SAP Core HR and Payroll vs. Workable

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
SAP Core HR and Payroll
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
N/AN/A
Workable
Score 7.6 out of 10
N/A
Workable is a recruiting software with HR integrations and AI-powered candidate sourcing. It has SEO-optimized job descriptions and one-click advertising across popular job boards. Workable also features communication tracking, real-time syncing, reporting, and mobile accessibility for collaboration.
$360
per month
Pricing
SAP Core HR and PayrollWorkable
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Standard
$360
per month (starting with 1-20 employees)
Premier
$599
per month (billed annually) (starting with 1-20 employees)
Premier
$8148
per year (starting with 1-20 employees)
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
SAP Core HR and PayrollWorkable
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details20% discount for annual pricing on Standard plan. Buyers can also select add-ons for an additional fee.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
SAP Core HR and PayrollWorkable
Features
SAP Core HR and PayrollWorkable
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP Core HR and Payroll
7.1
5 Ratings
13% below category average
Workable
-
Ratings
Employee demographic data8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Employment history8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Job profiles and administration6.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.5.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Organizational charting8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Organization and location management9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP Core HR and Payroll
7.3
5 Ratings
11% below category average
Workable
-
Ratings
Pay calculation8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management6.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP Core HR and Payroll
4.7
3 Ratings
54% below category average
Workable
-
Ratings
Approval workflow5.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Balance details5.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment4.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
SAP Core HR and Payroll
5.8
5 Ratings
34% below category average
Workable
-
Ratings
View and generate pay and benefit information6.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Update personal information7.05 Ratings00 Ratings
View company policy documentation6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee recognition5.04 Ratings00 Ratings
View job history5.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP Core HR and Payroll
3.0
1 Ratings
91% below category average
Workable
-
Ratings
Tracking of all physical assets3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
SAP Core HR and Payroll
5.0
4 Ratings
40% below category average
Workable
-
Ratings
Report builder5.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-built reports4.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
SAP Core HR and Payroll
9.0
3 Ratings
12% above category average
Workable
-
Ratings
New hire portal9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Manager tracking tools9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
SAP Core HR and Payroll
7.8
3 Ratings
3% below category average
Workable
-
Ratings
Corporate goal setting8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Individual goal setting8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance tracking8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP Core HR and Payroll
8.0
3 Ratings
1% above category average
Workable
-
Ratings
Performance plans8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Review status tracking8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Review reminders8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
SAP Core HR and Payroll
7.0
3 Ratings
11% below category average
Workable
-
Ratings
Create succession plans/pools6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate ranking8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate search7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate development7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
SAP Core HR and Payroll
6.7
3 Ratings
13% below category average
Workable
8.3
36 Ratings
8% above category average
Job Requisition Management8.03 Ratings8.030 Ratings
Company Website Posting7.02 Ratings9.032 Ratings
Publish to Social Media7.02 Ratings10.029 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting6.02 Ratings9.034 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention4.02 Ratings7.031 Ratings
Applicant Tracking7.03 Ratings9.034 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts8.03 Ratings8.033 Ratings
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SAP Core HR and PayrollWorkable
Small Businesses
Dayforce Powerpay
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Score 9.4 out of 10
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Score 9.4 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.2 out of 10
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.2 out of 10
Enterprises
PeopleStrong
PeopleStrong
Score 9.9 out of 10
PeopleStrong
PeopleStrong
Score 9.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
SAP Core HR and PayrollWorkable
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(5 ratings)
8.1
(37 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(1 ratings)
7.3
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
SAP Core HR and PayrollWorkable
Likelihood to Recommend
SAP
SAP HR can be well suited for global companies with operations in multiple countries. The Payroll module needs to be limited to one instance per country, otherwise trying to maintain multiple countries on the same instance is too complicated. I would not recommend using SAP HR and Payroll for smaller companies because the total cost of ownership and the lack of flexibility will make it unfeasible. There are many cloud-based options now a days available that would fit better for this type of scenario.
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Workable
Workable is great at creating job posts and posting them to multiple job boards with a single click and also running paid campaigns on social media platforms to reach passive candidates as well. Workable has a friendly UI and has a very gentle learning curve. It is more appropriate for larger organizations where you need to hire thousands of people a year and need to always have a pipeline of great talent.
