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SAP HCM vs greytHR comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

greytHR
Ranking in Cloud HCM
17th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SAP HCM
Ranking in Cloud HCM
3rd
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
56
Ranking in other categories
Benefits Administration (3rd), Talent Management (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Cloud HCM category, the mindshare of greytHR is 0.6%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP HCM is 15.0%, down from 16.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud HCM
 

Featured Reviews

Asha Rao - PeerSpot reviewer
A great payroll solution for employee self-service, manager self-service, and leave management
We use greytHR for employee self-service, manager self-service, leave management, attendance management, documentation, email notifications, and letter generation greytHR has a great payroll system for India. The solution's OKR system or performance management tool is not so great. The legal…
Renelia Villanueva - PeerSpot reviewer
Efficient payroll processing with comprehensive attendance management
I am currently heading the payroll benefits and HRIS team here in Manila. We are using SAP HCM on-premises, and we implemented SuccessFactors focusing on Employee Central and GMPM SAP HCM has helped a lot due to the always changing government regulations pertaining to taxation, social security…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"greytHR has a great payroll system for India."
"The platform is simple to use and has a user-friendly dashboard and integration features."
"It simplifies everything for human capital management, and all users can do self-enrollment for leaves and those kinds of things. The employee self-service feature is quite a powerful feature for me. You can install it on your mobile phone or iPad and do your employee service activity there."
"Payroll processing is my favorite HCM feature, and I like all the SuccessFactors talent modules also. SAP is making good progress on enhancements to the features in the SF modules."
"The compliance management functionality is quite good."
"The payroll suite is very valuable."
"Customers can create custom infotypes to store any custom data points."
"We have managed to consolidate our payroll for all India operations on this platform."
"The payroll operations I’ve managed within this and other organizations involve substantial numbers, demonstrating that SAP HCM stable product. As for talent management, we’ve utilized consulting services and supplemented them with various in-house developments. Moreover, we are exploring innovative AI, including chatbots and AI-driven use cases."
 

Cons

"The solution's OKR system or performance management tool is not so great."
"Managing changes in applications can be challenging since it complicates testing and unit testing, resulting in longer testing phases. This time-consuming process often leaves little room for actual work."
"SAP HCM could improve by having more resources and making it more user-friendly. It is complex."
"The organizational structure visualization could be improved in future releases. The solution has a very poor interface."
"The extensibility of the integration could be improved."
"It was difficult to deploy. There were challenges regarding configurations and implementation. So, we had a lot of issues."
"The breadth of functionality offered by SAP HCM comes at a cost."
"On the personnel administration side, it's very difficult to do custom development."
"There needs to be a renovation of the interface and functionalities of the talent management modules."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We need to pay a yearly license for greytHR, which is much cheaper than SAP SuccessFactors."
"The pricing is not reasonable at all."
"HCM is cheaper than SuccessFactors."
"Licensing is pretty complex. SAP does not have a straight forward way of licensing, and it differs from client to client."
"Be careful and guard against future changes in licensing."
"In my view, this product is a waste of money for SMB because there are much better products available and licensing is an issue."
"The solution is cheap."
"SAP is expensive, but if you're using the product, then the expensive product becomes inexpensive. Considering its performance and features, I find it quite reasonable."
"Licensing fees are paid yearly."
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Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Retailer
5%
 

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about greytHR?
greytHR has a great payroll system for India.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for greytHR?
We need to pay a yearly license for greytHR, which is much cheaper than SAP SuccessFactors.
What needs improvement with greytHR?
The solution's OKR system or performance management tool is not so great. The legal reports should be customized based on the states in India, which goes to the labor department. We should have the...
What do you like most about SAP HCM?
SAP HCM is the one of the best ERP for an organization with a small to large scale business. It has the most efficient payroll functionality. Regards : SAP HR classes in pune
What do you like most about SAP HCM?
HCM is a very important module that each organization should want to use. It will help any organization to calculate and control the cost of their human resources.
What is better, SAP HCM or SAP SuccessFactors?
When it comes to user experience, SuccessFactors is unquestionably superior, as it provides end users with a new experience and an advanced user interface. Additionally, the entire concept of SF is...
 

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Sample Customers

Deloitte, Volvo, Caterpillar, Capgemini, Brigade.Lotte, ESAF, Delhi Public School. Hexaware, Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiatives, PTC, Livestream, Berger, Narayan Hrudayalaya Hospitals, Anand Sweets, Infinite.
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