Workable vs Workday

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

Workable is the stronger AI pick in Recruiting: it has a visibility score of 30.1 versus 18.3 for Workday, and ranks ahead in 50% of the answers that name both.

Choose Workable if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (30.1 vs 18.3)
AI answers describe it more positively (44% vs 29% positive)
You need ISO/IEC 27001 or ISO/IEC 27017 or SOC 2 Type II or SOC 3 coverage
fast deployment and ease of use

Choose Workday if…

You need SOC 1 or SOC 2 or ISO 27001 or ISO 27017 or ISO 27018 or ISO 27701 or EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (self-certified) coverage
You prefer a larger, established vendor (5,000+ employees)
Strong for large enterprise HCM and workforce management
Seamless integration within broader HR and finance ecosystem

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Workable	Workday
Visibility score	30.1%	18.3%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Recruiting	#2	#6
Share of voice	7.2%	4%
Mentions this run	38	21
Positive in AI answers	44%	29%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Workable 0pp · Workday 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Workable leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

34.1%

22.6%

AI Mode

29.4%

23.1%

Perplexity

26.7%

9.1%

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Head to head in AI answers

8 engine answers name both brands

4Workable ranked higher

4Workday ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Workable	Workday
What is a recruiting platform and when does a company need one?	ChatGPT	#1	#4
What are the best recruiting tools in 2026?	ChatGPT	#4	#14
What are the best recruiting tools in 2026?	Perplexity	#6	#18
Compare the leading recruiting platforms	ChatGPT	#7	#4
Compare the leading recruiting platforms	Perplexity	#4	#11
Alternatives to the most popular recruiting platform	AI Mode	#4	#3
Which recruiting vendors do analysts recommend?	AI Mode	#7	#2
Official website of the top recruiting platform vendors	ChatGPT	#9	#1

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Workable	Workday
Pricing model	Flat tiers	—
Entry price	$299 / mo	—
Free plan	No · 15-day trial	—
Deployment	Cloud-based SaaS	Cloud-only subscription SaaS with no on-premise edition; Workday ships updates twice a year.
Integrations	270+	—
Compliance	ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27017, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3	SOC 1, SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (self-certified)
Support	Priority support on Premier and Enterprise plans	—
Founded	2012	2005
Headquarters	Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Pleasanton, California
Employees	201–500	5,000+
Funding	Series C, led by Zouk Capital · $84M raised	Series B
Best for	Companies of any size that care about time-to-value and ease of use and want a system that is fast to implement and easy to adopt, with a focus on small and medium-sized businesses.	—