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JD Edwards World vs SAP ERP comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

JD Edwards World
Ranking in ERP
17th
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
5.7
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SAP ERP
Ranking in ERP
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
108
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the ERP category, the mindshare of JD Edwards World is 1.2%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP ERP is 11.6%, down from 20.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
ERP Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
SAP ERP11.6%
JD Edwards World1.2%
Other87.2%
ERP
 

Featured Reviews

RT
Senior Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Integration and customization streamline complex processes for improved efficiency
The user interface in JD Edwards World is very crude; I press a button to get to the application, unlike EnterpriseOne, which offers a more finished experience with dashboards. Other software like Salesforce or Cognos offers a good user interface where users find it intuitive to navigate. It should be more accessible, even for those who have never interacted with JD Edwards World before.
Achmad Dimyati - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Service Management Team Lead at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Long-term adaptation and evolution meets changing technology trends
SAP ERP is not really real-time. We use the HANA database which is supposed to be memory data in memory, but we are still not very happy. It is supposed to be real-time and come very quickly, but in reality, it still takes time to run. That is why we use BW of SAP, Business Objects, and now we have moved to the Analytic Cloud where we start using predictive AI. SAP recently implemented Databricks, and they started investing significantly in the analytic environment. SAP ERP has been left behind as they moved to S/4HANA with the HANA database. They restructured the whole table structure of SAP ERP, introduced simple finance, simple logistics, and moved HR to SuccessFactors. They have the BTP layer where they manage everything from integration to master data management. The challenge with SAP is that they move very fast to different products and buy different products. It requires significant investment and many skills to catch up because all of these have different sets of technology. The fundamental has changed differently. It is not monolithic anymore but different products under one name, SAP. You have to buy it model by model for additional models. Products such as SuccessFactors, Ariba for procure to pay, Concur for travel, and Facility Management use totally different technology. They try to integrate with each other, but it remains a challenge for SAP to make them have the same management, technology, and operational approach.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution's UI is user friendly and has good performance and good search facility."
"I like that JD Edwards World is perfect for my use cases, but what I like best about it is its navigation."
"The most valuable feature for me is the traceability customization, which allows me to track the movement and history of artifacts in our ecosystem."
"Collecting data in standard formats for processing in a data warehouse."
"The most valuable feature of JD Edwards World is its ease of use and unique functions."
"The most valuable feature in JD Edwards World is World Writer, the reporting functionality; inventory management in JD Edwards World is useful and it helps with supply chain as long as the setup is done correctly."
"JD Edwards World supports operations in manufacturing and distribution, which are crucial for our organization."
"The pricing is okay. It's not overly expensive."
"The most valuable features of SAP ERP are the general operations. It has a good way to manage a business and do financial reporting. Overall we are happy with the robustness of the solution."
"The most valuable feature is the robust workflows that SAP provides to us in our organization. Overall, I find it the best ERP solution compared to other similar solutions."
"SAP is already working on improvements by doing annual releases with enhancements."
"The stability and performance are good."
"Continuing to use it enabled continuity of business."
"The architecture of the solution overall is great. It's great for development, testing, and production. I've worked with solutions where the architecture wasn't as strong and it was a disaster."
"Control and governance are the best features."
"The power of ABAP Development Tools is the main valuable feature in the SAP ECC system. Every couple of years SAP upgrades ABAP technology significantly, which facilitates developers' work."
 

Cons

"Its end of life is already announced, so I don't expect lots of improvement coming from the product anywhere anymore."
"The integration technology could be stronger at this point."
"World is old, so everybody is looking to just upgrade or migrate from it."
"JD Edwards World is very outdated and not really supported anymore."
"I would like report creation to be easier."
"The technical support from Oracle needs a lot of improvement. Both the response time and quality of support require enhancement."
"There are a lot of new technologies coming out and JD Edwards World could improve by having better integration with other databases. The integration with the databases and applications should be in real-time, such as with Oracle."
"There is no support from Oracle here. We only have third-party support."
"I think we have not seen any tangible benefits from SAP ERP."
"ERP could use better integration with other systems."
"There should be better support provided to be able to migrate to S/4HANA easier."
"The product is less intuitive and cumbersome for certain tasks."
"SAP ERP could improve by integrating additional components such as digital signatures and barcoding."
"The reporting feature could improve in SAP ERP. It could benefit from being more flexible."
"They need to improve a few processes, including transformation, intelligence, governance, modeling, etc."
"It's difficult to code; structured language is difficult."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing for JD Edwards World could be more affordable."
"You have to pay for a license, and the license cost is calculated based on the number of users you have."
"The price of JD Edwards World is reasonable. Since it is a legacy solution the price has been reduced."
"Some components are available at an additional cost, depending on the type of contract that you have."
"There are licensing costs."
"This is a costly product."
"The solution can cost approximately $1 million a year for maintenance for a small-size company and can grow from there. Approximately $1 million is needed for a good-size company."
"SAP ERP is expensive."
"SAP ERP is an expensive tool."
"The solution is expensive so I rate cost a five out of ten."
"I rate the product's price a nine on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap or affordable, and ten is really expensive. The solution is expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
21%
Wholesaler/Distributor
11%
Government
9%
Computer Software Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
15%
Computer Software Company
9%
University
7%
Retailer
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise6
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business30
Midsize Enterprise31
Large Enterprise77
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about JD Edwards World?
The most valuable feature for me is the traceability customization, which allows me to track the movement and history of artifacts in our ecosystem.
What needs improvement with JD Edwards World?
JD Edwards World's key point for improvement is to be more digitally enabled. It also needs to assist all the different industries more than it currently does. The lack of functionality in JD Edwar...
What is your primary use case for JD Edwards World?
JD Edwards World is used for almost everything, with multi-skilling across all the modules.
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?
I do not know how to give feedback regarding SAP ERP's analytics tools. The usage of analytics tools is not very popular among our customers, as some functions are not very modern. Customer study t...
 

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Sample Customers

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