ADP Workforce Now vs. Dayforce

ADP Workforce Now

2,153 Reviews and Ratings

Dayforce

1,195 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
ADP Workforce Now	Score8 out of 10	Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)	ADP Workforce Now is a cloud-based HR platform for mid-sized businesses. It features customizable modules of various HR services that businesses can tailor to their specific needs, as well as regulatory monitoring and alerts to help businesses remain compliant.	N/A
Dayforce	Score8 out of 10	Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)	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.	N/A

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Considered Both Products	ADP Verified User Chose ADP Workforce Now ADP at the time was lacking in keeping up with technology enhancements 18 years ago when I used Ceridian. Since ADP has stepped up to meet or exceed the everchanging technology that will continue to be the reason why or why not an organization stays with their HRIS system. Incentivized Helpful? Tamara Curtis HR Manager in Human Resources at Baycoat (Building Materials, 51-200 employees) Chose ADP Workforce Now Ceridian is a superior product. They seem more expensive at first than ADP but the amount of time spent with customer service when they could help is time wasted. TMS timekeeping was more user friendly and could be customized. ADP timecards are laid out poorly and require too … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose ADP Workforce Now We had a Ceridian demo and decided to stay with ADP because we felt like the customer/client support we would receive from ADP was better, and is probably the best in the business. At the end of the day your Human Capital Management system is only has good as the … Incentivized Helpful? Donna Finch Payroll Coordinator in Finance and Accounting at MetLife Stadium (Entertainment, 1001-5000 employees) Chose ADP Workforce Now Back in the 1980s, I used ADP (Resource?) and it was very antiquated and time-consuming. I remember having a stack, and I mean a stack of maybe 20 floppy discs, that had to be inserted to copy the file in case of loss. I used Ceridian Dayforce at my last position for 28 years, … Incentivized Helpful? Alice Bissett Director , Human Resources in Human Resources at Chick Master Incubator (Machinery, 51-200 employees) Chose ADP Workforce Now I really liked Ceridian's platform but I think it was too large and too expensive for our sized company. Paycom had a decent platform but we were just not comfortable with the salesperson who was selling it. Paychex is obviously a provider for very small companies. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose ADP Workforce Now It is like night and day. We left ADP for Ceridian Dayforce, only to go back to ADP before our contract with Ceridian Dayforce was up. ADP's customer service runs circles around Ceridian Dayforce. At ADP, your support concerns are taken care of on the spot (or within 24 … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose ADP Workforce Now ADP Workforce Now can handle a much larger amount of business than Ceridian Dayforce. Dayforce was not extremely user-friendly--it locked up a lot. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose ADP Workforce Now ADP is a better plug and play product than Ceridian, however Ceridian was able to be customized which is more helpful for larger companies. Incentivized Helpful? Kelly Janssen Wooley HR Business Partner in Human Resources at Valmet Tissue Converting, Inc (Machinery, 51-200 employees) Chose ADP Workforce Now Honestly with this version of ADP, it does everything I need it to. Incentivized Helpful? Marie Greer Director of Human Resources in Human Resources at Associated Asphalt Partners LLC (Logistics & Supply Chain, 201-500 employees) Chose ADP Workforce Now In our evaluation of HRIS/Payroll systems we found ADP to be the most robust platform with the greatest number of features, fair pricing, quality, knowledgeable staff and so forth. None of the other systems offered as many features or options at the right price point for our … Incentivized Helpful? Cody Murley Controller in Finance and Accounting at Kanopy (Online Media, 51-200 employees) Chose ADP Workforce Now I would rank ADP at the top, purely because of its scalability and reasonable cost structure. ADP generally should have all features that a company would need for HR & payroll needs, although not every module is the best-in-class. For instance, we've never used ADP for … Incentivized Helpful? Ben Hauslaib manager at kennedy (Human Resources, 1001-5000 employees) Chose ADP Workforce Now ADP Workforce Now [is] much easier to navigate. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose ADP Workforce Now ADP Workforce Now is 3rd in my ranking with the above-used platforms. ADP TotalSource and Workday are above them. Incentivized Helpful? Amanda Rohde Human Resources Generalist in Human Resources at Pro Label, Inc. (Printing, 51-200 employees) Chose ADP Workforce Now ADP is a lot more user friendly both on the administrator and employee side and the reports can be converted to Excel to help when doing various projects for the company. Ceridian is the only one that I have used [in] respect to benefits, so I can't compare any of the other … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose ADP Workforce Now double to triple the price for bad service and more errors than successes. Incentivized Helpful? Nicole Parisi Payroll Admin in Finance and Accounting at Vidaris (Architecture & Planning, 201-500 employees) Chose ADP Workforce Now I didn't pick ADP. Ultimate is highly configurable and support with config and tax is far superior. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose ADP Workforce Now Paylocity seems to be the only platform that I would consider over ADP. It seems to be more "whole" when adding a module. But WFN is more advanced and easier than the others. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose ADP Workforce Now Although I didn't select ADP Workforce Now for our company, I can say that it stacks up a lot better than other systems I've used or evaluated in the past. The payroll module is user-friendly and very intuitive. It didn't take my team very long at all to get the process down … Incentivized Helpful? Peter S. Gerard VICE PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES, LEGAL AND CORPORATE COMMUNICATION in Corporate at Nautilus Hyosung America (Banking, 501-1000 employees) Chose ADP Workforce Now This system is far better than its competitors in the market space. It has greater functionality, stronger integration capabilities and it is priced lower than the competition. We have used UltiPro and Paycom in the past and have found that ADP Workforce Now is easier for our … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose ADP Workforce Now ADP Workforce Now is more visually appealing and user-friendly to the employees. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose ADP Workforce Now I was not part of that decision-making process. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose ADP Workforce Now ADP is more user friendly & has better support. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose ADP Workforce Now ADP seems to flow better and is more user friendly and visually pleasing. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose ADP Workforce Now I preferred DayForce to ADP Workforce Now. