We performed a comparison between Anaplan and SAP S/4HANA based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Anaplan, Oracle, Jedox and others in Business Performance Management."Anaplan's most valuable features are that it's a no-coding platform, everything can be scaled to your other functions, and it's easy to learn and use (especially because Anaplan provides excellent interactive training)."
"It's simple to use with a lot of functions."
"It's highly flexible. If you've got a complex environment with complex calculations, you can build that out. So that's a really good positive."
"Anaplan is a three-dimensional cloud platform that is good for analyzing data, visualization, integration, terrific for visibility."
"The features that I have found most valuable are that it is web-based and easy to use."
"The best thing is that it's very intuitive and user-friendly. You don't need coding skills to manipulate the platform."
"I am impressed with the tool’s real-time calculations and intuitive interface. The tool’s user interface is the best compared to other software that I have worked with. I also find the tool’s management reporting feature valuable."
"Where we're seeing the opportunity in the market is at the Fortune 100 companies that have far more complex modeling type scenarios where you need to be able to have a lot of people collaborating together, and you need a lot of information all at everyone's fingertips. This is where you see the big advantage of a solution like Anaplan."
"The scalability is excellent, especially on cloud deployment models."
"It is scalable enough. We have over a hundred end users using it."
"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."
"S/4HANA falls under a single terminal. We can easily access the data, and the performance is good."
"From a technology standpoint, the theory and analytics are fascinating."
"In terms of its most valuable feature, I would say the finance module."
"Responsive, comprehensive and optimized solution."
"Because I'm a procure-to-pay consultant, I mostly look at that angle, and I have a bit of experience with sales and distribution. I also like the integration between S/4HANA and other ERPs because S/4HANA is a suite. For example, the integration between S/4HANA and EWM Transportation Management, and Ariba."
"Anaplan could be improved with a stronger consolidation module."
"The visualization tools in the product are limited in comparison to other reporting tools."
"The negative is that the higher the flexibility, the higher is the complexity. That can act against you as a negative because it does require a model builder or a coder/developer."
"There are so many business rules to set up in the system that as a business user it's hard to gauge what they're doing and it's possible to get lost."
"Anaplan should come up with flexible options to connect to a data warehouse rather than an Anaplan hub."
"The price of the solution can improve."
"It would be nice if the solution offered better extensions."
"The cloud engine slows down when working with a large dataset. It still lacks a powerful engine."
"I think the user interface still needs improvement. While efforts are being made to enhance and make it more user-friendly, there are still shortcomings. Fiori is a great step forward, but work must be done. So, I believe SAP S/4HANA should focus more on improving GUI access. We also had a difficult time migrating the fixed assets."
"A virtual machine could exist to make everything available on a single deployment."
"The cost of the solution is quite high. It needs to be adjusted."
"So, there is room for improvement in pricing. HANA is not a simple product; it's quite complex by design."
"Maybe its user interface and reporting can be improved across the board, but it is manageable."
"The migration to SAP S/4HANA is hard."
"Lacking in some customizations."
"Lacks ability to easily mass upload which has become a necessity for industry."
Anaplan is ranked 1st in Business Performance Management with 24 reviews while SAP S/4HANA is ranked 2nd in ERP with 75 reviews. Anaplan is rated 8.0, while SAP S/4HANA is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Anaplan writes "Great for large-scale modelling, easy to learn, and very stable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP S/4HANA writes "The solution is highly scalable, with solid performance and integration". Anaplan is most compared with SAP ERP, Oracle Hyperion, SAP Analytics Cloud, IBM Planning Analytics and Board, whereas SAP S/4HANA is most compared with SAP ERP, SAP Business One, Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP, Oracle E-Business Suite and Odoo.
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