We performed a comparison between SAP HCM and Workday based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Workday comes out on top in this comparison. Users say it offers robust security features, is very easy to use, and has excellent compliance features. The tool enables companies to save time and help with financials, payroll, and even recruiting. Many users feel SAP HCM can be a bit bulky and slow, and there can also be a steep learning curve to getting the solution up to speed.
"The platform is simple to use and has a user-friendly dashboard and integration features."
"The most valuable feature, in my view, is the level of exceptions or error messages that come back when something goes wrong."
"It has the best data management features."
"The tool's most valuable features for our HR operations include easy reporting capabilities, which allow us to generate reports for management meetings and auditing purposes. Additionally, it supports appointment preparation and processing benefits."
"Technical support is excellent."
"The master data where most of the reports were run from was the most valuable. We were quite satisfied with this module."
"I like the talent, recruitment, and learning features the most."
"The payroll and time management features are useful."
"The solution is stable."
"We use the platform for tasks, including applying for leaves, communication, and adhering to our organization's policies through efficient goal setting and reviews."
"The solution was very good at reconfiguration and customization of their software. It helped us to meet federal regulations."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of reporting."
"We use this solution to manage financials, payroll and recruiting."
"It saves a lot of time for onboarding processes."
"It's actually a cloud-native solution and based on the community for development. It is a very good open architecture and able to interconnect with other systems. And it is very stable and very fast in terms of response."
"In terms of customization, while it may not be fully customizable, you can configure the features based on the foundation that Workday offers. This allows you to take the basic features and tailor them to the specific needs of your company or business. It provides a lot of configuration flexibility."
"There are already success factors for the cloud solution which cannot be integrated into S/4 HANA."
"SAP HCM's long and tedious transactions can be improved."
"SAP HCM needs to improve its UI."
"The product's license is very expensive."
"Its reporting feature could have customization options."
"It was difficult to deploy. There were challenges regarding configurations and implementation. So, we had a lot of issues."
"The setup comes with a set of challenges as well."
"The solution is rather expensive."
"This solution could be improved by providing user-level access to customization capabilities. Users currently rely on more technical teams to customize reports, for example."
"Setting up reports can be a bit tricky."
"There were a lot of issues. There were consistency or accuracy issues with the data we had, and every time we had to pull reports in Workday, it was difficult."
"Analytical tools have needed improvement. Workday has just released Prism Analytics, to replace the current analytical tools, so it’s in the early stages."
"I would be happy if it was faster. Currently, when I try to navigate within the solution itself, it is a bit slow in terms of the page load time. When I click on something, it usually takes time to load. When you click on different icons or areas on the website, it is slow. Even when you navigate between different models, it is a bit slow. I would like to see a bit faster performance and a better user experience."
"We would like to see improvement in the mobile app variant of this solution. The time sheet entry and approval, and the geo-tagging features all need to have their functionality updated, in order to be comparable with other products on the market."
"In terms of reporting, we have to rely on a consultant to do the report customization. The most important thing is to be able to do your own reporting, which it can't do. We rely so much on our consultant to customize reports for us."
"Reporting systems should be improved. If you want to report it on paper, if you want something more BI oriented, more high level predictive or more data-driven, it should be improved."
SAP HCM is ranked 4th in Benefits Administration with 46 reviews while Workday is ranked 1st in Benefits Administration with 50 reviews. SAP HCM is rated 7.6, while Workday is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of SAP HCM writes "Efficiently handles the entire hire-to-retire cycle management within an organization and the ability to scale is outstanding". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Workday writes "The solution's interface is clean, organized, and easy to use ". SAP HCM is most compared with SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM Cloud, ADP GlobalView Payroll, PeopleSoft and UKG, whereas Workday is most compared with SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM Cloud, PeopleSoft, UKG and Cornerstone Learning. See our SAP HCM vs. Workday report.
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Hi, is HCM the only requirement with the organization, or are other solutions also required? As far as HCM is concerned, SAP is comprehensive and can be tailored as per requirements. Thanks - Ashwin