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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (70.4% of reviews)
Enterprise (74.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
SAP SuccessFactors
Star Rating
(731)3.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (70.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about SAP SuccessFactorsWorkday HCM
Star Rating
(1,435)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (74.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about Workday HCMSAP SuccessFactors vs Workday HCM
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Workday HCM easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Workday HCM overall.
- Reviewers felt that Workday HCM meets the needs of their business better than SAP SuccessFactors.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Workday HCM is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Workday HCM over SAP SuccessFactors.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
SAP SuccessFactors
No pricing availableWorkday HCM
No pricing availableFree Trial
SAP SuccessFactors
Free Trial is available
Workday HCM
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.1
534
8.5
1,139
Ease of Use
7.7
549
8.2
1,157
Ease of Setup
7.1
221
7.5
282
Ease of Admin
7.3
194
7.5
229
Quality of Support
7.6
455
8.1
885
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.6
186
8.1
211
Product Direction (% positive)
7.1
512
8.1
1,123
Features by Category
Core HR
8.6
145
8.5
378
8.0
117
8.7
344
Feature Not Available
8.2
220
8.2
125
8.3
322
Feature Not Available
8.3
272
Feature Not Available
8.4
324
Generative AI
5.3
13
6.9
38
Platform
7.4
179
|
Verified
7.5
202
7.6
167
|
Verified
8.0
175
7.9
163
|
Verified
7.9
167
8.1
191
|
Verified
8.3
204
7.8
201
|
Verified
8.5
203
7.6
167
|
Verified
8.0
175
7.5
199
|
Verified
8.2
200
7.7
196
|
Verified
8.4
203
Employee Self Service
Not enough data
8.8
363
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
320
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
248
Administration
Not enough data
8.7
271
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
327
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
327
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
208
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
266
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
174
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
265
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
264
Not enough data
8.8
257
Taxes
Not enough data
8.6
211
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Integration
Not enough data
8.3
167
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
208
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
160
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
202
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
8.5
292
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
299
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
314
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
268
|
Verified
Benefits Administration Platform Features
Not enough data
8.6
306
Not enough data
8.5
277
Not enough data
8.1
175
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
264
Not enough data
8.7
297
Not enough data
8.5
186
Not enough data
8.3
209
Benefits Administration Platform Features
Not enough data
8.6
306
Not enough data
8.5
277
Not enough data
8.1
175
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
264
Not enough data
8.7
297
Not enough data
8.5
186
Not enough data
8.6
280
Not enough data
8.3
209
Not enough data
8.4
177
Not enough data
8.2
30
Not enough data
8.4
32
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.9
19
Not enough data
7.1
19
Not enough data
7.0
19
Platform
7.4
179
|
Verified
7.5
202
7.6
167
|
Verified
8.0
175
7.9
163
|
