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IQMS Enterprise IQ vs SAP S/4HANA comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

IQMS Enterprise IQ
Ranking in ERP
34th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SAP S/4HANA
Ranking in ERP
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.1
Number of Reviews
125
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the ERP category, the mindshare of IQMS Enterprise IQ is 0.9%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP S/4HANA is 6.3%, down from 14.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
ERP Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
SAP S/4HANA6.3%
IQMS Enterprise IQ0.9%
Other92.8%
ERP
 

Featured Reviews

VR
Retired at Retired
Allows customization for production and has good sales, distribution, and quality management features
Previously, we were using a very small ERP called Visual Udyog. Visual Udyog is a very cheap solution. For a startup company, it's useful. It's not an elaborate ERP, but it gives at least 25% of what IQMS gives. It can give 25% or even close to 50% of what IQMS can give and at 10% of the cost. Initially, for the first five years of the company, where it has only one million turnover or two million turnover, it is enough. Once you want to scale up, you have to go to SAP or IQMS. I also worked with SAP. I would say that IQMS and SAP go hand-in-hand.
Effendy Mohamed - PeerSpot reviewer
Principal Instrument and Control at PETRONAS
Empowered decision-making accelerates with enhanced analytics capabilities
In my opinion, areas of SAP S/4HANA that have room for improvement would be in AI and insights generation, which would be a good enhancement for the future. Currently, this analytics is still driven by some sort of structured reporting system. Although it is easier, you still need to do some configuration of it. With AI functionality, you could just prompt and request the information, and then the version would quickly be revealed to you.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"This solution has all of the features you need: sales, distribution, supply chain. It has logistics and production management capabilities. It has so many modules, which were integrated using our expertise."
"The solution's new UI called Fiori is user friendly."
"I have no issues with the stability of the product, as everything seems to be fine."
"The scalability has been good."
"The most useful features in this product are the real-time reporting and the complete integration between various functions."
"The most valuable feature of SAP S/4HANA is the innovational process. We are able to receive more efficiency or accuracy than previous versions."
"I have found the most valuable features are the interface, which is very good for all users, and the database performance is good."
"The finance module is the best thing. It integrates well with other modules, which makes it the best ERP available."
"I think SAP S/4HANA is one of the best in the market."
 

Cons

"Setup is very complex."
"The analytics part of SAP S/4HANA needs to be improved"
"If I can highlight one point that could be improved, when we talk about other ERPs, like Oracle, nowadays these ERPs provide free integration with other ERPs. For example, there is an API for banks integrated into every tool and every product form requires that bank integration in order to give real time data into the ERP. But SAP is charging a lot for that particular bank integration scenario and I think it should be free because other ERPs are providing this feature built in to the ERP. People always ask us about the integration and how much it will cost to go with that solution, so people are thinking about this."
"The cost is quite expensive."
"In my opinion, areas of SAP S_4HANA that have room for improvement would be in AI and insights generation, which would be a good enhancement for the future."
"It would be very good to merge the SuccessFactors or other solutions with S/4HANA to make it one suite. They could have a single dashboard for all types of products. I have many embedded solutions."
"There should be a place where I can get the best available applications in one place. Currently, Fiori applications are available in different tiles on the dashboards. If anyone wants to check the financial, sales, and inventory reporting in one place, it is not possible in Fiori. We would have to develop a custom Fiori application. If that feature can be incorporated into the standard Fiori, it will be helpful for us."
"So, there is room for improvement in pricing. HANA is not a simple product; it's quite complex by design."
"In a feature release, they could improve by adding budgetary features."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We paid about 20% with the purchase order. Six months later, we paid another 20%, and then another 20% after another six months. We paid the remaining 40% after 18 months."
"I have found the price of the solution is on the medium to the expensive side of the scale. There is a license for this solution and there are additional maintenance fees."
"SAP S4HANA is expensive and for smaller businesses, it is very difficult for them to have the budget."
"The pricing is a five out of ten, with ten being expensive and one being cheap."
"The solution is expensive."
"In Nigeria, we have to consider currency conversion rates with the Euro and Dollar that impact the final cost. But I believe that it'll be cheaper in the cloud where SAP has to do the maintenance of the server and more in the long run."
"The implementation costs of SAP is substantial."
"Licensing costs are not transparent"
"SAP is a costly product in terms of maintenance for an organization who has reached a particular level."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
23%
Healthcare Company
9%
Energy/Utilities Company
6%
Computer Software Company
6%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Computer Software Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Financial Services Firm
6%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business51
Midsize Enterprise26
Large Enterprise53
 

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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 needs improvement with SAP S4HANA?
In my opinion, areas of SAP S/4HANA that have room for improvement would be in AI and insights generation, which would be a good enhancement for the future. Currently, this analytics is still drive...
What is your primary use case for SAP S4HANA?
My experience with SAP S_4HANA involves working on several projects helping customers prepare their transition from ECC to SAP S_4HANA. My role was to study the gap and technical feasibility by exe...
 

Also Known As

Enterprise IQ
SAP S4HANA
 

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Sample Customers

Poly-Cast, Custom Profile, Nicolet Plastics, Double H Plastics Inc., Network Plymers, Load Trail, Mar-Bal Inc., Donnelly, Steinwall Scientific, Nissen Chemitec America, Miniature Precision Components
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