Iris HR Software vs. SAP SuccessFactors HCM

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Iris HR Software
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
Iris HR Software (formerly Octopus HR, acquired by Iris Software Group April 2016) is an HR suite.
$1.50
per month per user
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
Iris HR SoftwareSAP SuccessFactors HCM
Editions & Modules
Standard
$1.50
per month per user
Plus
$2
per month per user
Pro
$3.50
per month per user
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Iris HR SoftwareSAP SuccessFactors HCM
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPrices are in British Pounds.
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Iris HR SoftwareSAP SuccessFactors HCM
Features
Iris HR SoftwareSAP SuccessFactors HCM
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Iris HR Software
8.6
2 Ratings
6% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.0
780 Ratings
1% below category average
Employee demographic data9.02 Ratings8.3691 Ratings
Employment history8.01 Ratings8.1704 Ratings
Job profiles and administration10.02 Ratings7.9677 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.9.02 Ratings8.0640 Ratings
Organizational charting8.02 Ratings8.1714 Ratings
Organization and location management8.02 Ratings8.1643 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)8.02 Ratings7.7403 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Iris HR Software
7.6
2 Ratings
7% below category average
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
7.8
448 Ratings
4% below category average
Pay calculation8.01 Ratings8.1340 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors7.01 Ratings7.4302 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.01 Ratings7.7302 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.02 Ratings7.6287 Ratings
Direct deposit files7.01 Ratings7.8286 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.02 Ratings8.0365 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.02 Ratings7.8261 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Iris HR Software
8.3
2 Ratings
2% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.2
445 Ratings
1% above category average
Approval workflow9.02 Ratings8.5441 Ratings
Balance details8.01 Ratings8.1376 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment8.02 Ratings8.0334 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Iris HR Software
8.2
2 Ratings
0% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.3
626 Ratings
1% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information9.02 Ratings8.4473 Ratings
Update personal information9.02 Ratings8.7609 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.02 Ratings8.0410 Ratings
Employee recognition8.02 Ratings7.8380 Ratings
View job history7.01 Ratings8.4585 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Iris HR Software
7.0
1 Ratings
13% below category average
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.4
3 Ratings
5% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets7.01 Ratings8.43 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Iris HR Software
7.3
2 Ratings
3% below category average
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
7.0
612 Ratings
7% below category average
Report builder9.02 Ratings7.2585 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.02 Ratings7.0555 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data6.02 Ratings6.7461 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Iris HR Software
8.5
2 Ratings
6% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.0
496 Ratings
0% above category average
New hire portal8.02 Ratings7.8482 Ratings
Manager tracking tools9.01 Ratings7.6451 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Iris HR Software
8.2
2 Ratings
2% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.4
611 Ratings
4% above category average
Corporate goal setting9.02 Ratings8.2548 Ratings
Individual goal setting9.02 Ratings8.3604 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility7.01 Ratings8.0492 Ratings
Performance tracking8.02 Ratings8.0569 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Iris HR Software
8.4
2 Ratings
6% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.2
644 Ratings
4% above category average
Performance plans8.01 Ratings8.2619 Ratings
Performance improvement plans9.02 Ratings8.0531 Ratings
Review status tracking8.02 Ratings8.1585 Ratings
Review reminders9.02 Ratings8.0580 Ratings
Multiple review frequency8.02 Ratings8.1479 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Iris HR Software
8.0
2 Ratings
3% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.0
443 Ratings
3% above category average
Create succession plans/pools8.02 Ratings8.1409 Ratings
Candidate ranking8.02 Ratings8.0388 Ratings
Candidate search8.02 Ratings8.0396 Ratings
Candidate development8.02 Ratings8.0374 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Iris HR Software
7.8
2 Ratings
2% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
4.2
518 Ratings
58% below category average
Job Requisition Management8.02 Ratings7.9493 Ratings
Company Website Posting7.02 Ratings7.8471 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention8.01 Ratings7.5422 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.01 Ratings7.8475 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts8.02 Ratings7.9479 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings7.8410 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings7.7452 Ratings
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User Ratings
Iris HR SoftwareSAP SuccessFactors HCM
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(3 ratings)
8.4
(780 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.0
(1 ratings)
8.7
(53 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(1 ratings)
8.0
(303 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(7 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
7.6
(7 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
5.1
(30 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
4.4
(5 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
6.5
(15 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
4.8
(7 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
3.1
(4 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
6.8
(420 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
7.7
(7 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
5.7
(5 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
5.1
(6 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
4.1
(6 ratings)
User Testimonials
Iris HR SoftwareSAP SuccessFactors HCM
Likelihood to Recommend
IRIS Software Group
Our staff is kept updated with more company policies and we are able to track their holiday and sick days much better. The help and support of their contact support are super good. They reply super fast and are very kind. Also, their sales department isn't pushy like other services they are very knowledgeable and kind.
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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
IRIS Software Group
  • It's simple. I really appreciate that the layout of Octopus HR isn't something I have to question. I know where to look for something because it's clearly labeled, that's more than I can say for a lot of other HR systems I've seen.
  • Support. If I ever have a question about setting something up, or if something goes wrong, they're always on top of it. For instance, I had no idea how to set up employee photos on our accounts. I tweeted them and they responded right away, I'm based in LA and they're a UK company, I was impressed that they were able to respond right away. They make sure their customers are taken care of.
  • Great self guide. If there's ever an ordinary question I need answered their "Octopus Guide" is very thorough and walks you through everything.
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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
IRIS Software Group
  • initial scope/setup support (outside of template)
  • Contacting support can be difficult
  • case sensitive username for end users (email addresses have to match exactly)
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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
IRIS Software Group
Employees don't complain about it! If anything they've commented on how nice of a tool it is to have.
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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
IRIS Software Group
Iris HR Software is a stable and fairly intuitive product which has had a positive impact on our organisation. We have had some support issues but generally feel we've had a positive experience and our personnel and finance teams have benefitted from this process structure. Whilst contacting the correct Iris HR Software support channel has been our biggest issue once we have established contact our tickets have been raised and resolved promptly.
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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
IRIS Software Group
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
IRIS Software Group
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
IRIS Software Group
No answers on this topic
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
IRIS Software Group
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
IRIS Software Group
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
IRIS Software Group
No answers on this topic
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
IRIS Software Group
I would say the pricing is good but it could be better. Also, the customer service is amazing they do such a great job and you can tell they know what they are doing. Visually it is very easy to use and looks very professional. It is a quick set up and they do their best to give you what you want and need.
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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
IRIS Software Group
No answers on this topic
SAP
Not applicable.
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Scalability
IRIS Software Group
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
IRIS Software Group
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
IRIS Software Group
  • Our staff is super happy with the service
  • Huge improvement
  • Looks quite professional
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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

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