Dayforce is a people platform that simplifies HR operations. As a unified HCMS, it delivers HR, payroll, benefits, workforce management, talent, and analytics—helping organizations boost productivity, stay compliant, and make smarter decisions with embedded intelligence and personalized experiences.
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Workable
Score 7.3 out of 10
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Workable is a recruiting software with HR integrations and AI-powered candidate sourcing. It has SEO-optimized job descriptions and one-click advertising across popular job boards. Workable also features communication tracking, real-time syncing, reporting, and mobile accessibility for collaboration.
$360
per month
Pricing
Dayforce
Workable
Editions & Modules
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Standard
$360
per month (starting with 1-20 employees)
Premier
$599
per month (billed annually) (starting with 1-20 employees)
Premier
$8148
per year (starting with 1-20 employees)
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Dayforce
Workable
Free Trial
No
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
No
Entry-level Setup Fee
Optional
Optional
Additional Details
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20% discount for annual pricing on Standard plan. Buyers can also select add-ons for an additional fee.
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Community Pulse
Dayforce
Workable
Features
Dayforce
Workable
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce
8.1
602 Ratings
0% below category average
Workable
-
Ratings
Employee demographic data
8.6525 Ratings
00 Ratings
Employment history
8.8559 Ratings
00 Ratings
Job profiles and administration
8.8549 Ratings
00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
8.7553 Ratings
00 Ratings
Organizational charting
7.1502 Ratings
00 Ratings
Organization and location management
7.1548 Ratings
00 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
7.5370 Ratings
00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce
8.5
602 Ratings
4% above category average
Workable
-
Ratings
Pay calculation
9.0588 Ratings
00 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors
7.4295 Ratings
00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment
8.9154 Ratings
00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration
8.1475 Ratings
00 Ratings
Direct deposit files
9.0574 Ratings
00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management
8.4456 Ratings
00 Ratings
Reimbursement management
8.8309 Ratings
00 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce
8.7
547 Ratings
6% above category average
Workable
-
Ratings
Approval workflow
9.0515 Ratings
00 Ratings
Balance details
8.7529 Ratings
00 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment
8.4434 Ratings
00 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce
8.2
615 Ratings
0% below category average
Workable
-
Ratings
View and generate pay and benefit information
8.6586 Ratings
00 Ratings
Update personal information
8.5599 Ratings
00 Ratings
View company policy documentation
7.7419 Ratings
00 Ratings
Employee recognition
8.6219 Ratings
00 Ratings
View job history
7.7492 Ratings
00 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce
8.1
103 Ratings
2% above category average
Workable
-
Ratings
Tracking of all physical assets
8.1103 Ratings
00 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce
6.5
601 Ratings
15% below category average
Workable
-
Ratings
Report builder
6.8592 Ratings
00 Ratings
Pre-built reports
6.7592 Ratings
00 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data
5.9416 Ratings
00 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce
8.5
394 Ratings
6% above category average
Workable
-
Ratings
New hire portal
8.7384 Ratings
00 Ratings
Manager tracking tools
8.2338 Ratings
00 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce
8.2
257 Ratings
2% above category average
Workable
-
Ratings
Corporate goal setting
7.6215 Ratings
00 Ratings
Individual goal setting
8.7236 Ratings
00 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility
8.1201 Ratings
00 Ratings
Performance tracking
8.4241 Ratings
00 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce
8.0
283 Ratings
1% above category average
Workable
-
Ratings
Performance plans
8.4262 Ratings
00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans
8.2225 Ratings
00 Ratings
Review status tracking
7.6265 Ratings
00 Ratings
Review reminders
8.1260 Ratings
00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency
7.9234 Ratings
00 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce
7.9
131 Ratings
1% above category average
Workable
-
Ratings
Create succession plans/pools
8.9104 Ratings
00 Ratings
Candidate ranking
7.5113 Ratings
00 Ratings
Candidate search
7.4118 Ratings
00 Ratings
Candidate development
7.8106 Ratings
00 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
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.
Workable is great at creating job posts and posting them to multiple job boards with a single click and also running paid campaigns on social media platforms to reach passive candidates as well. Workable has a friendly UI and has a very gentle learning curve. It is more appropriate for larger organizations where you need to hire thousands of people a year and need to always have a pipeline of great talent.
The platform allows us to implement a scorecard service through which it is possible to keep track of the quality of nutrition that each prospective employee could bring to the company, so that the decision to hire any of them is as profitable as possible.
Communication with candidates is very easy to track, so that it is possible to make sure that the results proposed by each employee in the recruitment area are totally adequate. This is useful to filter possible failures that may occur on the part of the recruitment team.
The platform works with recruitment funnels, whose structure allows us to purify the information of real utility for the company by the employees, and where we can even add databases with the information of all prospective employees that are kept in the recruitment process.
Using Workable in conjunction with the information provided by their online technical assistants results in a huge improvement in our labor operation, as they know the best strategies to leverage our hiring management. Workable's technical support is active most of the day.
Using Workable was no problem for our employees in the human talent development area, mostly because they, despite not having any experience with Workable, were able to adapt to the platform with incredible speed, thanks to the ease of use of Workable and the number of tools it has right out of the box.
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.
The ability to schedule interviews via Workable was great, but it was unable to pull other items from your calendar, so it was easy to end up double booked for appointments if you weren't careful.
The reporting leaves a bit to be desired, there is not a lot of customization for what I really needed reports on.
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.
It's become a part of the fabric of our hiring process and we are growing like crazy! Once we have a working platform in place the cost of the change management typically far out weighs the benefits derived from the change! It's especially hard to change a process with employees who are not key stake holders, they are alway hesitant to invest time in a new product they are only going to use once in a while. With that said if something else came along with benefits far and above workable that we would gain a clear lift in productivity and capabilities we would make the change, we've done it with other parts of our tech stack
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.
One thing, it just works as advertised. AI integration makes the work more easier, and we will be able to process the applications more faster with the help of AI.
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.
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.
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.
I have never had to rely on Workable's support team so I cannot attest to this. I have never had to rely on Workable's support team so I cannot attest to this. I have never had to rely on Workable's support team so I cannot attest to this.I have never had to rely on Workable's support team so I cannot attest to this. I have never had to rely on Workable's support team so I cannot attest to this.
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.
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
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
Workable was an excellent tool for our start-up. It was cost effective but very user-friendly. It wasn't a difficult sell to ensure our hiring managers would utilize the tool, and I particularly liked the inbox feature to stay organized. I rated Workable very highly, though as our company grew exponentially, we did go in a different direction.
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.
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
Workable has a had positive ROI on our workflow management, as the basic pay-as-you-go feature for a single role is incredibly affordable ($50/month) for a 2-3 month mid-to-senior level candidate search.
The ease of use has helped us move candidates faster as well - our average time to close a role decreased by 22% after our first 6 months of using Workable.