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Alibaba Cloud vs SAP Business One on AWS comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Alibaba Cloud
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) (8th)
SAP Business One on AWS
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
Cloud ERP (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Alibaba Cloud and SAP Business One on AWS aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Alibaba Cloud is designed for Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) and holds a mindshare of 10.6%, up 6.2% compared to last year.
SAP Business One on AWS, on the other hand, focuses on Cloud ERP, holds 2.5% mindshare, up 1.1% since last year.
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)
Cloud ERP
 

Featured Reviews

Min HtetOo - PeerSpot reviewer
The solution is useful for application development, but the user interface and user experience must be improved
The product must be made easier to use. The design is a bit tricky. When we log in to the Alibaba Cloud Marketplace and browse products, they look very small. The user experience must be improved. Alibaba Cloud must increase its partner network and brand awareness in our country. It will give our customers more opportunities to scale and save in the long run.
Madhava Pemmaraju - PeerSpot reviewer
The product is very user-friendly, has an easy-to-use interface, and ROI can be achieved in less time
Analytics could be much better. The solution must provide a lot of options so that the analytics dashboard looks much better. The vendor must bring in more analytics features. Currently, the analytics features are decent but not great. The production modules and HR components must be improved. Production planning and detailed warehouse management features must be improved. While migrating to AWS, we faced certain issues with the API integration and the configuration of the add-ons. We thought changes wouldn't be required, but some changes were required. We also faced some challenges with the compatibility of the patches. The additional functionalities must be more flexible and scalable.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"What's good about Alibaba Cloud is its database service. It's also good in the virtual machine area."
"Feature-wise, it provides many features. ECS, VM, SP, bucket object storage, and databases are the most valuable."
"Alibaba Cloud has lower costs and good support."
"It is easy to set up."
"We use the solution to run VMs."
"The cost of hosting the solution is very reasonable. It's quite inexpensive."
"It is a scalable product. So, scaling up or scaling down is possible."
"ECS is the most valuable feature of the solution."
"I believe the solution is very stable."
"The modules, like the accounting and procurement modules, especially the finance and accounting modules, are quite impressive in the solution."
"The product makes it easier to overview the ERP system and manufacturing processes through different modules."
"It is very flexible...It is a stable solution."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The way we can make changes in new fields, or make new rules with our IT department, has been very useful."
"The maintenance is a significant advantage as it is supported by the international community rather than the local community."
"It is well-established and caters to our user base efficiently."
 

Cons

"I think that sometimes the customer service for Alibaba Cloud is inefficient.... Sometimes it's hard to reach out to them."
"Users use websites as a tutorial. However, the Alibaba Cloud website has the content, and the scripts are copied from Amazon Web Services. We had received customer feedback where the customer asked us to get formulate original content instead of copying from Amazon Web Services. It’s very odd and awkward."
"The solution needs to improve its graphical user interface."
"The majority of the tools and processes, in general, have a lot of room for improvement."
"The user experience must be improved."
"The solution should have more integration."
"It is not robust."
"From a performance point of view, Huawei and Azure are faster. Alibaba isn't as good."
"There is some room for improvement with the scalability and the pricing of the product."
"I would like SAP to replace Business One's fixed Web client with a native Web solution. Right now, their remote access is based on RVP. We have to access the solution through a Windows-based client. It's not a native Web interface."
"SAP Business One on AWS could improve by having more customization and more user-friendly automation."
"Not a ten because it's not software for a structured company or something very big. That is my impression."
"I feel that these vendors must be well trained so that they can deploy this solution."
"It would be better if the solution was on a cloud infrastructure."
"There are limitations of SAP Business One. It's a complex topic, and exploring options like SAP HANA is challenging at the moment. Understanding the limitations of ERP requires thorough research. I suggest conducting some preliminary investigations into ERP products before making a decision. We chose SAP Business One as it caters to SMEs like ours, acknowledging and accepting its limitations. While a larger product exists, switching would entail budget considerations due to the ongoing implementations. Therefore, the current situation with SAP Business One is not a matter of concern."
"SAP Business One on AWS could improve by adding more functionality to the web client."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We cut our costs significantly by migrating our infrastructure to the cloud. Alibaba Cloud employs a pay-as-you-go model, so that minimizes many costs for us."
"The cost is better than similar solutions."
"Pricing for Alibaba Cloud is a little bit cheaper. It has reasonable pricing."
"The price of Alibaba Cloud is good. If I was to use Microsoft Azure I would have to pay 30 percent more."
"Alibaba Cloud is cheaper."
"I'm not sure about the exact pricing, but let's just say if it cost a dollar for Amazon AWS, it was closer to 70 to 80 cents for Alibaba Cloud."
"I noticed on the pricing that it's quite expensive. It is the price you pay for making a practical choice for enterprise-level companies since it has so many features and it fits an enterprise-level company just like our company right now."
"The solution's pricing is the same as AWS'."
"The price of SAP Business One on AWS could be lower, it is expensive."
"We have an annual cost for licensing and storage in AWS."
"Licenses are available on a monthly or yearly basis, and it costs about $1,200 per license, per user."
"The price of SAP Business One on AWS is reasonable for what we use it for."
"The tool has better pricing models than S/4 HANA."
"Pricing for me, it's not very interesting. I think it's priced at a normal level."
"The tool's cost is reasonable."
"The product is moderately priced."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
University
9%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Educational Organization
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Alibaba Cloud?
ECS is the most valuable feature of the solution.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Alibaba Cloud?
On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a three out of ten.
What needs improvement with Alibaba Cloud?
Alibaba Cloud needs to improve emails. Its pricing can also be lower. Regarding security issues, Alibaba Cloud is more complex and better suited for developers and R&D teams. On the other hand,...
What do you like most about SAP Business One on AWS?
With the tool, there is no shutdown or breakdown time my company experiences.
What needs improvement with SAP Business One on AWS?
The tool's cost is an area of concern where improvements are required. Though the tool's cost is reasonable, it could be made a bit cheaper so that more people can utilize its services, especially ...
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Schneider Electric, BorderX Lab, Royal Philips, Catchpoint, Conversant, Blogmint
Comba Telecom, Exeter Family Friendly, GranBio, Kim Tech Ceong, Wego, Blue Ocean Systems, Whitebox Retail Logistics
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