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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.7% of reviews)
Enterprise (60.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Dayforce
Star Rating
(903)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about DayforceiCIMS
Star Rating
(785)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (60.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about iCIMSDayforce vs iCIMS
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Dayforce easier to use and administer. However, iCIMS is easier to set up. Reviewers agreed that both vendors make it equally easy to do business overall.
- Reviewers felt that Dayforce meets the needs of their business better than iCIMS.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that iCIMS is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Dayforce over iCIMS.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Dayforce
No pricing availableiCIMS
No pricing availableFree Trial
Dayforce
No trial information availableiCIMS
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.4
782
8.3
684
Ease of Use
8.3
787
8.0
697
Ease of Setup
6.9
482
7.4
417
Ease of Admin
7.8
503
7.7
404
Quality of Support
7.6
710
7.9
636
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.1
508
8.1
398
Product Direction (% positive)
8.5
776
8.2
680
Features by Category
Core HR
7.9
278
Not enough data
8.3
299
Not enough data
4.9
70
Not enough data
7.7
222
Not enough data
7.9
256
Not enough data
7.9
267
Not enough data
Generative AI
5.3
40
Not enough data
Platform
7.7
370
7.9
436
|
Verified
7.4
260
7.5
346
|
Verified
7.7
212
7.3
275
|
Verified
8.3
384
8.1
440
|
Verified
8.0
355
8.2
430
|
Verified
7.9
341
6.9
346
|
Verified
7.6
382
7.8
432
|
Verified
7.8
304
8.2
441
|
Verified
Employee Self Service
8.7
434
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
360
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
403
|
Verified
Not enough data
Administration
8.7
418
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
429
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
440
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
122
Not enough data
8.7
421
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
374
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
398
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
362
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
356
|
Verified
Not enough data
Taxes
8.5
401
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
385
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
375
|
Verified
Not enough data
Integration
7.6
276
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
321
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
285
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
297
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
7.9
408
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
416
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
421
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
366
|
Verified
Not enough data
Benefits Administration Platform Features
8.3
239
Not enough data
8.3
217
Not enough data
7.5
189
Not enough data
8.1
195
Not enough data
8.3
193
Not enough data
8.6
246
Not enough data
8.4
203
Not enough data
8.2
173
Not enough data
Benefits Administration Platform Features
8.3
239
Not enough data
8.3
217
Not enough data
7.5
189
Not enough data
8.1
195
Not enough data
8.3
193
Not enough data
8.6
246
Not enough data
8.4
203
Not enough data
8.3
183
Not enough data
8.2
173
Not enough data
7.9
154
Not enough data
7.0
40
Not enough data
7.6
46
Not enough data
Generative AI
5.8
31
Not enough data
5.8
31
Not enough data
5.2
30
Not enough data
Platform
7.7
370
7.9
436
|
Verified
7.4
260
7.5
346
|
Verified
7.7
212
7.3
275
|
Verified
8.3
384
8.1
440
|
Verified
8.0
355
8.2
430
|
Verified
7.9
341
6.9
346
|
Verified
7.6
382
7.8
432
|
Verified
7.8
304
8.2
441
|
Verified
Automation
8.3
180
Not enough data
Logistics
8.0
190
Not enough data
8.2
181
Not enough data
8.3
147
Not enough data
Management
8.0
162
Not enough data
8.3
176
Not enough data
8.0
178
Not enough data
8.7
210
Not enough data
8.6
204
Not enough data
8.9
214
Not enough data
8.6
189
Not enough data
Monitoring
8.2
161
Not enough data
8.2
170
Not enough data
7.8
161
Not enough data
Processing
8.8
43
Not enough data
