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Workday, Inc. is an American public company specializing in on-demand (cloud-based) financial management, human capital management (HCM), and student information system software. It was founded in March 2005 by David Duffield (founder and former CEO of PeopleSoft) and former PeopleSoft chief strategist Aneel Bhusri, following Oracle's acquisition of PeopleSoft. Headquartered in Pleasanton, California, the company reported US$ 8.45 billion in revenue in 2025. Its product portfolio includes Workday Payroll and Workday Workforce Management, which deliver comprehensive functionality for managing payroll, staffing, finance, HR, planning, and analytics through a single platform. The Workday Workforce Management product has a strong rating of 4.5 out of 5 based on 38 reviews, and a free trial is available for its software.