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Dayforce Inc.

Dayforce

Composite Score

8.5 /10

CX Score

8.6 /10

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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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Awards & Recognition

Dayforce won the following awards in the Talent Management category

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2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

Latest Award, 2025

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

2025

7 Top Rated Capabilities

5 Top Rated Features

2025

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024

5 Top Rated Capabilities

4 Top Rated Features

2024

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

2 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

2023

2 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

2022

Dayforce Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

86 Likeliness to Recommend

99 Plan to Renew

83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+81 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?

2% Negative

12% Neutral

86% Positive

Pros

Respectful
Acts with Integrity
Continually Improving Product
Fair

Feature Ratings

Average 81

Compensation Management

Collaboration

Onboarding Offboarding

Performance Management

Employee Engagement

Learning and Development

Career Pathing

Succession Planning

Talent Acquisition

Wellness

Rewards Recognition

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 81

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support

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Score 8.5

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Score 8.4

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Benefits Administration

Score 8.3

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Payroll

Score 8.2

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Dayforce Reviews

Role: Human Resources
Industry: Not for Profit
Involvement: End User of Application

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Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2024

Features are great-a little more technical

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Cons

Less Effective Service
Vendor's Interest First
Less Generous

Neeru B.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2025

Powerful and comprehensive HR platform.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Dayforce from other similar products?

Dayforce stands out for its unified real-time data platform, global payroll capabilities, and strong integration of HR, payroll, and workforce management in a single system.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of Dayforce is its unified platform that seamlessly connects payroll, time, and HR data in real time for faster, more accurate decision-making

What do you dislike most about this product?

The thing I dislike most about Dayforce is that its implementation and customization can be complex and time-consuming, requiring significant setup and training.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I’d recommend ensuring you have strong implementation support, allocating enough time for training, and clearly defining your HR and payroll processes before deploying Dayforce to maximize its value.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Efficient Service

Fridah G.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2025

All-in-one integrated enhance employees experience

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Dayforce from other similar products?

Dayforce offers an all-in-one platform that integrates HR, payroll, benefits, workforce management, and talent management, reducing the need for multiple systems. It helps to automate payroll calculations, tax filings, and payments in real-time. Tracks employee clock-ins/outs, manages schedules, and monitor absence.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Integrates HR, payroll, time, and benefits in a single system, reducing fragmentation. Provides self-service features improving communication and transparency. Supports remote and mobile workforce needs.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Dayforce may require significant training and onboarding, especially for smaller organizations unfamiliar with integrated HR systems.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Dayforce improve accuracy, enhance employee experience, and stay compliant, setting Dayforce apart from other similar products.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Enables Productivity

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Awards & Recognition

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

Dayforce Ratings

86 Likeliness to Recommend

99 Plan to Renew

83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+81 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Dayforce?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Compensation Management Software provides ability to track and measure employee compensation

Collaboration Includes ability to view, share and direct work between co-workers in real or near real-time.

Onboarding Offboarding Provides ability to create standard workflow for onboarding and offboarding employees

Performance Management Includes all aspects of performance appraisals and review design: rollout, conducting, tracking, measurement, and goal attainment.

Employee Engagement Provides ability to solicit and measure employee engagement feedback.

Learning and Development All aspects of learning management systems, content and curriculum development, development plans, skills databases, certifications, and reporting.

Career Pathing Ability to map and communicate standard employee career paths.

Succession Planning Software contains employee succession planning functionality.

Talent Acquisition Supports the process of sourcing and recruiting employees in alignment with organizational needs.

Wellness Ability to track and manage employee wellness programs and their usage

Rewards Recognition Software allows for tracking and management of employee rewards and recognition programs

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

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Human Capital Management - Enterprise

Workforce Management - Enterprise

Benefits Administration

Payroll

Dayforce Reviews

Features are great-a little more technical

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Neeru B.

Powerful and comprehensive HR platform.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Fridah G.

All-in-one integrated enhance employees experience

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Compensation Management

Collaboration

Onboarding Offboarding

Performance Management

Employee Engagement

Learning and Development

Career Pathing

Succession Planning

Talent Acquisition

Wellness

Rewards Recognition

Vendor Capability Ratings

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

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