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Based on 8 reviews and ratings
33 Ratings
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Based on 33 reviews and ratings
Feature Set Ratings
- Ceridian Powerpay ranks higher in 1 feature set: Payroll Management
Payroll Management
4.4
Ceridian Powerpay
44%
3.3
SumTotal Talent Development
33%
Ceridian Powerpay ranks higher in 6/7 features
Ceridian Powerpay ranks higher in 6/7 features
Pay calculation
5.6
56%
3 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Support for external payroll vendors
2.0
20%
1 Rating
1.0
10%
1 Rating
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment
5.5
55%
2 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Benefit plan administration
1.2
12%
2 Ratings
1.0
10%
1 Rating
Direct deposit files
5.6
56%
3 Ratings
3.0
30%
1 Rating
Salary revision and increment management
5.6
56%
3 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Reimbursement management
5.6
56%
3 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Ceridian Powerpay
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
1.9
SumTotal Talent Development
19%
SumTotal Talent Development ranks higher in 7/7 features
SumTotal Talent Development ranks higher in 7/7 features
Employee demographic data
N/A
0 Ratings
1.0
10%
1 Rating
Employment history
N/A
0 Ratings
5.0
50%
1 Rating
Job profiles and administration
N/A
0 Ratings
2.0
20%
1 Rating
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
N/A
0 Ratings
1.0
10%
1 Rating
Organizational charting
N/A
0 Ratings
1.0
10%
1 Rating
Organization and location management
N/A
0 Ratings
1.0
10%
1 Rating
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
N/A
0 Ratings
2.0
20%
1 Rating
Leave and Attendance Management
Ceridian Powerpay
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
3.0
SumTotal Talent Development
30%
SumTotal Talent Development ranks higher in 2/2 features
SumTotal Talent Development ranks higher in 2/2 features
Balance details
N/A
0 Ratings
3.0
30%
1 Rating
Annual carry-forward and encashment
N/A
0 Ratings
3.0
30%
1 Rating
Employee Self Service
Ceridian Powerpay
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
3.0
SumTotal Talent Development
30%
SumTotal Talent Development ranks higher in 3/3 features
SumTotal Talent Development ranks higher in 3/3 features
View and generate pay and benefit information
N/A
0 Ratings
5.0
50%
1 Rating
Update personal information
N/A
0 Ratings
2.0
20%
1 Rating
View job history
N/A
0 Ratings
2.0
20%
1 Rating
HR Reporting
Ceridian Powerpay
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
1.0
SumTotal Talent Development
10%
SumTotal Talent Development ranks higher in 1/1 features
SumTotal Talent Development ranks higher in 1/1 features
Report builder
N/A
0 Ratings
1.0
10%
1 Rating
Attribute Ratings
- Ceridian Powerpay is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Support Rating
Likelihood to Recommend
5.5
Ceridian Powerpay
55%
3 Ratings
1.1
SumTotal Talent Development
11%
7 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew
Ceridian Powerpay
N/A
0 Ratings
6.0
SumTotal Talent Development
60%
5 Ratings
Usability
Ceridian Powerpay
N/A
0 Ratings
2.0
SumTotal Talent Development
20%
2 Ratings
Support Rating
8.0
Ceridian Powerpay
80%
2 Ratings
3.0
SumTotal Talent Development
30%
4 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Ceridian Powerpay
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.

Verified User
Manager in Corporate
Restaurants Company, 11-50 employeesSumTotal Talent Development
I personally, am not a fan of SumTotal. I have worked on several different HRIS and Payroll systems which outweigh all aspects of SumTotal (Lawson Interface Desktop, Ceridian Dayforce, ADP Enterprise, and Ultimate Software's UltiPro). As antiquated as Lawson felt, it had more functionality than SumTotal. Of course, all others I worked on were for the most part cloud based and had modern functionality to go with it.

