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    Dayforce

    Score8 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Dayforce is a people platform that brings together HR, payroll, workforce management, talent, benefits, planning, and analytics. Organizations use Dayforce to manage people data, payroll, time and attendance, scheduling, talent, and workforce planning. AI capabilities within the Dayforce platform help people find information, understand HR policies and pay, and complete everyday tasks. Dayforce also supports recruiting, labor forecasting, and workforce analysis, and provides tools to help…N/A

    Skilljar by Gainsight

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/ASkilljar’s Customer Education LMS Platform is a solution to educate, engage, and retain everyone a business interacts with. An external LMS for customer and partner education, it is a Gainsight solution since the 2025 acquisition.N/A
    Pricing
    DayforceSkilljar by Gainsight
    Editions & Modules
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    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    89%
    Would buy again
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    97%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    63 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
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    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    73 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    79%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    66 Answers
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    56 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    67%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    DayforceSkilljar by Gainsight
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Dayforce and Skilljar by Gainsight
    Feature
    Dayforce
    8.2
    602 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Skilljar by Gainsight
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    Ratings
    Employee demographic data9.1525 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employment history9.3559 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration9.3549 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.9.3553 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organizational charting6.5502 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organization and location management6.5548 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.3370 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Dayforce and Skilljar by Gainsight
    Feature
    Dayforce
    8.7
    602 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Skilljar by Gainsight
    -
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    Pay calculation9.3588 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors7.0295 Ratings00 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment9.3154 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration8.6475 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files9.3574 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management8.3456 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management9.1309 Ratings00 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Dayforce and Skilljar by Gainsight
    Feature
    Dayforce
    9.1
    547 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Skilljar by Gainsight
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    Approval workflow9.4515 Ratings00 Ratings
    Balance details9.2529 Ratings00 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment8.6434 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Dayforce and Skilljar by Gainsight
    Feature
    Dayforce
    8.3
    615 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Skilljar by Gainsight
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    Ratings
    View and generate pay and benefit information8.6586 Ratings00 Ratings
    Update personal information8.5599 Ratings00 Ratings
    View company policy documentation7.7419 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee recognition9.1219 Ratings00 Ratings
    View job history7.7492 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of Dayforce and Skilljar by Gainsight
    Feature
    Dayforce
    8.7
    103 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Skilljar by Gainsight
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    Tracking of all physical assets8.7103 Ratings00 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of Dayforce and Skilljar by Gainsight
    Feature
    Dayforce
    6.2
    601 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Skilljar by Gainsight
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    Ratings
    Report builder6.3592 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-built reports6.3592 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data6.0416 Ratings00 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Dayforce and Skilljar by Gainsight
    Feature
    Dayforce
    8.7
    394 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Skilljar by Gainsight
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    New hire portal9.2384 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools8.2338 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Dayforce and Skilljar by Gainsight
    Feature
    Dayforce
    8.7
    257 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Skilljar by Gainsight
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    Corporate goal setting8.3215 Ratings00 Ratings
    Individual goal setting9.1236 Ratings00 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility8.6201 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance tracking8.9241 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Dayforce and Skilljar by Gainsight
    Feature
    Dayforce
    8.2
    283 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Skilljar by Gainsight
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    Ratings
    Performance plans8.7262 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans8.6225 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review status tracking7.4265 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review reminders8.4260 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency7.7234 Ratings00 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Dayforce and Skilljar by Gainsight
    Feature
    Dayforce
    8.6
    131 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Skilljar by Gainsight
    -
    Ratings
    Create succession plans/pools9.3104 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate ranking8.2113 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate search8.2118 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate development8.7106 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Dayforce and Skilljar by Gainsight
