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
TriNet
Score 7.1 out of 10
N/A
TriNet provides small and medium size businesses (SMBs) with full-service HR and payroll solutions tailored by industry. TriNet also offers specialized services through client access to HR representatives for advice and notifications on impactful regulatory changes.N/A
Pricing
Ceridian DayforceTriNet
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Ceridian DayforceTriNet
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Ceridian DayforceTriNet
Considered Both Products
Ceridian Dayforce

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TriNet
Chose TriNet
I prefer TriNet's website to Ceridian's (which I used in a prior company). We selected TriNet over Justworks because we wanted the HR support that TriNet provides. We have been very happy with our choice. As a small business, the additional HR services from TriNet has been …
Chose TriNet
I wasn't involved in the selection of TriNet, but one thing I do like about TriNet over the other HRIS I have used is that it is a PEO.
Chose TriNet
Best Customer Service and all parts work well together...no plug in issues with respect to benefits and payroll.
Chose TriNet
TriNet's system is similar in many respects to the HRIS and payroll systems offered by the other providers; what sets TriNet apart is the one stop shop for HR; everything is available under one provider with linked system functionality. In addition, most providers give you a …
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Features
Ceridian DayforceTriNet
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
TriNet
7.5
600 Ratings
5% below category average
Employee demographic data8.0496 Ratings7.9402 Ratings
Employment history8.3529 Ratings7.6445 Ratings
Job profiles and administration7.9520 Ratings7.5412 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.8524 Ratings7.5498 Ratings
Organizational charting7.1474 Ratings6.6340 Ratings
Organization and location management7.6519 Ratings7.0354 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.5347 Ratings8.2462 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Ceridian Dayforce
8.3
568 Ratings
3% above category average
TriNet
8.4
657 Ratings
4% above category average
Pay calculation8.8554 Ratings8.8631 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors7.4278 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.7119 Ratings8.4156 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.9449 Ratings8.2642 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.0540 Ratings9.2597 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.2426 Ratings8.1521 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.9287 Ratings8.3320 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
TriNet
7.8
408 Ratings
4% below category average
Approval workflow8.0485 Ratings7.1328 Ratings
Balance details7.4499 Ratings8.2389 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment7.6407 Ratings8.0310 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
TriNet
8.5
640 Ratings
5% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information8.3553 Ratings9.0619 Ratings
Update personal information8.5566 Ratings9.0632 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.0393 Ratings8.7532 Ratings
Employee recognition7.0205 Ratings7.3179 Ratings
View job history7.9464 Ratings8.7461 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Ceridian Dayforce
7.2
97 Ratings
9% below category average
TriNet
1.0
1 Ratings
155% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets7.297 Ratings1.01 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Ceridian Dayforce
7.3
569 Ratings
4% below category average
TriNet
7.3
528 Ratings
4% below category average
Report builder7.7560 Ratings7.0444 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.7560 Ratings7.5498 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data6.6389 Ratings7.6238 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Ceridian Dayforce
7.6
367 Ratings
4% below category average
TriNet
8.4
525 Ratings
6% above category average
New hire portal7.5357 Ratings8.6525 Ratings
Manager tracking tools7.7314 Ratings8.3314 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
TriNet
7.1
74 Ratings
15% below category average
Corporate goal setting7.2197 Ratings7.266 Ratings
Individual goal setting7.4215 Ratings6.973 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility7.2183 Ratings7.365 Ratings
Performance tracking7.5220 Ratings7.171 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Ceridian Dayforce
7.6
259 Ratings
5% below category average
TriNet
7.7
140 Ratings
4% below category average
Performance plans7.4240 Ratings7.3119 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.5206 Ratings7.8116 Ratings
Review status tracking7.6242 Ratings8.0111 Ratings
Review reminders7.6238 Ratings8.1118 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.7214 Ratings7.23 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Ceridian Dayforce
6.6
118 Ratings
18% below category average
TriNet
7.1
56 Ratings
11% below category average
Create succession plans/pools6.793 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate ranking6.5101 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Candidate search6.4106 Ratings6.853 Ratings
Candidate development6.793 Ratings6.549 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Ceridian Dayforce
7.2
284 Ratings
8% below category average
TriNet
7.0
84 Ratings
10% below category average
Job Requisition Management7.3269 Ratings7.163 Ratings
Company Website Posting7.3263 Ratings5.51 Ratings
Publish to Social Media7.3220 Ratings6.250 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting7.3252 Ratings7.262 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention6.5215 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Applicant Tracking7.2262 Ratings6.766 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts7.0255 Ratings7.674 Ratings
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User Ratings
Ceridian DayforceTriNet
Likelihood to Recommend
7.9
(608 ratings)
7.3
(673 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.2
(83 ratings)
9.0
(42 ratings)
Usability
7.6
(58 ratings)
8.0
(568 ratings)
Availability
10.0
(12 ratings)
7.2
(8 ratings)
Performance
5.0
(13 ratings)
7.7
(8 ratings)
Support Rating
7.7
(64 ratings)
7.3
(654 ratings)
In-Person Training
7.0
(11 ratings)
7.3
(4 ratings)
Online Training
7.6
(18 ratings)
4.6
(4 ratings)
Implementation Rating
6.6
(43 ratings)
4.8
(25 ratings)
Configurability
8.5
(13 ratings)
4.4
(7 ratings)
Ease of integration
8.0
(8 ratings)
5.9
(5 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.9
(14 ratings)
7.1
