The short answer
Insperity is a PEO; Workday HCM is HR, talent, workforce, payroll and service-delivery software for midsize to enterprise employers. They meet in Insperity HRScale, a full-service PEO on the Workday platform with a dedicated account executive, payroll specialist and HR specialist.
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Insperity (PEO) wins 0Workday HCM wins 12 ties
| Dimension | Insperity (PEO) | Workday HCM |
|---|---|---|
| PricingBoth quote. Workday sells deployment separately as fixed-fee Launch packages; Insperity bills direct costs plus a per-employee service charge. Quote only1 | Quote only | Quote only |
| Fit and supportInsperity serves small, midsize and enterprise employers; Workday HCM is built for midsize and enterprise employers. Small businesses, mid-market companies, enterprises2 | Small businesses, mid-market companies, enterprises | Mid-market companies, enterprises |
| SecurityWorkday holds SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 and states GDPR and HIPAA compliance. Insperity names no security certification on the PEO pages we reviewed. Yes3 | None verified | SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR |
Pricing. Both quote. Workday sells deployment separately as fixed-fee Launch packages; Insperity bills direct costs plus a per-employee service charge.
Capabilities. A PEO and an HCM suite sit in different categories, so we do not score their capabilities side by side.
Integrations. Neither publishes an integration count on the pages we reviewed.
Fit and support. Insperity serves small, midsize and enterprise employers; Workday HCM is built for midsize and enterprise employers.
Security. Workday holds SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 and states GDPR and HIPAA compliance. Insperity names no security certification on the PEO pages we reviewed.
Yes, in one of its three services: Insperity HRScale is a full-service PEO on the Workday platform, with Workday-certified support. HR360 runs on the Insperity Premier HR platform instead.
HRScale is Insperity’s full-service PEO on the Workday platform, with a dedicated account executive, payroll specialist and HR specialist. It is quoted, like Workday HCM itself.
For employers that would rather outsource HR, PEOs such as Insperity compete with Workday HCM, and Insperity even offers a PEO on Workday. Workday HCM itself targets midsize and enterprise employers.
Insperity serves small, midsize and enterprise employers, and a midsize company that wants Workday can take it through HRScale. Insperity is less suited to buyers who want a published price.
Workday HCM holds SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 and states GDPR and HIPAA compliance. Insperity names no certification on the PEO pages we reviewed, so ask it for its security reports.
Yes: Workday connects payroll across 180+ countries through native and partner systems. Insperity’s PEO pages describe service in all 50 US states.
Insperity: it serves small businesses as well as midsize and enterprise clients. Workday HCM targets midsize and enterprise employers that run HR in-house.
22 verified facts, each checked against the vendor's own pages or another primary source, most recently on Nov 13, 2026.
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