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SAP ERP pros and cons

Vendor: SAP
4.0 out of 5
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PROS

SAP ERP offers powerful integration capabilities, allowing seamless connectivity across various enterprise departments and systems.
The financial and transactional modules provide comprehensive and detailed insights, supporting effective financial reporting and governance.
Customization and flexibility in SAP ERP allow organizations to tailor workflows and processes to meet specific business needs.
ABAP Development Tools and continuous technological upgrades facilitate enhanced developer productivity within SAP ERP.
SAP ERP is particularly strong in the manufacturing industry, covering production planning, plant maintenance, and inventory control, ensuring efficient resource management.

CONS

SAP ERP is expensive and its customization costs are high.
Integration with external systems is difficult and could be improved.
The initial setup and onboarding process for SAP ERP is complex.
There is a need for more intuitive reporting capabilities and easier customization.
Technical support and response times need significant improvement.
 

SAP ERP Pros review quotes

it_user849102 - PeerSpot reviewer
Corporate Information Management at Gebr. Heller Maschinenfabrik GmbH
Apr 3, 2018
The new Visual Enterprise functionalities give an intuitive approach to data and make communication between engineering and production easy.
it_user868626 - PeerSpot reviewer
SAP logistic experts-Mgr MDM Buisness analysis IT Enterprise Program at Teva Pharmaceuticals at Teva Pharmaceuticals
May 7, 2018
It gives us full control over each change, to the level of the individual field in a master record, including certificates.
EY
Team leader SAP Development at Ness Technologies | נס טכנולוגיות
May 10, 2018
The power of ABAP Development Tools is the main valuable feature in the SAP ECC system. Every couple of years SAP upgrades ABAP technology significantly, which facilitates developers' work.
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JF
Head Of Information Systems at MBDA
Jun 28, 2018
Finance view across functions is valuable.
VB
Applications Architecture at a engineering company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Aug 1, 2018
It integrates everything into one process.
reviewer1000005 - PeerSpot reviewer
Projektmanager Logistik/SCM at a mining and metals company with 10,001+ employees
Apr 2, 2019
It provides one overview of the capacity planning.
Jun 17, 2019
SAP has provided a much more integrated platform for managing our manufacturing business.
reviewer1383990 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Application Development Manager at a real estate/law firm with 201-500 employees
Jul 8, 2020
This is a robust and feature-rich solution.
it_user881271 - PeerSpot reviewer
CIO at Kolektor Group d.o.o.
Jul 20, 2020
The architecture of the solution overall is great. It's great for development, testing, and production. I've worked with solutions where the architecture wasn't as strong and it was a disaster.
MV
Deputy Manager - SAP / ERP at Cooper Corporation Pvt Ltd
Aug 30, 2020
The transactional integration of operations is the best-recommended feature of this product. It provides integration of all operational modules.
 

SAP ERP Cons review quotes

it_user849102 - PeerSpot reviewer
Corporate Information Management at Gebr. Heller Maschinenfabrik GmbH
Apr 3, 2018
Improvements to the UI. The UI is pretty old, but this will change with the upcoming release of S.4.​
it_user868626 - PeerSpot reviewer
SAP logistic experts-Mgr MDM Buisness analysis IT Enterprise Program at Teva Pharmaceuticals at Teva Pharmaceuticals
May 7, 2018
The UI could use improvement.
EY
Team leader SAP Development at Ness Technologies | נס טכנולוגיות
May 10, 2018
The power of ABAP Development Tools is the main valuable feature in the SAP ECC system. Every couple of years SAP upgrades ABAP technology significantly, which facilitates developers' work.
Learn what your peers think about SAP ERP. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: December 2025.
880,490 professionals have used our research since 2012.
JF
Head Of Information Systems at MBDA
Jun 28, 2018
Poor ergonomics.
VB
Applications Architecture at a engineering company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Aug 1, 2018
There will always be something within our business that it won't fit.
reviewer1000005 - PeerSpot reviewer
Projektmanager Logistik/SCM at a mining and metals company with 10,001+ employees
Apr 2, 2019
It needs to incorporate the new features from the SAP S/4HANA release, such as, utilizing data processes, which is quite nice.
Jun 17, 2019
This solution could be made more user-friendly for development teams.
reviewer1383990 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Application Development Manager at a real estate/law firm with 201-500 employees
Jul 8, 2020
The user interface needs to be improved.
it_user881271 - PeerSpot reviewer
CIO at Kolektor Group d.o.o.
Jul 20, 2020
The system is very big. It is not exactly user-friendly, due to the fact that it's so massive and complex.
MV
Deputy Manager - SAP / ERP at Cooper Corporation Pvt Ltd
Aug 30, 2020
The version that we are using lacks in reporting. The reporting feature needs to be constructed more in this product. There can be better scope for mobility. They could include the technical development of reports instead of depending completely on programming. The programming method needs to be easy.