VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Stock Comparison
ANSYS, Inc. vs Workday, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
ANSYS, Inc.
ANSS · Nasdaq Global Select Market
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View ANSS analysisWorkday, Inc.
WDAY · NASDAQ
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View WDAY analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Workday, Inc. leads (71 / 100 vs 68 / 100 for ANSYS, Inc.).
- Segment focus: ANSYS, Inc. has 3 segments; Workday, Inc. has 2 segments (91.4% in Subscription services (Workday cloud applications + platform)).
- Moat breadth: ANSYS, Inc. has 7 moat types across 3 domains; Workday, Inc. has 5 across 2.
Primary market context
ANSYS, Inc.
Core Multiphysics Simulation Platform (CAE)
Multiphysics engineering simulation (CAE) software
Global
Enterprises and academia
Engineering design, verification, and validation software
Workday, Inc.
Subscription services (Workday cloud applications + platform)
Enterprise cloud applications for managing people and money (HCM, financial management, spend, planning & analytics)
Global
Medium to large organizations (including higher education and government)
SaaS application vendor and extensible platform provider
91.4%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
ANSYS, Inc. strengths
Workday, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
ANSYS, Inc. segments
Full profile >Core Multiphysics Simulation Platform (CAE)
Oligopoly
Electronics & Semiconductor Simulation (EDA-adjacent)
Oligopoly
Digital Mission Engineering & Safety-Critical Tooling
Competitive
Workday, Inc. segments
Full profile >Subscription services (Workday cloud applications + platform)
Oligopoly
Professional services (deployment, optimization, training)
Competitive
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