SAP SuccessFactors vs. ServiceNow Now Platform

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
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
ServiceNow Now Platform
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
The ServiceNow Now Platform is a digital workflow building and extension tool for ServiceNow featuring a number of low-code / no code tools.N/A
Pricing
SAP SuccessFactorsServiceNow Now Platform
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
SAP SuccessFactorsServiceNow Now Platform
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
SAP SuccessFactorsServiceNow Now Platform
Considered Both Products
SAP SuccessFactors
Chose SAP SuccessFactors
U of T is a long-time SAP client, and shifting to a non-SAP product would have been very difficult for our community.
ServiceNow Now Platform

No answer on this topic

Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
SAP SuccessFactorsServiceNow Now Platform
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP SuccessFactors
7.6
422 Ratings
3% below category average
ServiceNow Now Platform
-
Ratings
Employee demographic data8.1369 Ratings00 Ratings
Employment history7.9375 Ratings00 Ratings
Job profiles and administration7.4363 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.4342 Ratings00 Ratings
Organizational charting7.8389 Ratings00 Ratings
Organization and location management7.6343 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.1213 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP SuccessFactors
8.0
223 Ratings
0% below category average
ServiceNow Now Platform
-
Ratings
Pay calculation8.2160 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors7.1137 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.0135 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.2142 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.5139 Ratings00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.1170 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management8.1122 Ratings00 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP SuccessFactors
8.4
224 Ratings
4% above category average
ServiceNow Now Platform
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Ratings
Approval workflow8.5222 Ratings00 Ratings
Balance details8.1181 Ratings00 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment8.5154 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
SAP SuccessFactors
7.9
344 Ratings
3% below category average
ServiceNow Now Platform
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Ratings
View and generate pay and benefit information7.8244 Ratings00 Ratings
Update personal information7.8331 Ratings00 Ratings
View company policy documentation7.9206 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee recognition8.1186 Ratings00 Ratings
View job history8.1316 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP SuccessFactors
8.4
3 Ratings
8% above category average
ServiceNow Now Platform
-
Ratings
Tracking of all physical assets8.43 Ratings00 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
SAP SuccessFactors
6.4
340 Ratings
17% below category average
ServiceNow Now Platform
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Ratings
Report builder6.5325 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-built reports6.3301 Ratings00 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data6.3244 Ratings00 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
SAP SuccessFactors
7.7
273 Ratings
4% below category average
ServiceNow Now Platform
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Ratings
New hire portal7.2262 Ratings00 Ratings
Manager tracking tools7.3239 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
SAP SuccessFactors
8.2
350 Ratings
1% above category average
ServiceNow Now Platform
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Ratings
Corporate goal setting7.8308 Ratings00 Ratings
Individual goal setting8.2346 Ratings00 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility7.9279 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance tracking7.6323 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP SuccessFactors
8.1
371 Ratings
2% above category average
ServiceNow Now Platform
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Ratings
Performance plans7.8354 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.7299 Ratings00 Ratings
Review status tracking7.9330 Ratings00 Ratings
Review reminders8.0334 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.8264 Ratings00 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
SAP SuccessFactors
7.7
249 Ratings
2% below category average
ServiceNow Now Platform
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Ratings
Create succession plans/pools7.9228 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate ranking7.7209 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate search7.6218 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate development7.7198 Ratings00 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
SAP SuccessFactors
4.0
294 Ratings
64% below category average
ServiceNow Now Platform
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Ratings
Job Requisition Management7.6274 Ratings00 Ratings
Company Website Posting7.8260 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to Social Media7.3219 Ratings00 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting7.6248 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.3223 Ratings00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking7.4261 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts7.6264 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
SAP SuccessFactorsServiceNow Now Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
8.2
(478 ratings)
9.2
(24 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.4
(34 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
8.4
(16 ratings)
8.7
(17 ratings)
Availability
8.8
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
7.9
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(25 ratings)
8.6
(19 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
8.7
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.0
(11 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
7.8
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
5.8
(2 ratings)
8.4
(7 ratings)
Ease of integration
7.4
(390 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.2
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Professional Services
8.3
(3 ratings)
8.2
(3 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
8.3
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.2
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
SAP SuccessFactorsServiceNow Now Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
SAP
SAP Success Factors has a robust framework which makes it an absolute platform for scaling and scaled companies, including the ones of larger sizes. Success Factors is contributing to maintain the data quality and automated workflows. SF had almost automated every single HR process which has removed the manual intervention altogether. It's time consuming to implement so if you're loooking for a quick fix or quick results it may not be for you.
