One of the advantages of this product is integration. It has a really fantastic integration. I always have a one-to-one with my integration consultants: doing the success factor integration with SAP S/4HANA Cloud, or doing other types of integrations. We have a lot of methods for integration: standard integration and customized integration with third parties. The integrations work well with no issues.
Director of Operations of Support / co CEO at Snag Free
Stable application which supports both standard and customized integrations
Pros and Cons
- "Both standard and customized integrations work well with no issues."
- "From the integration point of view, especially in the production and manufacturing industries, it's the number one application in manufacturing, so this gives a great advantage to SAP."
- "Difficult to install and difficult to test. Testing needs to be improved. Scalability of this solution also needs improvement."
- "It's really difficult to install Hana. It's really difficult to reach any testing environment."
What is most valuable?
What needs improvement?
SAP S/4HANA Cloud vs Oracle: In Oracle, for example, you can easily install even Oracle 19c or the latest version in your laptop. You can test it, get it certified, and even look for the application, but it's really difficult to install Hana. It's really difficult to reach any testing environment. It's difficult to test the version.
I'm struggling to hire in my team. While I was with Oracle for 15 years as a senior manager for their support solution center in Smart Village, I didn't face that much of a struggle in hiring like what I'm facing now in SAP. This is because Oracle (like Microsoft) made their products available for downloading, testing, etc., but for SAP, it's difficult.
I've had sufficient time to evaluate ByD. It is going on the right track in terms of improvement: technical-wise and featurewise. There's nothing you need to improve in this solution's performance. There's nothing major in its essential or core features: in the FI or supply chain or procurement through the cloud. It's doing a great job.
Testing is the main thing I'd like to see improved.
An additional feature I'd like to see on SAP S/4HANA Cloud is the production application or module. For small to medium businesses, there's only a finance module and the standard non-finance module, e.g. supply chain, but there's no production planning. That is a factor. We need to use the smaller version of production planning with the smaller version of quality management. I hope to see this feature in the cloud application.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using this solution for six years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I see this application as really stable.
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What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
They need to improve SAP S/4HANA Cloud's scalability and make it like Oracle's. They need to do more about scalability. This is a major issue and they need to put more effort into it, but I think they are improving.
How are customer service and support?
I don't have complaints about the support. They were able to point out the problem.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I evaluated Oracle.
What other advice do I have?
I don't have much information about AWS, but it's booming. I hear a lot of customers moving to AWS because they say it's stable and has no major issues with it. I have more experience with SAP S/4HANA Cloud though, and it's fantastic. It's going very well. Most of the small to medium companies are now moving to business by design. This is a very great application.
Hana hosting vs AWS: It is the same in Hana, but on cloud. I'm talking about the cloud application, e.g. ByD. This is great.
This solution isn't resource-intensive. It's a low-key solution.
S4 Hana on cloud vs on-premises: It's been years since on-premise deployment has been applied. All should move to the cloud version. You will be forced to move to the cloud version. No more on-premise will be available for this solution.
I've been working in the last five or six years focusing on SAP cloud applications, even the on-premises ones. It ranks number one from my point of view. The other products in the market are also doing fine, but from the integration point of view, especially in the production and manufacturing industries: It's the number one application in manufacturing, so this gives a great advantage to SAP.
I would say to every CEO or to any company that they should start looking into moving their applications and their database. They should move everything to cloud before they are forced to do it because of limited time. They need to be proactive in this direction because there's a lot of benefits from the cloud from a performance perspective. It helps people to focus on data analysis, reports, and maintenance of cloud environments. It requires less effort on the IT people, so we can use them to start focusing on other current digitalization requirements. There's a lot of challenges and they need to sprint all of their work e.g. field work, work related to hardware and networking switches, etc.
I'm giving this solution a score of 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.
Managing Consultant at Mencius
Has good manufacturing features but the AI can be improved
Pros and Cons
- "The manufacturing area is a good feature."
- "Their revolving AI should should be better improved."
What is most valuable?
The manufacturing is a good feature.
What needs improvement?
Their revolving AI should should be better improved.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have experience using SAP S/4HANA Cloud.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability depends on the infrastructure.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is highly scalable. We have a very large company.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is complex. The deployment takes six to eight months.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The solution is affordable.
What other advice do I have?
Overall, I would rate the solution a seven out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
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Works with 1,001-5,000 employees
Supports data analytics, integrates well with Excel, and has great technical support
Pros and Cons
- "It is good in data analytics and helps in data analytics."
- "The scalability of SAP S/4HANNA is an area that could be improved."
What is our primary use case?
We use SAP S/4HANA Cloud to pull data and analyze it in Excel.
How has it helped my organization?
SAP S/4HANA Cloud is designed to support data analytics, making it a good solution for organizations that are looking to gain insights into their business data.
What is most valuable?
It is good in data analytics and helps in data analytics.