8.6
45
Not enough data
8.5
48
Not enough data
8.4
44
Not enough data
Compliance
8.6
43
Not enough data
8.7
42
Not enough data
8.6
42
Not enough data
Integration
8.5
41
Not enough data
8.1
41
Not enough data
8.1
29
Not enough data
Reporting
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
38
Not enough data
8.5
38
Not enough data
Basics
Not enough data
7.7
120
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.8
114
Additional Functionality
Not enough data
7.7
118
Not enough data
7.8
98
Not enough data
6.6
102
Content
Not enough data
7.3
105
Not enough data
7.2
101
Recruiting and Onboarding
Not enough data
7.8
419
|
Verified
8.0
142
7.5
425
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
463
|
Verified
Platform
7.7
370
7.9
436
|
Verified
7.4
260
7.5
346
|
Verified
7.7
212
7.3
275
|
Verified
8.3
384
8.1
440
|
Verified
8.0
355
8.2
430
|
Verified
7.9
341
6.9
346
|
Verified
7.6
382
7.8
432
|
Verified
7.8
304
8.2
441
|
Verified
Platform Basics
7.4
41
Not enough data
7.8
51
Not enough data
Platform Data
7.7
51
Not enough data
7.8
47
Not enough data
7.9
56
Not enough data
Platform Content
7.8
47
Not enough data
7.4
39
Not enough data
7.1
43
Not enough data
Generative AI
5.6
23
Not enough data
Platform Basics
6.7
5
Not enough data
6.7
7
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
Platform Data
7.9
7
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
6.9
9
Not enough data
7.2
9
Not enough data
Platform Functionality
8.2
10
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
6.8
10
Not enough data
6.5
9
Not enough data
7.7
11
Not enough data
6.1
9
Not enough data
6.3
9
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Talent Intelligence
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Training & eLearning
8.6
42
Not enough data
8.3
33
Not enough data
8.6
35
Not enough data
8.5
38
Not enough data
Platform Functionality
Not enough data
7.8
419
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
402
|
Verified
8.0
142
7.5
425
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
463
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Recruiting Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform
7.7
370
7.9
436
|
Verified
7.4
260
7.5
346
|
Verified
7.7
212
7.3
275
|
Verified
8.3
384
8.1
440
|
Verified
8.0
355
8.2
430
|
Verified
7.9
341
6.9
346
|
Verified
7.6
382
7.8
432
|
Verified
7.8
304
8.2
441
|
Verified
Operations
Not enough data
6.9
19
Not enough data
8.5
20
Not enough data
7.2
16
Not enough data
7.9
22
Not enough data
7.5
19
Platform Basics
7.8
62
Not enough data
7.6
56
Not enough data
7.6
57
Not enough data
Platform Content
7.6
52
Not enough data
7.0
45
Not enough data
7.2
44
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
7.4
45
Not enough data
7.9
56
Not enough data
7.0
44
Not enough data
7.3
45
Not enough data
7.1
50
Not enough data
Performance reviews
7.1
46
Not enough data
7.3
60
Not enough data
7.9
51
Not enough data
Goals
7.5
70
Not enough data
7.1
65
Not enough data
Feedback
7.3
63
Not enough data
7.4
56
Not enough data
7.1
49
Not enough data
6.4
47
Not enough data
Data
7.1
56
Not enough data
7.4
56
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Performance Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
Not enough data
6.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Event Experience
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
7.6
7
Career pathing
Not enough data
7.6
17
Not enough data
6.0
15
Opportunity matching
Not enough data
6.9
15
Not enough data
6.6
15
Analytics and integrations
Not enough data
7.3
15
Not enough data
7.2
17
Not enough data
7.7
17
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
5.7
12
Recruitment Platform - Recruitment Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Recruitment AI - Recruitment Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Recruitment Platforms
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform - Compensation Planning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Additional Features - Compensation Planning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Sourcing
Not enough data
7.7
349
Not enough data
7.7
337
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
7.0
5
Candidate Management - Applicant Tracking System
Not enough data
7.6
283
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
