12 Tools That Integrate with Dayforce: Categories & Marketplace

Dayforce Exchange is the place for Dayforce customers to explore the partner ecosystem built around one platform. The marketplace features integrations for talent acquisition, talent development, benefits, reporting, payroll, and compliance. All of it connects back to the same single employee record inside Dayforce.

The marketplace shows that a tool exists, but it doesn’t explain what happens when you connect it to your Dayforce account. This expert guide highlights the top two tools in 6 popular categories. You'll see what data moves, what event in Dayforce starts the sync, and the setup steps.

Overview: 12 Tools That Integrate with Dayforce

Talent Acquisition

Most recruiting teams want a specialist tool for deeper candidate screening and scoring or for sourcing beyond the usual job boards. The two tools below cover both gaps.

1. Skima AI

Skima AI's integration with Dayforce screens, verifies, and scores every application and internal profile against the job requisition. It writes a 0 to 100 match score straight onto the application record, with evidence-based reasons that explain the fit. Further, its skills detection flags CVs with fake skills, AI-generated content, and keyword stuffing. That way, the ranked list is built on verified data.

A "Skima Evaluated" tag is applied automatically, so recruiters can filter a crowded pipeline in seconds. A recruiter shares a secure link with no login required. The hiring manager approves, skips, or marks a candidate as "maybe" with an optional note.

That feedback writes back into Dayforce as an activity log for a complete audit trail. Skima AI also evaluates internal candidates, using existing employee data for career pathway recommendations.

What syncs: Application, candidate, and job requisition data pulled from Dayforce. Match score, reasons, the Skima Evaluated tag, and manager feedback write back as custom fields and activity notes.

How it triggers: An application is created or updated. A candidate progresses stages, an attachment uploads, or a skills assessment completes.

How It Connects

1. Create API credentials in Dayforce with Web Services permissions for candidates, applications, and job requisitions
2. Configure custom fields for Skima AI data, or allow the integration to create them automatically
3. Set up webhooks for real-time candidate updates, or use a safe polling interval instead
4. Test on 2 to 3 sample requisitions: upload resumes, verify scoring, and confirm manager feedback flows correctly
5. Launch on select pilot roles with automated reporting and 15 and 30-day ROI checkpoints

2. Talroo

Talroo is a talent platform built specifically for frontline and skilled trades hiring, powering over 1 billion job matches every month. Once your open jobs sync from Dayforce, Talroo's Apply Intelligence finds candidates across channels most recruiters never see. That includes channels beyond the big job boards.

Talroo doesn't charge a setup fee to integrate, and its support team helps onboard and manage advertising campaigns directly. The Talroo Ad Platform also provides full reporting on hiring events and job ad performance. Recruiters can see which channels are actually converting.

What syncs: Open job requisitions moving from Dayforce into Talroo. Applications route back into your Dayforce pipeline as candidates apply.

How it triggers: A new job opening or update in Dayforce, which feeds Talroo's sourcing engine automatically.

How It Connects

1. Contact Talroo to confirm compatibility with your specific Dayforce setup
2. Connect your Dayforce job feed to Talroo's platform for automatic syncing
3. Work with Talroo's team to configure your sourcing and advertising campaigns
4. Review candidate flow and hiring event performance in Talroo's reporting dashboards
5. Adjust campaign targeting based on which channels return the strongest applicant quality

Talent Development and Retention

Skills data and engagement data can become outdated fast once they remain outside your core HR system. The two tools below send real learning and engagement signals back into Dayforce, rather than staying in a separate silo.

3. LinkedIn Learning

Dayforce Learning connects to LinkedIn Learning through an AICC integration, a standard many learning platforms use to track content completion. Once connected, LinkedIn Learning's full course catalog becomes available inside Dayforce Learning directly. Employees never need to leave their existing learning experience to access it.

Course progress and completion status flow back to Dayforce automatically as employees finish content. Admins choose which languages to import, and English content is always included by default. Auto-tagging options help map imported courses to your existing skills taxonomy without manual setup.

What syncs: LinkedIn Learning's course catalog and content import into Dayforce Learning. Course completion and progress status write back automatically.

