We performed a comparison between Dayforce HCM and Workday based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Talent Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Statutory holiday pay is calculated automatically."
"It provides real-time information with great reports."
"We used the solution to do a lot of performance management during the review cycle and it helped us alleviate the administrative burden."
"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."
"The time capture from time cards to charging to projects has greatly improved because it is now all automated and flows into the GL very easily."
"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 tool has improved a lot in the area of its mobile application, especially considering its added security features, like single sign-on capabilities."
"Dayforce has transformed how we operate by saving us time, paper, accuracy, money, and the employee/supervisor experience."
"Workday is highly intuitive from a customer experience perspective. It was effortless for us to understand what to do even though we didn't have any related training. It was easy to use without guidance."
"We like the fact that this solution is very user-friendly, with a straightforward user interface."
"The most valuable feature of Workday is the ease of use which is overall user-friendly."
"I like that it's easy to use and flexible."
"It is easy to use and straightforward."
"The solution is stable."
"This product is leaps and bounds above the competition. Part of the reason is that it is built with modern technology. It has no legacy coding in it at all."
"It's a fully consolidated system. All the transactions and configuration are co-located in one fully in-memory system, so there is no need to go to different data sources (multiple DBs) to pull data; it’s all in one place."
"Many things are presented as though they will be included with the system but then require costly upgrades."
"The reporting could be improved."
"I would like the solution to improve its customer service communication."
"One area to be improved is the solution's reporting function, which can be cumbersome."
"The solution's initial setup was difficult. Also, the solution's initial deployment took around six months."
"I would like to see more built-in forms. This would save a lot of time during the year-end process."
"I would also like to see some improvement in standard reports. A standard report should be available to pull the required information for Affirmative Action Plans. I do not think I should have to build or create one."
"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."
"My only suggestion might be to include a brief description of any new fields we introduce, making it easier for people to use them. Perhaps this is something they can consider implementing."
"Reporting systems should be improved. If you want to report it on paper, if you want something more BI oriented, more high level predictive or more data-driven, it should be improved."
"There is a lot of complexity in the configuration of this solution."
"The user interface can be enhanced."
"The solution has to work a lot on financial integrations, material management and CRM modules."
"The implementation could have gone a little smoother."
"The product must include payroll features."
"For time management, it does not have a calendar generator. For example, if you want to have a shift calendar for an entire year, you need to push the entire year's calendar into the system instead of being able to generate it using a time management pattern."
Dayforce HCM is ranked 11th in Talent Management with 14 reviews while Workday is ranked 2nd in Talent Management with 50 reviews. Dayforce HCM is rated 8.6, while Workday is rated 8.2. 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 Workday writes "The solution's interface is clean, organized, and easy to use ". Dayforce HCM is most compared with UKG, SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM Cloud, Alight and Netsuite SuitePeople, whereas Workday is most compared with SAP SuccessFactors, SAP HCM, Oracle HCM Cloud, PeopleSoft and SmartRecruiters. See our Dayforce HCM vs. Workday report.
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