Dayforce Named Top-Tier Software Vendor by APPS RUN THE WORLD in the APPS TOP 500 Market Report

Dayforce Strengths, Domain Expertise, and Key Differentiators

Dayforce’s strengths lie in its ability to evolve and adapt to industry trends. The platform has rapidly transformed into a feature-rich, global HCM solution, offering HR, payroll, benefits, workforce management, and talent management capabilities—all within a single application and data model. Proprietary architecture, continuous calculation of net pay, and real-time reporting set Dayforce apart. Innovations in AI—including skills-based talent management, AI-powered HR service delivery, and predictive insights—further differentiate the solution. With nearly 7k customers and growing, Dayforce’s expanding footprint underscores the platform’s scalability, global readiness, and appeal across industries.

Dayforce Recent Developments

Ceridian's announcement to rebrand as "Dayforce" in January 2024 has marked a significant milestone in their journey. The unveiling of new Dayforce features at INSIGHTS 2023, such as AI-powered HR service delivery and a reimagined candidate experience portal, underscores their commitment to innovation and customer-centric solutions. These innovations are poised to drive revenue growth by enhancing user experiences and streamlining HR processes.

Dayforce Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Activities

Dayforce's strategic acquisitions have played a pivotal role in their expansion. Notable acquisitions include Excelity Global Solutions, Ascender HCM, Ideal, DataFuzion HCM, and ADAM HCM. These acquisitions have broadened Dayforce's global reach, adding domain expertise and expanding their product portfolio. The integration of Ideal's talent intelligence software into Dayforce is expected to optimize talent management offering In February 2024, Dayforce acquired eloomi, a leading learning experience platform software provider based in Copenhagen, Denmark, and Orlando, Florida. Dayforce re-platformed eLoomi's capabilities into the platform to enhance learning management and talent management offerings. This re-platforming aligns with our strategy of a single data model and a fully integrated suite.

Dayforce Customers in ARTW Customer Database

Leveraging a rigorous data-centric research methodology, APPS RUN THE WORLD asks the simple question: Who’s buying Dayforce applications and why? And we provide the answers – supported by decades of research – to our clients around the world. Our Customer database has over 100 data fields that detail company usage of Dayforce and other enterprise apps by function, customer size, industry, location, implementation status, partner involvement, Line of Business Key Stakeholders and IT decision makers contact details. List of Verified Dayforce HCM, InView, PowerPay customers.

Dayforce Key Enterprise and Cloud Applications

Dayforce HCM, InView, PowerPay

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Dayforce Customers - Breakdown by Geo, Size, Vertical and Product

List of Verified Dayforce Customers

No. of Dayforce Customers: 6876 Dayforce HCM + 38500 PowerPay

No. of Dayforce Enterprise Applications Customers: 6876 Dayforce HCM + 38500 PowerPay

No. of Dayforce Cloud Customers: 6876 Dayforce HCM + 38500 PowerPay

No. of Dayforce Cloud Subscribers: 7.2 million

Dayforce serves a diverse customer base across a wide range of industries and organization types. Primary markets include retail, manufacturing, services, financial services, and more. Customers range from large enterprises with tens of thousands of employees and hundreds of locations to organizations in sectors such as healthcare, hospitality, distribution, and public sector. Dayforce supports both traditional and modern business models, including those with global operations and complex workforce needs. The Dayforce customer community includes some of the largest and most recognizable brands worldwide, including Accenture, Bankstown Sports Club, Barnes & Noble, City of Columbus, Costa Coffee, Danone North America, Denver Broncos, Harley Davidson, Henkel, Marshall Health, Minnesota Timberwolves, Orica, OTG Management, PureGym, Spirit AeroSystems, Trident Seafoods, and Whitbread. Dayforce is experienced in supporting organizations of varying sizes, from those with several thousand employees to those with over 78,000 employees, and have a strong presence in both the private and public sectors globally.

Dayforce Market Opportunities, M&A and Geo Expansions

The HCM industry is ripe with opportunities, both horizontally and vertically. With the growing emphasis on employee well-being and productivity, Dayforce's On-Demand Pay functionality is poised to attract and retain talent in a highly competitive job market. Continued investment in skills-based talent development, generative AI for HR service delivery, and predictive insights positions Dayforce to meet evolving workforce needs. Expanding into new regions and embracing Cloud, IoT, AI, and ML technologies will further enhance their capabilities and offerings—enabling customers to operate globally, respond to regulatory complexity, and unlock greater efficiency.

Dayforce Risks and Challenges

While Q1 2025 reflected slower growth in line with broader macroeconomic headwinds, Dayforce continues to demonstrate strength in large enterprise and global markets—segments less impacted by small business volatility. Unlike Paychex and Paycor, which have historically focused on the SMB space, Dayforce maintains a differentiated position with a unified platform that scales across regions and industries. Additionally, Dayforce has continued to grow its customer base, increase wallet share with existing clients, and invest in its go-to-market engine. These factors, combined with a proven ability to scale globally, position the company well despite near-term market turbulence.

Dayforce Ecosystem, Partners, Resellers and SI

Dayforce has strategically forged partnerships with industry giants like Deloitte and PwC to extend their reach and provide best-in-class HCM implementation processes. The Dayforce Software Partner Program (DSPP) creates a software partner ecosystem, facilitating the integration of HCM-related solutions with Dayforce. These partnerships are key to unlocking network effects and expanding their presence.
Dayforce's journey from a payroll and workforce management provider to a comprehensive cloud HCM solution is a testament to the transformative power of Cloud, IoT, AI, and ML technologies. By consistently innovating, acquiring domain expertise, and building strong ecosystem partnerships, the Dayforce platform is poised to continue driving success for organizations in the ever-evolving world of human capital management.

Research Methodology

Data used in research reports are derived from publicly available documents, continuous surveys of applications vendors, customers, resellers, Independent Software Vendors, systems integrators and other verifiable sources.

Vendor shares and market forecast results are based on a combination of existing databases as well as demand side and supply side research conducted throughout the year with validation from vendors, customers, channel partners and documentations such as earnings releases and 10Q and 10K filings, vertical industry studies, regional and country-level statistics from public and private institutions(i.e. colleges, universities, government agencies and trade associations).

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