We performed a comparison between Dayforce HCM and SAP SuccessFactors based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Cloud HCM solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Statutory holiday pay is calculated automatically."
"The initial setup is easy."
"I have not encountered many bugs, and in the rare instances where problems occurred, Ceridian Dayforce HCM promptly fixed them. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten."
"The integrated time clock has provided efficiencies in payroll, as we no longer have to decipher handwritten time sheets and input them into the system."
"The tool has improved a lot in the area of its mobile application, especially considering its added security features, like single sign-on capabilities."
"Great time and attendance payroll and benefits administration which has improved our efficiency."
"It has created efficiencies in HR and Payroll by eliminating double entry into two systems, implementing a time clock feature for hourly employees, and by having a downloadable general ledger (G/L) constructing journal entering for payroll."
"We have been able to automate many of our manual processes."
"The most valuable feature of SAP SuccessFactors is analytics."
"The most valuable feature is the onboarding module, which enables candidates to fill in their details online and smoothly transitions data from the recruitment module into the SAP database."
"The tool's most valuable feature is document generation."
"There are a lot of features in SuccessFactors that HR can actually explore. We recently implemented a learning platform that employs the individual staff to actually manage their own learning."
"I think it's perfect that every requirement has flexibility in how it is handled, and that there are several workarounds for any problem we are looking to solve. Each problem has multiple solutions, so it gives us a lot of flexibility in terms of processes."
"Overall, it's excellent performance management."
"What I like most about SAP SuccessFactors are its recruiting and compensation features."
"SAP SuccessFactors integrated solution, allows us to start the process from a recruitment marketing perspective and have our career site and candidate profile pull through into each other."
"An area for improvement could be a little more testing before implementing hotfixes to make sure they do not interfere with any active customized products."
"Our current software program offers a home page with important company documents and a place for company announcements. Unfortunately, Ceridian Dayfoce does not offer this."
"The solution has a lot of glitches."
"The solution's initial setup was difficult. Also, the solution's initial deployment took around six months."
"Many things are presented as though they will be included with the system but then require costly upgrades."
"It would be nice if retro pay calculations were made automatically for salaried payroll, so a calculation and manual entry do not have to be done."
"I would like to see more built-in forms. This would save a lot of time during the year-end process."
"I would like the solution to improve its customer service communication."
"SAP SuccessFactors could improve learning management. The module is desperate and should be included in the primary solution. Additionally, it is missing some business use cases."
"Also, it would be helpful if they could improve its ability to localize the product to Nigeria."
"We would like to see improvement in the initial launch of the product, as it is currently quite slow."
"The reporting and cloud integration could be done better in this solution."
"SAP SuccessFactors' pricing structure could be improved."
"The GUI needs to be enhanced to be in line with the latest and complete version of the solution."
"Some of the screens aren't that user-friendly, older employees especially have a hard time with it. They have some problems with it."
"The reporting tool is not as good as IBM Cognos which is very, very powerful."
Dayforce HCM is ranked 6th in Cloud HCM with 14 reviews while SAP SuccessFactors is ranked 1st in Cloud HCM with 90 reviews. Dayforce HCM is rated 8.6, while SAP SuccessFactors is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Dayforce HCM writes "Greatly improved our efficiency with its integrated time and attendance module". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP SuccessFactors writes "Offers many useful modules and integrations, and helps companies adhere to best practices". Dayforce HCM is most compared with Workday, UKG, Oracle HCM Cloud, Alight and Netsuite SuitePeople, whereas SAP SuccessFactors is most compared with SAP HCM, Workday, Oracle HCM Cloud, PeopleSoft and Oracle Taleo. See our Dayforce HCM vs. SAP SuccessFactors report.
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