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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.7% of reviews)
Mid-Market (80.1% 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 DayforceNamely
Star Rating
(326)3.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (80.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about NamelySummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Namely excels in its "Employee Self Service" features, particularly the "Web Portal" and "Mobile" access, both rated at 8.7. In contrast, Dayforce's mobile capabilities, while still strong at 8.3, do not match the seamless experience that Namely offers.
- Reviewers mention that Dayforce shines in "Time, Attendance, and PTO" management, scoring 8.4 compared to Namely's 8.2. Users appreciate Dayforce's robust tracking and reporting features, which help streamline attendance management.
- G2 users highlight that Namely's "Expense Management" feature is a weak point, rated at 6.5, while Dayforce significantly outperforms with a score of 4.9. Reviewers express frustration with Namely's expense tracking capabilities, indicating a need for improvement in this area.
- Users on G2 report that Dayforce has a more comprehensive "Compliance" feature, scoring 8.0 compared to Namely's 7.6. Reviewers appreciate Dayforce's proactive approach to regulatory compliance, which helps mitigate risks for organizations.
- Reviewers mention that Namely's "Quality of Support" is rated at 7.7, slightly higher than Dayforce's 7.5. Users appreciate the responsiveness and helpfulness of Namely's support team, which enhances their overall experience with the software.
- Users say that both platforms offer strong "Reporting" capabilities, but Dayforce edges out with a score of 8.0 compared to Namely's 7.6. Reviewers note that Dayforce's reporting tools provide more customizable options, allowing for better data visualization and insights.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Dayforce
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Dayforce
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No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.4
782
8.0
266
Ease of Use
8.3
787
8.3
266
Ease of Setup
6.9
482
7.2
136
Ease of Admin
7.8
503
7.7
146
Quality of Support
7.6
710
7.8
216
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.1
508
7.5
144
Product Direction (% positive)
8.5
776
7.2
256
Features by Category
Core HR
7.9
278
8.0
139
8.3
299
8.2
149
4.9
70
6.5
64
7.7
222
7.6
101
7.9
256
7.6
97
7.9
267
7.9
136
Generative AI
5.3
40
7.2
6
Platform
7.7
370
7.4
112
7.4
260
7.2
85
7.7
212
7.2
66
8.3
384
7.9
120
8.0
355
7.7
119
7.9
341
7.0
94
7.6
382
7.3
116
7.8
304
7.6
111
Employee Self Service
8.7
434
|
Verified
8.6
133
|
Verified
8.2
360
|
Verified
8.1
109
|
Verified
8.3
403
|
Verified
7.6
97
|
Verified
Administration
8.7
418
|
Verified
7.9
110
|
Verified
8.4
429
|
Verified
8.0
104
|
Verified
9.1
440
|
Verified
8.9
131
|
Verified
7.2
122
7.1
47
|
Verified
8.7
421
|
Verified
8.1
100
|
Verified
8.5
374
|
Verified
8.1
69
|
Verified
8.7
398
|
Verified
8.2
95
|
Verified
8.6
362
|
Verified
8.4
89
|
Verified
8.6
356
|
Verified
8.2
96
|
Verified
Taxes
8.5
401
|
Verified
7.9
93
|
Verified
8.3
385
|
Verified
7.6
83
|
Verified
8.4
375
|
Verified
7.8
79
|
Verified
Integration
7.6
276
|
Verified
7.5
59
|
Verified
8.3
321
|
Verified
7.6
59
|
Verified
7.8
285
|
Verified
7.1
49
|
Verified
8.2
297
|
Verified
7.8
73
|
Verified
Platform
7.9
408
|
Verified
7.8
108
|
Verified
8.4
416
|
Verified
8.0
109
|
Verified
8.2
421
|
Verified
8.3
114
|
Verified
8.4
366
|
Verified
8.0
101
|
Verified
Benefits Administration Platform Features
8.3
239
8.1
113
8.3
217
7.8
99
7.5
189
7.0
72
8.1
195
7.8
95
8.3
193
8.0
84
8.6
246
8.4
112
8.4
203
7.4
74
8.2
173
7.5
75
