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Microsoft Viva Insights vs SAP HCM comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Viva Insights
Ranking in Talent Management
28th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SAP HCM
Ranking in Talent Management
5th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
59
Ranking in other categories
Benefits Administration (2nd), Cloud HCM (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Talent Management category, the mindshare of Microsoft Viva Insights is 0.9%, down from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP HCM is 2.7%, down from 6.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Talent Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SAP HCM2.7%
Microsoft Viva Insights0.9%
Other96.4%
Talent Management
 

Featured Reviews

AB
Lead Software Engineer at Glastechnische Industrie Peter LISEC GmbH
Provides notifications on missed emails and meetings
Microsoft Viva Insights provides notifications on missed emails and meetings.  Microsoft Viva Insights is integrated with Outlook and SharePoint. It helps me to reply and attend all scheduled meetings.  I get very few notifications of Microsoft Viva Insights on my mobile.  I have been using the…
SS
Assistant Manager at Kashiv Biosciences
Centralized global HR data has improved expense control and supports secure employee management
The features of SAP HCM are valued by me as it had a clear idea about what was expected from the user point. The person or the application has a lot of features and it had actually all the information needed from our part. That aspect is nice. Apart from that, the T-codes are really helpful to understand which particular option we need when we put the T-code in the search box. The stability and reliability of SAP HCM product are really nice, very helpful, and secured. It has no point of leakage and is mostly reliable, as most companies and organizations prefer SAP over many tools. As for security, it's already secured from the beginning itself, and that is the only reason our organization relies on it. Since it's very useful at a global scale, it is a very useful tool and is very easy to access and handle.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Microsoft Viva Insights is integrated with Outlook and SharePoint. It helps me to reply and attend all scheduled meetings."
"I like the talent, recruitment, and learning features the most."
"The localization packages and, of late, the Rapid Deployment Solutions have proved to be immensely time saving and thus have made SAP implementations monetarily viable for the SME sector."
"Human Capital Management is a powerful tool for organization management that helps define the organizational structure, support the company, and automate administration of employee information, education and learning, insurance, healthcare, and all other facets of human resources."
"The stability of the solution is good."
"The payroll and time management features are useful."
"We are talking about a very friendly product, which sets an industry standard."
"All our employee data, like performance and payroll, is managed through SAP HCM."
"The user interface is the solution's most valuable feature, as it makes it easy for us to use."
 

Cons

"I get very few notifications of Microsoft Viva Insights on my mobile."
"The organizational structure visualization could be improved in future releases. The solution has a very poor interface."
"The customer support from SAP is reasonable, yet I would rate it five out of ten."
"Reports need to be added on the time management side."
"The implementation of the solution can be a bit difficult. They should make it easier. If it could be as simple as the SuccessFactors implementation that would be ideal."
"Processing large volumes of data during processes such as payroll is time consuming, which could be an area to work on."
"What can be improved in SAP HCM depends on the industry it serves. The system's navigation could be simplified for users. The flow and integration between parts, like core HR, payroll, and recruiting, must be communicated properly. Users should focus on how doing things correctly from the start will improve things in the long run rather than feeling overwhelmed by tasks."
"There's still room for improvement. We need end-to-end systems. Only the HR team uses HCM, but employees don't have access to their data. With Employee Central, employees can see their ratings, increment cycles, and other details, making things more transparent."
"It takes a long time to apply an update patch to the system."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The pricing depends upon the specific model and number of user accounts included in a bundle."
"Licensing is pretty complex. SAP does not have a straight forward way of licensing, and it differs from client to client."
"Licensing fees are paid yearly."
"The cost depends on the size of the organization. Compared to others, I'd say Oracle is number one, followed by Workday and SAP HCM."
"The cost of SAP HCM is high, the license should be reduced. SAP HCM has a lot of hidden costs."
"The pricing is around the middle, at a five out of ten. But it depends on the number of licenses. More licenses mean lower per-user costs. You need to understand how to play the volume game and the growth."
"The solution is cheap."
"The pricing is not reasonable at all."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Healthcare Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
16%
Construction Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Outsourcing Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business19
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise41
 

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What do you like most about SAP HCM?
SAP HCM is the one of the best ERP for an organization with a small to large scale business. It has the most efficient payroll functionality. Regards : SAP HR classes in pune
What do you like most about SAP HCM?
HCM is a very important module that each organization should want to use. It will help any organization to calculate and control the cost of their human resources.
What is better, SAP HCM or SAP SuccessFactors?
When it comes to user experience, SuccessFactors is unquestionably superior, as it provides end users with a new experience and an advanced user interface. Additionally, the entire concept of SF is...
 

Also Known As

Volometrix, Microsoft Workplace Analytics
SAP Human Capital Management
 

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