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ServiceNow
Using it in the application support team is worth it as it is capable of carrying a lot of information. But using it for a Service Desk operation might not be of much use as it won't be used up to its full potential and will be costly as compared to other alternatives available in the market.
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Pros
SAP
  • Streamlined access to HR data which can be used for deriving insights using SAP Analytics Cloud
  • End to end and seamless integration with SAP eco system and integration with other Microsoft solutions
  • Great learning experience for employees on SAP SuccessFactors platform
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ServiceNow
  • The best ITSM management just in 1 tool.
  • User friendly for no IT people when they must raise a IT issue.
  • It offer very good workflow during incident or request item.
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Cons
SAP
  • The whole software is not user friendly from and admin side.
  • A lot of our problems have stemmed from our implementation partner not having the knowledge and experience we needed.
  • Updates to the system have been made and it’s affected too many entities in our learning module. Settings to previous uploads needed to be changed, the previous settings applied did not work the same, etc. constant updates are needed.
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ServiceNow
  • Providing admins/devs with easier mechanisms for providing businss stakeholders with self-service admin capabilities across the platform
  • Tutorials on how to be the best at reporting in servicenow
  • Guided tour functionaltiy is a bit rigid and could use more workflow capabilities
  • Making it easier to push form variables to the user so there is more context when providing an approval. The out of box approval UI/form is terrible in my opinion.
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Likelihood to Renew
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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ServiceNow
Everybody in the company is happy to use ServiceNow. All people are happy to use a user-friendly web tool in order to open IT incidents. IT people can easily support people with a stable and solid tool.
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Usability
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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ServiceNow
As a regular user of the ServiceNow platform, including the incident management, change management and enterprise application management modules, I find that I am able to competently use the platform with minimal training and assistance. User guides are available from the vendor if required. The customisable front-end that we use in the organisation as an ordering tool for internal IT services is very easy to use, and makes searching for the required IT service simple for business users.
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Reliability and Availability
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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ServiceNow
No answers on this topic
Performance
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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ServiceNow
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Support Rating
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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ServiceNow
We have many levels of interaction with ServiceNow. The first line of support sometimes is not equipped to resolve more complex issues, but the escalation process is clearly defined and followed with limited friction. Our account team is very responsive and willing to brainstorm ideas to improve and increase usage. We also have direct interaction with product teams to see previews of new features and at times to provide input to influence implementation details.
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In-Person Training
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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ServiceNow
No answers on this topic
Online Training
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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ServiceNow
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
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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ServiceNow
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Alternatives Considered
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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ServiceNow
ServiceNow is by far a better tool over Remedy. Its ability to integrate so seamlessly to so many tools allows for plenty of opportunity to streamline and improve processes. Servicenow has intuitive flows that allow you to quickly pivot if process change. Its adaptiveness is what makes it far better solution over Remedy
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
SAP
I dont be part in te contract
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ServiceNow
1. It is not great when they can't seperate apps/products from a particular sku, forcing you to make a business case for a larger portion of functionlity than your current business case seeks to address. 2. ServiceNow reps are able to work with you when economies of scale are projected out. They are willing to start at a desired tier and provide pricing at applicable upgraded tiers
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Scalability
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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ServiceNow
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Professional Services
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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ServiceNow
Very easy to use. Capture more data from the Incident and problem management. Easier to escalate and following the change management process to resole the issues.
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Return on Investment
SAP
  • As my project was using SAP ECC system for ERP, SuccessFactors was well integrated with the overall project as a whole due to its compatibility being a SAP product.
  • As I have have highlighted multiple time, using SAP Analytics Cloud, we built multiple reports with help of the analytics team that presented detailed visualizations of the available HCM data
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ServiceNow
  • Ensuring good service support internally and externally has triggered opportunities to sustain good links with everyone and opened the door to more sales and successful business and ServiceNow has been key in all this, so the investment came back to us faster than expected.
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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.