Verified
7.9
167
8.1
191
|
Verified
8.3
204
7.8
201
|
Verified
8.5
203
7.6
167
|
Verified
8.0
175
7.5
199
|
Verified
8.2
200
7.7
196
|
Verified
8.4
203
Automation
8.5
61
Not enough data
Logistics
8.7
59
Not enough data
8.6
59
Not enough data
8.4
57
Not enough data
Management
8.3
56
Not enough data
8.6
60
Not enough data
9.0
67
Not enough data
8.8
63
Not enough data
8.7
61
Not enough data
9.0
65
Not enough data
8.5
65
Not enough data
Monitoring
8.3
52
Not enough data
8.4
54
Not enough data
8.6
60
Not enough data
Processing
Not enough data
7.9
27
Not enough data
8.3
24
Not enough data
8.5
25
Not enough data
8.5
24
Compliance
Not enough data
8.1
24
Not enough data
8.2
24
Not enough data
8.1
24
Integration
Not enough data
8.5
28
Not enough data
8.3
24
Not enough data
8.2
22
Reporting
Not enough data
8.4
21
Not enough data
8.4
21
Not enough data
8.4
23
Customization
8.0
54
Not enough data
8.2
60
Not enough data
HR Content
8.5
57
Not enough data
8.3
55
Not enough data
8.5
56
Not enough data
Logistics
8.5
52
Not enough data
8.6
63
Not enough data
7.7
44
Not enough data
Management
7.9
46
Not enough data
8.8
59
Not enough data
8.4
56
Not enough data
8.5
60
Not enough data
8.5
61
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.9
8
Not enough data
6.5
8
Not enough data
Basics
8.5
64
Not enough data
8.4
57
Not enough data
8.3
60
Not enough data
Additional Functionality
8.4
63
Not enough data
8.5
53
Not enough data
8.3
56
Not enough data
Content
8.4
54
Not enough data
8.4
57
Not enough data
Recruiting and Onboarding
7.9
115
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
123
|
Verified
8.1
206
8.3
120
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
7.4
179
|
Verified
7.5
202
7.6
167
|
Verified
8.0
175
7.9
163
|
Verified
7.9
167
8.1
191
|
Verified
8.3
204
7.8
201
|
Verified
8.5
203
7.6
167
|
Verified
8.0
175
7.5
199
|
Verified
8.2
200
7.7
196
|
Verified
8.4
203
Platform Functionality
7.9
115
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
112
Not enough data
7.9
123
|
Verified
8.1
206
8.3
120
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Recruiting Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
7.4
179
|
Verified
7.5
202
7.6
167
|
Verified
8.0
175
7.9
163
|
Verified
7.9
167
8.1
191
|
Verified
8.3
204
7.8
201
|
Verified
8.5
203
7.6
167
|
Verified
8.0
175
7.5
199
|
Verified
8.2
200
7.7
196
|
Verified
8.4
203
Operations
Not enough data
8.6
24
Not enough data
8.7
22
Not enough data
8.7
21
Not enough data
8.9
23
Not enough data
8.7
19
Platform
8.3
93
Not enough data
8.1
89
Not enough data
8.3
101
Not enough data
8.4
110
Not enough data
8.4
87
Not enough data
8.5
105
Not enough data
7.9
90
Not enough data
8.1
105
Not enough data
8.3
107
Not enough data
8.3
86
Not enough data
Benchmarking and Equity - Compensation Management
6.3
10
Not enough data
6.2
10
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
Platform
7.4
179
|
Verified
7.5
202
7.6
167
|
Verified
8.0
175
7.9
163
|
Verified
7.9
167
8.1
191
|
Verified
8.3
204
7.8
201
|
Verified
8.5
203
7.6
167
|
Verified
8.0
175
7.5
199
|
Verified
8.2
200
7.7
196
|
Verified
8.4
203
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.6
65
Not enough data
8.2
57
Not enough data
8.8
70
Platform Content
Not enough data
8.8
69
Not enough data
8.6
72
Not enough data
8.7
74
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.4
63
Not enough data
8.4
65
Not enough data
7.8
52
Not enough data
8.5
55
Not enough data
7.9
49
Not enough data
8.5
55
Not enough data
8.3
59
Performance reviews
8.3
92
|
Verified
8.4
62
|
Verified
8.0
92
|
Verified
8.2
60
|
Verified
8.5
92
|
Verified
8.4
67
|
Verified
Goals
8.6
97
|
Verified
8.6
64
|
Verified
8.3
91
|
Verified
8.5
58
|
Verified
Feedback
8.0
88
8.3
60
|
Verified
8.1
87
8.2
57
7.6
81
|
Verified
7.6
50
7.4
72
7.3
32
Data
8.1
98
|
Verified
8.5
62
|
