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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 15.5%, down 18.2% compared to last year.
SAP Business One on AWS, on the other hand, focuses on Cloud ERP, holds 3.4% mindshare, up 1.9% since last year.
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Microsoft Azure15.5%
Amazon AWS16.0%
Alibaba Cloud11.9%
Other56.6%
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)
Cloud ERP Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
SAP Business One on AWS3.4%
Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP20.6%
NetSuite ERP18.6%
Other57.4%
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

"The most valuable features of this solution are the Access Management and the PIN modules."
"We are going to use Microsoft Azure to move some on-premise servers into the cloud so that our data can be held there."
"The technical support has been good."
"The automated connectors to some of our critical enterprise systems are an important feature. These are very large, critical, global HCM systems."
"Microsoft Azure has hundred of services that they offer on the platform."
"The stability has been excellent."
"Microsoft Azure is stable; there are no crashes, no downtime, and it is always stable."
"The most valuable aspect of the solution is the limitless possibilities of the infrastructure."
"As a business technology platform, it is a flexible platform. It enables the customer to do faster integrations, and the solution's functioning requires low cost."
"The most valuable feature of SAP Business One is its reporting capability."
"Setting up Business One is straightforward. It took us about three months to deploy Business One on AWS."
"The most valuable feature of SAP Business One is its reporting capability."
"It is very flexible...It is a stable solution."
"The initial setup of the product seems to be good."
"The most valuable aspect is that it is easy to use the software."
"The initial setup is manageable."
 

Cons

"It can be cheaper, which might simplify things a bit."
"Microsoft Azure needs to improve its customization capabilities. Each organization has unique tasks and fields that it wants to use. Additionally, the search functionality could be more flexible."
"Azure does not handle scalability as well as its competitors. Sometimes a 10 percent increase in a server with 20 percent of CPU usage pushes the server up to 100 percent load, and you start having performance issues."
"I would want Microsoft Azure to provide some credits that can be used to test and validate Microsoft’s different solutions since it is an area where the product lacks."
"The solution's initial setup was a bit complex in the beginning."
"The deployment was quite complex."
"The only thing is regarding the management of multi-cloud environments. That's not really possible."
"The solution could improve by providing a better user interface and more organized workflows."
"I feel that these vendors must be well trained so that they can deploy this solution."
"The tool's cost is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"There is room for improvement in the manufacturing and logistics areas of SAP Business One on AWS."
"The warehouse management system requires further improvement."
"Not a ten because it's not software for a structured company or something very big. That is my impression."
"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."
"Analytics could be much better."
"The technical support from SAP is very restricted to its knowledge base. It does not add much beyond what is already available in the knowledge base."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Azure is cheaper than solutions from other cloud vendors like AWS or Google."
"The current pricing is on a pay-as-you-go subscription."
"The pricing for the end-user packages is a bit high. It is full of very interesting services, but I would still like it to be less expensive."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten."
"Price could always be cheaper. Its licensing and usage aren't always cheap. We pay monthly."
"Reducing the price would be of benefit to our customers."
"We pay our bill in a monthly or 6 monthly billing cycle. The cost depends on how much you use during the period."
"It's a pay-as-you-go subscription."
"The price of SAP Business One on AWS could be lower, it is expensive."
"Licenses are available on a monthly or yearly basis, and it costs about $1,200 per license, per user."
"On average, the licensing costs can be around 50,000 USD. Pricing of the product has certain variables, including the number of licenses and the implementation costs."
"The product's license is expensive. It could be cheaper."
"We have an annual cost for licensing and storage in AWS."
"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)."
"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."
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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
15%
Computer Software Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business139
Midsize Enterprise53
Large Enterprise148
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise4
 

Questions from the Community

Which is preferable - IBM Public Cloud or Microsoft Azure?
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Which is better - SAP Cloud Platform or Microsoft Azure?
One of the best features of SAP Cloud Platform is that it is web-based and you can log in from anywhere in the world. SAP Cloud Platform is suitable for companies of any size; it works well with bo...
How does Microsoft Azure compare to Google Firebase?
I would recommend Google Firebase instead of Microsoft Azure, simply for the array of features that it has to offer. In particular, the Firebase library grants you access to a shared data structure...
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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Sample Customers

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