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We performed a comparison between SAP SuccessFactors Learning and Workday based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"The platform's most valuable feature is personalized learning recommendations.""Some valuable features include assigning various courses to employees based on their groups and roles, as well as providing specialized training for new hires.""The analytics and reporting features are very helpful.""One valuable aspect of SAP SuccessFactors Learning is its stability and established customer base, particularly evident in modules like Employee Central.""SAP SuccessFactors Learning is highly scalable.""SAP SuccessFactors Learning's most valuable features are accessibility and updated UX. The solution can be accessed from outside of the office network and the user's experience is good.""The best feature of SAP SuccessFactors Learning for me is the assignment profile. It's a rather specific feature, but this is what comes to mind.""It is a very stable tool. It is the most stable security application."

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"The solution is extremely stable.""It's a fully consolidated system. All the transactions and configuration are co-located in one fully in-memory system, so there is no need to go to different data sources (multiple DBs) to pull data; it’s all in one place.""It was more efficient for the agents for their performance reviews, but when it came to HR and the recruitment team, it sometimes worked, and sometimes, it didn't work.""I like that it's easy to use and flexible.""It is fairly easy to set up""Workday is a secure product.""Workday is a holistic HR solution.""This product is leaps and bounds above the competition. Part of the reason is that it is built with modern technology. It has no legacy coding in it at all."

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Cons
"The solution should have a more user-friendly dashboard because its current dashboard is not so great.""The flexibility and user-friendliness of the user's front end can be improved.""The product needs to improve its escalation system.""The product must make the integrations more seamless.""One area I would like to improve in SAP SuccessFactors Learning is the overall user experience and product feedback loop.""Licensing is a major challenge in the solution.""What needs improvement in SAP SuccessFactors Learning is the user interface. The user management and the integration of the whole suite could also be improved. The solution also needs to be modernized because at the moment, it's a little bit outdated. It's old-fashioned, and though it has a data import feature, that's just plain outdated. SAP SuccessFactors Learning doesn't have any cutting-edge features.""The product's configuration process needs improvement."

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"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.""The solution has to work a lot on financial integrations, material management and CRM modules.""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.""The price could be lower.""In a future release we could like to have access to asset, supply and treasury management functionalities.""For time management, it does not have a calendar generator. For example, if you want to have a shift calendar for an entire year, you need to push the entire year's calendar into the system instead of being able to generate it using a time management pattern.""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.""The user interface could be modernized somehow."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "A company is required to pay annual licensing fees."
  • "SAP SuccessFactors Learning is an on-premise solution, there is a one-time fee, which will be given by a company during the implementation. Additionally, there are support fees, which are annual."
  • "The price of SAP SuccessFactors Learning could be better, it is expensive. There is an annual subscription. It's overpriced for small enterprises."
  • "The licensing cost for SAP SuccessFactors Learning is rather expensive, but it's not the only SAP tool my company uses in the suite, so it's very hard to compare prices."
  • "The solution is expensive, but it's a good product."
  • "The pricing changes and the license amount is quite costly."
  • "The additional costs in the solution are based on usage and in regard to the functionalities or services leveraged."
  • "I rate the price for SAP SuccessFactors Learning an eight out of ten, with ten being the highest."
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  • "With a bigger budget, I would recommend SAP."
  • "Workday is an expensive solution."
  • "You have the license fee per module, and then you have a kind of annual training fee, which is a kind of add-on. I wouldn't say it is exhaustive; it is minor. Licensing is pretty transparent for most of the part."
  • "The pricing is good from an HR perspective, although management gets upset after spending $500,000 a year, every year."
  • "Its price is pretty high. It is more expensive than what is offered by other competitors in the market."
  • "It has an annual subscription rate, but I'm not sure how it will work."
  • "The pricing for this solution is fairly high. It is not affordable for small and mid-sized companies."
  • "By and large, Workday is expensive. It is based on the headcount. I'd probably rate it a three or four out of five in terms of pricing. It'd be like buying a Mercedes or a high-end car. It's expensive, but there's a specific value that you're getting with additional features and things of that nature. Using that metaphor, Workday probably tends to be more of a luxury. There are others like ADP that can do your payroll, your time off, and other things, but they don't do it as well."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The platform's most valuable feature is personalized learning recommendations.
    Top Answer:SuccessFactors Learning pricing is usually included in the broader SuccessFactors suite. When customers buy Employee Central SuccessFactors, they often get Employee Central Payroll without extra… more »
    Top Answer:The product's configuration process needs improvement.
    Top Answer:Differences between Workday, Oracle Cloud,w and SAP SuccessFactors:w Oracle: "simple interface and deep customization to suit the purpose." SAP: Multiple functionalities that increase process… more »
    Top Answer:We use the platform for tasks, including applying for leaves, communication, and adhering to our organization's policies through efficient goal setting and reviews.
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    Reviews
    18
    Average Words per Review
    460
    Rating
    8.0
    2nd
    out of 68 in Cloud HCM
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    14,375
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    9,054
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    25
    Average Words per Review
    397
    Rating
    8.3
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    Also Known As
    Plateau, SuccessFactors Learning
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    Overview

    SAP SuccessFactors Learning is a comprehensive learning management system that enables organizations to deliver, track, and manage all types of learning programs. It offers a user-friendly interface and a wide range of features to enhance the learning experience. With its robust content management capabilities, organizations can create and deliver engaging and personalized learning content. The system also provides tools for managing instructor-led training, virtual classrooms, and blended learning programs. 

