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990 Ratings
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Feature Set Ratings
- Workday Human Capital Management ranks higher in 11 feature sets: Human Resource Management, Payroll Management, Leave and Attendance Management, Employee Self Service, Asset Management, HR Reporting, Onboarding, Performance and Goals, Performance Management, Succession Planning, Recruiting / ATS
Human Resource Management
7.2
Ceridian Dayforce HCM
72%

8.4
Workday HCM
84%
Workday Human Capital Management ranks higher in 7/7 features
Workday Human Capital Management ranks higher in 7/7 features
Employee demographic data
7.6
76%
422 Ratings

8.5
85%
67 Ratings
Employment history
7.8
78%
452 Ratings

8.6
86%
75 Ratings
Job profiles and administration
7.0
70%
443 Ratings

8.3
83%
77 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
7.5
75%
447 Ratings

8.7
87%
74 Ratings
Organizational charting
6.7
67%
407 Ratings

8.9
89%
72 Ratings
Organization and location management
6.8
68%
446 Ratings

8.6
86%
72 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
6.8
68%
295 Ratings

7.3
73%
47 Ratings
Payroll Management
7.5
Ceridian Dayforce HCM
75%

8.7
Workday HCM
87%
Workday Human Capital Management ranks higher in 7/7 features
Workday Human Capital Management ranks higher in 7/7 features
Pay calculation
8.2
82%
482 Ratings

8.5
85%
56 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors
6.6
66%
242 Ratings

8.6
86%
45 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment
7.7
77%
51 Ratings

9.2
92%
7 Ratings
Benefit plan administration
7.0
70%
387 Ratings

8.3
83%
53 Ratings
Direct deposit files
8.3
83%
468 Ratings

8.3
83%
57 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management
7.7
77%
370 Ratings

8.9
89%
54 Ratings
Reimbursement management
7.1
71%
248 Ratings

8.9
89%
32 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
7.7
Ceridian Dayforce HCM
77%

8.8
Workday HCM
88%
Workday Human Capital Management ranks higher in 3/3 features
Workday Human Capital Management ranks higher in 3/3 features
Approval workflow
7.7
77%
414 Ratings

9.0
90%
60 Ratings
Balance details
7.7
77%
427 Ratings

8.8
88%
60 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment
7.7
77%
348 Ratings

8.6
86%
48 Ratings
Employee Self Service
7.5
Ceridian Dayforce HCM
75%

8.3
Workday HCM
83%
Workday Human Capital Management ranks higher in 5/5 features
Workday Human Capital Management ranks higher in 5/5 features
View and generate pay and benefit information
7.9
79%
478 Ratings

8.6
86%
69 Ratings
Update personal information
8.0
80%
488 Ratings

8.9
89%
77 Ratings
View company policy documentation
7.1
71%
332 Ratings

7.9
79%
59 Ratings
Employee recognition
6.5
65%
176 Ratings

7.6
76%
45 Ratings
View job history
7.8
78%
401 Ratings

8.5
85%
68 Ratings
Asset Management
5.1
Ceridian Dayforce HCM
51%

8.3
Workday HCM
83%
Workday Human Capital Management ranks higher in 1/1 features
Workday Human Capital Management ranks higher in 1/1 features
Tracking of all physical assets
5.1
51%
82 Ratings

8.3
83%
18 Ratings
HR Reporting
6.2
Ceridian Dayforce HCM
62%

8.0
Workday HCM
80%
Workday Human Capital Management ranks higher in 3/3 features
Workday Human Capital Management ranks higher in 3/3 features
Report builder
6.4
64%
486 Ratings

8.4
84%
61 Ratings
Pre-built reports
6.5
65%
485 Ratings

8.0
80%
63 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data
5.7
57%
343 Ratings

7.7
77%
53 Ratings
Onboarding
6.7
Ceridian Dayforce HCM
67%

8.6
Workday HCM
86%
Workday Human Capital Management ranks higher in 2/2 features
Workday Human Capital Management ranks higher in 2/2 features
New hire portal
6.6
66%
296 Ratings

