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based |
| Support | Email helpdesk | more entries Email helpdesk, Community forum |
| Onboarding | more entries Documentation and knowledge base, Video tutorials, Guided onboarding, Live online demos and webinars, Personal consulting, On-site training | Documentation and knowledge base, Guided onboarding |
| Company size | more entries Small and mid-sized, Enterprise | Enterprise |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Company size AFAS Software Small and mid-sized, Enterprise Workday Enterprise
- Hosting AFAS Software Cloud only, with data stored on servers in the Netherlands Workday Cloud
- Support AFAS Software Email helpdesk Workday Email helpdesk, Community forum
- API AFAS Software Yes, via Get and Update connectors Workday Yes, via the Workday Extend platform and integrations
- Project costing AFAS Software Yes, project administration with real-time insight into hours, budgets and project costs Workday Yes, projects and grants management
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The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
AFAS Software
Strengths
- ERP, finance, HR, payroll, CRM and projects in one system rather than separate modules
- More than 100 dashboards work out of the box, without custom development
- Data stored on servers in the Netherlands
- Standard product is customised without programming
Limitations
- No published prices, everything is quoted
- Cloud only, there is no on-premise option
- Standardisation is the point, so unusual processes have to bend or move to a connected system
Workday
Strengths
- Enterprise-grade cloud financials, planning, consolidation and reporting on one data model
- End-to-end automation across record to report, procure to pay and contract to cash
- Sana AI agents automate finance processes
Limitations
- Aimed at large enterprises, likely more than smaller companies need
- Pricing is quoted on request, with no public list price
Plans
Pricing
AFAS Software
- Subscription Not stated A fixed amount per month, set by the number of users or employees on the system. Quoted on request; cancellable monthly after the first year.
Workday
- Custom Not stated Subscription pricing quoted on request; contact Workday for a quote.
What users say
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AFAS Software
- Ease of use
- Not rated yet
- User interface
- Not rated yet
- Onboarding
- Not rated yet
- Support and service
- Not rated yet
- Value for money
- Not rated yet
- Features
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Workday
- Ease of use
- Not rated yet
- User interface
- Not rated yet
- Onboarding
- Not rated yet
- Support and service
- Not rated yet
- Value for money
- Not rated yet
- Features
- Not rated yet
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Where this comes from
Where this comes from
AFAS Software https://www.afas.com · no check date recorded yet
Workday https://www.workday.com · no check date recorded yet
This table lists factual criteria taken from information the vendors publish themselves. For how we put it together, see the methodology.