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Certinia ERP vs SAP Business One comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 1, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Certinia ERP
Ranking in Cloud ERP
7th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SAP Business One
Ranking in Cloud ERP
4th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
98
Ranking in other categories
ERP (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Cloud ERP category, the mindshare of Certinia ERP is 2.4%, down from 2.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP Business One is 5.1%, down from 9.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud ERP Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SAP Business One5.1%
Certinia ERP2.4%
Other92.5%
Cloud ERP
 

Featured Reviews

Karthik Raj S - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at AblyPro
Enhanced accounting with responsive support and reporting efficiency
We use Certinia ERP for accounting purposes, generating sales invoices, enabling invoices, and for various reports. These include cash statements, general reports, income statements, and profit and loss statements Certinia ERP has increased our revenues, provides good support, and has helped us…
Hatem Mohamed Nageeb Salama - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Sales and Presales Director at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Provides efficiency for small businesses, but requires costly add-ons for broader capabilities
I am currently using SAP products but not primarily selling SAP. Regarding real-time data processing capabilities, it is partially helpful for decision-making. It has built-in capability for real-time data, but it's not interactive data analytics. People need another solution such as Power BI to be integrated to get real-time data with interactive analytics. When it comes to customizing reporting in SAP Business One, it has the capability to customize reports via SAP Crystal Reports. It has a good amount of reports, but for each business, you need to understand exactly what the customer needs to customize their reports. The solution includes a mobile app to access key business information, though it is a very weak mobile app. The main benefit SAP Business One provides to users is ease of access. It's very good to present to customers, both from the interface and capabilities perspective. It's suitable for small to medium companies, making the buy-in for the solution very good. The pricing for SAP Business One is very competitive. Overall, SAP Business One is a very good solution for small to medium businesses. If your company is looking for an ERP to run end-to-end business, this is the solution. You need specific add-ons to run in specific industries, but it's approximately 70% good for most small to medium companies. My overall rating for SAP Business One is 7 out of 10.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Certinia ERP is user-friendly and provides comprehensive support for accounting-related tasks."
"It has features like bank reconciliation and the financial report builder which enhance operational efficiency."
"It's user-friendly and comes with comprehensive manuals. So, it is easy to learn to use SAP Business One"
"The documentation part and the user manuals provided by SAP are quite comprehensive."
"The stability has been very good overall."
"Add-ons that can be implemented are most valuable."
"We have found the entire functionality of SAP Business One most valuable, including the sales module, purchase, inventory module, finance module, and asset module."
"Business One's best feature is that all the modules are integrated."
"The product is very user-friendly."
"If SAP Business One is managed efficiently, it can definitely give you a good return on your investment."
 

Cons

"The customer support takes too long to respond, which could be improved by focusing on reducing the time for issue resolution."
"The bank statement feature takes a lot of time and can be improved to make reconciliation quicker."
"They have a web client now. It primarily does sales. They just added purchasing. It'll be far more effective when I have inventory and financials as well into the web client version."
"It could have RPA automation and RPA elements. There could also be add-ons for a Document Management System and Warehouse Management System."
"The billing functionality and the integration of one department to other departments are areas that need improvement."
"Production area and Bill of Materials: effective date and Subcontracting process."
"SAP Business One on AWS could improve by adding more functionality to the web client."
"There are a lot of good improvements coming out in every version. They release a new version every quarter, with all new up-and-coming things on each one. However, it might be lacking specifications for the specific verticals. However, SAP Business One is a generic tool. It's very widely used, and I understand why it's not into each vertical. There are solution partners available out there to give it those extra areas of what it needs, but this is depending on what kind of business you run."
"SAP Business One consumes a lot of network resources and bandwidth, especially when accessing the web solution, B1 Web Access."
"Business One's production module has room for improvement."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Its licensing model is good. There is a one-off payment for the software license, and after that, you only need to pay the annual maintenance fee. Compared to other cloud-based systems, this cost model is quite reasonable for SMEs."
"We recently acquired the license, so we are using the latest version."
"In terms of price, it's fair, but the problem is with AMC."
"The price is a bit expensive."
"The price of SAP Business One on AWS is reasonable for what we use it for."
"I rate the price of SAP Business One a seven out of ten."
"Licenses are available on a monthly or yearly basis, and it costs about $1,200 per license, per user."
"If you are in the US or Canadian the costs of SAP Business One could vary per license, it can be anywhere between $2,000 tor $5,000."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
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Manufacturing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Construction Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business46
Midsize Enterprise30
Large Enterprise26
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Certinia ERP?
The customer support takes too long to respond, which could be improved by focusing on reducing the time for issue resolution. Additionally, more knowledge articles in the Certinia community would ...
What is your primary use case for Certinia ERP?
We use Certinia ERP for all finance-related tasks, including invoices, sales invoices, both account receivables, payables, and installations.
What advice do you have for others considering Certinia ERP?
I would encourage others to go for Certinia ERP. However, they should be prepared for some delays in customer support. Otherwise, it is efficient for managing invoices and reconciliations.
Are there any advantages of SAP S4 HANA over SAP Business One (SAP B1) apart from the cost?
SaP Business One is a complete solution for business management. The software applications are broad, ranging from accounting to project management and human resources. It is very versatile and com...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAP Business One?
I give SAP Business One a rating of five for pricing, where one is high and ten is low. The pricing is a bit expensive.
What needs improvement with SAP Business One?
The service app is somewhat limited in terms of what it can provide to field users because this solution is for people going to customers to install or repair things. When compared with other solut...
 

Also Known As

No data available
Business One, SAP Business One on AWS
 

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Sample Customers

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Ego Pharmaceuticals Pty. Ltd
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