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose ADP Workforce Now The payroll feature in ADP is better than UltiPro or Paycom. In UltiPro, you are unable to set up batches before you process the payroll. You have to run the payroll first and then go and enter the changes. I hated this as I had to hold on to manual one time changes until … Incentivized Helpful?	Dayforce Verified User Chose Dayforce ADP Workforce Now is the system we used prior and that I still use for other consulting services, and this system falls far inferior to the functionality of Ceridian Dayforce especially in terms of payroll processing and delivery but also in other aspects like benefits, … Incentivized Helpful? Katy Senia, PHR, SHRM-CP HR in Human Resources at Arlanxeo (Chemicals, 201-500 employees) Chose Dayforce Having Payroll, HR, Time, and Benefits all in a single application with Dayforce has significantly improved efficiency and accuracy. Unlike other solutions with third-party integrations, Dayforce eliminates data silos, reduces errors, and saves time by streamlining processes, … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Dayforce ADP has a lot of system errors, especially on Mondays. I haven't noticed anything like that working with Dayforce. But I like that you can easily access employee's timecard via ADP, by just searching an employee and open its timecard. In case of Dayforce, you have to open … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Dayforce By having a single application we have seen an increase in our efficiency and an accuracy in our data. Our previous system had third party modules for many systems and they didn't do a good job "talking" to each other. Our data was often incorrect, charging employees the wrong … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Dayforce Processes flow nicely having all in one system and there is one contact (Dayforce) in case there in an issue. Once you understand how the system works, you will understand how the system flows. I have worked in another payroll system where we had to upload timecards. While it … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Dayforce the ease of use in unmatched in my experience with other vendors. We are able to use Ceridian Dayforce to accomplish many goals without the need for other vendors. However, we do have other outside vendors we are required to use that we are able to integrate successfully with … Incentivized Helpful? Yvonne Dahl Sr payroll manager in Finance and Accounting at Bentley System Inc (Computer Software, 501-1000 employees) Chose Dayforce Every module within Ceridian Dayforce talks to each other. The real time live data is beneficial to the team when trying to troubleshoot. And the ability to ease integrations Incentivized Helpful? Anne Klosterman Software Maintanence Renewals Territory Representative in Sales at Quest Software (Computer Software, 1001-5000 employees) Chose Dayforce It's been wonderful having payroll, HR, Time, and Benefits all in a single application. I don't have to guess which system I need to use for these because they're all together on Ceridian Dayforce. Incentivized Helpful? Alejandra Monroy HR & People Systems Specialist in Human Resources at Quadra (Chemicals, 501-1000 employees) Chose Dayforce It makes the HR related process more streamline and allows us to have metrics that enables a better experience for our team Incentivized Helpful? Lori Becker HRIS Analyst in Human Resources at Signode (Consumer Goods, 5001-10,000 employees) Chose 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. Incentivized Helpful? David Pence Director of HR in Human Resources at McCabe Weisberg and Conway (Law Practice, 51-200 employees) Chose Dayforce Time saving...UKG systems do not speak to each other well and it makes for time wasted and headaches. To get something done in ADP you need to make multiple calls and waste time speaking to multiple people. ADP GL creation is so complicated that I as never able to really make … Incentivized Helpful? Deborah Watson Sr. HCM Analyst in Human Resources at Lumos Fiber (Telecommunications, 201-500 employees) Chose Dayforce Having an integrated solution has improved manager and employee self-service and data accuracy (one source of truth). Incentivized Helpful? Kimberly Townsend Global Human Resources Operations Manager in Human Resources at Rinchem Company, Inc. (Chemicals, 1001-5000 employees) Chose Dayforce Efficient to have a one-stop shop. Incentivized Helpful? Leo Young Manager, University Conference Center in Professional Services at Associated Students, Inc.- CSUF (Education Management, 51-200 employees) Chose Dayforce Ceridian Dayforce seems more seamless and intuitive and offers information across each of its components to make use within any single feature easy. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Dayforce We are still integrating our benefits from a third-party module, but having all other modules in a single application has led to cleaner data and more accurate information in one centralized location, which is a definite time saver. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Dayforce The only difference that I have seen is that I no longer have to import the timesheets, although we do still import from a third party for one particular specialized group. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Dayforce My experience with the other companies I have used is very similar. ADP also had a single platform with modules like Ceridian Dayforce has and it worked better with the tax integration. However, Ceridian Dayforce does have a very easy-to-use and simple payroll processing … Incentivized Helpful? Amanda Ford Payroll Manager in Human Resources at Sephora Beauty Canada Inc. (Retail, 1001-5000 employees) Chose Dayforce I love having a "one stop shop." Using other payroll softwares where you have to use many different systems to gather the information you need to solve payroll inquiries or to pay employees can get time consuming and confusing. I love how Ceridian Dayforce integrated all of … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Dayforce The impact is huge and very hard to put into words. It has eliminated extra work, allowed for timely operations and fewer errors. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Dayforce Having Payroll, HR, Time and Attendance are in one single system makes our job smoother. One user name and password, one support centre, and we're able to look up HR/Payroll records in the same system. Incentivized Helpful? Gina Tufano Director, Compensation & Benefits in Human Resources at Dorel Sports (Wholesale, 501-1000 employees) Chose Dayforce Dayforce is less complicated than other products and allows you the flexibility to meet your business needs. It is a stronger tool with greater technology and creative problem solving ability. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Dayforce There is no need to pull hours from another platform and upload them into the system, like with ADP TimeSaver. Incentivized Helpful? Jennifer Busby, SHRM-SCP, PHR Assistant Director, Human Resources in Human Resources at The SSI Group, LLC (Computer Software, 201-500 employees) Chose Dayforce Having all Modules in a single application without dealing with uploads has made our processing times shorter and also aided to ensure we have real time data. Everything being "under one roof" has definitely aided in the internal communications between Accounting, Payroll, and … Incentivized Helpful?
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Features

