Ceridian Powerpay vs Skyward HRMS

Likelihood to Recommend

In all honestly I don’t know a situation where Ceridian Powerpay would not be appropriate to use. I have used it at a company with 12 employees, and at a company with 100 employees. The system works great regardless of company size and the benefits significantly outweigh any (if any) negatives.

I only have experience with the system in the hospitality industry but it covered all our needs and more that I can only imagine that would apply to other industries as well.

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Manager in Corporate

Restaurants Company, 11-50 employees

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For a medium sized company I believe Skyward is an acceptable and not too complicated system. I do not work with the back end so I am not aware of the reporting capabilities which would be a deciding factor for some companies. For K12 Education it seems to check all the boxes

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Administrator in Information Technology

Education Management Company, 501-1000 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

Ceridian Powerpay

Skyward HRMS

Pay calculation

Off-cycle/On-Demand payment

Benefit plan administration

Direct deposit files

Salary revision and increment management

Reimbursement management

Ceridian Powerpay

Skyward HRMS

Employee demographic data

Employment history

Ceridian Powerpay

Skyward HRMS

Approval workflow

Balance details

Annual carry-forward and encashment

Ceridian Powerpay

Skyward HRMS

View and generate pay and benefit information

Update personal information

View job history

Pros

Ceridian Powerpay simplifies the payroll process, very little manual work involved during each payroll run.
Ceridian Powerpay is mostly an intuitive interface with easy to understand workflows to allow for multiple users to be able to use the system if required.

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Matt LeMaire, B.A., M.A.

VP, People & Operations

Peel Mutual InsuranceInsurance, 11-50 employees

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Skyward is superior in tracking and submitting PTO
Skyward is accessible in the cloud so 24/7 access
Menus and screens are fairly easy for non-technical users to navigate

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Education Management Company, 501-1000 employees

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Cons

Would be great if you could search for specific ROEs in the system rather than having to go into each individual pay period package to locate - especially when there may be 10+ ROEs.

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Manager in Corporate

Restaurants Company, 11-50 employees

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The Captcha screen can be needlessly complex or hard to guess due to letters overlapping
Then time off screen defaults to 0 hours when creating a new entry and the zero does not get replaced... turning 8 hours into 80 hours unintentionally

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Administrator in Information Technology

Education Management Company, 501-1000 employees

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Support Rating

Ceridian Powerpay 8.0

Based on 2 answers

Generally, Ceridian Powerpay support is strong, with the edge given to the telephone staff, which is prompt and always helpful. When I have had to reach out via telephone, I am greeted quickly and provided with a quick resolution to my issue. The email support leaves a bit to be desired, though, as my experience with change requests result in long waits for confirmation and completion, with some instances not even being given a resolution to an issue without requiring additional follow-up. I shouldn’t have to stay on top of the support in addition to providing the details needed, and it should just get done.

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Matt LeMaire, B.A., M.A.

VP, People & Operations

Peel Mutual InsuranceInsurance, 11-50 employees

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No score

No answers yet

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Alternatives Considered

Have not used any other payroll software in my experience.

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Manager in Corporate

Restaurants Company, 11-50 employees

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Not part of the selection process, but the new Skyward system is fr easier, user friendly and full featured than previous systems I have used

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Administrator in Information Technology

Education Management Company, 501-1000 employees

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Return on Investment

Positive: Ceridian Powerpay is cost-effective for our organization as we do not require a more robust solution—it fits our needs well without breaking the bank.
Positive: Ceridian Powerpay is mostly intuitive, easy to use, and as a result, easy to train team members in. This allows for additional coverage for the payroll system should the key user not be available or require assistance.

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Matt LeMaire, B.A., M.A.

VP, People & Operations

Peel Mutual InsuranceInsurance, 11-50 employees

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Previously we had multiple systems for licensed and unlicensed staff, Skyward brings it all together creating a same experience for all users

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Administrator in Information Technology

Education Management Company, 501-1000 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Rating Summary

Ceridian Powerpay

Skyward HRMS

Ceridian Powerpay

Skyward HRMS

Likelihood to Recommend