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ADP Streamline vs SAP SuccessFactors comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

ADP Streamline
Ranking in Global Payroll
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
Benefits Administration (26th)
SAP SuccessFactors
Ranking in Global Payroll
2nd
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
100
Ranking in other categories
Talent Management (1st), Cloud HCM (1st), Talent Acquisition (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Global Payroll category, the mindshare of ADP Streamline is 4.7%, down from 5.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP SuccessFactors is 4.5%, up from 4.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Global Payroll Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SAP SuccessFactors4.5%
ADP Streamline4.7%
Other90.8%
Global Payroll
 

Featured Reviews

Abdul-Rauf - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager Payroll Services & Operations at Meshsol Technologies
Simplifies payroll processing and reduces the need for extensive marketing efforts while providing scalability, compliance, and excellent stability
I believe there is room for enhancement in the scope of services. We encountered challenges at times in clearly defining it, particularly because the firewall domain is extensive and demands localization for this service. Consequently, there is occasional confusion regarding whether a service falls under the standard category or is considered an add-on. I think there is a need for a deeper level of comprehension.
SS
Assistant Manager at Kashiv Biosciences
HR has gained clear analytics for attrition, goals, and appraisals and manages talent efficiently
SAP SuccessFactors has a low error rate. We had many ad hoc reports that we needed to generate, and it was very easy to do so in SAP SuccessFactors. We also created many in-house reports according to our specific requirements with the help of this tool, which was a really big game changer for us. We did not depend on advanced Excel in those cases. We generated a lot of detailed reports whenever we needed them during emergency cases or board meetings. A lot of usefulness and time were saved in those cases. I will also mention that we conducted a comparative study for some recruitment cases. We had a recruitment model where we were looking for a very niche profile. Since the job profile was really different and rare, we had to depend on analytics to understand and shortlist from a large pool of candidates that we already had in our database. Analytics was really helpful in this situation.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The product is good, user-friendly, and effective."
"The advantage was that ADP Streamline was inherently designed to serve as a marketing engine for the company."
"I like the reporting feature as it allows me to generate reports independently without relying on a payroll consultant."
"The ability to have one reporting for all countries is valuable."
"They are very strong in terms of having a central regional system, where a regional person can see and monitor the calendar for each different country and know what stage they are in, if the process has been finalized and approved, and if the process has gone back to the bank, all monitored regionally."
"The product allows you to create and manage shared services centrally even in small countries."
"The most valuable feature was that everything was in one system."
"SAP SuccessFactors is one of the most robust platforms in the world today. For a unique global company, they need a platform that is compliant, such as GDP compliant in Europe. The solution delivers high quality in their core HR IS system which is called Employee Central. The system is one of the strongest and sturdiest modules that are in existence in the world."
"The most valuable features of the solution are GUI and OData API."
"The tool's most valuable feature is its integration capabilities with on-premise ERPs and other systems."
"The tool allows us to consolidate many review processes into one process."
"We are partners with a company and we are responsible for using this software for our clients."
"This solution provides up with an easy way to on/off-board staff, as well as actioning internal transfers."
"One of the most wonderful features is the ability to customize the modules and workflows. So far, we've done a fair bit of customization and it is helping us a lot and really adds to the value we already get from SuccessFactors."
"It has improved the way my organization functions by introduction of self service and consolidation of processes."
 

Cons

"I think there is a need for a deeper level of comprehension."
"The UI could be improved to be a bit more modern or trendy because it looks old-fashioned compared to other systems."
"The pricing is high as compared with other products in the market. For a small service that is out of scope, it has a huge service charge."
"Having more clear guidance on design and training would be beneficial."
"We had to scrap plans to integrate Brazil because it was not doable."
"The reporting tool could be improved as it currently is just a data dump and much manipulation is required."
"They could improve the service relationship manager (SRM), because they have an SRM which is not familiar with Simple."
"The product is not quite up to our expectations."
"In the next release, I would like to be able to configure objects from instances, not from import and export files."
"SAP should also look into easily integrating with other applications or other tools. Technology has changed now, and it should be easier for any application to integrate with other apps. There needs to be more flexibility."
"The solution is quite expensive."
"SAP SuccessFactors needs to improve the LMS and performance management."
"There is an area of improvement in integrating SuccessFactors with different platforms."
"There should be more connectivity with other systems."
"SuccessFactors' experience management is not so user-friendly."
"It's a bit complicated to make a change in the tool... It is time-consuming."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The amount we pay is not low, and it is not high. It is average."
"Our company had a standardized pricing model based on the number of employees."
"SAP SuccessFactors requires an annual subscription."
"Probably, it is one of the priciest products, and is very costly to put up and maintain but because it is a good solution end to end, people take it."
"Our costs for the solution are subsidized by our parent company, I am not aware of the exact cost because of this. However, we pay $50,000 annually. If we move to another solution it will be more expensive."
"The cost of SAP SuccessFactors is reasonable."
"It is not expensive because it is a complete suite with a module-based cost."
"We are on an annual subscription to use SAP SuccessFactors. The pricing model is something that they could restructure a bit better. If it was based differently on the type of usage it would help."
"For SAP, the product is pricey, both CAPEX and the OPEX. It's something that could be improved."
"We don't utilize even half of the licenses because not everyone uses them. With SAP SuccessFactors, though, we're now conducting all our performance evaluations within the system, so I suppose we're making better use of those licenses. As for SAP for employee services and internal benefits processing, we do have licenses for those but don't utilize them."
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15%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Construction Company
6%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise4
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise70
 

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Sample Customers

Lenovo, ConvaTec, Syngenta, Brady Corporation, Covidien, TomTom
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