8.9
89%
43 Ratings
Manager tracking tools
6.9
69%
264 Ratings

8.4
84%
42 Ratings
Performance and Goals
6.7
Ceridian Dayforce HCM
67%

7.9
Workday HCM
79%
Workday Human Capital Management ranks higher in 4/4 features
Workday Human Capital Management ranks higher in 4/4 features
Corporate goal setting
6.8
68%
163 Ratings

8.1
81%
40 Ratings
Individual goal setting
6.6
66%
178 Ratings

8.4
84%
49 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility
6.5
65%
153 Ratings

7.2
72%
42 Ratings
Performance tracking
7.1
71%
184 Ratings

7.9
79%
48 Ratings
Performance Management
7.1
Ceridian Dayforce HCM
71%

8.4
Workday HCM
84%
Workday Human Capital Management ranks higher in 5/5 features
Workday Human Capital Management ranks higher in 5/5 features
Performance plans
7.1
71%
190 Ratings

8.2
82%
50 Ratings
Performance improvement plans
7.2
72%
166 Ratings

8.4
84%
42 Ratings
Review status tracking
7.2
72%
195 Ratings

8.6
86%
46 Ratings
Review reminders
6.9
69%
192 Ratings

8.4
84%
46 Ratings
Multiple review frequency
6.9
69%
174 Ratings

8.5
85%
40 Ratings
Succession Planning
6.6
Ceridian Dayforce HCM
66%

8.3
Workday HCM
83%
Workday Human Capital Management ranks higher in 4/4 features
Workday Human Capital Management ranks higher in 4/4 features
Create succession plans/pools
6.4
64%
76 Ratings

8.9
89%
27 Ratings
Candidate ranking
6.3
63%
80 Ratings

8.2
82%
27 Ratings
Candidate search
6.9
69%
84 Ratings

8.3
83%
28 Ratings
Candidate development
6.6
66%
77 Ratings

7.7
77%
27 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
7.1
Ceridian Dayforce HCM
71%

8.5
Workday HCM
85%
Workday Human Capital Management ranks higher in 7/7 features
Workday Human Capital Management ranks higher in 7/7 features
Job Requisition Management
7.1
71%
224 Ratings

8.1
81%
33 Ratings
Company Website Posting
7.2
72%
219 Ratings

8.8
88%
27 Ratings
Publish to Social Media
6.9
69%
183 Ratings

9.6
96%
24 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting
7.2
72%
212 Ratings

8.8
88%
28 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention
7.2
72%
179 Ratings

7.4
74%
27 Ratings
Applicant Tracking
6.9
69%
220 Ratings

8.5
85%
28 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts
6.9
69%
215 Ratings

8.6
86%
32 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Ceridian Dayforce is rated higher in 3 areas: Availability, Online Training, Product Scalability
- Workday Human Capital Management is rated higher in 7 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Likelihood to Renew, Usability, Performance, Support Rating, In-Person Training, Implementation Rating
Likelihood to Recommend
7.2
Ceridian Dayforce HCM
72%
526 Ratings

