IFS Cloud Platform vs Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management comparison

IFS and Sage are both solutions in the ERP category. IFS is ranked #12 with an average rating of 8.0, while Sage is ranked #23 with an average rating of 7.0. IFS holds a 2.5% mindshare in ERP, compared to Sage’s 0.6% mindshare. Additionally, 87% of IFS users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Sage users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 29, 2025

Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management and IFS Cloud Platform both compete in the enterprise management solutions category. IFS Cloud Platform appears to have the upper hand due to its broader range of features and scalability.

Features: Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management offers valuable features like a business intelligence module, margin calculations, and quick stock information access. IFS Cloud Platform provides an elastic multi-company structure, powerful approval and audit engines, and a customizable, parameterized solution that adapts to various procedures.

Room for Improvement: Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management could enhance its scalability, improve integration with third-party applications, and offer more flexible reporting tools. IFS Cloud Platform might benefit from simplifying its complex interface, reducing deployment time, and lowering initial setup costs.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management is known for a straightforward deployment model with notable stability. IFS Cloud Platform, while more complex, is supported by extensive customer service which aids in smoother transitions, with detailed guidance provided throughout the deployment process.

Pricing and ROI: Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management is generally more cost-effective during initial setup, suiting businesses with tighter budgets. IFS Cloud Platform, despite higher setup costs, offers better ROI over time due to its extensive feature set and scalability, appealing more to larger enterprises looking for long-term value.

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IFS Cloud Platform vs. Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

IFS Cloud Platform

Ranking in ERP

12th

Ranking in Activity Based Costing Software

7th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

CRM (20th), Customer Experience Management (6th), Field Service Management (1st), Help Desk Software (12th), Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) (2nd), Local Government CRM (9th), IT Asset Management (10th), IT Service Management (ITSM) (11th), License Management (2nd)

Sage Business Cloud Enterpr...

Ranking in ERP

23rd

Ranking in Activity Based Costing Software

9th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

5.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the ERP category, the mindshare of IFS Cloud Platform is 2.5%, up from 2.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management is 0.6%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

ERP Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
IFS Cloud Platform	2.5%
Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management	0.6%
Other	96.9%

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Thangaraj Ramasamy

Consultant at Arcwide

Has supported project management and business customization through strong modular flexibility

The cloud feature in IFS Cloud Platform is predominantly valuable, especially the enterprise asset management module, which IFS has very good business into, along with strong finance, project management, and supply chain management modules; these are the major modules that are performing well with IFS, and the cloud options along with user-friendly customizations for any technical developments are additional advantages. The integration of IoT with IFS Cloud Platform is performing well, enabling us to integrate with predominantly any third party through the standard inbuilt connectors that are readily available, and if we need to customize the integration, we can certainly do that too.

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Ikbel Zammit

Account manager at Onetech Business Solutions

Makes processes including calculating costs, accessing inventory information quickly, validating offers, and extracting data easier

I use Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management to digitize our processes. I put our work and the opportunities on the platform, validate financial offers, and manage fees from transport and financial management. I also use the system for record-keeping of client information and work…

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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

"Individual user profiles that can be configured as templates to minimize data entry."

"I like the connectivity and interfaces. In V10, it's easy to modify the interfaces and layouts, but it's becoming more complicated in the cloud. IFS is excellent at asset maintenance and incident management. They have specialized modules for IFS that cover incident and asset management and everything else connected to finance. The reporting in IFS is also easy to use."

"Feature-wise, I like the way it provides inventory details...It is a stable solution."

"The workflow of the solution is very good."

"All the modules are valuable in their own right, but everything has to go through the ERP. IFS has done an excellent job integrating the various modules to complete these processes. My expertise is in the finance module, but I have used the other verticals. It's an all-around good product."

"The best feature is the maintenance module, which is essentially an industry-specific workflow designed with a manufacturing module as per industry standards. It's very precise and specific without having complex functionalities. It's straightforward. Field Service Management is definitely a wonderful product that IFS has developed because it caters to field services. The energy and utility sectors can answer their business needs using the software."

"There tends not to be a massive weakness in the product itself, as weaknesses can quickly be resolved in the next patch or the next release."

"Having a young talented programmer, during the six years of use, we were able to save around 75 000 EUR preparing simple modifications using customization rather than ordering them in IFS / Partner."

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"The interface is rich in features, allowing efficient management of business operations."

"The most valuable feature of Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management is the business intelligence module. Additionally, report consolidation, cloud access, and analysis are useful."

"Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management has helped by making processes such as calculating costs, accessing inventory information quickly, validating offers, and extracting data easier."

"The accounting part and the procurement part are most valuable. It is a very good system with workflows and notifications."

"The solution is parameterized so it naturally has the ability to parameterize, configure, and adapt to various organizational procedures."

"The initial setup is not complex. The deployment process was relatively straightforward."

Cons

"IFS uses Crystal Report mostly, which isn't too user-friendly. Developing reports isn't easy and requires a lot of dev time. Since SAP bought it, Crystal Report has become more complicated to use on IFS. You have a dashboard for reporting that is good, but it's incomplete. Most of our clients use Power BI or some additional tooling for BI."

