Dayforce vs. Rippling

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
Rippling
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Rippling gives businesses one place to run HR, IT, and Finance. It brings together all of the workforce systems that are normally scattered across a company, like payroll, expenses, benefits, and computers. This enables users to manage and automate every part of the employee lifecycle in a single system. For example, when onboarding a new employee, Rippling can take a new hire from anywhere in the world and set up their payroll, corporate card, computer, benefits, and even third-party…
$8
starting price per user, per month
Pricing
DayforceRippling
Editions & Modules
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$8.00
starting price per user, per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
DayforceRippling
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsFor additional pricing details visit the Rippling pricing page.
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Community Pulse
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Top Pros

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Top Cons

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Features
DayforceRippling
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce
7.9
582 Ratings
1% above category average
Rippling
8.0
546 Ratings
2% above category average
Employee demographic data8.1505 Ratings7.9362 Ratings
Employment history8.4540 Ratings8.0380 Ratings
Job profiles and administration8.0530 Ratings8.3439 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.8532 Ratings8.3371 Ratings
Organizational charting7.4483 Ratings8.0461 Ratings
Organization and location management7.7528 Ratings8.3391 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.5352 Ratings7.4296 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce
8.4
582 Ratings
5% above category average
Rippling
8.5
590 Ratings
6% above category average
Pay calculation9.0568 Ratings8.6511 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors7.5283 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.9132 Ratings8.2315 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.0457 Ratings8.8536 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.0553 Ratings9.0517 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.5437 Ratings8.5352 Ratings
Reimbursement management8.1294 Ratings8.0292 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce
8.0
528 Ratings
1% below category average
Rippling
8.9
508 Ratings
10% above category average
Approval workflow8.3496 Ratings9.1485 Ratings
Balance details7.7510 Ratings9.0446 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment7.9417 Ratings8.7306 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce
8.1
594 Ratings
0% below category average
Rippling
8.8
630 Ratings
8% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information8.5565 Ratings9.2592 Ratings
Update personal information8.7578 Ratings9.3619 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.0398 Ratings8.8496 Ratings
Employee recognition7.1206 Ratings8.1299 Ratings
View job history8.0474 Ratings8.8419 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce
7.5
97 Ratings
3% below category average
Rippling
7.8
230 Ratings
1% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets7.597 Ratings7.8230 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce
7.2
581 Ratings
5% below category average
Rippling
8.2
254 Ratings
8% above category average
Report builder7.6572 Ratings8.0247 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.7572 Ratings7.9232 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data6.3400 Ratings8.6197 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce
7.8
374 Ratings
3% below category average
Rippling
8.7
416 Ratings
8% above category average
New hire portal7.8364 Ratings8.8408 Ratings
Manager tracking tools7.9320 Ratings8.7290 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce
7.7
241 Ratings
6% below category average
Rippling
8.6
161 Ratings
5% above category average
Corporate goal setting7.5202 Ratings8.8136 Ratings
Individual goal setting7.9221 Ratings8.6143 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility7.6189 Ratings8.2138 Ratings
Performance tracking7.9226 Ratings8.7142 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce
7.8
265 Ratings
2% below category average
Rippling
8.6
189 Ratings
8% above category average
Performance plans7.5246 Ratings8.3164 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.6210 Ratings8.3154 Ratings
Review status tracking7.9248 Ratings9.0163 Ratings
Review reminders7.9244 Ratings9.1178 Ratings
Multiple review frequency8.0219 Ratings8.5147 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce
7.0
119 Ratings
12% below category average
Rippling
9.1
148 Ratings
14% above category average
Create succession plans/pools7.294 Ratings8.9123 Ratings
Candidate ranking6.9102 Ratings9.2130 Ratings
Candidate search6.6107 Ratings9.2135 Ratings
Candidate development7.194 Ratings9.0127 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce
7.3
287 Ratings
6% below category average
Rippling
8.7
168 Ratings
12% above category average
Job Requisition Management7.5271 Ratings9.1128 Ratings
Company Website Posting7.5265 Ratings8.4124 Ratings
Publish to Social Media7.5222 Ratings8.7115 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting7.5254 Ratings8.8117 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention6.6217 Ratings8.2118 Ratings
Applicant Tracking7.4264 Ratings8.6123 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts7.3258 Ratings8.9152 Ratings
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User Ratings
DayforceRippling
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(622 ratings)
8.1
(669 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.7
(86 ratings)
9.1
(6 ratings)
Usability
6.2
(60 ratings)
8.4
(666 ratings)
Availability
10.0
(12 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Performance
5.0
(13 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
7.7
(65 ratings)
8.1
(599 ratings)
In-Person Training
7.0
(11 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
7.3
(18 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
6.6
(43 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Configurability
8.8
(13 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
8.0
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.9
(14 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
8.9
(18 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.9
(12 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
DayforceRippling
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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Rippling
