ERP MIGRATION

MigratefromWorkdaytoNetSuite

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Mapping boundaries

SYSTEM BOUNDARIESMapping live

WDWorkday scope

Core HCMRetained

PayrollRetained

Enterprise financeMoves

Reporting & analyticsMoves

NSNetSuite scope

Financial managementNew

Inventory & supply chainNew

CRM & commerceNew

ProjectsNew

Workday

NetSuite

Scoping finance & HCM…

WHY COMPANIES COMPARE PLATFORMS

WhygrowingbusinessesconsidermovingfromWorkdaytoNetSuite

Workday is especially strong in HCM and enterprise finance, while NetSuite is often considered by organizations that want an all-in-one ERP with deeper operational coverage across finance, inventory, supply chain, CRM, projects, and commerce.

Unify finance with operations

Connect financial management directly with inventory, orders, customers, projects, and supply chain processes.

Reduce application sprawl

Use one ERP for more operational functions instead of extending a finance or HCM platform with additional systems.

Improve supply chain coverage

Add broader inventory, purchasing, fulfillment, demand planning, and operational workflows where needed.

Simplify mid-market growth

Choose a platform that can be easier to align with the needs and budgets of growing mid-sized organizations.

Expand integration options

Use SuiteApps, APIs, CRM integrations, ecommerce connections, and pre-built connectors across the operating ecosystem.

Align ERP cost with business needs

Evaluate pricing, implementation complexity, support, and functionality against the actual operating requirements of the business.

PLATFORM FIT

Is Workday still the best fit for your broader ERP requirements?

The answer depends on whether the organization's priority is enterprise HCM depth or a more unified ERP spanning finance and operational processes.

Choose based on operating model

Workday can be the stronger choice when sophisticated HCM is the dominant requirement. NetSuite is often the stronger fit when the goal is a unified finance-and-operations ERP for a growing business.

Do finance and operational teams still work across several separate systems?

A wider ERP footprint may reduce integration and reconciliation work across the business.

Do you need stronger inventory, purchasing, order, or supply chain functionality?

Operationally intensive businesses may need a broader native ERP capability set.

Is Workday HCM depth more than your organization actually requires?

Some businesses value simpler all-in-one ERP coverage over highly specialized enterprise HCM functionality.

Are implementation and subscription costs aligned with your growth model?

Compare total ownership cost, not only features, when evaluating the platform fit.

Would a larger SuiteApp and ERP integration ecosystem reduce custom work?

Pre-built applications and connectors can simplify common operational requirements.

Do you want one ERP to support finance, operations, CRM, projects, and commerce?

A unified model can reduce the number of business-critical systems teams need to manage.

WORKDAY VS NETSUITE

NetSuitevsWorkday:differentstrengthsfordifferentoperatingmodels

Workday is known for enterprise HCM and financial management. NetSuite is designed as a broader cloud ERP connecting finance with inventory, supply chain, CRM, projects, ecommerce, and operational workflows.

CapabilityWorkdayNetSuite

Core positioningEnterprise HCM and financial managementUnified cloud ERP and business management

Financial managementStrong enterprise financeIntegrated finance connected to ERP operations

Human capital managementDeep HCM capabilitiesCore HR capabilities with ERP focus

Inventory & supply chainMore limited operational depthIntegrated inventory, purchasing, planning, and fulfillment

CRMTypically separateNative CRM integrated with ERP transactions

EcommerceNot a core ERP capabilitySuiteCommerce and ecommerce integrations

Integration ecosystemWorkday integration tools and third-party connectorsSuiteApps, APIs, connectors, and partner ecosystem

Typical fitLarge enterprises with complex HCM needsGrowing mid-market and multi-entity organizations

FINANCE

Financial management

CloseAP / ARRevenueConsolidation

PEOPLE

HCM context

Core HREmployee dataWorkforce integrationRole access

OPERATIONS

Supply chain

InventoryPurchasingDemand planningFulfillment

CUSTOMER

CRM & commerce

CRMOrdersEcommerceCustomer history

PLATFORM

Integration ecosystem

SuiteAppsAPIsConnectorsPartner solutions

INSIGHT

Business visibility

DashboardsKPIsSaved searchesOperational reporting

FINANCE + OPERATIONS

A broader ERP foundation for organizations that need more than finance and HCM

NetSuite can be a stronger fit when the operating model depends on inventory, purchasing, orders, projects, customers, ecommerce, and finance working together on one cloud platform.

One ERP across more functions

Bring finance, inventory, supply chain, projects, CRM, and commerce into a common business platform.

