Head to head

Dayforce vs Infor HCM

Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.

Dayforce

Sales-quoted

Enterprise HCM for payroll, workforce, and HR in one database. Pricing is sales-quoted.

Where Dayforce fits

  • Enterprises with hourly and salaried workers in one payroll
  • Global employers that want one HCM database
  • Ops teams that live in time, scheduling, and workforce tools
  • HRIS projects with a dedicated implementation partner

Infor HCM

Sales-quoted

Enterprise cloud HCM spanning HR, payroll, talent, and AI workforce management. Pricing is customized. There is no public PEPM.

Where Infor HCM fits

  • Enterprises already on Infor CloudSuite ERP that want HCM on the same stack
  • Healthcare and public-sector employers that want Infor's industry WFM agents
  • Global payroll and talent teams replacing a point-solution patchwork
  • Buyers comparing Infor, Workday, and SAP HCM on industry fit

At a glance

DetailDayforceInfor HCM
Starting priceSales-quotedSales-quoted
Free tier–No–No
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underBenefits administration, HRIS, Payroll, Time & attendance, Workforce managementATS, HRIS, Learning, Payroll, Performance, Workforce management

Where they pull apart

Dayforce

Stands out: A single people record for payroll, time, and talent, aimed at complex global and hourly workforces.

Watch out: There is no public seat menu. This is an implementation, not a credit-card signup.

Not the right fit for

  • Small businesses that want published payroll prices
  • Teams that need to go live this week without a project

Infor HCM

Stands out: Infor HCM sits inside CloudSuite, so HR, payroll, and WFM can share the same industry CloudSuite (healthcare, public sector, manufacturing) as the ERP.

Watch out: Forbes-style roundups cite a 5,000-user class of deal. This is not an SMB HRIS. Implementation is partner-led.

Not the right fit for

  • SMBs under a few thousand employees looking for Gusto or BambooHR
  • Teams that need a printed per-employee rate before an RFP

Pros and cons

Dayforce

  • Payroll, time, and HR on one record
  • Built for hourly plus salaried workforces
  • Enterprise HCM breadth
  • No public prices
  • Implementation is heavy
  • Overkill for tiny headcount

Infor HCM

  • HCM that can share CloudSuite with ERP and supply chain instead of a sidecar HRIS
  • Industry WFM and AI agents for healthcare and public sector
  • Full hire-to-retire span including payroll and learning
  • No public rate card
  • Implementation is a multi-month CloudSuite project
  • Poor fit under mid-market headcount

What each one costs

Dayforce

Sales-quoted

Sales-quoted. No public rate card on the vendor site. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Infor HCM

Sales-quoted

Infor CloudSuite HCM is quoted. Licenses, modules (HR, payroll, talent, WFM), and implementation are scoped to industry CloudSuite and headcount. There is no public per-employee rate card on the vendor site. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Common questions

Can you try Dayforce or Infor HCM for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 19 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?