Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Dayforce
Score 7.9 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
Dayforce HCM is a cloud-based platform encompassing HR, payroll, benefits, and talent and workforce management. It provides companies with a scalable framework and real-time data, such as continual pay calculations, to enable efficient decision-making.N/A
PDS Vista
Score 5.0 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
Vista® is a human resource, benefits, payroll, recruiting, and self-service software. Functional elements include recruitment, staffing, position and training management, compliance, and performance and compensation.N/A
Pricing
DayforcePDS Vista
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
DayforcePDS Vista
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsLicense pricing is based on the number of full and part-time active employees within bands (e.g. 751-1,000). SaaS pricing is based on PEPM.
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Community Pulse
DayforcePDS Vista
Considered Both Products
Dayforce
Chose Dayforce
Having an integrated solution has improved manager and employee self-service and data accuracy (one source of truth).
Chose Dayforce
Having a single application for all payroll, HR, benefits, and other areas helps our organization work efficiently and accurately.
Chose Dayforce
We did everything manually and in different ERP systems before Dayforce. It has streamlined our onboarding, T4 issuance and taxable benefits.
Chose Dayforce
Prior to using Ceridian Dayforce WFM we were using Kronos as our main timekeeping system. It was not able to be configured with the amount of different pay policies that we need (due to multiple bargaining agreements), so there was much more manual work involved when processing …
PDS Vista

