Infor M3 vs Microsoft Dynamics GP vs SAP ERP comparison

"Infor M3 has tailor-made packages for each and every industry."

"The most valuable feature of this solution is the Infor GL tool that allows us to do our application support and development."

"Overall, I rate Infor M3 nine out of ten for a positive experience."

"M3 has several useful features for managing supply chains, production, and customer orders. It's an excellent system that helps me meet all my requirements for fixed costs."

"It's very stable, and it handles all types of industrial and manufacturing businesses in very good ways. I've found it to be easy."

"Infor M3 has several valuable features, including customer order management and integration capabilities with third-party applications like ION."

"The most valuable feature is the ability to cover different types of activities, and the requirement for maintenance and data is very low."

"Infor M3 has ready-made processes, which provide the best workflows."

"I haven't used it a lot, but the best thing is that the processes are very detailed."

"The solution offers integrations with other software as well. We have integration with Microsoft Office where we can do Word and Excel, etc."

"The most valuable feature is the ability to easily update and maintain accurate data across all aspects of our operations."

"The solution is easy to use and not complicated. Also, it is easy to get trained on. Also, there is good information available on the web. The GP community is quite broad and there are many blogs online."

"You can track everything from beginning to end quite easily."

"The stability was reliable."

"Microsoft Dynamics GP has supported our compliance with industry regulations completely."

"Snowflake's ability to handle large queries efficiently is very beneficial, unlike other databases which can take a significant amount of time for similar tasks."

"SAP ERP's interface is pretty easy nowadays, as it has evolved over time and has been made as user-friendly as a person would like it."

"The most valuable feature of SAP ERP is the integration. It can be seamlessly integrated across the board."

"The valuable feature of SAP ERP is that everything is connected and under one roof, creating a unified system."

"We like that we have real-time dashboard views."

"SAP is more reliable in terms of data quality than other systems."

"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."

"The initial setup was straightforward."

"The product’s most valuable feature is a centralized system integrating different departments within the organization."

"An area for improvement in Infor M3 is training. There should be more training resources available for clients. Clients also find it challenging to get consultants or integrators for Infor M3. The product doesn't have enough resources in the market to help clients."

"It would be great if Infor added some new workflows in the finance module. I'd also like to see better integration with third-party applications."

"Sometimes, M3 alone cannot handle all the planning functionalities required by a customer. It has to be used along with industry-specific planning tools because M3 doesn't have all the features. However, no product can handle all the requirements of all the industries. There will be some shortcomings in all the products. Though this is an area for improvement, it is not a very serious shortfall or limitation. It can be covered by using third-party planning applications that integrate with Infor M3."

"Customer support from Infor is responsive and addresses issues, but the response time can be delayed, which sometimes leads me to explore private vendors."

"The solution's technical support is an area with shortcomings that need improvement, especially the support for the product named M3 rather than the support offered by Infor as an organization."

"Improvements could be made in security and scalability."

"The solution must provide more learning documents."

"Here in Infor M3, you have certain limitations where the main components cannot be modified—you must work around or use bolt-ons."

"Dynamics GP could be improved in terms of its usability and modernization."

"Many of our customers are migrating to the cloud rather than staying on-premises."

"The issue we're encountering is that it's primarily designed for independent installations and not initially structured as a cloud-based solution, which has led to challenges with connectivity."

"As for room for improvement, they have different modules, project and analytical accounting, but it will be good to have that kind of part in the standard package. To have that additional reporting functionality where you can add an attribute or something, which you can report again. So you can analyze the cost by not just natural accounts but also by a project, without having to go through another module edit on top and then the other module edit on top. The more modules you add, sometimes it doesn't work that well. Additionally, it would be easier to have the solution on the cloud. That's our consideration. We are trying to move all our systems to the cloud, and GP is one of them that we are going to move in the next couple of years. I would rate the solution seven or seven point five out of ten."

"Scale is a primary concern. If the product vision continues to serve small and mid-cap companies, they need to continue incorporating features into the out-of-the-box solution because small-caps typically lack budget for in-house IT organizations to customize and maintain systems."

"Initially, we encountered challenges, particularly with users transitioning from their previous applications."

"It requires a lot of expertise to implement."

"The purchase order and processing aspects of the solution should be improved."

"The problem with SAP is that whenever there is a modification, or if a new field needs to be added, they charge tens of thousands, hundreds, or even two hundred thousand dollars. That is not anything in which I am really interested. For instance, consider a single-use case. I have to enter the root causes for a certain operation or failure. That option does not exist anywhere in SAP, not in manufacturing, not in logistics, not in anything. It is completely missing. The root cause analysis is very common across industries, yet SAP does not offer this option. A line field or a metaparticle, for example, was delayed. If you have the choice to input the warehouse operator or if the person who submitted the document has the opportunity to enter, this has been postponed for N, X, Y, or Z reasons."

"The user interface can be more intuitive and user-friendly by having it be more menu-driven, this would be a large benefit."

"I always prefer using an S/4HANA system."

"Sometimes the cost is not reasonable, such as in the case of budgeting."

"If big companies are going for SAP and they would like to install it, they should know that it still needs time. Implementation will cost a lot of money."

"The solution is quite expensive. They need to work on the pricing to make it more reasonable."

"SAP is more expensive than some of its competitors."

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

"There is a yearly licensing cost. The price is based on the modules you need. There are several modules, such as HR module, accounting module, sales module, scheduling module, etc., and the price will vary depending on the number of modules you choose. The customers always say that it's very expensive. It can cost a lot of money if your organization is huge. It's not implemented in a lot of organizations in my country because it's too expensive."

"The tool’s licensing is yearly."

"I'm not part of the team that manages Infor M3 pricing, but it depends on the client, integration, ship-out, and training levels. You get the price from the solution provider, but it would be best to discuss it because nothing is set in stone regarding pricing."

"If you compare Infor M3 to SAP, Infor M3 is less expensive than SAP, but if you compare Infor M3 to Dynamics 365, Infor M3 is more expensive. It also depends on the model that you buy. It depends on whether you have the complete package or whether you have separate models."

"Infor M3 is a tier-two product and is cheaper than tier-one products such as SAP and Oracle. However, it is more expensive than some other tier-two products. The licensing cost is dependent on the number of users. Also, if you purchase other tools from Infor as a package, then there may be other discounts offered."

"The cost is between $50 and $100 per user annually."

"Its pricing and licensing are high. Of course, we all know that it is Microsoft."

"​We evaluated some local products, because of the pricing, but this product has better features and support."

"I think the tool is competitively priced and it's more of a one-time investment with a low annual renewal fee."

"I would say that the pricing is moderate, not cheap, and not expensive. There are many more expensive ERPs than GP, and there are less expensive as well, so it is moderately priced."

"For us, in our local currency, it costs us around 5 million Botswanan Pulas a year. It's quite a lot of money."

"It is an affordable solution."

"The solution's price is steep."

"In comparison to other ERP systems, the pricing is not necessarily inexpensive, but it can be considered more cost-effective."

"There is a one-time license that is needed to use the solution. The support is what is needed to be renewed annually."

"SAP is quite expensive."

"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."

"The licensing costs are slightly on the higher side. They need to make it more competitive."

"SAP ERP is expensive."

"We pay annually for the use of this solution."

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

"I rate SAP ERP's pricing a six or seven out of ten."