How it triggers: An employee launching LinkedIn Learning content from inside Dayforce Learning.

How It Connects

1. Go to the Admin tab in Dayforce Learning and open Integrations, then LinkedIn Learning
2. Click Get Started to view the hostnames Dayforce provides for your LinkedIn Learning account
3. Enter your LinkedIn Learning Client ID and Client Secret to complete the connection
4. Select which languages to import content for, since English is included by default
5. Configure enrollment and auto-tagging settings, then confirm to finish the setup

4. Culture Amp

Culture Amp pulls employee data directly from Dayforce through a secure, one-way connection. This keeps demographics, org hierarchy, and survey eligibility current without a manual roster upload before every engagement cycle. The sync happens nightly, and changes made inside Culture Amp never flow back into Dayforce.

Initial setup typically finishes within 1 to 2 days, without requiring deep technical support. A dedicated System User account, not a personal login, handles the connection so it stays stable even as admins change. Admins can choose standard or advanced field mapping depending on how detailed their reporting needs are.

What syncs: Employee demographics, org hierarchy, and lifecycle status moving from Dayforce into Culture Amp.

How it triggers: Culture Amp's nightly scheduled sync, or a manual sync an admin starts.

How It Connects

1. Create a custom report in Dayforce that includes the employee fields Culture Amp needs
2. Set up a dedicated System User account in Dayforce specifically for this integration
3. Enter the report credentials into Culture Amp's Data Integrations settings and validate the connection
4. Choose standard or advanced field mapping based on the demographics you want synced
5. Start with a manual sync, then turn on the nightly schedule once data looks correct

Benefits and Compensation

Dayforce handles benefits enrollment and compensation planning natively. COBRA administration and retirement plan management still often sit with a specialist. Both tools below connect through Dayforce's benefits and payroll data export instead of a manual file transfer.

5. WEX

WEX manages COBRA compliance and consumer directed health accounts, like HSAs, FSAs, and commuter plans. This covers organizations already managing benefits through Dayforce. The connection uses Dayforce's own benefit export jobs, built specifically for COBRA notice and qualified event data.

When an employee enrolls in a plan marked "Subject to COBRA," Dayforce automatically flags them for a notice export. WEX then handles the notice, the online election process, and ongoing payment tracking. Your team doesn't manage COBRA compliance by hand.

What syncs: COBRA initial notice and qualified event data exporting from Dayforce to WEX. Enrollment and CDH account data flow through the same export framework.

How it triggers: An employee enrolling in a COBRA-subject plan, or a COBRA-qualifying event like a termination.

How It Connects

1. Configure your COBRA export under Integrations, then Data Export Setup, then Benefits Data Export
2. Select WEX as the carrier in your Plan Carriers setup under Benefits Setup
3. Request a Dayforce Link Receiver ID from your Dayforce Services representative for the export
4. Enter the Receiver ID under both COBRA Initial Notice and Qualified Event export configurations
5. Complete a test export and confirm WEX receives and processes the notice data correctly

6. ForUsAll

ForUsAll's 401(k) integration keeps savings rates, eligibility, and census data synced with your Dayforce payroll data automatically. Its "Payroll X-Ray" technology checks every employee, in every payroll file, up to 44 times. This catches contribution errors before they become IRS compliance issues.

Newly eligible employees get flagged and notified automatically as payroll data updates. ForUsAll also offers a 3(16) fiduciary service, which takes on legal responsibility for day-to-day plan administration. That removes a layer of risk most in-house teams would otherwise carry themselves.

What syncs: Payroll, census, and eligibility data moving from Dayforce into ForUsAll. Contribution and savings rate updates sync back into payroll.

How it triggers: Each Dayforce pay cycle, which feeds updated employee and contribution data to ForUsAll.

How It Connects

1. Confirm your Dayforce payroll setup meets ForUsAll's connection requirements for your plan
2. Register your organization's 401(k) plan details with ForUsAll to begin integration setup
3. Map payroll fields like earnings codes, hours worked, and savings rates between the two systems
4. Complete Payroll X-Ray checks on a sample pay cycle to confirm data accuracy
5. Enable ongoing syncing so eligibility and contributions update with every pay cycle

Reporting and Analytics

Dayforce has its own reporting engine, but many teams still need more in-depth analytics than the native dashboard provides. Both tools below pull directly from Dayforce's data instead of a manual export.

