My company's clients use the solution as an ERP tool.
Offers good integration and a database that functions at a lightning speed
Pros and Cons
- "It is a full-fledged, stable solution."
- "The tool needs to improve its interface and functionalities."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
The tool's best features are its competitive features and its ability to be used as an integrated solution. SAP S/4 HANA's speed is good compared to other ERPs, and its database can be used at lightning speed.
What needs improvement?
SAP improves the tool every quarter. I received a certification for cloud products from SAP. My company is also trying to improve the tool's knowledge base. The tool needs to improve its interface and functionalities.
The tool should be more well-integrated or inclined towards AI or AI developments like chatbots or ChatGPT.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using SAP S/4HANA for ten years. I am an SQL consultant working with an implementation company, not the end user or the product user. My company has a partnership with SAP.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is a full-fledged, stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine and a half out of ten.
My company deals with small, medium, and enterprise-sized businesses. SAP has different plans to support the tool, and it can reduce the number of licenses nowadays by supporting different packages.
How are customer service and support?
The solution's technical support is awesome. SAP's technical staff immensely supports the partners and consultants associated with SAP. I rate the technical support a ten out of ten.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have used Sage ERP in some other organizations. I have also used Tally before it became an ERP tool. Tally was the cheapest tool available in India and the other GCC countries, though we can't compare it with SAP. I prefer SAP products over other tools.
How was the initial setup?
I rate the product's initial setup phase as an eight to eight and a half, where one is difficult and ten is easy.
The solution is deployed on the cloud and on on-premises models.
The solution is mostly deployed on the cloud, but in the on-premise version, you can use the Fiori app, though it is not mandatory. When it comes to the cloud, there are no other options because the Fiori apps should be used. The look and feel of the tool are pretty good compared to the tool's previous version, which was on the on-premises model.
The time required to implement the product depends on the industry where the product is implemented and the complexities involved in such industries. If there are some complexities, users may need to develop something or customize a few areas of the product. Four to six months will be enough if it is a standard deployment. Four to six months will be enough if it's a standard, and it also depends on the project size.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It is never a cheap product since it is a prime tool in the worldwide market.
What other advice do I have?
I recommend the product to others.
I rate the tool a ten out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
Sr. Manager - Business Development at Avvane
Highly scalable and used for business uses like HR operations
Pros and Cons
- "Our customers use the solution mainly for their business uses like HR operations."
- "I think anything related to manufacturing public clouds could be improved."
What is most valuable?
We are an SAP partner, and we support customers. Our customers use the solution mainly for their business uses like HR operations.
What needs improvement?
I think anything related to manufacturing public clouds could be improved.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using SAP S/4HANA for more than 15 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate the solution ten out of ten for stability.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Most of our clients for the solution are enterprise businesses.
I rate the solution’s scalability a nine out of ten.
What about the implementation team?
It takes months to deploy the solution.
What other advice do I have?
Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
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Easy-to-use and user-friendly solution
Pros and Cons
- "SAP S/4HANA is a very easy-to-use and user-friendly solution."
- "The solution’s stability could be improved."
What is our primary use case?
My client is a biomedical company that sells medical devices. I use Tricentis Tosca to automate SAP.
What is most valuable?
SAP S/4HANA is a very easy-to-use and user-friendly solution.
What needs improvement?
The solution’s stability could be improved.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate the solution a seven out of ten for stability.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I rate the solution’s scalability an eight out of ten.
What other advice do I have?
Overall, I rate SAP S/4HANA a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Senior Consultant at Inteliwaves
Offers business enterprise planning and enterprise resource management
Pros and Cons
- "One of the things I like about it is its well-integrated and secure nature."
- "So, there is room for improvement in pricing. HANA is not a simple product; it's quite complex by design."
What is our primary use case?
It's mainly for business enterprise planning and enterprise resource management.
What is most valuable?
One of the things I like about it is its well-integrated and secure nature.
What needs improvement?
Considering it's not a small product, improving pricing would be helpful.
