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Microsoft Azure vs SAP Business One on AWS comparison

 

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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

"It's very easy to build a new service and get it into production."
"The tool's most valuable features are SQL servers and Managed Instance databases."
"Its scalability is valuable. Depending on our requirements, we can add as many virtual machines as we want. We are able to get high availability for services. Services are always available, and they have the maximum uptime. If there is any issue with one of the services, another service is always available. It is pay-as-you-go. You don't have to spend any money upfront. You use the service and pay after one month or a couple of hours of use."
"Its resiliency is most valuable. It is also a very scalable solution, so you can spend the resources on demand."
"The tool has proven to be valuable for our organization by enhancing the availability and reliability of services. Our website and several applications hosted on it now benefit from improved availability features and increased reliability."
"I would rate my experience with the initial setup an eight out of ten, with ten being easy."
"We use Azure DevOps' full hierarchy to manage our data workloads. From product management to development and QA stages, Azure DevOps provides tools. Additionally, we're implementing automation testing and integrating it with our CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps. This platform helps us manage all our processes."
"Storage has made remote access to files much more painless and easy."
"With the tool, there is no shutdown or breakdown time my company experiences."
"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 most valuable feature of SAP Business One is its reporting capability."
"The product makes it easier to overview the ERP system and manufacturing processes through different modules."
"The most valuable features of SAP Business One on AWS are the CRM and the sales module."
"The production and planning processes of the solution are very good."
"It is very flexible...It is a stable solution."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to access it from anywhere."
 

Cons

"The security of the solution could always be much better."
"More expensive than other solutions without justification."
"Any time you use a cloud service, there are increased security risks. If you want more security, you have to have private hosting."
"From a security perspective, it could be improved."
"The support team is not responding to my emails."
"The initial setup can be improved."
"We need more customization and support for doing so."
"The microservices and analytics of Azure are good areas that could be improved."
"SAP Business One on AWS could improve by adding more functionality to the web client."
"I feel that these vendors must be well trained so that they can deploy this solution."
"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 interface needs to be improved. It needs to be more user-friendly."
"There is a need to make multiple changes in the code to make a few changes in any module of the product."
"The look-and-feel of the system is quite outdated as compared to a lot of other products out there."
"The technical support from SAP is very restricted to its knowledge base. It does not add much beyond what is already available in the knowledge base."
"There is some room for improvement with the scalability and the pricing of the product."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We have approached our clients about using Kubernetes or Docker because it's cheaper when inflation is considered."
"I rate the product price a seven or eight on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price, and ten is high price."
"As of now, there are no monthly or yearly subscription fees."
"Its price should be optimized so that we can use more features."
"It's an OPEX model, you pay as you go, or you can reserve funds."
"Its pricing model can be improved. It is variable, and if you do a simulation now, within a few months, the price can change, and your simulation would no longer be valid."
"All cloud services are expensive."
"The pricing is cheap."
"The price of the limited version is about 70,000 Pesos ($2,900 USD), and the professional version is about double at 140,000 Pesos ($5,800 USD)."
"The price of SAP Business One on AWS is reasonable for what we use it for."
"The product's license is expensive. It could be cheaper."
"Though I cannot specifically state whether SAP Business One on AWS is a cheap or expensive product, I can surely say that it is a manageable tool from a cost perspective."
"Pricing for me, it's not very interesting. I think it's priced at a normal level."
"Licenses are available on a monthly or yearly basis, and it costs about $1,200 per license, per user."
"We have an annual cost for licensing and storage in AWS."
"The tool's cost is reasonable."
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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
 

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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
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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
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