Verified
8.3
97
|
Verified
8.4
61
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Performance Management
6.7
13
6.7
14
6.9
13
6.9
14
Career pathing
8.6
12
Not enough data
8.2
12
Not enough data
Opportunity matching
8.1
12
Not enough data
7.9
12
Not enough data
Analytics and integrations
7.8
12
Not enough data
7.9
12
Not enough data
7.6
11
Not enough data
Basic Features
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Risk Mitigation
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
6
Analytics
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
4.0
7
Not enough data
Recruitment Platform - Recruitment Platforms
4.2
8
Not enough data
6.0
7
Not enough data
5.4
8
Not enough data
6.0
7
Not enough data
6.0
7
Not enough data
5.7
7
Not enough data
Recruitment AI - Recruitment Platforms
6.0
7
Not enough data
3.8
7
Not enough data
6.0
7
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Recruitment Platforms
5.2
7
Not enough data
5.6
8
Not enough data
5.8
8
Not enough data
Core Features - Employee Experience Software
8.8
13
Not enough data
8.5
12
Not enough data
People Analytics - Employee Experience Software
8.2
11
Not enough data
7.7
11
Not enough data
Advanced Features - Employee Experience Software
7.9
11
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
8.2
12
Not enough data
Employee Improvement - Employee Experience Software
8.6
11
Not enough data
8.3
12
Not enough data
7.6
12
Not enough data
Agentic AI - SAP Store
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Sourcing
Not enough data
7.7
120
Not enough data
7.8
121
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Candidate Management - Applicant Tracking System
Not enough data
8.1
118
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.6
6
Platform
7.4
179
|
Verified
7.5
202
7.6
167
|
Verified
8.0
175
7.9
163
|
Verified
7.9
167
8.1
191
|
Verified
8.3
204
7.8
201
|
Verified
8.5
203
7.6
167
|
Verified
8.0
175
7.5
199
|
Verified
8.2
200
7.7
196
|
Verified
8.4
203
AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Onboarding
4.3
12
6.7
11
5.8
13
6.5
11
6.4
12
6.8
11
5.6
12
6.7
11
6.1
12
7.0
11
Platform Content
7.9
88
Feature Not Available
8.2
96
8.3
202
8.3
98
8.5
203
8.1
80
8.1
98
8.2
91
8.5
171
8.1
87
8.4
157
Platform Additional Functionality
8.3
102
8.5
134
8.1
83
8.2
150
8.2
88
8.2
166
8.2
98
8.4
226
8.4
104
8.4
235
Platform Data
7.8
92
8.0
169
8.0
94
8.3
197
8.1
70
8.5
87
Platform
7.4
179
|
Verified
7.5
202
7.6
167
|
Verified
8.0
175
7.9
163
|
Verified
7.9
167
8.1
191
|
Verified
8.3
204
7.8
201
|
Verified
8.5
203
7.6
167
|
Verified
8.0
175
7.5
199
|
Verified
8.2
200
7.7
196
|
Verified
8.4
203
Recruiting and Onboarding
7.9
123
|
Verified
8.1
206
8.2
133
8.4
269
Course Authoring
7.8
67
8.7
19
7.8
17
8.4
20
Feature Not Available
8.4
19
8.6
18
8.3
19
Course Delivery
8.4
84
8.7
19
8.3
85
8.7
21
8.6
86
8.4
20
Course Management
8.6
13
8.0
19
8.2
77
8.3
19
8.1
80
8.8
20
8.3
57
8.7
20
LMS Marketplace
Feature Not Available
8.4
17
8.1
56
7.8
18
Feature Not Available
7.4
16
Interface
7.9
56
8.5
20
8.1
60
8.3
19
Training & eLearning
7.9
92
8.6
19
8.3
95
8.3
19
7.7
81
8.2
19
8.0
79
8.2
19
8.0
82
8.8
20
8.2
91
8.7
19
8.2
87
8.5
19
Generative AI
5.8
8
7.3
10
5.8
8
7.3
10
5.6
8
7.3
10
Agentic AI - Corporate Learning Management Systems
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Platform Basics
8.5
72
Not enough data
8.4
74
Not enough data
8.5
59
Not enough data
Platform Content
8.2
72
Not enough data
8.2
69
Not enough data
8.5
76
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.5
70
Not enough data
8.5
76
Not enough data
8.5
74
Not enough data
8.3
69
Not enough data
Platform
7.4
179
|
Verified
7.5
202
7.6
167
|
Verified
8.0
175
7.9
163
|
Verified
7.9
167
8.1
191
|
Verified
8.3
204
7.8
201
|
Verified
8.5
203
7.6
167
|
Verified
8.0
175
7.5
199
|
Verified
8.2
