SAP SuccessFactors vs. SumTotal Talent Development

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
SumTotal Talent Development
Score 7.7 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
The SumTotal Core Platform (formerly elixHR) is a human resource information system (HRIS) integrable with the SumTotal Talent Expansion Suite of software: SumTotal (LMS), and the SumTotal Work workforce management and payroll system. All SumTotal software is now offered and supported by Skillsoft since the October 2014 acquisition.N/A
Pricing
SAP SuccessFactorsSumTotal Talent Development
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
SAP SuccessFactorsSumTotal Talent Development
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
SAP SuccessFactorsSumTotal Talent Development
Considered Both Products
SAP SuccessFactors
Chose SAP SuccessFactors
As a services provider, we are an exclusive SAP SuccessFactors implementer. Formerly we have either implemented or supported customers who have used the other products. Our organization uses Oracle for our ERP and it is terrible as a user.
Chose SAP SuccessFactors
With SAP SuccessFactors having a full suite capability has made it easy for my organization to select them as our HR System.
SumTotal Talent Development
Chose SumTotal Talent Development
SumTotal Talent Development is a very competitive product. In my opinion SumTotal Talent Development is better than Freshteams, Darwinbox, but not as good as Skillate, SAP SuccessFactors. SAP SuccessFactors is enterprise grade and used only by large organizations and has too …
Chose SumTotal Talent Development
In our case SumTotal platform seemed to be more complete and robust to provide the right features for managing complex ILT plans and blended programs, which was an important thing for us. It was also very easy to deploy mobile and to increase learning options for all users, …
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Features
SAP SuccessFactorsSumTotal Talent Development
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP SuccessFactors
7.6
426 Ratings
3% below category average
SumTotal Talent Development
1.9
1 Ratings
122% below category average
Employee demographic data8.1373 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Employment history7.9379 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Job profiles and administration7.5367 Ratings2.01 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.3347 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Organizational charting7.9392 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Organization and location management7.7347 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.0218 Ratings2.01 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP SuccessFactors
8.0
226 Ratings
0% below category average
SumTotal Talent Development
3.3
1 Ratings
84% below category average
Pay calculation8.2164 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors7.2141 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.0138 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.2146 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.5143 Ratings3.01 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.1173 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management8.1125 Ratings00 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP SuccessFactors
8.4
227 Ratings
4% above category average
SumTotal Talent Development
6.7
3 Ratings
18% below category average
Approval workflow8.5225 Ratings8.52 Ratings
Balance details8.1184 Ratings8.53 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment8.5157 Ratings3.01 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
SAP SuccessFactors
8.0
347 Ratings
1% below category average
SumTotal Talent Development
3.0
1 Ratings
92% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information7.8247 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Update personal information7.9334 Ratings2.01 Ratings
View company policy documentation7.9209 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee recognition8.1189 Ratings00 Ratings
View job history8.1319 Ratings2.01 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP SuccessFactors
8.4
3 Ratings
8% above category average
SumTotal Talent Development
-
Ratings
Tracking of all physical assets8.43 Ratings00 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
SAP SuccessFactors
6.5
344 Ratings
16% below category average
SumTotal Talent Development
7.2
3 Ratings
5% below category average
Report builder6.6329 Ratings7.03 Ratings
Pre-built reports6.4305 Ratings6.52 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data6.4248 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
SAP SuccessFactors
7.8
276 Ratings
3% below category average
SumTotal Talent Development
8.2
2 Ratings
2% above category average
New hire portal7.2265 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Manager tracking tools7.3242 Ratings8.52 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
SAP SuccessFactors
8.2
353 Ratings
1% above category average
SumTotal Talent Development
8.8
1 Ratings
8% above category average
Corporate goal setting7.9311 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Individual goal setting8.2349 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility7.9282 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Performance tracking7.6326 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP SuccessFactors
8.1
374 Ratings
2% above category average
SumTotal Talent Development
8.2
2 Ratings
3% above category average
Performance plans7.8357 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.7302 Ratings7.52 Ratings
Review status tracking7.9333 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Review reminders8.0337 Ratings8.52 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.8267 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
SAP SuccessFactors
7.7
253 Ratings
2% below category average
SumTotal Talent Development
7.0
1 Ratings
12% below category average
Create succession plans/pools7.9232 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Candidate ranking7.7213 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate search7.6222 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Candidate development7.8202 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
SAP SuccessFactors
4.1
299 Ratings
62% below category average
SumTotal Talent Development
7.9
2 Ratings
2% above category average
Job Requisition Management7.7279 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Company Website Posting7.8265 Ratings7.52 Ratings
Publish to Social Media7.4224 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting7.7253 Ratings8.52 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.4228 Ratings6.52 Ratings
Applicant Tracking7.4266 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts7.6269 Ratings8.52 Ratings
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User Ratings
SAP SuccessFactorsSumTotal Talent Development
Likelihood to Recommend
8.2
(481 ratings)
7.5
(9 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.4
(34 ratings)
6.0
(5 ratings)
Usability
8.3
(16 ratings)
2.0
(2 ratings)
Availability
8.8
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
7.9
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(25 ratings)
3.0
(2 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
8.7
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.9
(11 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
7.8
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
6.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
7.4
(393 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.2
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Professional Services
8.4
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
8.3
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.2
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
SAP SuccessFactorsSumTotal Talent Development
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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SumTotal
Very good for learning and development and training of employees. For Applicant tracking, recuirement, onboarding, and enablement, I prefer SAP SuccessFactors or Skillate. I also found that the SumTotal app is not very friendly on android and crashes sometimes and it is not optimized for mobile. Hence I end up never using it.
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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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SumTotal
  • Assign complete learning plans to users so they don't have to spend time searching for courses.
  • Export learner's transcripts so managers can easily see their employee's progress.
  • Embed Social Media feeds that are relevant to their business.
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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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SumTotal
  • Reporting
  • Mass importing of manual checks to be issued in California
  • Ability to fund pay cards immediately
  • Perform gross-up calculations within the payroll system automatically
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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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SumTotal
I have transitioned from a position who supported the product to a position where I use the product. I continue to be impressed with the robustness of the product and how efficient it is. It is a user friendly software that can be used to navigate and accomplish tasks to meet organizational requirements.
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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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SumTotal
I do not find SumTotal to be intuitive. I feel we need to adjust our needs to meet the functionality available in the tool.
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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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SumTotal
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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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SumTotal
No answers on this topic
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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SumTotal
We have our own IT support to assist in SumTotal issues, however, we have had to log in cases directly. Support is mediocre at best.
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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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SumTotal
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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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SumTotal
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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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SumTotal
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Alternatives Considered
SAP
SAP SuccessFactors is a great solution and have all the features and functionality for managing HR operations. The interface is easy to navigate and the UI is so friendly for a beginner. Plus there are best resources available on internet on SAP SuccessFactors to learn. We also received it at an affordable cost.
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SumTotal
When I came to my company, they had been using a "light" LMS called Articulate. It was cheap and bare bones; i.e. not a lot of features, really just a platform to launch eLearning from and not real interface for student to utilize. When I began to overhaul the training department, this was one of the first things I changed. Articulate would only run courses built in their software, and the software was not 508 compliant. In addition, we had no ability to create learning plans, house transcripts, customize the interface, or manage the students. I made the choice to select and LMS that was a true LMS with all of the features that were critical to our clients' needs. Thus far, SumTotal has been able to support all of our needs, except one; mobile learning that is media rich
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
SAP
I dont be part in te contract
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SumTotal
No answers on this topic
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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SumTotal
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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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SumTotal
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Return on Investment
SAP
  • The recruitment process has become streamlined. It now takes days and not weeks to process one round in order to fill open positions
  • By performing better Performance management, successfactor contributes to increased employee productivity
  • Employee retention rates have gone up with less %of employees leaving tbe org
  • Impact of training programs is tremendous.
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SumTotal
  • Clean front-end user interface for easier course catalog management.
  • Reporting has been more difficult than previous LMS.
  • Audience building has more variables making it more difficult to manage.
  • Slower overall client turnaround due to admin side interface.
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ScreenShots

