Dayforce vs. Meta4 PeopleNet

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
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
Meta4 PeopleNet
Score 7.0 out of 10
N/A
Meta4 PeopleNet is an all-in-one integrated HR Solution providing Core HR with personnel administration, total talent management, compensation management with payroll, as well as workforce management (time and attendance, analytics). Meta4 is a Cegid company (acquired late 2019).N/A
Pricing
DayforceMeta4 PeopleNet
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
DayforceMeta4 PeopleNet
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
DayforceMeta4 PeopleNet
Top Pros

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Top Cons

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Features
DayforceMeta4 PeopleNet
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce
7.8
581 Ratings
0% below category average
Meta4 PeopleNet
7.0
2 Ratings
11% below category average
Employee demographic data8.1504 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Employment history8.4539 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Job profiles and administration7.9529 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.8531 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Organizational charting7.4482 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Organization and location management7.7527 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.5351 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce
8.4
581 Ratings
4% above category average
Meta4 PeopleNet
6.2
1 Ratings
26% below category average
Pay calculation9.0567 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors7.5283 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.9131 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.0456 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.0552 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.5436 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Reimbursement management8.1294 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce
8.0
527 Ratings
1% below category average
Meta4 PeopleNet
6.3
1 Ratings
25% below category average
Approval workflow8.3495 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Balance details7.7509 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment7.9416 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce
8.1
593 Ratings
0% below category average
Meta4 PeopleNet
7.2
2 Ratings
12% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information8.5564 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Update personal information8.7577 Ratings8.02 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.0397 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Employee recognition7.1206 Ratings5.01 Ratings
View job history8.0473 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce
7.5
97 Ratings
3% below category average
Meta4 PeopleNet
-
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Tracking of all physical assets7.597 Ratings00 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce
7.2
580 Ratings
5% below category average
Meta4 PeopleNet
7.0
2 Ratings
8% below category average
Report builder7.6571 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.7571 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data6.3399 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce
7.8
373 Ratings
3% below category average
Meta4 PeopleNet
9.0
1 Ratings
12% above category average
New hire portal7.8363 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Manager tracking tools7.8319 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce
7.7
240 Ratings
6% below category average
Meta4 PeopleNet
9.0
2 Ratings
10% above category average
Corporate goal setting7.4201 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Individual goal setting7.8220 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility7.6188 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Performance tracking7.9225 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce
7.8
264 Ratings
2% below category average
Meta4 PeopleNet
9.0
2 Ratings
12% above category average
Performance plans7.5245 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.6210 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Review status tracking7.9247 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Review reminders7.8243 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Multiple review frequency8.0219 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce
6.9
119 Ratings
13% below category average
Meta4 PeopleNet
9.0
1 Ratings
13% above category average
Create succession plans/pools7.194 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Candidate ranking6.8102 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Candidate search6.6107 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Candidate development7.094 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce
7.3
286 Ratings
6% below category average
Meta4 PeopleNet
9.0
2 Ratings
15% above category average
Job Requisition Management7.5270 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Company Website Posting7.5264 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Publish to Social Media7.5221 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting7.5253 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention6.6216 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Applicant Tracking7.4263 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts7.2257 Ratings9.02 Ratings
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User Ratings
DayforceMeta4 PeopleNet
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(621 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.7
(85 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
6.3
(60 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
10.0
(12 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
5.0
(13 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.7
(65 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
In-Person Training
7.0
(11 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
7.4
(18 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
6.6
(43 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
8.8
(13 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
8.0
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.9
(14 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
8.9
(18 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.9
(12 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
DayforceMeta4 PeopleNet
Likelihood to Recommend
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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Cegid
Meta4 PeopleNet Core HR is a very powerful HR tool with abundant features that could fulfill pretty much all the HR needs of a small to medium sized organization. It might be an overkill for very small businesses with less than 20 employees as its really geared towards larger organizations. It offers powerful tools to performance reviews as well as employee HR management tasks. One interesting feature is the ability for employees to perform self administrative tasks through the software which allows some automation of tasks. On the other hand, the program can be so feature rich that require an advanced user with data analytic skills to fully utility. Companies that use the software will need to have at least one manager procure training before utilizing its full range of features.
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Pros
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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Cegid
  • Clean and easy navigation: it is very user-friendly and compared to other solutions I have utilized, there is a clear difference on how information is displayed and also ease of navigation and speed of response of the platform.
  • All modules are really integrated and it is so much power when there is a correlation between say the data displayed in Talent Management and the info seen on the C&B module for example from a performance and compensation perspective, visualizing info and being able to analyze it easier for decision making.
  • Customizable, in our case, we use the solution and enjoy the multiple benefits and efficiencies due to how data is organized and presented and the same time we have the advantage that the user interface is all customized to our own corporate brand/look and feel, color palette and graphical line.
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Cons
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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Cegid
  • Meta4 PeopleNet Core HR can be a bit overwhelming for light users with limited experience.
  • The performance review features are extensive and require a highly skilled manager that work with data analytics
  • The program is not quite as strong in its recruitment features as other software offerings.
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Likelihood to Renew
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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Cegid
No answers on this topic
Usability
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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Cegid
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Reliability and Availability
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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Cegid
No answers on this topic
Performance
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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Cegid
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Support Rating
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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Cegid
It is excellent support so far, during implementation and also while live, the only reason why I am giving a 9 is because in some cases we could have had a quicker response or solution, but so far this doesn't look like an issue at all, and the vendor has been making sure we have what we need.
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In-Person Training
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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Cegid
No answers on this topic
Online Training
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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Cegid
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Implementation Rating
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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Cegid
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Alternatives Considered
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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Cegid
Meta4 PeopleNet Core HR really shines as a flexible product capable of evolving with an organization's changing needs. Its robust features, cloud based architecture, and performance analysis help push the product ahead of some of its competitors. While not perfect, the software offers in-depth performance review functions and data analysis tools that show performance trends. With its self administrative tools, employees can help manage their own information, reducing workload for HR managers
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Scalability
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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Cegid
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
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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Cegid
  • We now have a tool which is a single solution and connects our employee information for 5 countries and 30K + employees, a single source, talk about efficiency.
  • This is a big step in Digital Transformation, reducing times to complete several processes and also the use of paper forms.
  • Definitely, savings related to the number of solutions software wise that is now integrated and scalable with meta4 PeopleNet Talent Management.
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ScreenShots

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