We have found objects like Foundation and MDF most valuable.
Trainee at AR Phoenix
The overall interface is easy and user-friendly
Pros and Cons
- "We have found objects like Foundation and MDF most valuable."
- "I would like to be able to configure objects from instances, not from import and export files."
What is most valuable?
What needs improvement?
In the next release, I would like to be able to configure objects from instances, not from import and export files. That would be easy to do and make the application mobile available for anyone who wanted to hire and recruit, not only employees of companies with the SuccessFactors system.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using this solution for almost three months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable.
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What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
More research, more reading about SuccessFactors products, and a deeper understanding of human resources have increased my knowledge. The product is also scalable because it feeds to bigger companies.
What other advice do I have?
On a scale of one to 10, I would give the product an overall rating of nine.
The overall interface is easy and user-friendly.
I would advise future SAP SuccessFactors users to gain more skills in Employee Central solutions and issues and the customization of many projects because not all companies have the same customization. It's very different.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner

Solution Consultant SAP MM/QM & HCM SuccessFactors at C2G
Enabled us to efficiently manage our personnel and has the ability to set and review goals
Pros and Cons
- "It has improved my organization by enabling us to efficiently manage our personnel."
- "Also, it would be helpful if they could improve its ability to localize the product to Nigeria."
What is our primary use case?
I primarily use this product for employee management. This includes an objective assessment of money made, creating performance reviews, and recruiting new employees and management.
How has it helped my organization?
It has improved my organization by enabling us to efficiently manage our personnel.
What is most valuable?
The features that I have found most valuable are the ability to set and review goals, and the ability to manage performance in general.
What needs improvement?
In terms of what needs improvement, in Employee Central, one of the features that I think SuccessFactors really lacks is the ability to view the time off of all employees at an organizational level. We have had instances where some of our clients wanted a version where at a glance, we can have an HR analytics that shows who is on leave, or has been on leave and when. You have that at a team level and at a peer level, but you don't have it at an organizational level. When you have to put together an agreement on leave with your client this is very lacking.
Also, it would be helpful if they could improve its ability to localize the product to Nigeria.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution since early 2017.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I think it's a stable solution. We have not had any issues with its deployment or use. It's been stable, so I don't know if there are any issues because we haven't had any challenges around it.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
My impression of SuccessFactors is that it is quite scalable. For example, we have clients who have slightly above 800 employees who are using it. We have clients that have over 1000 users using this. I also read online a few months back about a Russian bank that uses SuccessFactors with about 75,000 employees. It's the same product. All you need to do is to get different licenses.
How are customer service and technical support?
If we had any issues that we were unable to resolve, we can always receive support from SAP. We raise an incident with them, and they respond depending on your priority. If you put priority one, it's almost an instant response. They reach out to you within an hour. On that call they asses the true priority level. If it's something we have to resolve as soon as possible, they will. While if it's something that is less of a priority, they will change the priority to something lower. But what I find is that at the end of the day, you always get a very good response from SAP.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Actually I haven't used a different solution.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is straightforward because there are templates and best practices. We can just click on the button from the online center, deploy it into the system, and it sets it up for us.
The time it takes to deploy depends on the requirements and it depends on the number of modes that you deploy. As long as you have clear requirements from the client, it can take between three and four months. It doesn’t take too much time to deploy as long as you have clear requirements.
What about the implementation team?
I work for a partner. I did the deployment with some of my team members.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Before choosing SuccessFactors, we compared other industry solutions, including Microsoft. But Microsoft's HR product is really not top line in this part of the world.
What other advice do I have?
I think the advice I'd give is that it's a nice solution. It's easy to deploy. It's so easy to use. You really don't need to know much about coding or be a highly technical team to be able to use it. It’s very easy to use. For example, for the traditional ERP that SAP had before, you had to be instructed to work with it. This one is really straightforward.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Other
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Manager Finance at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Scalable, reliable, and good overall functionality
Pros and Cons
- "The overall functionality of the solution is very good."
- "The reporting and cloud integration could be done better in this solution."
What is our primary use case?
We are using the solution for management services.
What is most valuable?
The overall functionality of the solution is very good.
What needs improvement?
The reporting and cloud integration could be done better in this solution.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable in my experience.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have found the solution to be scalable.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend the solution to others and I plan on continuing using it.
I rate SAP SuccessFactors an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
General Manager at a recruiting/HR firm with 1-10 employees
Reliable, scalable, easy to use, and they have good support
Pros and Cons
- "It's very user-friendly."
- "The initial setup could be simplified."
What is our primary use case?
We are partners with a company and we are responsible for using this software for our clients.
What is most valuable?
It's very user-friendly.
What needs improvement?
The initial setup could be simplified.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the latest version of this solution for approximately one month.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's a stable product.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It's a scalable solution. We have three users for the recruitment.
We have plans to continuing using it in the future.
How are customer service and technical support?
The technical support is good.
How was the initial setup?
The installation was a bit complex. They are more complicated than other cloud solutions.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It could be cheaper.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution to others who want to start using it.
