Try our new research platform with insights from 80,000+ expert users

Microsoft Azure vs SAP Business One on AWS comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary

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

Microsoft Azure
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
313
Ranking in other categories
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) (1st), PaaS Clouds (1st)
SAP Business One on AWS
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
24
Ranking in other categories
Cloud ERP (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Microsoft Azure and SAP Business One on AWS aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Microsoft Azure is designed for Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) and holds a mindshare of 19.1%, up 18.4% compared to last year.
SAP Business One on AWS, on the other hand, focuses on Cloud ERP, holds 4.9% mindshare, up 1.5% since last year.
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)
Cloud ERP
 

Featured Reviews

Nicolas Chabrier - PeerSpot reviewer
Promotes clear, logical structures preventing impractical configurations and offers seamless integration
The only thing is regarding the management of multi-cloud environments. That's not really possible. So basically, it's wonderful if you manage Microsoft clearly and if you manage Microsoft Azure, but if you need to consume external services and have a global overview of all your consumption, it's not the case. Google, for instance, has tools that help you manage multiple environments, which makes sense because Google is really the cloud provider. So that's why they need to be compliant with the others. But for sure, Microsoft's approach is different, and it's wonderful when you're one hundred percent on Azure. But if you'd like to have something more of a multi-cloud strategy, that's a bit of a gap where they could improve.
Muhammad Shehzad - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides easy navigation to individual transaction levels and good stability
The warehouse management system requires further improvement. Right now, there is no built-in application for using barcodes or QR codes by the warehouse or operational teams. Customers often rely on third-party add-ons for such features. There should be a mobile-based handheld application, especially for the warehouse team or the operational team, to use barcode-based or QR-based scanning. In additional features, it would be great if the mobile application supported barcode and QR code usage. If this feature is available, it would be very useful.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"My experience with technical support so far is very good."
"Microsoft Azure is scalable."
"We are using Microsoft Azure because our organization uses a lot of Microsoft solutions. We have used Microsoft technology for a long time and we have internal engineers with great capability that understand the technology. This is why Azure is the best for us."
"It is a scalable solution. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"One of the features I have found to be valuable is the scale set feature."
"The solution offers very good upgrades and updates regularly."
"Microsoft Azure has a large scope, it can do many things."
"Azure is very flexible."
"The initial setup of the product seems to be good."
"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."
"I believe the solution is very stable."
"Technical support from SAP is great."
"The product is very user-friendly."
"As a business technology platform, it is a flexible platform. It enables the customer to do faster integrations, and the solution's functioning requires low cost."
"The initial setup is manageable."
 

Cons

"The process by which our customers can switch from one subscription to another should be simplified."
"Compared with other cloud solution providers, Microsoft is not good at local support."
"The interface for configuring the environment is not very intuitive. Certain things are at different places, and it is not easy to navigate. They should have a more transparent licensing model. Currently, Microsoft's licensing is a bit clunky, and it keeps changing depending on the type of subscription you have. Different features are included, and sometimes, it is very hard to figure out the right licensing. So, the commercial aspect of the licensing can be improved, and they can make it easier to understand all the features that are included."
"In a month, there is a plan to increase pricing, which is something we are not looking forward to."
"When we work with Microsoft Azure we deploy it in a hybrid system. We do many operations with the open stack and I used it for APIs connected to Microsoft Azure. The reduction is because those APIs and our tools that are required to connect are not for the Microsft Azure solution. It has a bit of complexity, nothing to do with Microsoft Azure as a CSP."
"The solution’s learning curve could be improved."
"Specifically, I would like to see better Azure Data Analytics and monitoring RF."
"It is constantly updating. There are weekly releases, sometimes daily releases, and there should be fewer that are consolidated into one."
"There is room for improvement in the manufacturing and logistics areas of SAP Business One on AWS."
"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."
"The look-and-feel of the system is quite outdated as compared to a lot of other products out there."
"SAP Business One on AWS could improve by adding more functionality to the web client."
"There is some room for improvement with the scalability and the pricing of the product."
"The warehouse management system requires further improvement."
"Analytics could be much better."
"The AI tools, programming languages, and dashboard customization should be easier."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is fair and it was actually just reduced. My organization is paying approximately $100,000 annually with close to one thousand users. There are no additional fees."
"Their licensing costs might be a little bit lower, compared to AWS, but I'm not sure. I think we get licenses, especially on long-term projects, on a yearly basis. It could be cheaper."
"The licensing price is fine."
"The price needs to be lower because they're competing with AWS."
"The pricing is very competitive."
"It's an OPEX model, you pay as you go, or you can reserve funds."
"I pay for a yearly subscription."
"All cloud services are expensive."
"The tool's cost is reasonable."
"Licenses are available on a monthly or yearly basis, and it costs about $1,200 per license, per user."
"The product's license is expensive. It could be cheaper."
"On average, the licensing costs can be around 50,000 USD. Pricing of the product has certain variables, including the number of licenses and the implementation costs."
"The price of SAP Business One on AWS is reasonable for what we use it for."
"We have an annual cost for licensing and storage in AWS."
"The price of SAP Business One on AWS could be lower, it is expensive."
"The product is moderately priced."
report
Use our free recommendation engine to learn which Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) solutions are best for your needs.
844,944 professionals have used our research since 2012.
 

Comparison Review

it_user8586 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 14, 2013
Amazon vs Rackspace vs Microsoft vs Google: Cloud Hosting Services Comparison
Amazon Web Services, Rackspace OpenStack, Microsoft Windows Azure and Google are the major cloud hosting and storage service providers. Athough Amazon is top of them and is oldest in cloud market, Rackspace, Microsoft and Google are giving tough competition to each other and to Amazon also for…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
47%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Manufacturing Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
14%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

Which is preferable - IBM Public Cloud or Microsoft Azure?
IBM Public Cloud is IBM’s Platform-as-a-Service. It aims to provide organizations with a secure cloud environment to manage data and applications. One of the features we like is the cloud activity ...
Which is better - SAP Cloud Platform or Microsoft Azure?
One of the best features of SAP Cloud Platform is that it is web-based and you can log in from anywhere in the world. SAP Cloud Platform is suitable for companies of any size; it works well with bo...
How does Microsoft Azure compare to Google Firebase?
I would recommend Google Firebase instead of Microsoft Azure, simply for the array of features that it has to offer. In particular, the Firebase library grants you access to a shared data structure...
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?
There is room for improvement in the manufacturing and logistics areas of SAP Business One on AWS.
 

Also Known As

Windows Azure, Azure, MS Azure
No data available
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

BMW, Toyota, easyJet, NBC Sports, HarperCollins, Aviva, TalkTalk Business, Avanade, and Telenor.
Comba Telecom, Exeter Family Friendly, GranBio, Kim Tech Ceong, Wego, Blue Ocean Systems, Whitebox Retail Logistics
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft Azure vs. SAP Business One on AWS and other solutions. Updated: July 2022.
844,944 professionals have used our research since 2012.