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Dayforce Inc.

Dayforce

8.4 /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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2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

Latest Award, 2024

Strategy and Innovation
Product Impact

Latest Award, 2024

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

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 Gold Medalist

2022

4 Top Rated Capabilities

5 Top Rated Features

2022

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022

Strategy and Innovation
Product Impact
Conflict Resolution

2022

2021 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2021

Dayforce Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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86 Likeliness to Recommend

99 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

79 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+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?

1% Negative

17% Neutral

82% Positive

Pros

Respectful
Continually Improving Product
Security Protects
Reliable

Feature Ratings

Average 81

Time Capture Physical

Workforce Scheduling

Attendance Management and Policies

Staffing

Time Capture Virtual

Rate Policies

Absence Management

Labor Costing and Splitting

Workforce Dashboards and Reporting

Workforce Planning and Forecasting

Shift Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 79

Breadth of Features

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Customization

Ease of Implementation

Vendor Support

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Dayforce Reviews

Junior G.

Role: Human Resources
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2024

Facilitates navigation and usability.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Dayforce from other similar products?

Reduce errors, save time, and increase efficiency by automating numerous HR procedures. Talent management is made easier with the analytics and reports that come from better decision making.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I appreciate that with Dayforce I can handle taxes, deductions, and automatic payroll calculations. I can track time and attendance, absences and work schedules. I can oversee the hiring, training and development of staff.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Compared to more specialized systems, customization options are limited.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

For benefits management, including benefits administration and benefit plans, I suggest Dayforce. Also to compile and produce reports on payroll and employee performance.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Role: Human Resources
Industry: Retail
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2024

Easiest HR System I've used to date

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Scarpato A.

Role: Industry Specific Role
Industry: Healthcare
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2024

Great HCM Features

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Dayforce from other similar products?

With Dayforce, we not only enjoy amazing HCM Capabilities but it is also somewhat the best Workforce Manage software.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Being multipurpose is my favourite part about Dayforce. The HCM Features are very helpful and so is workforce management

What do you dislike most about this product?

Well, Dayforce is amazing and no serious concerns.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

For both HCM and Workforce Management, try Dayforce. It's great and meets needs.

Pros

Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Unique Features
Efficient Service

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2021 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Dayforce Ratings

86 Likeliness to Recommend

99 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

79 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+77 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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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...

Human Capital Management - Enterprise

Talent Management

Payroll

Benefits Administration

Dayforce Reviews

Junior G.

Facilitates navigation and usability.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Easiest HR System I've used to date

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Scarpato A.

Great HCM Features

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Time Capture Physical

Workforce Scheduling

Attendance Management and Policies

Staffing

Time Capture Virtual

Rate Policies

Absence Management

Labor Costing and Splitting

Workforce Dashboards and Reporting

Workforce Planning and Forecasting

Shift Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Breadth of Features

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Customization

Ease of Implementation

Vendor Support