SAP S4HANA on AWS vs Virtustream xStream comparison

"I like that they are very familiar with our VM which makes it easy to use."

"There are two main features that we find very valuable. One is the interface and the new user experience. That's really, really helpful for the end-user. The second is the HANA database itself because it speeds up the process. In other solutions, like Oracle, there is a lot of redundancy that slows things down."

"This product is currently the leading product within this category."

"The most valuable features of SAP S4HANA on AWS are that it's simplified and the analytical capabilities are good."

"I appreciate the reliability and performance of SAP S/4HANA on AWS. It demonstrates high integration and stability, making it a widely used choice in various industries, including manufacturing, such as factories, carmakers, and battery production. It effectively covers a broad spectrum of business areas, which is beneficial."

"The product’s high availability is its best feature."

"The Fiori interface is the most valuable feature. It's one of the highlights that they offer. The in-memory of S4 is very fast."

"The tool covers many modules, like production, planning, management, and finance. It is a very scalable tool that can be beneficial for any company."

"The solution has encryption which we did not have before."

"More availability zones will help customers choose AWS. I would like to see features that provide easier onboarding for ERP solutions like SAP. SAP has already partnered with S/4HANA on AWS for hosting its public cloud as well. More educational videos for customers to choose this cloud path would be great to have. That is, providing more documentation and marketing material would be better."

"The manufacturing application system, it's not as user-friendly in S4HANA."

"The user-friendliness is questionable. The interface and interaction with the technical team require intensive training."

"I would rate my experience with the initial setup a three out of ten, where one is difficult and ten is easy."

"The initial setup could be easier. It's complex."

"There are times when the solution can become slower. The stability could improve."

"The platform's front-end user interface needs improvement compared to other applications."

"The pricing is a little bit high."

"Our account representative was inexperienced, they could improve on how they are managing accounts."

"The vendors have different pricing, ways of serving, security, and providing the service. You go and compare the offerings. Some might be better with smaller companies. For example, Microsoft Azure can handle small and medium-sized companies best but still can cover some large companies. Whereas Amazon AWS and IBM are going to cover sized companies. There's no clear advantage. Probably Amazon AWS may have been the first to be certified by SAP as a cloud-hosting partner. Then Microsoft Azure and IBM were certified at the same time. You have to partner up and be certified by the software."

"We pay a monthly fee for the use of SAP S4HANA on AWS for approximately five years. That's the time of the contract."

"It's expensive. It would be good if AWS and Azure could reduce the computing cost for people who move to the public cloud."

"It is a significant investment, around six hundred thousand dollars, and it involves both a one-time on-premises installation on servers and a cloud subscription with different flavors for SAP S4HANA."

"I rate the price of SAP S4HANA on AWS an eight out of ten."

"We pay an annual subscription fee for the solution, which is slightly expensive."

"The price of SAP S4HANA on AWS is reasonable, given how much it costs to maintain a scratch-built system. To upgrade the support there is a fee."

"On a scale of one to ten, where ten is the highest price, I rate the solution's pricing an eight."

"The solution is a bit expensive, we are still negotiating the price."