Comparing Employee Central vs.

SAP S/4HANA: An Overview

Compared to Employee Central, SAP S/4HANA offers moderately higher support for the
921 criteria that make up the eight domains in the HR comparison matrix, regardless of
how those functions are offered (e.g. "off the shelf", through an integrated partner
solution, add-ons, etc.). Let's take a closer look at the eight modules.

1. Talent acquisition

When looking at the Talent acquisition functions and features offered by the selected
software, we know that SAP S/4HANA scores noticeably higher than Employee Central.
In this domain, SAP S/4HANA excels in functionalities which are supplied natively.

2. Personnel Management
In this module, SAP S/4HANA is an appreciably more capable challenger than
Employee Central.

3. Payroll

Just like the preceding module, both Employee Central and SAP S/4HANA offer
comparable coverage here, providing similar Payroll characteristics.

4. Benefits

In this module, SAP S/4HANA greatly outdoes Employee Central. Here SAP S/4HANA
excels in Benefits features and functions that are supplied natively.

5. Workforce Management

In this domain, SAP S/4HANA dramatically outpaces its competitor, leading in functions
and features related to Workforce Management which are delivered out of the box.

6. Training Management

Neither software stands out in this module. Both Employee Central and SAP S/4HANA
have almost the same support for characteristics and functions related to Training
Management.

7. Employee Self-Service

In the Employee Self-Service domain, Employee Central and SAP S/4HANA provide an
equal amount of characteristics.

8. Product Technology

Employee Central scores marginally higher than SAP S/4HANA in this domain. Here,
Employee Central leads in terms of characteristics and functionalities provided natively.

Note that the product comparison report is purely data driven. It does not account for
your individual requirements nor factors that can affect the price and implementation
cost of Employee Central or SAP S/4HANA. If you would like to take a more nuanced
approach to your selection process, you can do so using TEC Advisor.
Conclusion of the Comparison of SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central vs.
SAP S/4HANA

In short, it is difficult to be sure which software solution is the clear winner in the
comparison between SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central vs. SAP S/4HANA.
Although SAP S/4HANA scores appreciably higher than Employee Central in the above
overview, enterprise software implementation can be impacted by other factors than just
functionality. This conclusion starts to blur quite a bit as your organization's project
budget, priorities, and constraints are considered. The preceding overview hopefully
illustrates some areas that potential buyers can use to evaluate their options.

Some examples of differences between Employee Central and SAP S/4HANA

Employee Central SAP S/4HANA

Talent acquisition

Vendor Management System Portal (Staffing Agencies)

Contingent Labor Procurement

Contract Management

Stores, executes, and acknowledges

Mods
receipt of contracts

Compliance

Manages contingent labor diversity and

Mods
distribution

Media Management

Editing of advertising records

Records can include costs, size, date of Mods Future
publication, etc.

Payroll

Check Management

Print checks in any order, which may differ

Mods
from payroll registers

Benefits

Profile for Employee Benefit Plan

Tracks benefit/deduction amounts that Modification Supported

 Some examples of differences between Employee Central and SAP S/4HANA

have been put into arrears

In any case where benefits have been
overpaid in an earlier year, the amount of
benefit charged to tax for that earlier year
should be reduced by the amount overpaid, so
that the individual is taxed on what he or she
was entitled to, not on what he or she
received.

Specification of health plan criteria using

postal or zip code ranges
Sets a postal code or a zip code range to Modification Supported
determine employee health plan eligibility
based on employee residence.

Benefits administration

Limit the number of dependents to the

Modification Supported
employee for each benefit plan offered

Workforce Management

Time and Expense Tracking

Authorization required when entering time

Modification Supported
or charge expenses to a project or activity

Scheduling

Provides scheduling suggestions based on

the worker’s CBA agreement, and allows
users to make manual adjustments Mods Partner
(schedule, hours worked, etc.)
Collective bargaining agreement (CBA)

Employee Self-Service

Employee (User) Profile

Review and maintain information regarding Modification Supported

Some examples of differences between Employee Central and SAP S/4HANA

deductions to their pay as part of an

automatic bill payment service (e.g. student
loan)

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