7. Power BI

Dayforce's OData feature, part of HCM Anywhere, lets any user with the right access pull raw data. It flows directly into Power BI or Excel. This bypasses Dayforce's own front-end reports entirely, giving analysts the full underlying schema to build from.

Reports refresh on a schedule instead of requiring a manual export every time. Teams can build custom dashboards covering headcount trends, turnover, and compensation analysis. That data can then combine with finance or ERP systems for a wider view.

What syncs: Raw Dayforce data, including headcount, payroll, and workforce records, pulled into Power BI on a scheduled refresh.

How it triggers: A scheduled data refresh set by the Power BI user or admin.

How It Connects

1. Confirm your Dayforce role includes access to HCM Anywhere and OData
2. Generate an OData connection URL from within your Dayforce HCM Anywhere settings
3. Open Power BI and create a new OData feed connection using that URL
4. Authenticate with your Dayforce credentials to establish the data connection
5. Build your report and schedule automatic refreshes so data stays current

8. Visier

Visier connects to Dayforce through a dedicated connector built for workforce analytics at scale. Once configured, Visier standardizes Dayforce data and layers guided insights on top. That helps teams understand what's actually driving turnover or attrition, not just what the numbers show.

The connection uses a specific integration user created inside Dayforce, separate from any individual's personal login. That keeps the sync stable even as the analytics team or admin roles change over time.

What syncs: Employee, payroll, and workforce data moving from Dayforce into Visier for standardized analysis.

How it triggers: Visier's scheduled data connector pull, set during the initial configuration.

How It Connects

1. Create a dedicated integration user inside Dayforce for the Visier connection
2. Allow network and data traffic between Visier and your Dayforce instance
3. Assign the integration user the security access Visier needs to retrieve data
4. Create a connector credential inside Visier Studio to authenticate the connection
5. Confirm data flows correctly, then set the ongoing pull schedule

Payroll and Tax

Dayforce files payroll taxes and manages garnishments natively, but tax credit screening and income verification usually route through a specialist. Both tools below connect straight into your existing payroll and onboarding data.

9. Experian Employer Services

Experian screens every new hire for Work Opportunity Tax Credit eligibility as part of your existing onboarding paperwork. The WOTC survey embeds directly into the new hire flow. Candidates complete it alongside other required forms instead of a separate step.

Once a candidate completes the survey, Experian submits IRS Form 8850 and the required Department of Labor forms. These go to the state workforce agency for certification. Employers only see the credits that actually clear, without managing the paperwork chain themselves.

What syncs: New hire data feeding the WOTC screening survey during onboarding. Certification status and eligible credit data flow back to Dayforce for reporting.

How it triggers: A new hire completing onboarding paperwork in Dayforce.

How It Connects

1. Confirm the Experian Employer Services listing is active on your Dayforce Exchange account
2. Configure the WOTC survey to trigger automatically within your new hire paperwork flow
3. Review completed surveys and confirm submission to the relevant state workforce agency
4. Monitor certification status and eligible credits through Experian's reporting dashboard
5. Reconcile confirmed credits against your tax filings each quarter

10. Equifax

Equifax's Work Number automates income and employment verification using the same payroll data you already process in Dayforce. Instead of your HR team manually responding to lender or background check requests, credentialed verifiers pull the data directly. This happens once your organization contributes to it.

Committing payroll inside Dayforce triggers an automatic data export to Equifax. Records stay current every pay cycle without a manual file transfer. The same underlying data also powers Equifax's Unemployment Compensation Service, so one export supports two compliance needs at once.

What syncs: Payroll and employment data exporting from Dayforce to Equifax's Work Number database with every pay cycle.

How it triggers: Committing payroll inside Dayforce, which triggers the export automatically.

