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SAP Business One on AWS vs SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

SAP Business One on AWS
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
Cloud ERP (5th)
SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
22
Ranking in other categories
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) (11th)
 

Mindshare comparison

SAP Business One on AWS and SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. SAP Business One on AWS is designed for Cloud ERP and holds a mindshare of 2.5%, up 1.1% compared to last year.
SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud, on the other hand, focuses on Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS), holds 2.2% mindshare, down 2.8% since last year.
Cloud ERP
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)
 

Featured Reviews

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.
Suresh Tanneeru - PeerSpot reviewer
High stability, reasonably priced, and important for digital transformations
Customers need to be better educated about using the solution's cloud for digital transformation. SAP as a legacy system is missing that flavor. The solution is not a traditional ERP software so should be used as a digital transformation tool. That is the story to project to customers, partners, and sales teams. This will help the solution grow faster than GCP, AWS, or Azure. In fact, Google Cloud Platform is now collaborating with SAP for digital transformation. The solution should offer affordable modules that are customized to startups with 50 to 500 employees. Most people think of SAP as being only for big enterprises but it could be very useful for smaller companies. There are 40,000 to 50,000 startups in APAC each year and that is a large volume. Many of the solution's modules could be used by those startups. Google is targeting this market with chat boards and automation tools at a reasonable price or with six months of free usage. SAP should come up with this kind of module and include sandbox so providers can play with a few of the POCs.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The way we can make changes in new fields, or make new rules with our IT department, has been very useful."
"SAP Business One on AWS has good documentation and has many services in the cloud."
"The initial setup is manageable."
"It is well-established and caters to our user base efficiently."
"The maintenance is a significant advantage as it is supported by the international community rather than the local community."
"The initial setup of the product seems to be good."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"I believe the solution is very stable."
"The processes and the way we take advantage and use assistance are good."
"It is a stable and scalable product."
"The solution does provide quite a lot of support, upgrades, automated batch updates, etc."
"One of the features that I've found most useful is that It's very simple. They take care of the technical aspects of the data, installations, patches."
"I am impressed with how the solution integrates with the ME system and ALE IDocs."
"The scalability is good because we have some cloud resources to support the ERP."
"The most valuable feature is virtual modeling, which is beneficial because you don't really save the data multiple times the way we did in the past."
"There's a minimum amount of downtime when using the solution. This platform is very effective."
 

Cons

"The tool's cost is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"Analytics could be much better."
"The browser access needs to improve, as everybody in the industry knows how limited it is."
"It is hard for the customers to get the product from the market. Improvement-wise, it can shorten its time to reach the markets."
"The look-and-feel of the system is quite outdated as compared to a lot of other products out there."
"There is a need to make multiple changes in the code to make a few changes in any module of the product."
"SAP Business One on AWS could improve by having more customization and more user-friendly automation."
"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."
"The cost could be improved. I think it's higher than the competition."
"I would rate the stability a four out of ten. It's an area that could use improvement"
"The product must provide more details of the errors."
"It needs improvement in terms of stability and performance."
"Enterprise Cloud's reporting could be more automated to improve content accountability, especially regarding BI reports."
"The SAP products are complicated to deploy anywhere."
"SAP should adopt more rapid changes in market processes and customer needs to deliver solutions that meet new industry requirements swiftly."
"This product is not mature enough at this point in time."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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 could be lower, it is expensive."
"The tool's cost is reasonable."
"The price of SAP Business One on AWS is reasonable for what we use it for."
"Licenses are available on a monthly or yearly basis, and it costs about $1,200 per license, per user."
"There is an annual licensing fee, and it changes once you add or remove users. The solution is on the upper-end side and expensive."
"The tool has better pricing models than S/4 HANA."
"The product is moderately priced."
"The pricing is reasonable when compared to other vendors like Oracle who offer technology enterprise resource software."
"The licensing of the solution is on a yearly basis. The normal price of the solution is quite high, but I received a special discount by making a purchase near the end of the year."
"The product itself is relatively expensive."
"The solution could be less expensive."
"The price is expensive compared to the competition."
"The price is high compared to other databases, which is why HANA is still not widely used. Some enterprises prefer Sybase, Oracle, or other traditional databases because HANA is a little pricey. Cost is one factor SAP needs to work on to make it more competitive with other databases. Otherwise, they'll never be able to develop a mass customer base."
"It's very, very expensive."
"If you choose the minimum, it will probably cost around $1,000 USD per month if you take a contract for a year or two."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Educational Organization
7%
Computer Software Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
16%
Retailer
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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 ...
What do you like most about SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud?
It has significantly streamlined our operations.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud?
SAP HANA Cloud can be quite costly compared to other solutions. The high licensing costs make it an expensive option, particularly for smaller customers. However, they offer solutions for mid-sized...
What needs improvement with SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud?
SAP should adopt more rapid changes in market processes and customer needs to deliver solutions that meet new industry requirements swiftly. SAP finance needs to be more advanced to keep up with cu...
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Comba Telecom, Exeter Family Friendly, GranBio, Kim Tech Ceong, Wego, Blue Ocean Systems, Whitebox Retail Logistics
FC Bayern Munich, Reuters News Agency, MEMEBOX
Find out what your peers are saying about SAP Business One on AWS vs. SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud and other solutions. Updated: July 2022.
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