We performed a comparison between SAP ERP and SAP S/4HANA Cloud based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about SAP, Microsoft, Oracle and others in ERP."I like that SAP ERP is very robust and stable."
"ERP can help manage all enterprise resources. It brings them together and provides some analytical data to inform management decisions."
"The stability and performance are good."
"The most valuable feature of SAP ERP is the financial module, pre-configured packages, and plenty of features. The solution is updating and adding new features that are helpful."
"It automates transactional processes."
"The stability is SAP ERP is not good only because the version is old. They could work on improving the versions."
"The most valuable features of SAP ERP are its stability, industry-specific package, and adaptable configuration."
"We like that we have real-time dashboard views."
"It is a stable solution...It is a scalable solution."
"The most valuable aspect of SAP S/4HANA Cloud is its ease of deployment and the reduced hassles of infrastructure support."
"With the newer update, there are more funnels as well as ample opportunity to customize the solution. With the SAP Optimizer, companies are using about five to ten percent of the product as-is while the other ninety to ninety five percent is customized to automate and standardize processes."
"Both standard and customized integrations work well with no issues."
"Makes it easier to reach and read data."
"The ability to access and analyze data in real-time has significantly improved our reporting efficiency."
"The integration is very stable."
"The solution is stable."
"I would like to see the customization of the reports become easier to work with instead of having technical support have to assist us."
"It was not designed to service all industries."
"Though SAP ERP's FICO module is a strong part of the product, its integration capabilities can be made stronger."
"In previous generations, SAP was stable and the roadmap was very predictable, but currently it's very difficult."
"Technical support is an area that is in need of improvement."
"The product does not update budgeting based on exchange rates which is important for BPM."
"It could be more flexible, and the company should be able to adapt the system. Not the other way around. It's very rigid and difficult to change. Reporting could also be better."
"SAP is more expensive than some of its competitors."
"The solution could improve by adding a planning model, such as BPC. Additionally, if we need to make changes in the profit center it has to be done manually. It is not connected to the cost center."
"Difficult to install and difficult to test. Testing needs to be improved. Scalability of this solution also needs improvement."
"The initial setup can be complex, depending on the environment."
"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."
"UX design is not flexible and lacks compatibility with mobile devices."
"SAP S/4HANA Cloud's customization can be improved."
"The scalability of the solution could improve."
"They can improve the interface. It has a client-server kind of interface, which is kind of old."
SAP ERP is ranked 1st in ERP with 100 reviews while SAP S/4HANA Cloud is ranked 3rd in Cloud ERP with 41 reviews. SAP ERP is rated 8.2, while SAP S/4HANA Cloud is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of SAP ERP writes "The amazing, robust framework with unlimited scalability earns its #1 status". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP S/4HANA Cloud writes "A valuable tool for businesses seeking to enhance their overall performance and competitiveness in the digital era". SAP ERP is most compared with SAP S/4HANA, Microsoft Dynamics AX, Anaplan, SAP Business One and Infor M3, whereas SAP S/4HANA Cloud is most compared with SAP Business ByDesign, SAP Business One, Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP, IFS Cloud Platform and Acumatica.
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