BambooHR vs. SAP SuccessFactors

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
BambooHR
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
BambooHR is an on-line human resources solution that provides onboarding, payroll, and benefits management. It also offers automated time-off management and employee self-service.
$250
per month
SAP SuccessFactors
Score 8.1 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.
$85
per year Up to 100 Employees
Pricing
BambooHRSAP SuccessFactors
Editions & Modules
Core
$250
per month
Pro
$250
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BambooHRSAP SuccessFactors
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsNo matter what HR looks like at your company, we have the perfect plan for you!
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Community Pulse
BambooHRSAP SuccessFactors
Considered Both Products
BambooHR
Chose BambooHR
When reviewing which HRIS to go with, BambooHR came out on top for a few reasons. One was the cost compared to others and what you get for that cost. It saved the company money versus what we had, including Lever, ADP, Calamari, etc., and condensed it into one system. Next, the …
Chose BambooHR
BambooHR was already in place when I started. BambooHR has much better intuitive navigation than any of the other systems but not as much customizability as something like Workday.
Chose BambooHR
For small business, like myself, BambooHR is enough. When working for more giant corporations, Workday was amazing. However, I cannot compare their customer service. In terms of user experience, BambooHR is definitely better than the others listed.
SAP SuccessFactors
Chose SAP SuccessFactors
In my opinon, More robust and deeper, but less progressive hurting edge features.
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
BambooHRSAP SuccessFactors
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.1
134 Ratings
3% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors
7.6
454 Ratings
3% below category average
Employee demographic data7.7113 Ratings8.1398 Ratings
Employment history8.7121 Ratings7.9406 Ratings
Job profiles and administration8.4119 Ratings7.3393 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.8.2106 Ratings7.4369 Ratings
Organizational charting7.3118 Ratings7.9420 Ratings
Organization and location management8.1108 Ratings7.7372 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)8.664 Ratings7.0228 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.0
86 Ratings
0% below category average
SAP SuccessFactors
7.9
242 Ratings
2% below category average
Pay calculation8.259 Ratings8.1175 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors8.249 Ratings7.2153 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.036 Ratings7.9150 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.865 Ratings8.2153 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.564 Ratings8.2150 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.068 Ratings8.1187 Ratings
Reimbursement management6.735 Ratings8.0133 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.9
115 Ratings
10% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors
8.3
248 Ratings
3% above category average
Approval workflow9.2113 Ratings8.4246 Ratings
Balance details8.9105 Ratings8.1205 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment8.494 Ratings8.2176 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.6
128 Ratings
6% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors
7.9
371 Ratings
3% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information8.280 Ratings7.8267 Ratings
Update personal information9.0127 Ratings8.0358 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.7106 Ratings7.8226 Ratings
Employee recognition8.484 Ratings7.9202 Ratings
View job history8.7119 Ratings8.1342 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
7.7
51 Ratings
1% below category average
SAP SuccessFactors
8.4
3 Ratings
8% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets7.751 Ratings8.43 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
7.7
103 Ratings
1% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors
6.3
366 Ratings
19% below category average
Report builder8.198 Ratings6.5350 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.797 Ratings6.2326 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data7.470 Ratings6.2265 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.6
106 Ratings
7% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors
7.8
293 Ratings
3% below category average
New hire portal8.7101 Ratings7.3281 Ratings
Manager tracking tools8.693 Ratings7.3258 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.2
65 Ratings
0% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors
8.2
376 Ratings
0% above category average
Corporate goal setting8.249 Ratings7.8332 Ratings
Individual goal setting8.263 Ratings8.1372 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility8.248 Ratings8.0300 Ratings
Performance tracking8.159 Ratings7.7349 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
7.8
71 Ratings
2% below category average
SAP SuccessFactors
8.1
397 Ratings
2% above category average
Performance plans7.563 Ratings7.8379 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.856 Ratings7.7321 Ratings
Review status tracking7.965 Ratings7.9356 Ratings
Review reminders8.166 Ratings8.0359 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.862 Ratings7.9286 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
7.1
53 Ratings
11% below category average
SAP SuccessFactors
7.8
268 Ratings
2% below category average
Create succession plans/pools5.734 Ratings7.9245 Ratings
Candidate ranking7.743 Ratings7.7226 Ratings
Candidate search7.146 Ratings7.7235 Ratings
Candidate development7.940 Ratings7.7214 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.1
87 Ratings
3% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors
4.0
314 Ratings
65% below category average
Job Requisition Management8.063 Ratings7.7294 Ratings
Company Website Posting8.369 Ratings7.8280 Ratings
Publish to Social Media8.261 Ratings7.3239 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting8.265 Ratings7.7267 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.459 Ratings7.2243 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.277 Ratings7.4281 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts8.680 Ratings7.6284 Ratings
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Score 9.1 out of 10
