Core HR vs. SAP SuccessFactors

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Core HR
Score 9.5 out of 10
N/A
Core HR provides users with the ability to access employee information anywhere via the cloud. Users can also track and analyze employee pay and performance across the entire workforce.N/A
SAP SuccessFactors
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
SAP SuccessFactors is a suite of HR/HCM products covering these capability areas: core HR and payroll, recruiting and onboarding, learning and development, performance and compensation management, workforce analytics and planning, and employee experience management.
$85
per year Up to 100 Employees
Pricing
Core HRSAP SuccessFactors
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Core HRSAP SuccessFactors
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Core HRSAP SuccessFactors
Considered Both Products
Core HR

No answer on this topic

SAP SuccessFactors
Chose SAP SuccessFactors
We have traditionally use SAP products and from a SAP perspective, cloud definitely is much more leverageable than on-premise.
Chose SAP SuccessFactors
We compared SAP SuccessFactors with Meta4, but we choose SAP because of the cost-benefit relation. We think both can fit our requirements. We also gave value to the friendly user experience and ease of use of employees.
Chose SAP SuccessFactors
For the performance management piece based on end-user feedback, on ease of use and GUI and how friendly it is, the balance moves to SAP in this case. There isn't a huge difference between these though, it's a matter of cost-benefit relation, all can do great things, coming …
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Core HRSAP SuccessFactors
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Core HR
9.3
3 Ratings
17% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors
7.6
422 Ratings
3% below category average
Employee demographic data9.03 Ratings8.1369 Ratings
Employment history10.03 Ratings7.9375 Ratings
Job profiles and administration9.53 Ratings7.4363 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.10.03 Ratings7.4342 Ratings
Organizational charting9.03 Ratings7.8389 Ratings
Organization and location management9.03 Ratings7.6343 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)8.53 Ratings7.2213 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Core HR
9.4
3 Ratings
16% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors
8.0
223 Ratings
0% below category average
Pay calculation10.03 Ratings8.2160 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors9.02 Ratings7.1137 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment10.01 Ratings8.0135 Ratings
Benefit plan administration9.53 Ratings8.2142 Ratings
Direct deposit files7.93 Ratings8.5139 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management10.03 Ratings8.1170 Ratings
Reimbursement management9.53 Ratings8.1122 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Core HR
8.9
3 Ratings
10% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors
8.4
224 Ratings
4% above category average
Approval workflow9.03 Ratings8.5222 Ratings
Balance details7.63 Ratings8.1181 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment10.03 Ratings8.5154 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Core HR
9.2
3 Ratings
13% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors
8.0
344 Ratings
1% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information7.62 Ratings7.8244 Ratings
Update personal information10.03 Ratings7.8331 Ratings
View company policy documentation9.52 Ratings7.9206 Ratings
Employee recognition9.03 Ratings8.1186 Ratings
View job history10.03 Ratings8.1316 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Core HR
9.0
2 Ratings
15% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors
8.4
3 Ratings
8% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets9.02 Ratings8.43 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Core HR
9.0
3 Ratings
17% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors
6.4
340 Ratings
17% below category average
Report builder9.53 Ratings6.6325 Ratings
Pre-built reports9.03 Ratings6.3301 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data8.42 Ratings6.3244 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Core HR
9.3
3 Ratings
15% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors
7.7
273 Ratings
4% below category average
New hire portal9.03 Ratings7.2262 Ratings
Manager tracking tools9.53 Ratings7.3239 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Core HR
9.4
2 Ratings
14% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors
8.2
350 Ratings
1% above category average
Corporate goal setting9.52 Ratings7.8308 Ratings
Individual goal setting10.02 Ratings8.2346 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility9.02 Ratings7.9279 Ratings
Performance tracking9.02 Ratings7.6323 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Core HR
8.7
3 Ratings
9% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors
8.1
371 Ratings
2% above category average
Performance plans7.53 Ratings7.8354 Ratings
Performance improvement plans9.53 Ratings7.7299 Ratings
Review status tracking9.53 Ratings7.9330 Ratings
Review reminders9.03 Ratings8.0334 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.92 Ratings7.8264 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Core HR
8.5
2 Ratings
8% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors
7.7
249 Ratings
2% below category average
Create succession plans/pools8.42 Ratings7.9228 Ratings
Candidate ranking8.52 Ratings7.7209 Ratings
Candidate search7.52 Ratings7.6218 Ratings
Candidate development9.52 Ratings7.8198 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Core HR
9.2
3 Ratings
17% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors
4.0
294 Ratings
64% below category average
Job Requisition Management9.03 Ratings7.6274 Ratings
Company Website Posting10.02 Ratings7.8260 Ratings
Publish to Social Media8.02 Ratings7.3219 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting9.52 Ratings7.6248 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention8.42 Ratings7.3223 Ratings
Applicant Tracking9.53 Ratings7.4261 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts10.03 Ratings7.6264 Ratings
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User Ratings
Core HRSAP SuccessFactors
Likelihood to Recommend
9.4
(3 ratings)
8.2
(478 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.4
(34 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(16 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(5 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
7.9
(5 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(25 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(3 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(11 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
7.8
(5 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
5.9
(2 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
7.4
(390 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(5 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(3 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(4 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(4 ratings)
User Testimonials
Core HRSAP SuccessFactors
Likelihood to Recommend
HR Cloud
Core HR is software that can so easily fit on any kind of HR management system. It has amazing features. In case of new recruitment applicant tracking, application management, approval process control, etc could easily solve with Core HR. It is very much suited for company records management. It is a complete database for current employees as well.
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SAP
