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Question: Which is better for concurrent employment: Oracle Fusion or SuccessFactors?
Answer: Oracle Fusion HCM and SuccessFactors are both enterprise-grade HCM solutions that can be used for concurrent employment. They have different strengths and weaknesses, so what would be better for concurrent employment will depend on your specific needs and requirements. Here is a comparison of the two solutions: Oracle Fusion HCM Pros: Strong integration with other Oracle products Highly customizable Robust reporting and analytics capabilities Cons: Complex to implement and maintain Expensive SuccessFactors Pros: Cloud-based solution Easy to use and configure Cost-effective Cons: Not as customizable as Oracle Fusion HCM Reporting and analytics could be improved If you are looking for a highly customizable solution with robust reporting and analytics capabilities, then Oracle Fusion HCM may be a good option. However, if you are looking for a solution that is easy to use and configure and that is cost-effective, many recommend SuccessFactors.
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"Oracle Fusion is stable.""The initial setup is easy. There are many self-tutorial videos are on the Internet, and then the Oracle documents are self-explanatory.""One good thing, which is a little bit common across all middleware products, is that you can build asynchronous as well as synchronous processes. The SOA part is where it can maintain your state for any state-full integrations. If you have failures, you can replay all that, which is a good part.""Oracle Service Bus is the most valuable feature of the solution.""The most valuable feature is the structure of the product. We use Oracle Fusion Middleware to manage the Oracle database. Registered users can go to each product if sign-on credentials match each user's identical framework.""Data integrity.""The scalability is good.""It is really good in terms of features, and it is stable."

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"The solution is very intuitive. Many of the things we need to do are easily accessible.""What I appreciate most about SAP SuccessFactors is that it has all the modules in one platform. SAP SuccessFactors is the best option in the market for HR use cases. I also find the solution user-friendly.""One of the most wonderful features is the ability to customize the modules and workflows. So far, we've done a fair bit of customization and it is helping us a lot and really adds to the value we already get from SuccessFactors.""In terms of user experience, it is quite good.""This solution has automatic linking and reporting features. Upgrades are hassle-free because you don't need to change everything from scratch, when compared to Meta4.""Flexible with a lot of good features.""They have succeeded in sustaining a powerful system supporting their philosophy.""The interface is user-friendly. It is very simple and intuitive, so it's good."

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Cons
"Its price can be improved. We are currently looking for more cost-efficiency. It should also have a little bit more flexibility for customizations. The customizations should be quicker.""I would rate the stability a nine out of ten because we did have multiple breakdowns and crashes.""All areas of HCM modules could use some improvement.""Technical support should resolve issues more quickly.""An improvement for Oracle's Fusion Middleware could definitely be found in the SOA component. It's a heavyweight container and, if you ask me, if a product is available as a docker image where we can easily port it in to another Kubernetes platform, that would be perfect. But as for the current situation in the market, nobody is really willing to deploy this on premises.""Oracle Fusion Middleware could improve by offering enhanced and customizable business-related features, particularly in supporting individual businesses or custom applications.""The product should improve BPEL features.""The main improvement must be made on the user interface. You need to use another Oracle cross in this product. It must be improved and some features of the connectors must be changed."

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"SAP resources are at the high end and anything you want to change or any customization is expensive.""SuccessFactors feels rigid. It should be more streamlined. Also, the interface design is outdated and needs an upgrade.""SuccessFactors' experience management is not so user-friendly.""I think there is room for improvement in user friendliness. In my experience, users are sometimes confused about how to use the solution.""I would like to be able to configure objects from instances, not from import and export files.""One of the most essential features that needs improvement right now is the reporting functionality. SuccessFactors' reports seem to be lagging a bit behind and we are very interested in customizing the reporting mechanism such that it pushes reports through quickly and automatically.""The solution is quite expensive.""The stability could be a bit better."

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  • "My advice is to buy the basic modules first, gain the most benefit from them, then buy the advanced modules."
  • "We pay annually for the solution."
  • "The licensing costs are reasonable."
  • "The solution is expensive so pricing is rated a six out of ten."
  • "The solution is quite expensive so is only used by larger organizations."
  • "It is expensive. We are looking for a cheaper solution."
  • "The pricing is moderate. It's fine."
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  • "The licensing fees are based on the number of modules that are being used, and the number of users."
  • "I don't want to comment on the license cost, to be honest. It could be about $1,000 approximately per customer. However, it's very flexible in terms of the licensing costs depending on the volume and depending on the deal of installation."
  • "If you go by best practices and do it right from the outset, the setup won't be a costly endeavor. In terms of setup, there is a lot of flexibility compared to three years ago."
  • "It could be cheaper."
  • "We have a yearly license. There are no additional costs."
  • "SAP SuccessFactors requires an annual subscription."
  • "It is not expensive because it is a complete suite with a module-based cost."
  • "For SAP, the product is pricey, both CAPEX and the OPEX. It's something that could be improved."
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    Top Answer:The pricing is moderate. It's fine. It's fine with the market that way. I've seen it with the other products. So, the licensing is standard.
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    Overview

    Oracle Fusion Middleware is the digital business platform for the enterprise and the cloud. It enables enterprises to create and run agile, intelligent business applications while maximizing IT efficiency through full utilization of modern hardware and software architectures.

