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Oracle Payroll vs SAP HCM comparison

 

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

Categories and Ranking

Oracle Payroll
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Global Payroll (17th)
SAP HCM
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.1
Number of Reviews
59
Ranking in other categories
Benefits Administration (5th), Talent Management (4th), Cloud HCM (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Human Capital Management solutions, they serve different purposes. Oracle Payroll is designed for Global Payroll and holds a mindshare of 2.3%, up 2.1% compared to last year.
SAP HCM, on the other hand, focuses on Cloud HCM, holds 3.4% mindshare, down 10.1% since last year.
Global Payroll Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle Payroll2.3%
Deel6.0%
ADP GlobalView Payroll5.2%
Other86.5%
Global Payroll
Cloud HCM Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SAP HCM3.4%
Workday HCM9.6%
SAP SuccessFactors8.7%
Other78.3%
Cloud HCM
 

Featured Reviews

BM
Dupty Chief Information Technology Officer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
The self-service helps increase employee loyalty
The reporting could use some improvement. It doesn't shorten the data that it displays to the employee. At the moment you have to scroll through all of the results in order to find what you are looking for. Another improvement that should be implemented in the next release is the appraisal. For the appraisal model, we have to go to another solution because the one included is not supporting us in our needs.
VikasDhumale - PeerSpot reviewer
Dev Ops Engineer at simplelogic
User interface simplifies task management with easy issue identification and quick resolutions
We don't currently need third-party solutions because Red Hat provides security through RH-ACM. This Red Hat product helps us identify vulnerabilities in Pods, YAML files, and other components. When we encounter vulnerability issues, we raise tickets, implement Red Hat's solutions, and close the tickets. OpenShift is predominantly implemented in banking sectors. Banking sectors require Enterprise edition platforms due to RBI guidelines. While small-scale industries might use Kubernetes on AWS platform, major banks such as SBI and Central Bank of India prefer OpenShift for its Enterprise edition status and comprehensive support from Red Hat. IPI setup is straightforward, but air gap environment setup is more challenging as it requires configuring HAProxy, DNS, manual DNS server, creating ignition files, downloading images, and creating separate repositories. Regarding competition, based on my knowledge, OpenShift has limited competitors apart from Red Hat. IBM has acquired Red Hat for OpenShift, and they run OpenShift on their Linux platform, making IBM the primary competitor. This product deserves a rating of 10 out of 10.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"This solution increases the employees' loyalty to the organization since everything regarding their salary, health, insurance, etc. is there, and the employees can also check to see what activity is done on their files."
"SAP HCM is a solution that I recommend."
"The master data where most of the reports were run from was the most valuable, and we were quite satisfied with this module."
"SAP HCM has a good performance."
"Payroll is always the central area the tool focuses on. It needs to ensure things are flowing, employees are paid on time, and there are no issues related to location, pay, or hiring. SAP HCM helps observe all the work, from hiring to paying paychecks every month. It's a system that depends on the data you input. You don't want to work with bad data and expect miracles. If the data isn't clean, it's more work."
"The integration provided by SAP between different modules is very good."
"SAP HCM can handle a large number of employees. We can easily process payrolls and check the arrangements, and the client can also check the performance of the employees. Additionally, it has some advanced features."
"The OpenShift user interface is user-friendly, making it easier for anyone to perform tasks compared to Kubernetes, and we have operators that help us rectify issues easily and identify which APIs or Pods are experiencing problems."
"The payroll and time management features are useful."
 

Cons

"The reporting could use some improvement."
"SAP HCM's long and tedious transactions can be improved."
"System usability is a challenge. It needs a lot of end user training as it is not intuitive at all."
"HCM could improve compatibility, making it more accessible via web applications and graphical interfaces."
"Scalability can be challenging from a cost perspective. If a company has the budget, they opt for the enterprise level."
"SAP now does the most innovation for the cloud solution and less innovation for the on-premises client."
"There needs to be a renovation of the interface and functionalities of the talent management modules."
"Managing changes in applications can be challenging since it complicates testing and unit testing, resulting in longer testing phases. This time-consuming process often leaves little room for actual work."
"SAP needs a total upgrade to the user interface. I've worked with the performance module and the objectives and goals module in HCM and they're far from being satisfying to any customer compared to what exists now with SuccessFactors."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"SAP is extremely expensive. The integration costs and customization costs are also a lot."
"HCM is cheaper than SuccessFactors."
"For implementation, SAP offers little support unless you buy SAP Safeguarding from SAP Consulting."
"Licensing fees are paid yearly."
"The product is expensive."
"We purchase the product's yearly license."
"You pay per license. There not any costs in addition to the standard licensing fees."
"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."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
13%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Construction Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Financial Services Firm
8%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business19
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise40
 

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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...
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

Oracle Global Payroll, Global Payroll
SAP Human Capital Management
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

INFRA S.A. de C.V., Argentine Producers Cooperative, KBBO, Advantage Sales & Marketing LLC, Tech Mahindra Limited, National Instruments Corp., La Poste, eVerge Group, Standard Life, Overhead Door Corporation
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