Lumesse (Discontinued) vs. SAP SuccessFactors

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Lumesse (Discontinued)
Score 4.0 out of 10
N/A
Lumesse was a talent management suite. Its core functionality is in recruiting and applicant tracking. Lumesse also offers other recruiting features, as well as onboarding and analytics capabilities. It was acquired by Saba and is no longer available.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
Lumesse (Discontinued)SAP SuccessFactors
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Lumesse (Discontinued)SAP SuccessFactors
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Lumesse (Discontinued)SAP SuccessFactors
Considered Both Products
Lumesse (Discontinued)

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SAP SuccessFactors
Chose SAP SuccessFactors
SAP SuccessFactors is far superior to them. The usability is much simpler, and it just makes sense. Greta UI and outs things in plain language and in a familiar structure so the average HR user can use it and have a short learning curve.
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Lumesse (Discontinued)SAP SuccessFactors
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Lumesse (Discontinued)
7.0
2 Ratings
5% below category average
SAP SuccessFactors
7.8
293 Ratings
3% below category average
New hire portal7.01 Ratings7.3281 Ratings
Manager tracking tools7.02 Ratings7.3258 Ratings
Compliance tracking and reporting7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Lumesse (Discontinued)
7.0
1 Ratings
4% below category average
SAP SuccessFactors
8.3
376 Ratings
2% above category average
Corporate goal setting7.01 Ratings7.9332 Ratings
Subordinate goal setting7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Individual goal setting7.01 Ratings8.1372 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility7.01 Ratings8.0300 Ratings
Performance tracking7.01 Ratings7.7349 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Lumesse (Discontinued)
7.3
1 Ratings
7% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors
8.1
397 Ratings
2% above category average
Review status tracking7.01 Ratings7.9356 Ratings
Workflow restrictions7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance plans00 Ratings7.8379 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings7.7321 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings8.0359 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings7.9286 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Lumesse (Discontinued)
6.3
1 Ratings
13% below category average
SAP SuccessFactors
7.8
268 Ratings
2% below category average
Create succession plans/pools7.01 Ratings7.9245 Ratings
Candidate ranking7.01 Ratings7.7226 Ratings
Candidate search5.01 Ratings7.7235 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings7.7214 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Lumesse (Discontinued)
7.3
1 Ratings
0% below category average
SAP SuccessFactors
4.0
314 Ratings
64% below category average
Job Requisition Management7.01 Ratings7.7294 Ratings
Company Website Posting7.01 Ratings7.8280 Ratings
Publish to Social Media7.01 Ratings7.3239 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting7.01 Ratings7.7267 Ratings
Customized Application Form8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Resume Management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate Search5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.01 Ratings7.4281 Ratings
Collaboration8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Task Creation and Delegation8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Email Templates7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
User Permissions7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts7.01 Ratings7.6284 Ratings
Reporting8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings7.2243 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Lumesse (Discontinued)
-
Ratings
SAP SuccessFactors
7.6
454 Ratings
3% below category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.1398 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings7.9406 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings7.3393 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings7.4369 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings7.9420 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings7.7372 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings7.0228 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Lumesse (Discontinued)
-
Ratings
SAP SuccessFactors
8.0
242 Ratings
0% below category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings8.1175 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings7.2153 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings7.9150 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings8.2153 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings8.2150 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings8.1187 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings8.0133 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Lumesse (Discontinued)
-
Ratings
SAP SuccessFactors
8.3
248 Ratings
3% above category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings8.4246 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings8.1205 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings8.2176 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Lumesse (Discontinued)
-
Ratings
SAP SuccessFactors
7.9
371 Ratings
3% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings7.8267 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings8.0358 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings7.8226 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings7.9202 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings8.1342 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Lumesse (Discontinued)
-
Ratings
SAP SuccessFactors
8.4
3 Ratings
8% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings8.43 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Lumesse (Discontinued)
-
Ratings
SAP SuccessFactors
6.3
366 Ratings
19% below category average
Report builder00 Ratings6.5350 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings6.3326 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings6.2265 Ratings
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User Ratings
Lumesse (Discontinued)SAP SuccessFactors
Likelihood to Recommend
6.7
(7 ratings)
8.2
(509 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
3.3
(5 ratings)
9.3
(35 ratings)
Usability
7.0
(1 ratings)
8.2
(17 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(5 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
7.9
(5 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
6.5
(26 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(3 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.4
(12 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
7.9
(5 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
5.7
(2 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(421 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(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
Lumesse (Discontinued)SAP SuccessFactors
Likelihood to Recommend
Discontinued Products
Lumesse is well suited for global companies, that are not too large and may get enough attention/support from other larger vendors.
