Absorb LMS vs. SAP SuccessFactors HCM

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Absorb LMS
Score 9.2 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
Absorb LMS aims to empower organizations to train employees with the skills needed to stay modern and relevant in today's fast-paced world. The LMS software focuses on aligning learning needs with business demands.N/A
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
Score 8.4 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.N/A
Pricing
Absorb LMSSAP SuccessFactors HCM
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Absorb LMSSAP SuccessFactors HCM
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Absorb LMSSAP SuccessFactors HCM
Features
Absorb LMSSAP SuccessFactors HCM
Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
Absorb LMS
8.9
Ratings
9% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
-
Ratings
Course authoring8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Course catalog or library9.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Player/Portal9.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning content9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile friendly7.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications9.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Assignments9.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance management9.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning administration9.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics8.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Social learning8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Gamification6.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning9.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Absorb LMS
-
Ratings
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
7.9
Ratings
1% above category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings7.60 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Absorb LMS
-
Ratings
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
7.6
Ratings
5% below category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings7.80 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings7.10 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings7.40 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings7.60 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings7.60 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Absorb LMS
-
Ratings
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.0
Ratings
0% above category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings7.80 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Absorb LMS
-
Ratings
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.1
Ratings
0% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings7.60 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Absorb LMS
-
Ratings
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.4
Ratings
4% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Absorb LMS
-
Ratings
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
6.5
Ratings
14% below category average
Report builder00 Ratings6.90 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings6.50 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings6.20 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Absorb LMS
-
Ratings
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.0
Ratings
1% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings7.60 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings7.60 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Absorb LMS
-
Ratings
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.4
Ratings
6% above category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Absorb LMS
-
Ratings
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.2
Ratings
5% above category average
Performance plans00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Absorb LMS
-
Ratings
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
7.8
Ratings
0% below category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings7.80 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Absorb LMS
-
Ratings
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
4.1
Ratings
61% below category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings7.60 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings7.20 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings7.80 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings7.80 Ratings
User Ratings
Absorb LMSSAP SuccessFactors HCM
Likelihood to Recommend
9.3
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8.3
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Likelihood to Renew
10.0
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9.2
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Usability
10.0
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8.0
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Availability
10.0
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9.9
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Performance
10.0
(0 ratings)
8.9
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.6
(0 ratings)
7.3
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In-Person Training
-
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9.1
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Online Training
8.2
(0 ratings)
7.1
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
10.0
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6.6
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Configurability
10.0
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8.0
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
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6.8
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Product Scalability
10.0
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9.0
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Vendor post-sale
8.2
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8.9
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Vendor pre-sale
8.2
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8.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Absorb LMSSAP SuccessFactors HCM
Likelihood to Recommend
Absorb LMS answered a lot of questions we were facing as an organization in how we train and develop our employees. Absorb LMS is not only a fantastic repository for learning resources, the built in tools make creating new resources and experiences for our teammates so much easier and more streamlined. We use the Absorb Create authoring tool and have had great luck in course creation using many methods (AI, templates, etc.). We implemented the LMS in 4 weeks due to the guidance and willingness of our Implementation manager to move along at a quicker pace. We also love the Absorb library of content that helps fill in some of the soft skills and safety gaps without us having to create internal resources.
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It is a strong system that pays off once it's fully tailored to your organization. If your company has well-defined HR processes, SuccessFactors will likely integrate seamlessly. We've automated processes that previously required departments to spend weeks on back-and-forth emails. We've partnered with Capgemini to fully suck out the most out of its technical customization.
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Pros
  • Customer Service - Our CSM, Kirsten Spak, provides friendly, timely and high quality help and has helps us to understand and efficiently use the system.
  • Course Creation - We have been able to create custom courses with a wide range of features, including branding, audio, video and assessments.
  • Reporting - Absorb LMS offers a robust reporting function which allows us to understand our users and meet the needs of our partners when user information is required for their projects.
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  • The product is straightforward to use. The product allows instant edits if a mistake is made and is very helpful in keeping track of individual employee working hours.
  • Use of the platform ensures that your business is connected to a global workforce experience powered by modern HR technologies and AI.
  • Implementation of the software ensures an excellent workforce experience and accelerates overall business performance.
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Cons
  • The "And" and "Or" rules for self + automatic enrollment could be spelled out more to clarify who we're enrolling into courses
  • The thumbnail and poster "Upload photo" section is confusing. There should be a "Favorites" folder where we can easily find most commonly used posters and thumbnails
  • more education around Absorb analyze essentials
