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SAP SuccessFactors Learning vs Workday comparison

 

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Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.7
Unified training platforms improve efficiency and engagement across industries, saving time and costs while enhancing organizational value.
Sentiment score
7.3
Workday boosts employee engagement, saves 40% time, enhances interaction, and positively impacts ROI with reasonable pricing and streamlined processes.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.1
SAP SuccessFactors Learning support is mixed, showing reliable, prompt help but also communication challenges and varied user satisfaction.
Sentiment score
6.9
Workday customer service is responsive and knowledgeable but desires improvements in response times and regional expertise, especially for Koreans.
The support from SAP is good.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.9
SAP SuccessFactors Learning is scalable and popular, despite cloud limitations, with many organizations planning increased use.
Sentiment score
7.9
Workday's cloud-based, flexible, scalable system supports diverse roles, excelling in growing medium to large enterprises efficiently.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.9
SAP SuccessFactors Learning is praised for reliability and accessibility, with users rating it highly despite minor early technical issues.
Sentiment score
8.1
Workday is generally stable and reliable, with occasional minor issues like slowness or login disruptions, rated highly by users.
 

Room For Improvement

SAP SuccessFactors Learning needs UI improvements, better integration, mobile apps, language support, reporting, and transparent licensing for user satisfaction.
Workday struggles with data integration, user interface inflexibility, and limited mobile utility, affecting user experience and international functionality.
Integrating SAP SuccessFactors Learning with HR systems through HR processes in my organization is very difficult.
However, going by the demo, I think it is quite simple to use.
 

Setup Cost

SAP SuccessFactors Learning requires annual fees, considered expensive, but valued for technical advantages and competitive enterprise market pricing.
Workday's pricing is high, based on headcount and modules, offering value in reduced HR complexities and integration.
 

Valuable Features

SAP SuccessFactors Learning offers integration, remote accessibility, personalization, robust analytics, and industry-specific support for diverse organizational training needs.
Workday excels with its intuitive interface, powerful integrations, customizable functions, and strong security, enhancing HR efficiency and reducing costs.
The implementation of SAP SuccessFactors Learning has definitely impacted our operational efficiency and cost savings.
Comparing Workday to other products, I am taking a positive note about Workday and it is the first priority that I suggested compared to Oracle or other products.
 

Categories and Ranking

SAP SuccessFactors Learning
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
30
Ranking in other categories
Learning Management Systems (LMS) (3rd)
Workday
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
56
Ranking in other categories
Benefits Administration (1st), Talent Management (1st), Cloud HCM (1st), Talent Acquisition (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

SAP SuccessFactors Learning and Workday aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. SAP SuccessFactors Learning is designed for Learning Management Systems (LMS) and holds a mindshare of 7.9%, down 8.8% compared to last year.
Workday, on the other hand, focuses on Cloud HCM, holds 18.5% mindshare, up 18.1% since last year.
Learning Management Systems (LMS)
Cloud HCM
 

Featured Reviews

Manikandan Nair - PeerSpot reviewer
Enhancing employee education and powerful training features but has integration challenges
We have been using SAP SuccessFactors Learning to educate employees on various topics. It helps create content and review the number of employees who have completed training and their knowledge of those topics SAP SuccessFactors Learning has been used for business training, security learning, and…
Sarvesh Kumar Jha - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy to use and provides great flexibility and security
Implementing the solution is generally not easy because it depends on our client's landscape. In the last one and a half years, Workday has started a new implementation approach called launch implementation. This approach allows you, as a client organization, to implement Workday in a shorter amount of time, given that you fulfill certain criteria. It depends on the number of subsidiaries and employees you have and their compensation structure. If it's not too complex, Workday provides its clients with this new approach called launch, where they can quickly onboard with the Workday without many complex requirements. The general implementation for Fortune 500 companies is always complex.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Retailer
8%
Computer Software Company
6%
Educational Organization
16%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about SAP SuccessFactors Learning?
The solution is a user-friendly application for learning, designing, and setting up courses.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAP SuccessFactors Learning?
The pricing is pocket-friendly if you have more than five hundred users. I would rate the pricing seven out of ten as it can be expensive for less than five hundred users.
What needs improvement with SAP SuccessFactors Learning?
Some features of SAP SuccessFactors Learning that require improvement include reporting tools and dashboarding, which are not so good, and integration is really difficult. In the future, I suggest ...
What are the biggest differences between Workday, Oracle Cloud and SAP SuccessFactors?
Differences between Workday, Oracle Cloud,w and SAP SuccessFactors:w Oracle: "simple interface and deep customization to suit the purpose." SAP: Multiple functionalities that increase process effi...
What do you like most about Workday?
I like its UI and UX. When we were using Oracle or SAP, the UI/UX wasn't very user-friendly for the employees.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Workday?
If you go with the launch implementation approach, the solution is generally not very expensive. If you want to add more features to your subscription, Workday becomes expensive. The solution is fl...
 

Also Known As

Plateau, SuccessFactors Learning
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Overview

 

Sample Customers

SHORE Solutions Inc., TranSystems Corporation, Day & Zimmerman, Serco Group, Harlequin Sales Corp, China DataCom Corporation, Sonova AG, Metropolitan Utilities District (M.U.D.)
AAA, Allied Global, Avago Technologies Limited, Aviva, Cardinal Health, CareFusion, Chiquita Brands International, Equifax, Flextronics, HP, Life Time Fitness, McKee Foods, MGM Resorts International, Sanofi, ServiceSource International, Symantec, TripAdvisor, Yahoo!
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