Dayforce vs. UKG Workforce Central (discontinued)

Dayforce

1,195 Reviews and Ratings

UKG Workforce Central (discontinued)

153 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
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
UKG Workforce Central (discontinued)	Score5.1 out of 10	N/A	UKG Workforce Central (formerly Kronos Workforce Central) was a suite of HR Management offerings targeted mainly at enterprise customers with larger-scale and more complex HR and workforce management issues. The product is discontinued.	N/A

Pricing

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Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	Dayforce	UKG Workforce Central (discontinued)
Considered Both Products	Dayforce 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? Stacey Busija Senior Vice President Human Resources in Human Resources at YMCA of Metropolitan Washington (Non-profit Organization Management, 1001-5000 employees) Chose Dayforce Easy for everyone to work together on multiple facets and projects. 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? Chuck Graham Senior Corporate Accountant in Corporate at Wallick Communities (Real Estate, 501-1000 employees) Chose Dayforce The transition of our timesheets to Dayforce was immensely helpful as we can monitor associate time in real-time in one place. The benefits of this are overtime tracking/prevention. We can also monitor costs and time errors at any point during the period without having to … Incentivized Helpful? Marianne Gibbs Payroll/HR Specialist in Human Resources at Puget Consumers Co-op (Retail, 1001-5000 employees) Chose Dayforce Dayforce required less data handling. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Dayforce Dayforce is slower with more errors and the workflows freeze. Forms are an outdated technology as they can't be edited, and are very frustrating to use. Dayforce is less adaptable to change in WCM and to the original HCM configuration. As an example, outdated time-offs can't be … Incentivized Helpful? April Dominguez HR Manager in Human Resources at Hallcon (Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 1001-5000 employees) Chose Dayforce Reduction in processing time Incentivized Helpful? Monika Tockstein, PMP Head of ePMO & Quality Assurance in Information Technology at RTW Retailwinds, INC. (Retail, 5001-10,000 employees) Chose Dayforce We chose it because it reduced our workload, we did not need to enter into multiple systems, and we do not have to wait for an overnight feed. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Dayforce Reporting is much smoother Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Dayforce We have struggled with Ceridian's ability to provide data requirements for ICPs which has negatively impacted our project timelines. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Dayforce The benefit of having a single source for these items is tremendous. We are quickly able to review an employee's information for accuracy and are able to report on across all of our locations and combine information from all of these areas. Incentivized Helpful? Lynn Marie Caissie, CHRL Director, Human Resources in Human Resources at Vicwest Building Products (Building Materials, 501-1000 employees) Chose Dayforce It is so easy to use one platform to deal with all things HR/PY! And no errors through duplicate entries. Incentivized Helpful? Heather Balint Director, Store Operations, Labor and Scheduling in Corporate at David's Bridal (Retail, 5001-10,000 employees) Chose Dayforce Ease of use Incentivized Helpful? Suellen Castellanos Payroll and Disbursements Manager in Finance and Accounting at Ben E. Keith Company (Food & Beverages, 1001-5000 employees) Chose Dayforce The main impact of having a different software for HR, time, and attendance is that the interfaces have to go between each system, thus creating issues. For example, HR data not coming across to Ceridian, time and attendance having to be loaded within one day in timesheets for … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Dayforce We haven't had one system with all the modules so we have had integrations between different applications. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Dayforce We have run 3 different systems for quite a long time. We initially had payroll on a mainframe system, HR on PeopleSoft and time keeping on Kronos. Of course this creates the need for multiple interfaces to move the data from system to system. I think having all systems on … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Dayforce Fewer payroll errors or the necessity to re-run payroll. Changes are reflected in all systems - records only need to be updated once in one place and there are no 'translation errors' between different systems & databases. Simple support - do not get passed around between various … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Dayforce Having all HR, payroll, time and benefits in a single application has been an improvement over legacy software solutions for us. The ability to calculate payroll in real time, to correct issues at the source and immediately recalculate the payroll, and other features are the … Incentivized Helpful? Kim Croom 1st VP HR Admin in Human Resources at MidFirst Bank (Banking, 1001-5000 employees) Chose Dayforce Time savings, flow of information easy to follow, fewer corrections. Incentivized Helpful? George Toy Chief Human Resources Officer in Human Resources (Hospital & Health Care, 1001-5000 employees) Chose Dayforce Efficiency in not having to enter redundant data. Incentivized Helpful? Jeffrey Lindquist,PHR,SHRMCP Compensation Manager in Human Resources at Potawatomi Hotel & Casino (Gambling & Casinos, 1001-5000 employees) Chose Dayforce We still have multiple products because we have separate products for time and attendance, LMS and ATS but all these products work well with Ceridian. Incentivized Helpful? Suzanne Luciano-Tejada AVP - Director of Payroll in Finance and Accounting at Alliant Insurance Services Inc (Insurance, 1001-5000 employees) Chose Dayforce I wish we had an all in one solution, not at this time Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Dayforce We only use the timekeeping module Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Dayforce Fewer errors and less time spent on payroll Incentivized Helpful?	Discontinued Products Jo Fowler Director of Corp. ERP Applications in Information Technology at Ben E. Keith Company (Food & Beverages, 1001-5000 employees) Chose UKG Workforce Central (discontinued) We have had Kronos timekeeping for many years, and before this we used a very manual process. I was not a part of the team that chose the Kronos timekeeping system, so I really cannot say what other systems were considered for this application, if any. Kronos has done the job … Incentivized Helpful? John Pavarini Operations Supervisor at Children's Hospital Colorado (Hospital & Health Care, 5001-10,000 employees) Chose UKG Workforce Central (discontinued) Kronos and Dayforce are the two timekeeping systems I’ve worked with in recent years. Kronos feels a little more comprehensive and is my primary timekeeping tool both for myself as well as my staff. Kronos is a great tool for a wide range of shifts, working locations, and pay … Incentivized Helpful?
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Features

