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 Benefits Administration category

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Dayforce Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
Download the entire Product Scorecard to access more information on Dayforce.

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.

85 Likeliness to Recommend

99 Plan to Renew

78 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.

+79 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?

6% Negative
12% Neutral
82% Positive

Pros

  • Respectful
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Fair
  • Security Protects

Feature Ratings

Average 80

Carrier and Provider Management

83

Compliance & Governance

82

HRIS and Payroll Integration

82

Benefits Plan Administration

80

Contributions and Deduction Management

80

Employee Self-Service Portal

79

Claims Management

79

Benefits Enrollment and Eligibility

79

Archiving and Reporting

78

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 77

Breadth of Features

81

Usability and Intuitiveness

80

Business Value Created

79

Availability and Quality of Training

78

Quality of Features

78

Ease of IT Administration

77

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

77

Ease of Data Integration

77

Ease of Implementation

75

Ease of Customization

75

Vendor Support

74

Dayforce Reviews

Mmera w.

  • Role: Operations
  • Industry: Consulting
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2025

Monitor employees work on daily basis

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Dayforce from other similar products?

To have pay automatically deposited to your Dayforce Wallet Card each pay period by setting your card account up for direct deposit and for employees makes it awesome different from other options

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

like Dayforce Wallet Mastercard issued which simplifies payment across countries

What do you dislike most about this product?

I have nothings to dislike

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

yes its working well for me and i do recommend it to other users

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

Kusuma C.

  • Role: Finance
  • Industry: Finance
  • Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2025

"Dayforce Efficient HR Management."

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Dayforce from other similar products?

Dayforce stands out with its unified platform that integrates HR, payroll, and benefits in real time, ensuring seamless data flow and reducing errors across functions.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of Dayforce is its real-time payroll processing, which ensures accurate calculations and timely payments without the need for batch processing.

What do you dislike most about this product?

What I dislike most about Dayforce is the steep learning curve for new users, especially when it comes to navigating the more advanced features and customization options.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I recommend thoroughly training your team on Dayforce's features and investing time in understanding its integration capabilities to fully leverage its potential and avoid implementation challenges.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

Nsubuga G.

  • Role: Operations
  • Industry: Communications
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2025

Manage your team in one place with Dayforce

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Dayforce from other similar products?

The solution offers wider range of feature for needed in the company management such as Payroll, HR benefits and many more unlike other solutions and its cost is relatively low

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

customer support team are very good, I like that they respond to concerns on time whenever contacted, the solution is so easy to learn and implement

What do you dislike most about this product?

employees leave management is not sufficient this needs to improve to Strick balance since for now it's very minimum

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I do recommend the software to other companies managing team and paying salaries its worth to explore

Pros

  • Trustworthy
  • Unique Features
  • Effective Service
  • Inspires Innovation

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