SAP ERP and Anaplan compete in the enterprise software market, focusing on resource planning and business modeling, respectively. Anaplan has the upper hand in flexibility and ease of integration, making it more adaptable to dynamic business needs.
Features: SAP ERP supports medium to large enterprises with comprehensive features like finance, inventory, and customer service, promoting efficiency and reducing data redundancy. Anaplan offers exceptional modeling capabilities, real-time data analysis, and minimal coding dependency, appealing to various sectors.
Room for Improvement: SAP ERP faces high costs, complex UI, and integration challenges, with a need for better UX and third-party solution integration. Anaplan contends with sizing limitations and high costs, with users seeking enhanced dashboard customization and better data-intensive application integration.
Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SAP ERP is mainly deployed on-premises and in hybrid clouds, with knowledgeable but often slow technical support. Anaplan uses public and private cloud models, allowing easier deployment and better integration, with responsive support favored by customers.
Pricing and ROI: Both SAP ERP and Anaplan are premium products. SAP ERP is expensive in licensing and maintenance, suitable for larger enterprises, with ROI seen through streamlined operations over time. Anaplan's subscription model is costlier but offers immediate ROI through flexible planning and integration.
SAP ERP did provide value for money.
The technical support from Anaplan is amazing, with a dedicated team to assist in case of any issues.
It was very quick, and we didn't have many tickets, but every time any issues arose, they were very quickly resolved.
SAP technical support is very good.
Anaplan had issues before, but the new Polaris engine solves them.
It is scalable when moving from one version to another or adding additional components like warehouse management.
Production processes would be on hold without stability, so it is quite important that the software is very stable.
Stability-wise, SAP ERP is the best product among others.
Advanced planning with AI, machine learning, and related plugins would be great to see in the future.
Features that allow transactions based on barcoding should be part of the ERP component.
We are using version 6.0 and it meets our needs.
Currently, Anaplan is more expensive compared to other tools.
The pricing is slightly on the premium side, but I do not have detailed knowledge about the exact licensing structure.
Small and medium companies can struggle with the pricing.
The pricing for SAP ERP is medium but slightly on the higher side.
Anaplan's connected planning feature is its most valuable aspect, allowing for seamless financial planning, HR planning, and updates.
The consistent integrations and real-time data analytics in SAP ERP significantly enhance the decision-making process by facilitating follow-ups and action points.
We have the capabilities to build every process we have in our company and construct or customize it in the software.
Anaplan is a cloud-based planning and performance management platform with documented use cases in finance, sales, supply chain, marketing, IT and HR. At the core of Anaplan's technology is a single hub where business users can build, deploy, maintain, and share models without coding or reliance on IT personnel.
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Reviews from Real Users:
"Anaplan's in-memory calculation engine is super-fast compared to the old tools we previously used. You enter the data and everything shows up in one go.” - Sandeep A., Lead Analyst at a retailer
"This product has a very good modeling feature, and its graphical representation of visualizations has also been valuable.” - Raghavendra K., Lead Consultant at a tech services company
"Anaplan is a three-dimensional cloud platform that is good for analyzing data, visualization, integration, terrific for visibility.” - Anaplan model builder at a tech services company
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