SAP Business ByDesign vs Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management comparison

The compared Sage and SAP solutions aren't in the same category. Sage is ranked #24 in ERP , with an average rating of 7.0, and holds a 0.8% mindshare in the category. SAP is ranked #5 in CE , with an average rating of 8.5, and holds a 7.3% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Sage users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of SAP users who would recommend it.

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92% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Sage Business Cloud Enterpr...

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

5.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

ERP (24th), Activity Based Costing Software (9th)

SAP Business ByDesign

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud ERP (5th)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Enterprise Resource Planning solutions, they serve different purposes. Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management is designed for ERP and holds a mindshare of 0.8%, up 0.5% compared to last year.
SAP Business ByDesign, on the other hand, focuses on Cloud ERP, holds 7.3% mindshare, down 7.5% since last year.

ERP Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management	0.8%
SAP ERP	15.3%
SAP S/4HANA	8.2%
Other	75.7%

ERP

Cloud ERP Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
SAP Business ByDesign	7.3%
Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP	18.8%
NetSuite ERP	16.5%
Other	57.4%

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Featured Reviews

Ikbel Zammit

Account manager at Onetech Business Solutions

Makes processes including calculating costs, accessing inventory information quickly, validating offers, and extracting data easier

I use Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management to digitize our processes. I put our work and the opportunities on the platform, validate financial offers, and manage fees from transport and financial management. I also use the system for record-keeping of client information and work…

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Majid-Mustafa

Senior SAP Technical Consultant at Tallimax Consultancy

Provides custom versions of reports personalized for users

For AI initiatives, you need to purchase a separate AI license to integrate with SAP Business ByDesign. I'd recommend SAP Business ByDesign for large companies that want to check data graphically, especially for monthly income, expenses, and taxes in the millions or trillions. Overall, for large-scale companies, I'd rate it ten out of ten.

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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

"The accounting part and the procurement part are most valuable. It is a very good system with workflows and notifications."

"The initial setup is not complex. The deployment process was relatively straightforward."

"The interface is rich in features, allowing efficient management of business operations."

"The most valuable feature of Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management is the business intelligence module. Additionally, report consolidation, cloud access, and analysis are useful."

"Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management has helped by making processes such as calculating costs, accessing inventory information quickly, validating offers, and extracting data easier."

"The solution is parameterized so it naturally has the ability to parameterize, configure, and adapt to various organizational procedures."

"The most helpful feature is the integrations. Integrating the tool with SAP S/4HANA Cloud is easy, facilitating implementation and deployment. The runtime analysis checks for real-time analytics to see if the software works properly. This is a powerful feature."

"When comparing SAP Business ByDesign to much larger ERP solutions, such as SAP ECC 6.0 or SAP S/4HANA, SAP Business ByDesign is more user-friendly and easier to implement."

"It has a quick implementation and onboarding of users. It is flexible with reports and powerful."

"SAP Business ByDesign is connected to our S/4 HANA system, and we have developed some APIs which help us integrate the system with S/4 HANA."

"I have found the consolidation of the business and group reports very useful. There is plenty of features and the manufacturing and finance aspect of the solution are strong."

"I like the tool’s customization."

"The most valuable feature is the feature called Financial Closing Cockpit. This feature allows us to monitor our accounting and processing closely."

"The most valuable feature of SAP Business ByDesign is it has a streamlined design."

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Cons

"It is not suitable for corporate or manufacturing companies. For example, it's challenging to use it for a manufacturing company."

"Its implementation process is kind of complicated. If the person implementing it doesn't know what he is doing, the system can have many issues. Sage X3 is just an accounting system. As compared to Oracle E-Business Suite, it does not cover a lot of functionality. It doesn't have the payroll, lease management, and HR modules. Oracle E-Business Suite is better than Sage X3."

"Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management could improve the search functionality. For example, if I was to search for a transaction from last year it would be difficult to accomplish. I have to scroll through to find what I am looking for. The approach should be more similar to Quickbooks where when you search for something it takes you directly to the searched item."

"The solution does not have a solid, out-of-the-box API architecture that is supported."

"Integration with other tools like BOM or Cisco BlueQ could be improved."

