HR & People · Platform Build

Replace Workday with software you own.

The $100/employee HR platform even HR doesn't love. We build a custom alternative in 12-20 weeks for $50,000$80,000.

$12

Workday per seat/mo

$50,000$80,000

One-time build

60%

Savings over 3 years

12-20 wks

Build time

The Problem

Why teams leave Workday

Minimum contracts of $100K+/year

Implementation costs $200K-$1M+

Requires certified Workday consultants for changes

Over-engineered for companies under 1,000 employees

Semi-annual updates require testing and change management

Data model is rigid and hard to customize

What We Build Instead

Your custom hr & people tool

HR, payroll, and talent management sized for your org

Employee self-service portal

Custom workflows for approvals, onboarding, and transitions

Compensation management and benefits administration

Learning management and development tracking

Workforce planning and analytics

The Math

Workday vs. custom build

Based on 500 seats at $12/seat/month, with ~10% annual SaaS price increases.

Keep paying Workday

Year 1$72,000
Year 2 (~10% increase)$79,200
Year 3 (~10% increase)$87,120

3-year total$237,600

Build with 86 SaaS

Build cost (one-time)$50,000$80,000
Annual maintenance$9,750/yr
Per-seat cost$0

3-year total$94,250

3-year savings with 500 seats

$143,350

60% less than Workday

How It Works

From Workday to ownership in 12-20 weeks

01

Free Audit

We analyze your Workday usage and identify exactly which features your team actually uses.

02

Scope & Build

We build your custom hr & people tool with only the features you need. 12-20 weeks.

03

Deploy & Migrate

We deploy to your infrastructure, migrate your data from Workday, and train your team.

04

You Own It

Full source code, documentation, and optional maintenance retainer. No vendor lock-in. Ever.

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