Meta4 PeopleNet vs. SAP SuccessFactors

Meta4 PeopleNet Core HR is a very powerful HR tool with abundant features that could fulfill pretty much all the HR needs of a small to medium sized organization. It might be an overkill for very small businesses with less than 20 employees as its really geared towards larger organizations. It offers powerful tools to performance reviews as well as employee HR management tasks. One interesting feature is the ability for employees to perform self administrative tasks through the software which allows some automation of tasks. On the other hand, the program can be so feature rich that require an advanced user with data analytic skills to fully utility. Companies that use the software will need to have at least one manager procure training before utilizing its full range of features.

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SAP SuccessFactors look and feel, and the Dashboard is informative and easy to use. Reviewing employee profiles is very informative for administrators, and it helps them follow the steps. Anyone can view the Organizational chart and easily see all the positions from top to bottom—the control center to review the Pending workflows, Failed workflows, Reports, Replication errors, etc.

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• Clean and easy navigation: it is very user-friendly and compared to other solutions I have utilized, there is a clear difference on how information is displayed and also ease of navigation and speed of response of the platform.
• All modules are really integrated and it is so much power when there is a correlation between say the data displayed in Talent Management and the info seen on the C&B module for example from a performance and compensation perspective, visualizing info and being able to analyze it easier for decision making.
• Customizable, in our case, we use the solution and enjoy the multiple benefits and efficiencies due to how data is organized and presented and the same time we have the advantage that the user interface is all customized to our own corporate brand/look and feel, color palette and graphical line.

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• 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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• Meta4 PeopleNet Core HR can be a bit overwhelming for light users with limited experience.
• The performance review features are extensive and require a highly skilled manager that work with data analytics
• The program is not quite as strong in its recruitment features as other software offerings.

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• data format alignment across all modules
• significantly improve end user experience, simplification
• two many SAP pages to find any information, especially difficult when close to a bi-annual release
• things get deployed but sometime hard to find clarity on details, e.g. AI costing ad usage of credits

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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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I trust the usability is pretty good at industry best standards with robust security and roles well defined. The availability of best practices role gives a good front runner accelerator for this. Also the security aspect with IAS in place enhances a layer of security. Overall SAP SuccessFactors has good usability with industry best UI and experience .

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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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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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It is excellent support so far, during implementation and also while live, the only reason why I am giving a 9 is because in some cases we could have had a quicker response or solution, but so far this doesn't look like an issue at all, and the vendor has been making sure we have what we need.

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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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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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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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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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Meta4 PeopleNet Core HR really shines as a flexible product capable of evolving with an organization's changing needs. Its robust features, cloud based architecture, and performance analysis help push the product ahead of some of its competitors. While not perfect, the software offers in-depth performance review functions and data analysis tools that show performance trends. With its self administrative tools, employees can help manage their own information, reducing workload for HR managers

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definitely success factors has more modules and more governance related practices an better integrates with all our third party companies like benefits and payroll. we are able use success factors as a progression from Sap hcm and evolve to more cloud and robust ways with various modules. we really like the org structure and EC features along with time off

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Not applicable.

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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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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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• We now have a tool which is a single solution and connects our employee information for 5 countries and 30K + employees, a single source, talk about efficiency.
• This is a big step in Digital Transformation, reducing times to complete several processes and also the use of paper forms.
• Definitely, savings related to the number of solutions software wise that is now integrated and scalable with meta4 PeopleNet Talent Management.

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• 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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