How It Connects

1. Confirm your organization is set up as an Equifax Workforce Solutions client
2. Configure the Equifax payroll data export inside your Dayforce integration settings
3. Set the export to trigger automatically when payroll is committed each cycle
4. Test the export on a sample pay cycle and confirm data arrives correctly
5. Monitor verification and unemployment claim activity through Equifax's employer dashboard

Compliance and Risk Management

Both tools below plug into the same part of the hiring workflow. That's a candidate's profile before or at hire, using Dayforce's native screening framework.

11. Checkr

Checkr adds background check visibility directly to a candidate's profile once configured. Recruiters see status updates, including pending, canceled, complete, or under review, without leaving Dayforce to check a separate portal.

Customizable background check packages get built for every role and region, and new packages sync to Dayforce in real time. Checkr's own data shows the integration can reduce candidate contact rates by up to 15%. Candidates get timely updates without recruiters chasing them down.

What syncs: Background check orders and package selections sent to Checkr. Status updates and completed results are written back to the candidate profile.

How it triggers: A candidate reaching the screening stage configured in your Dayforce hiring workflow.

How It Connects

1. Confirm your background screening integration with Checkr is configured by your Dayforce administrator
2. Review available background check packages and select ones appropriate for each role
3. Order a screening directly from the candidate's profile once they reach that stage
4. Monitor real-time status updates on the candidate's profile as the check progresses
5. Review completed results and next steps directly inside Dayforce

12. HireRight

HireRight covers background screening, drug screening, and Form I-9 and E-Verify services through a standard Dayforce integration. Recruiters order every check from inside Dayforce and view real-time results without a separate login for most actions.

Single sign-on gets configured per user through each recruiter's business email address. Accessing HireRight's screening dashboard doesn't require a second password. Right to Work checks can be included as an option when creating screening orders. That matters for organizations hiring across multiple countries.

What syncs: Background and I-9 screening orders sent to HireRight. Screening status and results are written back to the candidate record.

How it triggers: A recruiter or hiring manager creating a screening order for a candidate in Dayforce.

How It Connects

1. Have your Dayforce administrator configure Background and I-9 Screening Services with HireRight
2. Enter the integration tokens HireRight provides under System Admin's external integration settings
3. Assign the HireRight System Role the correct Web Services permissions to insert screening data
4. Set up single sign-on for each user by providing their business email to HireRight
5. Create a screening order from a candidate's profile and confirm results post correctly

How the Dayforce Connection Works

Most partners on this list connect through one of two paths built into Dayforce itself. The first is Dayforce's Web Services API, authenticated through a dedicated System User rather than a personal login. The second is Dayforce's native screening and data export framework, purpose-built for background checks, I-9 verification, and benefits carrier files.

What differs by category is which framework applies. Talent and analytics tools like Skima AI, Culture Amp, and Visier authenticate through the Web Services API. Screening and benefits tools like HireRight, Checkr, WEX, and Equifax route through Dayforce's dedicated export and token system instead. That framework already handles the compliance logic those categories need.

3 Ways to Connect

1. API & Web Services

Dayforce's REST-based Web Services API covers most native listings on this page, from Skima AI to Culture Amp to Visier. A System User account gets scoped permissions instead of relying on any one person's login. This keeps the connection stable even as staff and admin roles change over time.

2. Native Screening & Data Export

Background screening and benefits partners like HireRight, Checkr, and WEX connect through frameworks Dayforce built specifically for those workflows. Integration tokens and Data Export Setup configurations replace a general API call. This route handles compliance logic, like COBRA timelines or I-9 verification, that a generic connection wouldn't cover on its own.

3. Unified API Platforms

Platforms like Finch and Knit normalize Dayforce data alongside dozens of other HR systems. A company building on several platforms writes one integration instead of one per system. This matters most for HR tech vendors serving customers on different HCM platforms. It's not built for a single company on Dayforce alone.

Final Note

2 tools per category reflect real setup mechanics and documented capability, not a shortage of listings on Dayforce Exchange. The directory covers partner apps across talent acquisition, development, benefits, analytics, payroll, and compliance. Only a fraction connect through a clear framework with a real data flow behind them.

If candidate screening and scoring cost your team the most time, Skima AI's integration with Dayforce can help. It adds an explainable match score and a shortlist feedback loop directly inside your existing talent workflow. There's no new login and no disruption to how your recruiters already work in Dayforce.