ADP ezLaborManager vs. Dayforce

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ADP ezLaborManager
Score 6.1 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
ADP's ezLaborManager is a time tracking and attendance offering.N/A
Dayforce
Score 7.9 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
Dayforce HCM is a cloud-based platform encompassing HR, payroll, benefits, and talent and workforce management. It provides companies with a scalable framework and real-time data, such as continual pay calculations, to enable efficient decision-making.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
ADP Time and Attendance
Call for details
ADP Workforce Now Essential Time
Call for details
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredOptional
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Considered Both Products
ADP ezLaborManager

No answer on this topic

Dayforce
Chose Dayforce
Dayforce is faster and more reliable than previous HCM. It is also more robust, previous HCM would sometimes freeze or do a reset in the middle of time sheet filling!
Chose Dayforce
My experience with the other companies I have used is very similar. ADP also had a single platform with modules like Ceridian Dayforce has and it worked better with the tax integration. However, Ceridian Dayforce does have a very easy-to-use and simple payroll processing …
Chose Dayforce
I love having a "one stop shop." Using other payroll softwares where you have to use many different systems to gather the information you need to solve payroll inquiries or to pay employees can get time consuming and confusing. I love how Ceridian Dayforce integrated all of …
Chose Dayforce
Having all Modules in a single application without dealing with uploads has made our processing times shorter and also aided to ensure we have real time data. Everything being "under one roof" has definitely aided in the internal communications between Accounting, Payroll, and …
Chose Dayforce
The integration between HR, Time & Benefits, and Payroll works very smoothly, which allows us to trust and rely on the data we see. We especially like the ability to be in a module and pop into People to check a pay rate or other HR data. Also, being able to see the time data …
Chose Dayforce
I’ve never worked on any other system that required me to have any concerns about these issues. I worked with one module in my previous experience but can understand the value as having all these modules in one application has revolutionized my HRIS management.
Chose Dayforce
Having the entire system now under one umbrella has really simplified things, and we don't have to enter data over and over for things.
Chose Dayforce
Having time and payroll in the same application has helped immensely. No more need to create a load to pay transfer time from one vendor to processing payroll in another. This has reduced labor hours and has made the processing of the payroll a lot more smooth. Before we had …
Chose Dayforce
At this moment, we could only comment on what we have experienced. In the Dayforce vacation bank, we spent lots of time and effort to modify all accumulators and balances by editing the vacation configurations. We also noticed the incorrect balances in the Dayforce system …
Chose Dayforce
The biggest impact would be not having to duplicate work. I have used systems in the past that required the data to be entered in three different times. That leaves users open to a lot of manual keying errors. It's honestly a waste of valuable time that can be put toward …
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Features
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Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP ezLaborManager
-
Ratings
Dayforce
7.9
582 Ratings
1% above category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.1505 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings8.4540 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings8.0530 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings7.8532 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings7.4483 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings7.7528 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings7.5352 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP ezLaborManager
-
Ratings
Dayforce
8.4
582 Ratings
5% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings9.0568 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings7.5283 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings8.9132 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings8.0457 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings9.0553 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings8.5437 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings8.1294 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP ezLaborManager
-
Ratings
Dayforce
8.0
528 Ratings
1% below category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings8.3496 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings7.7510 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings7.9417 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
ADP ezLaborManager
-
Ratings
Dayforce
8.1
594 Ratings
0% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings8.5565 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings8.7578 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings8.0398 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings7.1206 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings8.0474 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP ezLaborManager
-
Ratings
Dayforce
7.5
97 Ratings
3% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings7.597 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
ADP ezLaborManager
-
Ratings
Dayforce
7.2
581 Ratings
5% below category average
Report builder00 Ratings7.6572 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings7.7572 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings6.3400 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
ADP ezLaborManager
-
Ratings
Dayforce
7.8
374 Ratings
3% below category average
New hire portal00 Ratings7.8364 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings7.9320 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
ADP ezLaborManager
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Ratings
Dayforce
7.7
241 Ratings
6% below category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings7.5202 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings7.9221 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings7.6189 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings7.9226 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP ezLaborManager
