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Microsoft Azure vs SAP Business One on AWS comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Azure
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
321
Ranking in other categories
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) (1st), PaaS Clouds (1st)
SAP Business One on AWS
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.7
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
Cloud ERP (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Microsoft Azure and SAP Business One on AWS aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Microsoft Azure is designed for Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) and holds a mindshare of 14.9%, down 18.2% compared to last year.
SAP Business One on AWS, on the other hand, focuses on Cloud ERP, holds 3.3% mindshare, up 2.0% since last year.
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Microsoft Azure14.9%
Amazon AWS16.6%
Alibaba Cloud12.0%
Other56.5%
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)
Cloud ERP Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
SAP Business One on AWS3.3%
Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP21.0%
NetSuite ERP19.2%
Other56.5%
Cloud ERP
 

Featured Reviews

Syed Abid  - PeerSpot reviewer
Versatile integrations and reliable customer satisfaction elevate cloud service experience
For Microsoft Azure improvement, they need to enhance their support system. The first level of support should be improved in terms of quality and response time. They need more technical support at the first level, as there are currently only one or two technical people among five to ten staff members at this level. They should ensure that the first level support is more technical because we normally provide services to technical users ourselves. When an issue arises, it usually escalates to the second or third level. When facing first level support, they may have limited knowledge and only collect screenshots to forward to their seniors. They should ensure that the first level support is aligned with L2 and L3 to better assist us, especially since we mention in the ticket that our issues are related to specific problems and require that sort of support.
Joseph Daniel - PeerSpot reviewer
Scalable and flexible platform with significant challenges related to complexity, cost management, and the need for skilled personnel
There are a couple of significant challenges we're currently facing. First, our production team can't make use of the production planning features, as they require a Professional license and we only have access to the Logistics license, which is limiting our capabilities. The majority of the reports we generate are intended for managerial purposes. While most reports are straightforward to comprehend, there are a few exceptions that can be quite complex. It would be beneficial to have access to real-time data from our machines. This is crucial for monitoring all activities within our manufacturing processes, from software operations to the machinery used.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I use a virtual machine for remote desktop and Microsoft Azure is user-friendly."
"Good security, scalability, and elasticity."
"The solution is very flexible, it is not limited to Microsoft solutions. It integrates well with other solutions, such as Oracle. There are a lot of templates we are able to use allowing us to reduce the time for configuration."
"I get all the features under one roof."
"The tool’s stability is good."
"Microsoft has a lot of partners in this area, and they have a lot of information available online, so it's easy to get support."
"The solution is secure and easy to use."
"The ability to create the actual resource on the private cloud is easy to manage with Microsoft Azure."
"The top-level view and easy navigation to individual transaction levels are beautifully done in SAP Business One."
"Technical support from SAP is great."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"SAP Business One on AWS has good documentation and has many services in the cloud."
"Setting up Business One is straightforward. It took us about three months to deploy Business One on AWS."
"The product is very user-friendly."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to access it from anywhere."
"The most valuable aspect is that it is easy to use the software."
 

Cons

"More expensive than other solutions without justification."
"The solution’s stability could be improved."
"We have reported some bugs we encountered, and it would be good if those bugs were resolved more quickly."
"The solution could use mutual segmentation for servers. It would be ideal if you could constitute something like five or 15 groups among the groups of different computers inside Azure."
"The solution is too expensive."
"It can be improved in terms of ease of billing or monitoring of the billing. That gets to be a little difficult."
"Its subscription price could be cheaper."
"I would like to see better policy-based management and everything related to security management could have been better integrated."
"SAP Business One on AWS could improve by having more customization and more user-friendly automation."
"The tool's cost is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The warehouse management system requires further improvement."
"The browser access needs to improve, as everybody in the industry knows how limited it is."
"The reporting can be improved. Also, it is an expensive solution, and you need consultants for new interfaces as it's very rigid otherwise."
"SAP Business One on AWS could improve by adding more functionality to the web client."
"There are limitations of SAP Business One. It's a complex topic, and exploring options like SAP HANA is challenging at the moment. Understanding the limitations of ERP requires thorough research. I suggest conducting some preliminary investigations into ERP products before making a decision. We chose SAP Business One as it caters to SMEs like ours, acknowledging and accepting its limitations. While a larger product exists, switching would entail budget considerations due to the ongoing implementations. Therefore, the current situation with SAP Business One is not a matter of concern."
"The interface needs to be improved. It needs to be more user-friendly."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing model can be improved because we find that Azure pricing is a bit high."
"Make use of Azure pricing calculator and you will find out that Azure Is still more reasonable that the competition and do your research, when unclear speak with your MS support."
"Pricing is comparable but from a cost perspective, this solution is the cheapest."
"It is paid on a per-use basis."
"Keep to PaaS to gain the optimal benefits from an OPEX finance and resource perspective."
"It is similar to AWS, where it is on-demand and is billed monthly."
"The cost-benefit equation for Azure is very good, particularly for small applications. However, Microsoft should do much, much more to improve how costs are communicated and how to forecast them. The Azure Pricing Calculator is not useful."
"The solution's licensing costs are yearly."
"The price of SAP Business One on AWS is reasonable for what we use it for."
"The price of the limited version is about 70,000 Pesos ($2,900 USD), and the professional version is about double at 140,000 Pesos ($5,800 USD)."
"The tool's cost is reasonable."
"There is an annual licensing fee, and it changes once you add or remove users. The solution is on the upper-end side and expensive."
"Though I cannot specifically state whether SAP Business One on AWS is a cheap or expensive product, I can surely say that it is a manageable tool from a cost perspective."
"The product is moderately priced."
"The product's license is expensive. It could be cheaper."
"Licenses are available on a monthly or yearly basis, and it costs about $1,200 per license, per user."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
University
6%
Manufacturing Company
16%
Government
16%
Computer Software Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business140
Midsize Enterprise53
Large Enterprise148
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise4
 

Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about SAP Business One on AWS?
With the tool, there is no shutdown or breakdown time my company experiences.
What needs improvement with SAP Business One on AWS?
We have an option as SAP partners to declare issues and problems to SAP, and if many people vote for them, SAP can implement enhancements to improve functionality. There is a lack of financial loca...
 

Also Known As

Windows Azure, Azure, MS Azure
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BMW, Toyota, easyJet, NBC Sports, HarperCollins, Aviva, TalkTalk Business, Avanade, and Telenor.
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