Dayforce Powerpay vs. Oracle PeopleSoft HCM

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Dayforce Powerpay
Score 9.5 out of 10
N/A
Dayforce Powerpay allows small businesses to pay and manage employees. It is used to simplify and automate payroll processes with automatic payroll calculations and remittances to the CRA and RQ, and streamlines payroll with connected time and attendance tracking to help ensure people are paid accurately.N/A
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
Score 5.4 out of 10
N/A
Oracle's PeopleSoft HCM is a complete, customizable suite including Global Core Human Capital Management, Workforce Management, Workforce Service Delivery, and Talent Management. PeopleSoft can be integrated to run on the Oracle Cloud.
$85
Per User Per Month
Pricing
Dayforce PowerpayOracle PeopleSoft HCM
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Benefits
$85.00
Per User Per Month
Pension Administration
$85.00
Per User Per Month
Human Resources
$185.00
Per User Per Month
Payroll
$225.00
Per User Per Month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Dayforce PowerpayOracle PeopleSoft HCM
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Dayforce PowerpayOracle PeopleSoft HCM
Considered Both Products
Dayforce Powerpay
Chose Dayforce Powerpay
Being able to remit payroll directly to CRA reduces the number of steps in payroll processing. It also means that there is no way for us to forget a remittance. This is important to us because it's all-in-one software. I did like that QB would have the entry directly there so …
Chose Dayforce Powerpay
Even though Quickbooks was cheaper, I would have to do more work, much more information added into the system and while I would pay less per pay run, there was a lot more work for me to do. I prefer to pay a little extra and spend my time making money instead of the headache of …
Chose Dayforce Powerpay
Wagepoint has made errors in the past. ADP has terrible customer service. QuickBooks Online is convenient however the Dayforce Powerpay pricing is better for larger payrolls. Payworks has no "run as is" option.
Chose Dayforce Powerpay
I selected Powerpay (Ceridian at it was then) for the ease of use. I like that I have the choice of phoning my payroll in or doing it online myself. I used Ceridian a long time ago when I worked part time for a law firm. The Powerpay system is easy to use, it is logical and you …
Chose Dayforce Powerpay
Have not used any other payroll software in my experience.
Chose Dayforce Powerpay
Having used both Ceridian Powerpay and DayforceHCM, I find that Ceridian Powerpay is the better solution for the average user. DayforceHCM provides a more fully-featured solution for an organization, but utilizing those features will depend on your organizational needs. …
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
Chose Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM is not as good as SuccessFactors HCM. The look and feel of Oracle PeopleSoft HCM is still 'old school'. Cloud solutions can do more. SuccessFactors offers a great talent management, performance measurement, and employee development, while Oracle …
Chose Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
Chose Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
Oracle at the time was what was the best option. Now that we are years from when we first implemented it, we now see that there are other options that we could use to provide us what we need and not use as many systems.
Chose Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
PeopleSoft allows organizations to build complex process in HRMS system through customizations. Cloud products like Workday or Fusion HCM are behind PeopleSoft on their customization capability. Nowadays, the organization is continuously improving their processes to automate …
Chose Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
While I was not responsible for selecting Oracle PeopleSoft HCM, I have found its user interface to be more intuitive, workflow is easier to follow and page performance is fast. For my organization, Oracle PeopleSoft HCM would have made more sense since they use other Oracle …
Chose Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM is a well known product, with a history of being a successful tool for large organizations. It has a wide variety of features and tools available to assist human resources needs. As mentioned before though, for smaller organizations, it probably offers …
Chose Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
For internal employee management, Oracle and UltiPro are neck and neck. UltiPro has a better built-in ATS and better employee experience.
Chose Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
For organizations that are mostly based out of EMEA, SAP SuccessFactors is better at covering all the details about labor laws and employment management. But for organizations - mid to large - that span both NA and EMEA, Oracle PeopleSoft HCM is much better both in support …
Chose Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
Workday is a good system as well, but where Oracle PeopleSoft HMC out did it for us is that we have used their payroll services and felt that because of that, integrating this new system would be easier, and it was, and it made things much easier for us. It saved us time, which …
Chose Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM is very user-friendly and one thing we like about Peoplesoft is that we have the flexibility to customize. Also, the overall support and engagement from Oracle was very good during the evaluation.
