We performed a comparison between CYPHER Learning and SAP SuccessFactors Learning based on our users' reviews in five categories. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Features: SAP SuccessFactors Learning provides user-friendly training, a comprehensive catalog, and seamless integration with other software. CYPHER Learning stands out for its product training videos, gamification, and personalized content. SAP SuccessFactors Learning could benefit from enhancements in its mobile application, user management, flexibility, and pricing. CYPHER Learning requires improved grading and assessment, online exams, and automation.
Service and Support: Some SAP SuccessFactors Learning users faced challenges when communicating with the support team and complained about receiving generic responses. CYPHER Learning's customer service was praised for its promptness, well-informed support staff, and transparent support system.
Ease of Deployment: The setup process for SAP SuccessFactors Learning is complicated, especially when importing learning items. Users reported that CYPHER Learning is more straightforward. Users find it easy to get started with the help of excellent onboarding training and support.
Pricing: Users said SAP SuccessFactors Learning is costly due to initial fees and yearly support charges that can be burdensome for small businesses. CYPHER Learning offers a competitive and reasonably priced user-based pricing model.
ROI: Our users say that SAP SuccessFactors Learning's return on investment (ROI) depends on an organization's size and goals. CYPHER Learning users reported cost savings, decreased expenses related to logistics and travel, and enhanced overall efficiency and productivity.
Comparison Results: SAP SuccessFactors Learning is the preferred choice over CYPHER Learning. SAP SuccessFactors Learning stands out for its extensive catalog, advanced learning features, and seamless integration with other software solutions. Additionally, it offers enhanced resource allocation and access functions, resulting in a streamlined user experience. CYPHER Learning was praised for its product training videos, assessments, and gamification features. The customer service and support provided also received positive remarks.
"It's just fully managed online and manages the whole process from the start of the student engagement all the way through their training, communicating with them via the platform, and completion of their training. It's one of the few platforms that just works."
"Most LMSs have a fixed template for all the courses and the whole school uses it. When it comes to younger ages, they need fewer features so there won't be a lot of hassle for the teachers and parents. That's what we can do using CYPHER Learning: Just turn off anything that we don't need in a specific course."
"Another feature that is great for me... is the learning outcomes feature... In CYPHER Learning, it's called the Mastery feature. The learning outcomes feature allows us to measure whether students have achieved competency, based on the encoded learning outcomes."
"On the back end, the most important feature is the built-in reporting, which makes it possible to track all of the user activities: what kind of courses the learners enroll in, how they are progressing, and when they complete a course. We have full insight, and we can analyze the captured data..."
"I am able to monitor the classes: who has entered, who has not entered yet, and who has viewed the classes. If we are working on an assignment it allows me to upload an assessment rubric where they can see and learn about their progress."
"One of the things that we are really excited about is being able to tie the state or national standards as competencies. Then, when students complete a course, they are awarded certain competencies or standards that we have aligned with the course. This shows schools evidence that students are meeting standards. Right now, we are not tying any of our courses with how schools are testing and assessing students. However, our company goals are to provide access to STEM for all students and help schools engage with communities to develop the STEM talent and workforce, which then impacts a community's economic development."
"CYPHER Learning is a user-friendly platform that makes it easy for me to manage my instructors and track my learners."
"The feature I use the most is the rubrics tool. I have built all my rubrics in the platform and, using them, I can mark the scores that the students have and it provides transparency between the students and the teachers."
"It is a very stable tool. It is the most stable security application."
"The best feature of SAP SuccessFactors Learning for me is the assignment profile. It's a rather specific feature, but this is what comes to mind."
"The solution is a user-friendly application for learning, designing, and setting up courses."
"SAP SuccessFactors Learning is highly scalable."
"The interface is really friendly, and the training embedded in it is very easy to use, explore, and search. The catalog is pretty strong."
"Safety is the most robust aspect of this platform."
"The most valuable feature for us in SAP SuccessFactors is the Performance Management module."
"I find the user interface user-friendly compared to the initial application."
"In terms of face-to-face education, a suggestion for CYPHER LEARNING is that it give more presence to CYPHER Learning as an entity in the school by teaching more about how to exploit the tools: how to create games, and more about the use of SCORM."
"There is further work to be done on the translation accuracy of international languages. It is really a challenge to have a system for perfect translation, especially as there are unique dialects embedded in different languages. In the future, the platform can have an integrated application that can "precisely" translate languages."
"We have teachers of all ages and those who are a little older hardly interact with the platform. It needs greater accessibility and more detailed updates and information regarding all its tools."
"Perhaps there is room for improvement in the gamification part. I have used it but it has not been very clear to me. It may be my responsibility for not asking about it in the training sessions, but the way you use it is not so clear."
"One thing that has been a problem is that CYPHER Learning doesn't save the students' work while they are doing it. For example, if you are on a Google Doc, and you close your Google Doc, then you come back, the work that you did has been saved. However, in CYPHER Learning, if for some reason the student clicks out of CYPHER Learning and goes back in, whatever they typed isn't saved. That is an area that they need to improve. A lot of my students may write an essay, but if they are two paragraphs in and their iPad crashes or something, when they go back, they are like, "All my work is gone." So, this would be an area that I would recommend for improvement in CYPHER Learning. It needs to auto save, and it doesn't auto save. That is definitely a weakness."
"We manage a huge number of registered users and also offer a large number of courses on our platform, and our courses are offered via a large number of organizations. It's a very complex setup, but CYPHER Learning did an excellent job of fixing the initial speed issues we had."
"They are not the cheapest solution, but they are not the most expensive."
"We can see who has accessed the portal, but it is not very intuitive. There is an issue with MATRIX user reporting. It is not that useful a lot of the time because we see conflicting dates in the activity and login. I have tried to work with their engineers, and asked, "Well, what's the real deal here," and there is no clarity around it."
"The application integration between cloud and on-premises storage has been completed. However, there is still room for improvement in integrating EC and SAP applications."
"The consultants implementing this solution could be more knowledgeable."
"The initial installation could be a bit easier."
"The GUI and dashboards are areas in the solution with shortcomings where improvements are required."
"SuccessFactors Learning solely serves as a plain learning experience platform without any pre-existing content."
"The product's configuration process needs improvement."
"This solution does not support right to left for the Arabic Language, and the Arabic text support is very bad."
"The flexibility and user-friendliness of the user's front end can be improved."
CYPHER Learning is ranked 1st in Learning Management Systems (LMS) with 50 reviews while SAP SuccessFactors Learning is ranked 4th in Learning Management Systems (LMS) with 23 reviews. CYPHER Learning is rated 9.0, while SAP SuccessFactors Learning is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of CYPHER Learning writes " Rules engine allows us to automate aspects of our training, and we get full visibility into individual students' progress". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP SuccessFactors Learning writes "An easy-to-deploy and stable solution helpful for multiple HR-related activities". CYPHER Learning is most compared with Moodle, TalentLMS, Canvas LMS, Google Classroom and Cornerstone Learning, whereas SAP SuccessFactors Learning is most compared with Workday, Moodle, Litmos, Cornerstone Learning and Wombat Security Education Platform. See our CYPHER Learning vs. SAP SuccessFactors Learning report.
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