(8 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
8.9
(18 ratings)
4.1
(8 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.9
(12 ratings)
6.3
(8 ratings)
User Testimonials
Ceridian DayforceTriNet
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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TriNet
Its tough to say. Would I recommend it to a company of our size, no. Would I recommend it to a small business, maybe 10 - 50 employees, yes. Theres no workflow. We can have managers initiate a change it has to be done by us... manually... *yawn*
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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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TriNet
  • Adding a candidate to the ATS by their resume.
  • Being able to link our website (open positions) with the link given by TriNet to seamlessly send candidates to apply for positions through LinkedIn.
  • Being able to find a candidate per job through the Trinet's ATS.
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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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TriNet
  • System can be challenging to navigate for employees with multiple nav options on left and upper areas or subjects are not easily related to what is in their mind; multiple handbooks and similar
  • Customer service has improved in the last year but there is still room for improvement. Some tickets/cases simply take way too long with little communication while open. Best improvement is putting more power in the hands of the front line.
  • Managing unusual circumstances with payroll
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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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TriNet
The only reason this is not a 10 is that the PEO market is very competitive and as the President of the company I feel obligated to listen to other options. That being said, it will be very difficult for anyone to unseat TriNet as I ma veery pleased with them
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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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TriNet
Compared to other PEOs we have used, the TriNet platform is both powerful and user friendly. Both the employee and admin views are extremely easy to navigate and, with the exception of time off tracking, we only hear positive feedback from employees. Overall, it is a solid and versatile platform.
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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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TriNet
They used to be really good at this when I had a dedicated person. Now that it's a general customer service account, it's really gone downhill and I don't get responses at all sometimes
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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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TriNet
Pages load at a speed that isn't too fast or too slow. I never have to wait long, but it's not instantaneous
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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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TriNet
We don't need to use the Customer Service features often, but when we do, the team is quick to respond and very knowledgeable about our needs. Once again, making our time in the system minimal allows us to focus on growing our 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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TriNet
it's been awhile, but I recall them being helpful. I got through a lot of it and when I needed help, they can walk me through it over the phone. It's also pretty user friendly in general at a platform. I don't really know what else to type, but they came and helped me in person and also when there was something new, they came and talked to me. They have not done that since with the new model that I hate
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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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TriNet
it was good, but now I haven't done much and since they changed their model, it's a lot harder to deal with. We're talking online training of the trinet platform and not the online training they provide, right? Their online training is ok, and is unfortunate that there is a totally separate model for training that costs extra when we would only watch one or two things. However, the mandatory sexual harassment training is actually pretty good, it was just a little clunky
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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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TriNet
not applicable as I implementation was done 5 years ago and have no recollection of the details of the process. Above it says to skip question if not involved in the process but it will not allow me to skip it as it states explanation requitred thus making this process extremely frustrating.
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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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TriNet
TriNet worked with our smaller employee headcount and offered coverage for both the US and Canada. And we switched from Insperity because of the cost savings which were significant. I liked Insperity but TriNet has been an excellent firm to work with as well.
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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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TriNet
For the size of our company, Trinet is perfect.
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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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TriNet
  • TriNet offers many benefit plans to our employees which are spread out across the country. A wide variety of offerings allows our employees more choices to make the best decision for their family.
  • TriNet does not offer help with our EEO reporting for our Veteran status. They may in the future be able to update the platform, but currently, this data is not a required question for the employees and it isn't possible for us to make it a required question when the employees log in.
  • We have worked through our initial problems with payroll processing and are now much more efficient. Having a great team of people to work with at TriNet has made all the difference!
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