Compare/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.

Starting price

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 4 Nov 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 4 Nov 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 4 Nov 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?