Rippling shines in companies that prioritize streamlined HR operations and user-friendly experiences. It's ideal for: Growing companies: Easily manage HR as teams expand. Efficiency seekers: Automate tasks to save time and resources. Simple HR needs: Focus on core functionalities without overwhelm. Rippling might not be best for: Highly complex HR: Unique processes may require specialized solutions. Cloud-based hesitation: Some prefer traditional on-premises systems. Large international workforce: Current focus is on the US.
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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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Rippling
  • Clean UI - there is no ambiguity about what function each button will perform.
  • Very easy to navigate. It is not difficult to find what is being looked for.
  • Single location for multiple functions. This is great for me as there is one central hub for all professional admin matters. Saving me valuable time that I can better spend on more pressing work matters.
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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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Rippling
  • The immediate learning curve of working with workflows and recipes
  • Building Reports from scratch can be fairly tedious and time consuming. Not streamlined because of having to drill down click by click.
  • I am still mystified by all of the formulas that can be used to make custom reports. Rippling is robust and it takes a lot to learn what it can really do.
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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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Rippling
Rippling continues to innovate and amaze me with their new innovations and features. Product feedback is taken seriously so I always give it whenever I can and end up seeing results. Rippling is the new wave of HRIS that cannot compare against others in the industry just due to the fact they are super user friendly!
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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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Rippling
Great product, easy to use. We've had great employee buy in at this point, and want to continue to partner with Rippling to make the live of our employees easier, more productive, and get them back to the professional roles they are good at, while offering the administrative support they need through an HRIS.
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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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Rippling
I like that the availability in using Rippling at any given time is useful to me. Getting on the site freely when I need gives me security of knowing that I can be in control of viewing health insurance and hours information. I have yet to get any errors in using the Rippling app.
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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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Rippling
Rippling's performance has been great, no errors or glitches yet so far. I am confident that Going from one page to the next and all its complexity usage does not lag or times out, it works effectively and efficiently. While using Rippling and other apps it does not tend to slow it down, works great. No complaints.
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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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Rippling
Overall customer support for Rippling have been excellent anytime that I have emailed. Their team responds usually within the day and have a great explanation on the issue and the recommendation on how to proceed going forward. I feel that the person that responds actually have a vested interest and truly cares about the issue/problem that you have.
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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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Rippling
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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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Rippling
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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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Rippling
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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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Rippling
Proof was much more convoluted and not easy to maneuver. Also all the platforms could not relate to each other and so nothing was streamlined in its approach. Also things seemed to lag and was not very up to date when it needed to be. I feel rippling has simplified their processes
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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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Rippling
I can go on here and see all my hours and pto plus health benefits. I like to have the work handbook handy to refer to legal things. How to work my role within it's limits. Being able to put in my hours and view when they are approved is a huge benefit for me.
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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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Rippling
  • The organization of information increased the business efficiency
  • Employee can search for themselves, leaving HR to do the things they need to be productive
  • Access 24/7 thru mobile app allows employee to function when they have the opportunity leaving the normal work hours for other business.
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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

Rippling Screenshots

Screenshot of Rippling Dashboard: Employees' home for their payroll, benefits, documents, devices, expenses, and apps.Screenshot of Rippling Payroll: Runs payroll in 90 seconds. Pays employees and contractors around the world. Automatic tax filing.Screenshot of Rippling Benefits Administration: Management of employees' Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, FSA, HSA, and commuter benefits.Screenshot of Rippling Single Sign-On: Employees can access all of their SaaS apps in one click from their Rippling dashboard.Screenshot of Rippling’s Time & Attendance platform integrates with the rest of the product suite so that when employees clock in, their approved hours automatically synced with payroll and accounting systems.Screenshot of Rippling Mobile Device Management: To manage employees' computers and devices 100% remotely.