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Oracle Payroll vs SAP HCM comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle Payroll
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Global Payroll (15th)
SAP HCM
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.1
Number of Reviews
59
Ranking in other categories
Benefits Administration (3rd), Talent Management (3rd), Cloud HCM (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Human Capital Management solutions, they serve different purposes. Oracle Payroll is designed for Global Payroll and holds a mindshare of 2.5%, up 1.9% compared to last year.
SAP HCM, on the other hand, focuses on Cloud HCM, holds 3.9% mindshare, down 11.8% since last year.
Global Payroll Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle Payroll2.5%
Deel7.6%
ADP GlobalView Payroll6.5%
Other83.4%
Global Payroll
Cloud HCM Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SAP HCM3.9%
Workday9.2%
SAP SuccessFactors9.0%
Other77.9%
Cloud HCM
 

Featured Reviews

BM
Dupty Chief Information Technology Officer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
The self-service helps increase employee loyalty
The reporting could use some improvement. It doesn't shorten the data that it displays to the employee. At the moment you have to scroll through all of the results in order to find what you are looking for. Another improvement that should be implemented in the next release is the appraisal. For the appraisal model, we have to go to another solution because the one included is not supporting us in our needs.
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

"This solution increases the employees' loyalty to the organization since everything regarding their salary, health, insurance, etc. is there. The employees can also check to see what activity is done on their files."
"This solution increases the employees' loyalty to the organization since everything regarding their salary, health, insurance, etc. is there, and the employees can also check to see what activity is done on their files."
"The integration between the different models like personnel administration, work management, payroll, and time management are the most valuable and key features."
"I like the talent, recruitment, and learning features the most."
"I think HCM was the most stable for me...It is a very scalable product."
"They have some interesting features in the learning space."
"When you maintain your data in SAP, you can generate any kind of HR report with one click."
"It has the best data management features."
"SAP HCM has totally integrated our work; we left a manual environment, and much of our work is now automated with this solution."
"We've found that the solution has the capability to scale."
 

Cons

"The reporting could use some improvement."
"The current platform is quite rigid and not as flexible and end-user friendly as other HR solutions."
"On the personnel administration side, it's very difficult to do custom development."
"The speed of technical support can be improved."
"SAP is also very hard to integrate."
"SAP HCM's long and tedious transactions can be improved."
"Regarding vSAN ReadyNodes, there needs to be a clear assessment of areas that require improvement from the product perspective."
"There are already success factors for the cloud solution which cannot be integrated into S/4 HANA."
"The support wasn't that good."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The cost of SAP HCM is high, the license should be reduced. SAP HCM has a lot of hidden costs."
"The solution is cheap."
"Licensing fees are paid yearly."
"We have an annual license for this solution, and the price depends on the number of users."
"Licensing is pretty complex. SAP does not have a straight forward way of licensing, and it differs from client to client."
"SAP is expensive, but if you're using the product, then the expensive product becomes inexpensive. Considering its performance and features, I find it quite reasonable."
"In my view, this product is a waste of money for SMB because there are much better products available and licensing is an issue."
"Be careful and guard against future changes in licensing."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Healthcare Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business19
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise39
 

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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...
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

Oracle Global Payroll, Global Payroll
SAP Human Capital Management
 

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Sample Customers

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