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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
7.0
Number of Reviews
316
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
7.5
Number of Reviews
24
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 17.3%, down 18.2% compared to last year.
SAP Business One on AWS, on the other hand, focuses on Cloud ERP, holds 4.1% mindshare, up 1.7% since last year.
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)
Cloud ERP
 

Featured Reviews

SubodhThakar - PeerSpot reviewer
Integrates various functionalities and have good documentation but have high pricing
Cosmos DB offered better scalability. In Azure SQL, we had to carefully manage the storage tier, switching back and forth based on needs. But when we first implemented Cosmos DB, we had a good understanding of the required data volume over the past three months. This helped us select the appropriate tier because we had those figures. If we had done it the other way around, it would have been much harder to estimate the data accurately. While you can get a rough idea, whether it works out in practice is more of a hit-and-miss approach, which we have already experienced with Cosmos DB. We applied the knowledge gained from that exercise to build a similar solution over Azure SQL. On the DevOps side, our team consisted of five members, ranging from senior to junior roles. We would raise requests for specific services needed in the development environment. The process typically takes three to five business days, including all necessary approvals, from submitting the request to receiving the resources and verifying access.
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

"Azure is stable. I don't have any problems with it."
"We validate customer videos and speech in real-time by utilizing language translation services and image processing. This involves converting speech to text and vice versa in real-time. Customers record videos where they speak predefined text. We capture the image and speech, convert it to text, and compare it with the standardized text."
"The solution offers very good upgrades and updates regularly."
"Active Directory is a good feature. The infrastructure features that Azure provides are also good."
"The management part of it is good. Its UI is simple to use. The cost management and billing part is also good. These are the top things that I like in Azure."
"The cycle development time is pretty fast, and there's very good coupling within the whole set of Microsoft tools, from database to the ETL engine, ingestion through Azure Data Factory, then modeling Synapse Analytics, and reporting through Power BI."
"It is easy to use. It is also stable."
"The technical support has been good."
"The most valuable aspect is that it is easy to use the software."
"The maintenance is a significant advantage as it is supported by the international community rather than the local community."
"The initial setup is manageable."
"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."
"The initial setup of the product seems to be good."
"Technical support from SAP is great."
"The way we can make changes in new fields, or make new rules with our IT department, has been very useful."
 

Cons

"There are so many services available that the interface is a little bit messy, and when you're looking for a specific service, you have to know exactly where to search."
"We have reported some bugs we encountered, and it would be good if those bugs were resolved more quickly."
"The authentication method only allows me to have up to 90 users, and there are 2,300 people in the company."
"We use Microsoft Server 2019 and 2016. And I didn't like the 2019 client, so we had to downgrade back to 2016. The main issue there was its monitoring system. Our client needed an alternative, and if they were using more Windows products, they also needed to make that downgrade."
"A good strategy would be to include a feature for integrating with external ecosystems."
"The market place can be raised, and the CMT can be more sophisticated to create more opportunities for the end users."
"Pricing is one area where Azure has room for improvement. There should be some due consideration. Azure has solved some issues with pricing from the development team's standpoint, but it is still quite costly. They should also offer a trial period for the individual platform solutions. I think that would be pretty handy for the developers."
"I'd like to see better integration with S/4HANA integrated and other services, like monitoring, for example."
"The browser access needs to improve, as everybody in the industry knows how limited it is."
"The look-and-feel of the system is quite outdated as compared to a lot of other products out there."
"The interface needs to be improved. It needs to be more user-friendly."
"SAP Business One on AWS could improve by having more customization and more user-friendly automation."
"It is hard for the customers to get the product from the market. Improvement-wise, it can shorten its time to reach the markets."
"The warehouse management system requires further improvement."
"The tool's cost is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"Not a ten because it's not software for a structured company or something very big. That is my impression."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing fee is quite cheap for what they're offering."
"All cloud services are expensive."
"Microsoft Azure is more expensive than other solutions, such as GCP. We have found that GCP offers more utilities at a very reasonable price."
"The price needs to be lower because they're competing with AWS."
"I pay for a yearly subscription."
"The licensing is pay per usage, so it can be both monthly and yearly."
"Their licensing costs might be a little bit lower, compared to AWS, but I'm not sure. I think we get licenses, especially on long-term projects, on a yearly basis. It could be cheaper."
"The cost of the solution could be reduced. However, I am using the free version."
"Pricing for me, it's not very interesting. I think it's priced at a normal level."
"The product's license is expensive. It could be cheaper."
"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."
"We have an annual cost for licensing and storage in AWS."
"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."
"Licenses are available on a monthly or yearly basis, and it costs about $1,200 per license, per user."
"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 tool's cost is reasonable."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
23%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
17%
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Educational Organization
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

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?
There is room for improvement in the manufacturing and logistics areas of SAP Business One on AWS.
 

Also Known As

Windows Azure, Azure, MS Azure
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Sample Customers

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