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SAP SuccessFactors HCM

Composite Score

8.5 /10

CX Score

9.0 /10

44 Reviews Write a Review

What is SAP SuccessFactors HCM?

SAP SuccessFactors Human Experience Management Suite (SAP SuccessFactors HXM Suite) offers individualized experiences and strategic solutions that empower employees to reach their potential. Only SuccessFactors gives you the talent solutions, core HR, collaboration tools, and workforce analytics you need to produce, measure, and continuously improve your business results through people, every day.

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SAP SuccessFactors HCM Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

89 Likeliness to Recommend

99 Plan to Renew

79 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+92 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love SAP SuccessFactors HCM?

3% Negative

2% Neutral

95% Positive

Pros

Respectful
Reliable
Enables Productivity
Inspires Innovation

Feature Ratings

Average 78

Job Board Integration

HRIS Integration

Privacy, Security, and Regulatory Compliance

Systems Integration

Analytics and Reporting

Onboarding Document Management

Templated Communications

Candidate Pipeline Management

Skills Testing

Pre-Screening Pre-Qualification

Pre-Boarding

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 78

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support

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SAP SuccessFactors HCM Reviews

Jeykaran B.

Role: Human Resources
Industry: Technology
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

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Submitted Sep 2025

The best HRIS that can serve any business use case

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates SAP SuccessFactors HCM from other similar products?

Its robust framework

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Reliability

What do you dislike most about this product?

Complexity in configurations

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Success Factors is best suited for large or complex organizations

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Shivani T.

Role: Human Resources
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2025

Smarter HR for a Smarter Workforce.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates SAP SuccessFactors HCM from other similar products?

SAP provides straightforward integrations within the software. It has everything that an organization needs to incorportae for their business success. lobal HR coverage and compliance

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The onboarding feature is the most interesting. Helps in creating piplelines. Learning Modules help in creating smart tech for new joiners.

What do you dislike most about this product?

This is a little compex for the new users to understand and gets hands-on without any supervision. Cost is a little high for a small organisation. They have a terrible launch of SF time tracking

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Best to define KPiS for the each and every individual. Include HR, IT, Consulatant in a single platform

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Enables Productivity

Ripudaman K.

Role: Human Resources
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2025

Effective Recruitment with SAP SuccessFactors HCM

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates SAP SuccessFactors HCM from other similar products?

I think its global compliance, scalability, and seamless integration with the SAP ecosystem to be strong differentiator than other platforms

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect is its ability to centralize the entire recruitment process through sourcing candidates to onboarding in a single platform.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I dislike some of its modules are bit complex for recruiters and requires extra training which can slow down adoption,

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Anyone considering SAP SuccessFactors HCM, I’d recommend taking a phased approach to implementation and ensuring proper training for recruiters and hiring managers.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Effective Service

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SAP SuccessFactors HCM Ratings

89 Likeliness to Recommend

99 Plan to Renew

79 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+92 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love SAP SuccessFactors HCM?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Job Board Integration Ability to automatically post positions to external job boards and pull candidate information.

HRIS Integration Integrates with desired HRIS suite.

Privacy, Security, and Regulatory Compliance Ensure compliance with GDPR/EEO/OFCCP, control access with RBAC, and track all activity with audit trails for secure, transparent hiring.

Systems Integration Integration with other systems such as policies, code of conduct etc.

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

Onboarding Document Management Ability to automate employee onboarding through standardized document sharing

Templated Communications Ability to build and save standard employee communications to automate interactions. Communications to referees and candidates are pre-templated.

Candidate Pipeline Management Captures, assesses and tracks prospects throughout the recruitment lifecycle.

Skills Testing Tests the specific skills required of a candidate.

Pre-Screening Pre-Qualification Performs resume parsing by screening prospects manually or automatically for easier evaluation.

Pre-Boarding Provides the ability to build your own checklists or use a template for your acquisition workflow.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

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SAP SuccessFactors HCM Reviews

Jeykaran B.

The best HRIS that can serve any business use case

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Shivani T.

Smarter HR for a Smarter Workforce.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Ripudaman K.

Effective Recruitment with SAP SuccessFactors HCM

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Job Board Integration

HRIS Integration

Privacy, Security, and Regulatory Compliance

Systems Integration

Analytics and Reporting

Onboarding Document Management

Templated Communications

Candidate Pipeline Management

Skills Testing

Pre-Screening Pre-Qualification

Pre-Boarding

Vendor Capability Ratings

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support