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    Cornerstone OnDemand

    Score6.4 out of 10
    N/ACornerstone OnDemand is a cloud-based application for talent management. Cornerstone offers suites for recruiting, training, performance monitoring and planning, learning, and HR data management. It is scaled for enterprises.N/A

    SAP SuccessFactors HCM

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/ASAP 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)

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    Cornerstone OnDemandSAP SuccessFactors HCM
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    Cornerstone OnDemandSAP SuccessFactors HCM
    Free Trial
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
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    Cornerstone OnDemandSAP SuccessFactors HCM
    Considered Both Products
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    Chose Cornerstone OnDemand
    Mainly the annual costs of the suite: we are present in 7 countries and develp an implementation of SAP SSFF costs triple than Cornerstone OnDemand. Talentia was "in price" similar than Cornerstone OnDemand, but is more oriented to Europe customers than American or Latam. The …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cornerstone OnDemand
    Cornerstone OnDemand is a system that can fit a lot of different needs. It is a complex system that is maybe not too contemporary looking at the moment but it looks good enough. But the most important is that it's safe and it is compliant. And that is it's point of difference. …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cornerstone OnDemand
    We selected Cornerstone which offers to the possibility to create regional administration user, for the reports and the app.
    Incentivized
    Chose Cornerstone OnDemand
    Since the platform can be accessed not only through the website but also through users' cell phones, Cornerstone's virtual training tool offers great accessibility for employees receiving training. It works with Android and iOS devices and collaborates with other apps to ensure …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cornerstone OnDemand
    Cornerstone OnDemand was ranking quite high up in the Gartner's Learning quadrant and the Forrester Report and was also highly recommended in Bersin's findings. Cornerstone's team of consultants is fun to work with and they love and enjoy their work. Their treatment of their …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cornerstone OnDemand
    We selected CSOD primary for the LMS module which is one of the best in the HRIS market. As a worldwide company an LMS was necessary. After the implémentation phase We succeed to assign and train employees on legal training all over the World. The LMS module is very user …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cornerstone OnDemand
    CSOD has the easiest to use user interface. If employees do not like to use it it will not be as affective as a tool to manage talent. All modules of CSOD are developed to the same level, in all other platforms I found there was a lacking in one of the areas of the platform …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cornerstone OnDemand
    the decision to select cornerstone for the LMS product was taken way before I arrived in the company
    Incentivized
    Chose Cornerstone OnDemand
    Great for onboarding and training new hires. It sets everything up so well based on schedule and also a punch list effect.
    Incentivized
    Chose Cornerstone OnDemand
    As I spent over 7 years using SuccessFactors I was a bit biased when beginning with Cornerstone. Now with a few years of woking with Cornerstone I have come to appreciate the system and how it can be used the most efficiently for the business.
    Incentivized
    Chose Cornerstone OnDemand
    Cornerstone OnDemand is definitely at the top of my list. I would say that Cornerstone is probably my second or third choice of Learning management systems. However, my opinion may change once we implement our Performance system as the systems will be integrated. I have heard …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cornerstone OnDemand
    SuccessFactors was a little more expensive and did not have a beautiful UI like Cornerstone. There were some features of SuccessFactors that I liked more as an administrator, such as the ability to create assignments to stacked organizational units - like a team within a …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cornerstone OnDemand
    We selected Cornerstone for its wide variety within the learning platform and ease of use for employees. The other platforms we are not able to use at this time. It was a fairly smooth integration and configuration and we have really loved the features with the learning …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cornerstone OnDemand
    Cornerstone was selected in 2014 based on its ease of use for both our HRIS team and end users. Cornerstone was engaged in our process from the beginning and provided value added recommendations as we moved from a home grown system to one that is fully supported in the cloud.
    Incentivized
    Chose Cornerstone OnDemand
    Cornerstone checked all of our boxes for our 3 year and on strategy as an organization. From the reporting capabilities to the overall user experience, we thought CSOD led in all areas.
    Incentivized
    Chose Cornerstone OnDemand
    I used when working with a former employer. They chose SAP because they were already using SAP for a lot of other HR purposes. This made it easy to combine and implement with the others.
    Incentivized
    Chose Cornerstone OnDemand
    I think there are a lot of benefits of Cornerstone OnDemand versus others. However, there are some things it lacks as well. The administrator function of Cornerstone OnDemand has to do a lot of work to do things in mass. Such as managing users, courses, assignments, …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cornerstone OnDemand
    SuccessFactors was one of the worst interfaces I've experienced. CSOD is more user-friendly for the learners.
