SAP ERP and Epicor ERP compete in the enterprise resource planning category. SAP ERP has the edge for larger enterprises due to its extensive functionality and adaptability, while Epicor ERP is favorable for smaller manufacturers due to its ease of use and customization options.
Features: SAP ERP supports business efficiency with capabilities in finance, supply chain management, integration, and analytics, making it well-suited for large enterprises. Epicor ERP focuses on customizable options, perfect for small to mid-sized manufacturers, and features flexible reporting tools and real-time analytics capabilities.
Room for Improvement: SAP ERP needs to improve user interface simplicity, enhance technical support efficiency, and offer more affordable pricing models. Epicor ERP users seek better cloud-based functionality, improved financial tools for international use, and resolution of UI complexities.
Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SAP ERP provides deployment flexibility with on-premises, hybrid, and cloud options, but its technical support can be slow, often requiring third-party assistance. Epicor ERP also offers deployment flexibility but with more straightforward service support competing effectively in the cloud space.
Pricing and ROI: SAP ERP is known for high pricing and complex licensing models, more suitable for large enterprises that can realize ROI through robust features, though it requires a long-term investment. Epicor ERP is competitively priced, favoring smaller companies with flexible licensing and quicker financial returns.
It continued to make the company lean and more profitable by providing tools to manage business operations better, such as production scheduling, finance, and estimating products.
We have saved the equivalent of three or four man-days a week across the business.
Epicor's support is strong with extensive self-help options.
The technical support is good and rated eight.
Epicor ERP scales extremely well, allowing for multi-company and multi-plant operations.
Epicor ERP is value-conscious in pricing, offering more compared to competitors.
We are satisfied with the pricing and anticipate savings of seventeen percent across the organization.
The real-time analytics support decision-making by using dashboards to manage insights for roles throughout the company, including production, finance, sales, and purchasing.
The most significant features of Epicor ERP for our business process are quality control and supply chain management.
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