Snapshot: The Business Value of SAP SuccessFactors Core HR, Time, and Payroll Solutions
IDC’s research demonstrates how SAP SuccessFactors solutions enable organizations to streamline HR, payroll, and time entry processes by centralizing employee data, automating workflows, improving data accuracy, and empower employees and managers with improved access and functionality. Download the Document#US53971225-BVS
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Matthew Marden
The Business Value of SAP SuccessFactors
Core HR, Time, and Payroll Solutions
Zachary Chertok
IDC’s research demonstrates how SAP SuccessFactors solutions, including SAP
SuccessFactors Employee Central, SAP SuccessFactors Time Tracking, and SAP
SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, enable organizations to streamline HR,
payroll, and time entry processes by centralizing employee data, automating workflows,
improving data accuracy, and empowering employees and managers with improved
access and functionality.
March 2026
Business Value Snapshot
Sponsored by SAP
Key Results
Time Entry Benefits
B 28% more employees
with access to time entry
platforms
B 22% higher time entry
compliance rate
B 43% higher time entry
accuracy
Customer Quote:
“The visualization capabilities of SAP SuccessFactors are a major benefit, as are the analytics capabilities.
We’re able to significantly reduce the time required for time reporting, which is also a major benefit
on the end-user side.”
HR Operations Benefits
B 60% faster to generate a
headcount report
B 53% faster to create a new
position listing
B 14% higher HR team
productivity
Customer Quote:
“SAP SuccessFactors helps reduce the time needed to make business decisions because we trust the data.
... We can access the data in seconds and make a decision within a couple of days compared to the weeks
it used to take to collect and validate the right data.”
Payroll Operations Benefits
B 44% faster to complete
payroll cycles
B 64% lower frequency of
payroll errors
B 21% higher payroll team
productivity
Customer Quote:
“SAP SuccessFactors helps improve payroll accuracy by automating and validating employee data and
flagging discrepancies before the payroll runs. This reduces delays, minimizes errors, and builds trust with
the employees through consistent and on-time payments.”
$649,400 average annual benefits
per 1,000 users
284% three-year return on investment
Other Business and Operational Benefits
B $75,200 higher revenue
per 1,000 users per year
B 26% fewer
regulatory-related changes
with problems
B $113,900 operational
cost savings per 1,000 users
per year
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IDC Custom Solutions produced this publication. This IDC material is licensed for external use and in no way does the use or publication of IDC research indicate IDC’s
endorsement of the sponsor’s or licensee’s products or strategies. ©2026 IDC. Reproduction is forbidden unless authorized. All rights reserved. CCPA
Matthew Marden
The Business Value of SAP SuccessFactors
Core HR, Time, and Payroll Solutions
Zachary Chertok
IDC’s research demonstrates how SAP SuccessFactors solutions, including SAP
SuccessFactors Employee Central, SAP SuccessFactors Time Tracking, and SAP
SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, enable organizations to streamline HR,
payroll, and time entry processes by centralizing employee data, automating workflows,
improving data accuracy, and empowering employees and managers with improved
access and functionality.
March 2026
Business Value Snapshot
Sponsored by SAP
Key Results
Time Entry Benefits
B 28% more employees
with access to time entry
platforms
B 22% higher time entry
compliance rate
B 43% higher time entry
accuracy
Customer Quote:
“The visualization capabilities of SAP SuccessFactors are a major benefit, as are the analytics capabilities.
We’re able to significantly reduce the time required for time reporting, which is also a major benefit
on the end-user side.”
HR Operations Benefits
B 60% faster to generate a
headcount report
B 53% faster to create a new
position listing
B 14% higher HR team
productivity
Customer Quote:
“SAP SuccessFactors helps reduce the time needed to make business decisions because we trust the data.
... We can access the data in seconds and make a decision within a couple of days compared to the weeks
it used to take to collect and validate the right data.”
Payroll Operations Benefits
B 44% faster to complete
payroll cycles
B 64% lower frequency of
payroll errors
B 21% higher payroll team
productivity
Customer Quote:
“SAP SuccessFactors helps improve payroll accuracy by automating and validating employee data and
flagging discrepancies before the payroll runs. This reduces delays, minimizes errors, and builds trust with
the employees through consistent and on-time payments.”
$649,400 average annual benefits
per 1,000 users
284% three-year return on investment
Other Business and Operational Benefits
B $75,200 higher revenue
per 1,000 users per year
B 26% fewer
regulatory-related changes
with problems
B $113,900 operational
cost savings per 1,000 users
per year
Read the full white paper B