Questions to ask when comparing Employment Hero vs Dayforce
Can Dayforce support growing Canadian businesses?
Dayforce is a strong choice for large enterprises with complex workflows. However, its heavier implementation can make it a less-agile solution for smaller teams that prioritize simplicity and speed.
Employment Hero gives Canadian SMBs an all-in-one foundation to grow — combining HR, payroll, hiring, scheduling and employee management in a single, easy-to-use platform.
If you want a platform that helps you move faster, stay compliant and give your team a seamless experience — without enterprise overhead, Employment Hero is the clear choice.
Does Dayforce meet my integration requirements?
Dayforce offers a wide integration ecosystem, but that often reflects the need to connect multiple products rather than operate from a single system — increasing overhead and ongoing management.
Employment Hero reduces the need for integrations from day one because the core platform is genuinely all-in-one. For the tools you do want to connect, we offer seamless integrations with essentials like Indeed for recruitment.
Can Dayforce deliver a unified employee experience?
Dayforce offers a powerful mobile app with extensive functionality, but its complexity can overwhelm smaller teams.
Employment Hero’s Work app focuses on clarity and ease of use, making it a better fit for Canadian SMBs and frontline workers.
How easy is it to get started with Dayforce?
Dayforce implementations are typically longer and more hands-on, often requiring dedicated project teams — a better fit for large organizations than SMBs.
Employment Hero is built for a fast, straightforward and intuitive setup. Because HR, payroll, recruitment and benefits are all part of one seamless system, you can get up and running without the hassle of connecting and troubleshooting multiple apps. We get you from day one to done, faster.
Disclaimer: Information is accurate as of the publication date. Product features and pricing are subject to change by the respective providers. While we review this data periodically, users should verify current details directly with the competitor.
How Employment Hero compares to Dayforce
All-in-one HR and Payroll
Employment Hero offers a centralized HR system, offering automation, compliance tools, employee self-service features and an integrated payroll system. This reduces admin time, the tech stack bloat and minimizes errors to improve overall efficiency — freeing you up to focus on growing your business.
All-in-one HR: Integrated payroll, time & attendance and benefits
CRA-ready payroll: Automated T4s, source deductions and remittances
Simple setup, no IT needed
ATS & LMS: Built-in hiring and training
Local experts: 100% Canadian support
Dayforce
Enterprise-focused HCM platform
Payroll and HR built for large, complex organizations
Often requires specialist support to manage configuration
Higher total cost of ownership for smaller teams
Dedicated local support that understands Canadian rules
When you’re dealing with payroll, compliance and people management, you shouldn’t have to “translate” software designed for another market.
Purpose-built for Canadian provincial law, Employment Hero offers local-first support and dedicated HR advisory services from experts who truly understand our regulatory landscape. Our team has a thorough understanding of local compliance requirements, payroll complexities and industry best practices.
Canadian-based support teams
Built for Canadian law and compliance
Deep understanding of provincial compliance
Dayforce
Manages Canadian compliance, but built for enterprises rather than SMBs
Support less tailored for the day-to-day needs of SMBs
Streamlined hiring and onboarding
Hiring shouldn’t feel like ten tabs and a spreadsheet. Employment Hero gives SMBs the tools to recruit, onboard and upskill without jumping between systems.
Full-cycle hiring: Postings to offers in one place
Built-in Robust LMS powered by Go1
Hire faster, without missed steps or manual follow-ups
Dayforce
Recruitment and onboarding only available with specific plans or as paid add-ons
Requires expert setup and custom workflow mapping
Better suited for high-volume or enterprise hiring teams
Employee experience that actually adds value
Retention starts with giving people a workplace experience that feels supportive, modern and connected. Our intuitive, all-in-one platform helps you provide your employees with rewards, recognition, upskilling and an integrated employee benefits experience that employees actually want to use. Plus, our robust mobile app makes that experience seamless for teams who are always on the move.
Integrated LMS: Growth and development tools
Hero Points: Redeemable rewards and gift cards
Central Portal: Unified pay, time off, schedules and announcements
Dayforce
Feature-rich employee self-service
Can feel complex for smaller teams
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