Microsoft Dynamics SL vs Penta vs SAP ERP comparison

Microsoft and Penta are both solutions in the ERP category. Microsoft is ranked #19 with an average rating of 8.0, while Penta is ranked #38. Microsoft holds a 0.4% mindshare in ERP, compared to Penta’s 0.3% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Penta users who would recommend it.

Microsoft Dynamics SL

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100% willing to recommend

Penta

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100% willing to recommend

SAP ERP

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87% willing to recommend

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Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the ERP category, the mindshare of Microsoft Dynamics SL is 0.4%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Penta is 0.3%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP ERP is 18.5%, down from 22.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Cirvesh-Daga

Director at T-Systems International GmbH

Simplify and streamline complex business processes, and good integration capabilities but lacks predictive capabilities

An area of improvement could be around automation and predictability. However, I'm sure Microsoft is already thinking about incorporating AI co-pilot features, which should be coming soon. The end person who will be looking at the report is the CFO, and CFO isn't just interested in static reports but in predictive information. Ideally, SL could use data from ERP, and CRM to provide some level of prediction. CoPilot is plugged into Dynamics, it'll be a plus and even a huge selling point over other solutions that are there in the market because now we have a component of AI. We can also give you some level of prediction. Even if it starts with a 15% confidence level, a CFO will take that because it still allows them to increase their bets to a certain extent. So, that's something that I I will look forward to whenever Microsoft introduces it.

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reviewer1775292

Senior Advisor Electric & Electronics at a manufacturing company with 201-500 employees

Less expensive than some competing solutions, but it's hard to handle logistics management at scale

We're having problems with logistics and warehouse management, and we don't know if we have the right module from Penta. When shipments come into our warehouse, they have to plug it into the Penta system and find the right place to store them. They have to go through the same process on the way out. Our production department has to do the same thing each time to prepare the material for production and get the goods out of the store. It takes a lot of time. I don't know if there are any automated solutions for it. We also do internal manufacturing orders from the German branch of our company. We send an order to the manufacturing department for every car and they have to enter each individual order into the system. The production manager spends so much time organizing this task.

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Srinivasan Kuppuswamy

Founder Partner & Chief Consultant at Sagesse Abundance

The amazing, robust framework with unlimited scalability earns its #1 status

The solution is not ready for the current e-commerce environment. Its was built for large enterprises who need to predictably optimize their human, material, and financial resources. ERP has evolved and businesses are changing. There are not many large corporations. Most are small enterprises with the capabilities of large enterprises through networking and platform integration. Some companies promote products but get things done with other enterprises as a network. Companies do not want to create new capacity but want to leverage existing capacity with innovative products. They do not want to spend resources on duplicating capacity or facilities. I do not think any ERP product is ready to support this environment so ERPs as a whole might end up being used for back-office functions only. It is not easy to evolve an ERP product because its intent is to integrate functions and processes within an organization. Whereas, in the new business model, processes are not limited to one's own enterprise but cut across different enterprises. There is no enterprise solution as this point in time for the current e-commerce environment so companies must integrate with many solutions.

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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

"It's pretty easy to set up."

"If I put myself in the customer's shoes, it's easier to use. Reporting would be a very valuable feature."

"The solution has provided a good return on investment by ensuring our financial and operational information is accurate and timely."

"I believe Penta costs less than SAP"

"This product is very scalable and easy to expand."

"SAP ERP offers a wide range of functional modules, including payroll, HR, financials, and others."

"This is a robust solution with a lot of control measures."

"I like that SAP ERP is very robust and stable."

"The transactional integration of operations is the best-recommended feature of this product. It provides integration of all operational modules."

"It is a stable solution."

"The best thing that SAP ERP has is the extensive coverage of processes for every field and business unit such as procurement, inventory, financials, asset management, plant maintenance, and production. We can cover up to 99.9% processes of our organization, which is the best thing about this solution. It also has a very good capability to integrate with other applications. The security and authorization level of SAP ERP is very high. No other solution can match this level."

