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Workday Leader in 2025 Gartner MQ for Cloud HCM Suites, 10th Year


Workday Leader in 2025 Gartner MQ for Cloud HCM Suites, 10th Year
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  • September 12, 2025

Workday, Inc., the AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, has been named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud HCM Suites for 1,000+ Employee Enterprises for the tenth consecutive year. Positioned highest for Ability to Execute, Workday empowers over 6,200 HR customers worldwide with unified data and AI-driven solutions to enhance workforce management and drive business growth.

Quick Intel

  • Workday recognized as Leader for 10th year in Gartner MQ for Cloud HCM Suites.

  • Highest positioning for Ability to Execute among vendors.

  • Serves 6,200+ HR customers, including Bon Secours Mercy Health and Patagonia.

  • Integrates AI agents like Recruiting, Payroll, and Contingent Sourcing Agents.

  • Expands total workforce visibility with HCM, VNDLY, and Paradox integrations.

  • Partner ecosystem includes Global Payroll Network for 180+ countries.

Driving AI-Powered Workforce Transformation

Workday's leadership reflects its focus on combining human talent with AI to rethink work amid economic pressures. "Organizations are under immense pressure to do more with less while navigating a fundamental shift toward AI," said Aashna Kircher, group general manager for the office of the CHRO, Workday. The platform unifies data from full-time, part-time, contingent, and frontline workers, providing a single view for better planning. Recent additions like Paradox, a conversational AI agent, streamline talent acquisition, enabling faster hiring and onboarding.

Key Capabilities of Workday HCM Suite

Workday's solutions leverage a unified data core and Workday Illuminate to automate processes and improve decision-making:

  • Total Workforce Management: Integrates HCM and VNDLY data for comprehensive visibility, with Paradox enhancing AI-powered talent acquisition.

  • AI Leadership: Illuminate, fueled by 20 years of HR and finance data, powers agentic AI solutions like Recruiting Agent for faster hiring, Payroll Agent for risk mitigation, and Contingent Sourcing Agent for workforce insights.

  • Partner Ecosystem: The Global Payroll Network unifies pay data across 180+ countries; Workday Wellness partners provide real-time benefits insights; Built on Workday and Extend offer flexibility for growth.

Workday's expansions, such as Workday GO for SMBs and Workday Government for U.S. public sector, tailor solutions to specific markets.

Workday's tenth consecutive Leader recognition underscores its trusted foundation for human-AI collaboration, helping organizations elevate people and achieve sustainable growth in an AI-driven era.

About Workday

Workday is the AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, serving over 11,000 organizations worldwide, including 65% of the Fortune 500. Built with AI at its core, Workday enables hyper-personalized experiences to supercharge work and drive business forward.

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