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Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.6 out of 10
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.6 out of 10
Enterprises
Infor Human Resources
Infor Human Resources
Score 7.2 out of 10
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Score 7.2 out of 10
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User Ratings
BambooHRSAP SuccessFactors
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
(138 ratings)
8.2
(509 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.2
(12 ratings)
9.3
(35 ratings)
Usability
8.6
(65 ratings)
8.2
(17 ratings)
Availability
9.3
(5 ratings)
8.8
(5 ratings)
Performance
8.7
(5 ratings)
7.9
(5 ratings)
Support Rating
8.5
(59 ratings)
6.5
(26 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Online Training
9.2
(4 ratings)
8.8
(3 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.9
(5 ratings)
7.4
(12 ratings)
Configurability
8.6
(4 ratings)
7.9
(5 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
8.3
(3 ratings)
5.6
(2 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.6
(2 ratings)
7.3
(421 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.9
(5 ratings)
8.3
(5 ratings)
Professional Services
9.2
(2 ratings)
8.3
(3 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
8.9
(4 ratings)
8.3
(4 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(4 ratings)
8.2
(4 ratings)
User Testimonials
BambooHRSAP SuccessFactors
Likelihood to Recommend
BambooHR
I think it is well suited for organizations that are doing large-scale hiring and have large teams to keep track of. It might be less necessary for smaller teams. However, I think most orgs can benefit from Bamboo HR because it makes staying organized accessible.
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SAP
Well-suited: - Core HR - Permissions Less appropriate: - Still end users, e.g. managers and employees, example initiating a requisition from position org chart - mission impossible without a user guide, too many clicks, not flowing naturally, different icons and task triggers.
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Pros
BambooHR
  • The Applicant Tracking System is pretty good. Has a couple flaws but over all it's a really great module.
  • The HR management system works really well and we love how much we can customize things we need.
  • The Reporting feature is one of my favorite things about BambooHR. I can create any report I want and I love that.
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SAP
  • Has information in one place in employee central.
  • The workflow approval system is very good, so it is secure to ensure that incorrect data is picked up via the approval process.
  • The time management feature is very good, easy to navigate and works effectively.
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Cons
BambooHR
  • The performance feature is a little clunky and not adjustable, so I would love to have more customizable options.
  • When a candidate signs an offer letter, it would be great if it could show up under the documents tab. Right now, it gets a little buried.
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SAP
  • A more complete offering on careers sites to allow candidates to use CV and AI, etc, to find the best jobs for them and provide recruiters with open source info.
  • Broaden out Onboarding 2.0 to allow more intelligent offerings around equipment ordering and a better day-one experience for new joiners.
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Likelihood to Renew
BambooHR
There's nothing wrong with this platform. I would recommend it to any business starting with more than 10 employees. I will continue to use the program for as long as I need to, hoping they continue being tremendous and finding other ways to incorporate more technology.
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SAP
We have put a vast amount of time and effort into our installation- and there is more work to be done, but the system has a lot of benefits that we plan to maximize and optimize in order to generate the greatest value for everyone involved
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Usability
BambooHR
Overall, the system is quite easy to navigate and use. This was a major reason we went with BambooHR over others. Our C-suite wanted to be sure that they could see every person at our company using the majority of the system without too much assistance. BambooHR does this quite well, and they seem to strongly emphasize it whenever I meet with a product manager.
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SAP
SSFF is very user friendly and intuitive even for a non tech employee. Also, there´s a complete database and community where we can find solution to common and uncommon issues
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Reliability and Availability
BambooHR
Yes, there is a huge team in the back of the online platform or it looks like it because I have never been left without an answer when I have a question or waiting from a response on my chat .... There must be a huge team, this is so great and I always seem to have someone that is very knowledgeable too. So many times in the past I had to leave with customer service that would connect you with someone else because of the expertise, here everyone seems to be some kind of an expert in the HR function.
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SAP
Until now we have not had serious availability problems with SuccessFactors, we had Microsoft Active Directory and SSO with ADFS and we had availability problems but because of problems with ADFS, we migrated to Azure AD and with that the availability problems of SuccessFactors because of ADFS went away. The only windows of unavailability that we have had are those that we are communicated to do maintenance and upgrades.
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Performance
BambooHR
I love BambooHR. Reports are easy to run and download and it usually covers any types of requests I get from the management team. You get excel or .csv downloads/reports and it is fast and simple, not too crowded so it is easy to read through. We don't integrate the tool yet but again, soon we will. we just did not had the time to utilize it yet but that's the plan.
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SAP
The performance is very good, the truth is that we have not had serious performance problems, some complex reports may take a little longer, but considering the complexity and the amount of records it is an acceptable time. We have never received a complaint from users regarding page loading speed.
