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Dayforce Inc.

Dayforce

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8.2 /10

CX Score

8.2 /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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Dayforce won the following awards in the Payroll category

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2 Top Rated Features

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2024

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2023

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Dayforce Ratings

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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.

84 Likeliness to Recommend

96 Plan to Renew

77 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

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+74 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?

4% Negative

15% Neutral

81% Positive

Pros

Respectful
Enables Productivity
Acts with Integrity
Security Protects

Feature Ratings

Average 83

Direct Deposit

Time and Attendance

HR Systems Interface

Self Service Portal

Tax Form Preparation

Taxation Deduction

Benefits Calculation

Compensation Management

Retirement Plan Tracking

Vacation and Leave Tracking

Accounting Systems Interface

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 76

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of IT Administration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Implementation

Vendor Support

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Score 8.5

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Workforce Management - Enterprise

Score 8.4

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Benefits Administration

Score 8.3

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Dayforce Reviews

Aditya C.

Role: Operations
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Submitted Apr 2024

Unified HCM platform with advanced features.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Dayforce from other similar products?

Compared to other products, Dayforce by Ceridian offers a seamless integration of payroll, HR, workforce management, and talent management functionalities in one platform, with advanced real-time analytics and mobile accessibility.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Real-time analytics for informed decision-making, enhancing operational efficiency.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Potential complexity of setup and learning curve for some users.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Consider Dayforce for streamlined HR operations, real-time analytics, and scalability.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Rachel M.

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

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2023

Excellent tool to manage all areas of HR

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Dayforce from other similar products?

One of Dayforce's strongest points is its ability to automatically calculate payroll. Payroll has been greatly simplified and accelerated by this new functionality. In addition, they provide a unified platform for all HR needs, including but not limited to recruitment, personnel records management, benefits administration, and more.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Dayforce helped us fix an issue we were having with the hiring process for supervisors. Our application procedure is now more streamlined, and the involvement of managers has been maintained. I've always admired the intuitive design of hiring tools. It streamlines the application and screening procedures.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The UI is very confusing for managers because of the multiple timesheet views. Even after extensive training of staff and management, we continue to run into difficulties.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

We're switching to an electronic system from one based on paper. With the help of the document management and library features, we can keep track of all of our employees' information in a safe and organized manner.

Pros

Reliable
Efficient Service
Client Friendly Policies
Transparent

Vishal R.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Other
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

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Submitted Dec 2025

Best in Class Tool

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Dayforce from other similar products?

Dayforce is a wonderful and best in class HR tool in terms of payroll processing and compliance. It comes with multiple unique features that makes the work much easier.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

There are some unique features such as AI driven forecasting, Dayforce wallet and built-in compliance policies for more than 200 countries that really make sense.

What do you dislike most about this product?

As a beginner to learn the functionalities and managements of this product is little bit confusing sometimes.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If your priorities are payroll processing, compliance so you go for this. Also, there re multiple unique features that works seamlessly and get the job done.

Pros

Trustworthy
Fair
Acts with Integrity
Helps Innovate

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Awards & Recognition

Dayforce Ratings

84 Likeliness to Recommend

96 Plan to Renew

77 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+74 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

Direct Deposit Ability to print or deposit paychecks directly into bank accounts.

Time and Attendance Includes time tracking, attendance tracking, vacation tracking, PTO, sick and necessary leave tracking, and alert mechanisms.

HR Systems Interface Ability to interface with the organization’s HR system.

Self Service Portal Ability for employees to update personal profiles through a self-service portal.

Tax Form Preparation Ability to prepare employee taxation forms at tax time.

Taxation Deduction Ability to calculate and deduct appropriate taxes

Benefits Calculation Ability to calculate benefits

Compensation Management Includes all aspects of compensation design, salary bands, salaried and hourly employment information, and bonus and variable compensation.

Retirement Plan Tracking Ability to manage employee retirement benefits and tax implications.

Vacation and Leave Tracking Ability to track employee sick and vacation entitlements.

Accounting Systems Interface Ability to interface with the organization’s accounting system.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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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Dayforce Reviews

Aditya C.

Unified HCM platform with advanced features.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Rachel M.

Excellent tool to manage all areas of HR

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Vishal R.

Best in Class Tool

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Direct Deposit

Time and Attendance

HR Systems Interface

Self Service Portal

Tax Form Preparation

Taxation Deduction

Benefits Calculation

Compensation Management

Retirement Plan Tracking

Vacation and Leave Tracking

Accounting Systems Interface

Vendor Capability Ratings

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of IT Administration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Implementation

Vendor Support