The short answer
Neither publishes prices. SAP sells SuccessFactors as Base and Premium packages, priced on request on 1 to 5 year contracts. Workday sells by quote, with fixed-fee deployment packages. SuccessFactors delivers localization in 100+ countries and territories and includes Joule Base AI at no extra cost.
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SAP SuccessFactors wins 0Workday HCM wins 12 ties
| Dimension | SAP SuccessFactors | Workday HCM |
|---|---|---|
| PricingBoth quote. SAP lists Base and Premium packages, price upon request, per user on 1 to 5 year contracts with auto-renewal. Workday publishes no prices and sells deployment as fixed-fee Launch packages. Multi-year | Quote only | Quote only |
| SecurityWorkday states SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 and GDPR coverage, plus a HIPAA attestation. SAP SuccessFactors has a SOC 2 Type 2 report for April 2025 to March 2026. Yes | SOC 2, ISO 27001 | SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR |
| Fit and supportBoth sell to midsize and large employers: SAP offers SAP GROW for midsize companies, and Workday serves midsize businesses to Fortune 500 leaders. Mid-market companies, enterprises | Mid-market companies, enterprises | Mid-market companies, enterprises |
| Attribute | SAP SuccessFactors | Workday HCM |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1972 | 2005 |
| Headquarters | Walldorf, Germany | Pleasanton, California, US |
| Attribute | SAP SuccessFactors | Workday HCM |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Quote only | Quote only |
| Price transparency | Quote only | Quote only |
| Best for | Mid-market companies, enterprises | Mid-market companies, enterprises |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud |
| Mobile apps | ||
| SOC 2 Type II | ||
| ISO 27001 | ||
| Ownership | Publicly traded | Publicly traded |
Pricing. Both quote. SAP lists Base and Premium packages, price upon request, per user on 1 to 5 year contracts with auto-renewal. Workday publishes no prices and sells deployment as fixed-fee Launch packages.
Security. Workday states SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 and GDPR coverage, plus a HIPAA attestation. SAP SuccessFactors has a SOC 2 Type 2 report for April 2025 to March 2026.
Fit and support. Both sell to midsize and large employers: SAP offers SAP GROW for midsize companies, and Workday serves midsize businesses to Fortune 500 leaders.
Paylocity has the highest LeadChange Score in HCM Software after excluding these two (6.8/10).
It depends on scope. Workday documents payroll, time, absence and 5,000+ prebuilt reports on one cloud platform. SuccessFactors packages core HR, compensation, performance and goals in Base, and adds compliance learning and predictive analytics in Premium. Ask both to quote the same modules in writing.
Neither publishes a price, so it depends on the quote. SuccessFactors includes Joule Base AI at no extra cost; Workday’s deployment is a separate fixed-fee package. Compare quotes with deployment included.
No. Workday, Inc. is a separate company, founded in 2005 and based in Pleasanton, California. SuccessFactors is SAP’s HCM product line; SAP SE is based in Walldorf, Germany.
SAP lists 1 to 5 year terms with auto-renewal for both HCM packages. Workday does not publish its terms; its deployment is sold as fixed-fee packages.
Workday connects native and partner payroll systems across 180+ countries. SuccessFactors lists core HR and payroll among its products and delivers localization in 100+ countries and territories.
Both have SOC 2 Type 2 reports. Workday also lists ISO 27001, 27017 and 27018, GDPR through the EU Cloud Code of Conduct and a HIPAA attestation.
Besides Workday HCM, SuccessFactors competes with Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM, Dayforce and UKG Pro among the enterprise suites we review.
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