    Incentivized
    SAP
    Chose SAP SuccessFactors HCM
    Cornerstone OnDemand is better. It was designed as an LMS from the ground up and is more intuitive from an admin and end-user stand point.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP SuccessFactors HCM
    Employee Central was the differentiator.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP SuccessFactors HCM
    The connected modules and UI set SAP SuccessFactors apart.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP SuccessFactors HCM
    SAP SuccessFactors provide a great user experience and is very user friendly.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP SuccessFactors HCM
    Way ahead in functionality.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP SuccessFactors HCM
    Cornerstone is not as intuitive and has more limitations than SAP SuccessFactors LMS. A lot of clients coming from CSOD love the features available with revisioning, assignment profiles, and instructor interface.
    Incentivized
    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
    Chose SAP SuccessFactors HCM
    Much better solution
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP SuccessFactors HCM
    We believe that all top global providers that complete with SAP, are in the same level in terms of the main functionalities for supporting HR processes. SAP seemed to be more robust on each process, and more consistent when considering best practices applied to their modules. …
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP SuccessFactors HCM
    We selected SAP SuccessFactors due to the fact that the functional covered of our HR processes was higher
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP SuccessFactors HCM
    I was not on the original evaluation team, but I understand SAP SuccessFactors have is the most confidence that it would ensure gov't-level security.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP SuccessFactors HCM
    Our choice of SAP SuccessFactors was driven by its comprehensive capabilities, seamless integration with the broader SAP ecosystem, and strong support for global operations. While it may have a higher cost and complexity compared to Dayforce & Workday, its advanced features, …
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP SuccessFactors HCM
    We still use Cornerstone for Learning, but SuccessFactors seems very equivalent
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    86%
    Would buy again
    60 Answers
    94%
    Would buy again
    624 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    50 Answers
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    468 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    65 Answers
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    613 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    85%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    35 Answers
    85%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    271 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    74%
    Implementation went as expected
    35 Answers
    79%
    Implementation went as expected
    357 Answers
    Features
    Cornerstone OnDemandSAP SuccessFactors HCM
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Cornerstone OnDemand and SAP SuccessFactors HCM
    Feature
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    7.7
    131 Ratings
    5% above category average
    SAP SuccessFactors HCM
    8.0
    359 Ratings
    1% above category average
    New hire portal7.968 Ratings7.7344 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools7.8113 Ratings7.7322 Ratings
    Compliance tracking and reporting7.4124 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Cornerstone OnDemand and SAP SuccessFactors HCM
    Feature
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    7.9
    113 Ratings
    10% above category average
    SAP SuccessFactors HCM
    8.5
    460 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Corporate goal setting7.794 Ratings8.3409 Ratings
    Subordinate goal setting8.097 Ratings00 Ratings
    Individual goal setting8.4105 Ratings8.3456 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility7.893 Ratings8.0367 Ratings
    Performance tracking7.6108 Ratings8.1427 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Cornerstone OnDemand and SAP SuccessFactors HCM
    Feature
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    7.4
    118 Ratings
    12% above category average
    SAP SuccessFactors HCM
    8.2
    483 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Performance plans7.692 Ratings8.2464 Ratings
    Plan weighting7.279 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager note taking7.468 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans7.380 Ratings8.0394 Ratings
    Review status tracking8.095 Ratings8.1433 Ratings
    Rater nomination workflow7.363 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review reminders7.892 Ratings8.0437 Ratings
    Workflow restrictions7.084 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency6.881 Ratings8.0351 Ratings
    Reporting7.3112 Ratings00 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Cornerstone OnDemand and SAP SuccessFactors HCM
    Feature
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    7.8
    57 Ratings
    12% above category average
    SAP SuccessFactors HCM
    7.8
    328 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Create succession plans/pools7.048 Ratings7.8303 Ratings
    Candidate ranking8.048 Ratings7.7286 Ratings
    Candidate search7.851 Ratings7.9292 Ratings
    Candidate development8.448 Ratings7.7270 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Cornerstone OnDemand and SAP SuccessFactors HCM
    Feature
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    7.2
    65 Ratings
    0% above category average
    SAP SuccessFactors HCM
    4.1
    381 Ratings
    61% below category average
    Job Requisition Management7.844 Ratings7.9360 Ratings
    Company Website Posting7.840 Ratings7.7341 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media6.437 Ratings7.7297 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting6.337 Ratings7.6328 Ratings
