ServiceNow Now Assist vs Workday Illuminate
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
ServiceNow Now Assist
GenAI built into ServiceNow ITSM, CSM and HR workflows
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Workday Illuminate
Flex-Credit AI agents across Workday HR and Finance
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| RECATOOLS Score | 7.5 / 10 | 7.3 / 10 |
| Capability | — | — |
| Value for money | — | — |
| Ease of use | — | — |
| ASEAN readiness | — | — |
| API quality | — | — |
| Pricing | Enterprise | Enterprise |
| Free tier | No free tier; Now Assist GenAI is bundled into every ITSM tier | No standalone free tier; Flex Credits allotment included with every subscription |
| Paid from | Est. $70-100/user (Foundation) to $160-200+/user (Prime), quote-only | Custom enterprise pricing, roughly ~$34 PEPM base + Flex Credits |
| Has API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✗ | ✗ |
| Users | — | — |
| Founded | 2004 | 2005 |
| Maker | Fred Luddy | Dave Duffield, Aneel Bhusri |
| Verdict | The summarization and agent-assist pieces are the mature core here — years of production use across ITSM and CSM stand behind them, and they measurably trim handling time. The April 2026 shift to three tiers (Foundation,... |
Illuminate's clearest win is pricing legibility. Flex Credits, introduced September 2025, replace opaque per-agent SKUs with one fungible pool applied across any agent or platform feature and billed per action — 1 credit... |
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