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SAP
Well-suited: - Core HR - Permissions Less appropriate: - Still end users, e.g. managers and employees, example initiating a requisition from position org chart - mission impossible without a user guide, too many clicks, not flowing naturally, different icons and task triggers.
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Pros
Discontinued Products
  • It has open text boxes to add notes, on the individual candidate home page. Which is helpful when making a quick look at an individual, these notes are very obvious.
  • It has a search function; however it lacks a wild card (*); so if a req or candidate are spelled differently or referred to differently, there is no way to find them
  • Its a simple, no frills lay out
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SAP
  • Has information in one place in employee central.
  • The workflow approval system is very good, so it is secure to ensure that incorrect data is picked up via the approval process.
  • The time management feature is very good, easy to navigate and works effectively.
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Cons
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  • I have found the system to be very inconsistent and "buggy", for lack of a better term. Today I searched for an internal requisition number and the system could not find the data. I found it by scrolling through manually, and verified that I had entered the information precisely as it appeared. There seems to be no explanation as to why it could not locate this particular entry, but I have been able to use the function without a problem in other instances.
  • The navigation is not intuitive or user-friendly. It takes an exorbitant amount of clicks to accomplish a task. Each action is confusing and time-consuming.
  • The system requires a large amount of redundant information in order to enter a job and does not auto-populate. If I indicate a position is located in Chicago, it would logically follow that the state is "Illinois", the country is "United States", and the currency is "USD". I have to manually input these details in both the requisition as well as the separate job advertisement page.
  • Changes to the job requisition are not reflected in the job advertisement, as they are separate entities. If you need to make a change, you have to update the details twice.
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SAP
  • A more complete offering on careers sites to allow candidates to use CV and AI, etc, to find the best jobs for them and provide recruiters with open source info.
  • Broaden out Onboarding 2.0 to allow more intelligent offerings around equipment ordering and a better day-one experience for new joiners.
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Likelihood to Renew
Discontinued Products
This seems to work for us because of all the things we can do with the system (i.e. create all kinds of reports).
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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
Discontinued Products
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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
Discontinued Products
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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
Discontinued Products
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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
Discontinued Products
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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
Discontinued Products
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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
Discontinued Products
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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
Discontinued Products
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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
Discontinued Products
Lumesse is an average to abover average ATS in my opinion. We work with Lumesse because they came to us with our new client. I don't have an overall issue with Lumesse like I do with some other ATS's.
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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
Discontinued Products
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SAP
I dont be part in te contract
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Scalability
Discontinued Products
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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
Discontinued Products
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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
Discontinued Products
  • Decreased employee efficiency -- There are so many steps to create an entry that our recruiters use the system as little as possible. We had hoped to use Lumesse for centralizing information and reporting, but have not been able to do so. Instead, each recruiter keeps a separate Excel sheet, defeating the purpose of having an ATS in the first place. We only use Lumesse to post to our website now. We are very disappointed.
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SAP
  • We can clearly outline our objectives, targets, and methods to accomplish the same, grades and reviews, and overall progress.
  • Helps identify areas of strengths and weaknesses, constructive criticism.
  • Increases motivation and confidence, which is then reflected in our daily work routine.
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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.