We are a system integration company that specializes in integrating SAP Business One. SAP Business One on AWS is suitable for those who prefer not to host their network infrastructure on-premises. This may be due to limited space or the inability to maintain the network infrastructure effectively. Therefore, migrating to AWS would be a better option for them.
A robust system that is easy to upgrade and maintain
Pros and Cons
- "The maintenance is a significant advantage as it is supported by the international community rather than the local community."
- "I would like to achieve better integration with AWS so that it becomes more interconnected with the SAP system."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
The maintenance is a significant advantage as it is supported by the international community rather than the local community. This maintenance support for their system makes upgrades much more convenient than relying on a local vendor.
What needs improvement?
I haven't yet seen the cost-benefit of being on AWS. I'm not able to compare the monthly costs, so the pricing could be improved.
I would like to achieve better integration with AWS so that it becomes more interconnected with the SAP system. If a company already has an existing HRMS system and another inventory system, integration between one on-premise and the other on AWS might pose difficulties. Integrating one system on the cloud and another on-premise seems challenging, and I can't imagine how it would work seamlessly. Perhaps it could be possible if both systems were migrated to the cloud. For example, if they move the HRMS to the cloud and ensure that the two systems can integrate with each other in the cloud.
I would like to have additional party modules available with SAP Business One. If additional accounts are available, customers can also subscribe to other supplementary products alongside SAP Business One, thus creating a package.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using SAP Business One on AWS for two years.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I would rate the stability of SAP Business One on AWS as seven out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I would rate the scalability of SAP Business One on AWS as six out of ten because I am uncertain about how effectively we can copy the database or handle different sizes.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support is good.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We used to utilize Oracle and Sage before transitioning to SAP Business One, which is much more robust. Once SAP Business One is configured, we no longer encounter errors even after a few months, unlike other systems where bugs and discrepancies tend to occur even after configuration. However, with SAP Business One, 99 percent of what we configure is precisely what we get.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is straightforward and takes approximately two to three months to complete. The most time-consuming aspect of the deployment is collecting all the business requirements to properly configure some of the existing workflows.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate SAP Business One on AWS nine out of ten.
The on-premises version of SAP Business One requires one engineer and two developers for maintenance.
SAP Business One is a more robust and established solution compared to the others.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
MANAGER - IT SYSTEMS at Fabtech
Along with an easy initial setup phase, the solution also provides a set of impressive modules
Pros and Cons
- "The modules, like the accounting and procurement modules, especially the finance and accounting modules, are quite impressive in the solution."
- "It would be better if the solution was on a cloud infrastructure."
What is our primary use case?
In our company, we use SAP Business One for our business applications.
What is most valuable?
The modules, like the accounting and procurement modules, especially the finance and accounting modules, are quite impressive in the solution.
What needs improvement?
It would be better if the solution was on a cloud infrastructure. The deployment should be made available in the cloud infrastructure. In short, the tool should be available in the cloud-native.
The solution needs to be more scalable.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using SAP Business One on AWS for about seven years. I am a customer of the solution.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution an eight and a half out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Close to 60 users are using the solution in my organization.
Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.
How are customer service and support?
Regarding technical support, some functional-related issues are in the solution we are coordinating with the partner.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was easy.
What other advice do I have?
The solution is quite an impressive product for small and mid-size industries. I think this is a perfect solution for those looking for a perfect ERP solution, especially for small and medium-sized industries.
Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Assistant Vice President at Abacus Consulting
It's one of the best solutions for automotive use cases
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature of Business One depends on the industry. Generally speaking, Business One works best in automotive industry use cases."
- "Business One's production module has room for improvement."
What is our primary use case?
We are a consultancy with more than 500 customers worldwide in Pakistan, the UK, the United States, and the Middle East. Our customers are in various industries, including pharmaceuticals and manufacturing.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature of Business One depends on the industry. Generally speaking, Business One works best in automotive industry use cases.
What needs improvement?
Business One's production module has room for improvement.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have used SAP Business One for 17 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate SAP Business One eight out of 10 for stability.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I rate SAP Business One 10 out of 10 for scalability.