    Feature
    Dayforce
    9.4
    302 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Skilljar by Gainsight
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    Job Requisition Management9.7284 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company Website Posting9.7277 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media9.2233 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting9.7265 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention8.0229 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking9.7276 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts9.6272 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of Dayforce and Skilljar by Gainsight
    Feature
    Dayforce
    -
    Ratings
    Skilljar by Gainsight
    9.2
    26 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Course authoring00 Ratings10.022 Ratings
    Course catalog or library00 Ratings8.925 Ratings
    Player/Portal00 Ratings8.921 Ratings
    Mobile friendly00 Ratings10.020 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications00 Ratings7.826 Ratings
    Assignments00 Ratings10.019 Ratings
    Compliance management00 Ratings8.417 Ratings
    Learning administration00 Ratings10.024 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics00 Ratings9.526 Ratings
    Social learning00 Ratings8.914 Ratings
    Gamification00 Ratings8.43 Ratings
    Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Customer Training Tools
    Comparison of Customer Training Tools features of Dayforce and Skilljar by Gainsight
    Feature
    Dayforce
    -
    Ratings
    Skilljar by Gainsight
    9.6
    3 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Customer Feedback Collection00 Ratings8.93 Ratings
    Customer Training Library Curation00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    User Permissioning00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    DayforceSkilljar by Gainsight
    Small Businesses
    UZIO
    Score9.4 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Zoho People
    Score8.6 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Enterprises
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
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    User Ratings
    DayforceSkilljar by Gainsight
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (641 ratings)
    9.5
    (78 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.9
    (89 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    4.2
    (60 ratings)
    10.0
    (53 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (12 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    5.0
    (13 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.9
    (66 ratings)
    9.0
    (52 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    7.0
    (11 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.3
    (18 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.9
    (44 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.0
    (13 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    7.3
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.9
    (14 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.9
    (18 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.9
    (12 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    DayforceSkilljar by Gainsight
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Dayforce
    I think Dayforce is a great option for a large and/or Global organization. I do not think it would be the best fit for a very small company or business. It really shines for enterprise organizations with multi-locations. While a small business could use it, I would say it has too many bells and whistles that might feel overwhelming to a smaller organization.
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    Gainsight
    Skilljar is fantastic for structured onboarding processes. If you're
    looking to streamline and standardize the onboarding experience for your
    customers, especially for software or complex products, this platform
    is a gem. It allows you to create step-by-step courses guiding users
    through functionalities, reducing confusion and accelerating their
    learning curve.When you need versatility in content delivery, Skilljar is spot-on.
    Whether it's video tutorials, interactive quizzes, downloadable
    resources, or live webinars, the platform accommodates various formats.
    It's perfect for accommodating different learning styles and ensuring
    engagement.
    For scenarios that demand highly complex simulations or immersive
    learning experiences, Skilljar's capabilities might fall short. While it
    supports interactive elements, extremely sophisticated simulations
    might require additional specialized software or platforms.
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    Pros
    Dayforce
    • Payroll - it shows everything in real time and it runs quickly.
    • People - Having all employee details from the offer letter to W2 information in the same spot.
    • Dayforce Wallet: The on-demand feature is fully integrated with Timesheets and Payroll. What shows in one will be in the other.
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    Gainsight
    • Unlimited courses, learning paths, quizzes, pages, plans, and certifications
    • Ease of use for students, administrators, and content creators
    • Customer Success and Service are top notch. The CSMs are genuinely committed to helping you achieve your metrics and goals
    • Asking for and listening to customer feedback for enhancements
    • Developer Center where people with little to no coding experience can learn how to use and apply HTML templates and code snippets to customize your site
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    Cons
    Dayforce
    • There have been a few instances of users being locked out of Ceridian due to recent upgrades. Not ideal when an employee wants to see their paystub and is suddenly have login issues.
    • Not the best for when an employee is transferred to another country as their employee number is locked to their SIN or SSN. And, we are required to create a new user record with a new employee number for the new country.
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    Gainsight
    • Would love to see parent/child courses so that when something is updated in the parent course that change is automatically reflected in the clones of that course.
    • Features that allow for the translation of content to allow access to content across languages.
    • Re-onboarding process when the usage of Skilljar changes hands within out company in order to address knowledge gaps.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Dayforce
