The short answer
Justworks publishes its prices: payroll from $50 a month plus $8 per employee, and PEO plans at $79 and $124 per employee a month. Workday HCM quotes, sells deployment as fixed-fee Launch packages and targets midsize to enterprise employers.
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Justworks wins 1Workday HCM wins 12 ties
| Dimension | Justworks | Workday HCM |
|---|---|---|
| PricingJustworks publishes every plan, from $50 a month plus $8 per employee for payroll. Workday HCM quotes and sells deployment separately. | $50/mo + $8/employee/mo | Quote only |
| CapabilitiesJustworks covers payroll, a PEO, benefits, compliance and contractor payments. Workday HCM covers HR, talent, workforce management, payroll and HR service delivery. Payroll, PEO, Benefits administration, HR tools and support, Compliance, Time Tracking (add-on), Contractor payments, International Employer of Record (EOR), Analytics1 | 6 of 12 core capabilities | 6 of 12 core capabilities |
| Fit and supportJustworks targets small businesses, with 24/7 support on its PEO plans. Workday targets midsize and enterprise employers. Small businesses2 | Small businesses | Mid-market companies, enterprises |
| SecurityWorkday holds SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 and states GDPR compliance. Justworks names no security certification on the pages we reviewed. Yes3 | None verified | SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR |
Pricing. Justworks publishes every plan, from $50 a month plus $8 per employee for payroll. Workday HCM quotes and sells deployment separately.
Capabilities. Justworks covers payroll, a PEO, benefits, compliance and contractor payments. Workday HCM covers HR, talent, workforce management, payroll and HR service delivery.
Integrations. Neither publishes an integration count on the pages we reviewed.
Fit and support. Justworks targets small businesses, with 24/7 support on its PEO plans. Workday targets midsize and enterprise employers.
Security. Workday holds SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 and states GDPR compliance. Justworks names no security certification on the pages we reviewed.
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From $37/mo + $5/employee/mo (Full Service Payroll plan)10
Workday HCM publishes no price and sells deployment as separate Launch packages, delivered by Workday or a partner, so it is less suited to small teams that want a quick, priced start. It targets midsize and enterprise employers.
Only for smaller companies. Justworks serves small businesses as a PEO and payroll provider; Workday HCM serves midsize to enterprise employers that run HR in-house.
Payroll costs $50 a month plus $8 per employee; PEO Basic $79 and PEO Plus $124 per employee a month; the employer of record $599 per international employee. For 10 employees on PEO Basic that is $790 a month, before workers' comp and benefit premiums.
Justworks' employer of record hires full-time staff in 43 countries without a local entity. Workday HCM connects payroll across 180+ countries through native and partner systems.
Workday ships over 5,000 prebuilt reports and 160+ dashboards. Justworks offers custom reporting on its PEO plans and an analytics module.
Justworks MCP lets you ask questions about live Justworks data from Claude and ChatGPT. Workday’s Sana orchestrates AI agents, such as Payroll Agent, inside Workday HCM.
Workday HCM states SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR and HIPAA compliance. Justworks publishes a security page but names no SOC 2 or ISO 27001 report on the pages we reviewed, so ask it for its audit reports.
Justworks: it is built for small businesses, and its PEO plans start at two W-2 employees. Workday HCM sells to mid-market and enterprise organizations.
27 verified facts, each checked against the vendor's own pages or another primary source, most recently on Nov 9, 2026.
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