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SAP SuccessFactors

For larger global organisations with extensive needs in all HR processes

Supplier name: SAP
Country of origin: Germany
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Employees global: 110 000

System description

SAP SuccessFactors HCM, part of SAP Business Suite, is a global, AI-enabled cloud solution that supports core HR and payroll, talent management, workforce planning, and people analytics. Built on an open platform with a rich partner ecosystem, it helps over 10,000 organizations in more than 200 countries improve agility, boost engagement, and drive better business outcomes. With trusted people data and embedded AI, it unifies every HR process from recruiting to retirement. SAP SuccessFactors empowers agile HR operations, upskilling, proactive decision-making, and flexible application extension via SAP Business Technology Platform and over 350 partner applications, ensuring continuous innovation and long-term value. For example, employee surveys or document management.

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Customers:

130 104 2001

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Target group:

Medium (250 - 2.499)|Large (2.500 - 9.999)|Enterprise (10.000+)

Process support

Analytics
Compensation
Development
HR Master Data
HR Strategy
Learning
Offboarding
Onboarding
Payroll
Performance
Platform
Recruitment
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Factors to consider according to us

  • Built for global scale – Designed for large enterprises, SuccessFactors offers adaptable HR solutions that support complex, multi-country operations.

  • Extensive ecosystem – The SAP AppCenter provides access to 200+ partner extensions, allowing organizations to expand and tailor their SuccessFactors landscape.

  • AI-powered innovation – New capabilities through SAP’s AI assistant, Joule, support faster decision-making, HR query handling, and streamlined workflow.

  • Integrated policy management – SuccessFactors integrates with Microsoft SharePoint to enhance HR handbook, policy management, and document control processes.

  • Partner-led implementations – Deployments are delivered through SAP’s global partner network using standardized best-practice implementation models.

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Client support

Windows

Mac

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Teams App

Slack App

Language support

No. countries

48

English

Swedish

Danish

Finnish

Norwegian

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System strategy

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System development

New version release

Ad-hoc

Monthly

Quaterly

Twice a year

Yearly

Every two years

Every three years

Development plans

SAP SuccessFactors innovations include Joule for AI-guided support across pay, performance, and leadership; in-app guidance via WalkMe; a redesigned performance experience with AI-generated feedback; skills-based learning in the growth portfolio; tighter payroll-budget integration; self-service and AI support for IT; alumni access; and AI-driven workforce planning via Career & Talent Development.

Emerging technology

AI agents: Joule AI agents will be deliverd in 2025 and will continue to be a core focus for innovation ongoing. Building upon our current roadmap of agents we will work across SAP and third-party platforms using Agent2Agent communication. Partnering with Perplexity AI will enable us to deliver trusted, context-rich answers drawn from both internal and external data. Our AI Agent Hub will allow customers to manage all agents optimized around their specific business needs.

Pricing

Price model

Only one-time fee

One-time fee + recurring fee

Only recurring fee (subscription)

Pricing metrics

No. of concurrent users

No. of named users

No. of employees

No. of legal entities

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Pricing description

SAP SuccessFactors uses a flexible, modular pricing model based on user metrics. Core HR supports functional users like seasonal staff, and Learning extends to temps or external users. Pricing scales across ten volume tiers, with discounts for larger orgs. New 2025 packages bundle solutions with implementation for better value. Base AI is included; premium AI is usage-based, with simplified pricing coming in Q3 2025.

Deployment options

Deployment forms

Public cloud / Multi-tenant

Public cloud / Single-tenant

Private cloud

On premise

Cloud architecture

Shared Application

Shared Database

Shared Platform

Cloud service model

SaaS - Supplier hosts and maintains application and platform

PaaS - Supplier hosts and maintains platform / Customer host and maintain application

IaaS - Supplier hosts and maintains infrastructure / Customer host and maintain platform and application

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