Sage People vs. SAP SuccessFactors HCM

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Sage People
Score 8.1 out of 10
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An extensible, configurable, and flexible global cloud HR and People solution, Sage People aims to empower HR to lead change. Built on Salesforce, Sage People enables business to flow by being inclusive, agile, and resilient, designing new ways of working, successfully competing for talent, and driving business transformation. It does this through automation, to elevate the work of their HR teams and the workforce, using actionable People insights to experiment and innovate, while…N/A
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
Sage PeopleSAP SuccessFactors HCM
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Sage PeopleSAP SuccessFactors HCM
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
Sage PeopleSAP SuccessFactors HCM
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage People
7.1
3 Ratings
13% below category average
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.1
781 Ratings
0% below category average
Employee demographic data10.03 Ratings8.3691 Ratings
Employment history10.03 Ratings8.1706 Ratings
Job profiles and administration7.03 Ratings7.9677 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.3.32 Ratings8.1640 Ratings
Organizational charting8.03 Ratings8.2714 Ratings
Organization and location management8.03 Ratings8.1643 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)3.12 Ratings7.8404 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage People
9.2
3 Ratings
12% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
7.8
448 Ratings
4% below category average
Support for external payroll vendors9.62 Ratings7.4302 Ratings
Benefit plan administration9.01 Ratings7.6288 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management9.01 Ratings8.0365 Ratings
Pay calculation00 Ratings8.1340 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings7.8302 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings7.9286 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings7.8262 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage People
9.7
3 Ratings
17% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.2
447 Ratings
1% above category average
Approval workflow10.03 Ratings8.5443 Ratings
Balance details9.03 Ratings8.1378 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment10.03 Ratings8.1336 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Sage People
8.2
3 Ratings
0% below category average
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.3
627 Ratings
1% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information8.03 Ratings8.5474 Ratings
Update personal information10.03 Ratings8.8610 Ratings
View company policy documentation10.03 Ratings8.1411 Ratings
Employee recognition5.03 Ratings7.8381 Ratings
View job history8.03 Ratings8.4586 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Sage People
9.8
2 Ratings
26% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
7.1
612 Ratings
6% below category average
Report builder9.82 Ratings7.3585 Ratings
Pre-built reports9.82 Ratings7.0555 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data9.82 Ratings6.8461 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Sage People
9.0
3 Ratings
12% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.1
496 Ratings
2% above category average
New hire portal9.03 Ratings7.8482 Ratings
Manager tracking tools9.03 Ratings7.7451 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Sage People
8.5
3 Ratings
6% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.4
612 Ratings
4% above category average
Corporate goal setting8.03 Ratings8.2548 Ratings
Individual goal setting9.03 Ratings8.3605 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility8.03 Ratings8.0493 Ratings
Performance tracking9.03 Ratings8.1570 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage People
7.8
3 Ratings
1% below category average
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.2
645 Ratings
4% above category average
Performance plans8.03 Ratings8.2620 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.02 Ratings8.0532 Ratings
Review status tracking9.03 Ratings8.1586 Ratings
Review reminders7.03 Ratings7.9581 Ratings
Multiple review frequency8.03 Ratings8.1480 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Sage People
8.0
2 Ratings
2% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.1
443 Ratings
4% above category average
Create succession plans/pools8.22 Ratings8.2409 Ratings
Candidate ranking8.02 Ratings8.1388 Ratings
Candidate search8.02 Ratings8.0396 Ratings
Candidate development7.82 Ratings8.0374 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Sage People
6.7
3 Ratings
15% below category average
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
7.7
520 Ratings
1% below category average
Job Requisition Management8.03 Ratings7.9495 Ratings
Company Website Posting9.03 Ratings7.8473 Ratings
Publish to Social Media7.42 Ratings7.8412 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting7.22 Ratings7.7453 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention2.12 Ratings7.5424 Ratings
Applicant Tracking5.62 Ratings7.8477 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts8.02 Ratings8.0481 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage People
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Ratings
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.4
3 Ratings
4% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings8.43 Ratings
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Paypro Workforce Management
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Score 10.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
Sage PeopleSAP SuccessFactors HCM
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(3 ratings)
8.5
(768 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(52 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.1
(291 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
8.5
(7 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
7.5
(7 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
3.8
(29 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
4.1
(5 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
5.8
(14 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
4.4
(7 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
3.3
(4 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
6.8
(420 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
7.5
(7 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
5.3
(5 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
4.6
(6 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
3.6
(6 ratings)
User Testimonials
Sage PeopleSAP SuccessFactors HCM
Likelihood to Recommend
Sage
Sage People is well suited to small-medium sized organizations that would like a cloud-based HR solution with no need for servers or software to install. I really like the fact that it is based on Salesforce.com so you know that it will be extremely reliable and well supported. It is very flexible and customizable and can work in complex HR arrangements. For example, we have employees in nearly 60 countries and multiple HR jurisdictions and we are able to make it work for us. However, if you are moving from a traditional or customized HR system there may be a steep learning curve and you should be prepared to spend a lot of time setting up and customizing to your needs, in addition to training.
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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
Sage
  • Sage is highly flexible and configurable, allowing us to manage the variety of geographies and functional units in one platform.
  • Sage is highly customer focused, with great CSM support.
  • Sage People will be able to integrate with other Sage pillars such as Accounting and Payroll.
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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
Sage
  • Training manuals are not much useful. You always need a helping hand to move forward.
  • When you have to look up employees, we have to provide their job title which I feel is not an efficient way.
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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
Sage
No answers on this topic
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
Sage
No answers on this topic
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
Sage
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
Sage
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
Sage
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
Sage
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
Sage
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
Sage
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
Sage
We moved to Sage People from a 20+-year-old internally developed HR software. We also evaluated other HR software such as Kronos, SAP, and BambooHR. Ultimately, we chose Sage because of the extensive support they provided to us and the ability to customize to fit our organization's needs. We loved the fact that they were completely cloud-based and built on a reputable platform (Salesforce).
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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
Sage
No answers on this topic
SAP
Not applicable.
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Scalability
Sage
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
Sage
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
Sage
  • Has significantly improved our team resources by having one system and set of processes, rather than managing duplicate entry in multiple systems
  • Has allowed us to finally have a process for ensuring we can approve, manage, track and report employee PTO liability in one system
  • Improved HR Data reporting and Data Analytics for both HR and for managers, so that we can make better people and business decisions
  • Better manager and employee experiences by eliminating paper based request forms and automating workflows
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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

Sage People Screenshots

Screenshot of Reports on the matters that mean the most to the organization. Offers insights about a global workforce to suppot informed, data-driven business decisions with data that is always up to date.Screenshot of An employee self-service portal gives the workforce access to common HR tasks, such as managing personal and pay details, viewing company communications, and managing their time off.Screenshot of Sage People is used to manage time off, and track and manage planned and unplanned absences by team or by an individual.Screenshot of Locates future leaders, close skills gaps, and develops talent with a system for employees and managers to engage in conversations anytime, anywhere, with real-time feedback, instant recognition, flexible goal setting, and formal, flexible performance reviews.Screenshot of The Sage People mobile app is used to manage HR processes on-the-go.Screenshot of Sage People Payroll is a unified HR and Payroll system for UK and US teams, to provide an accurate, synced view of people costs.​

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