What is Built on Workday?
For the 10,000+ organizations worldwide, including more than 60% of the Fortune 500, Workday delivers exceptional value as their unified enterprise technology backbone. Workday provides a plethora of functionality out of the box, enabling customers to move from disparate systems onto a single ERP platform. There are of course limits to what a single system can offer, and most customers have, at one time or another, looked to manual or supplemental solutions to solve for unique requirements and processes. That may now be a thing of the past.
Enter the Workday Marketplace, where Built on Workday apps, developed by select Workday Innovation Partners, are showcased and available for purchase. These purpose-built apps extend the core functionality of Workday in meaningful ways, allowing customers to do more directly in Workday. For forward-thinking organizations, Built on Workday represents a true leap forward in what’s possible in an ERP system. Makse Group was founded by seasoned Workday and finance professionals with extensive multinational experience. As a Workday Services Partner, Makse Group aims to transform companies' perceptions of consulting, shifting from quick solutions to long-lasting partnerships.
What Are Built on Workday Apps?
Built on Workday apps are pre-developed enterprise-grade solutions available for uptake by Workday customers. Rather than relying on traditional “boomerang” integrations or supplemental services, Built on Workday apps operate directly in your existing tenant, using Workday’s native security protocols, data model, and UI standards. Not only can leveraging these apps simplify your overall systems architecture, but they can also help further the unified user experience that your teams are already used to. Put simply, Built on Workday apps allow customers to expand Workday’s existing capabilities like never before.
Built on Workday vs. Workday Extend: What’s the Difference?
Isn’t “Built on Workday” just another name for Workday Extend? Well, not quite.
Workday Extend is the platform that developers use to build custom apps that run natively within Workday. For organizations with a development capability and a few strong use cases, purchasing a Workday Extend license can open a world of possibilities, allowing them to develop custom, bespoke apps to solve their organization’s specific problems. For those that don’t have an in-house development capability, a trusted Workday Partner firm like Makse Group can be leveraged to help get you started.
Built on Workday, on the other hand, is a new program wherein Workday Partners like Makse Group develop apps using the Workday Extend platform and license them individually to customers through the Workday Marketplace. These apps address needs common to multiple organizations - from automating processing to streamlining integrations to supporting functionality not currently offered out of the box. The best part - Built on Workday apps DO NOT require customers to own a Workday Extend licence for uptake! In short, the Built on Workday program gives customers a faster path to value with targeted solutions that are pre-developed, easily installed, maintained over time, and certified by Workday.
How to Choose the Right Path
Leverage Workday Extend when:
You already own a Workday Extend license
Your use cases are unique and require a bespoke solution
You have access to a development team in support of Workday
There is an appetite for higher development costs and longer time-to-value
Look for a Built on Workday app when:
You require a solution to a problem not specific to your business
You don’t have access to a strong team for app development and maintenance
There is an opportunity to reduce long-term tech debt
Lower costs and shorter time-to-value are important factors
Built on Workday Applications from Makse Group
For years, Makse Group has specialized in building custom solutions that help clients solve their most pressing business challenges. Now we're bringing that same innovative approach to the Workday Marketplace, delivering purpose-built apps that address real operational needs while maintaining Workday's native experience.
Our portfolio includes solutions already live on the Workay Marketplace like:
Customer Portal Payments, enabling customers to initiate Stripe credit card payments directly from the Workday Customer Portal.
Sales Order and Dropship Management, providing for the first time a Sales Order feature in Workday, this robust app allows for end-to-end dropship management - and soon sales order fulfilment from inventory!
IBAN Validation, giving you a native and secure way to verify IBANs in Workday, fitting in seamlessly to your existing business processes.
What sets our approach apart is a focus on practical value. Each app is designed to extend the capabilities of Workday naturally, driving measurable operational improvements for Workday customers. We have many more apps approaching Marketplace release this summer, so be on the lookout for upcoming solutions including Supersede and Replace for Customer Contracts, Project Rollforward, Bulk Asset Management, and more.
Built on Workday apps represent a fundamental shift in how organizations innovate with Workday - by expanding what they do on the platform rather than around it. This new approach can serve to cut tech debt, lower risk, and accelerate your technological transformation. Let us know how we can help your organization get in on the action!
