SAP Business ByDesign vs SAP Business One on AWS comparison

SAP and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are both solutions in the Cloud ERP category. SAP is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.3, while Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.5. SAP holds a 8.8% mindshare in CE, compared to Amazon Web Services (AWS)’s 4.3% mindshare. Additionally, 91% of SAP users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users who would recommend it.

SAP Business ByDesign

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 10, 2024

SAP Business ByDesign and SAP Business One on AWS are competing in the small to medium-sized enterprises cloud ERP category. SAP Business One on AWS seems to have the upper hand due to its flexibility and advanced features.

Features: SAP Business ByDesign provides integrated business management with real-time analytics, project management, and streamlined processes. Key features include built-in industry best practices, scalability, and user-friendly design. SAP Business One on AWS offers extensive customization, advanced reporting tools, and superior inventory management. It is favored for its user-friendly interface and comprehensive integration capabilities.

Room for Improvement: SAP Business ByDesign could enhance its customization options, add more advanced inventory management, and expand integration with third-party applications. SAP Business One on AWS may need to simplify its setup process, improve its out-of-the-box reporting functions, and reduce overall customization costs for users.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SAP Business ByDesign offers a straightforward deployment process with minimized setup time and responsive support. SAP Business One on AWS provides a flexible deployment model leveraging AWS's infrastructure, backed by extensive documentation and community support.

Pricing and ROI: SAP Business ByDesign is known for its cost-effective initial setup and favorable ROI due to its efficient feature set. SAP Business One on AWS, while potentially incurring higher setup costs, offers significant long-term ROI through its comprehensive functionality and scalability.

To learn more, read our detailed SAP Business ByDesign vs. SAP Business One on AWS Report (Updated: June 2025).

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

SAP Business ByDesign

Ranking in Cloud ERP

6th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

SAP Business One on AWS

Ranking in Cloud ERP

4th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Cloud ERP category, the mindshare of SAP Business ByDesign is 8.8%, down from 9.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP Business One on AWS is 4.3%, up from 1.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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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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Muhammad Shehzad

Senior SAP Consultant at Al Essa Company

Provides easy navigation to individual transaction levels and good stability

The warehouse management system requires further improvement. Right now, there is no built-in application for using barcodes or QR codes by the warehouse or operational teams. Customers often rely on third-party add-ons for such features. There should be a mobile-based handheld application, especially for the warehouse team or the operational team, to use barcode-based or QR-based scanning. In additional features, it would be great if the mobile application supported barcode and QR code usage. If this feature is available, it would be very useful.

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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

"I like its modern approach. It is very modern and new technology."

"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."

"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."

"ByDesign's best features are its speed, real-time data, and reporting."

"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."

"The standard system is stable."

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

"The most valuable features of Business ByDesign are the integration of its modules, analytics, and dashboards."

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"The modules, like the accounting and procurement modules, especially the finance and accounting modules, are quite impressive in the solution."

"Technical support from SAP is great."

"SAP Business One on AWS has good documentation and has many services in the cloud."

"With the tool, there is no shutdown or breakdown time my company experiences."

"The most valuable features of SAP Business One on AWS are the CRM and the sales module."

"The way we can make changes in new fields, or make new rules with our IT department, has been very useful."

"It is well-established and caters to our user base efficiently."

"Setting up Business One is straightforward. It took us about three months to deploy Business One on AWS."

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Cons

"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."

"The Purchase to Pay process could benefit from further sophistication and additional functionality. It would be helpful for the user community to receive clearer information about the future roadmap of the business. Unfortunately, there were some confusing articles in the German press towards the end of last year about the future of SAP Business ByDesign. Therefore, more clarity is needed in the support function to address this."

"The database needs to be more customizable."

"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."

"The solution does not support customization for forms and reports. It's not flexible in case you need some enhancements in business processes."

"The payroll module of the solution could improve."

"The Arabic localization is neglected. It should have an Arabic interface. It lacks Arabic translation or support from right to left."

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

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

"The warehouse management system requires further improvement."

"There are limitations of SAP Business One. It's a complex topic, and exploring options like SAP HANA is challenging at the moment. Understanding the limitations of ERP requires thorough research. I suggest conducting some preliminary investigations into ERP products before making a decision. We chose SAP Business One as it caters to SMEs like ours, acknowledging and accepting its limitations. While a larger product exists, switching would entail budget considerations due to the ongoing implementations. Therefore, the current situation with SAP Business One is not a matter of concern."

"There is some room for improvement with the scalability and the pricing of the product."

"It would be beneficial to have access to real-time data from our machines."

"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 technical support from SAP is very restricted to its knowledge base. It does not add much beyond what is already available in the knowledge base."

"I would like to achieve better integration with AWS so that it becomes more interconnected with the SAP system."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

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

"We have to pay yearly."

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

"The tool’s pricing is expensive."

"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."

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

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"The product is moderately priced."

"Licenses are available on a monthly or yearly basis, and it costs about $1,200 per license, per user."

"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."

"The tool's cost is reasonable."

"The price of SAP Business One on AWS could be lower, it is expensive."

"We have an annual cost for licensing and storage in AWS."

"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."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

26%

Real Estate/Law Firm

10%

Financial Services Firm

Healthcare Company

Manufacturing Company

18%

Financial Services Firm

16%

Computer Software Company

15%

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

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

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What needs improvement with SAP Business ByDesign?

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

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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.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAP Business One on AWS?

The pricing of SAP Business One is fair.

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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.

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Comparisons

SAP S/4HANA Cloud vs SAP Business ByDesign

Compared 54% of the time

SAP S/4HANA vs SAP Business ByDesign

Compared 25% of the time

Microsoft Dynamics AX vs SAP Business ByDesign

Compared 11% of the time

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Overview

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

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Small businesses can now access all the benefits of the SAP Business One solution on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud without needing to make long-term commitments or costly capital expenditures for the required IT infrastructure.

AWS and SAP have worked together to test and certify the SAP Business One solution on the AWS cloud. Both SAP Business One, version for Microsoft SQL Server and SAP Business One, version for SAP HANA have been certified on the AWS cloud platform.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Sample Customers

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

Comba Telecom, Exeter Family Friendly, GranBio, Kim Tech Ceong, Wego, Blue Ocean Systems, Whitebox Retail Logistics

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