We performed a comparison between SAP HCM and Workday based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Workday comes out on top in this comparison. Users say it offers robust security features, is very easy to use, and has excellent compliance features. The tool enables companies to save time and help with financials, payroll, and even recruiting. 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 integration between the different models like personnel administration, work management, payroll, and time management are the most valuable and key features."
"It is a scalable solution. There are three administrators maintaining the solution: an HR person, a payroll person, and one backup."
"The user interface is the solution's most valuable feature. It makes it easy for us to use."
"The technical support is quite good."
"It's very suitable for large, multi-geography companies but also very suitable for medium companies with multi-geography operations."
"The master data where most of the reports were run from was the most valuable. We were quite satisfied with this module."
"The most valuable feature is Organizational Management (OM)."
"Customers can create custom infotypes to store any custom data points."
"We have fewer systems, less manual data entry, and less processing."
"The solution is stable."
"The product is useful for storing employee records."
"There is a lot to like about it. I really enjoy the business process framework. It's something that's really seamless. It allows you to have people within the flow. They get assigned a task to complete something to approve, etc. That's a really good piece of functionality that Workday offers. Their out-of-the-box reporting framework is also really powerful in terms of what it provides. These would be two things that I would highlight."
"Workday is a holistic HR solution."
"I like that it's easy to use and flexible."
"We like the fact that this solution is very user-friendly, with a straightforward user interface."
"We use the platform for tasks, including applying for leaves, communication, and adhering to our organization's policies through efficient goal setting and reviews."
"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."
"I would like it to move more towards a single data space, a single data source. SAP as a platform relies on multiple data sources because traditionally, it's been bolted together by the acquisition of other products rather than a single database. That's why there are lots of points of failure and lots of required points of integration. They need a single integration point."
"SAP now does the most innovation for the cloud solution and less innovation for the on-premises client."
"On the personnel administration side, it's very difficult to do custom development."
"SAP HCM has many different channels for communication with the consultants which makes it complex. There are delays when there is a problem."
"It takes a long time to apply an update patch to the system."
"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."
"The product's learning and development features could be better, including new exclusive LMS tools."
"The solution has some features missing when you put them in the test studio or Confluence Studio. I would like the tool’s coding to be easier to understand and automated. Most of the coding these days is automated. Any query given can pull the answer directly which can make the solution easier to understand."
"The solution can be improved by speeding up the load time when pulling up information."
"The user interface can be enhanced."
"The user interface could be better. Everything else was fine."
"It is good that much of the development is based on community input but often that can lead to details being ignored and small, nagging issues are ignored."
"The user interface could be modernized somehow."
"My opinion is that this solution can improve the overall integrations and add more automation. I think anything that could be on a self-serve basis would work quite well."
"It is very unique as compared to other tools in terms of the employee master data and how it is organized. That's why sometimes the information needs to sit in two different systems because, in Workday, it is organized differently. This issue is not related to benefits. It is more or so related to how you categorize employees. I don't think this is a problem that could be solved. Workday is aware of this. It is one of those kinds of situations that you just got to live with."
SAP HCM is ranked 4th in Benefits Administration with 19 reviews while Workday is ranked 1st in Benefits Administration with 27 reviews. SAP HCM is rated 7.6, while Workday is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of SAP HCM writes "A highly scalable tool used for payroll management and HR-related activities ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Workday writes "Offers good business process framework and out-of-the-box reporting, and brings operational efficiencies". SAP HCM is most compared with SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM Cloud, PeopleSoft, ADP GlobalView Payroll and UKG, whereas Workday is most compared with SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM Cloud, PeopleSoft, UKG and Cornerstone Learning. See our SAP HCM vs. Workday report.
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Hi, is HCM the only requirement with the organization, or are other solutions also required? As far as HCM is concerned, SAP is comprehensive and can be tailored as per requirements. Thanks - Ashwin