What needs improvement?
The scalability of SAP S/4HANNA is an area that could be improved.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with SAP products for eight years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
This solution is quite stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Scalability could be improved.
I would rate the scalability a five or a six out of ten.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support is good.
I would rate them an eight out of ten.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is straightforward. It is not very complex.
It took a year to deploy this solution.
What about the implementation team?
A consultant provided assistance to us in our organization.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I am not aware of the pricing.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate SAP S/4HANA Cloud a nine 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.
ERP Consultant at a university with 51-200 employees
Useful in managing sales activities such as production, packing, outbound, and inbound.
Pros and Cons
- "It is a straightforward solution."
- "The product can be improved by including a module for after-sales service modules."
What is our primary use case?
Our primary use case for the solution is processing funds. All active sales and sales activities are managed on SAP S/4HANA, which is production, packing, outbound, and inbound.
What is most valuable?
It is a straightforward solution.
What needs improvement?
The product can be improved by including a module for after-sales service modules. Those modules should make it easier for the people on the floor to register the refund and exchanges because, currently, the setup is too chaotic. Currently, in the after-sales service, people working in the call centers are taking care of a specific SAP session, which is always full of problems. So they should look closely and see what's wrong with that and why it is not always working because we often have problems and errors in those modules.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using this solution for approximately ten months and are currently working with the version SAP S/4HANNA.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is scalable. It is mainly meant for big companies and is not something that can be done for smaller companies.
How are customer service and support?
I rate our experience with customer service and support a nine out of ten.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is understandable, but we often deploy it to SAP consultants.
What about the implementation team?
We implemented it through a vendor team.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The solution is quite expensive. I rate the pricing a four out of ten.
What other advice do I have?
I rate the solution an eight out of ten. The solution is good but can be improved by including modules for after-sales service and enabling integration with third parties. SAP is prominent in the market, and it has many solutions adaptable to different kinds of industries. Enterprises also tend to focus on digitalization and digital management. SAP was one of the first to be available for this demand because it was already on the market. So they were pushing their activities and their marketing as well. So that's how they got into the market first, and they rapidly improved based on feedback.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
Director of Product Management at EIM solutions
Stable, reliable business management system
Pros and Cons
- "S/4HANA Cloud is very stable."
- "S/4HANA Cloud is a top-notch product and a stable, reliable system for managing a business."
- "The implementation time for S/4HANA Cloud could be reduced."
- "The implementation time for S/4HANA Cloud could be reduced."
What is our primary use case?
I use S/4HANA Cloud to manage our business and maintain our raw materials and finances, accounts, employee details, supplier details, invoices, payments, and all supply-chain management details.
What needs improvement?
The implementation time for S/4HANA Cloud could be reduced. The UI could also be improved.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using S/4HANA Cloud for a year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
S/4HANA Cloud is very stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
S/4HANA Cloud is scalable.
How are customer service and support?
S/4HANA Cloud's technical support is excellent.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was straightforward but had a few steps that took some time. I would rate the setup experience 4 out of 5.
What other advice do I have?
S/4HANA Cloud is a top-notch product and a stable, reliable system for managing a business. I'd advise anybody implementing this solution to do it on cloud rather than local and private data centers and to check SAP's documentation to get an idea of the implementation time and costs. I would give S/4HANA Cloud a rating of eight out of ten.
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?
Microsoft Azure
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Consultant at Capgemini
Customizable with a seamless customer experience and good support
Pros and Cons
- "It was easy to implement."
- "Since implementing this product, the customer is very happy, and therefore, we are very happy."
- "We'd like to have more of a low-code platform."
- "We'd like to have more of a low-code platform."
What is our primary use case?
The solution is to enhance the customer experience. If a company wants a more seamless experience for the customers and they were expanding their omnichannel experience, they implement this product.
How has it helped my organization?
The product improves the customer experience.
What is most valuable?
It makes it seamless for customers.
It was easy to implement.
The solution is stable.
It is pretty scalable as it is cloud-based.
The customization is excellent.
What needs improvement?
We'd like to have more of a low-code platform.
I'm not missing any features at this time.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have about five years of experience with the solution.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution has been stable. There are no bugs or glitches and it doesn't crash or freeze. It's reliable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The product is scalable. It's not a problem to expand the product. Being on the cloud makes it easy.
I'm not sure how big our current environment is. I don't deal with that aspect of the solution.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support is very professional. They are on time and are always assisting us.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I recently changed companies, and this solution was being implemented at the time.
How was the initial setup?
The setup is straightforward. Initially, we were learning how to implement it by ourselves. When we were into the process, it was easier and simpler than we thought to implement and get it up and running pretty fast.
The deployment itself took three months.
We have five to six people that can deploy and maintain the solution.
What about the implementation team?
We set up the solution ourselves. It's not hard. We didn't need any integrators or consultants.