ADP Workforce Now

Dayforce

Comparison of Human Resource Management features of ADP Workforce Now and Dayforce
Feature	ADP Workforce Now 7.9 1039 Ratings	Dayforce 8.2 601 Ratings
Employee demographic data	8.1917 Ratings	9.1524 Ratings
Employment history	7.8954 Ratings	9.3559 Ratings
Job profiles and administration	8.4904 Ratings	9.4548 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.	7.9932 Ratings	9.4552 Ratings
Organizational charting	8.1652 Ratings	6.4502 Ratings
Organization and location management	8.0715 Ratings	6.5547 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)	6.8659 Ratings	7.3370 Ratings

Comparison of Payroll Management features of ADP Workforce Now and Dayforce
Feature	ADP Workforce Now 7.8 1051 Ratings	Dayforce 8.7 601 Ratings
Pay calculation	8.51012 Ratings	9.3587 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors	6.7396 Ratings	7.0294 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment	7.4304 Ratings	9.3153 Ratings
Benefit plan administration	7.5804 Ratings	8.6475 Ratings
Direct deposit files	8.41000 Ratings	9.3573 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management	7.7782 Ratings	8.3455 Ratings
Reimbursement management	8.3477 Ratings	9.1308 Ratings

Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of ADP Workforce Now and Dayforce
Feature	ADP Workforce Now 7.7 858 Ratings	Dayforce 9.1 546 Ratings
Approval workflow	7.6780 Ratings	9.4514 Ratings
Balance details	7.3811 Ratings	9.2528 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment	8.1658 Ratings	8.6433 Ratings