    SAP SuccessFactors is a valuable human resource management system (HRMS) solution that streamlines numerous HR tasks and activities, such as payroll, talent management, and people processes, to help make the entire HR process run more smoothly and improve the overall employee experience. It is primarily developed to meet the needs of enterprise-class organizations. SAP SuccessFactors can also help users to boost business processes and achieve desired outcomes.

    SAP SuccessFactors is cloud-based and built as a Software as a Service (SaaS) tool. It can integrate seamlessly with any existing ecosystem. This solution can easily be accessed from any web browser, from any location, with any device.

    SAP Success Factors Key Features

    • Improve core HR and payroll process: SAP SuccessFactors can help users improve productivity by simplifying everyday tasks, streamlining processes across the organization, establishing consistent business practices, and improving the bottom line by reducing risk. SuccessFactors core HR tools include time and attendance, payroll management, document management, and additional core HR services to meet regulatory and compliance needs.

    • Staff planning and HR analytics: SuccessFactors can facilitate an improved DE&I (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) environment using intuitive people data measurements. The solution can help create action plans to ensure that hiring goals are met in a timely manner, preventing critical staffing gaps and ensuring that productivity and profitability goals are consistently being achieved.

    • Employee welfare management: SuccessFactors allows users to respond in a timely manner to employee needs and concerns, to better understand employee motivations, to keep employees happy and involved, to specify employee dissatisfiers, and to help improve the overall employee experience. The solution will also facilitate employee performance using an intuitive holistic approach, improve employee benefits, and guide and administer the entire employee career growth. SuccessFactors provides valuable opportunities for employee growth through intuitive individualized learning and career development opportunities. It also rewards and recognizes good performance and provides pathways for successful career growth. The solution will help to attract and retain the best available talent in the marketplace.
    • Succession Planning: The solution can be used to assist with talent sourcing, candidate management, and improving the overall candidate experience to include new hire onboarding, offboarding, and more. SuccessFactors also provides action plans for performance and compensation management, education and career development, talent reviews, leadership planning, and even sales performance management, goal setting, and quotas.

    Reviews from Real Users

    “We are using it for a lot of things: HR, performance management, and learning management. There are a lot of features embedded in SuccessFactors. We recently implemented a learning platform that employs the individual staff to actually manage their own learning. They can do it at their own pace. SuccessFactors allows you to manage your team, have calibration for promotion, and you can generate reports and see how you're doing.” - Alaba O., IT Asset Management Lead at Dangote Industries Limited

    “SuccessFactors Talent Management tools help us in managing the entire employee journey. HR and managers can use the succession and development tool to create career paths and staff development plans. When combined with the learning tool, these development objectives can help employees gain the skills they need to advance their careers within the company.” - Yamen Z., SAP Project Manager at a manufacturing company

    Sample Customers
    Police Department of Izmir City
    City of Cape Town, ADAMA Agricultural Solutions Ltd., TransAlta Corporation, Keolis, PT XL Axiata Tbk, National Football League (NFL), Plan International, Yoh, A Day & Zimmermann Company, China Talent Group (CTG TMO), Umicore S.A., Butterfield Bank, Skril
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    Construction Company33%
    Comms Service Provider11%
    Recruiting/Hr Firm11%
    Government11%
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    Educational Organization49%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    Computer Software Company7%
    Government6%
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    Manufacturing Company26%
    Computer Software Company17%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Comms Service Provider8%
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    Educational Organization45%
    Computer Software Company8%
    Manufacturing Company6%
    Financial Services Firm6%
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    Small Business27%
    Midsize Enterprise9%
    Large Enterprise64%
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    Small Business9%
    Midsize Enterprise54%
    Large Enterprise37%
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    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise63%
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    Midsize Enterprise50%
    Large Enterprise40%
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    Oracle Fusion Middleware is ranked 6th in Application Server with 12 reviews while SAP SuccessFactors is ranked 1st in Cloud HCM with 90 reviews. Oracle Fusion Middleware is rated 8.0, while SAP SuccessFactors is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Oracle Fusion Middleware writes "Maintains top database performance and includes a very good ATB feature". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP SuccessFactors writes "Offers many useful modules and integrations, and helps companies adhere to best practices". Oracle Fusion Middleware is most compared with Oracle WebLogic Server, Tomcat, IBM WebSphere Application Server, IIS and JBoss, whereas SAP SuccessFactors is most compared with SAP HCM, Workday, Oracle HCM Cloud, PeopleSoft and UKG.

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