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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Dayforce Powerpay

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/ADayforce Powerpay allows small businesses to pay and manage employees. It is used to simplify and automate payroll processes with automatic payroll calculations and remittances to the CRA and RQ, and streamlines payroll with connected time and attendance tracking to help ensure people are paid accurately.N/A

    Sage Intacct

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ASage Intacct is a cloud ERP system targeted at high-growth small and medium-sized businesses. Intacct includes applications for core financials and accounting, purchasing, order management, and financial reporting and business intelligence. It also integrates with 3rd party software like Salesforce.N/A
    Pricing
    Dayforce PowerpaySage Intacct
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Dayforce PowerpaySage Intacct
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Must contact sales team for pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    Dayforce PowerpaySage Intacct
    Considered Both Products
    Dayforce
    No answer on this topic
    Sage
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    15 Answers
    93%
    Would buy again
    1038 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    15 Answers
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    848 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    15 Answers
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    1057 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    524 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    81%
    Implementation went as expected
    595 Answers
    Features
    Dayforce PowerpaySage Intacct
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Dayforce Powerpay and Sage Intacct
    Feature
    Dayforce Powerpay
    8.9
    15 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Sage Intacct
    7.0
    358 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Pay calculation9.115 Ratings7.05 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors9.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.79 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration8.75 Ratings6.45 Ratings
    Direct deposit files9.013 Ratings7.14 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management8.812 Ratings6.94 Ratings
    Reimbursement management8.97 Ratings7.5358 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Dayforce Powerpay and Sage Intacct
    Feature
    Dayforce Powerpay
    -
    Ratings
    Sage Intacct
    7.6
    867 Ratings
    0% above category average
    API for custom integration00 Ratings7.8815 Ratings
    Plug-ins00 Ratings7.4656 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Dayforce Powerpay and Sage Intacct
    Feature
    Dayforce Powerpay
    -
    Ratings
    Sage Intacct
    8.7
    1313 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.81072 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.61278 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Dayforce Powerpay and Sage Intacct
    Feature
    Dayforce Powerpay
    -
    Ratings
    Sage Intacct
    7.8
    1406 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings7.81266 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings8.01367 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings7.61353 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Dayforce Powerpay and Sage Intacct
    Feature
    Dayforce Powerpay
    -
    Ratings
    Sage Intacct
    8.0
    1544 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Accounts payable00 Ratings8.31434 Ratings
    Accounts receivable00 Ratings8.11259 Ratings
    Cash management00 Ratings8.01337 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation00 Ratings8.11326 Ratings
    Expense management00 Ratings7.9936 Ratings
    Time tracking00 Ratings6.9503 Ratings
    Fixed asset management00 Ratings7.4685 Ratings
    Multi-currency support00 Ratings7.8515 Ratings
    Multi-division support00 Ratings8.5843 Ratings
    Regulations compliance00 Ratings7.6513 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing00 Ratings7.7381 Ratings
    Self-service portal00 Ratings7.4644 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings8.0376 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting00 Ratings8.4887 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings8.71241 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting00 Ratings8.1534 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings8.2729 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework00 Ratings7.9526 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings8.3854 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Dayforce Powerpay and Sage Intacct
    Feature
    Dayforce Powerpay
    -
    Ratings
    Sage Intacct
    6.8
    498 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings7.8364 Ratings
    Automatic reordering00 Ratings5.58 Ratings
    Location management00 Ratings8.5463 Ratings
    Manufacturing module00 Ratings5.25 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Dayforce Powerpay and Sage Intacct
    Feature
    Dayforce Powerpay
    -
    Ratings
    Sage Intacct
    7.5
    736 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Pricing00 Ratings7.7461 Ratings
    Order entry00 Ratings8.0654 Ratings
    Credit card processing00 Ratings7.4464 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold00 Ratings6.314 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility00 Ratings8.2379 Ratings
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    Dayforce PowerpaySage Intacct
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    Patriot Payroll
    Score8.6 out of 10
    QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Score4.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    APS
    Score5.7 out of 10
    MYOB
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    ADP Streamline Payroll
    Score6.1 out of 10
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Score5.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Dayforce PowerpaySage Intacct
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (15 ratings)
    8.3
    (1593 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    5.2
    (85 ratings)
    Usability
    8.6
    (10 ratings)
    4.7
    (140 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (14 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (15 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    2.4
    (129 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (6 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (14 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    1.0
