Iris HR Software (formerly Octopus HR, acquired by Iris Software Group April 2016) is an HR suite.
$1.50
per month per user
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
Score 8.4 out of 10
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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.
$75.60
per year per user (Up to 100 Employees)
Pricing
Iris HR Software
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
Editions & Modules
Standard
$1.50
per month per user
Plus
$2
per month per user
Pro
$3.50
per month per user
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Iris HR Software
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
Free Trial
No
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No
No
Entry-level Setup Fee
No setup fee
No setup fee
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Iris HR Software
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Features
Iris HR Software
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Iris HR Software
8.6
2 Ratings
9% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.0
577 Ratings
2% above category average
Employee demographic data
9.02 Ratings
8.4509 Ratings
Employment history
8.01 Ratings
8.1519 Ratings
Job profiles and administration
10.02 Ratings
7.7495 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
9.02 Ratings
8.0469 Ratings
Organizational charting
8.02 Ratings
8.0532 Ratings
Organization and location management
8.02 Ratings
7.9473 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
8.02 Ratings
7.6289 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Iris HR Software
7.6
2 Ratings
5% below category average
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
7.6
316 Ratings
5% below category average
Pay calculation
8.01 Ratings
7.8234 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors
7.01 Ratings
7.1208 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment
8.01 Ratings
7.4204 Ratings
Benefit plan administration
8.02 Ratings
7.4196 Ratings
Direct deposit files
7.01 Ratings
7.6196 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management
8.02 Ratings
8.1252 Ratings
Reimbursement management
7.02 Ratings
7.6183 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Iris HR Software
8.3
2 Ratings
4% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.1
313 Ratings
1% above category average
Approval workflow
9.02 Ratings
8.4310 Ratings
Balance details
8.01 Ratings
7.9265 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment
8.02 Ratings
8.0230 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Iris HR Software
8.2
2 Ratings
2% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.2
460 Ratings
2% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information
9.02 Ratings
8.4341 Ratings
Update personal information
9.02 Ratings
8.9444 Ratings
View company policy documentation
8.02 Ratings
7.8293 Ratings
Employee recognition
8.02 Ratings
7.6263 Ratings
View job history
7.01 Ratings
8.2427 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Iris HR Software
7.0
1 Ratings
14% below category average
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.4
3 Ratings
4% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets
7.01 Ratings
8.43 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Iris HR Software
7.3
2 Ratings
3% below category average
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
6.6
456 Ratings
13% below category average
Report builder
9.02 Ratings
6.9438 Ratings
Pre-built reports
7.02 Ratings
6.5408 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data
6.02 Ratings
6.2329 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Iris HR Software
8.5
2 Ratings
7% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.0
359 Ratings
1% above category average
New hire portal
8.02 Ratings
7.7344 Ratings
Manager tracking tools
9.01 Ratings
7.7322 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Iris HR Software
8.3
2 Ratings
5% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.5
460 Ratings
7% above category average
Corporate goal setting
9.02 Ratings
8.3409 Ratings
Individual goal setting
9.02 Ratings
8.3456 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility
7.01 Ratings
8.0367 Ratings
Performance tracking
8.02 Ratings
8.1427 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Iris HR Software
8.4
2 Ratings
7% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
8.2
483 Ratings
5% above category average
Performance plans
8.01 Ratings
8.2464 Ratings
Performance improvement plans
9.02 Ratings
8.0394 Ratings
Review status tracking
8.02 Ratings
8.1433 Ratings
Review reminders
9.02 Ratings
8.0437 Ratings
Multiple review frequency
8.02 Ratings
8.0351 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Iris HR Software
8.0
2 Ratings
2% above category average
SAP SuccessFactors HCM
7.8
328 Ratings
0% below category average
Create succession plans/pools
8.02 Ratings
7.8303 Ratings
Candidate ranking
8.02 Ratings
7.7286 Ratings
Candidate search
8.02 Ratings
7.9292 Ratings
Candidate development
8.02 Ratings
7.7270 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
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Our staff is kept updated with more company policies and we are able to track their holiday and sick days much better. The help and support of their contact support are super good. They reply super fast and are very kind. Also, their sales department isn't pushy like other services they are very knowledgeable and kind.
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.
It's simple. I really appreciate that the layout of Octopus HR isn't something I have to question. I know where to look for something because it's clearly labeled, that's more than I can say for a lot of other HR systems I've seen.
Support. If I ever have a question about setting something up, or if something goes wrong, they're always on top of it. For instance, I had no idea how to set up employee photos on our accounts. I tweeted them and they responded right away, I'm based in LA and they're a UK company, I was impressed that they were able to respond right away. They make sure their customers are taken care of.
Great self guide. If there's ever an ordinary question I need answered their "Octopus Guide" is very thorough and walks you through everything.
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.
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.
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.
Iris HR Software is a stable and fairly intuitive product which has had a positive impact on our organisation. We have had some support issues but generally feel we've had a positive experience and our personnel and finance teams have benefitted from this process structure. Whilst contacting the correct Iris HR Software support channel has been our biggest issue once we have established contact our tickets have been raised and resolved promptly.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
I would say the pricing is good but it could be better. Also, the customer service is amazing they do such a great job and you can tell they know what they are doing. Visually it is very easy to use and looks very professional. It is a quick set up and they do their best to give you what you want and need.
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.
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.