8.2
Workday HCM
82%
92 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew
8.8
Ceridian Dayforce HCM
88%
77 Ratings

10.0
Workday HCM
100%
17 Ratings
Usability
7.8
Ceridian Dayforce HCM
78%
53 Ratings

8.0
Workday HCM
80%
11 Ratings
Availability
9.9
Ceridian Dayforce HCM
99%
23 Ratings

6.6
Workday HCM
66%
16 Ratings
Performance
5.1
Ceridian Dayforce HCM
51%
25 Ratings

7.3
Workday HCM
73%
14 Ratings
Support Rating
7.0
Ceridian Dayforce HCM
70%
99 Ratings

8.1
Workday HCM
81%
42 Ratings
In-Person Training
7.0
Ceridian Dayforce HCM
70%
11 Ratings

9.6
Workday HCM
96%
6 Ratings
Online Training
8.7
Ceridian Dayforce HCM
87%
17 Ratings

7.0
Workday HCM
70%
7 Ratings
Implementation Rating
6.2
Ceridian Dayforce HCM
62%
72 Ratings

8.0
Workday HCM
80%
33 Ratings
Product Scalability
9.9
Ceridian Dayforce HCM
99%
14 Ratings

7.3
Workday HCM
73%
1 Rating
Likelihood to Recommend
Ceridian Dayforce HCM
Ceridian Dayforce is one of the large human capital management (HCM) system providers. I would expect most large organizations would have it on their shortlist if evaluating HCM providers. It has a variety of modules in the HR space. Our usage is limited to payroll and benefits for the United States. As an end user, I find it to be fairly intuitive and the integrations with other systems (SuccessFactors, third party benefits providers) in my experience has worked without issue.

Verified User
General Manager in Human Resources
Chemicals Company, 5001-10,000 employeesWorkday HCM
Workday Human Capital Management is well suited for day-to-day human resources tasks as well a future planning regarding goals, quarterly check-ins, and career growths. It is useful to have multiple features and available tasks in the overall dashboard. It is helpful that learning paths and courses are also integrated in the platform.
Associate Product Manager
The E.W. Scripps CompanyMedia Production, 1001-5000 employees
Pros
Ceridian Dayforce HCM
- Benefits and Payroll Integration - changes happen in real time.
- Workflows - still working on creating some but we created some so that when employees make changes, we are notified and that's great so nothing goes unnoticed.
- Site is easy for employees to navigate and has a 'clean' presentation.
HR Manager
WGICivil Engineering, 501-1000 employees
Workday HCM
- Groups employees in management hierarchies and creates Org Charts that are easy to navigate and allow for visualizing management chains regardless of employee locations
- Intuitive and easy to use. The Workday search functionality works very much like Google; one can search for anything that they have access to in the database and drill down into the various details. All information is connected through hyperlinks and users can easily keep digging into the details for as far as their security access would take them.
- Tasks such as to do, review or approve items are sent to the user's Workday Inbox, very much resembling email. Notifications about outstanding "to do" items are also sent to each the user's work email address on a daily basis.
HR Technology Change Management and Training Lead
Indeed.comHealth, Wellness and Fitness, 1001-5000 employees
Cons
Ceridian Dayforce HCM
- Benefits functions on HR side, too much manual entry.
- I know it’s for protection purposes but it gets annoying when you constantly need to input a security code texted to you.
- Wish the onboarding progress page for managers can automatically update instead of being needed to manually update.

Verified User
Advisor in Human Resources
Mental Health Care Company, 1001-5000 employeesWorkday HCM
- The web interface is awful
- Terrible, terrible, UI. No modern features like auto-save. I can't count the times I have lost work.
- Their UX team (if it even exists) must be aliens, because I can't see how humans would have come up with the UI conventions they have.
- Who creates a website application where you can't open stuff in multiple browser windows and tabs easily?

Verified User
Manager in Customer Service
Printing Company, 1001-5000 employeesPricing Details
Ceridian Dayforce HCM
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
Optional
Starting Price
—Workday HCM
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$100 per year per user
Likelihood to Renew
Ceridian Dayforce HCM
Ceridian Dayforce HCM 8.8
Based on 77 answers
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.
Dir of Cash Mgt, Corp Taxes, Payroll & Benefits
Marshall HealthMedical Practice, 1001-5000 employees
Workday HCM
Workday HCM 10.0
Based on 17 answers
It is work to make one system the source of truth for our data, but now that it is done, there is less work involved in staying on this path. This means for us that maintaining and/or implementing new modules like performance, finance, talent, etc. is simple. It's a no-brainer