I would rate SAP SuccessFactors a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
Country Human Resource Manager at PT. Grobest Indomakmur
Great performance management workflow
Pros and Cons
- "This solution has always been stable for me."
- "I think there is room for improvement in user friendliness. In my experience, users are sometimes confused about how to use the solution."
What is our primary use case?
We are using this solution for performance management.
What is most valuable?
One of the most valuable features of this solution is the performance management workflow.
What needs improvement?
I think there is room for improvement in user friendliness. In my experience, users are sometimes confused about how to use the solution.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using this solution since last year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
This solution has always been stable for me.
How was the initial setup?
I think the initial setup is straightforward, but they could give users some direction for setting it up for the first time.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Vice President & Group Head- People & Workplace Management at Alorica
Easily accessible and useful for performance and goals management but not very user-friendly
Pros and Cons
- "Currently, we are using the performance and goals management functionality the most. It is connected with the enterprise solution, and it is seamless. It can be easily accessed because it is available via the net. It is readily available, provided you have an internet connection. Their technical support is also very good."
- "It is not that user-friendly. It can be made more user-friendly."
What is our primary use case?
We are using it for performance and goals management. We will soon be implementing recruitment and onboarding, and the employee central is also in the pipeline. There is ServiceNow as well, and we're still working with IT about it.
What is most valuable?
Currently, we are using the performance and goals management functionality the most. It is connected with the enterprise solution, and it is seamless.
It can be easily accessed because it is available via the net. It is readily available, provided you have an internet connection. Their technical support is also very good.
What needs improvement?
It is not that user-friendly. It can be made more user-friendly.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution for more than a year.
How are customer service and technical support?
We are in constant coordination with SAP Philippines and the SuccessFactors team. We have been coordinating with them since the HCM time. They always provide assistance and support to us. I would rate them an eight out of ten.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate SAP SuccessFactors a seven out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Can be quickly implemented for any company
Pros and Cons
- "SuccessFactors offers all aspects of Human Resources Management. What I love most about it is that it can be implemented for any company very quickly."
- "They should be more user friendly and give us more tools to make it more flexible."
What is our primary use case?
I implement SAP SuccessFactors for customers. We also use it internally.
What is most valuable?
SuccessFactors offers all aspects of human resources management. What I love most about it is that it can be implemented for any company very quickly.
There are some disadvantages because we have some specific rules relating to laws or regulations in the local company. They cannot provide all the features as we expect it. However, from a general perspective, I think that it's very satisfactory to have a full solution, that can cover everything in Human Resources Management.
They always have updates about two to four times a year. We can check on everything that is requested and we can update it for free.
What needs improvement?
The most important thing about SuccessFactors is that they need to adapt to the future with reporting analytics. They have a separate solution relating to Analytics. Which means they have to pay more. They have data there, they have everything there, they have to make current reports, dashboards, everything in the system. They have to pay for other tools, which is very complicated.
They should be more user friendly and give us more tools to make it more flexible.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using SuccessFactors for two and a half years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Sometimes we have a problem with the data center, it gets disrupted. We cannot log in to our system and it affects other integrated systems that we integrate with SuccessFactors to get data. If the data center has a problem, we're all locked out.
How are customer service and technical support?
One thing I love about SuccessFactors is the SAP Cloud support. They are free. It's not like other SAP products that are on-prem. They charge for an incident that we raise. With SuccessFactors, we get free support from SAP and they're available all the time. They will fix the ECU or any technical issues as soon as possibl.e
What other advice do I have?
I would rate SuccessFactors an eight out of ten. Not a ten because of the issues with the reporting analytics and the data center.
I would highly recommend SuccessFactors. I sell it. I'm also the one that implemented the solution. It has the best cost compared to others. It's a really good solution and I can see that they make improvements and progress.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
Senior Business Analyst at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Good performance for HR functions and it has a good KPI management formula
Pros and Cons
- "What I like the most is the KPI management formula."
- "The user experience could be simplified."
What is our primary use case?
We are using this solution for HR functions, such as leave applications, HR, salaries, profiles, and for our KPI.
What is most valuable?
What I like the most is the KPI management formula.
What needs improvement?
The user experience could be simplified.
In the next release of SAP SuccessFactors, I would like to see mobile apps.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution for a year, which is when I started with this company. They have been using SAP SuccessFactors for several years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
To date, we have not experienced any issues with stability.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
In our company, we have 2,000 users, who use it on an as-need basis.
I don't have experience with the scalability. It's not an area that I manage, but, in terms of performance, there are no issues with it.
How are customer service and technical support?
I have not had any contact with technical support. We have our IT support desk who handles any issues by contacting SAP if there are any problems.
We have a separate team in our company who has contact with SAP.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Previously in another company, I was working with a finance system. I was not dealing with any HR solutions.
What about the implementation team?
The maintenance of this solution is done by the vendor.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution for anyone who is interested in implementing it.
I would rate SAP SuccessFactors an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

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