Verified User
Manager in Finance and Accounting
Entertainment Company, 10,001+ employeesPros
Ceridian Powerpay
- 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.
VP, People & Operations
Peel Mutual InsuranceInsurance, 11-50 employees
SumTotal Talent Development
- Assign complete learning plans to users so they don't have to spend time searching for courses.
- Export learner's transcripts so managers can easily see their employee's progress.
- Embed Social Media feeds that are relevant to their business.

Verified User
Employee in Corporate
Printing Company, 51-200 employeesCons
Ceridian Powerpay
- Customer Support is Horrible
- They over bill you for everything and ignore cancellation requests
- They don't listen to what you need or want, they slip in cancellation clauses and charge you for inactive employees throughout the year.
- They leave one person in charge of your account and should that person go on leave you are stuck waiting until that person gets back (including personal leaves that lasted 2 months)
Accounting Manager
Henry of Pelham Inc.Food & Beverages, 51-200 employees
SumTotal Talent Development
- Navigation (too many clicks to get anything done).
- Reporting is complicated.
- Buttons everywhere that don't do anything.
- Features enabled that don't fully work or function the way they should.
- Support for the product is lacking.

Verified User
Employee in Human Resources
Hospital & Health Care Company, 10,001+ employeesPricing Details
Ceridian Powerpay
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—SumTotal Talent Development
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Likelihood to Renew
Ceridian Powerpay
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
SumTotal Talent Development
SumTotal Talent Development 6.0
Based on 5 answers
I have transitioned from a position who supported the product to a position where I use the product. I continue to be impressed with the robustness of the product and how efficient it is. It is a user friendly software that can be used to navigate and accomplish tasks to meet organizational requirements.
Revenue Application Analyst
Spectrum HealthHospital & Health Care, 10,001+ employees
Usability
Ceridian Powerpay
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
SumTotal Talent Development
SumTotal Talent Development 2.0
Based on 2 answers
I do not find SumTotal to be intuitive. I feel we need to adjust our needs to meet the functionality available in the tool.

Verified User
Account Manager in Professional Services
Professional Training & Coaching Company, 1001-5000 employeesSupport Rating
Ceridian Powerpay
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.
VP, People & Operations
Peel Mutual InsuranceInsurance, 11-50 employees
SumTotal Talent Development
SumTotal Talent Development 3.0
Based on 4 answers
We have our own IT support to assist in SumTotal issues, however, we have had to log in cases directly. Support is mediocre at best.

Verified User
Manager in Finance and Accounting
Entertainment Company, 10,001+ employeesAlternatives Considered
Ceridian Powerpay
Have not used any other payroll software in my experience.

Verified User
Manager in Corporate
Restaurants Company, 11-50 employeesSumTotal Talent Development
When I came to my company, they had been using a "light" LMS called Articulate. It was cheap and bare bones; i.e. not a lot of features, really just a platform to launch eLearning from and not real interface for student to utilize. When I began to overhaul the training department, this was one of the first things I changed. Articulate would only run courses built in their software, and the software was not 508 compliant. In addition, we had no ability to create learning plans, house transcripts, customize the interface, or manage the students. I made the choice to select and LMS that was a true LMS with all of the features that were critical to our clients' needs. Thus far, SumTotal has been able to support all of our needs, except one; mobile learning that is media rich

Verified User
Administrator in Other
Management Consulting Company, 201-500 employeesReturn on Investment
Ceridian Powerpay
- The return on investment has been substantial for our company. Having a payroll system that calculates everything for you, processes important documents, and only takes minimal time and effort allows us to focus more time on running the business and generating revenue.
- Instead of having a user spend half a day (or potentially a full day) processing payroll, it only takes a couple hours (obviously depending on how many employees need to be processed).

Verified User
Manager in Corporate
Restaurants Company, 11-50 employeesSumTotal Talent Development
- Clean front-end user interface for easier course catalog management.
- Reporting has been more difficult than previous LMS.
- Audience building has more variables making it more difficult to manage.
- Slower overall client turnaround due to admin side interface.

Verified User
Employee in Human Resources
Hospital & Health Care Company, 10,001+ employees