    SAP SuccessFactors Learning offers powerful analytics and reporting to track learner progress and measure the effectiveness of learning programs. With its mobile-friendly design, learners can access training materials anywhere at any time. SAP SuccessFactors Learning is a flexible and scalable solution that helps organizations optimize their learning and development initiatives.

    Workday is a cloud-based software solution that specializes in developing applications for capital and finance management applications. The system is built to work in global workforces and is adaptable. The global system ensures that users are up to date and can manage internal career-related information, and everyday business problems like timesheets, payrolls, and time off.

    “A Pioneer in Software-as-a-Service”

    Workday Human Capital Management tool is designed to simplify and streamline your work. It leverages machine learning to adapt capital management to a changing environment.

    The Workday model is based on delivering a single system that uses a single source of data and a single security model to deliver a unique user experience. The system is user-friendly and ensures that employees and management can use it from any and all devices. Workday HCM integrates into a central system that includes financial management, payroll, recruiting, learning, and planning. Managers and employees can provide feedback to one another, too.

    Workday’s features include:

    • Flexible framework that lets you organize your staff according to different criteria. You can group employees by function, hierarchy, or department.
    • Personalized career guidance: Knowledge management and career guidance that can be easily customized for each staff member and also done at scale.
    • Augmented reporting and analytics: Configure, change, update, and publish reports, scorecards, and dashboards. The system centralizes the transactional and analytical data so you can act on the data from anywhere.
    • Compensation tools: Compensatio, payroll, and time tracking are automated and simplified.
    • Workforce planning allows you to uncover and address talent gaps and get visibility of your staff.
    • Mobile-first ensign approach: Users can access all resources from any device, and they are always in sync.
    • Machine learning capabilities enable personalized enterprise experiences and faster business processes.

    Workday smart platform consists of the following modules:

    • Human resource management
    • Business process management
    • Reporting and analytics
    • Benefits administration
    • Compensation management
    • Talent management
    • Survey framework
    • Employee and management self-service

    Reviews from Real Users

    Many organizations choose Workday because it provides an all-in-one modular solution for human capital and finance management. Our users say they like the ease of use for time-off requests, career and development segments, and overall HR management. The records and reporting capabilities are another popular feature.

    "The solution was very good at reconfiguration and customization of their software. It helped us to meet federal regulations," said one user. Another said that the best feature is the optimization of the work day experience with a unified platform that can be applied across different business units. “You will never find a use case that cannot be covered," said a third.

    Sample Customers
    SHORE Solutions Inc., TranSystems Corporation, Day & Zimmerman, Serco Group, Harlequin Sales Corp, China DataCom Corporation, Sonova AG, Metropolitan Utilities District (M.U.D.)
    AAA, Allied Global, Avago Technologies Limited, Aviva, Cardinal Health, CareFusion, Chiquita Brands International, Equifax, Flextronics, HP, Life Time Fitness, McKee Foods, MGM Resorts International, Sanofi, ServiceSource International, Symantec, TripAdvisor, Yahoo!
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Energy/Utilities Company25%
    Computer Software Company25%
    Manufacturing Company17%
    Construction Company8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Retailer10%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    Computer Software Company9%
    Energy/Utilities Company7%
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm27%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Hospitality Company6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization26%
    Computer Software Company9%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    Manufacturing Company6%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business21%
    Midsize Enterprise21%
    Large Enterprise58%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business24%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise65%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise9%
    Large Enterprise67%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business14%
    Midsize Enterprise33%
    Large Enterprise53%
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    SAP SuccessFactors Learning is ranked 4th in Learning Management Systems (LMS) with 23 reviews while Workday is ranked 2nd in Cloud HCM with 50 reviews. SAP SuccessFactors Learning is rated 7.8, while Workday is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of SAP SuccessFactors Learning writes "An easy-to-deploy and stable solution helpful for multiple HR-related activities". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Workday writes "The solution's interface is clean, organized, and easy to use ". SAP SuccessFactors Learning is most compared with Moodle, Litmos, Cornerstone Learning, Wombat Security Education Platform and INX +LMS, whereas Workday is most compared with SAP SuccessFactors, SAP HCM, Oracle HCM Cloud, PeopleSoft and ADP Workforce Now.

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