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Pros
SAP
  • Employee lifecycle JLM process.
  • Globally employee engagement.
  • Employee Learning and development process.
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Workable
  • The platform allows us to implement a scorecard service through which it is possible to keep track of the quality of nutrition that each prospective employee could bring to the company, so that the decision to hire any of them is as profitable as possible.
  • Communication with candidates is very easy to track, so that it is possible to make sure that the results proposed by each employee in the recruitment area are totally adequate. This is useful to filter possible failures that may occur on the part of the recruitment team.
  • The platform works with recruitment funnels, whose structure allows us to purify the information of real utility for the company by the employees, and where we can even add databases with the information of all prospective employees that are kept in the recruitment process.
  • Using Workable in conjunction with the information provided by their online technical assistants results in a huge improvement in our labor operation, as they know the best strategies to leverage our hiring management. Workable's technical support is active most of the day.
  • Using Workable was no problem for our employees in the human talent development area, mostly because they, despite not having any experience with Workable, were able to adapt to the platform with incredible speed, thanks to the ease of use of Workable and the number of tools it has right out of the box.
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Cons
SAP
  • The design looks outdated
  • Could add more functions like PTO tracking
  • The help sections aren’t very helpful
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Workable
  • The ability to schedule interviews via Workable was great, but it was unable to pull other items from your calendar, so it was easy to end up double booked for appointments if you weren't careful.
  • The reporting leaves a bit to be desired, there is not a lot of customization for what I really needed reports on.
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Likelihood to Renew
SAP
I live to mention this rating due the SAP core HR very user frndly and providing and multi HR module under single umbrella. there are multi reasons for this rating we have
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Workable
It's become a part of the fabric of our hiring process and we are growing like crazy! Once we have a working platform in place the cost of the change management typically far out weighs the benefits derived from the change! It's especially hard to change a process with employees who are not key stake holders, they are alway hesitant to invest time in a new product they are only going to use once in a while. With that said if something else came along with benefits far and above workable that we would gain a clear lift in productivity and capabilities we would make the change, we've done it with other parts of our tech stack
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Usability
SAP
The application is highly available, easy to use, and very user-friendly.
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Workable
One thing, it just works as advertised. AI integration makes the work more easier, and we will be able to process the applications more faster with the help of AI.
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Support Rating
SAP
Even we have excellent team for SAP system who aways working good, whenever we needed for Support for SAP we got quick support for SAP as well
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Workable
I have never had to rely on Workable's support team so I cannot attest to this. I have never had to rely on Workable's support team so I cannot attest to this. I have never had to rely on Workable's support team so I cannot attest to this.I have never had to rely on Workable's support team so I cannot attest to this. I have never had to rely on Workable's support team so I cannot attest to this.
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Alternatives Considered
SAP
SAP is very intuitive to use and allows us to achieve our goals.
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Workable
Workable was an excellent tool for our start-up. It was cost effective but very user-friendly. It wasn't a difficult sell to ensure our hiring managers would utilize the tool, and I particularly liked the inbox feature to stay organized. I rated Workable very highly, though as our company grew exponentially, we did go in a different direction.
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Return on Investment
SAP
  • SAP HR is suited for large companies with a sufficient budget. Small budgets will not be able to cover the expensive licensing, technical personnel and consultants required of an SAP installation.
  • In regards to the total cost of ownership, my ROI experience has been that by replacing SAP HR modules with cloud solutions we have been able to reduce the cost up to 60% while modernizing our systems and improving the employee experience.
  • I would encourage decision makers to look for cloud-based alternatives with a robust system integration, before believing that supporting every area of HR with a single SAP installation is a good long-term strategy. Having SAP HR as the core integrated to best-in-class cloud-based systems is a very valid and effective system strategy.
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Workable
  • Workable has a had positive ROI on our workflow management, as the basic pay-as-you-go feature for a single role is incredibly affordable ($50/month) for a 2-3 month mid-to-senior level candidate search.
  • The ease of use has helped us move candidates faster as well - our average time to close a role decreased by 22% after our first 6 months of using Workable.
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ScreenShots

Workable Screenshots

Screenshot of Workable's DashboardScreenshot of Workable's Candidate ProfileScreenshot of Workable's People DirectoryScreenshot of Workable Assistant