Ellucian vs SAP ERP comparison

Ellucian and SAP are both solutions in the ERP category. Ellucian is ranked #29, while SAP is ranked #2 with an average rating of 7.6. Ellucian holds a 1.2% mindshare in ERP, compared to SAP’s 9.2% mindshare. Additionally, 66% of Ellucian users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 87% of SAP users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024

SAP ERP and Ellucian are competing products in the enterprise resource planning sector. SAP ERP has the upper hand in scalability and flexibility, suitable for larger enterprises, while Ellucian targets higher education institutions with specialized solutions.

Features: SAP ERP offers extensive customization, robust analytics, and comprehensive integration capabilities. Ellucian focuses on educational functionalities, such as student lifecycle management, tailored academic solutions, and efficient management systems.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SAP ERP provides comprehensive deployment options with strong customer support but can require significant time and resources. Ellucian features a simpler deployment process for educational clients with specialized support, noted for its integration ease in the education sector.

Pricing and ROI: SAP ERP's setup cost is higher, delivering significant ROI through its flexibility and extensive features. Ellucian is more cost-effective for educational institutions, achieving substantial ROI by meeting specific academic needs.

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Categories and Ranking

Ellucian

Ranking in ERP

29th

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Student Information System (SIS) (1st)

SAP ERP

Ranking in ERP

2nd

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

108

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the ERP category, the mindshare of Ellucian is 1.2%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP ERP is 9.2%, down from 18.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

ERP Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
SAP ERP	9.2%
Ellucian	1.2%
Other	89.6%

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reviewer1308615

Associate Dean at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees

Presents all information in one place and automates some of our manual processes

This product is used by more than 50 colleges in our state and it is purchased by the government. The system office does the testing and pushes out the patches to us, so everything has been testing. Even if there is any customization that needs to be done, it happens before it comes to us. As such, I haven't had to contact technical support myself.

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Achmad Dimyati

IT Service Management Team Lead at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

Long-term adaptation and evolution meets changing technology trends

SAP ERP is not really real-time. We use the HANA database which is supposed to be memory data in memory, but we are still not very happy. It is supposed to be real-time and come very quickly, but in reality, it still takes time to run. That is why we use BW of SAP, Business Objects, and now we have moved to the Analytic Cloud where we start using predictive AI. SAP recently implemented Databricks, and they started investing significantly in the analytic environment. SAP ERP has been left behind as they moved to S/4HANA with the HANA database. They restructured the whole table structure of SAP ERP, introduced simple finance, simple logistics, and moved HR to SuccessFactors. They have the BTP layer where they manage everything from integration to master data management. The challenge with SAP is that they move very fast to different products and buy different products. It requires significant investment and many skills to catch up because all of these have different sets of technology. The fundamental has changed differently. It is not monolithic anymore but different products under one name, SAP. You have to buy it model by model for additional models. Products such as SuccessFactors, Ariba for procure to pay, Concur for travel, and Facility Management use totally different technology. They try to integrate with each other, but it remains a challenge for SAP to make them have the same management, technology, and operational approach.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Using Ellucian means that we have more automated processes, and don't have to do everything manually."

"I like that all of the student information is in one place."

"Decent support, large installed base, adequate plus training."

"It's a good ERP system."

"ERP is stable. The outcome is clear to us as far as the design goes."

"The new Visual Enterprise functionalities give an intuitive approach to data and make communication between engineering and production easy."

"The architecture of the solution overall is great. It's great for development, testing, and production. I've worked with solutions where the architecture wasn't as strong and it was a disaster."

"SAP ERP has impacted our organization positively because it is highly customizable to build any process we have in our companies and to write programs."

"The Material Management and Sales and Distribution modules are great. The Financial Accounting module is also great."

"The solution is scalable."

"Control and governance are the best features."

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Cons

"It is expensive and uses an antiquated database (Unidata) that requires a specialized set of technical skills in staff."

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

"Our customers initially find the solution quite complex and not very user-friendly so that is something that could be improved."

"The product can be a little slow when dealing with thousands of employee data."

"The speed to build and the speed to deliver could be better."

"I believe there's room for improvement in terms of user experience."

"A major problem of SAP these days is it's not homogenous. It's a conglomerate of many different solutions and systems, which are not very well integrated."

"Customizations are a bit expensive."

"There should be better support provided to be able to migrate to S/4HANA easier."

"Poor ergonomics."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"I don't know the price, but I know its licensing is on a yearly basis."

"I rate the product's price a seven on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive. SAP ERP is a costly tool."

"When we talk about pricing it is expensive. On a scale of one to ten, it would rank a two. There are no additional fees but the user licenses are high."

"The on-premises licensing model comes with annual maintenance whereas the cloud-based licensing model is a yearly subscription. The tool’s pricing is normal and not expensive."

"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."

"The solution is expensive and is best-suited for large enterprises."

"It could always be cheaper. They don't have a very easy model of licensing, but large entities would get the upper hand in negotiating the license."

"SAP ECC is not cheap but I consider it the best system for managing an organization's data and processes."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

University

32%

Comms Service Provider

Healthcare Company

Construction Company

Manufacturing Company

15%

Computer Software Company

University

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

No data available

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	30
Midsize Enterprise	31
Large Enterprise	78

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Overview

A range of campus management solutions for higher education sector including student information system, registration tools, and more.

Ellucian

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.

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Sample Customers

Oklahoma Christian University

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