SAP SuccessFactors Screenshots

Screenshot of SAP SuccessFactors Learning supports informal and collaborative learningScreenshot of A modern LMS experience that puts learning opportunities at the center of business operations and goals.Screenshot of Learning dashboard and metrics in SAP SuccessFactors Learning.Screenshot of SAP SuccessFactors Opportunity Marketplace.Screenshot of Information on employee requests, evaluations, and performance in SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central.

SumTotal Talent Development Screenshots

Screenshot of SumTotal Learning Management: Deliver the learning your organization needs including skilling/upskilling/reskilling, career planning & development. All delivered with our engaging learner experience across all modalities (desktop, tablet & mobile) and in the flow of workScreenshot of SumTotal Onboarding: Foster learning before day one with our robust onboarding solution. Build culture, complete necessary paperwork and begin the path to productivity for all your new and returning employees.Screenshot of SumTotal Performance: Performance management that meets the needs of today’s forward-thinking organizations. Align the goals and performance of your entire workforce with those of the broader organization for better business outcomes.Screenshot of SumTotal Succession: Make succession planning an organizational strength. SumTotal allows you to better understand your workforce now and better plan for your future with our intuitive succession planning tools.Screenshot of SumTotal Recruiting: A modern recruiting solution that delivers a powerful candidate experience, recruiter productivity, job matching and internal mobility.Screenshot of SumTotal Compensation: SumTotal makes compensation planning easier and less time consuming. Build a pay for performance culture that meets your organizations goals and objectives while keeping you competitive in the ever-changing marketplace.