-
Ratings
Dayforce
7.8
265 Ratings
2% below category average
Performance plans00 Ratings7.5246 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings7.6210 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings7.9248 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings7.9244 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings8.0219 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
ADP ezLaborManager
-
Ratings
Dayforce
6.9
119 Ratings
13% below category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings7.294 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings6.9102 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings6.6107 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings7.194 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
ADP ezLaborManager
-
Ratings
Dayforce
7.3
287 Ratings
6% below category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings7.5271 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings7.5265 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings7.5222 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings7.5254 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings6.6217 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings7.4264 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings7.3258 Ratings
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User Ratings
ADP ezLaborManagerDayforce
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(12 ratings)
8.0
(622 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.0
(1 ratings)
8.7
(86 ratings)
Usability
7.0
(1 ratings)
6.2
(60 ratings)
Availability
7.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(12 ratings)
Performance
7.0
(1 ratings)
5.0
(13 ratings)
Support Rating
8.1
(3 ratings)
7.7
(65 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(11 ratings)
Online Training
8.0
(1 ratings)
7.3
(18 ratings)
Implementation Rating
3.0
(1 ratings)
6.6
(43 ratings)
Configurability
5.0
(1 ratings)
8.8
(13 ratings)
Ease of integration
7.0
(1 ratings)
8.0
(8 ratings)
Product Scalability
7.0
(1 ratings)
9.9
(14 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.9
(18 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.9
(12 ratings)
User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
ADP
[ADP is well suited for] Smaller agencies with a regular payroll and not a complex payroll. Users must be familiar with databases, reporting, etc. as system is not as user friendly as we would like. The cost is also a factor especially as the basic system does not include other features such as performance management, dashboards, etc. I was hoping to have access to the dashboards. Reporting should also provide more sample reports
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Dayforce
Ceridian is well suited for transferring time data between systems to ensure employees are accurately compensated based on their time. Ceridian is not ideal when an employee has transferred to a different country. (As previously mentioned, we are required to create a new user record which with our setup requires the existing employee to be hired in the new location).
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Pros
ADP
  • Ease of use: employees can clock in and out on the tablets that are at that location site. They can use the same punch information to log into ADP and look up and edit personal information on their own. Like changing address, phone, and open enrollments.
  • Various methods of clocking. Tablets, computer, biometric clocks, and hand clocks.
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Dayforce
  • Reporting. It has an extensive report builder with stock reports, ad-hoc reports, and the ability to build your own custom reports.
  • Payroll. The continuous payroll engine makes processing complex payrolls much easier and faster.
  • Forms. The stock forms are a great jumping off point to start creating custom forms that work better for your processes and organization.
  • Documentation. Every module is well documented, and you're always bound to learn something if you read through them properly!
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Cons
ADP
  • Trying to research previous time cards past a month are hard to achieve. There is a custom date range option but it rarely works, the program just sits there and doesn't pull up the custom range.
  • Pulling reports for various needs is also more difficult then it needs to be. Instead of pulling a quick report with the dates and parameters you need you have to go in and edit the report and then go back in and edit it again to return it to default settings.
  • You also have to watch your invoices and make sure you are receiving your discounts otherwise this software can be quite costly.
  • Make sure your employees bookmark the ADP ezLaborManager website, otherwise it gets difficult to find through an internet search.
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Dayforce
  • In payroll, there are sometimes issues with calculating pay when people’s rates change mid-pay period
  • Would love to see an option to assist with building SQL or XML statements in the future (maybe co-pilot AI?)
  • Would love an easy way to store pre-hire documents with candidates that syncs over to their HR profile when hired
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Likelihood to Renew
ADP
Still have some issues with it but usage seems to improve
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Dayforce
We are highly invested in Ceridian's Dayforce product. It give us the flexibility and scaling that our growing company needs. Its potential reaches beyond the basic HR functions to the decision making that our Management Team needs. Ceridian is always innovating the employee and employee experiences to offer cutting edge options.
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Usability
ADP
ADP is a good system to track information but, what it lacks is just some detail that provides time savings. Some instances they have made "updates" that tend to have been better previous to those "updates." One example is for staff to see how they have used their time off in the past. There should be an easy way to report and review such other than looking at pay periods. Pay statement and review and totals can also improve.
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Dayforce
