Epicor ERP vs SAP ERP comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Epicor ERP
Ranking in ERP
17th
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SAP ERP
Ranking in ERP
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
100
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the ERP category, the market share of Epicor ERP is 3.1% and it increased by 77.8% compared to the previous year. The market share of SAP ERP is 18.0% and it decreased by 22.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

WC
Sep 22, 2023
The product is flexible and easy to use, but the user interface must be improved
I have worked with SAP A1, some proprietary software, and some small ERP systems. SAP is a bit more complex. Compared to SAP, Epicor has an easy configuration. With SAP, we have to do a good number of setups before we can set the requirements. We need to get many people to update things before we can get it to work properly. For Epicor, we can do the bare minimum. It still works. If we need more results, we need to input more parameters. It’s not complex. The operations and the logic are fundamentally different. SAP has a better user interface. It provides its own Workbench. Epicor is not as advanced as S/4HANA. Microsoft Dynamics 365 provides good presentations.
Srinivasan Kuppuswamy - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 1, 2022
The amazing, robust framework with unlimited scalability earns its #1 status
The solution is not ready for the current e-commerce environment. Its was built for large enterprises who need to predictably optimize their human, material, and financial resources. ERP has evolved and businesses are changing. There are not many large corporations. Most are small enterprises with the capabilities of large enterprises through networking and platform integration. Some companies promote products but get things done with other enterprises as a network. Companies do not want to create new capacity but want to leverage existing capacity with innovative products. They do not want to spend resources on duplicating capacity or facilities. I do not think any ERP product is ready to support this environment so ERPs as a whole might end up being used for back-office functions only. It is not easy to evolve an ERP product because its intent is to integrate functions and processes within an organization. Whereas, in the new business model, processes are not limited to one's own enterprise but cut across different enterprises. There is no enterprise solution as this point in time for the current e-commerce environment so companies must integrate with many solutions.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Epicor ERP is an easy-to-use solution."
"With Epicor, we can call a pitch between Epicor and the PLM database, which is a significant advantage."
"Real-time results make for faster decision making."
"The product enables users to customize their dashboards and reports."
"Epicor ERP is very technical friendly, if you want to do any customization, it's very easy."
"There's good flexibility within the inbuilt tools such as alerts, business process management, dashboards, and screen customization."
"Dashboards and Business Activity Query are very useful."
"The ability to deploy a generic implementation without advanced customization."
"The most valuable features of SAP ERP are the integration between all departments, such as purchasing, finance, trading, and sales."
"SAP ERP is one of the most well-integrated solutions with all of the applications in my company, making it one of the most advantageous traits of the product."
"It automates transactional processes."
"Continuing to use it enabled continuity of business."
"From a long-term perspective, I can say that the solution can offer a return on investment, but it may take around three to four years for our company to experience it."
"I like the solution's ability to close plans and resource requirements in deals."
"They provide a full service."
"ERP is very stable."
 

Cons

"There's a new version of the solution that has some bugginess. They're cleaning that up. The user interface is an area that needs improvement and they're improving."
"A number of bugs in 9.05 were only fixed in 10."
"There are some glitches in Epicor ERP."
"The tool should provide a better user interface."
"I would like to see a better reporting tool."
"Right now, it doesn't really have a good cloud story."
"Epicor didn't care about user level and software applications. So, it's not so user-friendly for nontechnical people."
"In the newer version of Epicor ERP, it's very difficult to find out that tracing."
"Its user interface should be improved."
"It was not designed to service all industries."
"The speed to build and the speed to deliver could be better."
"The solution is quite expensive. They need to work on the pricing to make it more reasonable."
"Their support should be improved. Instead of giving a general solution, their consultants should first try to understand the problem and then resolve the same. They should properly investigate the issue before providing the solution."
"It has a high cost."
"SAP ERP needs to consider simplifying a few areas within the tool. Compared to SAP ERP, other solutions in the market are much more easily configurable and understandable. SAP has a lot of complex features."
"It needs to incorporate the new features from the SAP S/4HANA release, such as, utilizing data processes, which is quite nice."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"When comparing Epicor ERP to the other related products, the pricing, additional enhancements, as well as implementation, are better."
"We bought an on-premise version of the solution. The cloud version is different. I've looked into it, but it's very competitive on the low end of the market."
"Epicor ERP is an expensive solution."
"User support could be improved as well, as the consultant charges are very high."
"The initial cost may be a bit high, but the maintenance cost is lower."
"My company makes early payments towards the licensing costs attached to the product. There are no additional costs apart from the charges paid toward the subscription-based license offered by SAP."
"Some components are available at an additional cost, depending on the type of contract that you have."
"The solution is expensive so I rate cost a five out of ten."
"It is less expensive than its competitors."
"There is a license needed to use this solution."
"I rate SAP ERP's pricing a six or seven out of ten."
"The on-premises licensing model comes with annual maintenance whereas the cloud-based licensing model is a yearly subscription. The tool’s pricing is normal and not expensive."
"It could always be cheaper. They don't have a very easy model of licensing, but large entities would get the upper hand in negotiating the license."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
17%
Computer Software Company
10%
Retailer
8%
Healthcare Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Computer Software Company
11%
Educational Organization
6%
Retailer
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Epicor ERP?
There are some glitches in Epicor ERP. Epicor ERP should add some automations.
What is your primary use case for Epicor ERP?
We use Epicor ERP for our total business operation.
Is Anaplan better than SAP ERP?
There are different aspects of both Anaplan and SAP ERP that I like and dislike. Anaplan improves forecast accuracy and drives up the quality of analytics. Rather than spending all of their time co...
What do you like most about SAP ERP?
The solution has made the most significant impact on our human resources function, specifically in HR operations and HR analytics. One feature of SAP ERP that I found most valuable is its use of co...
What needs improvement with SAP ERP?
The product can be a little slow when dealing with thousands of employee data.
 

Comparisons

 

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Sample Customers

B&G Manufacturing, Unilever, Life is good Inc., Joy Global Inc., City of Cape Town, Bhopal Municipal, Corporation (BMC), adidas Group, Butcher & Packer Supply Company, Franklin Valve L.P., Evoshield, Prime Meats, a Norsan Group company, EMC Corporation, Varian Medical Systems Inc., FC Bayern Mªnchen AG, AkzoNobel Chemicals B.V., T¾V Rheinland, Pacific Drilling S.A., Fire & Rescue New South Wales, University of Amsterdam, Pa_alon S.A.
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