    (22 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.0
    (13 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.8
    (26 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.3
    (311 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    2.0
    (12 ratings)
    Professional Services
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    1.0
    (11 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    1.0
    (11 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Dayforce PowerpaySage Intacct
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Dayforce
    We are a small business - and even though we are small and don't make near use of all of the options in the program, I love it because all my remitting is done for me, all the calculating, all the vacation pay, holiday pay, overtime, everything is kept track of really well and I don't have to worry about missing information if I was to do this myself. I also love the direct deposit options and my employees love it and the paystubs and the ability to put messages on their paystubs! I honestly can't think of a scenario where Dayforce Powerpay wouldn't be suitable!! I wouldn't change companies, even if it saved me money as I love all the functions, the information and the ease of ROE and T4's.
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    Sage
    It depends on the scale and nature of the organisation, but for a business like ours, i.e. a medium sized business with several entities operating in more than one location with different currencies, I think it is a very good fit. It is relatively easy to get to grips with and provides a good level of functionality.
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    Pros
    Dayforce
    • 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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    Sage
    • Excellent roll-up reporting of various categories of expenses across multiple depts. Data is not siloed when we want to find all revenue sources across business entities, for example, or even down to details such as what is spent on "discretionary" expense elements.
    • Coding nomenclature is flexible and makes sense across business areas. Again, this allows for both more effective capture of data and with reporting slices and iterations.
    • Sage Intacct's open architecture (availability of APIs and already existing hooks) has made integration with other system tool-sets easier than we would ever have thought.
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    Cons
    Dayforce
    • Adjustment - Reversal sometimes gives an error
    • Emergency Contact Comments field - would be nice if it would accept more characters in this field
    • A warning that 'no ROE will be created' popup when EI or other related fields are marked Exempt
    • Rate history on an employee's page would be nice
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    Sage
    • The budgeting module is archaic. It needs to have more application features, including tracking changes made throughout the year.
    • The creation of reports is complicated and lacks sufficient filtering options during the process.
    • The Purchasing module should be more flexible, allowing users to add change orders to an existing PO rather than creating a new one.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Dayforce
    Powerpay exceeds my expectations: it's easy to use and does not 'eat' my time by wondering what the end result will be. I can see what each employee's pay statement will look like before I submit the payroll for processing. Monthly processing fees are not exorbitant and the service from support it top notch, quick and awesome when you need it! What's not to like? It's a terrific company to have on your side!
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    Sage
    Sage Intacct is continuously evolving and increasing it's functionalities. I am excited to attend conferences to learn what is in the roadmap for future releases. Additionally, using Sage Intacct allows me grow as a professional, I am really enjoy the knowledge that I have within the product to be able to share my experiences.
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    Usability
    Dayforce
    Dayforce is easy to use and intuitive. When things are less familiar, the chat support is speedy and friendly, so I never have to worry or struggle to figure something out. Once support shows me how to do something, it is easy to remember and not need help next time.
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    Sage
    The ease of use as a seasoned user is wonderful; however, new users struggle to adapt to the program efficiently. Better training videos--all in one location--would be beneficial. The use of a "sandbox" environment is a great tool for new employees or for the fiscal department to test certain journal entries or other transactions to verify accuracy of data.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Dayforce
    I have never experienced application errors or unplanned outages. I do know that I could phone Dayforce Powerpay and give them hours and other deductions and they would do the payroll and I could either have them deliver the completed payroll by courier (there are small extra charges for this) or I could download the completed payroll on pay day. I have also been able to complete payroll our payroll at home instead of at the office. Dayforce is very accessible by phone or online.
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    Sage
    There has only been one occurrence where Sage Intacct was not available to me, however I had already been working a number of hours trying to get a project completed. It honestly allowed me to step back and take a much needed break.
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    Performance
    Dayforce
    Pages online load in seconds. Click and it's instantly there! I have never had pages not loading properly or taking time to load. Payroll reports also downloads quickly. We do not interface Dayforce Powerpay with anything else
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    Sage
    As fas as integration is concerned I don't feel this slows Sage Intacct down at all. However, sometimes I do feel it takes some larger reports more time to load due to all the detail. As well as, I "move very fast" in my motions so sometimes I double click on fuctions too quickly and the system seems to think that I have a duplicate request.
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    Support Rating
    Dayforce
    Regardless the issue, the Customer Support team is offering outstanding services! When I am calling, the wait time is reasonable, and the team members will ensure you receive the right support in a timely manner, with politeness and kindness. If you reach out the team that it's a guarantee that your issue will be solved!