How are customer service and support?
I've contacted SAP support many times, and they've been very helpful.
How was the initial setup?
The complexity of the deployment and the time needed depends on the project's scope. You can complete the deployment in two weeks to a month if you are doing a standard implementation without much customization. We handle the implementation for the customer, and we have teams in various cities who specialize in different industries.
What other advice do I have?
I rate SAP Business One eight out of 10. I recommend it.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Head of IT at Prerana Motors India
Good for all finance requirements, but the customization functionalities take time
Pros and Cons
- "We are using it for accounts and finance and also for maintaining third-party transactions and non-CRM transactions."
- "The reading and retrieving of data are slow in the system."
What is our primary use case?
We are using it for accounts and finance and also for maintaining third-party transactions and non-CRM transactions.
What needs improvement?
As we have customized the SAP Business One as per our business requirements, we have found that some of the features that we need are not available in the version of SAP Business One that we are currently using. So we have been advised to move to a higher version that can provide us with all the features that we need. So, I would say that there is definitely room for improvement in SAP Business One in terms of providing more features and functionalities that can cater to the specific needs of businesses like ours.
For additional functionality, my suggestion would be to improve the speed of report generation. The reading and retrieving of data are slow in the system, particularly when generating reports. It takes a huge time to fetch the reports. Another area for improvement is the setup and customization process for SAP Business One.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using SAP Business One for four years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability of the solution is great. I would give it an eight out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I would rate the scalability a seven out of ten because it is somewhat complex. Our company has seventeen limited and five pro licenses; I’m the only person maintaining the solution. The call team is available, but I’m handling all the IT-related technical parts.
How are customer service and support?
I have not directly interacted with SAP, but our service partner (SAP partner) has been supporting us. However, I’m not happy with the current service partner. Recently, they sent a mail saying that henceforth, we are not going to support SAP Business One. I am looking for a new one as the current service partner has stopped supporting SAP Business One and is now focusing on other business intelligence products. I’m actively working on finding a new partner.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is simple if no customization is required, but if customization is needed, it can be quite complicated and time-consuming. Our own customization and implementation project took almost two years for a six-month project. The project is 91% complete, but there are still some hiccups, particularly with the management reports, which represent about 5% of the remaining work. It took a lot of time to test and implement.
What about the implementation team?
An in-house team deployed the solution.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
SAP has a high cost of licensing. It is high compared to other licensing options.
What other advice do I have?
Overall, I would rate the product a seven out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
ERP Head at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Useful for business management, simple setup, and beneficial for small and medium companies
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature of SAP Business One is the ability to manage your entire business with one software package."
- "The solution could improve by having some added authentication, such as SAP CC or SAP S4HANA."
What is our primary use case?
We are using SAP Business One for all finance modules, production, and logistics.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature of SAP Business One is the ability to manage your entire business with one software package.
What needs improvement?
The solution could improve by having some added authentication, such as SAP CC or SAP S4HANA.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using SAP Business One for approximately eight years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I have not had issues with the stability of SAP Business One.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
SAP Business One is useful for small and medium-sized companies.
We have approximately 65 people using the solution in my organization.
I rate the scalability of SAP Business One an eight out of ten.
How are customer service and support?
The support from SAP is good and there is useful online documentation if we have issues.
We are a growing business and we might switch solutions because this solution is best suited for small to medium-sized companies.
I rate the support from SAP Business One a nine out of ten.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup of SAP Business One is easy. The implementation process did not take long. We have two servers, one for testing and the other for production. We have GIT services for deploying SAP Business One.
What about the implementation team?
We used approximately use two people for the deployment of the solution.
What was our ROI?
The ROI is good for SAP Business One. We have received cost and time savings. We require fewer resources by using the solution.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The price of SAP Business One is expensive and there is only a standard license.
What other advice do I have?
The vendor maintains the server we use for SAP Business One.
I rate SAP Business One an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Technical Account Manager at Seidor
It has many features, including business analytics, easy to use, with built-in KPIs, and easy to scale
Pros and Cons
- "What's most helpful to customers who use SAP Business One is that the solution is fully integrated and easy to use. It's very easy to digest and has many features for small to medium companies."
