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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84 Likeliness to Recommend
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96 Plan to Renew
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76 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
Emotional Footprint Overview
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+73 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?
Pros
- Respectful
- Enables Productivity
- Security Protects
- Acts with Integrity
How to read the Emotional Footprint
The Net Emotional Footprint measures high-level user sentiment towards particular product offerings. It aggregates emotional response ratings for various dimensions of the vendor-client relationship and product effectiveness, creating a powerful indicator of overall user feeling toward the vendor and product.
While purchasing decisions shouldn't be based on emotion, it's valuable to know what kind of emotional response the vendor you're considering elicits from their users.
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Compensation Management
Taxation Deduction
Benefits Calculation
Retirement Plan Tracking
Vacation and Leave Tracking
Accounting Systems Interface
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Usability and Intuitiveness
Ease of IT Administration
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
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Ease of Customization
Ease of Data Integration
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Dayforce Reviews
Leona L.
- Role: Human Resources
- Industry: Construction
- Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Submitted Sep 2025
Utilization was ok, customer service terrible
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Dayforce from other similar products?
Moved from Dayforce to UKG, world of difference in all aspects of recruiting, talent management, on-boarding, timekeeping, payroll, benefits management, ease of use. Dayforce does not respond to complaint about incorrect billing practices. They are holding our employee information hostage until we pay for invoices through 2024, even though we ended our service with them in July 2022. Numerous emails and no follow up.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
It was alright for a time.
What do you dislike most about this product?
The product didn't offer enough uses to justify the expense.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Don't do it! They have the absolute worst customer service and follow up. Unscrupulous tactics used by holding our employee information hostage.
Cons
- Inhibits Innovation
- Slower Product Innovation
- Commodity Features
Tuhame M.
- Role: Sales Marketing
- Industry: Other
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Feb 2025
Recruiting Made Simple
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Dayforce from other similar products?
A resourceful team that helps you on set up and also a good payroll processing experience makes it better from other products
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Its User friendly whereby it allows you to make updates to a page and see what would change before publishing.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Leave management features are low in that you can track leaves of absence in the leave management
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
I highly recommend this product for transparency and HR management
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
Craig H.
- Role: Human Resources
- Industry: Manufacturing
- Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Submitted Jan 2025
Running Like Clockwork: Dayforce in Action!
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Dayforce from other similar products?
What stands out most for me is how well Dayforce handles scheduling. With multiple shifts and last-minute changes, having a tool that adjusts on the fly is a lifesaver. During a recent production surge, we were able to quickly realign teams, manage overtime, and stay compliant with labor laws—all without endless spreadsheets or late-night phone calls. The self-service portal has also been a hit with our team; employees can check their schedules, swap shifts, or request time off with ease, which keeps everyone on the same page.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
The payroll module is a real highlight. Since everything from hours worked to overtime is synced in real time, payroll errors have dropped significantly. The single application approach—where scheduling, time tracking, and payroll live in the same system—means there’s no room for discrepancies or redundant data entry. And let’s be honest, payroll disputes can be a nightmare, but with Dayforce, those conversations have almost disappeared.
What do you dislike most about this product?
One area I think could use a little polish is the reporting interface
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Dayforce has helped us foster a more engaged and efficient workforce. It’s streamlined processes that used to be a headache, like tracking certifications for machine operators or conducting performance reviews. Compliance audits have also become far less stressful because we know all the data we need is accurate and accessible in one place.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Enables Productivity