Comparison of Employee Self Service features of ADP Workforce Now and Dayforce
Feature	ADP Workforce Now 7.7 1031 Ratings	Dayforce 8.3 614 Ratings
View and generate pay and benefit information	8.0994 Ratings	8.6585 Ratings
Update personal information	7.7983 Ratings	8.5598 Ratings
View company policy documentation	7.9794 Ratings	7.7418 Ratings
Employee recognition	7.0373 Ratings	9.1219 Ratings
View job history	7.732 Ratings	7.7492 Ratings

Comparison of Asset Management features of ADP Workforce Now and Dayforce
Feature	ADP Workforce Now 6.0 12 Ratings	Dayforce 8.7 103 Ratings
Tracking of all physical assets	6.012 Ratings	8.7103 Ratings

Comparison of HR Reporting features of ADP Workforce Now and Dayforce
Feature	ADP Workforce Now 6.8 955 Ratings	Dayforce 6.2 600 Ratings
Report builder	7.8938 Ratings	6.3591 Ratings
Pre-built reports	7.2934 Ratings	6.3591 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data	5.3557 Ratings	6.0416 Ratings

Comparison of Onboarding features of ADP Workforce Now and Dayforce
Feature	ADP Workforce Now 7.2 127 Ratings	Dayforce 8.7 393 Ratings
New hire portal	7.6123 Ratings	9.3383 Ratings
Manager tracking tools	6.9100 Ratings	8.2337 Ratings

Comparison of Performance and Goals features of ADP Workforce Now and Dayforce
Feature	ADP Workforce Now 7.7 318 Ratings	Dayforce 8.7 256 Ratings
Corporate goal setting	7.5246 Ratings	8.3214 Ratings
Individual goal setting	7.6297 Ratings	9.1235 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility	8.0243 Ratings	8.6200 Ratings
Performance tracking	7.6291 Ratings	8.9240 Ratings

Comparison of Performance Management features of ADP Workforce Now and Dayforce
Feature	ADP Workforce Now 6.5 411 Ratings	Dayforce 8.2 282 Ratings
Performance plans	6.9368 Ratings	8.7261 Ratings
Performance improvement plans	6.3316 Ratings	8.6224 Ratings
Review status tracking	5.5372 Ratings	7.4265 Ratings
Review reminders	7.0388 Ratings	8.4260 Ratings
Multiple review frequency	6.5322 Ratings	7.7234 Ratings

Comparison of Succession Planning features of ADP Workforce Now and Dayforce
Feature	ADP Workforce Now 6.0 7 Ratings	Dayforce 8.6 130 Ratings
Create succession plans/pools	5.86 Ratings	9.3103 Ratings
Candidate ranking	5.86 Ratings	8.3112 Ratings
Candidate search	6.37 Ratings	8.3118 Ratings
Candidate development	6.26 Ratings	8.7105 Ratings

Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of ADP Workforce Now and Dayforce
Feature	ADP Workforce Now 6.5 425 Ratings	Dayforce 9.4 302 Ratings
Job Requisition Management	7.5370 Ratings	9.7284 Ratings
Company Website Posting	7.4361 Ratings	9.7277 Ratings
Publish to Social Media	6.9290 Ratings	9.2233 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting	6.6323 Ratings	9.7265 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention	2.38 Ratings	8.1229 Ratings
Applicant Tracking	7.2365 Ratings	9.7276 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts	7.9386 Ratings	9.6272 Ratings

User Ratings
	ADP Workforce Now	Dayforce
Likelihood to Recommend	8.1 (1106 ratings)	8.2 (640 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	7.2 (82 ratings)	8.9 (89 ratings)
Usability	2.1 (79 ratings)	4.2 (60 ratings)
Availability	7.3 (14 ratings)	10.0 (12 ratings)
Performance	6.4 (13 ratings)	5.0 (13 ratings)
Support Rating	7.3 (477 ratings)	8.9 (66 ratings)
In-Person Training	8.2 (9 ratings)	7.0 (11 ratings)
Online Training	5.8 (17 ratings)	7.3 (18 ratings)
Implementation Rating	1.5 (34 ratings)	8.9 (44 ratings)
Configurability	6.4 (10 ratings)	9.0 (13 ratings)
Ease of integration	6.1 (8 ratings)	7.3 (9 ratings)
Product Scalability	7.4 (767 ratings)	9.9 (14 ratings)
Vendor post-sale	5.2 (8 ratings)	8.9 (18 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale	6.1 (8 ratings)	9.9 (12 ratings)