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Microsoft Azure vs SAP Business One on AWS comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Azure
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
312
Ranking in other categories
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) (1st), PaaS Clouds (1st)
SAP Business One on AWS
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
Cloud ERP (5th)
 

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 19.7%, up 19.1% compared to last year.
SAP Business One on AWS, on the other hand, focuses on Cloud ERP, holds 2.2% mindshare, up 1.1% since last year.
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)
Cloud ERP
 

Featured Reviews

Nicolas Chabrier - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 26, 2024
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.
Madhava Pemmaraju - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 24, 2024
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

"It's easy to use, and it's scalable. If we want to grow our product more, we can do it."
"I have found the solution to be flexible, easy to use, and the documents are straightforward to understand."
"We have not had any issues with the performance, or the stability."
"Microsoft has a lot of partners in this area, and they have a lot of information available online, so it's easy to get support."
"I think the most useful feature has been the remote desktop. It has been very helpful when customers have old applications that are not architected to run remotely."
"It's set up to handle any cloud requirement."
"The most valuable feature is the instant availability of resources."
"It's very easy to build a new service and get it into production."
"The modules, like the accounting and procurement modules, especially the finance and accounting modules, are quite impressive in the solution."
"The production and planning processes of the solution are very good."
"SAP Business One on AWS has good documentation and has many services in the cloud."
"The initial setup of the product seems to be good."
"Setting up Business One is straightforward. It took us about three months to deploy Business One on AWS."
"The maintenance is a significant advantage as it is supported by the international community rather than the local community."
"The way we can make changes in new fields, or make new rules with our IT department, has been very useful."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to access it from anywhere."
 

Cons

"The tool needs to improve its navigation."
"I would like to see this solution support integration."
"There are many bugs in the solutions and we already have a ticket to Microsoft. Their content team is working on that."
"An issue I encountered was around the integration of Identity. I lost some important information and I would like to see improvements with this."
"Support could be improved. If you pay for a higher plan, it's okay, however, the lower plans don't offer as good of a service experience."
"The market place can be raised, and the CMT can be more sophisticated to create more opportunities for the end users."
"There was a time when the solution was updated on their side and all of our functions stopped working. This issue could be worked on to prevent it from happening in the future. They must give us the information of when they are going to updates on the platform side so that we can take the appropriate measures on our side as well."
"Integration with other services could be much better."
"The solution has a feature that shows you the purchase order that you put on a project and requires you to approve it to be applied to the project, but it doesn't let you move the purchase order to another project. That would be a great feature to have, because if you don't approve it, you have to delete everything and make it again."
"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."
"It would be better if the solution was on a cloud infrastructure."
"There is some room for improvement with the scalability and the pricing of the product."
"The browser access needs to improve, as everybody in the industry knows how limited it is."
"The reporting can be improved. Also, it is an expensive solution, and you need consultants for new interfaces as it's very rigid otherwise."
"The web client is an area with shortcomings, which SAP is presently working on, and needs to improve."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The license is on a monthly basis."
"Make use of Azure pricing calculator and you will find out that Azure Is still more reasonable that the competition and do your research, when unclear speak with your MS support."
"We pay a monthly licensing fee for the solution, which could be cheaper."
"It’s necessary to use third party products or to use good self-management economic tools"
"Currently, we do not have anything reserved. There are no reservations that we have built into the Azure environment, so all of our licensing is on a consumption basis. As things spin up, those licenses spin up."
"Microsoft Azure is more expensive than other solutions, such as GCP. We have found that GCP offers more utilities at a very reasonable price."
"The cost of Microsoft Azure depends on the services that are used and there can be a discount at a corporate level from Microsoft."
"The cost-benefit equation for Azure is very good, particularly for small applications. However, Microsoft should do much, much more to improve how costs are communicated and how to forecast them. The Azure Pricing Calculator is not useful."
"The price of SAP Business One on AWS is reasonable for what we use it for."
"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 could be lower, it is expensive."
"The product is moderately priced."
"Pricing for me, it's not very interesting. I think it's priced at a normal level."
"The product's license is expensive. It could be cheaper."
"The tool has better pricing models than S/4 HANA."
"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."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
42%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Educational Organization
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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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?
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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.
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