Operational visibility

Give teams real-time access to the transactions and KPIs that connect financial results with daily operations.

Mid-market scalability

Support growth without requiring the implementation model or functional depth of a very large enterprise HCM platform.

UNIFIED OPERATIONSLIVE

Finance + supply chain view

LiveFINANCE

ConnectedSUPPLY CHAIN

UnifiedCRM

Cross-functional visibilityUnified

PENDING APPROVALS24

CLOSE STATUSDay 4

WORKDAY MIGRATION PLANNING

A controlled Workday to NetSuite transition

The migration should clearly separate finance, HCM, operational, integration, and historical-data requirements so the new NetSuite environment is designed around the functions the business actually needs.

STEP 01

Scope finance, HCM, and operations

Identify which Workday capabilities are moving, which systems will remain, and where NetSuite will become the system of record.

STEP 02

Design the NetSuite target

Define financial structure, entities, roles, operational modules, integrations, reporting, and required HR connections.

STEP 03

Map and prepare data

Clean and transform financial, master, employee-related, supplier, customer, and historical data based on the agreed migration scope.

STEP 04

Configure and integrate

Build NetSuite financial and operational processes and connect HR, payroll, or other platforms that remain outside the ERP.

STEP 05

Validate end-to-end scenarios

Reconcile finance, verify integrations, test roles, and run real business processes across the new operating model.

STEP 06

Cut over with change support

Coordinate data freeze, final migration, user readiness, go-live support, and post-launch optimization.

WHERE NETSUITE MAY FIT BETTER

Organizationsthatneedstrongerfinance-to-operationsintegration

NetSuite is often considered when inventory, supply chain, customers, projects, and commerce are as important to the ERP strategy as finance and people processes.

Wholesale distribution

Connect procurement, inventory, orders, fulfillment, customer operations, and finance.

Manufacturing

Support planning, purchasing, inventory, costing, production-related workflows, and financial reporting.

Retail & ecommerce

Unify products, channels, inventory, customers, orders, commerce, and finance.

Professional services

Combine project financials, resources, time, expenses, billing, and core ERP processes.

Software & technology

Support recurring revenue, projects, CRM, multi-entity finance, and business operations.

Growing multi-entity businesses

Manage subsidiaries, currencies, roles, controls, and consolidated reporting from one ERP.

TRANSITION PLANNING

A Workday-to-NetSuite migration needs clear system boundaries

Because Workday often plays a major HCM role, the migration must define what moves to NetSuite, what remains in Workday or another HR platform, and how the systems will integrate after go-live.

Aarvexa migration approach

Define system ownership → design NetSuite → map finance and operational data → preserve necessary HCM integrations → validate → train → cut over.

Scope clarity

Separate finance, HCM, payroll, procurement, and operational responsibilities before the target architecture is finalized.

Integration architecture

Design clean interfaces for HR, payroll, benefits, identity, banking, or other systems that remain outside NetSuite.

Financial migration

Reconcile balances, open transactions, dimensions, entities, and reporting outputs through repeated migration cycles.

Operational enablement

Configure inventory, supply chain, CRM, projects, and other NetSuite capabilities the business is adopting.

Role-based adoption

Prepare finance and operations users for the new workflows while minimizing disruption to people processes.

Post-go-live integration support

Monitor data flows between NetSuite and retained HR or enterprise applications after cutover.

Boundaries first

FLEXIBLE MIGRATION SUPPORT

Stopstretchingoneplatformpastitsrole.AddtheNetSuiteexpertiseyourteamneeds.

Get flexible support for system boundaries, architecture, data, integrations, and cutover — without overbuilding your internal team.

Flexible coverageBoundary-first designCutover readyIntegration support

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FAQ

FrequentlyAskedQuestions

Straight answers on timelines, data, downtime, integrations, pricing, and who we are.

Most migrations run 12 to 20 weeks depending on how much of Workday is moving, entity count, data volume, and integration complexity. Scoping finance, HCM, and operations sets the real timeline.

Not necessarily. Many organizations keep Workday for HCM and payroll while moving finance and operations to NetSuite — scope clarity is defined before the target architecture is finalized.

The clearest signals are finance and operations still spread across separate systems, growing inventory or supply chain needs, and costs that no longer align with the growth model.

We review your current Workday footprint, operating requirements, integrations, and future growth plans, then define where NetSuite becomes the stronger fit.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT PLATFORM

Evaluating a move from Workday to NetSuite?

We can help define the right system boundaries, migration scope, integrations, and NetSuite operating model for your business.

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