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DigitalOcean vs SAP Business One comparison

 

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Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
6.1
Users generally found DigitalOcean cost-effective, noticing initial savings, though some lacked details to quantify exact financial impact.
Sentiment score
2.0
SAP Business One improves efficiency and savings with rapid ROI, enhancing decision-making, inventory management, and resource utilization.
There are instances of significant cost saving by improving processes and obtaining necessary data for better analysis.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.5
DigitalOcean's customer service is responsive yet inconsistent, needing improved technical support and quicker resolutions compared to AWS.
Sentiment score
5.9
SAP Business One support is satisfactory but varies with partner competence, leading to mixed user experiences with responsiveness and effectiveness.
DigitalOcean support is rated lower than AWS's because we encounter issues more frequently.
The previous user left the company without sharing their password, so at that time I need to log those particular issues or reset the password; the facility is not available in the current system, and I have to raise tickets, waiting for updated passwords, which is very critical.
When the system or solution has a failure unrelated to the database, they become lost.
Through the SAP portal, we can access direct support, which includes notes and a massive community for resources.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.2
DigitalOcean is highly rated for scalability, offering tools to manage increased loads and easily add resources like RAM or CPUs.
Sentiment score
7.7
SAP Business One is adaptable for medium-sized enterprises, offering cloud deployment and integration benefits, but faces flexibility limitations.
I have not tried vertical scaling yet, but from the documentation, it seems very easy to scale the system.
SAP Business One is not very scalable, as it is aimed at medium to small-scale industries.
If your company is looking for an ERP to run end-to-end business, this is the solution.
The scalability of SAP Business One is very high.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.8
DigitalOcean offers reliable stability, though some users note occasional downtimes and performance fluctuations based on extended use.
Sentiment score
7.7
SAP Business One is highly stable and reliable, excelling in accurate financial reporting and integration across branches.
DigitalOcean is quite stable, and I would rate its stability at nine out of ten.
It is approximately 50 to 60% stable, reaching 60 to 70% depending on usage levels.
We can maintain our clients with the latest delivery version stable; it is a stronger product and ERP that improves with each version.
SAP Business One is a very stable solution, and I rate its stability as ten out of ten.
I rate the stability of SAP Business One an eight out of ten.
 

Room For Improvement

DigitalOcean struggles with performance, customer dissatisfaction, and service issues, prompting calls for improved features and better support.
SAP Business One needs user interface, integration, analytics improvements, and better scalability, customization, deployment, and cloud functionality.
DigitalOcean could offer a pay-as-you-go model similar to AWS, where I would pay for what I use rather than having fixed payments.
There are issues where even with 8 GB RAM, the performance doesn't meet expectations.
The lack of a proper service provider model ultimately led us to cease operations with DigitalOcean.
The solution lacks scalability as it targets medium to small-scale industries.
They also need to plan for integrating a small HR or payroll module.
Costing audits are required, but this is not available in SAP Business One.
 

Setup Cost

DigitalOcean's pricing ranges from $5 to $50 monthly, with costs depending on configuration and perceived as competitive by some.
SAP Business One offers fair pricing with variable costs based on licenses, users, region, plus additional service fees.
DigitalOcean offers affordable pricing, especially for startups.
It is expensive compared to other modules or ERPs.
The pricing of SAP Business One is fair.
 

Valuable Features

DigitalOcean provides reliable, cost-effective servers with an intuitive interface, database management, flexible hosting, and easy installation.
SAP Business One offers comprehensive, user-friendly, and scalable solutions for financial management and diverse business needs across industries.
The droplet feature is valuable for hosting my applications as it is particularly cost-effective and serves my needs well.
The most significant aspect is that we can connect directly to the system from anywhere.
The team was particularly satisfied with the flexibility of the service and the rules for managing virtual machines on DigitalOcean.
This feature allows me to get all the necessary data required to best analyze the business and improve processes.
The general ledger, balance sheet, trial balance, cash flow statement, and all other reports are updated simultaneously.
Regarding reporting capabilities, SAP Business One provides in-built reports and allows us to use crystal reports, which we can customize and develop our own reports alongside running SQL queries with the query generator to create SQL reports.
 

Categories and Ranking

DigitalOcean
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) (13th)
SAP Business One
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
96
Ranking in other categories
ERP (4th), Cloud ERP (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

DigitalOcean and SAP Business One aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. DigitalOcean is designed for Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) and holds a mindshare of 2.1%, down 2.1% compared to last year.
SAP Business One, on the other hand, focuses on ERP, holds 3.1% mindshare, down 4.6% since last year.
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
DigitalOcean2.1%
Amazon AWS16.9%
Microsoft Azure13.5%
Other67.5%
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)
ERP Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
SAP Business One3.1%
SAP ERP15.3%
SAP S/4HANA8.2%
Other73.4%
ERP
 

Featured Reviews

Michael Olayemi - PeerSpot reviewer
Enjoy cost-effective hosting with flexible deployment and room for payment model improvement
I use only one feature, which is the droplet, and it has been satisfactory. The droplet feature is valuable for hosting my applications as it is particularly cost-effective and serves my needs well. I also have total freedom over what I use, and I have a better user interface and documentation compared to Oracle.
Hatem Mohamed Nageeb Salama - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Educational Organization
7%
Computer Software Company
17%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Educational Organization
6%
Healthcare Company
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise2
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business45
Midsize Enterprise30
Large Enterprise24
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about DigitalOcean?
It's been a good choice for us for some services. We generally have several deployments. For instance, for some static Angular applications, it was a clear choice to run them on Cloudflare, which p...
What needs improvement with DigitalOcean?
There are disadvantages, such as machines getting stuck or disconnected, requiring restarts. Sometimes we lose connection and need to check with the IT service provider from the DigitalOcean servic...
What is your primary use case for DigitalOcean?
We use DigitalOcean mostly for RDS services and cloud-related systems where we want to deploy codes and run them using nginx or other services where it is cheaper to use, and we use it to extract d...
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 do you like most about SAP Business One?
It's user-friendly and comes with comprehensive manuals. So, it is easy to learn to use SAP Business One
 

Also Known As

Digital Ocean
Business One, SAP Business One on AWS
 

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