What was our ROI?
While I don't have an exact number, we have witnessed an ROI in terms of the client being happy with us.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I'm not aware of the exact pricing of the product.
What other advice do I have?
We are customers and end-users.
Since implementing this product, the customer is very happy, and therefore, we are very happy.
They are easy to use, and we are witnessing an ROI.
I'd rate the solution ten out of ten. We are very satisfied with the solution.
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 does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
SAP FI Solutions Architect at Numen IT
Reliable with great features and good accounting capabilities
Pros and Cons
- "The solution is stable."
- "The accounting on SAP is great."
- "The solution is expensive. That can be an issue for clients."
- "The solution is quite expensive, and, for middle-market clients, it may be too expensive."
What is our primary use case?
The solution is used to solve many activities. We use it, for example, for backoffice, to solve the problem in control and governance. It gives us more "information control". That's the main mission of ERP software.
How has it helped my organization?
In this case, my organization is a consultancy. But I can speak for my customers, SAP is not only to basic business processes, it also paves the way for leveraging the company's digital transformation.
What is most valuable?
The accounting on SAP is great. Accounting is the main point for me. It's very strong and offers the most security. The technology is scalable and security is too.
The solution is stable.
The features and capabilities in general are great.
It scales very well.
What needs improvement?
The BTP, business transaction platform, could be better. There need to be improvements and more services like to AWS, GCP and Azure services.
The solution is expensive. That can be an issue for clients.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for almost fifteen years at this point.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is quite stable. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. We have found it to be reliable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Being a cloud solution, it can scale very well and quite easily.
How are customer service and support?
I don't deal with technical support directly. Typically, a client and SAP would interface together. As I don't have any experience with them, I can't rate their services.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We are also using AWS and are AWS partners. We also use Oracle NetSuite.
There's another solution similar to SAP called Odoo, which is an ERP cloud. They promote themselves to the middle market. For me, S4HANA, the capabilities are the best, however, the price is so difficult for clients in the middle market. There's also Business One and that is better than S4HANA if you are looking at just the price.
How was the initial setup?
It's moderately difficult to install the product. It's not simple or easy. It can be a bit complex. However, we use the best practices, and therefore it isn't too bad.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The solution is quite expensive, and, for middle-market clients, it may be too expensive. There are other options that are a bit cheaper.
What other advice do I have?
My company is an SAP partner. We are also resellers.
I would recommend SAP S4HANA to a middle-market or big company. It's the best option for organizations of that size.
I'd rate the solution an eight out of ten, however, I am aware that it is a bit expensive for many clients.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Private Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Other
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Territory Manager at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
It's massively scalable and capable of handling all aspects of business for a large enterprise
Pros and Cons
- "SAP is an extremely powerful ERP. In my past company, we used it on a massive large scale, and it was amazing."
- "SAP is an extremely powerful ERP, and in my past company, we used it on a massive large scale, and it was amazing."
- "The only thing I would improve is the overall user experience, particularly the mobile app. S/4HANA is a powerful, scalable platform, but the user experience isn't positive. It's a bit complex. The look and feel aren't attractive, and the mobile experience isn't great."
- "The only thing I would improve is the overall user experience, particularly the mobile app."
How has it helped my organization?
S/4HANA is an ERP solution. It can be used across the complete ERP landscape, including HR, finance, supply chain, procurement, and logistics.
What is most valuable?
SAP is an extremely powerful ERP. In my past company, we used it on a massive large scale, and it was amazing.
What needs improvement?
The only thing I would improve is the overall user experience, particularly the mobile app. S/4HANA is a powerful, scalable platform, but the user experience isn't positive. It's a bit complex. The look and feel aren't attractive, and the mobile experience isn't great.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using SAP S/4HANA for the past seven years.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
S/4HANA is massively scalable. My last company had half a million employees in 170 countries. My current employer has tens of thousands.
How are customer service and support?
SAP support is average.
How was the initial setup?
I wasn't involved in installing S/4HANA, but my colleagues tell me it's easier to set up than Oracle. SAP's implementation is more flexible than Oracle's.
The deployment time varies from customer to customer. The minimum is around two months, but it depends. If you're on the cloud, it takes two months to do the customization. It involves data entry plus customization and configuration.
A small cloud-based implementation might not take as long. It depends on the number of modules as well. Some customers want all the modules, but others only want one. It isn't easy to say a specific timeline, but it can be one month to a year.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I don't remember the specifics about the licensing, but it's scaled and modular. You pay for what you use. It's not a one-size-fits-all license. You have a license for every single module. It's similar to Oracle.
What other advice do I have?
I rate S/4HANA eight out of 10. I recommend it. My advice is that you need to clearly define your requirements before purchasing SAP or any ERP software. You also must ensure that your implementation partner is qualified. SAP is a great product, but you need a good implementation partner to implement it correctly.
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.
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