Chose Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
PeopleSoft customization has created an issue for customers to move to cloud while trying to keep the functions Oracle HCM cloud might be lacking. However, due to Oracle sunsetting the Taleo performance, we have started the cloud journey with the Oracle Talent Management cloud …
Chose Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
We liked the PeopleSoft story; we liked their sales team, and we trusted the technical folks.
Chose Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM does have a lot of configuration options and works really well with complex organizations. Compared to Workday, PeopleSoft does have challenges with maintaining servers, patch updates, scalability, software support, and maintenance.
Chose Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
This is a world-class product and meets all our needs. It allows us the customization we need and provides a rich user interface for our users. We also like its integration capabilities and support for new technologies and tools. It integrates with our corporate infrastructure …
Chose Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
We're converting from SIMS to PeopleSoft.
Chose Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
Ceridian demoed great, but under the hood, PeopleSoft's functionality and usability is hands down a better solution
Chose Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
PeopleSoft meets most of the requirements for healthcare industry. We have selected based on the functionality and other organizational inputs
Chose Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
Taleo - Not happy with the product.
Chose Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
It's a legacy product. We should change to a more modern platform, but data security concerns are an issue.
Chose Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
Oracle has the rolling 10 year road map. It's continuing to advance the software. You know you'll have a 10 year ROI.
Chose Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
Better features, better UI, better functions and ease of use.
Chose Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
Organization get use to PeopleSoft HCM and has been using a few other Oracle solutions.
Features
Dayforce PowerpayOracle PeopleSoft HCM
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce Powerpay
8.9
Ratings
8% above category average
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
6.3
Ratings
23% below category average
Pay calculation9.10 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors9.20 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.70 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.70 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.80 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Reimbursement management8.90 Ratings5.50 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce Powerpay
-
Ratings
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
6.2
Ratings
24% below category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings6.50 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings5.50 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings4.50 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce Powerpay
-
Ratings
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
6.0
Ratings
29% below category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings5.50 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings6.50 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce Powerpay
-
Ratings
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
6.6
Ratings
20% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings5.50 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings3.50 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce Powerpay
-
Ratings
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
9.0
Ratings
11% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce Powerpay
-
Ratings
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
6.2
Ratings
19% below category average
Report builder00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings4.00 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce Powerpay
-
Ratings
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
7.5
Ratings
5% below category average
New hire portal00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce Powerpay
-
Ratings
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
2.3
Ratings
110% below category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings3.00 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings4.00 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce Powerpay
-
Ratings
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
2.2
Ratings
112% below category average
Performance plans00 Ratings2.00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings3.00 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings2.00 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings2.00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings2.00 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce Powerpay
-
Ratings
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
3.3
Ratings
81% below category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings4.00 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings3.00 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings3.00 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings3.00 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Dayforce Powerpay
-
Ratings
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
4.3
Ratings
57% below category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings4.00 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings4.50 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings2.50 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings5.50 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings6.50 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
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Dayforce PowerpayOracle PeopleSoft HCM
Small Businesses
OnPay
OnPay
Score 9.8 out of 10
Dayforce Powerpay
Dayforce Powerpay
Score 9.5 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.7 out of 10
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.7 out of 10
Enterprises
Infor Human Resources
Infor Human Resources
Score 7.1 out of 10
PeopleStrong
PeopleStrong
Score 9.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
Dayforce PowerpayOracle PeopleSoft HCM
Likelihood to Recommend
8.9
(0 ratings)
5.5
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(0 ratings)
3.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.6
(0 ratings)
4.0
(0 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.1
(0 ratings)
5.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(0 ratings)
1.0
(0 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
5.0
(0 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.1
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
2.0
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
4.0
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(0 ratings)
3.0
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Dayforce PowerpayOracle PeopleSoft HCM
Likelihood to Recommend
I like Dayforce's timesheet inputs. I like that there is both the rapid entry and the timesheet tabs. It's easy and quick, and it makes a lot of sense. I wish Dayforce would pay out RSP payments, rather than log them only. It would eliminate a step for us and make things faster. But it's only once per year, so not a huge issue.
