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Microsoft Viva Insights vs SAP HCM comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Viva Insights
Ranking in Talent Management
28th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SAP HCM
Ranking in Talent Management
5th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
59
Ranking in other categories
Benefits Administration (2nd), Cloud HCM (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Talent Management category, the mindshare of Microsoft Viva Insights is 0.9%, down from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP HCM is 2.7%, down from 6.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Talent Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SAP HCM2.7%
Microsoft Viva Insights0.9%
Other96.4%
Talent Management
 

Featured Reviews

AB
Lead Software Engineer at Glastechnische Industrie Peter LISEC GmbH
Provides notifications on missed emails and meetings
Microsoft Viva Insights provides notifications on missed emails and meetings.  Microsoft Viva Insights is integrated with Outlook and SharePoint. It helps me to reply and attend all scheduled meetings.  I get very few notifications of Microsoft Viva Insights on my mobile.  I have been using the…
SS
Assistant Manager at Kashiv Biosciences
Centralized global HR data has improved expense control and supports secure employee management
The features of SAP HCM are valued by me as it had a clear idea about what was expected from the user point. The person or the application has a lot of features and it had actually all the information needed from our part. That aspect is nice. Apart from that, the T-codes are really helpful to understand which particular option we need when we put the T-code in the search box. The stability and reliability of SAP HCM product are really nice, very helpful, and secured. It has no point of leakage and is mostly reliable, as most companies and organizations prefer SAP over many tools. As for security, it's already secured from the beginning itself, and that is the only reason our organization relies on it. Since it's very useful at a global scale, it is a very useful tool and is very easy to access and handle.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Microsoft Viva Insights is integrated with Outlook and SharePoint. It helps me to reply and attend all scheduled meetings."
"SAP Payroll module is one of the best in the market and is integrated with benefits, time, etc."
"All our employee data, like performance and payroll, is managed through SAP HCM."
"The OpenShift user interface is user-friendly, making it easier for anyone to perform tasks compared to Kubernetes, and we have operators that help us rectify issues easily and identify which APIs or Pods are experiencing problems."
"Human Capital Management is a powerful tool for organization management that helps define the organizational structure, support the company, and automate administration of employee information, education and learning, insurance, healthcare, and all other facets of human resources."
"The technical support is quite good."
"They provide the most stable and powerful technology in the areas of human resources, information systems, and ERP."
"The most valuable feature is Organizational Management (OM)."
"We are satisfied with the reporting by SAP HCM."
 

Cons

"I get very few notifications of Microsoft Viva Insights on my mobile."
"SAP HCM needs to be more customizable to fit unique organizational processes."
"The limitation of HCM compared to new-era human capital management solutions is the cost."
"The current platform is quite rigid and not as flexible and end-user friendly as other HR solutions."
"The product's license is very expensive."
"Scalability can be challenging from a cost perspective. If a company has the budget, they opt for the enterprise level."
"The speed of technical support can be improved."
"When performing reconciliation, manual entry is sometimes required, and barcode scanning isn't always available."
"SAP is also very hard to integrate."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The product is expensive."
"SAP is extremely expensive. The integration costs and customization costs are also a lot."
"The solution is cheap."
"The pricing depends upon the specific model and number of user accounts included in a bundle."
"In my view, this product is a waste of money for SMB because there are much better products available and licensing is an issue."
"For implementation, SAP offers little support unless you buy SAP Safeguarding from SAP Consulting."
"Licensing fees are paid yearly."
"Be careful and guard against future changes in licensing."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Healthcare Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
15%
Construction Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Outsourcing Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business19
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise41
 

Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about SAP HCM?
SAP HCM is the one of the best ERP for an organization with a small to large scale business. It has the most efficient payroll functionality. Regards : SAP HR classes in pune
What do you like most about SAP HCM?
HCM is a very important module that each organization should want to use. It will help any organization to calculate and control the cost of their human resources.
What is better, SAP HCM or SAP SuccessFactors?
When it comes to user experience, SuccessFactors is unquestionably superior, as it provides end users with a new experience and an advanced user interface. Additionally, the entire concept of SF is...
 

Also Known As

Volometrix, Microsoft Workplace Analytics
SAP Human Capital Management
 

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