iCIMS Talent Cloud vs. SAP SuccessFactors HCM

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
iCIMS
Score 7.6 out of 10
N/A
iCIMS is a web-based applicant tracking system (ATS). The tool's talent recruiting and management functions include features like social recruiting, talent sourcing, offer management, and onboarding. The programs are centralized on iCIMS’s UNIFi platform and are scaled for mid-sized to enterprise businesses.
$1,700
per month
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
Score 8.4 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.
$75.60
per year per user (Up to 100 Employees)
Pricing
iCIMS Talent CloudSAP SuccessFactors HCM
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
iCIMSSAP SuccessFactors HCM
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
iCIMS Talent CloudSAP SuccessFactors HCM
Considered Both Products
iCIMS
Chose iCIMS Talent Cloud
I'd say iCIMS is a better tool than what functionality I've been exposed to in SuccessFactors and Paradox. It's less convoluted than Paradox, but maybe lacks some of the automation. Compared to isolved, it's on par. I'd say our company is fully invested in all aspects of isolve…
Chose iCIMS Talent Cloud
iCIMS Talent Cloud provided a better fit into an organization like ours and fewer implementation efforts. Also back in the day, iCIMS Talent Cloud had most of the features we were looking for out of the box. Additionally, it offered better integration possibilities with our …
Chose iCIMS Talent Cloud
As it was 6 years ago I don't remember all of the vendors we looked at, but iCIMS Talent Cloud stood out related to ease of use, reporting, and the Onboarding product.
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
Chose SAP SuccessFactors HCM
SAP SuccessFactors is ahead of its time and technological development. If you had asked me five years ago, I would’ve said they were way behind, but now the others are behind.
Chose SAP SuccessFactors HCM
We continue our partnership with SAP SuccessFactors for now as we can see the added benefit of a seamless integration between all SAP systems.
Chose SAP SuccessFactors HCM
The connected modules and UI set SAP SuccessFactors apart.
Chose SAP SuccessFactors HCM
SAP SuccessFactors provide a great user experience and is very user friendly.
Chose SAP SuccessFactors HCM
In my opinon, More robust and deeper, but less progressive hurting edge features.
Chose SAP SuccessFactors HCM
We have traditionally use SAP products and from a SAP perspective, cloud definitely is much more leverageable than on-premise.
Features
iCIMS Talent CloudSAP SuccessFactors HCM
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
iCIMS Talent Cloud
8.4
131 Ratings
6% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
4.1
496 Ratings
61% below category average
Job Requisition Management7.7128 Ratings7.8472 Ratings
Company Website Posting8.8121 Ratings7.7450 Ratings
Publish to Social Media8.7106 Ratings7.8391 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting8.7111 Ratings7.7431 Ratings
Customized Application Form10.0113 Ratings00 Ratings
Resume Management9.8124 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention8.7117 Ratings7.4402 Ratings
Candidate Search8.0125 Ratings00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.5126 Ratings7.8454 Ratings
Collaboration8.0114 Ratings00 Ratings
Task Creation and Delegation7.097 Ratings00 Ratings
Email Templates8.8126 Ratings00 Ratings
User Permissions7.8124 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts7.8112 Ratings7.9457 Ratings
Reporting7.8125 Ratings00 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
iCIMS Talent Cloud
-
Ratings
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.0
754 Ratings
1% below category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.3667 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings8.1680 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings7.8653 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings8.0620 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings8.1690 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings8.0620 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings7.6386 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
iCIMS Talent Cloud
-
Ratings
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
7.8
429 Ratings
4% below category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings8.1323 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings7.4289 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings7.7287 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings7.6273 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings7.8274 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings8.0349 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings7.8247 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
iCIMS Talent Cloud
-
Ratings
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.2
429 Ratings
0% above category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings8.4425 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings8.1362 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings8.0320 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
iCIMS Talent Cloud
-
Ratings
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.2
605 Ratings
0% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings8.4452 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings8.7589 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings8.0391 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings7.8360 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings8.3564 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
iCIMS Talent Cloud
-
Ratings
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.4
3 Ratings
5% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings8.43 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
iCIMS Talent Cloud
-
Ratings
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
7.0
592 Ratings
8% below category average
Report builder00 Ratings7.2567 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings7.0536 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings6.7441 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