SAP Success Factors has a robust framework which makes it an absolute platform for scaling and scaled companies, including the ones of larger sizes. Success Factors is contributing to maintain the data quality and automated workflows. SF had almost automated every single HR process which has removed the manual intervention altogether. It's time consuming to implement so if you're loooking for a quick fix or quick results it may not be for you.
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Pros
HR Cloud
  • Functioning is very easy and very much clear to the new users as well.
  • Detailed payroll structure of your compensation.
  • Salary slip is available for all the previous months as well.
  • Claiming of different allowances like phone bill, internet bill, shift allowance etc are very simple.
  • We can easily track the time and attendance.
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SAP
  • Streamlined access to HR data which can be used for deriving insights using SAP Analytics Cloud
  • End to end and seamless integration with SAP eco system and integration with other Microsoft solutions
  • Great learning experience for employees on SAP SuccessFactors platform
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Cons
HR Cloud
  • I would love the ability for reviews to be deleted.
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SAP
  • The whole software is not user friendly from and admin side.
  • A lot of our problems have stemmed from our implementation partner not having the knowledge and experience we needed.
  • Updates to the system have been made and it’s affected too many entities in our learning module. Settings to previous uploads needed to be changed, the previous settings applied did not work the same, etc. constant updates are needed.
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Likelihood to Renew
HR Cloud
No answers on this topic
SAP
We have put a vast amount of time and effort into our installation- and there is more work to be done, but the system has a lot of benefits that we plan to maximize and optimize in order to generate the greatest value for everyone involved
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Usability
HR Cloud
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SAP
SSFF is very user friendly and intuitive even for a non tech employee. Also, there´s a complete database and community where we can find solution to common and uncommon issues
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Reliability and Availability
HR Cloud
No answers on this topic
SAP
Until now we have not had serious availability problems with SuccessFactors, we had Microsoft Active Directory and SSO with ADFS and we had availability problems but because of problems with ADFS, we migrated to Azure AD and with that the availability problems of SuccessFactors because of ADFS went away. The only windows of unavailability that we have had are those that we are communicated to do maintenance and upgrades.
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Performance
HR Cloud
No answers on this topic
SAP
The performance is very good, the truth is that we have not had serious performance problems, some complex reports may take a little longer, but considering the complexity and the amount of records it is an acceptable time. We have never received a complaint from users regarding page loading speed.
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Support Rating
HR Cloud
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SAP
SuccessFactors Employee Central gets a middle of the road rating from me because of the things it does really well - Training. It falls short with the objectives cascade and visibility amongst my reports. That's what brings it down to a 5. Objectives need to be clear and concise in order to gain buy-in from your reports, and SuccessFactors muddies that by poor delineation between cascaded attributes and my report's objectives. The whole objectives cascade can be reworked.
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In-Person Training
HR Cloud
No answers on this topic
SAP
The in-person training was with a consultancy, we have taken several courses, all very specific. They have been reports in ecp, general configuration of ec, reports and IAS
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Online Training
HR Cloud
No answers on this topic
SAP
We use SAP Learning, and we like it very much, the topics are updated along with the products, we have access to the SFX customer certifications and we have done them all, in general the SAP learning platform is very good and complete.
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Implementation Rating
HR Cloud
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SAP
As we were new with all this, we would greatly appreciate if we had assitance directly from SAP so we can implement the modules with all of its features and best practices. Unfortunately, we notice that the partner left some thing incomplete.
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Alternatives Considered
HR Cloud
The previous software I used was so limited in various core HR functions. On the other hand Core HR meets up our almost every requirement. And the very most reason to switch into Core HR is it has a free trail version for the users. That gives you much flexibility to check everything out properly
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SAP
SAP success factors provided robust talent management, global scalability and strong analytics capabilities. And they provide strong user experience options and there is no limitation on customisation as is the case with Oracle HCM Cloud. It has the specific modules which the organisation desires and has strong existing integration capabilities and with existing systems .
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
HR Cloud
No answers on this topic
SAP
I dont be part in te contract
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Scalability
HR Cloud
No answers on this topic
SAP
The scalability and flexibility of SuccessFactors is unbeatable. It is very easy to scale the product to new countries and areas, and with the help of CPI it can be easily integrated.
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Professional Services
HR Cloud
No answers on this topic
SAP
We did use this service to do analysis of the solution being implemented. It was a good check point during the project to see if everything is going as planned.
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Return on Investment
HR Cloud
  • We can see our all details here like salary statement.
  • Payroll information(complete breakup of you compensation).
  • Claim different allowances with this tool and track it as well.
  • Track your time and attendance here.
  • We can modify the shift plan here and change the WOs but it will go for approval to your manager.
  • The process of changing the WOs, regularization is little difficult.
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SAP
  • As my project was using SAP ECC system for ERP, SuccessFactors was well integrated with the overall project as a whole due to its compatibility being a SAP product.
  • As I have have highlighted multiple time, using SAP Analytics Cloud, we built multiple reports with help of the analytics team that presented detailed visualizations of the available HCM data
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ScreenShots

SAP SuccessFactors Screenshots

Screenshot of SAP SuccessFactors Learning, which supports informal and collaborative learningScreenshot of the SuccessFactors LMS experience that puts learning opportunities at the center of business operations and goals.Screenshot of the learning dashboard and metrics in SAP SuccessFactors Learning.Screenshot of the SAP SuccessFactors Opportunity Marketplace.Screenshot of information on employee requests, evaluations, and performance in SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central.