    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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    Gainsight
    I like what you are using and how we are doing it. Also, changing systems is a lot of work
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    Usability
    Dayforce
    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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    Gainsight
    The learning curve for Skilljar is not too steep, and I've renewed our contract twice now. I've been able to add additional administrators and get them up to speed on platform functionality within a day. Plus, Skilljar provides awesome resources to help you learn how to use is. The Help Center has articles for almost everything, and when in doubt, their amazing CSMs (like ours, ...) provide exemplary support/advice.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Dayforce
    Dayforce's high availability ensures that our HR processes are supported around the clock, which is critical for a global organization like ours. The platform is cloud-based, offering reliable access from any location at any time, allowing our employees, managers, and HR teams to stay connected regardless of time zones or geographic locations. This level of availability ensures that payroll processing, employee self-service, and real-time data access continue uninterrupted, even during peak periods or unforeseen disruptions. The system’s robust infrastructure minimizes downtime, which is vital for operations that span multiple regions. Additionally, having a centralized platform that’s always available helps keep our teams aligned, ensures compliance, and facilitates timely decision-making across all our locations.
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    Gainsight
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Dayforce
    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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    Gainsight
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Dayforce
    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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    Gainsight
    I have opened several support cases in the past and at times felt like little was being done to resolve the issues I was having. For example, when searching the use against a training credit, Skilljar said the code was fully used, yet only 1 had been used. The support team seemed to not have interest in learning why this was happening and ensuring it does not happen again. The issue was resolved with this particular case, but I have no idea if it was the only training credit having this issue. At times I feel like the issues we encounter do not seem as important to the support team
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    In-Person Training
    Dayforce
    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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    Gainsight
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    Dayforce
    The courses are very interactive and informative. There are classes for every topic, which allows you to make the most of the system. There are also some "go at your own pace" course which is a great option for a busy schedule.
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    Gainsight
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    Implementation Rating
    Dayforce
    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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    Gainsight
    Do a good job of preparing your internal teams (IT, Salesforce, etc.) about the work they will have in the process
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    Alternatives Considered
    Dayforce
    I can't speak much to how it would be if we had all of these features separately since I started with Dayforce all being integrated and have no other experience, but having it all in one place has made the completion of all of these HR tasks seamless. We can direct all of our energies into the same system, and it makes it easier to field employee inquiries and to troubleshoot when we need to
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    Gainsight
    Skilljar provides stronger customization features, more code snippet options, more styling tools, and more effective integrations. These include Credly, Salesforce, and SCORM. Additionally, the catalog is all part of the same system, making it easy to manage. The analytics tools are also more robust, and the customer service is much more helpful and responsive
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    Scalability
    Dayforce
    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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    Gainsight
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Dayforce
    • 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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    Gainsight
    • Our customers seem to be getting onboarded efficiently. Giving our customers a good experience helps us retain them longer.
    • So far, we are still not able to come up with solid metrics that it provides evidence of ROI. If Skilljar could somehow come up with clear, actionable metrics about customer success and how that relates to ROI then I think it would be vastly better. To be fair, we roll the cost of using Skilljar in the overall price, otherwise, we would charge customers and have a revenue stream to measure.
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    ScreenShots

    Dayforce Screenshots

    Screenshot of Dayforce HubScreenshot of Human Resources (Position Management)Screenshot of Dayforce Reporting & AnalyticsScreenshot of People AnalyticsScreenshot of Dayforce HR Service DeliveryScreenshot of Dayforce Flex Work

    Skilljar by Gainsight Screenshots

    Screenshot of the Skilljar Dashboard, where all needed tools are accessed through a single interface.Screenshot of The training portal, which is the URL where published courses will be located, and where trainees can register for, access and complete training.

This URL can be set up as a custom domain using a website, like training.yoursite.com. Or a Skilljar domain can be used, like yoursite.skilljar.com. The look of the training portal can be customized to match a company's brand and colors.Screenshot of some of the analytics to measure  and track learner progress, in the analytics suite where content success is analyzedScreenshot of content that can be offered with Skilljar’s authoring tools. Multiple learning pathways based on user role, skillset, or use case can be created, as well as native video and audio with embedding from external hostsScreenshot of the built-in assessment & certifications engine that enables users to showcase their expertise, along with built-in assessment tools and verifiable badges and certificates.