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SAP SuccessFactors HCM

Composite Score

8.7 /10

CX Score

9.1 /10

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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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Awards & Recognition

SAP SuccessFactors HCM won the following awards in the Talent Acquisition Suites category

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2025 Data Quadrant Champion

Latest Award, 2025

1 Top Rated Capabilities

0 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2025

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Ratings

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

80 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.

+93 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?

2% Negative

2% Neutral

96% Positive

Pros

Respectful
Reliable
Acts with Integrity
Helps Innovate

Feature Ratings

Average 80

Job Board Integration

HRIS Integration

Analytics and Reporting

Systems Integration

Templated Communications

Skills Testing

Privacy, Security, and Regulatory Compliance

Onboarding Document Management

Candidate Pipeline Management

Requisitions

Pre-Boarding

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 80

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

Ease of Implementation

Quality of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Vendor Support

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Score 7.4

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Score 7.4

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SAP SuccessFactors HCM Reviews

Aunik A.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2025

Interesting and helpful

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates SAP SuccessFactors HCM from other similar products?

1. Strong global phase 2. Flexibility 3. Strength towards talent management 4. Cloud benefits

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Modular and scalable architecture- This modular design supports phased deployments, a consulting best-practice, allowing measurable ROI after each phase.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing but some cost

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Do buy 1. Invest early in change management and user training 2. Make a clear roadmap 3. Customize only where it delivers real business differentiation, not to replicate old legacy workflows. 4. Plan for continuous improvement after go-live

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Alisha M.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2025

Powerful HR Solution with Great Features

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates SAP SuccessFactors HCM from other similar products?

SAP SuccessFactors HCM is uniquely designed for global scalability, combining core HR functions with powerful talent, learning, and performance management. Its intuitive cloud interface, real-time analytics, and employee experience focus help organizations drive engagement, adapt quickly, and align workforce strategy with evolving business needs.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

A standout aspect of SAP SuccessFactors HCM is its seamless integration of talent management with real-time analytics. This empowers HR teams to make data-driven decisions while enhancing employee development and engagement—offering a strategic edge through continuous feedback, learning, and performance tracking.

What do you dislike most about this product?

One drawback of SAP SuccessFactors HCM is its complex user interface, which can be overwhelming for new users. Configuration and customization often require expert support, and system updates may occasionally disrupt workflows if not managed carefully.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you're considering SAP SuccessFactors HCM, ensure your team is ready for a cloud-based, feature-rich system. Invest in proper training and change management to ease adoption. Engage experienced implementation partners to customize effectively. Also, evaluate your long-term HR goals to align features with strategic needs.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Unique Features

Shamsher S.

Role: Human Resources
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: Vendor Selection and Purchasing

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2025

Powerful and User-Friendly Software .

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates SAP SuccessFactors HCM from other similar products?

Global reach, localization, and compliance. Comprehensive talent management + learning + workforce planning.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Its ability to unify global HR, talent, and learning management into one scalable, integrated platform.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The complexity of configuration and implementation.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Define Clear Business Objectives & Success Metrics. Assemble a Strong, Cross‑Functional Project Team.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

SAP SuccessFactors HCM

What is SAP SuccessFactors HCM?

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Awards & Recognition

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Ratings

89 Likeliness to Recommend

99 Plan to Renew

80 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+93 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.

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

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

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

Skills Testing Tests the specific skills required of a candidate.

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.

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

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

Requisitions Create and store unlimited requisitions.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

Also Featured in...

Human Capital Management - Enterprise

Internal Talent Marketplace

Talent Management

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Reviews

Aunik A.

Interesting and helpful

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Alisha M.

Powerful HR Solution with Great Features

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Shamsher S.

Powerful and User-Friendly Software .

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Job Board Integration

HRIS Integration

Analytics and Reporting

Systems Integration

Templated Communications

Skills Testing

Privacy, Security, and Regulatory Compliance

Onboarding Document Management

Candidate Pipeline Management

Requisitions

Pre-Boarding

Vendor Capability Ratings

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

Ease of Implementation

Quality of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Vendor Support