    Customized Application Form7.839 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resume Management6.442 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention6.739 Ratings7.3299 Ratings
    Candidate Search6.440 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking7.540 Ratings7.8343 Ratings
    Collaboration7.835 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation7.237 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email Templates7.558 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Permissions7.859 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts7.454 Ratings7.9349 Ratings
    Reporting7.662 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of Cornerstone OnDemand and SAP SuccessFactors HCM
    Feature
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    7.3
    186 Ratings
    3% above category average
    SAP SuccessFactors HCM
    -
    Ratings
    Course authoring4.8137 Ratings00 Ratings
    Course catalog or library8.3184 Ratings00 Ratings
    Player/Portal8.0171 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning content8.2146 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile friendly8.7134 Ratings00 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications7.8167 Ratings00 Ratings
    Assignments8.0180 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance management7.1161 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning administration6.4183 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics6.2182 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social learning7.0115 Ratings00 Ratings
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Cornerstone OnDemand and SAP SuccessFactors HCM
    Feature
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    -
    Ratings
    SAP SuccessFactors HCM
    8.0
    577 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.4509 Ratings
    Employment history00 Ratings8.1519 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration00 Ratings7.7495 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings8.0469 Ratings
    Organizational charting00 Ratings8.0532 Ratings
    Organization and location management00 Ratings7.9473 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings7.6289 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Cornerstone OnDemand and SAP SuccessFactors HCM
    Feature
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    -
    Ratings
    SAP SuccessFactors HCM
    7.6
    316 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings7.8234 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings7.1208 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings7.4204 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings7.4196 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings7.6196 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings8.1252 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings7.7183 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Cornerstone OnDemand and SAP SuccessFactors HCM
    Feature
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    -
    Ratings
    SAP SuccessFactors HCM
    8.1
    313 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Approval workflow00 Ratings8.4310 Ratings
    Balance details00 Ratings7.9265 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings8.0230 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Cornerstone OnDemand and SAP SuccessFactors HCM
    Feature
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    -
    Ratings
    SAP SuccessFactors HCM
    8.2
    460 Ratings
    2% above category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings8.4341 Ratings
    Update personal information00 Ratings8.9444 Ratings
    View company policy documentation00 Ratings7.8293 Ratings
    Employee recognition00 Ratings7.6263 Ratings
    View job history00 Ratings8.2427 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of Cornerstone OnDemand and SAP SuccessFactors HCM
    Feature
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    -
    Ratings
    SAP SuccessFactors HCM
    8.4
    3 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings8.43 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of Cornerstone OnDemand and SAP SuccessFactors HCM
    Feature
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    -
    Ratings
    SAP SuccessFactors HCM
    6.6
    456 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Report builder00 Ratings6.9438 Ratings
    Pre-built reports00 Ratings6.5408 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings6.2329 Ratings
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    Usability
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    Availability
    9.0
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    Performance
    9.0
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    Support Rating
    6.6
    (36 ratings)
    7.4
    (29 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.6
    (4 ratings)
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    Online Training
    8.0
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    Implementation Rating
    8.0
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    Configurability
    7.1
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
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    Ease of integration
    8.5
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    Product Scalability
    9.5
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    Professional Services
    9.0
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    8.9
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    Vendor post-sale
    7.0
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    8.9
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    8.0
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    User Testimonials