Benefits Administration Platform Features
8.3
239
8.1
113
8.3
217
7.8
99
7.5
189
7.0
72
8.1
195
7.8
95
8.3
193
8.0
84
8.6
246
8.4
112
8.4
203
7.4
74
8.3
183
8.1
94
8.2
173
7.5
75
7.9
154
7.6
65
7.0
40
Feature Not Available
7.6
46
7.7
13
Generative AI
5.8
31
Not enough data
5.8
31
Not enough data
5.2
30
Not enough data
Platform
7.7
370
7.4
112
7.4
260
7.2
85
7.7
212
7.2
66
8.3
384
7.9
120
8.0
355
7.7
119
7.9
341
7.0
94
7.6
382
7.3
116
7.8
304
7.6
111
Automation
8.3
180
8.1
15
Logistics
8.0
190
8.0
17
8.2
181
8.0
14
8.3
147
7.3
13
Management
8.0
162
7.7
13
8.3
176
8.2
15
8.0
178
8.6
16
8.7
210
8.0
20
8.6
204
8.5
18
8.9
214
8.1
21
8.6
189
7.1
16
Monitoring
8.2
161
7.4
12
8.2
170
7.8
15
7.8
161
8.2
18
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
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 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
7.9
30
|
Verified
7.3
60
8.0
29
|
Verified
7.9
51
8.1
33
|
Verified
Goals
7.5
70
7.8
32
|
Verified
7.1
65
8.0
27
|
Verified
Feedback
7.3
63
8.3
28
7.4
56
8.6
27
7.1
49
7.9
24
6.4
47
8.9
32
Data
7.1
56
8.6
36
|
Verified
7.4
56
8.6
38
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Performance Management
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
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 - Onboarding
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
Platform Content
7.9
195
8.1
25
7.9
195
8.2
26
7.8
176
8.3
28
7.9
120
7.7
20
7.8
147
Feature Not Available
7.7
148
Feature Not Available
Platform Additional Functionality
8.5
205
8.0
26
7.9
142
Feature Not Available
7.6
126
7.4
18
8.2
187
7.8
25
8.0
182
8.1
26
Platform Data
7.8
141
Feature Not Available
7.7
156
8.0
22
7.7
92
8.2
21
Platform
7.7
370
7.4
112
7.4
260
7.2
85
7.7
212
7.2
66
8.3
384
7.9
120
8.0
355
7.7
119
7.9
341
7.0
94
7.6
382
7.3
116
7.8
304
7.6
111
Recruiting and Onboarding
8.0
142
7.3
16
8.3
201
8.3
27
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
7.4
112
7.4
260
7.2
85
7.7
212
7.2
66
8.3
384
7.9
120
8.0
355
7.7
119
7.9
341
7.0
94
7.6
382
7.3
116
7.8
304
7.6
111
Time Tracking
8.7
307
8.4
71
8.1
203
Feature Not Available
7.9
172
8.9
32
Client Invoicing
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Mobile Time Tracking
8.6
262
8.7
45
Administration
7.9
202
7.7
39
8.1
236
8.1
51
7.7
219
8.4
45
7.9
191
8.4
38
8.2
253
8.5
52
Platform
7.8
237
8.3
55
7.6
166
7.8
36
7.9
137
Feature Not Available
8.1
240
8.4
50
8.0
221
7.9
39
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Platform
7.7
370
7.4
112
7.4
260
7.2
85
7.7
212
7.2
66
8.3
384
7.9
120
8.0
355
7.7
119
7.9
341
7.0
94
7.6
382
7.3
116
7.8
304
7.6
111
Platform
7.7
370
7.4
112
7.4
260
7.2
85
7.7
212
7.2
66
8.3
384
7.9
120
8.0
355
7.7
119
7.9
341
7.0
94
7.6
382
7.3
116
7.8
304
7.6
111
Workforce Management Platform Features
8.0
145
Feature Not Available
8.3
238
9.0
21
8.7
285
8.9
50
8.3
260
8.9
61
7.9
156
8.1
36
7.9
121
Feature Not Available
8.1
175
7.9
42
8.7
262
8.8
59
8.2
159
8.6
22
7.8
188
Feature Not Available
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Dayforce and Namely are categorized as Time & Attendance, Onboarding, Benefits Administration, Time Tracking, Core HR, Workforce Management, Payroll, Performance Management, and HCM Software
Unique Categories
Dayforce is categorized as HR Compliance, Multi-Country Payroll, Training Management Systems, Employee Scheduling, Employee Engagement, Talent Intelligence, and Compensation Planning
Namely has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Dayforce
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Namely
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%
Computer Software
20.2%
Information Technology and Services
9.3%
Marketing and Advertising
7.5%
Internet
5.3%
Financial Services
4.7%
Other
53.0%
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