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Penta vs SAP ERP comparison

 

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

Categories and Ranking

Penta
Ranking in ERP
35th
Average Rating
7.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SAP ERP
Ranking in ERP
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
108
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the ERP category, the mindshare of Penta is 0.9%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP ERP is 9.0%, down from 17.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
ERP Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SAP ERP9.0%
Penta0.9%
Other90.1%
ERP
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1775292 - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
Achmad Dimyati - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Service Management Team Lead at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Long-term adaptation and evolution meets changing technology trends
SAP ERP is not really real-time. We use the HANA database which is supposed to be memory data in memory, but we are still not very happy. It is supposed to be real-time and come very quickly, but in reality, it still takes time to run. That is why we use BW of SAP, Business Objects, and now we have moved to the Analytic Cloud where we start using predictive AI. SAP recently implemented Databricks, and they started investing significantly in the analytic environment. SAP ERP has been left behind as they moved to S/4HANA with the HANA database. They restructured the whole table structure of SAP ERP, introduced simple finance, simple logistics, and moved HR to SuccessFactors. They have the BTP layer where they manage everything from integration to master data management. The challenge with SAP is that they move very fast to different products and buy different products. It requires significant investment and many skills to catch up because all of these have different sets of technology. The fundamental has changed differently. It is not monolithic anymore but different products under one name, SAP. You have to buy it model by model for additional models. Products such as SuccessFactors, Ariba for procure to pay, Concur for travel, and Facility Management use totally different technology. They try to integrate with each other, but it remains a challenge for SAP to make them have the same management, technology, and operational approach.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I believe Penta costs less than SAP"
"Penta offers a single way to solve our problems rather than building a new ERP system in the company."
"The most valuable features are the claim management."
"The most significant elements of this solution are the ability to create a virtual product, a service product, and delivery."
"It automates transactional processes."
"SAP ERP is very good for a production company that has physical products because they can use it perfectly and see all the details about the business processes that they need to know."
"After implementing SAP, these processes are being incorporated with a very high level of satisfaction."
"It has a lot of integrity of data, and it is fast. All the users feel that they can trust this data. So, data integrity is the most important value of SAP."
"We are using it for all of our core business processes, including finance, sales and distribution, warehousing, and HR."
"The most valuable features of SAP ERP are the general operations. It has a good way to manage a business and do financial reporting. Overall we are happy with the robustness of the solution."
 

Cons

"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."
"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."
"My thoughts about SAP ERP's functionality for human capital management are not clear and not positive, as I have not researched this area extensively."
"SAP is more expensive than some of its competitors."
"The production system must be upgraded."
"SAP ERP was not very user-friendly."
"Though SAP ERP's FICO module is a strong part of the product, its integration capabilities can be made stronger."
"Improvements to the UI. The UI is pretty old, but this will change with the upcoming release of S.4.​"
"When there is a system error it provides an error code and a lot of times these can be complicated. The support team could have more knowledge to be able to assist with these situations more promptly."
"Our customers initially find the solution quite complex and not very user-friendly so that is something that could be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"I rate the product's price a seven on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive. SAP ERP is a costly tool."
"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."
"I don't know the price, but I know its licensing is on a yearly basis."
"There is a one-time license that is needed to use the solution. The support is what is needed to be renewed annually."
"The licensing costs are slightly on the higher side. They need to make it more competitive."
"The solution is expensive so I rate cost a five out of ten."
"We pay annually for the use of this solution."
"The pricing is based on the license per user, which I think makes the solution a bit costly...Basically, the prices of the solution are high, and we don't have that much revenue."
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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company
15%
Computer Software Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
6%
University
6%
 

Company Size

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Company SizeCount
Small Business30
Midsize Enterprise31
Large Enterprise78
 

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