Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Ceridian Dayforce
Score 7.8 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
Ceridian 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
Paycom
Score 7.1 out of 10
N/A
Paycom is a core HR management software solution. It includes features such as talent acquisition and management, time tracking, and payroll management. It offers some automation capacities, particularly regarding payroll.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Ceridian DayforcePaycom
Considered Both Products
Ceridian Dayforce
Chose Ceridian Dayforce
Paycom was before I started, so I don't know much about it. I do know that having everything in a single application has been much easier to keep track of everything and cost effective as well.
Chose Ceridian Dayforce
It is really nice to have all the various modules available under a single application. This has allowed our organization to rollout to all of our employees and streamline process throughout all levels of employees. We continue to tweak/customize our options knowing that DF …
Chose Ceridian Dayforce
There is a lot less room for error when everything is in one platform. All parties that need to be involved are notified in a timely manner, which allows us to provide better service for our staff. There's less paperwork with this process, and a lot less for us to worry about …
Chose Ceridian Dayforce
Easy for everyone to work together on multiple facets and projects.
Chose Ceridian Dayforce
Time saving...UKG systems do not speak to each other well and it makes for time wasted and headaches. To get something done in ADP you need to make multiple calls and waste time speaking to multiple people. ADP GL creation is so complicated that I as never able to really make …
Chose Ceridian Dayforce
It is truly integrated. This is a plug-in product that requires a background job to run overnight for the data to sync. I can see the impact of an employee punch in payroll as soon as it happens without any extra steps.
Chose Ceridian Dayforce
There were much less confusion for our employees. And everything is easier to access.
Chose Ceridian Dayforce
A cut down of wasted time having multiple log ins and not always communicating correctly with multiple 3 party systems.
Chose Ceridian Dayforce
Having everything in one place and all of the data "talking" to each other has allowed for a lot less time locating information. It also ensure that data is correct across multiple areas - payroll, job info, and benefits. We don't have to spend extra time making sure data is …
Chose Ceridian Dayforce
There is no need to pull hours from another platform and upload them into the system, like with ADP TimeSaver.
Chose Ceridian Dayforce
Having all payroll and benefits in one system has eliminated errors and made employee usage more efficient.
Chose Ceridian 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 Ceridian Dayforce
It just makes everything easier when everything is in one location, so if an issue comes up, you have one main point of contact to help handle all modules.
Chose Ceridian Dayforce
If they worked well, the product would be great, however they don't. Too many bugs.
Chose Ceridian Dayforce
Our previous provider was an all in one (for the most part) with the exception of timesheets and the LMS. Dayforce Learning has some work to do but we definitely see it being a great product in the near future. Having timesheets integrated into Dayforce has allowed us to …
Chose Ceridian Dayforce
The single sign-on capability of Dayforce has worked really well as long as long as you buy all the needed modules. Because each module requires an additional purchase, a company might be at a disadvantage due to budget to truly get the best of Dayforce. Other solutions have …
Chose Ceridian Dayforce
It’s been very helpful to our organization to have all over our HR components housed in one application, rather than piecemeal in various other systems. Those separate systems sometimes break the communication bridge that binds the two and disables our ability to do our job …
Chose Ceridian Dayforce
It's a positive impact to have the all-in-one system. However, with a product that does not work for us, it creates more admin than necessary to merge reports and dig for usable data.
Chose Ceridian Dayforce
The one platform has been instrumental in decreasing the time it takes for us to process our payroll on a biweekly basis. Less errors and typos have occurred, issues such as integration "glitches" are a thing of the past. We would not want to leave a single platform product …
Paycom
Chose Paycom
Paycom solved our primary needs to pay our employees and it’s furthermore solved our so many additional HR problems as well. So it’s much more advance than the other similar software.
Chose Paycom
Paycom is an all-inclusive system that has a lot to offer. We were impressed by all of the features and benefits of WorkForce, but WorkForce does not have its own payroll processing system or time clocks which was a big detractor for our organization.
Chose Paycom
All the other HCM providers are better than Paycom. Paycom misrepresented itself and does not provide the services it advocates. Moreover, it overcharges you for everything.