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Oracle PeopleSoft HCM is great for tracking most HR related information. The customization for the company is great, as well as the ability to integrate with a wide variety of complimentary software. For example, ours is integrated with our ATS (Taleo) for recruiting, Kronos for timekeeping, and Vemo for workforce insight reports. Given it's overall ability, it is probably overkill for smaller companies that may want a more focused HRIS that can handle everything without the need to integrate with additional software.
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Pros
  • Ceridian Powerpay simplifies the payroll process, very little manual work involved during each payroll run.
  • Ceridian Powerpay is mostly an intuitive interface with easy to understand workflows to allow for multiple users to be able to use the system if required.
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  • Oracle PeopleSoft HCM is one of the best product and has helped implement the complex Business functionalities in the Higher Education business in a very streamlined process.
  • Oracle PeopleSoft HCM helped in moving from 34 different legacy system to one centralized system which helps immensely in maintaining the data and reporting purpose.
  • Oracle PeopleSoft HCM also helps immensely in data analytics and trend analysis which helps immensely in preparing for the resourcing and planning for the peak season in advance and be better prepared to handle the quarterly on annual activities.
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Cons
  • Adjustment - Reversal sometimes gives an error
  • Emergency Contact Comments field - would be nice if it would accept more characters in this field
  • A warning that 'no ROE will be created' popup when EI or other related fields are marked Exempt
  • Rate history on an employee's page would be nice
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  • Some modules need in-depth functional knowledge to work as configured. This can lead to some issues if set up is not configured properly.
  • Hard to recruit, train and retain technical and functional staff. Employers are always on the lookout for new people interested in PeopleSoft.
  • Customizations made by clients can also cause a hindrance to what Oracle can deliver. This is the major reason why it isn't able to catch up to the level of some of its other competitors.
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Likelihood to Renew
Powerpay exceeds my expectations: it's easy to use and does not 'eat' my time by wondering what the end result will be. I can see what each employee's pay statement will look like before I submit the payroll for processing. Monthly processing fees are not exorbitant and the service from support it top notch, quick and awesome when you need it! What's not to like? It's a terrific company to have on your side!
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PeopleSoft was time-consuming to implement across the organization. We have not had any large-scale problems working in PeopleSoft and do not wish to change to another program. PeopleSoft is so simple to use and easy to learn that it does not make sense to switch to a different platform.
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Usability
Dayforce
Powerpay has a great interface that makes it easy to navigate, easy to remit
payroll, and easy to report after the fact. It has made overseeing and executing our payroll easier for me as an administrator, and our staff find their portal easy to navigate as well. The only thing that I find less desirable is that you need to start a payroll in order to make any adjustments to employees' information.
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Oracle HCM has been around for more thab a decade and is a preferred package to use for Human capital management.Ease with which upgrades happen and how updates are pushed has come thru a long way of improvement and research over the years.Oracle has moved toward cloud based architecture which will help in its customers keep at par with current industry trends.
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Reliability and Availability
I have never experienced application errors or unplanned outages. I do know that I could phone Dayforce Powerpay and give them hours and other deductions and they would do the payroll and I could either have them deliver the completed payroll by courier (there are small extra charges for this) or I could download the completed payroll on pay day. I have also been able to complete payroll our payroll at home instead of at the office. Dayforce is very accessible by phone or online.
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Typically, our systems are well maintained and do not go down. Once you've gotten to this point, the product is solid. Oracle technical teams are helpful to backend support (IT personnel in our case) and they help in realtime, making it efficient for our technical team to solve issues quickly if they need additional help.
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Performance
Pages online load in seconds. Click and it's instantly there! I have never had pages not loading properly or taking time to load. Payroll reports also downloads quickly. We do not interface Dayforce Powerpay with anything else
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I give this rating because I don't have any complaints in the area of performance. In my opinion the product's performance is right on the mark. In comparison to other systems I have used for the same purpose - recruiting, hiring and managing hires, I have found Oracle's performance to be the best. Oracle system flows better than any other recruiting system out there.