    Cornerstone OnDemandSAP SuccessFactors HCM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    I feel Cornerstone OnDemand is a great solution for companies that have a large amount of compliance training that needs to be assigned and closely tracked. The features of dynamic groups (based on specific user criteria) allows you to target very specific audiences. The assignment functionality gives you great flexibility on when the assignment runs and how often, and also provides many options for due dates (static date or dynamic date - x days from hire date, date assigned, etc.). This has allowed us to have a clear and consistent user experience for both our newly hired employees and our seasoned employees.
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    SAP
    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
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    • Automatic recurring assignments are easy to get that refresher training out without needing to assign it fresh each time.
    • Reporting 2.0 makes it easy to write and share your reports with just selected filters. Making it easy for people receiving it to just change what they need to see.
    • Learning Admin Console makes it easy to peek at what is going on in your portal and open up connected reporting when needed.
    • Success Center is a great resource for getting peer answers to questions and learning about the releases and suggesting changes that should be added to the roadmap.
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    SAP
    • 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
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    • Sometimes finding the right answer to your support question can be a bit more difficult than it should be.
    • I would like to see more OSHA related courses.
    • At times, the administrative interface seems to need to be updated, but the tradeoff honestly might be the absolute rock-solid stability of the platform.
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    SAP
    • 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
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    As long as pricing stays reasonable, we will likely stay with Cornerstone for at least one more contract renewal. It would be a large task to migrate all of our content to a new system. However, the LMS landscape is diversifying with new startups that are showing some real innovation.
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    SAP
    It is the product that the Business is fully committed to for co-ordinately HR processes. Employee and Manage Self-Service has allow our business to reduce the overheads in our HR operating mode. The integration with 3rd party products is now in place and further developments will only increase its importance. SuccessFactors provide regular enhancements and has a support model in line with our business requirements.
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    Usability
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    Easy to use, easy to learn, lots of support during the learning process. There are a few parts of the system we don't use and I'm hesitant to begin using because other clients have said they're difficult and cumbersome (certifications) or outdated (libraries)
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    SAP
    1. User training is required to be acquainted with the technology, but better output is achieved while automating most tasks. 2. Data-driven decision making in terms of performance, hiring, review, and compensation. 3. Better scale-based talent search from the talent pool. 4. better integration performance with SAP products like SAP MM, SAP FICO, SAP Sales, SAP SD, etc.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    I haven't really had any major availability problems. The service is practically impeccable but it is true that at times, due to server and latency problems, the application has been slower. But these have been specific issues that have resolved themselves.
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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
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    Pages do not load quickly. Often times any action or selection of a box, drop down, check, pretty much ANY Javascript interaction causes the whole entire page to load/reload/start doing something in the background. This makes a nightmare for having to mass edit courses or upload ILT sessions. It's the one of the archaic web designs they use that really bugs me as an admin and makes working in the portal at times intolerable and insufferable
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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
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    Its always important to have support when you are facing problems and when you are the main admin of the organization. Cornerstone Support is very supporting when you have not found the answer in the help guide. its very useful to have a team support to guide you.
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    SAP
    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
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    we use also to admin all our training in person events and sessions. Its easy to admin this kind of trainings and automatize some processes we have. Also de user experience and the integration with other systems helps to the employees to use more. All modules integrated oriented to develop people is the principal reason to have CSOD. The training administration is very complete and allows to automate many processes.
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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
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    The online modules are pretty good. You can access them at any time, which we have done. You learn a lot in the beginning, but having the ability to retake short lessons when you are working on those items was very helpful.
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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
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    The implementation was pretty difficult. We felt they (Cornerstone) didn’t properly allocate the resources to complete our implementation in the timetable we wanted.