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Top Pros

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Top Cons

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Features
DayforcePDS Vista
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce
7.8
581 Ratings
0% below category average
PDS Vista
7.7
18 Ratings
2% below category average
Employee demographic data8.1504 Ratings9.017 Ratings
Employment history8.4539 Ratings9.018 Ratings
Job profiles and administration7.9529 Ratings9.014 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.8531 Ratings7.012 Ratings
Organizational charting7.4482 Ratings7.013 Ratings
Organization and location management7.7527 Ratings7.016 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.5351 Ratings6.011 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce
8.4
581 Ratings
4% above category average
PDS Vista
8.0
18 Ratings
0% below category average
Pay calculation9.0567 Ratings8.216 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors7.5283 Ratings7.39 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.9131 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.0456 Ratings8.216 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.0552 Ratings8.217 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.5436 Ratings8.213 Ratings
Reimbursement management8.1294 Ratings8.25 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce
8.0
527 Ratings
1% below category average
PDS Vista
8.2
13 Ratings
2% above category average
Approval workflow8.3495 Ratings8.27 Ratings
Balance details7.7509 Ratings8.213 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment7.9416 Ratings8.212 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce
8.1
593 Ratings
0% below category average
PDS Vista
7.1
17 Ratings
13% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information8.5564 Ratings8.216 Ratings
Update personal information8.7577 Ratings7.314 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.0397 Ratings7.38 Ratings
Employee recognition7.1206 Ratings7.25 Ratings
View job history8.0473 Ratings5.84 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce
7.5
97 Ratings
3% below category average
PDS Vista
7.3
7 Ratings
6% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets7.597 Ratings7.37 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce
7.2
580 Ratings
5% below category average
PDS Vista
8.0
16 Ratings
5% above category average
Report builder7.6571 Ratings8.014 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.7571 Ratings8.016 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data6.3399 Ratings8.013 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce
7.8
373 Ratings
3% below category average
PDS Vista
7.3
1 Ratings
9% below category average
New hire portal7.8363 Ratings7.31 Ratings
Manager tracking tools7.8319 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce
7.7
240 Ratings
6% below category average
PDS Vista
5.8
2 Ratings
34% below category average
Corporate goal setting7.4201 Ratings5.52 Ratings
Individual goal setting7.8220 Ratings5.52 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility7.6188 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance tracking7.9225 Ratings6.42 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce
7.8
264 Ratings
2% below category average
PDS Vista
7.3
4 Ratings
8% below category average
Performance plans7.5245 Ratings7.32 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.6210 Ratings7.31 Ratings
Review status tracking7.9247 Ratings7.32 Ratings
Review reminders7.8243 Ratings7.23 Ratings
Multiple review frequency8.0219 Ratings7.32 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce
6.9
119 Ratings
13% below category average
PDS Vista
3.6
1 Ratings
75% below category average
Create succession plans/pools7.194 Ratings3.61 Ratings
Candidate ranking6.8102 Ratings3.61 Ratings
Candidate search6.6107 Ratings3.61 Ratings
Candidate development7.094 Ratings3.61 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce
7.3
286 Ratings
6% below category average
PDS Vista
2.5
3 Ratings
102% below category average
Job Requisition Management7.5270 Ratings3.13 Ratings
Company Website Posting7.5264 Ratings3.13 Ratings
Publish to Social Media7.5221 Ratings00 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting7.5253 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention6.6216 Ratings1.92 Ratings
Applicant Tracking7.4263 Ratings2.33 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts7.2257 Ratings2.02 Ratings
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User Ratings
DayforcePDS Vista
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(621 ratings)
8.0
(23 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.7
(85 ratings)
9.1
(7 ratings)
Usability
6.3
(60 ratings)
8.2
(2 ratings)
Availability
10.0
(12 ratings)
9.5
(2 ratings)
Performance
5.0
(13 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
7.7
(65 ratings)
8.2
(3 ratings)
In-Person Training
7.0
(11 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
7.4
(18 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
6.6
(43 ratings)
7.3
(1 ratings)
Configurability
8.8
(13 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
8.0
(8 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
DayforcePDS Vista
Likelihood to Recommend
Dayforce
Ceridian is well suited for transferring time data between systems to ensure employees are accurately compensated based on their time. Ceridian is not ideal when an employee has transferred to a different country. (As previously mentioned, we are required to create a new user record which with our setup requires the existing employee to be hired in the new location).
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Personnel Data Systems (PDS)
As Vista HRMS is fully customizable to suit your needs, a company should determine if they have a current employee who can do the work themselves otherwise they will need to consider the additional cost of asking PDS to do the customizations for them. There are additional modules that we aren't currently making use of, but each company should learn about the functionality of each of them as some may be more beneficial than others. When gathering your questions, ask all potential users of the system what they would want to see in an HRMS. We did so before selecting Vista HRMS and we got pages and pages of questions and comments and made sure that each item was addressed beforehand and was something that we would be able to incorporate into the system. You have the option of taking the system in house or being a hosted client. Make sure you figure out what resources your IT department has available. If you have a dedicated administrator who will do all the upgrades and enhancements great, otherwise you may need PDS to help out and having PDS host may be a better option
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Pros
Dayforce
  • Reporting. It has an extensive report builder with stock reports, ad-hoc reports, and the ability to build your own custom reports.
  • Payroll. The continuous payroll engine makes processing complex payrolls much easier and faster.
  • Forms. The stock forms are a great jumping off point to start creating custom forms that work better for your processes and organization.
  • Documentation. Every module is well documented, and you're always bound to learn something if you read through them properly!
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Personnel Data Systems (PDS)
  • Vista HRMS is very flexible, it does everything we need for HR, benefits and payroll. It’s user-friendly and intuitive to use, when we roll out new self-service items our employees have no problems and require minimal training or documentation.
  • PDS has excellent customer service and support. We get answers to the majority of our questions and problems quickly, within the day that we call. More complex issues that may require PDS’ technical support are usually addressed within a few days. We were upgrading our production servers to Windows 2012 over a weekend and a key person in our organization was on leave. When we checked with PDS to see what cost would be involved if we needed their help, they said it was included in our regular maintenance, no extra cost.
  • The PDS User’s Conference is an excellent learning opportunity for training on everything Vista does, including using Crystal Reports for custom reporting. You also get to meet and talk to the executive and development staff and have direct input into the future product development.
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Cons
Dayforce
  • In payroll, there are sometimes issues with calculating pay when people’s rates change mid-pay period
  • Would love to see an option to assist with building SQL or XML statements in the future (maybe co-pilot AI?)
  • Would love an easy way to store pre-hire documents with candidates that syncs over to their HR profile when hired
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Personnel Data Systems (PDS)
  • Typical of any system built for the unknown requirements of hundreds or thousands of customers with varying needs, PDS sometimes doesn't fit our processes precisely out of the box. However, this con is far outweighed by the ability to configure and customize the system.
  • The most significant pet peeve of our users is the necessity for so many clicks to navigate between different areas or the system or to review applicants. These items are being addressed based on feedback from the user community in an upcoming release.
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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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Personnel Data Systems (PDS)
I feel so invested in Vista HRMS that I don't really want to try other options. I know we as an organization are not using this product to it's full potential and that is just due to us lacking the resources to be able to invest the time into breaking it apart and making it work to the best ability for us. The system works great as is, but there are a lot of implementations we can put into place to help us out even more. For example, we would love to start using Workflow to create more efficiencies. I personally have a very good relationship with our hosted vendor who supports Vista HRMS and can help me with any issues and concerns, this is a big part of the reason that I would renew with this product and continue to be an advocate for Vista HRMS.
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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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Personnel Data Systems (PDS)
The interface is intuitive, even if it does require some extra clicks to get to where you are going. The screens are consistently designed and formatted. There is a logical flow and organization to the application layout and menuing systems.
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Reliability and Availability
Dayforce
We have never experienced a total/unplanned outages that effected our ability to process payroll. However, there are times when the application's speed is significantly effected - and processing a payroll may take up to twice as long as normal.
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Personnel Data Systems (PDS)
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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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Personnel Data Systems (PDS)
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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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Personnel Data Systems (PDS)
PDS has excellent customer service and support. We get answers to the
majority of our questions and problems quickly, within the day that we
call. More complex issues that may require PDS’ technical support are
usually addressed within a few days
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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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Personnel Data Systems (PDS)
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Online Training
Dayforce
The online training is very good, there is a wide variety of topics offered and several dates and times. The instructors are very knowledgeable about the subjects they are teaching. There are so many ways to program Dayforce that just the basics seem to be covered in the class.
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Personnel Data Systems (PDS)
The resources and online tools that PDS provide are extremely thorough and helpful in our training and learning.
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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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Personnel Data Systems (PDS)
Ask lots of questions, ensure you fully understand the functionality (particularly history records) and train, train, train the users for correct and complete utilization of the system.
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Alternatives Considered
Dayforce
All of the info for Payroll, HR updates, employee updates, Time worked and PTO are in a single application, with a single login, updated in every screen or module in real time. There is no lag in data from screen to screen or from user to user, its almost instant.
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Personnel Data Systems (PDS)
I've used Peoplesoft HCM in the past. The products have some similarities, but they are marketed to different sized companies, so it's a bit of apples to oranges. Peoplesoft was very complex and challenging to manage and support. Vista HRMS should require fewer technical resources and still provide robust features for HR and Payroll. We selected Vista HRMS because it met the majority of our requirements and was priced to enable us to purchase and implement it within our budget. Also, it's an integrated system (although not truly one system when you count Vista Time) which is an improvement over our current state.
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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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Personnel Data Systems (PDS)
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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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Personnel Data Systems (PDS)
  • Positive impact would definitely be self-service for both employees and managers to view and update selected data.
  • Through some analytics our managers are able to track turnover for their site/department by many criteria (length of service, reason, etc) and can view a number of other analytical reports such as headcount and demographics which help them to make informed decisions about their department.
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