200
7.7
196
|
Verified
8.4
203
Platform Basics
8.0
23
Not enough data
8.2
25
Not enough data
8.0
24
Not enough data
Platform Content
7.7
22
Not enough data
8.3
25
Not enough data
8.2
23
Not enough data
8.2
25
Not enough data
Platform Performance
8.0
25
Not enough data
8.2
22
Not enough data
8.1
25
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.3
26
Not enough data
8.0
25
Not enough data
Time Tracking
8.3
42
8.6
329
8.2
38
8.5
253
8.6
39
8.5
202
Client Invoicing
Feature Not Available
8.2
153
Feature Not Available
8.5
177
Feature Not Available
8.2
148
Mobile Time Tracking
8.8
41
8.7
251
Administration
8.8
41
8.3
147
8.8
42
8.5
212
8.7
43
8.6
207
8.5
41
8.6
181
8.7
44
8.6
209
Platform
8.7
43
8.6
201
8.2
38
8.4
163
8.5
39
8.4
149
8.7
42
8.7
219
8.5
43
8.0
184
7.4
37
Feature Not Available
Platform
7.4
179
|
Verified
7.5
202
7.6
167
|
Verified
8.0
175
7.9
163
|
Verified
7.9
167
8.1
191
|
Verified
8.3
204
7.8
201
|
Verified
8.5
203
7.6
167
|
Verified
8.0
175
7.5
199
|
Verified
8.2
200
7.7
196
|
Verified
8.4
203
Platform
7.4
179
|
Verified
7.5
202
7.6
167
|
Verified
8.0
175
7.9
163
|
Verified
7.9
167
8.1
191
|
Verified
8.3
204
7.8
201
|
Verified
8.5
203
7.6
167
|
Verified
8.0
175
7.5
199
|
Verified
8.2
200
7.7
196
|
Verified
8.4
203
Workforce Management Platform Features
7.9
63
Not enough data
8.0
61
Not enough data
8.3
68
Not enough data
8.5
70
Not enough data
8.3
69
Not enough data
8.4
66
Not enough data
8.4
66
Not enough data
8.3
61
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
66
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
SAP SuccessFactors and Workday HCM are categorized as Onboarding, Corporate Learning Management Systems, Time Tracking, Core HR, Performance Management, and HCM Software
Unique Categories
SAP SuccessFactors is categorized as Employee Experience, Talent Marketplace Platforms, Recruitment Platforms, Candidate Relationship Management, HR Service Delivery, Time & Attendance, Recruiting Automation, Recruitment Marketing, Employee Engagement, Compensation Management, Workforce Management, and SAP Store
Workday HCM is categorized as Pay Equity, Healthcare HR, Multi-Country Payroll, Career Management, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), Benefits Administration, and Payroll
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
SAP SuccessFactors
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Workday HCM
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
10.7%
Computer Software
7.9%
Human Resources
5.8%
Hospital & Health Care
4.6%
Retail
4.3%
Other
66.8%
Information Technology and Services
11.4%
Computer Software
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What is SAP SuccessFactors used for?
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RS
SAP succuss factor is used for employee data and performance management. it manages database of employee attendance, compensation and recruitment too. You...Read more
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Can you explain workday financial in more detail?
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LB
You got me interested. I have an interview coming up soon and I don't know how to properly ask questions that are important to me about remuneration and the...Read more
What is included in Workday HCM?
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ST
Workday Student includes Student Recruiting, Admissions*, Curriculum Management*, Records*, Academic Advising*, Financial Aid* and Student Financials*Read more
What is Workday HCM used for?
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MA
Workday HCM is used to manage the full employee lifecycle in one integrated platform. It supports core HR functions such as maintaining employee records,...Read more
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