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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
6.1
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
7.0
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.
With Workday, I can pick up the phone, call them on Teams, and they answer immediately.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.9
SAP SuccessFactors Learning is scalable and popular, despite cloud limitations, with many organizations planning increased use.
Sentiment score
7.7
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
7.9
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.
While there is mass upload functionality where we can load shifts for all people or specific groups, we need to select multiple people and assign them to a schedule from the interface itself.
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.
The interface of Workday is superior.
 

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) (2nd)
Workday
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
57
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 5.9%, down 9.2% compared to last year.
Workday, on the other hand, focuses on Cloud HCM, holds 17.4% mindshare, down 17.8% since last year.
Learning Management Systems (LMS) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
SAP SuccessFactors Learning5.9%
Moodle7.4%
Cornerstone Learn7.4%
Other79.3%
Learning Management Systems (LMS)
Cloud HCM Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Workday17.4%
SAP SuccessFactors19.4%
Oracle HCM Cloud10.1%
Other53.1%
Cloud HCM
 

Featured Reviews

ManujGupta - PeerSpot reviewer
User satisfaction grows with valuable features and excellent customer support
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 updates primarily on the mobile user experience side, reporting, dashboarding, and workflows. An AI version would definitely help significantly. Integrating SAP SuccessFactors Learning with HR systems through HR processes in my organization is very difficult.
Eslam Abo Elnaga - PeerSpot reviewer
Has improved HR process efficiency through intuitive workflows and responsive support
There is something that could be improved in Workday, specifically in the time tracking module. While I am not working on Workday now, I was a regional HRIS working for Egypt, Malta, India, and China. I mention these countries to relate to high population countries and companies. In our company, we use assigned work schedules for our teams. Because we work with the time tracking module, we need to assign shifts. In the manufacturing industry, we might need to change shifts every day or week. Manufacturing teams are huge, approximately 50 to 200 people in one team. If this team has one leader, the leader needs to assign a work schedule for each person individually. While there is mass upload functionality where we can load shifts for all people or specific groups, we need to select multiple people and assign them to a schedule from the interface itself. I have requested this functionality many times. When extracting business processes awaiting actions report, I can select different processes in one box, hit okay, and the report comes up. However, the same functionality does not work for work schedule assigning. If implemented, it would help many people in companies with high populations and big teams.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Retailer
9%
Performing Arts
7%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Healthcare Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise17
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise41
 

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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