    For example, we worked on Workday and SSO integrations - work that we had specifically contracted for in advance. When we were ready to work on that project, they didn’t have the people ready to help us, so it took a lot longer than necessary. That was my biggest pain point.

    The implementation approach we went with was a self-led implementation. We would speak to the implementation manager once per week, and self-trained. We met with implementation manager to discuss issues, review things that we’d learned for 1 hour. We found that wasn’t enough. Other things would come up outside that one hour window that we couldn’t get answers to. We didn’t have anyone to ask about those things and we had to wait to ask during our weekly meeting.

    The advantage of the self-led implementation approach was that it was really inexpensive – significantly less than the implementation cost for the other systems that we looked at. I also liked that we could pace ourselves. There were however big roadblocks. We would have to make sure the right resources were available. We had an implementation/project manager with a lot of experience and felt that the person was knowledgeable but missed on a few things.

    In hindsight, I would still go with the self-led implementation, but knowing what I know now, I would ask for the integration person to be available more. I would work that into the contract. With single sign-on, we needed deep linking to build direct links through a Single Sign-On tool, e.g. when someone gets an email, it directs them to training. But it has to go through SSO to get them to the correct link. Deep linking wasn’t turned on in our system and they had to activate it. We encountered little things like that – sequencing pre-requisites which were problematic. We tried to troubleshoot ourselves.

    I recommend you consider contracting for some extra implementation hours and determine when they are going to be available. Work it into the contract that you have the ability to call tech support during implementation. In addition to weekly implementation meetings, they have technical webexes – 4 every week, but 2 didn’t apply to us – one as we were using SSO. The challenge is they were not always relevant – we had specific questions that didn’t fall into those categories
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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
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    The user experience is a lot better than using SumTotal as an admin CSOD makes working easy. Without having workarounds. Reporting is a lot better than both platforms. Reporting in CSOD is complex however easy to manage and create when you understand the data points collected
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    SAP
    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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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    It is important to be familiar with the terms and annual increases in licenses and other aspects of the contract. I recommend analyzing this from the beginning and the permanence is relevant because Cornerstone updates its modules and brings out new features that may allow you to leave a module to acquire another
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    SAP
    Not applicable.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    It's a great product with some pieces that are set but many things that can be customized as needed for individual 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.
    Incentivized
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    Professional Services
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    As I have said before, I have no doubt that the services of the Cornerstone sales people were very good. In particular, our salesperson spent a lot of time in contact with us to make the process go smoothly. Perhaps being a large company in some cases the times were slowed down but it is something normal to take into account.
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    SAP
    Once time we need to change the datacenter and we made this with the professional services from SAP... everything goes just fine. excelent service.
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    Return on Investment
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    • We are in the process of trying to increase employee engagement through content expansion. We are in the early stages of this.
    • The Edge Import Tool, in conjunction with Reporting 2.0, has done a great job of helping to automate/semi-automate tasks for huge time savings.
    • Maintaining compliance. Achieved through dynamic/automated groups, assignments, communication, and reporting.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Cornerstone OnDemand Screenshots

    Screenshot of A personalized, modern user experience and self-service capabilities to engage employees, ensure productivity, and centralize employee dataScreenshot of With Cornerstone Learning, go beyond compliance and training - truly develop an engaged and collaborative workforce.Screenshot of Cornerstone Recruiting takes care of all talent acquisition needs and provides candidates with an amazing experience.Screenshot of With Cornerstone Performance, benchmark your people's performance, align them with your strategy, and provide feedback that matters.Screenshot of Cornerstone HR offers a personalized, modern user experience and self-service capabilities to engage employees, ensure productivity, and centralize employee data.Screenshot of With Content Anytime, quickly deliver hundreds of eLearning courses covering key soft-skills such as communication, time management, leadership, teamwork, and emotional intelligence.

    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.Product screenshot