- "SAP Business One could be improved if SAP creates one platform to integrate different solutions, particularly having a multi-company concept rather than having different databases. The solution could be similar to SAP S/4 Hana and the SAP Business ByDesign concept."
What is our primary use case?
SAP Business One is for small to medium enterprises that like to save time regarding bookkeeping, inventory, purchasing, sales, manufacturing, and project management.
What is most valuable?
What's most helpful to customers who use SAP Business One is that the solution is fully integrated and easy to use. It's very easy to digest and has many features for small to medium companies.
I also found the built-in KPIs in SAP Business One valuable. You can do business analysis on the solution without integrating it with third-party solutions.
I also like that if you want to add advanced project management or manufacturing or other niches, you can also find many solutions you can integrate with SAP Business One.
What needs improvement?
SAP Business One could be improved if SAP creates one platform to integrate different solutions, particularly having a multi-company concept rather than having different databases. The solution could be similar to SAP S/4 Hana and the SAP Business ByDesign concept.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been working with SAP Business One for thirteen years now.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
SAP Business One has been very stable in its twenty-five years in the market. It's the largest of any international ERP solution, with around seventy-five thousand customers all over the globe and about three million users.
Its stability is five out of five for me.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Regarding scalability, SAP Business One is easy to scale. Adding a new solution or business or customizing the solution to fit a specific company is easy. SAP Business One is very scalable, so it's a five out of five.
How are customer service and support?
As a partner, my company provides customer service 24/7 all over the globe. My company has support in eighty-eight countries, and the support my company offers is a five out of five, but for other partners, it's a three or a four.
The number of technical support staff my company assigns to each customer depends on the company size. For example, one support was given to a specific company, but it was too much of a headache for just one staff member.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup for SAP Business One is straightforward. It's the easiest solution to set up, so it's a five out of five for me.
The deployment strategy I used for SAP Business One is called the ASAP methodology from SAP, or the accelerated implementation methodology. It starts with blueprinting, then realization, and then fine-tuning or the go live. After going live, that's when support happens.
The deployment usually takes three to six months.
What was our ROI?
You can get ROI from SAP Business One in four to six months. In terms of ROI, it's a five out of five because it's a solution that gets ROI the fastest.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The licensing cost for SAP Business One is affordable, and I'd rate it as four out of five. The license covers the software, the configuration, and the services, but if you want technical support, you'd need to pay for that separately.
My company gives free support to customers who pay the annual maintenance contract.
What other advice do I have?
My company is a service provider for SAP.
I recently provided SAP Business One to customers. I've always offered the latest version of the solution to my customers.
SAP Business One is hosted on the cloud, on-premises, and by subscription. It has multiple options for deployment.
Outside of the MENA region, the solution is on the SAP cloud, but within the MENA region, there's no data center for SAP for the cloud version, so SAP Business One is hosted on a partner-managed cloud.
One consultant can deploy SAP Business One from end to end, with assistance from multiple teams from multiple stakeholders from the customer side.
The number of users of SAP Business One varies. Some companies have three thousand users, while some have five users. It's based on the company size and business processes rather than the company's revenue.
The solution is suitable for small, medium, and large enterprises, depending on the business process.
My rating for SAP Business One is nine out of ten.
Choosing a solution for whatever purpose, for example, adjusting the procurement cycle, looking into the costing for your manufacturing company, or integrating invoices, requires a reliable solution, one that you can implement quickly and securely, and that could be SAP Business One.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Other
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Gerente Informatica Corporación Arium at Arium Co
A solution with great sales and wholesale distribution features
Pros and Cons
- "The sales and wholesale distribution are great."
- "We are very satisfied with SAP Business One application."
- "We don't have the functionality of the supply chain and mobile applications."
- "We don't have the functionality of the supply chain and mobile applications and use third-party applications for this."
How has it helped my organization?
We are very satisfied with SAP Business One application. It is deployed on-premises. We reviewed the cost of cloud, and it is very expensive. We have about 200 users on-premises and plan to remain on-premises.