"It provides one overview of the capacity planning."

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Cons

"The licensing of the solution should be adjusted. The policies aren't ideal. They should make it easier to understand. Right now, it's too confusing."

"An area of improvement could be around automation and predictability."

"The product's primary improvement area would be its batch processing system."

"However, the production guys tell me that Penta is not suitable for mass production. If we build a hundred cars per day or more, then we'll have problems. At the same time, I can't say whether the issue is Penta or our process. In other words, maybe we have too many manual projects in it."

"The system is over-customized."

"It is not flexible for the users. SAP works in a specific way, and the users and the processes have to adapt to the way it works. It is hard to customize it to the level that we need for our work. It is not easy to get new extensions for process functions, modules, or activities."

"The user interface can be more intuitive and user-friendly by having it be more menu-driven, this would be a large benefit."

"Sometimes the cost is not reasonable, such as in the case of budgeting."

"I think that implementation could be simplified."

"The UI could use improvement."

"It would also help if it were more open, more flexible, with more standard products."

"The product is less intuitive and cumbersome for certain tasks."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing costs were reasonable."

"If the value proposition is clear for the customer, they won't see it as an expensive solution. A solution becomes expensive when it doesn't do what it promises."

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"The product has high pricing."

"I rate the product's price a nine on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap or affordable, and ten is really expensive. The solution is expensive."

"The on-premises licensing model comes with annual maintenance whereas the cloud-based licensing model is a yearly subscription. The tool’s pricing is normal and not expensive."

"When we talk about pricing it is expensive. On a scale of one to ten, it would rank a two. There are no additional fees but the user licenses are high."

"The price of SAP ERP is high, but it is worth the money. The maintenance and support can be expensive. There should be a different price model for businesses that are not as large to be able to afford it."

"The solution is expensive and is best-suited for large enterprises."

"There is a one-time license that is needed to use the solution. The support is what is needed to be renewed annually."

"The solution has moved from a licensing model to a rights-based, subscription model in the cloud."

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What do you like most about Microsoft Dynamics SL?

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Overview

Project management, job costing, materials management, service call entry, receiving, billing, and sales solution.

Microsoft

PENTA is construction ERP software, which is short for construction enterprise resource planning software. It combines advanced enterprise technologies with decades of construction industry experience into one, integrated system. Going beyond traditional construction management software, PENTA also incorporates document, content, and business process management capabilities, empowering contractors to:

Unify management of construction accounting, financial management, payroll, projects, and service operations into one database.
Capture all business content electronically. Eliminate paper and manual process inefficiencies.
Mobilize labor, equipment, and material field reporting by crews and technicians with mobile field technology.
Analyze historical performance for planning, identify exceptions for action, and trend current performance for forecasting, while "drilling down" to critical supporting detail.
Automate multi-location, multi-company, and inter-company accounting.

Penta

SAP ERP addresses the core business software requirements of midsize and large organizations in all industries and sectors. SAP ERP includes four individual solutions that support key areas of enterprise resource planning: human capital management, financials, operations, corporate services.

SAP

Sample Customers

ASAP, Espartec, S.A de C.V., TGLT, Calder‹n Autopartes El_ctricas, GGS Systems, CLEAResult, Shared Spectrum Company, Scope Global Pty Ltd

Luckinbill, Murphy Company, Waldinger

B&G Manufacturing, Unilever, Life is good Inc., Joy Global Inc., City of Cape Town, Bhopal Municipal, Corporation (BMC), adidas Group, Butcher & Packer Supply Company, Franklin Valve L.P., Evoshield, Prime Meats, a Norsan Group company, EMC Corporation, Varian Medical Systems Inc., FC Bayern Mªnchen AG, AkzoNobel Chemicals B.V., T¾V Rheinland, Pacific Drilling S.A., Fire & Rescue New South Wales, University of Amsterdam, Pa_alon S.A.

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