Verified User
Analyst in Information Technology
Information Technology and Services Company, 10,001+ employeesUsability
Ceridian Dayforce HCM
Ceridian Dayforce HCM 7.8
Based on 53 answers
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.
Accounting/HR Systems Analyst
Great Northern CorporationPaper & Forest Products, 501-1000 employees
Workday HCM
Workday HCM 8.0
Based on 11 answers
Workday's on a great path in terms of user experience. Their goals is to deliver a use experience that doesn't require training or instruction, like Amazon on the consumer side for example. That's hard to do when you're talking about complex business processes and important and sensitive employee information, but they're doing it well
Associate Director, Human Resources
SNL FinancialFinancial Services, 1001-5000 employees
Reliability and Availability
Ceridian Dayforce HCM
Ceridian Dayforce HCM 9.9
Based on 23 answers
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.
Payroll Manager
Nipro Glass AmericasPharmaceuticals, 201-500 employees
Workday HCM
Workday HCM 6.6
Based on 16 answers
In 2014, Workday has changed the update process. There will be two updates a year; the updates will be delivered to customers typically in a 24 hour window during these two weekends a year. They also keep the Community up-to-date about any planned outages, etc. There is weekly scheduled downtime on Friday night.
Engagement Manager, Workday Implementations
MeteorixInformation Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
Performance
Ceridian Dayforce HCM
Ceridian Dayforce HCM 5.1
Based on 25 answers
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.
Payroll Manager
Nipro Glass AmericasPharmaceuticals, 201-500 employees
Workday HCM
Workday HCM 7.3
Based on 14 answers
From my perspective, the system runs like a well oiled machine and I have not had any issues with customers complaining about speed. If a report is taking long to run, the report can run in the background and you can go about your business. For larger enterprises, there is additional space and machines to process the application in what Workday refers to it as Extended Configuration Tenant
Engagement Manager, Workday Implementations
MeteorixInformation Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
Support Rating
Ceridian Dayforce HCM
Ceridian Dayforce HCM 7.0
Based on 99 answers
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.
Human Resources/Payroll Administrator
Spray Lake Sawmills Family Sports CentreRecreational Facilities and Services, 51-200 employees
Workday HCM
Workday HCM 8.1
Based on 42 answers
Workday is still learning about the needs of higher education. I have seen rapid improvement in support and knowledge over the last year so am confident this will continue to improve. Overall however, I have found the Support Team to be extremely responsive and Workday offers the advantage of having support across several timezones so that we never wait more than a few hours for a response.
Associate Director, Financial Applications
Georgetown UniversityHigher Education, 5001-10,000 employees
In-Person Training
Ceridian Dayforce HCM
Ceridian Dayforce HCM 7.0
Based on 11 answers
Because the training we reviewed at Insights has changed how we use the system everyday. This is a key factor in our training.
Director of Human Resources
Kern Health Systems (Kern Family Health Care)Hospital & Health Care, 201-500 employees
Workday HCM
Workday HCM 9.6
Based on 6 answers
Some training is offered online. Cost is per-person. This also gets quite expensive. Training doesn’t follow a logical path A to B. Starts in middle. When you try to do it afterwards at your desk, difficult.
• Training scenarios are not very real
• Training scenarios are not very real

Verified User
Analyst in Human Resources
Computer Software Company, 501-1000 employeesOnline Training
Ceridian Dayforce HCM
Ceridian Dayforce HCM 8.7
Based on 17 answers
The online training has been really good, I can do some online sessions/courses on my own time which is great for time management. The on line class type sessions have been really good too, they provide a great overview with some additional features or where and how to look to make some changes.

