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608 views|504 comparisons
66% willing to recommend
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22,080 views|19,653 comparisons
87% willing to recommend
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We performed a comparison between Ellucian and SAP ERP based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two ERP solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Ellucian vs. SAP ERP Report (Updated: May 2024).
772,649 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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Pros
"I like that all of the student information is in one place."

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"They provide a full service.""SAP is already working on improvements by doing annual releases with enhancements.""It provides great visibility into the details of enterprise resource planning.""The most significant elements of this solution are the ability to create a virtual product, a service product, and delivery.""I like SAP's premade workflows for various areas, such as supply chain, procurement, or finance.""Continuing to use it enabled continuity of business.""It gives us full control over each change, to the level of the individual field in a master record, including certificates.""Well-integrated multilingual technology."

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Cons
"The functionality for monitoring satisfactory academic progress has room for improvement."

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"In the next release, I would like to see more technical integration for directly designed solutions on behalf of the selling process so that you can design solutions and not have to use ten or more other tools to get the solution for selling.""It would also help if it were more open, more flexible, with more standard products.""SAP ERP was not very user-friendly.""SAP ERP is scalable. We have some five to ten thousand SAP ERP users.""The solution is quite expensive. They need to work on the pricing to make it more reasonable.""Technical support could be better.""I would like to see the customization of the reports become easier to work with instead of having technical support have to assist us.""They need to improve a few processes, including transformation, intelligence, governance, modeling, etc."

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  • "SAP ECC is not cheap but I consider it the best system for managing an organization's data and processes."
  • "This is a costly product."
  • "There are licensing costs."
  • "Some components are available at an additional cost, depending on the type of contract that you have."
  • "The licensing costs are slightly on the higher side. They need to make it more competitive."
  • "SAP is a bit on the costly side, but they also provide support and other things. We are paying for licenses and the use of the cloud."
  • "SAP ERP is expensive."
  • "When you have a solution that is stable, reliable, and has a high performance as this solution, the price is going to be expensive. However, when you evaluate the service you are paying for the cost is quite reasonable for this solution."
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    Top Answer:There are different aspects of both Anaplan and SAP ERP that I like and dislike. Anaplan improves forecast accuracy and drives up the quality of analytics. Rather than spending all of their time… more »
    Top Answer:The solution has made the most significant impact on our human resources function, specifically in HR operations and HR analytics. One feature of SAP ERP that I found most valuable is its use of codes… more »
    Top Answer:The product can be a little slow when dealing with thousands of employee data.
    Ranking
    29th
    out of 68 in ERP
    Views
    608
    Comparisons
    504
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    1st
    out of 68 in ERP
    Views
    22,080
    Comparisons
    19,653
    Reviews
    35
    Average Words per Review
    438
    Rating
    8.5
    Comparisons
    SAP S/4HANA logo
    Compared 32% of the time.
    Microsoft Dynamics AX logo
    Compared 11% of the time.
    Anaplan logo
    Compared 9% of the time.
    SAP Business One logo
    Compared 6% of the time.
    Infor M3 logo
    Compared 6% of the time.
    Also Known As
    Datatel
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    Overview
    A range of campus management solutions for higher education sector including student information system, registration tools, and more.
    SAP ERP addresses the core business software requirements of midsize and large organizations in all industries and sectors. SAP ERP includes four individual solutions that support key areas of enterprise resource planning: human capital management, financials, operations, corporate services.
    Sample Customers
    Oklahoma Christian University
    B&G Manufacturing, Unilever, Life is good Inc., Joy Global Inc., City of Cape Town, Bhopal Municipal, Corporation (BMC), adidas Group, Butcher & Packer Supply Company, Franklin Valve L.P., Evoshield, Prime Meats, a Norsan Group company, EMC Corporation, Varian Medical Systems Inc., FC Bayern Mªnchen AG, AkzoNobel Chemicals B.V., T¾V Rheinland, Pacific Drilling S.A., Fire & Rescue New South Wales, University of Amsterdam, Pa_alon S.A.
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    University31%
    Educational Organization16%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Government8%
    REVIEWERS
    Manufacturing Company26%
    Computer Software Company10%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Pharma/Biotech Company9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Manufacturing Company13%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Educational Organization6%
    Retailer6%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business28%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise62%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business21%
    Midsize Enterprise22%
    Large Enterprise57%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business23%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise63%
    Buyer's Guide
    Ellucian vs. SAP ERP
    May 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Ellucian vs. SAP ERP and other solutions. Updated: May 2024.
    772,649 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Ellucian is ranked 29th in ERP while SAP ERP is ranked 1st in ERP with 100 reviews. Ellucian is rated 8.0, while SAP ERP is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Ellucian writes "Presents all information in one place and automates some of our manual processes". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP ERP writes "The amazing, robust framework with unlimited scalability earns its #1 status". Ellucian is most compared with PeopleSoft and Jenzabar JICS, whereas SAP ERP is most compared with SAP S/4HANA, Microsoft Dynamics AX, Anaplan, SAP Business One and Infor M3. See our Ellucian vs. SAP ERP report.

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