SAP SuccessFactors HCM vs. SumTotal Talent Development

SAP SuccessFactors HCM

1,235 Reviews and Ratings

SumTotal Talent Development

38 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
SAP SuccessFactors HCM	Score8.4 out of 10	N/A	SAP SuccessFactors is a suite of HR/HCM products covering these capability areas: core HR and payroll, recruiting and onboarding, learning and development, performance and compensation management, workforce analytics and planning, and employee experience management.	$75.60 per year per user (Up to 100 Employees)
SumTotal Talent Development	Score7.9 out of 10	Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)	The SumTotal Core Platform (formerly elixHR) is a human resource information system (HRIS) integrable with the SumTotal Talent Expansion Suite of software: SumTotal (LMS), and the SumTotal Work workforce management and payroll system. All SumTotal software is now offered and supported by Skillsoft since the October 2014 acquisition.	N/A

Pricing

SAP SuccessFactors HCM

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Pricing Offerings
SAP SuccessFactors HCM	SumTotal Talent Development
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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No setup fee

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Key User Insights
	SAP SuccessFactors HCM	SumTotal Talent Development
Considered Both Products	SAP Kimberly Van Dorpe Sr Director in Sales at GP Strategies (Government Relations, 1001-5000 employees) Chose SAP SuccessFactors HCM As a services provider, we are an exclusive SAP SuccessFactors implementer. Formerly we have either implemented or supported customers who have used the other products. Our organization uses Oracle for our ERP and it is terrible as a user. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose SAP SuccessFactors HCM With SAP SuccessFactors having a full suite capability has made it easy for my organization to select them as our HR System. Incentivized Helpful?	SumTotal Verified User Chose SumTotal Talent Development In our case SumTotal platform seemed to be more complete and robust to provide the right features for managing complex ILT plans and blended programs, which was an important thing for us. It was also very easy to deploy mobile and to increase learning options for all users, … Incentivized Helpful? Abhideep Jain Manager Consultant - Business Development in Sales at Tiger Analytics (Information Technology & Services, 1001-5000 employees) Chose SumTotal Talent Development SumTotal Talent Development is a very competitive product. In my opinion SumTotal Talent Development is better than Freshteams, Darwinbox, but not as good as Skillate, SAP SuccessFactors. SAP SuccessFactors is enterprise grade and used only by large organizations and has too … Incentivized Helpful?
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Features

SAP SuccessFactors HCM

SumTotal Talent Development

Comparison of Human Resource Management features of SAP SuccessFactors HCM and SumTotal Talent Development
Feature	SAP SuccessFactors HCM 8.0 577 Ratings	SumTotal Talent Development 1.9 1 Ratings
Employee demographic data	8.4509 Ratings	1.01 Ratings
Employment history	8.1519 Ratings	5.01 Ratings
Job profiles and administration	7.7495 Ratings	2.01 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.	8.0469 Ratings	1.01 Ratings
Organizational charting	8.1532 Ratings	1.01 Ratings
Organization and location management	7.9473 Ratings	1.01 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)	7.6289 Ratings	2.01 Ratings

Comparison of Payroll Management features of SAP SuccessFactors HCM and SumTotal Talent Development
Feature	SAP SuccessFactors HCM 7.6 316 Ratings	SumTotal Talent Development 3.3 1 Ratings
Pay calculation	7.8234 Ratings	8.01 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors	7.1208 Ratings	1.01 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment	7.4204 Ratings	00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration	7.4196 Ratings	1.01 Ratings
Direct deposit files	7.6196 Ratings	3.01 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management	8.1252 Ratings	00 Ratings
Reimbursement management	7.7183 Ratings	00 Ratings

Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of SAP SuccessFactors HCM and SumTotal Talent Development
Feature	SAP SuccessFactors HCM 8.1 313 Ratings	SumTotal Talent Development 6.7 3 Ratings
Approval workflow	8.4310 Ratings	8.52 Ratings
Balance details	7.9265 Ratings	8.53 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment	8.0230 Ratings	3.01 Ratings