Verified User
Manager in Human Resources
Real Estate Company, 201-500 employeesWorkday HCM
Workday HCM 7.0
Based on 7 answers
I have done for report writing and mass imports (EIBs). They give materials and you run through examples, i.e. you don’t just watch them do tasks, so that is helpful. Training is expensive – a single reporting writing class is $600 per person for virtual training

Verified User
Program Manager in Information Technology
Computer Software Company, 501-1000 employeesImplementation Rating
Ceridian Dayforce HCM
Ceridian Dayforce HCM 6.2
Based on 72 answers
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
Payroll & Compensation Manager
Springbrook NY, IncIndividual & Family Services, 1001-5000 employees
Workday HCM
Workday HCM 8.0
Based on 33 answers
It was implemented before my joining the company. At my last company, we used Workday professional services.
Based upon my experience at my last company, I would rate the implementation experience an 8/10. There are different ways to set things up and we had different people telling us different things. It set us back a couple of times.
Regarding configuration advice, we could set things up where every manager has supervisory organizations, or have it financially based i.e. aligned to cost center/department. We chose the individual manager path and I think we should have chosen a department route. Going down the individual manager path, to maintain the information, we have to inactivate a supervisory org whenever a manager changes/leaves.
Based upon my experience at my last company, I would rate the implementation experience an 8/10. There are different ways to set things up and we had different people telling us different things. It set us back a couple of times.
Regarding configuration advice, we could set things up where every manager has supervisory organizations, or have it financially based i.e. aligned to cost center/department. We chose the individual manager path and I think we should have chosen a department route. Going down the individual manager path, to maintain the information, we have to inactivate a supervisory org whenever a manager changes/leaves.

Verified User
Analyst in Information Technology
Computer Software Company, 10,001+ employeesAlternatives Considered
Ceridian Dayforce HCM
ADP Workforce Now is the system we used prior and that I still use for other consulting services, and this system falls far inferior to the functionality of Ceridian Dayforce especially in terms of payroll processing and delivery but also in other aspects like benefits, employee profile management, and access permissions.

Verified User
Manager in Human Resources
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad Company, 1001-5000 employeesWorkday HCM
Its core strengths met our functional, technical and implementation requirements, getting in early saved us money without putting it off and waiting until we HAD to select and implement. SAP doesn't stack up well and we wanted a US system. The cloud and its excellent functionality benefits for the Human Resources and Payroll departments was clear, and the users appreciate its generally good user interfaces and ease of movement within the system.

Verified User
Executive in Finance and Accounting
Higher Education Company, 10,001+ employeesScalability
Ceridian Dayforce HCM
Ceridian Dayforce HCM 9.9
Based on 14 answers
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.
Payroll Manager
Nipro Glass AmericasPharmaceuticals, 201-500 employees
Workday HCM
Workday HCM 7.3
Based on 1 answer
Workday has released Financials and is continuing to develop it's Human Capital Management footprint with the addition of Workday Recruiting. I think customers will find that is easy to add on additional functionality in the system.Workday does make it easy for customers to make changes without relying on IT resources. The Business Process framework is a visual tool that allows functional resources to make changes and see the flow of the transaction
Engagement Manager, Workday Implementations
MeteorixInformation Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
Return on Investment
Ceridian Dayforce HCM
- There's no paper handling for employee's PTO requests, manager approvals, etc. This is a huge time-saving and hassle-saving aspect of the system.
- Employees no longer print out their paychecks - it's all on the app. And we pay less for mailing checks all over the place.
- Employees enroll in their benefits now, which was also a huge time, paper, and cost saving!
- Employees attest that they received all of their meals and rests via the biometric clocks, so paper doesn't have to be kept - the system tracks that info now.
VP, HR & Safety
States Logistics Services, Inc.Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 501-1000 employees
Workday HCM
- Gave us almost 4 hours per HR rep back on new hire day 1. We have a start date every 4 weeks and the manual entry of paperwork that was able to be eliminated with Workday has allowed us to put more HR reps in the classroom to aid with more important day 1 tasks.
- Simplified search - the backend information is now housed in a simple database that allows me to pull with employee first or last name, or user ID.
- We paid more for this solution, but we've seen a 33% increase in employee interaction since doing so.
Regional Learning & Development Leader
Total Quality LogisticsTransportation/Trucking/Railroad, 1001-5000 employees