  • How the Featured courses section ranks courses is confusing on the back-end. I need to switch the primary one to second place to feature the new one first. But if the previous one now becomes second place, what happens to the old course that was in second place? I've noticed the order you select on the back-end for this isn't always reflected on user side
  • Same comment as Featured Courses but for appearance of billboards. Hard to position each in the right order
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  • I think just overall the configuration can be a little bit hard on the backend user, like myself, knowing which screens to go to. Better documentation on how we configure things would be a great resource for employees in the HR field that are making those backend changes.
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Likelihood to Renew
Absorb provides the platform and support for us to create a place for resources that is agile and simple to deploy. We are able to use across multiple countries and departments. Absorb is also constantly developing their platform to meet users needs, which is helpful for us as we grow.
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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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Usability
It is very intuitive, not just from an admin perspective to manage courses and track completions, but also from a learners' perspective. It is very easy to find courses, search for courses, and track personal course progress. The interface is well designed, which makes it simpler for our audience to navigate the portal and find what they are looking for
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SAP SuccessFactors is great from a user perspective I think where we hold ourselves back in lack of rolling out new features internally and configuration. Overall product is good and offering is complete with minimal application of external vendors to manage individual needs.
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Reliability and Availability
We have never had any major issue with Absorb's availability. Any outages that have occurred have been planned an communicated. Any small issues that occur within the Absorb platform have been addressed efficiently and quickly by support and the development team
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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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Performance
Absorb LMS's performance is very reliable and consistent. Pages load quickly. Report are generated within a reasonable amount of time (even with significant amounts of data), etc. Nothing seems to slow it down.
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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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Support Rating
[...] is a ROCK star- having her as part of our support team has been a game changer. She is a true problem solver at heart and has an unique ability to retain who we are as a company and match that with what can help us most. She has been a game changer for our internal admin team and is supporting us through a business review to help guide us in the best direction on our constant growth.
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SAP SuccessFactors has been a easy to implement tool with low risks for a sensitive thing like employee feedback. It provides powerful performance in the backend functionalities, and at the same time a great look and feel for the employees. Totally recommended.
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In-Person Training
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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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Online Training
Absorb was able to provide an initial training of the platform, covering all our basic needs. Additionally, there are Absorb learning modules available for further learning that can be accessed at anytime. There is also the ability to review Absorb's extensive resource library to find the answers to questions/troubleshooting. Beyond that, we opted for the Premier Support so our organization has access to a dedicated Customer Success Manager.
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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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Implementation Rating
The implementation of Absorb went very seamlessly. We previously had the Oracle LMS and importing user data and getting the new system up to speed was painless. The smooth transition helped leaders and staff gain confidence early in the application/company and we have had a successful partnership with Absorb since.
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Key insights for a successful SAP SuccessFactors implementation center on Change Management, ensuring user adoption through early stakeholder engagement and robust training; Business Process Design, which requires defining clear strategic objectives, leveraging best practices, and meticulous integration planning with existing systems; and Strong Project Execution, which involves securing leadership buy-in, allocating the right resources, defining measurable success metrics, and carefully managing the complex task of data migration and quality.
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Alternatives Considered
Absorb LMS is feature packed with small but smart elements (can have a username that isnt an email, can change the core language used in the platform, can change the font and layout) that offer greater security and accessibility for learners.
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SAP SuccessFactors is a very user-friendly application, it stacks up very well against competition, such as Oracle PeopleSoft HCM. We selected SAP SuccessFactors because we are already using a lot of other SAP solutions, such as SAP S/4 HANA and SAP Business Technology Platform. It allows us to have single-sign on and one vendor with multiple solutions.
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Scalability
We have already scaled our LMS from a couple hundred users to 1000 users and have plans to scale even larger. We use the LMS across multiple internal departments. countries and user types. Absorb has made it easy to integrate and scale and we will continue to scale in the near future.
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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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Return on Investment
  • Our ROI is yet to be determined as we haven't fully rolled it out yet. We hope that this will improve our customer loyalty and advocacy, set us apart from competitors, and appeal to prospects as something that is extremely valuable. ROI measurements will include customer participation, satisfaction from learners and their managers and any new customers who quote the platform as a reason they chose us.
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  • It helps better in the tedious task of job posting, it's automated to social handles.
  • Better performance in speed, UI, performance management, skill management, talent onboarding, and finding candidates in the talent pool.
  • Reduces most of the cost in HR operations and future-proof technology with continuous improvement.
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ScreenShots

Absorb LMS Screenshots

Screenshot of a company's unique identity with a training interface that is custom-designed for the brand.Screenshot of a company's image and values with a training interface that is tailored to the brand's specific needs.Screenshot of the course creation workflow, that offer a diverse set of formats, including instructional videos, quizzes, and assessments.Screenshot of Absorb's course details page, accessible from the course catalog dashboard, used to give learners an understanding of the course material.Screenshot of learners' progress insights, used to make data-driven decisions with the reporting capabilities of Absorb LMS.Screenshot of course creation with Create AI Beta.

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Screenshots

Screenshot of how to navigate to all SAP SuccessFactors solution modules and complete tasks using natural language—thanks to Joule, the AI copilot with generative AI.Screenshot of where to acquire future-ready skills by sourcing, engaging, and hiring top talent, as well as save time evaluating candidates and match skills to roles more efficiently with AI-powered applicant screening.Screenshot of some of the metrics that empower HR professionals, analysts, and business partners to answer questions about a workforce, or that influence business decisions with data-driven insights and an evidence-based approach to HR.Screenshot of the mobile interface, which also helps automate processes to improve employee and manager self-service, and strengthen compliance.Screenshot of