Rippling vs. SAP SuccessFactors HCM

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Rippling
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Rippling’s platform for HR, IT, payroll, and spend management automates the entire employee lifecycle, ensures compliance, supports device management, and provides real-time financial visibility from a central dashboard.
$8
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
RipplingSAP SuccessFactors HCM
Editions & Modules
Recommended
$8.00
starting price per user, per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
RipplingSAP SuccessFactors HCM
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsFor additional pricing details visit the Rippling pricing page.
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Community Pulse
RipplingSAP SuccessFactors HCM
Considered Both Products
Rippling
Chose Rippling
I haven't selected Rippling but our organization has selected Rippling as their HR management tool. I am an user of Rippling.
SAP SuccessFactors HCM

No answer on this topic

Features
RipplingSAP SuccessFactors HCM
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.1
1066 Ratings
12% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.1
779 Ratings
0% below category average
Employee demographic data8.9756 Ratings8.3690 Ratings
Employment history8.9781 Ratings8.1704 Ratings
Job profiles and administration9.2887 Ratings7.9676 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.9.2789 Ratings8.0639 Ratings
Organizational charting9.3926 Ratings8.2713 Ratings
Organization and location management9.2821 Ratings8.1642 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)9.0636 Ratings7.8403 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.3
1114 Ratings
13% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
7.8
447 Ratings
4% below category average
Pay calculation9.41001 Ratings8.1339 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment9.1699 Ratings7.8301 Ratings
Benefit plan administration9.0976 Ratings7.6287 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.5980 Ratings7.9285 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management9.4751 Ratings8.0364 Ratings
Reimbursement management9.3655 Ratings7.8261 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings7.4301 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.3
998 Ratings
13% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.2
445 Ratings
1% above category average
Approval workflow9.4962 Ratings8.5441 Ratings
Balance details9.3918 Ratings8.1376 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment9.2680 Ratings8.1334 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.2
1162 Ratings
11% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.3
625 Ratings
1% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information9.41100 Ratings8.5472 Ratings
Update personal information9.51148 Ratings8.8608 Ratings
View company policy documentation9.4951 Ratings8.1409 Ratings
Employee recognition8.7635 Ratings7.8379 Ratings
View job history9.1824 Ratings8.4584 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
8.9
494 Ratings
10% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.4
3 Ratings
4% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets8.9494 Ratings8.43 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.0
601 Ratings
17% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
7.0
611 Ratings
8% below category average
Report builder8.8581 Ratings7.3584 Ratings
Pre-built reports9.1549 Ratings7.0554 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data9.2497 Ratings6.8460 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.4
825 Ratings
16% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.0
495 Ratings
0% above category average
New hire portal9.5803 Ratings7.8481 Ratings
Manager tracking tools9.3625 Ratings7.7450 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.1
484 Ratings
12% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.4
610 Ratings
4% above category average
Corporate goal setting9.2416 Ratings8.2547 Ratings
Individual goal setting9.0446 Ratings8.3603 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility9.2412 Ratings8.0491 Ratings
Performance tracking9.0439 Ratings8.1568 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.3
556 Ratings
16% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.2
643 Ratings
4% above category average
Performance plans9.2490 Ratings8.2618 Ratings
Performance improvement plans9.2464 Ratings8.0530 Ratings
Review status tracking9.2494 Ratings8.1584 Ratings
Review reminders9.4522 Ratings7.9579 Ratings
Multiple review frequency9.3453 Ratings8.1478 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.1
411 Ratings
15% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.1
442 Ratings
4% above category average
Create succession plans/pools9.1341 Ratings8.2408 Ratings
Candidate ranking9.2350 Ratings8.1387 Ratings
Candidate search9.2367 Ratings8.0395 Ratings
Candidate development9.0348 Ratings8.0373 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.1
469 Ratings
17% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
4.2
517 Ratings
58% below category average
Job Requisition Management9.1373 Ratings7.9492 Ratings
Company Website Posting9.1358 Ratings7.8470 Ratings
Publish to Social Media9.2315 Ratings7.8409 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting9.0326 Ratings7.7451 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention9.1327 Ratings7.5421 Ratings
Applicant Tracking9.0359 Ratings7.8474 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts9.1440 Ratings7.9478 Ratings
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User Ratings
RipplingSAP SuccessFactors HCM
Likelihood to Recommend
9.2
(1164 ratings)
8.5
(768 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.9
(20 ratings)
8.7
(52 ratings)
Usability
9.4
(1162 ratings)
8.1
(291 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(4 ratings)
8.5
(7 ratings)
Performance
8.6
(4 ratings)
7.5
(7 ratings)
Support Rating
9.2
(877 ratings)
3.9
(29 ratings)
In-Person Training
8.6
(2 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
4.2
(5 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.8
(9 ratings)
5.8
(14 ratings)
Configurability
6.5
(3 ratings)
4.5
(7 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
3.2
(4 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.1
(2 ratings)
6.8
(420 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(3 ratings)
7.6
(7 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
5.4
(5 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(2 ratings)
4.7
(6 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.6
(2 ratings)
3.8
(6 ratings)
User Testimonials
RipplingSAP SuccessFactors HCM
Likelihood to Recommend
Rippling
