SAP HCM vs SAP SuccessFactors
We performed a comparison between SAP HCM and SAP SuccessFactors based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: SAP SuccessFactors comes out on top in this comparison. It offers a wider variety of features than SAP HCM does and is easier to configure. SAP SuccessFactors also receives higher marks in the pricing department, thanks to its various licensing options.
"The stability of the solution is good."
"All of the core processes are very valuable aspects of the solution. These include personnel, administration, organizational structure, and payroll."
"I like the talent, recruitment, and learning features the most."
"Technical support is excellent."
"SAP HCM has valuable features for analytics data management."
"The master data where most of the reports were run from was the most valuable. We were quite satisfied with this module."
"It simplifies everything for human capital management, and all users can do self-enrollment for leaves and those kinds of things. The employee self-service feature is quite a powerful feature for me. You can install it on your mobile phone or iPad and do your employee service activity there."
"The payroll and time management features are useful."
"SAP SuccessFactors integrated solution, allows us to start the process from a recruitment marketing perspective and have our career site and candidate profile pull through into each other."
"This solution has automatic linking and reporting features. Upgrades are hassle-free because you don't need to change everything from scratch, when compared to Meta4."
"The UX in SAP SuccessFactors is good."
"I think it's perfect that every requirement has flexibility in how it is handled, and that there are several workarounds for any problem we are looking to solve. Each problem has multiple solutions, so it gives us a lot of flexibility in terms of processes."
"The tool's most valuable feature is document generation."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the performance management module."
"The most valuable features of SAP SuccessFactors are onboarding, recruiting, marketing, and performance."
"The most valuable features of the solution are GUI and OData API."
"The product's license is very expensive."
"It needs a lot of end user training as it is not intuitive at all."
"It is a bit tedious and manual to work with."
"System usability is a challenge."
"SAP HCM's long and tedious transactions can be improved."
"It was difficult to deploy. There were challenges regarding configurations and implementation. So, we had a lot of issues."
"Managing changes in applications can be challenging since it complicates testing and unit testing, resulting in longer testing phases. This time-consuming process often leaves little room for actual work."
"Its reporting feature could have customization options."
"SuccessFactors could be improved by making it usable on mobile and making its features less rigid."
"There is room for improvement in the pricing model."
"It is not that user-friendly. It can be made more user-friendly."
"Overall, the documentation could be improved, and I think the learning management module needs to include more capabilities when it comes to matching an organization's particular learning approach."
"SAP SuccessFactors' pricing structure could be improved."
"We would like to see improvement in the initial launch of the product, as it is currently quite slow."
"There is room for improvement in licensing model."
"There's room for improvement in SAP SuccessFactors, particularly in terms of innovation. I'd like more flexibility in its functionality and more customization. In terms of what additional feature I'd like to see in the next release of the product, it depends on the module because you have various modules in SAP SuccessFactors, so it's easier to go module by module and understand what features you have in each module. The product has a lot of features coming up, but the product being more mobile, or having mobile features would be nice."
SAP HCM is ranked 4th in Talent Management with 45 reviews while SAP SuccessFactors is ranked 1st in Talent Management with 90 reviews. SAP HCM is rated 7.6, while SAP SuccessFactors is rated 7.8. 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". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP SuccessFactors writes "Offers many useful modules and integrations, and helps companies adhere to best practices". SAP HCM is most compared with Workday, Oracle HCM Cloud, ADP GlobalView Payroll, PeopleSoft and UKG, whereas SAP SuccessFactors is most compared with Workday, Oracle HCM Cloud, PeopleSoft, UKG and Cornerstone Learning. See our SAP HCM vs. SAP SuccessFactors report.
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When it comes to user experience, SuccessFactors is unquestionably superior, as it provides end users with a new experience and an advanced user interface. Additionally, the entire concept of SF is to simplify the process, giving life back to HR systems so that they can be more modern and flexible, and rely more on the heart of HR – the employee.
On the other hand, while SF is technically less complex than SAP HCM, it also has significantly less capability, particularly when it comes to integration with other SAP modules. For example, while SAP's integration between the SAP Project system and the SAP HCM process is robust, SuccessFactors' integration is limited and still in its early stages.
In all circumstances, SAP SF represents the future of HR, with a highly promising road map. I believe that if SAP continues to create more features, SF will have greater functionality than SAP HCM in 5 years.