Dayforce HCM - Top Competitors (Mar 2022)

Dayforce HCM Review
ITQlick Score: 92/100
ITQlick Rating:
Pricing: 8.6/10 - high cost
Category: Human Resources -> Dayforce HCM review -> Dayforce HCM competitors
Ranking:Ranked 17 out of 584 Human Resources systems
Company: Ceridian
Pricing: starts at $11.50 per user/month
Typical customers: Large business
Platforms: Cloud
Links: Dayforce HCM review, Dayforce HCM pricing guide
Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / updated: Mar 12, 2022

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Dayforce HCM vs. Alternatives in 2023

Dayforce HCM competes with other human resource systems like Workday HCM, Paylocity, and UKG Pro. We will compare these human resource systems in some specific aspects below.
  • Functionality: Dayforce HCM offers services, customer experience, Dayforce wallet, etc. Compared to its alternatives, Workday HCM offers features like Human Resource Management, Employee Experience, Talent Management, Payroll & Workforce Management, Help, Knowledge, & Case Management, Workforce Planning, Analytics & Reporting, etc. Paylocity offers features like Quick-Edit Templates, Custom Checklists, Employee Action Forms, Dynamic Reporting, Position Management, data insights, mobile, integrations, etc. UKG Pro offers People Center, Payment, Recruiting, Onboarding, Learning, Employee Voice, Mobile App, People Analytics, etc.
  • Customers/Industries: Dayforce HCM renders its services to HR teams in industries like Retail & Hospitality, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Financial Services, Public Sector, Professional & Business Services, Sports Entertainment, etc. HR teams using Dayforce HCM are found in companies like The Hawaii State Federal Credit Union, The Hillman Group, Milwaukee County, Nipro PharmaPackaging, etc.

    Workday HCM renders its services to HR teams in industries like Communications, Education, Energy and Resources, Financial Services, Healthcare, Hospitality, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Media and Entertainment, Nonprofit, Professional and Business Services, Public Sector, Retail, and Technology. HR teams using Workday HCM are found in companies like Aon, Levi Strauss, FedEx, AirAsia Berhad, Airbus Group SAS, AstraZeneca UK Limited, BDO Canada LLP, Bill Gosling Outsourcing, etc.

    Paylocity renders its services to HR teams in industries like Financial Services, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Nonprofit and Education, Restaurants and Hospitality, Retail and Wholesale, Tech & Professional Services, etc. HR teams using Paylocity are found in companies like Sullivan Tire, The Kennedy Group, Hathaway Brown School, etc. UKG Pro renders its services to HR teams in industries like Tesla, Marriott, Yamaha, Aramark, feeding America, Samsung, Sony music, Dave & Busters, Revion, University of Toronto, etc.
  • Cost: The license cost information for Dayforce HMC is unavailable on its official website. According to ITQlick expert cost research, Dayforce HMC is cost-rated at 4.3/5. This means it is high-cost human resource software. The rating system considers this software rated 1-2 as low-cost and 4-5 as high cost. The license cost information for Workday, Paylocity, and UKG Pro is unavailable on their official website.
  • Scalability: Workaday and Paylocity can accommodate HR teams in companies of all sizes.
  • Support: Dayforce offers support channels like Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Phone Support, 24/7 (Live Rep), and Chat. Compared to its alternatives, Workday lacks FAQs/forums but offers a Knowledge Base and all other support channels of Dayforce HMC. Paylocity offers an Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, and Chat. UKG Pro offers 24/7 (Live Rep), which is lacking in Paylocity but offers all other support channels of Paylocity.

Dayforce HCM alternatives - for small & large Company

Here are the top 4 alternatives to Dayforce HCM that are worth checking out: Gusto HR for SMBs, Workday for large size business, Kronos Workforce Ready for growing companies, and Eddy for low budget organizations.

ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
Score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100 score, based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing pricing Score is a 1 to 10 score, based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
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Dayforce...
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
8.6/10
License pricing
$11.50 per user/month
Functionality
15
Best for SMBs
Gusto
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
99/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$39 per month
Functionality
20
Review
Best for Enterprise
Workday ...
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
98/100
Pricing
10/10
License pricing
$45 per employee/month
Functionality
3
Growing
Workforc...
ITQlick rating
4.1/5
Score
98/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$6 per employee/month
Functionality
32
Free version
Eddy
ITQlick rating
4.9/5
Score
95/100
Pricing
2.2/10
License pricing
$8 per employee/month
Functionality
12
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