iCIMS Talent Cloud
-
Ratings
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.0
477 Ratings
0% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings7.7463 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings7.6433 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
iCIMS Talent Cloud
-
Ratings
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.4
589 Ratings
4% above category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings8.1527 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings8.2583 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings8.0473 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings8.0550 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
iCIMS Talent Cloud
-
Ratings
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.2
623 Ratings
4% above category average
Performance plans00 Ratings8.1597 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings8.0509 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings8.0563 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings7.9559 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings8.0457 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
iCIMS Talent Cloud
-
Ratings
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.0
423 Ratings
3% above category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings8.1391 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings8.0370 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings8.0377 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings7.9355 Ratings
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User Ratings
iCIMS Talent CloudSAP SuccessFactors HCM
Likelihood to Recommend
9.5
(149 ratings)
8.4
(787 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.8
(31 ratings)
8.7
(53 ratings)
Usability
9.5
(70 ratings)
8.0
(309 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(5 ratings)
8.8
(7 ratings)
Performance
8.2
(3 ratings)
7.8
(7 ratings)
Support Rating
6.0
(103 ratings)
5.5
(30 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Online Training
7.9
(3 ratings)
4.8
(5 ratings)
Implementation Rating
6.3
(5 ratings)
6.5
(15 ratings)
Configurability
5.0
(1 ratings)
5.2
(7 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
2.9
(4 ratings)
Ease of integration
5.0
(1 ratings)
6.9
(419 ratings)
Product Scalability
7.8
(2 ratings)
7.9
(7 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
6.1
(5 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
10.0
(1 ratings)
5.6
(6 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
5.0
(1 ratings)
4.7
(6 ratings)
User Testimonials
iCIMS Talent CloudSAP SuccessFactors HCM
Likelihood to Recommend
iCIMS
iCIMSis is really good in managing high-volume federal recruitment where visibility into each stage of the hiring process is essential. Changing candidate statuses (e.g., referred, interviewed, selected) provides clear insight into pipeline progress and helps coordinate across multiple hiring managers.
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SAP
It is a strong system that pays off once it's fully tailored to your organization. If your company has well-defined HR processes, SuccessFactors will likely integrate seamlessly. We've automated processes that previously required departments to spend weeks on back-and-forth emails. We've partnered with Capgemini to fully suck out the most out of its technical customization.
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Pros
iCIMS
  • The opt-out message after the 1st text helps weed out the people who are not interested.
  • Having the ability to have templates/answers to frequent questions saved and ready to use makes it easier/faster to talk to multiple people.
  • Being able to schedule text campaigns is amazing. Every Saturday I set up my campaigns for the next week. This gives me more time to focus on other things.
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SAP
  • The product is straightforward to use. The product allows instant edits if a mistake is made and is very helpful in keeping track of individual employee working hours.
  • Use of the platform ensures that your business is connected to a global workforce experience powered by modern HR technologies and AI.
  • Implementation of the software ensures an excellent workforce experience and accelerates overall business performance.
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Cons
iCIMS
  • It is a little difficult to track internal applicants that are already active with our company.
  • Some of the fields when hiring an employee are a little difficult to change.
  • Not a sure way of identifying "eligible for rehire" within iCIMS for those that re-apply.
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SAP
  • I think just overall the configuration can be a little bit hard on the backend user, like myself, knowing which screens to go to. Better documentation on how we configure things would be a great resource for employees in the HR field that are making those backend changes.
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Likelihood to Renew
iCIMS
I would say that we are very likely to renew with iCIMS. They seem to continuously be improving their product based on the feedback from their clients. In addition, the thought have having to go through another implementation of this level is daunting and as long as the software continues to meet the business needs of the company and provides the appropriate level of support we will most likely stay. Costs regarding future renewals will also impact this decision and if necessary we will go to market to evaluate other options.
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SAP
It is the product that the Business is fully committed to for co-ordinately HR processes. Employee and Manage Self-Service has allow our business to reduce the overheads in our HR operating mode. The integration with 3rd party products is now in place and further developments will only increase its importance. SuccessFactors provide regular enhancements and has a support model in line with our business requirements.
