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Dayforce Inc.

Dayforce

Composite Score

8.4 /10

CX Score

8.5 /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 Workforce Management - Enterprise category

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2025 Data Quadrant Champion

Latest Award, 2025

5 Top Rated Capabilities

5 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2025

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2025

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024

5 Top Rated Capabilities

9 Top Rated Features

2024

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024

Strategy and Innovation
Product Impact

2024

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

2023

3 Top Rated Capabilities

9 Top Rated Features

2023

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Strategy and Innovation
Product Impact
Conflict Resolution

2023

2022 Data Quadrant Champion

2022

4 Top Rated Capabilities

5 Top Rated Features

2022

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022

Strategy and Innovation
Product Impact
Conflict Resolution

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

1
Since last award

98 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

80 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1
Since last award

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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
Friendly Negotiation

Feature Ratings

Average 80

Workforce Scheduling

Attendance Management and Policies

Staffing

Rate Policies

Time Capture Physical

Time Capture

Shift Management

Labor Costing and Splitting

Workforce Planning and Forecasting

Workforce Dashboards and Reporting

Absence Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 79

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

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Talent Management

Score 8.5

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Human Capital Management - Enterprise

Score 8.5

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Benefits Administration

Score 8.3

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Payroll

Score 8.3

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Dayforce Reviews

Sahil B.

Role: Operations
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2025

Comprehensive and Modern: Dayforce

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Dayforce from other similar products?

Single Database & Real‑Time Processing Integrated Payroll + Time & Attendance + Scheduling

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite thing about Dayforce is how it integrates payroll, time tracking, scheduling, and HR into a single unified system, with real‑time / continuous calculations

What do you dislike most about this product?

Implementation & Support Challenges

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Set Up Strong Internal Governance & Project Team

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Abhishek S.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2025

All-in-one HR, payroll, and work management tool.

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Dayforce from other similar products?

Single platform for HR, payroll, benefits, talent management, and workforce scheduling. Mobile app for employees to view schedules, pay stubs, and request time off easily. Analytics and dashboards for tracking workforce costs.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

All-in-one solution. User-friendly employee self-service for time off requests and schedule visibility.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Mobile app glitches. System may feel slow with large datasets or heavy reporting.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you need a robust HR and payroll system that scales with your organization, Dayforce is a strong choice. Can be expensive.

Pros

Inspires Innovation
Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Jagruti P.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2025

Dayforce HCM Software Overview

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Dayforce from other similar products?

Dayforce offers a single application for HR, payroll, benefits, and workforce management, reducing the need for multiple systems.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Users appreciate the intuitive design, making navigation and task completion straightforward.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Some users report challenges during the initial setup and integration phases.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Dayforce HCM is recommended for organizations seeking a comprehensive, real-time human capital management solution.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Enables Productivity
Efficient Service
Effective Service

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Company Details

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Awards & Recognition

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022 Data Quadrant Champion

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

Dayforce Ratings

86 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

98 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

80 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

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

Workforce Scheduling The ability to configure work schedules for hourly and salaried employees and teams (e.g. crew, car, vessel), including rotations and recurring shifts.

Attendance Management and Policies The ability to configure rules related to types of hours, job requirements, thresholds, and eligible employees.

Staffing The rostering or assigning of resources to a shift or schedule based on a pre-defined set of criteria.

Rate Policies The ability to configure or integrate with rate policies for jobs, resources, and other identifying attributes.

Time Capture Physical The use of physical clocks (swipe, key, biometric, retina) to clock-in/out of a shift or a role.

Time Capture The use of device-agnostic methods to clock-in/out of a shift or role.

Shift Management The ability for employees to exchange and bid on available shifts, rotations, and schedules.

Labor Costing and Splitting The ability to report on the cost of labor for schedules, resources, and work types against other reporting dimensions.

Workforce Planning and Forecasting The ability to forecast and plan for labor requirements based on historical, heuristic, and other parameters.

Workforce Dashboards and Reporting The ability to report on both in-range (day, week, month, quarter, etc.) events as well as aggregate views of labor.

Absence Management The ability to configure absence policies and types, call-ins, and provide visibility into absences.

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.

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 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 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.

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.

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.

Also Featured in...

Talent Management

Human Capital Management - Enterprise

Benefits Administration

Payroll

Dayforce Reviews

Sahil B.

Comprehensive and Modern: Dayforce

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Abhishek S.

All-in-one HR, payroll, and work management tool.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Jagruti P.

Dayforce HCM Software Overview

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Workforce Scheduling

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Rate Policies

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Time Capture

Shift Management

Labor Costing and Splitting

Workforce Planning and Forecasting

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