Considering my past employers used Workday and Kronos, Rippling is miles ahead in terms of a friendly user interface and fast, easy access. For an environment like a fintech, Rippling is definitely the best one considering the need for a fast pace. I think Rippling would be less appropriate for a much older large company like a legacy bank that has built their entire HR systems already off of a different software. Making a transition for a company so large from Workday to Rippling would seem like a bit too much.
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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
Rippling
  • It is really easy to navigate, I barely needed instruction on how to do things in it as it is very intuitive.
  • Ease of workflow mapping, it was easy to have emails auto-generated to our staff regarding their eLearn content or compliance requirements.
  • Onboarding was made much easier with the workflows, auto emails sent at different points in the onboarding process, ensuring everything gets done to prepare the company to accept the new hire and to inform the new hire of what to expect.
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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
Rippling
  • Could clarify what is being asked when creating expense reports.
  • It could make 2FA more intuitive on mobile, such as allowing iPhone users to use Face ID as an alternative if the device is locked.
  • Overall avoid using too much jargon when asking questions.
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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
Rippling
The AI assistant has always been able to direct me to the correct solution to any question i have about Rippling. Payroll is so easy, it takes about 10 minutes to go through the process.
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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
Rippling
The interface is very user-friendly. Everything you do on Rippling is communicated to you via email (for example, when your invoice is approved, when your payment will be received, and any login attempts). There are some things that need work, though, some minor issues with "where some menus are located", but those are minor things that don't spoil the overall experience with the product (but they should be addressed nonetheless).
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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
Rippling
I like that the availability in using Rippling at any given time is useful to me. Getting on the site freely when I need gives me security of knowing that I can be in control of viewing health insurance and hours information. I have yet to get any errors in using the Rippling app.
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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
Rippling
Rippling's performance has been great, no errors or glitches yet so far. I am confident that Going from one page to the next and all its complexity usage does not lag or times out, it works effectively and efficiently. While using Rippling and other apps it does not tend to slow it down, works great. No complaints.
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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
Rippling
When I did have to reach out to Rippling for assistance I was able to get quick help and my problem resolved in a time efficient manner with out any type of hick up. The customer support team is professional, kind and always available. This makes Rippling more welcoming to use on a daily basis.
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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
Rippling
The trainer went slow and and answered our questions.
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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
Rippling
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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
Rippling
It's really easy to implement in comparison to other tools or applications. Different key points are easily configured and implemented as per need, having different configurations in systems. Implementation is something which binds the different parameters of an organization in a single row. Implementation of rippling is much easier, quicker, and error free than any other software. I recommend it strongly!
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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
Rippling
We chose Rippling primarily based on cost and feature set available. As a small organization, budget is a high priority. Rippling gave us enterprise-level features at an affordable cost for an early stage start up. We appreciate that we have the opportunity to expand our feature set within Rippling as our business and workforce grow.
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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
Rippling
No answers on this topic
SAP
Not applicable.
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Scalability
Rippling
I can go on here and see all my hours and pto plus health benefits. I like to have the work handbook handy to refer to legal things. How to work my role within it's limits. Being able to put in my hours and view when they are approved is a huge benefit for me.
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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
Rippling
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
Rippling
  • Our HR team used to spend almost three days doing payroll calculations before Rippling. This platform has cut that time down by 75%! Now they can devote the time they would've spent on payroll to other important tasks.
  • Rippling saves employees time by making time-tracking less of a headache.
  • Rippling has so many so many services that it's essentially a one-stop-shop for centralized HR solutions!
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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

Rippling Screenshots

Screenshot of the Rippling Dashboard: Employees' home for their payroll, benefits, documents, devices, expenses, and apps.Screenshot of Rippling Payroll: Runs payroll in 90 seconds. Pays employees and contractors around the world. Automatic tax filing.Screenshot of Rippling Benefits Administration: For the management of employees' Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, FSA, HSA, and commuter benefits.Screenshot of Rippling Single Sign-On: Employees can access all of their SaaS apps in one click from their Rippling dashboard.Screenshot of Rippling’s Time & Attendance platform. This integrates with the rest of the product suite so that when employees clock in, their approved hours automatically synced with payroll and accounting systems.Screenshot of Rippling Mobile Device Management: To manage employees' computers and devices 100% remotely.

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