"The integration is a bit complex, and post-implementation support services need to be improved. They have a service center based out of Sri Lanka. The support aspect is good, but the response time is a little slower than we anticipated. In the next release, it would be better if Warehouse Management could be improvised. They have a product line that's a data warehouse management system, but it's still premature and requires a bit of enhancement."

"I have seen that one of the areas that my company has identified for improvement might be the rental management capabilities within the solution."

"Ability to place approval check-points in the custom workflow, so clients can decide what they want it."

"The user interface can be improved. When you're clicking through the screens, there are some icons or symbols that really need updating and would be more useful and noticeable if they are aesthetically pleasing."

"The CRM was shaky and although this improves in Apps 10, there is room for improvement."

"Aspects of HR and payroll could be better."

"We have upgraded to the latest version right now. We have issues with the quality. We tried to enroll in their Evergreen program which was meant to help us adopt any service update or anything that the tool’s providers come up with."

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"Integration with other tools like BOM or Cisco BlueQ could be improved."

"Its implementation process is kind of complicated. If the person implementing it doesn't know what he is doing, the system can have many issues. Sage X3 is just an accounting system. As compared to Oracle E-Business Suite, it does not cover a lot of functionality. It doesn't have the payroll, lease management, and HR modules. Oracle E-Business Suite is better than Sage X3."

"Integration with other tools like BOM or Cisco BlueQ could be improved."

"It is not suitable for corporate or manufacturing companies. For example, it's challenging to use it for a manufacturing company."

"The solution does not have a solid, out-of-the-box API architecture that is supported."

"Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management could improve the search functionality. For example, if I was to search for a transaction from last year it would be difficult to accomplish. I have to scroll through to find what I am looking for. The approach should be more similar to Quickbooks where when you search for something it takes you directly to the searched item."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We pay for a license to use the solution, which is not very expensive."

"I consider it to be a well-priced solution compared to other mid-range or high-end ERP solutions."

"It is better to buy implementation services from IFS than from partners"

"Compared to SAP, the pricing for IFS Applications was very affordable. People using the solution would find that it's worth the money."

"The product is reasonably priced."

"Ask for all-inclusive pricing, as they are pretty flexible if you ask for custom models."

"IFS Applications are competitive in terms of pricing compared to other vendors, such as SAP, Oracle, and Epicor. They are generally cheaper, especially for licensing costs."

"There's an additional yearly cost for support."

More IFS Cloud Platform pricing and cost advice

"The cost is not expensive."

"The price of this solution is expensive. However, it depends on the number of branches used. The price can be upwards of $40,000 annually."

"It is very cheap. There are no additional charges, but the problem is that you have to acquire an additional supporting system such as a budgeting system. You will have to implement the integration and maintain two systems. So, you need to pay for the license of that budgeting system and this one. You also need to pay the license for the payroll and integration. There are all these integrations that you have to pay for."

"The solution delivers the same capabilities of SAP or Oracle at about 30% to 40% of the cost."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

20%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Energy/Utilities Company

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

31%

Media Company

15%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	14
Midsize Enterprise	9
Large Enterprise	10

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about IFS Applications?

Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine or ten out of ten since it is an extremely scalable solution that can be used for various use cases with thousands of users.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IFS Applications?

The product is reasonably priced. The costs are justified by the value provided, considering the comprehensive features and minimal need for customization. I rate the pricing a seven out of ten.

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What needs improvement with IFS Applications?

I am not able to recall much about batch. Documentation-wise, they need more. There is not much available online, and the documentation availability is on the lower side compared to other products,...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management?

The pricing of Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management is high compared to other solutions like Bitrix.

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What needs improvement with Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management?

Integration with other tools like BOM or Cisco BlueQ could be improved. The importation of configurations like BOQs is challenging as each line has to be added individually, which is time-consuming...

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What is your primary use case for Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management?

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Also Known As

IFS Applications, Assyst, IFS Cloud

Sage ERP X3, Sage X3

Overview

IFS is the world’s leading provider of Industrial AI and enterprise software for hardcore businesses that make, service, and power our planet. Our technology enables businesses which manufacture goods, maintain complex assets, and manage service-focused operations to unlock the transformative power of Industrial AI™ to enhance productivity, efficiency, and sustainability. Industrial AI is IFS.ai.

IFS Cloud is a fully composable AI-powered platform, designed for ultimate flexibility and adaptability to our customers’ specific requirements and business evolution. It spans the needs of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), Supply Chain Management (SCM), Information Technology Service Management (ITSM), and Field Service Management (FSM). IFS technology leverages AI, machine learning, real-time data and analytics to empower our customers to make informed strategic decisions and excel at their Moment of Service™.

IFS

Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management delivers faster, simpler, and more flexible business management at a fraction of the cost and complexity of typical enterprise ERP systems.

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Sample Customers

China Airlines, Electrolux Group, Babcock, Cimcorp, Sky, Multiplex, Veolia.

Power Distributing, Universal Paper and Plastics

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