4.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.0
5
Platform
7.7
370
7.9
436
|
Verified
7.4
260
7.5
346
|
Verified
7.7
212
7.3
275
|
Verified
8.3
384
8.1
440
|
Verified
8.0
355
8.2
430
|
Verified
7.9
341
6.9
346
|
Verified
7.6
382
7.8
432
|
Verified
7.8
304
8.2
441
|
Verified
AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Onboarding
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform Content
7.9
195
8.1
154
7.9
195
8.1
147
7.8
176
8.4
148
7.9
120
7.8
129
7.8
147
8.4
140
7.7
148
8.4
145
Platform Additional Functionality
8.5
205
7.9
141
7.9
142
6.8
95
7.6
126
6.9
96
8.2
187
8.0
145
8.0
182
7.9
144
Platform Data
7.8
141
7.4
121
7.7
156
7.6
135
7.7
92
7.8
126
Platform
7.7
370
7.9
436
|
Verified
7.4
260
7.5
346
|
Verified
7.7
212
7.3
275
|
Verified
8.3
384
8.1
440
|
Verified
8.0
355
8.2
430
|
Verified
7.9
341
6.9
346
|
Verified
7.6
382
7.8
432
|
Verified
7.8
304
8.2
441
|
Verified
Recruiting and Onboarding
8.0
142
7.5
425
|
Verified
8.3
201
8.2
319
Platform Basics
8.1
29
Not enough data
8.1
32
Not enough data
8.1
29
Not enough data
Platform Content
7.4
28
Not enough data
7.3
27
Not enough data
7.4
31
Not enough data
7.2
23
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.1
24
Not enough data
7.4
31
Not enough data
7.8
24
Not enough data
7.2
24
Not enough data
Platform
7.7
370
7.9
436
|
Verified
7.4
260
7.5
346
|
Verified
7.7
212
7.3
275
|
Verified
8.3
384
8.1
440
|
Verified
8.0
355
8.2
430
|
Verified
7.9
341
6.9
346
|
Verified
7.6
382
7.8
432
|
Verified
7.8
304
8.2
441
|
Verified
Platform Basics
Not enough data
7.6
33
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
35
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
35
|
Verified
Platform Content
Not enough data
6.8
31
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.9
37
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
35
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.5
34
|
Verified
Platform Performance
Not enough data
7.4
36
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
32
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
35
|
Verified
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
7.9
36
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.2
33
|
Verified
Time Tracking
8.7
307
Not enough data
8.1
203
Not enough data
7.9
172
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Mobile Time Tracking
8.6
262
Not enough data
Administration
7.9
202
Not enough data
8.1
236
Not enough data
7.7
219
Not enough data
7.9
191
Not enough data
8.2
253
Not enough data
Platform
7.8
237
Not enough data
7.6
166
Not enough data
7.9
137
Not enough data
8.1
240
Not enough data
8.0
221
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform
7.7
370
7.9
436
|
Verified
7.4
260
7.5
346
|
Verified
7.7
212
7.3
275
|
Verified
8.3
384
8.1
440
|
Verified
8.0
355
8.2
430
|
Verified
7.9
341
6.9
346
|
Verified
7.6
382
7.8
432
|
Verified
7.8
304
8.2
441
|
Verified
Platform
7.7
370
7.9
436
|
Verified
7.4
260
7.5
346
|
Verified
7.7
212
7.3
275
|
Verified
8.3
384
8.1
440
|
Verified
8.0
355
8.2
430
|
Verified
7.9
341
6.9
346
|
Verified
7.6
382
7.8
432
|
Verified
7.8
304
8.2
441
|
Verified
Workforce Management Platform Features
8.0
145
Not enough data
8.3
238
Not enough data
8.7
285
Not enough data
8.3
260
Not enough data
7.9
156
Not enough data
7.9
121
Not enough data
8.1
175
Not enough data
8.7
262
Not enough data
8.2
159
Not enough data
7.8
188
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Dayforce and iCIMS are categorized as Onboarding
Unique Categories
Dayforce is categorized as HR Compliance, Multi-Country Payroll, Time & Attendance, Training Management Systems, Employee Scheduling, Employee Engagement, Benefits Administration, Time Tracking, Core HR, Workforce Management, Payroll, Performance Management, HCM Software, Talent Intelligence, and Compensation Planning
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Dayforce
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
iCIMS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Retail
10.1%
Non-Profit Organization Management
6.0%
Hospital & Health Care
6.0%
Financial Services
4.0%
Hospitality
3.1%
Other
71.0%
Hospital & Health Care
13.9%
Information Technology and Services
8.0%
Staffing and Recruiting
4.7%
Human Resources
3.6%
Retail
3.2%
Other
66.6%
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