Comparison of Employee Self Service features of SAP SuccessFactors HCM and SumTotal Talent Development
Feature	SAP SuccessFactors HCM 8.2 460 Ratings	SumTotal Talent Development 3.0 1 Ratings
View and generate pay and benefit information	8.4341 Ratings	5.01 Ratings
Update personal information	8.9444 Ratings	2.01 Ratings
View company policy documentation	7.8293 Ratings	00 Ratings
Employee recognition	7.6263 Ratings	00 Ratings
View job history	8.2427 Ratings	2.01 Ratings

Comparison of Asset Management features of SAP SuccessFactors HCM and SumTotal Talent Development
Feature	SAP SuccessFactors HCM 8.4 3 Ratings	SumTotal Talent Development - Ratings
Tracking of all physical assets	8.43 Ratings	00 Ratings

Comparison of HR Reporting features of SAP SuccessFactors HCM and SumTotal Talent Development
Feature	SAP SuccessFactors HCM 6.6 456 Ratings	SumTotal Talent Development 7.2 3 Ratings
Report builder	6.9438 Ratings	7.03 Ratings
Pre-built reports	6.5408 Ratings	6.52 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data	6.2329 Ratings	8.01 Ratings

Comparison of Onboarding features of SAP SuccessFactors HCM and SumTotal Talent Development
Feature	SAP SuccessFactors HCM 8.0 359 Ratings	SumTotal Talent Development 8.2 2 Ratings
New hire portal	7.7344 Ratings	8.02 Ratings
Manager tracking tools	7.7322 Ratings	8.52 Ratings

Comparison of Performance and Goals features of SAP SuccessFactors HCM and SumTotal Talent Development
Feature	SAP SuccessFactors HCM 8.5 460 Ratings	SumTotal Talent Development 8.8 1 Ratings
Corporate goal setting	8.3409 Ratings	9.01 Ratings
Individual goal setting	8.3456 Ratings	8.01 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility	8.0367 Ratings	9.01 Ratings
Performance tracking	8.1427 Ratings	9.01 Ratings

Comparison of Performance Management features of SAP SuccessFactors HCM and SumTotal Talent Development
Feature	SAP SuccessFactors HCM 8.2 483 Ratings	SumTotal Talent Development 8.2 2 Ratings
Performance plans	8.2464 Ratings	8.02 Ratings
Performance improvement plans	8.0394 Ratings	7.52 Ratings
Review status tracking	8.1433 Ratings	7.92 Ratings
Review reminders	8.0437 Ratings	8.52 Ratings
Multiple review frequency	8.0351 Ratings	9.01 Ratings

Comparison of Succession Planning features of SAP SuccessFactors HCM and SumTotal Talent Development
Feature	SAP SuccessFactors HCM 7.8 328 Ratings	SumTotal Talent Development 7.0 1 Ratings
Create succession plans/pools	7.8303 Ratings	8.01 Ratings
Candidate ranking	7.7286 Ratings	00 Ratings
Candidate search	7.9292 Ratings	7.01 Ratings
Candidate development	7.7270 Ratings	6.01 Ratings

Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of SAP SuccessFactors HCM and SumTotal Talent Development
Feature	SAP SuccessFactors HCM 4.1 381 Ratings	SumTotal Talent Development 7.8 2 Ratings
Job Requisition Management	7.9360 Ratings	8.02 Ratings
Company Website Posting	7.7341 Ratings	7.52 Ratings
Publish to Social Media	7.7297 Ratings	7.92 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting	7.6328 Ratings	8.52 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention	7.3299 Ratings	6.52 Ratings
Applicant Tracking	7.8343 Ratings	8.02 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts	7.9349 Ratings	8.52 Ratings

User Ratings
	SAP SuccessFactors HCM	SumTotal Talent Development
Likelihood to Recommend	8.3 (641 ratings)	7.5 (9 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	9.2 (41 ratings)	6.0 (5 ratings)
Usability	8.0 (153 ratings)	2.0 (2 ratings)
Availability	9.9 (6 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Performance	8.9 (6 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Support Rating	7.4 (29 ratings)	3.0 (2 ratings)
In-Person Training	9.1 (2 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Online Training	7.1 (4 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Implementation Rating	6.7 (15 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Configurability	8.0 (6 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model	1.2 (3 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Ease of integration	6.8 (419 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Product Scalability	9.0 (6 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Professional Services	8.9 (4 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale	8.9 (5 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale	8.0 (5 ratings)	- (0 ratings)