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Support Rating
Regardless the issue, the Customer Support team is offering outstanding services! When I am calling, the wait time is reasonable, and the team members will ensure you receive the right support in a timely manner, with politeness and kindness. If you reach out the team that it's a guarantee that your issue will be solved!
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Overall support has been positive and Oracle has gladly sent out representatives to meet with our teams in person. Despite sometimes sow and inadequate fixes, their willingness to try and meet face to face helps give them a better name in our organization. Sometimes their people do not understand unique needs of the industry, and it can be a challenge to explain that one size does not fit all. Finding the appropriate IT support for our unique requests has been hit and miss.
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In-Person Training
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In my opinion, training in Oracle PeopleSoft HCM is arduous at best. In my experience, there are numerous issues with creating training environments and that makes practice in a sandbox costly. I prefer asynchronous simulated environment training for this reason, but that costs even more due to the development and testing time needed to create that training. eLearning is always there with only the need to keep it up-to-date.
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Online Training
I have used Powerpay before (at a previous employer) but a few years had elapsed. I had a quick online training session (less that 30 minutes) to recover basic knowledge and I was away. I still from time to time have to do something that i am not quite sure of and pick up the phone! Every one that works at Ceridian - now Dayforce - have been able to answer my question and tell me where to go in the program, click on what and do what I need to do. The support is out-of-this-world good!
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It was a great training tool and provided all of the necessary information we needed to implement the sites for our clients. We were provided with a great deal of resources in regards to Oracle CRM. We didn't have any issues with the training at all. The only thing I would say would that there could be more FAQ's for users to read through
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Implementation Rating
I initiated the implementation. I answered all the questions I was asked, prepared the documentation and sent it off and it was done! Quickly, efficiently and done well!
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When we implement Oracle and Taleo to different clients it typically goes pretty smoothly. When we do system upgrades we usually test the main issues the clients are having just to make sure there are not outstanding issues or errors. I don't have any examples where implementation went poorly. It typically goes well and clients are pleased with the final result. The only complaint would be the time it takes to implement
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Alternatives Considered
Even though Quickbooks was cheaper, I would have to do more work, much more information added into the system and while I would pay less per pay run, there was a lot more work for me to do. I prefer to pay a little extra and spend my time making money instead of the headache of trying to submit everything. It may work well for those who use that program with everything else on a daily basis, but I don't and also did not want to learn a new system when I have something that works really well!
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Oracle PeopleSoft HCM is not as good as SuccessFactors HCM. The look and feel of Oracle PeopleSoft HCM is still 'old school'. Cloud solutions can do more. SuccessFactors offers a great talent management, performance measurement, and employee development, while Oracle PeopleSoft HCM's core is employee records, benefits, and payroll.
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Scalability
We have a small staff of less than 20 employees. We moved our payroll from a previous provided because of terrible and expensive service. Dayforce is much, much easier to use and costs about 30% less than the previous provider. Dayforce Powerpay also seem to have people that speaks clearly and are efficient in everything they do so that less time is wasted by phone calls that has you on hold for 3 hours!
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In my opinion I rate this high because we have had no issues in this area and so that is why I give it such a high rating. There is no issue with the product's overall scalability. In my opinion this has been a positive from my team and client's view.
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Return on Investment
  • The return on investment has been substantial for our company. Having a payroll system that calculates everything for you, processes important documents, and only takes minimal time and effort allows us to focus more time on running the business and generating revenue.
  • Instead of having a user spend half a day (or potentially a full day) processing payroll, it only takes a couple hours (obviously depending on how many employees need to be processed).
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  • We don't have a reliable way to measure ROI on PS HCM. We need to have a solid, reliable HR/Payroll/Time & Attendance system and PS HCM has met that need for more than 15 years.
  • We were able to avoid purchasing expensive time clock hardware and associated software for the campus by making use of the delivered Web Clock Time & Labor capability, which likely saved us several hundred thousand dollars, plus ongoing maintenance and replacements.
  • PC HCM annual maintenance is expensive and increases every year. Most of the enhancements delivered to us haven't been relevant to our business.
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