
What is Dayforce?
Dayforce (formerly Ceridian) is a global human capital management (HCM) platform that transforms the employee experience. It unifies data from across the entire employee lifecycle to enable better decision-making at every level. Dayforce is a comprehensive cloud platform that combines HR, payroll, benefits, workforce management, and talent management in a single application. Our scalable platform is built with a single, flexible rules engine combined with real-time updates and calculations that help address complex regulatory requirements.
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86 Likeliness to Recommend
98 Plan to Renew
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77 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
Emotional Footprint Overview
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+77 Net Emotional Footprint
The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.
How much do users love Dayforce?
Pros
- Respectful
- Enables Productivity
- Security Protects
- Acts with Integrity
How to read the Emotional Footprint
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While purchasing decisions shouldn't be based on emotion, it's valuable to know what kind of emotional response the vendor you're considering elicits from their users.
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Feature Ratings
Payroll Administration
Employee Record
Time and Attendance
Compensation Planning & Forecasting
Benefits Administration
Compensation Management
Scheduling
Self-Service Applicant Portal
Talent Acquisition
Performance Management
Learning and Development
Vendor Capability Ratings
Breadth of Features
Business Value Created
Usability and Intuitiveness
Quality of Features
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
Ease of Customization
Availability and Quality of Training
Ease of IT Administration
Vendor Support
Ease of Data Integration
Ease of Implementation
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Dayforce Reviews
Lynn F.
- Role: Human Resources
- Industry: Education
- Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Submitted Aug 2022
End user friendly, Strong platform
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Dayforce from other similar products?
The ability to customize Dayforce for our needs and security for employee information. The quality of the Payroll product is amazing and accurate and the Support Teams for both our North America and International locations is fantastic. The implementation was a bit rocky but we credit that to our desires for the type of customization that we needed so it too a bit longer to work out our specific needs. The implementation teams and the support teams are there to help and they do, when needed in the most efficient ways. We launched in 2017 and haven't entertained any ideas of changing in the future. We consider Ceridian a good partner.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
I have two favorites. Workforce Management - Period Review is my first favorite. You can view an entire pay period in one spot, select an employee and link directly to the timesheet. See where issues are and immediately correct prior to payroll processing Edits are easy and very user friendly for management. My second favorite is the Dayforce Wallet. It allows our staff to take advantage of on demand pay set to our specifics without any added expense to the employee or to the employer. It is easy to use, easy to customize and easy to implement.
What do you dislike most about this product?
My only dislike is the number of "Hot Fixes" we have to endure. With our customization, Hot Fixes sometimes break existing features we have designed and have to work then with the support teams to rectify. We find that the Hot Fix usually is for some feature we have implemented a "work around" for and thus the Hot Fix causes issues with the work around protocols. The support teams work efficiently with great skill to allow us to move forward and we are usually fixed and ready to proceed very soon after we discover an issue.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Decide what you need and how you want to structure your company. Create a team that will work with an implementation specialist and look at what you currently do with the product you are replacing. Decide what you want to keep, what you want to improve and what you want to get rid of. Talk to other clients that are similar in size to your organization. Planning is essential to a smooth implementation. Take the time to plan wisely. Stay simple in your organizational structure as it will grow as your needs grow and if you start large it could have the tendency to become too large and require too much maintenance.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
Norman S.
- Role: Human Resources
- Industry: Media
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Jul 2022
"Ceridian Dayforce makes it easier to manage HR"
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Dayforce from other similar products?
On Dayforce's servers, we may save all of the data and assessments pertaining to our staff members. There is no other application that can even come close to being compared to Ceridian Dayforce.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Ceridian Dayforce, a cloud-based HCM application, assists with payroll, salaries, and benefits. Indoff, Inc. employees use Dayforce to clock in/out and monitor paychecks, benefits, and time off requests. Corporate sick/vacation time.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Ceridian Dayforce alojado en la nube ofrece un tiempo de actividad del 80 %. Cuando no funciona, los consumidores simplemente pueden presentar una queja y esperar. Las operaciones de Ceridian Dayforce como el check-in y check-out durante el almuerzo o un descanso pueden verse afectadas. Ceridian Dayforce está activo.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Take note that Ceridian is not only a supplier but also a business partner in the industry. You may go a very long way with a solid collaboration that is based on mutual respect for one another.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Reliable
- Unique Features
- Effective Service

Karen S.
- Role: Finance
- Industry: Finance
- Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Submitted Aug 2022
Wish we could print timesheets. Easy to use
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Dayforce from other similar products?
User friendly
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Ease of closing payroll
What do you dislike most about this product?
Cannot print timesheets
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Make sure you check everything they are saying they can do.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing