Microsoft Dynamics GP vs SAP S/4HANA Cloud comparison

The compared Microsoft and SAP solutions aren't in the same category. Microsoft is ranked #18 in ERP , with an average rating of 8.3, and holds a 1.4% mindshare in the category. SAP is ranked #2 in CE , with an average rating of 8.2, and holds a 10.5% mindshare. Additionally, 88% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of SAP users who would recommend it.

Microsoft Dynamics GP

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88% willing to recommend

SAP S/4HANA Cloud

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90% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Dynamics GP

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

ERP (18th)

SAP S/4HANA Cloud

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.4

Number of Reviews

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Cloud ERP (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Enterprise Resource Planning solutions, they serve different purposes. Microsoft Dynamics GP is designed for ERP and holds a mindshare of 1.4%, up 1.0% compared to last year.
SAP S/4HANA Cloud, on the other hand, focuses on Cloud ERP, holds 10.5% mindshare, down 19.2% since last year.

ERP Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Microsoft Dynamics GP	1.4%
SAP ERP	10.4%
SAP S/4HANA	6.3%
Other	81.9%

ERP

Cloud ERP Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
SAP S/4HANA Cloud	10.5%
Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP	18.8%
NetSuite ERP	17.6%
Other	53.099999999999994%

Cloud ERP

Featured Reviews

reviewer2723988

Executive Director, Digital & Technology at a tech consulting company with 5,001-10,000 employees

Integration and flexibility deliver outstanding business experiences with innovative platforms enhancements

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. If they want to expand beyond mid-cap and enter the large-cap market, they need to consider balance and provide more customizability. This includes extending process flows through more APIs and building a more modular architecture with granular backend exposed via API. The process layer should allow clients to customize while invoking back-office APIs. The general perception positions Microsoft Dynamics GP in the middle of the market. Systems such as NetSuite and ServiceNow occupy the lower category, providing narrow use cases. Microsoft Dynamics GP offers more breadth and out-of-the-box capabilities at a slightly higher price point. At the top end, SAP, Oracle, and Salesforce offer extensive customizability at a premium price, suitable for large organizations with multiple transactions and customers. Microsoft Dynamics GP currently occupies a favorable position in the middle segment with limited competition.

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Ramesh Pampana

Manager, SAP Practice at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Extensive real-time analytics and superior support enhance decision making but continued product evolution impacts existing investments

Improvement is needed, and they need to slow down. When I say slow down, they need to do more validation. Things are going rapidly and changing fast. For example, they moved from SAP SRM product to SAP CLM. They bought IBM CLM and marketed it as SAP CLM. Shortly after, they bought SAP Ariba and discontinued the SAP CLM product. Now they state that SAP SRM is outdated and has reached sunset. The challenge is that if a customer has already deployed the entire solution on-premises, it becomes difficult to immediately convert to the new product and manage new license costs. From a consulting perspective, it appears that SAP's biggest competitor is itself, as they sometimes discontinue their own products to promote new ones.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Microsoft Dynamics GP has strong out-of-the-box reporting capabilities, and its integration with Office 365, Power Apps, and Power Platform provides great additional benefits, helping deliver better experiences to employees and customers."

"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."

"The initial setup was very easy; you do not need a lot of technical in-depth knowledge to handle the implementation, and the stability is reliable."

"The fixed assets, payroll, the data module, and user-friendliness are most valuable."

"The system is easy to customize and has user-friendly access. "

"I’ve implemented several hundred Microsoft Dynamics GP systems for many customers, and the improvements brought about in the client’s reporting and transaction functions are off the charts."

"We have not encountered any noteworthy scalability issues; it’s a matter of increasing the power of the servers and hardware/software that it runs on."

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

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"For supply chain management, we are using WMS. When you go to public cloud, you get a full-fledged EWM."

"The most valuable features of SAP S/4HANA Cloud are the detailed solution costing, integration, and built-in analytics."

"The most valuable features of SAP S/4HANA Cloud are the ease of use from the cloud, CapEx analysis report, and everything being connected together well."

"I have found the financial and production modules to be the most valuable features."

"Makes it easier to reach and read data."

"I like S/4HANA's automated features, readymade processes, and user interface. It supports various processes required by large international companies, like logistics, procurement, payments, sales, etc. All of these features were available in previous SAP solutions, but HANA has an updated user interface and improved integration with other systems. The readymade processes make HANA a good option if you're adopting a greenfield approach."

"From the integration point of view, especially in the production and manufacturing industries, it's the number one application in manufacturing, so this gives a great advantage to SAP."

"The solution links everything and allows us to integrate into our entire supply chain."

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Cons

"Continuity between modules: Keystroke functionality is not consistent."

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

"There should also be extra redundancy when posting to modules."

"It still can be improved in web-based and build reporting."

"At times, navigating the user console can be challenging, particularly when trying to find account information."

"It still can be improved in web-based and build reporting. "

"Not quite all the reports are fully exportable to Excel."

"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."

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"There have been some pain points in moving from SAP to S/4HANA, but the company seems to be staying on top of those issues."

"A lot of my clients are complaining about the SAP license policy. I think that is quite intransparent and obviously quite expensive."

"The price is mainly suitable for larger companies, even then, there may be other, cheaper solutions."