So, there is room for improvement in pricing. HANA is not a simple product; it's quite complex by design.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution for five years. So initially, I worked with DC for two years. After that, it became a mix. It's not straightforward. I started with PCC, then spent some time with HANA, and then switched to CCB. Currently, I am working with HANA.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I would rate the stability an eight out of ten. It's quite stable, but given that it's a cloud solution, there are ongoing updates and new components in every quarter. So, we get four updates annually.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is a scalable solution. In my organization, we serve many clients, so there are numerous users. We have around ten customers. We are a service-based company.
How are customer service and support?
The customer service and support are good and knowledgeable.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
It's somewhat straightforward but can be a bit complex, after all Fortune 500 companies also use this solution. It depends on the specific use case.
What about the implementation team?
It's available for both on-premises and cloud deployment.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Our customers do need to pay for licenses. It is expensive.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend using this solution to other people as well. Overall, I would rate the solution a ten out of ten. Currently, the solution is adapting to the cloud.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
Director of Operations of Support / co CEO at Snag Free
A very stable and experienced solution in all business fields
Pros and Cons
- "S4HANA is very scalable - we use it across seven or eight factories, and everything is running fine."
- "The product's use of resources could be improved, as it is quite intensive at the moment."
What is our primary use case?
I am the Director of Operation of SAP Support Company dedicated is support and can see how SAP is very stable and adding great value to different business areas.
How has it helped my organization?
Intergration application and facilitate the work processes. I can't image how we can run the business without SAP!!
What is most valuable?
All of the features are valuable! Sales and Distribution and related Van Sale, Material Management, HCM and Success Factors, PM, PS, and more. All modules are really excellent process cycles and have high integrations.
What needs improvement?
Nothing was noticed, but maybe SAP Support Systems for system bug issues should be added. :)
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution for seven years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
This is a very stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
S/4HANA is very scalable. We use it across seven or eight factories, and everything is running fine.
How are customer service and support?
SAP's technical support is fine but could be a bit more responsive, speed-wise, and could improve in some specialized areas.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Before I sued Oracle ERP. SAP is a real integrated stable application.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was very straightforward.
What about the implementation team?
We used an in-house team.
What was our ROI?
The ROI we received was very high!
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Doable
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We evaluated other solutions, but SAP is SAP.
What other advice do I have?
Compared to Oracle, S4HANA is more resource-intensive, but since everything is moving to the cloud and resources are getting cheaper, this gives an advantage to S4HANA over Oracle. Before implementing S4HANA, be very careful in planning and testing requirements - don't kick off the go-live without testing every single system and the integration. I'd give this solution a score of eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
IT Manager at Haldiram Foods International Pvt. Ltd
A highly scalable solution with a variety of modules and reports
Pros and Cons
- "We have access to all types of reports in a single solution."
- "The solution is quite expensive."
What is our primary use case?
I use the solution in the retail and manufacturing industry.
What is most valuable?
All the modules available in the product are very useful. We have access to all types of reports in a single solution.
What needs improvement?
The solution is quite expensive.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The product is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I rate the product’s scalability a ten out of ten.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is easy for someone familiar with the solution.
What other advice do I have?
We deployed the solution three years ago in our organization. Overall, I rate the solution a ten 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.
Technical Director at DynaSys
With an easy initial setup in place, the solution offers scalability and stability together
Pros and Cons
- "Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten...Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
- "There are some problems with the support provided for the solution, so it is not quite easy. It takes some time for them to offer us support."
What is our primary use case?
Many look for companies and partners who can help them implement SAP S/4HANA. So, we help in the implementation phase. We provide ongoing support as well.
What is most valuable?
The new features introduced by SAP S_4HANA are the ones I find to be valuable.
What needs improvement?
The support and price of the solution need to be improved. The solution should incorporate some new innovations.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using SAP S/4HANA for a decade. My company has a partnership with SAP.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is a scalable solution. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten. We have small, medium, and enterprise-sized clients using the solution.
How are customer service and support?
I rate the technical support an eight out of ten. There are some problems with the support provided for the solution, so it is not quite easy. It takes some time for them to offer us support.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
On a scale of one to ten for initial setup, where one is difficult, and ten is easy, I rate initial setup as ten since it is very easy.
The deployment process took about ten months. We need six people for implementation, which includes one or two system architects to handle the technical field, while the others are mostly business consultants. For maintenance, we have a team of about 20 people to support our customer base.
