We performed a comparison between Oracle HCM Cloud and SAP HCM based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: PeerSpot users feel Oracle HCM cloud is the slightly better option. Oracle offers very intuitive dashboards, is easy to configure and customize, and is very fast. It is a cloud solution, so it can scale super easily and can be used securely anywhere at any time. Oracle updates the solution regularly with new robust features, making it very competitive in the marketplace. Many users feel SAP HCM can be a bit bulky and slow, and there can also be a steep learning curve to getting the solution up to speed.
"The most valuable feature of Oracle HCM Cloud is the dashboards, customization, and configuration."
"This solution has localized the payroll which is a good thing."
"It has good navigation, and it is user friendly and secure. Every three months, there is an upgrade, and it has new features."
"The application design is beautiful."
"In general, functionality is fine."
"I like that it is mobile responsive and you can work directly with the vendor on specific requirements that you might have."
"Offers a good balanced scorecard capability."
"This solution is user friendly and can be used on a mobile phone without a computer."
"The setup was straightforward."
"The most valuable feature is the Personnel Administration."
"We are satisfied with the reporting by SAP HCM."
"The master data where most of the reports were run from was the most valuable. We were quite satisfied with this module."
"They provide the most stable and powerful technology in the areas of human resources, information systems, and ERP."
"When you maintain your data in SAP, you can generate any kind of HR report with one click."
"They have some interesting features in the learning space."
"The tool's most valuable features for our HR operations include easy reporting capabilities, which allow us to generate reports for management meetings and auditing purposes. Additionally, it supports appointment preparation and processing benefits."
"It could be more user-friendly."
"Once we are done working on a template, we can't change it unless we create a new one."
"There should be more digital assistance included, like chatbots."
"I rate the technical support of Oracle HCM Cloud an eight out of ten. There is some room for improvement."
"It's not so easy to customize as it's cloud-based."
"The support from Oracle HCM Cloud is great, they are responsive and helpful. However, they still could improve."
"The product is comparably complex to install and deploy properly."
"The performance and reaction time can be improved."
"Reports need to be added on the time management side."
"SAP HCM could improve by having more resources and making it more user-friendly. It is complex."
"The current platform is quite rigid and not as flexible and end-user friendly as other HR solutions."
"SAP now does the most innovation for the cloud solution and less innovation for the on-premises client."
"The implementation of the solution can be a bit difficult. They should make it easier. If it could be as simple as the SuccessFactors implementation that would be ideal."
"The breadth of functionality offered by SAP HCM comes at a cost."
"It would be very helpful for our company if a new version was released with the ability to contain all of the things that we have newly introduced in our company."
"There are already success factors for the cloud solution which cannot be integrated into S/4 HANA."
Oracle HCM Cloud is ranked 2nd in Benefits Administration with 62 reviews while SAP HCM is ranked 4th in Benefits Administration with 45 reviews. Oracle HCM Cloud is rated 7.8, while SAP HCM is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Oracle HCM Cloud writes " Capable of consolidating data from all countries and providing access to any employee information across locations but poor user experience". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP HCM writes "Efficiently handles the entire hire-to-retire cycle management within an organization and the ability to scale is outstanding". Oracle HCM Cloud is most compared with SAP SuccessFactors, PeopleSoft, Workday, Oracle E-Business Suite and Oracle Taleo, whereas SAP HCM is most compared with SAP SuccessFactors, Workday, ADP GlobalView Payroll, PeopleSoft and UKG. See our Oracle HCM Cloud vs. SAP HCM report.
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