"The pricing is way over any of the other ERPs, and the bank integrations are not perfect. There are a lot of costs for other implementations and integrations with Salesforce and other systems. Rather than being a fully-fledged system on its own like most of the other ERPs, it relies too much on developed integrations by the implementation partner."

"Public cloud is single-tenant so there are some limitations and restrictions on what can be customized or enhanced."

"I'd like to share my experience during the migration from SAP ERP to SAP S/4HANA in the cloud. My primary challenge in this migration was the requirement to open a ticket for every request during the project phase, not during operational or post go-live phases. Despite this, I must acknowledge that overall, SAP has proven to be very reliable. To clarify the issue, after migrating to SAP S/4HANA, I opted to host my SAP solution on the private cloud by converting the license to SAP Cloud. The drawback I encountered during the project phase was the insistence on opening a ticket or service request for any issue or query I had within the project's activities. Looking ahead, I hope that SAP streamlines and simplifies this process for future customers, making it more user-friendly and efficient than my experience."

"Integrating SAP with other products like payroll solutions should be smoother."

"SAP S4HANA Cloud's production planning screens could be improved."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"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."

"The solution's price is steep."

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

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

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

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

"It is an affordable solution."

"This is a pricey solution that best serves large enterprises. Be sure to ensure that your company's requirements need to be fulfilled by SAP. There are many other ERP's that are cheaper yet highly functional. However, it is still cheaper than some of the competition (i.e. Oracle, ESD, etc.)"

"The tool's pricing is reasonable."

"The price of SAP S/4HANA Cloud is expensive. However, the benefits are good. We did not purchase any upgrades."

"S/4HANA is an enterprise solution that many can't afford. You must invest a lot to get the most out of it. It isn't cheap. I rate the price seven out of 10."

"Its pricing is way over any of the other ERPs. I'd rate it one out of ten in terms of pricing."

"SAP S/4 Hana isn't cheap, but its value depends on how much you can leverage from it. It's not just about the system but how well your people are trained to use it and adapt to derive benefits."

"The license for S/4HANA is expensive, and the licensing structure is hard to understand. The admin license is something like 500 euros per user. Other ERP solutions allowed you to pick only the modules you need. The SAP ECC version requires you to take all the modules even if you are not using them."

"I feel the solution is expensive when it comes to what can be obtained with open source software."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Construction Company

23%

Manufacturing Company

Retailer

Performing Arts

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Computer Software Company

10%

Marketing Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	11
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	10

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	24
Midsize Enterprise	9
Large Enterprise	30

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Microsoft Dynamics GP?

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

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Dynamics GP?

D365 BC licensing SAAS model with subscription ranging $70/User/Month.

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What needs improvement with Microsoft Dynamics GP?

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAP S/4HANA Cloud?

SAP S/4HANA Cloud is very expensive, both to purchase and maintain. It's important to evaluate the costs of recruiting and maintaining trained personnel as it's not just a one-time payment yet requ...

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What needs improvement with SAP S/4HANA Cloud?

A lot of my clients are complaining about the SAP license policy. I think that is quite intransparent and obviously quite expensive. I think that is a usual complaint. And also the flexibility to s...

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What is your primary use case for SAP S/4HANA Cloud?

SAP S_4HANA Cloud is still used for ERP, so enterprise resource planning, and I would say the true core of SAP S_4HANA Cloud is truly the financial planning, the financial transactional accounting....

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Also Known As

Dynamics GP, MS Dynamics GP

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Overview

Microsoft Dynamics GP is a complete enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution for small and medium-sized businesses. Dynamics GP helps you gain greater control over your financials, inventory, and operations. It’s easy to implement and use and empowers informed decisions that lead to business success.

Microsoft

SAP S/4HANA stands for SAP Suite 4 HANA. It is a next-generation integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) software that is designed for businesses of all sizes, in all industries, that require deep and broad functionality combined with a high degree of flexibility. SAP S/4HANA was launched in 2015 and been adopted by more than 3,200 customers over a period of sixteen months. SAP S/4HANA is materially different from anything SAP has done before and represents the company’s biggest innovation since SAP R/3.

SAP S/4HANA is intended to provide a digital core for an organization. It is fully architected for the most advanced in-memory platform, SAP HANA, and is designed on the most modern design principles with the SAP Fiori user experience to create a personalized and simple feel on users’ device of choice (tablet, laptop, mobile). SAP S/4HANA aims to simplify an organizations’ system landscape and reduce total cost of ownership by shrinking the data footprint while at the same time improving productivity levels in the form of higher throughput. Timelines for cloud deployments average around six months.

SAP S/4HANA is designed to drive business innovation by connecting people, devices, and business networks in real time to support the development of new business models. It will also help accelerate the adoption of, and connection to, the Internet of Things and Big Data. SAP S/4HANA can analyze big data at unprecedented speed allowing users to access real-time information from anywhere, any way they’d like and thus help managers make truly insightful decisions. The simplified data model allows customers to reimagine their IT, helping to drive lower costs and deliver IT efficiency. This, coupled with the SAP S/4HANA prediction and simulation capabilities allow it to anticipate the impact of business outcomes. By doing all the above, SAP S/4HANA aims to provide ultimate sophistication in the simplest possible manner.

To learn more about SAP S/4HANA, visit http://go.sap.com/product/enterprise-management/s4hana-erp.html

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Sample Customers

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