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    Sage
    Only a few times have we had to reach out to support, and every time we did, we received a relatively quick response and a solution was found fairly quickly. Only once was there an issue that took longer than a week to resolve, but it still did eventually get solved.
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    In-Person Training
    Dayforce
    No answers on this topic
    Sage
    I have taken in person training classes at several of the annual Sage Intacct user conferences. It is very interactive and the trainers are very easy to follow and understand. They are great at getting everyone in the class involved. They also make sure everyone has learned to task before moving to a new one.
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    Online Training
    Dayforce
    I have used Powerpay before (at a previous employer) but a few years had elapsed. I had a quick online training session (less that 30 minutes) to recover basic knowledge and I was away. I still from time to time have to do something that i am not quite sure of and pick up the phone! Every one that works at Ceridian - now Dayforce - have been able to answer my question and tell me where to go in the program, click on what and do what I need to do. The support is out-of-this-world good!
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    Sage
    The free training is very minimal. For what we pay for the service, I would like more training. We end up training new users in-house because the provided free training is not nearly comprehensive enough. That being said, the training provided, for the material covered, was adequate and relevant for the given topics.
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    Implementation Rating
    Dayforce
    I initiated the implementation. I answered all the questions I was asked, prepared the documentation and sent it off and it was done! Quickly, efficiently and done well!
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    Sage
    I would not use a thrid party administrator to implement your system, especially if you are going to be modifying the system at all. Use Intacct implementors as they will be able to better support you on any issues that come up after you go live.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Dayforce
    Being able to remit payroll directly to CRA reduces the number of steps in payroll processing. It also means that there is no way for us to forget a remittance. This is important to us because it's all-in-one software. I did like that QB would have the entry directly there so that I don't need to record it.
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    Sage
    We evaluated Sage Intacct alongside many other options, but Blackbaud and NetSuite were the frontrunners. They all were cloud-based and capable systems, but for our team, Sage Intacct was the clearer choice for a few reasons.
    First, usability. Our team has varying levels of accounting experience, and Sage felt more intuitive across those different levels. The others could be powerful, but it also felt like it required more technical depth to navigate day-to-day, which was a concern for a small team. Second, functionality out of the box. Sage Intacct had more of what we needed built in without requiring a significant number of add-ons, which kept the solution simpler and the pricing more predictable.
    Third, nonprofit fit. Sage Intacct is purpose-built for organizations like ours, and that showed in the functionality available and the system's overall design. And finally, our implementation partner, RSM, was well-versed in Sage Intacct and gave us confidence that we would have the right support behind us. That partnership was part of the overall value of choosing Sage.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Dayforce
    Pretty standard contract terms. Unit pricing is about 30% less than the previous provider - service is about 150% better with Dayforce Powerpay that with the previous provider! We are billed twice per month as we do payroll twice per month.
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    Sage
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    Scalability
    Dayforce
    We have a small staff of less than 20 employees. We moved our payroll from a previous provided because of terrible and expensive service. Dayforce is much, much easier to use and costs about 30% less than the previous provider. Dayforce Powerpay also seem to have people that speaks clearly and are efficient in everything they do so that less time is wasted by phone calls that has you on hold for 3 hours!
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    Sage
    You can do a lot with this system and integrate it with a lot of your additional systems you use daily.
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    Professional Services
    Dayforce
    They are all professional, knowledgeable, very pleasant to interact with and extremely helpful. They consistently take customer services to a higher level. Great people to deal with!
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    Sage
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Dayforce
    • 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).
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    Sage
    • Positive - It runs better than our old software when we all work together, rather than having to sign off on each other and deal with syncing issues.
    • Negative - It's not as easy to go back to fix an amount, a date, etc. Sometimes, a very small mistake needs to be corrected by voiding and redoing the entire transaction.
    • We can successfully sync other software we use with Intacct! It reduces workload when things are automated.
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    ScreenShots

    Sage Intacct Screenshots

    Screenshot of Accounts Receivable: Automate accounts receivable processes.Screenshot of Revenue Recognition: Automated and compliant revenue recognition with complete support for ASC 606 and IFRS 15.Screenshot of Real-Time Reporting: Real-time reporting with up-to-minute financials across multiple business dimensions. Show only the metrics that matter based on the user viewing the dashboard.Screenshot of the times and expense management dashboard, which is customized to reflect the user's role, displaying relevant information that aligns with their position, thereby presenting each individual with the data most pertinent to their responsibilities.Screenshot of the detailed company metrics used to forecast business growth.Screenshot of the order management workflows, which are automated to accelerate quote-to-cash sales