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Features
Ceridian DayforcePaycom
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Ceridian Dayforce
7.7
570 Ratings
3% below category average
Paycom
6.8
340 Ratings
15% below category average
Employee demographic data8.0496 Ratings7.2307 Ratings
Employment history8.3529 Ratings6.9295 Ratings
Job profiles and administration7.9520 Ratings6.9294 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.8524 Ratings6.6296 Ratings
Organizational charting7.1474 Ratings5.9219 Ratings
Organization and location management7.6519 Ratings7.3255 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.5347 Ratings6.6244 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Ceridian Dayforce
8.3
568 Ratings
3% above category average
Paycom
7.5
354 Ratings
8% below category average
Pay calculation8.9554 Ratings7.8343 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors7.4278 Ratings6.447 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.7119 Ratings8.713 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.9449 Ratings7.6294 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.0540 Ratings7.9344 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.2426 Ratings7.2284 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.9287 Ratings6.9191 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Ceridian Dayforce
7.7
517 Ratings
5% below category average
Paycom
7.5
312 Ratings
8% below category average
Approval workflow8.0485 Ratings7.4298 Ratings
Balance details7.5499 Ratings7.4298 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment7.6407 Ratings7.7246 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Ceridian Dayforce
7.9
581 Ratings
3% below category average
Paycom
7.5
354 Ratings
8% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information8.3553 Ratings7.7347 Ratings
Update personal information8.5566 Ratings8.2350 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.0393 Ratings7.5309 Ratings
Employee recognition7.0205 Ratings6.4167 Ratings
View job history7.9464 Ratings7.7279 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Ceridian Dayforce
7.2
97 Ratings
9% below category average
Paycom
4.9
26 Ratings
46% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets7.297 Ratings4.926 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Ceridian Dayforce
7.3
569 Ratings
4% below category average
Paycom
6.1
303 Ratings
22% below category average
Report builder7.7560 Ratings6.2297 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.7560 Ratings6.4295 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data6.6389 Ratings5.855 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Ceridian Dayforce
7.6
367 Ratings
4% below category average
Paycom
6.8
297 Ratings
15% below category average
New hire portal7.5357 Ratings7.2294 Ratings
Manager tracking tools7.7314 Ratings6.5256 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Ceridian Dayforce
7.3
234 Ratings
12% below category average
Paycom
5.5
172 Ratings
40% below category average
Corporate goal setting7.2197 Ratings4.236 Ratings
Individual goal setting7.4215 Ratings6.3159 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility7.2183 Ratings4.835 Ratings
Performance tracking7.5220 Ratings6.4168 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Ceridian Dayforce
7.6
259 Ratings
5% below category average
Paycom
6.8
214 Ratings
16% below category average
Performance plans7.4240 Ratings6.9198 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.5206 Ratings6.7186 Ratings
Review status tracking7.6242 Ratings6.7193 Ratings
Review reminders7.6238 Ratings7.2200 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.7214 Ratings6.4177 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Ceridian Dayforce
6.6
118 Ratings
18% below category average
Paycom
6.8
34 Ratings
15% below category average
Create succession plans/pools6.793 Ratings9.124 Ratings
Candidate ranking6.5101 Ratings6.830 Ratings
Candidate search6.4106 Ratings5.833 Ratings
Candidate development6.793 Ratings5.429 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Ceridian Dayforce
7.2
284 Ratings
8% below category average
Paycom
6.6
209 Ratings
16% below category average
Job Requisition Management7.3269 Ratings6.9186 Ratings
Company Website Posting7.3263 Ratings7.1183 Ratings
Publish to Social Media7.3220 Ratings6.5147 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting7.3252 Ratings6.9170 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention6.5215 Ratings6.1157 Ratings
Applicant Tracking7.2262 Ratings6.6192 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts7.0255 Ratings6.0195 Ratings
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User Ratings
Ceridian DayforcePaycom
Likelihood to Recommend
7.9
(608 ratings)
6.5
(372 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.2
(83 ratings)
7.8
(19 ratings)
Usability
7.6
(58 ratings)
7.6
(21 ratings)
Availability
10.0
(12 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Performance
5.0
(13 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
7.7
(64 ratings)
9.0
(48 ratings)
In-Person Training
7.0
(11 ratings)
6.4
(1 ratings)
Online Training
7.5
(18 ratings)
7.3
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
6.6
(43 ratings)
7.7
(6 ratings)
Configurability
8.5
(13 ratings)
5.5
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
8.0
(8 ratings)
5.5
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.9
(14 ratings)
5.5
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
8.9
(18 ratings)
4.9
(2 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.9
(12 ratings)
8.3
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Ceridian DayforcePaycom
Likelihood to Recommend
Ceridian
Ceridian Dayforce is well suited in payroll where the system has multiple functions to audit, review, and process payroll. According to the new Ceridian Dayforce functionality coming soon the use of AI technology to engage in payroll in a more efficient way is a great way to scale this area of the system.
