We performed a comparison between Infor LN and SAP S/4HANA based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two ERP solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I would say that it is typically used by large-scale manufacturing industries, especially in discrete manufacturing, and it has proven to work brilliantly."
"Material planning and predictive planning are both essential aspects."
"The project module is the best that I've ever seen, and more than that, it's the company's flexibility to change. It means that in our company, Infor LN has the capability to support many kinds of industries."
"Infor LN has basically the same structure as CloudSuite Industrial, but LN has more advanced planning tools for manufacturing."
"I like the tool’s multisite functionality."
"The best feature of this solution, is that it provides businesses with a way to see information from across different process streams, in one place via dashboards."
"We have definitely seen a return on our investment with the product."
"The best feature of this solution is it comes as a complete bundle. The solution has effective project, document, and application management. Additionally, the collaboration is fantastic, it is well integrated, and can be customized."
"The solution makes its use and the management of our infrastructure easy."
"Responsive, comprehensive and optimized solution."
"It's reliable and the performance is good."
"The Fiori design is a valuable feature."
"The functionality of SAP S4HANA is very good when comparing it to others, such as Oracle, Microsoft, and other ERP solutions."
"SAP S/4HANA is the preferred database because of its scalability, faster accessibility, compatibility, and other well-suited features for large data sets."
"S4HANA is very scalable - we use it across seven or eight factories, and everything is running fine."
"From a technological point of view, the in-memory database is one of the key highlights."
"Only people who undergo training from the companies can learn about Infor products."
"From a technical perspective, LN needs to work on customization and integration. It's fairly expensive for many clients to migrate from a customized private solution to the cloud. Infor needs to improve the cloud solution to make the migration from the on-prem customized solution faster and smoother. Otherwise, many clients will find it difficult or expensive to do."
"While Infor LN incorporates the latest business processes and functions, there is always room for improvement as the business grows. In the new normal, it could stand to incorporate quite a few automation processes like the RPA and utilize machine learning in the Internet of Things."
"From a customers' perspective, Infor LN covers most of the processes in the company, but sometimes, they have to choose other tools because of the functionality or the cost of the Infor solution. It covers the core functions of the company—such as financial, operations, logistics, and so on—very well, but it doesn't cover some parts such as invoices, digitization, etc."
"The interface can be difficult sometimes. I need to apply a bar code system, such as business intelligence and user interface tools. The user has to be a technician sometimes to use it."
"The user interface is not very intuitive for newer users."
"One area that could be improved in Omada Access Points is team communication."
"In general, the HR-related part of Infor LN doesn't work properly in Germany, making it an area that requires improvement."
"The migration to SAP S/4HANA is hard."
"It's an expensive solution"
"The customer service and support are average. There is room for improvement in response time."
"The common issues being raised right now by the end users are mostly related to the usability."
"An area for improvement would be integration with different kinds of legacies. In the next release, I would like the product to be prepared for blockchain technology and the best way to communicate with social networking."
"Technical support has been declining. They aren't as responsive as they used to be."
"I would like to see the AI included to help from a data standpoint."
"It should have more support. Documentation and support for mobile apps can be improved."
Infor LN is ranked 8th in ERP with 25 reviews while SAP S/4HANA is ranked 2nd in ERP with 75 reviews. Infor LN is rated 8.2, while SAP S/4HANA is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Infor LN writes "A flexible ERP with the best project module and excellent support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP S/4HANA writes "The solution is highly scalable, with solid performance and integration". Infor LN is most compared with SAP ERP, Infor M3, Infor LX, Infor CloudSuite and Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP, whereas SAP S/4HANA is most compared with SAP ERP, SAP Business One, Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP, Oracle E-Business Suite and Infor M3. See our Infor LN vs. SAP S/4HANA report.
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