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Usability
iCIMS
iCIMS was already in play by the time I moved into an executive role, but it made a significant impact in the 6 months from when I had previously done hiring using just emailed and printed applications, in my previous role as an HR Assistant. The ease of use was incredible. We had a full manual on how to use the system, but I felt, even as a first-time user, I didn't need to reference the manual much to navigate easily and figure out the system. As someone who likes to poke around in systems, I was able to comfortably get around and explore other functions with iCIMS.
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SAP
Generally works as it needs to but there is room for improvement. Notifications are an example where they come from different places whereas they should be centralised and standardised. We would love to have time management and award interpretation in SAP SuccessFactors HCM instead of a third party system however the lack of rostering functionality makes this unusable
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Reliability and Availability
iCIMS
There is always ample advance notice before the software goes down for maintenance and this is usually done at off-peak hours. As for system failures - I can't think of any that have effected us in over two years od use.
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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
iCIMS
We can think of no dissatisfaction with our daily use of iCims, involving its response time to commands or incompatibility with any other software we presently use.
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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
iCIMS
Before pandemic and iCIMS Talent Cloud acquisitions I would give 10 without a doubt. Unfortunately, I see a strong decrease in the support model, which seems to be mainly connected with the fact that acquired companies/tools/features need to be integrated with the platform, and knowledge of newly provided services and tools were not yet incorporated fully into the support.
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SAP
SAP SuccessFactors has been a easy to implement tool with low risks for a sensitive thing like employee feedback. It provides powerful performance in the backend functionalities, and at the same time a great look and feel for the employees. Totally recommended.
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In-Person Training
iCIMS
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
iCIMS
I would say I believe iCims online training is very good. It's informative, visually appealing, and simple in explaining all the different aspects of iCims. I also really like the new candidate onboarding, and all the other training curricula you have up to be able to inform or send out to the candidate. I like you can attach a URL link for videos as well so you can really customize the training. I feel that overall, I would like to see more. Perhaps, more robust options with the training, if that's something iCims is expanding on in the future.
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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
iCIMS
I wasn't involved with the implementation. It was before my time
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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
iCIMS
Fully available automation, lesser bad data quality, more information is gathered at the time of applicant profile creation without having the need to ask for any follow ups or additional notifications. Integrates better with Oracle, Workday and SAP than other similar systems. Service tickets are resolved faster than other vendors we worked with.
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SAP
SAP SuccessFactors is a very user-friendly application, it stacks up very well against competition, such as Oracle PeopleSoft HCM. We selected SAP SuccessFactors because we are already using a lot of other SAP solutions, such as SAP S/4 HANA and SAP Business Technology Platform. It allows us to have single-sign on and one vendor with multiple solutions.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
iCIMS
No answers on this topic
SAP
Not applicable.
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Scalability
iCIMS
iCims is currently pretty good and the best TAS for us at our stage of growth - but further improvement and enhancements will only help make it even better.
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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
iCIMS
No answers on this topic
SAP
Once time we need to change the datacenter and we made this with the professional services from SAP... everything goes just fine. excelent service.
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Return on Investment
iCIMS
  • We implemented iCIMS Talent Cloud right before the pandemic. The pandemic created the most difficult recruitment environment ever. I cannot say that iCIMS Talent Cloud has helped us realize any advantageous success in this battle we are fighting. It gets the job done, but we have realized anything like filling jobs faster or having resources within iCIMS Talent Cloud to allow us to attract candidates differently. Status quo, I guess.
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SAP
  • It helps better in the tedious task of job posting, it's automated to social handles.
  • Better performance in speed, UI, performance management, skill management, talent onboarding, and finding candidates in the talent pool.
  • Reduces most of the cost in HR operations and future-proof technology with continuous improvement.
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ScreenShots

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SAP SuccessFactors HCM Screenshots

Screenshot of how to navigate to all SAP SuccessFactors solution modules and complete tasks using natural language—thanks to Joule, the AI copilot with generative AI.Screenshot of where to acquire future-ready skills by sourcing, engaging, and hiring top talent, as well as save time evaluating candidates and match skills to roles more efficiently with AI-powered applicant screening.Screenshot of some of the metrics that empower HR professionals, analysts, and business partners to answer questions about a workforce, or that influence business decisions with data-driven insights and an evidence-based approach to HR.Screenshot of the mobile interface, which also helps automate processes to improve employee and manager self-service, and strengthen compliance.Screenshot of