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Paycom
Paycom has been a great fit for our organization. The customer service model really sets it apart from other systems. Having a dedicated account specialist and a team of backup specialists is almost like having another arm to our HR department
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Pros
Ceridian
  • 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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Paycom
  • System is true single platform and updates in real time, more efficient. When I make a change it updates immediately. Never been kicked out of the system trying to change a function.
  • Reporting function is the best I've ever used. Easy to use and fast!
  • Easy to navigate, employees like the intuitiveness of the system
  • Better PTO system than competitors.
  • Best phone app on the market for payroll
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Cons
Ceridian
  • 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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Paycom
  • There are A LOT of features. This isn't necessarily bad, but it a lot to learn at one time.
  • Although the packages are easily customizable, it would be great to be able to take parts out or add smaller parts of the package
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Likelihood to Renew
Ceridian
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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Paycom
We've made the mistake of moving away from Paycom to a PEO which had made a lot of promises, that they could not keep. Less than a year after that transition, we returned to Paycom and are happier than ever.
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Usability
Ceridian
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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Paycom
The system is very user friendly. Once you navigate where your information is stored under the forms you are golden. While the training amplified my capabilities and knowledge, I could have jumped into the system without and training and managed just fine. This probably one of my favorite parts about Paycom!
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Reliability and Availability
Ceridian
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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Paycom
They are very dependable and I have never experience any outages
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Performance
Ceridian
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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Paycom
It is a solid product and was out first payroll software that we have used
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Support Rating
Ceridian
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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Paycom
Paycom is the best payroll and HR software I have utilized in my 30 plus years as a CPA working in private industry. I am always confident in the software and my support team. The software is updated on an ongoing basis automatically. Paycom relieves a lot of stress over this vital area of any business.
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In-Person Training
Ceridian
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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Paycom
They were a sales person and not really a good trainer.
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Online Training
Ceridian
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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Paycom
All the online training modules were short and straight to the point. Every module teach you how to use the system. If there is one thing they know how to do is training. We did implementation during the pandemic so all had to be done online or via zoom meetings.
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Implementation Rating
Ceridian
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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Paycom
Not at all satisfied it was a nightmare we spent over 8 months with the implementation team having issues after issues all related to the Puerto Rico regulations (half my employees are in Puerto Rico) and at the end we were moved over from the implementation team to the production team without all the issues being resolved
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Alternatives Considered
Ceridian
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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Paycom
Paycom seems to be more robust than Paylocity and offers more of the features we need and could use. Paychex Flex didn't offer all the areas we were looking for and doesn't have the features we want. We were looking for a system that could perform well in several areas of HR, to provide a one-stop shop for our employees and HR department. While these other systems have many features, we felt like Paycom had the best presentation of these other features.
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Scalability
Ceridian
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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Paycom
They are not able to meet our current needs
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Return on Investment
Ceridian
  • 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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Paycom
  • We no longer have a full-time HR manager. The duties are split between a Controller and another manager-reduced costs-all in an $80,000/year savings.
  • Employee self-management of benefits enrollments eliminated manager support for the process. It's completely self-administered by the employee, probably saves 80 hours of administrative work at a minimum and eliminating any chance that management makes an error on the employee's record.
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