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 valuable features of SAP HCM include managing employee data from hiring to retirement."
"The technical support is quite good."
"The platform is simple to use and has a user-friendly dashboard and integration features."
"We've found that the solution has the capability to scale."
"The most valuable feature is Organizational Management (OM)."
"The stability of the solution is good."
"Payroll processing is my favorite HCM feature, and I like all the SuccessFactors talent modules also. SAP is making good progress on enhancements to the features in the SF modules."
"The most valuable feature, in my view, is the level of exceptions or error messages that come back when something goes wrong."
"The reporting feature is quite easy for a layman to use, and the look and feel of the application is good. Its security is robust. You will never find a use case that cannot be covered."
"I found the analysis features to be very useful for our company. I also found the modules installed to be aligned with our company's KPIs. These were the two features that stood out."
"The solution is stable."
"It is fairly easy to set up"
"I like that it's easy to use and flexible."
"The product is useful for storing employee records."
"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."
"Workday is highly intuitive from a customer experience perspective. It was effortless for us to understand what to do even though we didn't have any related training. It was easy to use without guidance."
"SAP HCM's long and tedious transactions can be improved."
"The extensibility of the integration could be improved."
"It is a bit tedious and manual to work with."
"It would be nice if the solution migrated to S/4HANA."
"System usability is a challenge."
"The talent modules are lacking in HCM, so I would recommend switching to SuccessFactors for talent management, but HCM excels at time management and payroll."
"This solution needs to be more configurable and user-friendly."
"We find some challenges in the integration between SAP HCM and SAP SuccessFactors."
"The user interface could be modernized somehow."
"The solution has to work a lot on financial integrations, material management and CRM modules."
"The expenses and reimbursements module could be improved. Creating expense reports is time consuming and inefficient compared to other expense solutions."
"There could be a web-based application for making payments to the employees."
"The solution needs to be updated with generative UI."
"The security console should be made less complex."
"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."
"They don't have worker payroll in the product. We have to solve our payroll. I hope one day they will be able to have their own localized standard payrolls for all countries."
SAP HCM is ranked 3rd in Cloud HCM with 48 reviews while Workday is ranked 2nd in Cloud HCM with 51 reviews. SAP HCM is rated 7.6, while Workday is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of SAP HCM writes "Allows you to generate reports, easy integration and offers out-of-the-box support". 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