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Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Dayforce and UKG Workforce Central (discontinued)
Feature	Dayforce 8.2 601 Ratings	UKG Workforce Central (discontinued) - Ratings
Employee demographic data	9.2524 Ratings	00 Ratings
Employment history	9.3559 Ratings	00 Ratings
Job profiles and administration	9.4548 Ratings	00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.	9.4552 Ratings	00 Ratings
Organizational charting	6.4502 Ratings	00 Ratings
Organization and location management	6.4547 Ratings	00 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)	7.2370 Ratings	00 Ratings

Comparison of Payroll Management features of Dayforce and UKG Workforce Central (discontinued)
Feature	Dayforce 8.7 601 Ratings	UKG Workforce Central (discontinued) - Ratings
Pay calculation	9.4587 Ratings	00 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors	6.9294 Ratings	00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment	9.3153 Ratings	00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration	8.7475 Ratings	00 Ratings
Direct deposit files	9.3573 Ratings	00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management	8.3455 Ratings	00 Ratings
Reimbursement management	9.2308 Ratings	00 Ratings

Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Dayforce and UKG Workforce Central (discontinued)
Feature	Dayforce 9.1 546 Ratings	UKG Workforce Central (discontinued) - Ratings
Approval workflow	9.4514 Ratings	00 Ratings
Balance details	9.3528 Ratings	00 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment	8.6433 Ratings	00 Ratings

Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Dayforce and UKG Workforce Central (discontinued)
Feature	Dayforce 8.3 614 Ratings	UKG Workforce Central (discontinued) - Ratings
View and generate pay and benefit information	8.6585 Ratings	00 Ratings
Update personal information	8.5598 Ratings	00 Ratings
View company policy documentation	7.7418 Ratings	00 Ratings
Employee recognition	9.1219 Ratings	00 Ratings
View job history	7.7492 Ratings	00 Ratings

Comparison of Asset Management features of Dayforce and UKG Workforce Central (discontinued)
Feature	Dayforce 8.7 103 Ratings	UKG Workforce Central (discontinued) - Ratings
Tracking of all physical assets	8.7103 Ratings	00 Ratings

Comparison of HR Reporting features of Dayforce and UKG Workforce Central (discontinued)
Feature	Dayforce 6.2 600 Ratings	UKG Workforce Central (discontinued) - Ratings
Report builder	6.3591 Ratings	00 Ratings
Pre-built reports	6.3591 Ratings	00 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data	6.0416 Ratings	00 Ratings

Comparison of Onboarding features of Dayforce and UKG Workforce Central (discontinued)
Feature	Dayforce 8.8 393 Ratings	UKG Workforce Central (discontinued) - Ratings
New hire portal	9.3383 Ratings	00 Ratings
Manager tracking tools	8.2337 Ratings	00 Ratings

Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Dayforce and UKG Workforce Central (discontinued)
Feature	Dayforce 8.8 256 Ratings	UKG Workforce Central (discontinued) - Ratings
Corporate goal setting	8.4214 Ratings	00 Ratings
Individual goal setting	9.1235 Ratings	00 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility	8.7200 Ratings	00 Ratings
Performance tracking	8.9240 Ratings	00 Ratings

Comparison of Performance Management features of Dayforce and UKG Workforce Central (discontinued)
Feature	Dayforce 8.2 282 Ratings	UKG Workforce Central (discontinued) - Ratings
Performance plans	8.7261 Ratings	00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans	8.7224 Ratings	00 Ratings
Review status tracking	7.4265 Ratings	00 Ratings
Review reminders	8.4260 Ratings	00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency	7.7234 Ratings	00 Ratings

Comparison of Succession Planning features of Dayforce and UKG Workforce Central (discontinued)
Feature	Dayforce 8.7 130 Ratings	UKG Workforce Central (discontinued) - Ratings
Create succession plans/pools	9.4103 Ratings	00 Ratings
Candidate ranking	8.3112 Ratings	00 Ratings
Candidate search	8.3118 Ratings	00 Ratings
Candidate development	8.8105 Ratings	00 Ratings

Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Dayforce and UKG Workforce Central (discontinued)
Feature	Dayforce 9.4 302 Ratings	UKG Workforce Central (discontinued) - Ratings
Job Requisition Management	9.7284 Ratings	00 Ratings
Company Website Posting	9.7277 Ratings	00 Ratings
Publish to Social Media	9.3233 Ratings	00 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting	9.7265 Ratings	00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention	8.1229 Ratings	00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking	9.7276 Ratings	00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts	9.7272 Ratings	00 Ratings

User Ratings
	Dayforce	UKG Workforce Central (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend	8.2 (640 ratings)	6.6 (38 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	8.9 (89 ratings)	5.0 (11 ratings)
Usability	4.2 (60 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Availability	10.0 (12 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Performance	5.0 (13 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Support Rating	8.9 (66 ratings)	7.1 (8 ratings)
In-Person Training	7.0 (11 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Online Training	7.3 (18 ratings)	8.0 (1 ratings)
Implementation Rating	8.9 (44 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Configurability	9.0 (13 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Ease of integration	7.3 (9 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Product Scalability	9.9 (14 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale	8.9 (18 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale	9.9 (12 ratings)	- (0 ratings)