"The payroll module of the solution could improve."

"There might be some hurdles when integrating with SAP ECC, but integration with SAP S/4HANA Cloud is smooth."

"One disadvantage was that we had the legacy system, SAP Business One, and we could not migrate our data to SAP Business ByDesign. They should have provided a migration path."

"I would say budget controlling needs improvement. I mention this because it does not have all the functionalities that we need in terms of managing the budget."

"With SAP S/4HANA, you can design your release strategy and modify it to include as many people as possible, which is missing in SAP Business ByDesign."

"SAP Business ByDesign is a very vast product, but it has to be a bit more centralized. All the models need to be more centralized for a better experience."

"I would like the tool’s interface to be better. Currently, we use a client application to access the product. I want that to be replaced with a web version. I would like to improve the tool’s internet availability. I also want the product’s setup to be easier."

"ByDesign could be improved by making screen modifications easier."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost is not expensive."

"It is very cheap. There are no additional charges, but the problem is that you have to acquire an additional supporting system such as a budgeting system. You will have to implement the integration and maintain two systems. So, you need to pay for the license of that budgeting system and this one. You also need to pay the license for the payroll and integration. There are all these integrations that you have to pay for."

"The solution delivers the same capabilities of SAP or Oracle at about 30% to 40% of the cost."

"The price of this solution is expensive. However, it depends on the number of branches used. The price can be upwards of $40,000 annually."

"The tool’s pricing is expensive."

"I rate the price of SAP Business ByDesign a seven out of ten."

"The tool’s subscription is yearly. There is no flat pricing involved and everything has a range. Pricing depends on the functionality that you would use. You need to also pay for the additional hosting and maintenance costs."

"The price of the solution could be better. They have to come up with a new strategy."

"The pricing depends on company size. It's cheaper for small companies and more expensive for large ones."

"Everything is included in the licensing cost of the solution. However, they use a per-user model for additional charges."

"The cost starts anywhere between fifty thousand dollars and up depending on the number of licenses."

"The price of SAP Business ByDesign is less expensive than SAP S/4HANA. However, the price is on par with other similar competitors, such as Microsoft."

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Computer Software Company

22%

Healthcare Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Retailer

Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	7
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	5

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management?

The pricing of Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management is high compared to other solutions like Bitrix.

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What needs improvement with Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management?

Integration with other tools like BOM or Cisco BlueQ could be improved. The importation of configurations like BOQs is challenging as each line has to be added individually, which is time-consuming...

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What is your primary use case for Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management?

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What do you like most about SAP Business ByDesign?

The most valuable features of SAP Business ByDesign are customer invoicing and cost and revenue, from which I get the data for my project reports.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAP Business ByDesign?

The price is high, as every year SAP increases the price by 3.5%.

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What needs improvement with SAP Business ByDesign?

We received a few complaints about the slowness in SAP Business ByDesign last year, so I think SAP can focus on improving performance, particularly when it becomes slow during data saving and handl...

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Also Known As

Sage ERP X3, Sage X3

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Overview

Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management delivers faster, simpler, and more flexible business management at a fraction of the cost and complexity of typical enterprise ERP systems.

Sage

SAP Business ByDesign is a cloud-based business management software that supports everything from finance to CRM – and is available anytime, anywhere, on almost any device. It helps medium-sized businesses seize new opportunities and accelerate growth – and it helps subsidiaries take advantage of head office resources, while keeping their flexibility.

Streamline end-to-end processes and maximize efficiency across your organization
Gain timely business insights with integrated analytics and reporting powered by SAP HANA
Manage your business from anywhere, at any time, with built-in mobile apps
Rely on highly secure data centers that are managed, monitored, and maintained by SAP experts

SAP

Sample Customers

Power Distributing, Universal Paper and Plastics

Standard Bank of South Africa, AOK Bundesverband, PT XL Axiata Tbk, Tvoy Dom, Schaidt Innovations GmbH & Co. KG, DeLaval International AB, EMC Corporation, Lenovo, Castle Importing Inc., Unilever, Rifle Paper Co., RAK Ceramics, Rough Country, B&G Manufacturing, Life is good Inc., Joy Global Inc., City of Cape Town

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