I think it's very usable for the employee. I don't think it is as easy for the HR/PR admins - especially if there is an issue. There are so many setup screens that need to be looked at to try to figure out why payroll isn't calculating properly, hours aren't feeding over correctly, or benefits are not calculating properly. For the most part, they can't do their own troubleshooting. The same is true for the managers. Our managers find it cumbersome to go into make any schedule changes after the schedules have been generated.
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Reliability and Availability
ADP
No answers on this topic
Dayforce
We have never experienced a total/unplanned outages that effected our ability to process payroll. However, there are times when the application's speed is significantly effected - and processing a payroll may take up to twice as long as normal.
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Performance
ADP
No answers on this topic
Dayforce
We haven't noticed any slow-down due to the integration of Dayforce WFM with our Ceridian HPL products (HRIS and Payroll). The new HTML view of the timesheets don't load as quickly as the old Silverlight view - however, we have gotten used to the change.
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Support Rating
ADP
The support is not the best as they take much time to get back to you, days for some items as simple as a standard report. They do not know much about their own system I feel and it shows a lack of knowledge on their part. We have gotten wrong answers and it's not so user friendly.
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Dayforce
Most of the time the support is great; it's not always super efficient but I always get the help I need. Occasionally it takes a lot longer than we had hoped or get conflicting responses. We had one ticket recently where we were told we would have to pay the service team to support us on the project and then another person called the next day with the solution to our query and was able to find a solution easily. Generally, though, the response is great and they either walk me though how to do something via a Zoom Meeting or they email step-by-step instructions on how to do it and say if I have questions we can set up a meeting to discuss further.
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In-Person Training
ADP
No answers on this topic
Dayforce
Because the training we reviewed at Insights has changed how we use the system everyday. This is a key factor in our training.
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Online Training
ADP
The training provided was based on a generic database and reporting which made it difficult to compare when you had your own database to work at. It also didn't provide good written materials that would be useful after the training session. It was more geared towards the practice tests or applications within the training.
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Dayforce
The online training is very good, there is a wide variety of topics offered and several dates and times. The instructors are very knowledgeable about the subjects they are teaching. There are so many ways to program Dayforce that just the basics seem to be covered in the class.
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Implementation Rating
ADP
Should have had a project manager from ADP to assist.
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Dayforce
Have a strong internal team. Communicate with your implementation team - they are there to make it work for you. Take the time to really think about how you want the system to work for you - in some cases, you may need to rethink your own business practices to see if you are working harder when the system could do it for you
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Alternatives Considered
ADP
ADP exLaborManager - I prefer ADP over the Paycor and Aon Hewitt timecard applications. This software was more user friendly, had easier access, reporting, and tracking hours than the others I have used. I am not saying the others are horrible, just that ADP was more simplistic to use and administer than the others.
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Dayforce
All of the info for Payroll, HR updates, employee updates, Time worked and PTO are in a single application, with a single login, updated in every screen or module in real time. There is no lag in data from screen to screen or from user to user, its almost instant.
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Scalability
ADP
No answers on this topic
Dayforce
Overall, we are extremely happy with the Dayforce WFM module. Our biggest pain point is concerning the twice annual software upgrades - which is the only reason I haven't rated them as a '10'. Because every customer is configured differently, the upgrades can sometimes have adverse effects on our current configured policies/rules. And although they roll-out the upgraded version in a test environment several weeks before go-live, not all testing is accurate in that environment. Some issues do not present themselves until you are working with live punches.
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Return on Investment
ADP
  • ADP ezLaborManager saves time, as time sheets are all in the system and can be processed easily with payroll.
  • Reporting makes it easy to look into any discrepancies related to time cards.
  • The process of reconciliation of subcontractors' billing is easier.
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Dayforce
  • Performance Reviews/Comp used to be handled via paper and tracking/reporting was a nightmare - having all of that in the system is so much more efficient and provides huge ROI
  • Our organization used to have big problems with hiring managers going rogue and hiring positions that aren't approved by Finance - we built an approval workflow in the system that triggers before any req is approved which has completely solved this problem
  • Dayforce Wallet has been a huge perk for our employees - it's heavily used and our crew love it
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ScreenShots

ADP ezLaborManager Screenshots

Screenshot of Simple and quick time reportingScreenshot of Intuitive and easy schedulesScreenshot of Flexible and convenient time collection

Dayforce Screenshots

Screenshot of Dayforce Home ScreenScreenshot of Scheduling DashboardScreenshot of Compensation DashboardScreenshot of Succession Planning - Talent MatrixScreenshot of Payroll DashboardScreenshot of Dayforce Mobile - Recruiting