What was our ROI?
The solution is worth the money.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I rate the pricing a ten on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is too expensive. It is an expensive tool.
What other advice do I have?
Those planning to use the solution need to fully understand it because it's not quite fit for most customers. Overall, I rate the product a ten out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
SAP Practice Head (S4 HANA,Group Reporting & BRIM practices)FPSL/PaPM at ERP Logic
Allows us to easily access data from a single terminal, and the performance is good
Pros and Cons
- "S/4HANA falls under a single terminal. We can easily access the data, and the performance is good."
- "The scalability could be better."
What is our primary use case?
I work for a consulting company. Globally, we have clients in oil and gas, construction, and other industries.
We have about 26 people using this solution.
What is most valuable?
S/4HANA falls under a single terminal. We can easily access the data, and the performance is good.
What needs improvement?
The scalability could be better.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have used SAP S/4HANA for five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I would rate the scalability as six out of ten.
How was the initial setup?
Setup is easy. It takes at least six months to deploy.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We pay for an annual license. The pricing will depend on the client's needs.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate this solution as seven out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
It Asset Management Lead at Dangote Industries Limited
Detailed processes that capture our policies and enable us to implement our policies in SAP
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature is the detail in all of the processes; the solution captures our policies and enables us to implement our policies in SAP, and there are different models that address our needs."
- "The Capex and Opex could be improved. It would be nice if they cut back on the cost."
What is our primary use case?
We use this solution for ERP in our business. The solution is deployed on-prem. We have a backup on the cloud through Azure.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature is the detail in all of the processes. The solution captures our policies and enables us to implement our policies in SAP. There are different models that address our needs. We have also implemented SuccessFactors for our performance, which is for capital management.
It's a very vast product. It meets almost all our needs.
What needs improvement?
The Capex and Opex could be improved. It would be nice if they cut back on the cost. Otherwise, it's a very good product.
For how long have I used the solution?
We moved to S4HANA in 2020. We have used SAP for a long time.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's very stable. Once you do the right sizing for the infrastructure that is running on the hardware, on the storage, you are good to go. We are running on Hyper Converged. Most of the time, people get the sizing wrong.
If you run out of resources, you may start to experience some slowness. But once you size it right, they're good to go and there aren't any issues.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It's scalable.
How are customer service and support?
For technical support, we recruited a lot of guys who have experience with SAP. We also have support for users. In-house, we're developing our skills so that we can address the needs of some immediate users.
For needs that we can't address, we escalate to support. Other organizations provide that third-level support. But the second level has addressed needs from our super users and other users within the organization.
How was the initial setup?
With SAP, you need to have total planning. Once you have the total planning, SAP is easy to deploy. When people complain that they failed in their deployment, it's because they didn't go the extra mile in planning and leaving no stone left unturned. If you plan it well, you'll have an enjoyable and successful deployment.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The price could be lower.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate this solution 9 out of 10.
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.
IT Director at a wholesaler/distributor with 51-200 employees
Reliable, but scalability expensive
Pros and Cons
- "SAP S4HANA is a stable solution."
- "In an upcoming release of SAP S4HANA, chain management should be easier."
- "I have found scalability difficult to achieve in SAP S4HANA because the license is quite expensive."
What is our primary use case?
We use SAP S4HANA for manufacturing and financials because we are a manufacturing firm.
What needs improvement?
In an upcoming release of SAP S4HANA, chain management should be easier.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using SAP S4HANA for approximately four years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
SAP S4HANA is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I have found scalability difficult to achieve in SAP S4HANA because the license is quite expensive. The hardware requirement is quite high and can require a large investment for scalability.
We have approximately 200 users using the solution in my organization. We do not plan to increase the usage.
How are customer service and support?
We have internal support for SAP S4HANA but for the external technical support, we rarely use it. The system is quite stable and if we do follow the process, it should have no problems.
How was the initial setup?
The initial configuration of SAP S4HANA is quite difficult. The time it took for the implementation took seven months.
What about the implementation team?
The implementation was done by a partner.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
There is an annual license for SAP S4HANA.
What other advice do I have?
I recommend this solution to others.
I rate SAP S4HANA 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.
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