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Support Rating
BambooHR
When I started using BambooHR as a main manager 4 months ago, it had a good thing with that chat that responded very quickly and helped to fix easy and quick issues. Sadly, it stopped working and now we need to send an email every time we want to solve a problem, even when it is a small one, and it takes almost a day (sometimes more) to give a proper answer.
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SAP
SuccessFactors Employee Central gets a middle of the road rating from me because of the things it does really well - Training. It falls short with the objectives cascade and visibility amongst my reports. That's what brings it down to a 5. Objectives need to be clear and concise in order to gain buy-in from your reports, and SuccessFactors muddies that by poor delineation between cascaded attributes and my report's objectives. The whole objectives cascade can be reworked.
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In-Person Training
BambooHR
I didn't have in-person training besides teaching my managers how to use the program. However, I couldn't omit this question (maybe a system glitch).
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SAP
The in-person training was with a consultancy, we have taken several courses, all very specific. They have been reports in ecp, general configuration of ec, reports and IAS
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Online Training
BambooHR
As far as I can recall, everything went well with doing it online and got questions answered. Was thankful to work with a dummy file to get used to some practices prior to getting our own domain within bamboo to then place our personnel information in the system, this helped a lot!
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SAP
We use SAP Learning, and we like it very much, the topics are updated along with the products, we have access to the SFX customer certifications and we have done them all, in general the SAP learning platform is very good and complete.
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Implementation Rating
BambooHR
We implemented bambooHR in Fall, 2023 then implemented Payroll 1/1/24. A vital piece of information was not known or missed in that we are exempt from State Unemployment Tax and have a Reimbursement Set-up, so bambooHR did not send Payroll Reports to the State. Those reports need to be sent regardless if we are exempt or not.
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SAP
As we were new with all this, we would greatly appreciate if we had assitance directly from SAP so we can implement the modules with all of its features and best practices. Unfortunately, we notice that the partner left some thing incomplete.
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Alternatives Considered
BambooHR
BambooHR was already in place when I started. BambooHR has much better intuitive navigation than any of the other systems but not as much customizability as something like Workday
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SAP
SAP success factors provided robust talent management, global scalability and strong analytics capabilities. And they provide strong user experience options and there is no limitation on customisation as is the case with Oracle HCM Cloud. It has the specific modules which the organisation desires and has strong existing integration capabilities and with existing systems .
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
BambooHR
Since my organization has dropped with employees, I always find ways to reduce costs. I thought there would be a cheaper option, but I was glad that my package included a lot for the price, and downgrading would cost more. The rep could have let me downgraded and taken me to a higher package. I am thankful that didn't happen.
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SAP
I dont be part in te contract
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Scalability
BambooHR
There is so much you can do with this platform, it is incredible and so welcoming. We don't utilize it 100% yet just because we are growing and the HR team has not been able to concentrate on other areas offered to us but but we will soon. Which is also why we got the product, specifically because what BambooHR can do to help us meet our growing business needs.
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SAP
The scalability and flexibility of SuccessFactors is unbeatable. It is very easy to scale the product to new countries and areas, and with the help of CPI it can be easily integrated.
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Professional Services
BambooHR
VERY professional!
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SAP
We did use this service to do analysis of the solution being implemented. It was a good check point during the project to see if everything is going as planned.
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Return on Investment
BambooHR
  • Self Service is great to free up time for Admin.
  • Self-Service/ Tracked PTO and sick days are easy to use and track very well. This frees up Admin time and is transparent for all employees.
  • Easy to use Job postings with very trackable sourcing reports.
  • Easy to use. Easy to onboard and user friendly interface. Requires minimal training.
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SAP
  • We can clearly outline our objectives, targets, and methods to accomplish the same, grades and reviews, and overall progress.
  • Helps identify areas of strengths and weaknesses, constructive criticism.
  • Increases motivation and confidence, which is then reflected in our daily work routine.
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ScreenShots

BambooHR Screenshots

Screenshot of BambooHR's Reporting

SAP SuccessFactors Screenshots

Screenshot of SAP SuccessFactors Learning, which supports informal and collaborative learningScreenshot of the SuccessFactors LMS experience that puts learning opportunities at the center of business operations and goals.Screenshot of the learning dashboard and metrics in SAP SuccessFactors Learning.Screenshot of the SAP SuccessFactors Opportunity Marketplace.Screenshot of information on employee requests, evaluations, and performance in SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central.