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SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding vs Workday HCM comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 21, 2026

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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

SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding
Ranking in Talent Acquisition
12th
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
4.4
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Workday HCM
Ranking in Talent Acquisition
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
66
Ranking in other categories
Benefits Administration (1st), Talent Management (2nd), Cloud HCM (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Talent Acquisition category, the mindshare of SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding is 0.8%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Workday HCM is 12.7%, down from 20.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Talent Acquisition Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Workday HCM12.7%
SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding0.8%
Other86.5%
Talent Acquisition
 

Featured Reviews

MH
Consultant at In2IT EBS
Onboarding has streamlined hiring and document workflows but still needs a more intuitive interface
Onboarding is user-friendly, and we can map documents and forms based on the requirements of the clients. The recruit-to-hire data mapping is also quite good in Onboarding. I have worked with the Onboarding dashboard extensively. Based on the company culture and the processes they want to integrate within the Onboarding process, we gather those requirements and implement them in the system. The implementation capabilities are quite strong in this regard. SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding is open to experimentation and iteration. The candidate flow from RCM to Onboarding is quite seamless. Forming a candidate into an employee is accomplished within a few clicks, including sending the candidate from Onboarding to EC, which provides a good experience for the client. From version 1.0 to 2.0, things have changed considerably. DocuSign and other integrations have been added to Onboarding, and I believe things are progressing well. Electronic forms during Onboarding have helped us reduce time, and e-signatures and DocuSign have been particularly beneficial. Building forms within the system and uploading them has significantly reduced paperwork and manpower requirements, resulting in considerable time savings.
Eslam Abo Elnaga - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior people and systems analyst at B_labs & Mylo
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Onboarding is user-friendly, and we can map documents and forms based on the requirements of the clients."
"The most helpful Workday features for our HR processes were in HCM, particularly in areas like talent, compensation, benefits, and learning."
"Overall, this solution provides a good user experience and is very easy to use."
"The most valuable features of the solution are the usability, learning, and compliance tools."
"In the process of obtaining representative sites in NaviNet, it assists us in facilitating decision-making and taking action."
"First time users, understanding accessibility and consolidated data is fairly easy. The solution improves productivity for users and reduces the need to switch between different tools."
"Between risk reduction, audit reduction and knowing that in many ways we can stop thinking about HR as an issue to solve, we have seen great value."
"Amazing with the support team; their response time is really good."
"It's really stable, we use it globally and have 100,000 employees, and I know that there are no big issues with the stability of the tool."
 

Cons

"I observe that numerous support issues arise with clients, requiring frequent bug fixes."
"It is very unique as compared to other tools in terms of the employee master data and how it is organized. That's why sometimes the information needs to sit in two different systems because, in Workday, it is organized differently. This issue is not related to benefits. It is more or so related to how you categorize employees. I don't think this is a problem that could be solved. Workday is aware of this. It is one of those kinds of situations that you just got to live with."
"Setting up reports can be a bit tricky."
"It has missing functionalities. Specific countries, like Germany, didn't have the option to do payroll. Now we need to look for another product for HR."
"This solution could be made easier to use by continuing to release new improvements."
"In addition to the lost data, the solution is slow to pull up information and I am not sure if this is due to the botched implementation or if it is the solution itself."
"The expenses and reimbursements module could be improved. Creating expense reports is time consuming and inefficient compared to other expense solutions."
"The UI, UX (user experience) is very bad. It is not very interactive."
"The solution should enhance its flexibility and promptly incorporate the brainstormed ideas into the upcoming releases. Typically, after their brainstorming session, it takes one or two update cycles for the changes to reflect in the tenant."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The pricing is good from an HR perspective, although management gets upset after spending $500,000 a year, every year."
"Workday is an expensive solution."
"The pricing for this solution is fairly high. It is not affordable for small and mid-sized companies."
"The solution is flexible in terms of pricing."
"I rate the product’s pricing a ten out of ten."
"With a bigger budget, I would recommend SAP."
"It has an annual subscription rate, but I'm not sure how it will work."
"I need to pay for a license. It is expensive."
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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business18
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise50
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding?
I observe that numerous support issues arise with clients, requiring frequent bug fixes. The user interface could be more user-friendly. Based on these observations, I would rate the system at 7.5.
What is your primary use case for SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding?
I am working with SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding for RCM and Onboarding purposes. I work with one of the implementation partners of SAP, and we implement the system for our customers. Primarily, we ...
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...
How easy is to maintain Workday, Oracle Cloud, and SuccessFactors?
I implemented Workday in 2024 and without having previous Workday experience, it was very challenging. I spent most of 2025 putting out fires and cleaning up the business processes that came with l...
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...
 

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Workday Human Capital Management
 

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