What is most valuable?
The sales and wholesale distribution are great.
What needs improvement?
We don't have the functionality of the supply chain and mobile applications and use third-party applications for this. We sell our products in little stores, and we need a phone to take the requirements of our customers, and the information goes to SAP. We have 15 warehouses to track picking, packing and all the processes in sales and the supply chain. So it is also essential to have good business intelligence.
Our problem is that we have five or six companies using SAP Business One, and when we need to have a disaster recovery plan, we need to execute a full backup of all of our companies. We need to have a backup for only one company, which is impossible.
How are customer service and support?
Our technical support is from our partner in Guatemala City, and we don't need to scale the problem to SAP. Our partner has great support, and we are very satisfied with their service.
What other advice do I have?
I rate the solution a nine out of ten. We are concerned with the Web Client because it doesn't have the old features we had on a desktop. In addition, we need more flexibility in the authorization process for purchasing because we don't have all the information we need to approve. We need to navigate different areas for information, and we only need one screen with all the information for the approved process.
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Independent Consultant at Bosch&Cia
Powerful with good integrations and excellent online documentation
Pros and Cons
- "It's very powerful and very complete."
- "The parametrization and the integration of all the models is great, all the models are integrated well, the UX experience is also very good, and the solution is very powerful and very complete."
- "You get support through the vendor, not SAP directly. If your vendor is good, you get good support. If it is not a good vendor, the support is very bad."
- "If your vendor is good, you get good support. If it is not a good vendor, the support is very bad."
What is our primary use case?
Both of our customers are retailers - one in the construction sector and other with automotive parts. We have a great number of items and clients in both enterprises.
We can use the solution to guarantee the enterprise, the technology platform. We've been working with COBOL and SQL for more than 20 years, and we have to migrate to a platform with international knowledge or experience.
We have experience in ERP development and also the technological projection for the short and long term. That's why we chose to work with SAP Business One.
What is most valuable?
The parametrization and the integration of all the models is great. All the models are integrated well.
The UX experience is also very good.
It's very powerful and very complete.
The setup is pretty straightforward.
It's a scalable product.
It is quite stable.
The solution offers excellent online documentation.
It seems that SAP is always giving you much more tips and upgrades than you are expecting.
What needs improvement?
Business One has a lot of data in each model, and it should be quite important to make the UX or interface for end users more simple. We can do it with other software and with some user interface that comes with SAP, however, that is perhaps the one meaningful issue to solve.
When you want to work with data master items, there is no good manner to classify or to group the items. We have to do it with user information. They really need better classification of items. We have a lot of items, and SAP Business One comes only with one parameter to group the items and 64 properties. However, that is not what the system needs at all.
There's not much that needs fixing. It's been a very good experience through the years.
You get support through the vendor, not SAP directly. If your vendor is good, you get good support. If it is not a good vendor, the support is very bad.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've used the solution for ten years. I started using it in 2012.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's stable and reliable. The performance is good. There are no bugs or glitches.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution scales well.
I am working with 200 end users now, and it seems that the two people we have for support of the ERP is good.
How are customer service and support?
We have the contact and support of the partner that sold us the SAP application. Therefore, support comes through a third party.
From the vendor, support is very good. In some areas, we must view and understand the topics through information on the web, not directly through them.
SAP doesn't give us support directly. The support of SAP is with partner intermediation. However, you must study and learn from the web every time. That's key for understanding and giving good support for the software.
We had to change partners to get a better support system in place and now they are good. The documentation, however, is stellar, and I would rate what's online a ten out of ten.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
How was the initial setup?
After you know stuff about the software, it's easy.
YOu only need two or three people to put up the solution. They are specialists.
What other advice do I have?
I'm a consultant and a user. We consider ourselves a partner.
It's a very good product. Whoever wants to buy this product, needs to understand how SAP works through a partner or directly. The enterprise must have a technical counterpart with a lot of experience, real experience since the software doesn't work alone. It's very good software, however, if you depend exclusively on the partner, that doesn't work very well.
I'd rate the solution ten out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
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