SAP SuccessFactors vs. SmartRecruiters

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
SmartRecruiters
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
SmartRecruiters’ Talent Acquisition Suite is a cloud-based recruitment marketing and collaborative hiring platform. It features an open marketplace for third party recruitment services. SmartRecruiters also offers talent sourcing and screening as add-on features.
$0
per month
Pricing
SAP SuccessFactorsSmartRecruiters
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Corporate
Varies, per FTE
Billed annually
Global
Varies, per FTE
Billed annually
SmartStart
Free
up to 10 active job postings
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
SAP SuccessFactorsSmartRecruiters
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$1,000
Additional DetailsThe software subscription is determined by the number of full time employees in your company. A one time cost to set up software, including customizations, integrations, data migration and training.
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Community Pulse
SAP SuccessFactorsSmartRecruiters
Considered Both Products
SAP SuccessFactors
Chose SAP SuccessFactors
I do not have too much experience with other tools. I have used SmartRecruiters previously, which was a bit easier to use, but was not able to pull the same reports.
SmartRecruiters
Chose SmartRecruiters
Price, configurability, automation capability. At the top with Teamtailor and Workable IMO.
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
SAP SuccessFactorsSmartRecruiters
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
SmartRecruiters
-
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.)7.2213 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
SmartRecruiters
-
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
SmartRecruiters
-
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
8.0
344 Ratings
1% below category average
SmartRecruiters
-
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
SmartRecruiters
-
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
SmartRecruiters
-
Ratings
Report builder6.6325 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
SmartRecruiters
-
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
SmartRecruiters
-
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
SmartRecruiters
-
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
SmartRecruiters
-
Ratings
Create succession plans/pools7.9228 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate ranking7.7209 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate search7.6218 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate development7.8198 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
SmartRecruiters
8.3
127 Ratings
4% above category average
Job Requisition Management7.6274 Ratings9.2109 Ratings
Company Website Posting7.8260 Ratings9.7114 Ratings
Publish to Social Media7.3219 Ratings7.6112 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting7.6248 Ratings8.1116 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.3223 Ratings7.8114 Ratings
Applicant Tracking7.4261 Ratings9.3126 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts7.6264 Ratings9.3119 Ratings
Customized Application Form00 Ratings8.6104 Ratings
Resume Management00 Ratings7.8119 Ratings
Candidate Search00 Ratings8.4122 Ratings
Collaboration00 Ratings8.2117 Ratings
Task Creation and Delegation00 Ratings9.197 Ratings
Email Templates00 Ratings8.5114 Ratings
User Permissions00 Ratings8.8109 Ratings
Reporting00 Ratings4.6105 Ratings
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User Ratings
SAP SuccessFactorsSmartRecruiters
Likelihood to Recommend
8.2
(478 ratings)
7.8
(129 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.4
(34 ratings)
6.0
(15 ratings)
Usability
8.4
(16 ratings)
9.1
(12 ratings)
Availability
8.8
(5 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
7.9
(5 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(25 ratings)
9.0
(10 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
8.7
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.0
(11 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Configurability
7.8
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
5.9
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
7.4
(390 ratings)
7.1
(12 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.2
(5 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Professional Services
8.3
(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 SuccessFactorsSmartRecruiters
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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SmartRecruiters
SmartRecruiters has allowed us to enable our hiring managers to self-service their requirements for recruitment, simplifying our internal processes. We have visibility of recruitment requirements and significantly improved our approvals process using the software. We have been able to configure our hiring processes relevant to different areas of the business. Collaboration for our hiring teams (managers and business partners) is simple and effective. Candidate experience is enhanced and engaging. The platform has brought many benefits to our Resourcing business partners and hiring managers. We have visibility and insightful data which has integrity, allowing us to make informed business decisions. Our offer process has seen significant improvements and provides an engaging candidate experience, previously this was a labour-intensive process that is now streamlined and automated. The recently launched Community for collaboration amongst customers is very helpful and insigtful for how other people are using the software and exploring ideas with each other
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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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SmartRecruiters
  • Job Referrals - can easily refer others to a job posting and view the status
  • Job Postings - can easily search for job openings and read job description and criteria
  • Application online - Can easily apply for the job directly and see who the hiring manager and hiring recruiter is
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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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SmartRecruiters
  • Settings page can be difficult to navigate & find what you're looking for
  • Job approval chains would be better with additional qualifying fields so that we can segregate different areas of the business better
  • The ability to edit an existing offer template in-system would improve the experience, rather than having to edit offline and upload a whole new version.
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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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SmartRecruiters
I thoroughly enjoy using SmartRecruiters and have shared this feedback with those responsible, however I am not a decision maker in the process. I understand that at the moment there are lots of factors affecting the economy and business outcomes, so I cannot comment with certainty on the renewal of SmartRecruiters at this time, not involved in the confirmation of renewal.
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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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SmartRecruiters
I would give this rating as overall it a great combo of all your problems. With just one click you can get away with all your problems such as recruitment, candidate update, Interview scheduling, updating candidates, reports of a job perspective, and recruiters perspective. Usability is worth of SmartRecruiters. The dashboard is also very attractive and once you open you will love working on this platform again and again. I would say it is the best platform to use once for smooth work in your organization.
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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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SmartRecruiters
Rarely is there an issue and if the product is down, it typically is restored quickly.
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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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SmartRecruiters
I have no complaints about performance. The system works virtually flawless.
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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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SmartRecruiters
Response is normally very fast. There are times, however, when the response is not useful. It is difficult to work with the reporting and the offer letter templates, and the front line support agents usually are not very knowledgeable. Second, if there are any issues with integrations, the regular support agents will not be able to help you. You'll have to create that ticket and ask them to escalate it to an integration specialist.
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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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SmartRecruiters
Quick and easy to learn.
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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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SmartRecruiters
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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SmartRecruiters
It really was a painless and easy process to switch to SmartRecruiters.
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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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SmartRecruiters
I've really enjoyed using SmartRecruiters, but these other ATSs that we've checked out offer better reporting features and price points. Over time, we may be transitioning off of SmartRecruiters to one of these ATSs because the price is a set price where SmartRecruiters has employee-based pricing model. Also, these other software products offer better reporting features that would eliminate some of our manual tracking process that we're currently doing.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
SAP
I dont be part in te contract
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SmartRecruiters
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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SmartRecruiters
No explanation really, just a great product.
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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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SmartRecruiters
No answers on this topic
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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SmartRecruiters
  • In terms of ROI, SR helped our business greatly in returning precious time to my productivity in business management, as well as my team's, so that we could get back to the main work we were hired for. The SR process did most of the heavy lifting.
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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.

SmartRecruiters Screenshots

Screenshot of A candidate experience to  reach, engage, and connect with talent wherever they are.Screenshot of Engaged hiring managers empowered by collaboration tools and applicant tracking to drive better hiring decisions.Screenshot of Digital offer management, onboarding, and reporting deliver a seamless journey for new hires and recruiters.Screenshot of SmartRecruiters eases the burden of juggling multiple open roles and hiring large volumes.Screenshot of Frees up hiring teams to focus on making great hires and delivering a better candidate experience by automating routine tasks.Screenshot of Find and discover qualified talent while getting the most from the advertising budget.