We performed a comparison between SAP Business One and SAP S4HANA based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: When comparing SAP Business One and SAP S4HANA, users rate SAP S4HANA as the better solution. In contrast to SAP Business One, reviewers of SAP S4HANA feel that SAP S4HANA is a very powerful and highly customizable tool. That being said, the pricing and service of SAP Business One are rated as better.
"What's most helpful to customers who use SAP Business One is that the solution is fully integrated and easy to use. It's very easy to digest and has many features for small to medium companies."
"The most valuable feature of SAP Business One is the price and reputation of the vendor. The solution is widely accepted around the world."
"The solution is scalable."
"It offers users a rather simple interface."
"The sales and wholesale distribution are great."
"I like that it's stable."
"The product seems to be quite stable."
"The most valuable feature of SAP Business One is the dashboards."
"It is the most stable solution provided by SAP and can be used on all levels."
"At present, it seems very stable because it is in the cloud."
"SAP S4HANA is a robust solution."
"S/4HANA offers a lot of additional capability with respect to performance due to its in-built architecture for many functions including finance, production, quality, manufacturing, inventory or sales distribution and logistics."
"One of the things I like about it is its well-integrated and secure nature."
"We're able to get all our processes flowing together. We're able to make all of our business processes talk to each other."
"The most useful features of SAP S4HANA are the consolidation reports. The BI is very strong and the manufacturing and finance sections we like a lot."
"The solution's new UI called Fiori is user friendly."
"Something which would be helpful to management and, from our vantage point as a user, would be to see a simple reporting tool."
"The solution could improve by adding HR and payroll, and consolidation should be included by default."
"The solution could improve by having better integration with other systems and reporting."
"There are improvements needed. However, they provide improvements over time."
"I am not sure if it has an HR and Payroll functionality, but it would be helpful and make it a more complete ERP if they could put the HR and Payroll functionality in it."
"Areas for improvement are the operating mechanisms, authorization of the production process, and sales cycle automation."
"Our customers often request concurrent licensing, which is not available with SAP Business One. Adding this option would be beneficial."
"We don't have the functionality of the supply chain and mobile applications."
"SAP S/4HANA could improve by making the interface easier to use."
"It is simple to implement SAP S4HANA. If you are already in this type of environment, then the transition is not very complex. However, if you do not then it can be difficult."
"I have found the solution to be stable but it could improve."
"In a feature release, they could improve by adding budgetary features."
"The resource usage could be improved - it's memory-hungry, so mid-range servers struggle to run it."
"So, there is room for improvement in pricing. HANA is not a simple product; it's quite complex by design."
"It's an expensive solution"
"Planned Order List needs a change of screen."
SAP Business One is ranked 4th in ERP with 61 reviews while SAP S/4HANA is ranked 2nd in ERP with 75 reviews. SAP Business One is rated 8.0, while SAP S/4HANA is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of SAP Business One writes "Helps with intercompany sales and purchase orders, and optimizes inventory management". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP S/4HANA writes "The solution is highly scalable, with solid performance and integration". SAP Business One is most compared with SAP ERP, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP, SAP S/4HANA Cloud and Epicor ERP, whereas SAP S/4HANA is most compared with SAP ERP, Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP, Oracle E-Business Suite, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and NetSuite ERP. See our SAP Business One vs. SAP S/4HANA report.
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Hi Shibu,
Here is a brief comparison between SAPB1 and SAP S/4 Hana. SAP B1 was not originally a SAP product it was a product developed by an Israel founder in 195 built only for MAC OS SAP bought it over in 2003, Whereas SAP S/4 Hana is natively built by SAP.
Scope and Complexity:
SAP B1: SAP Business One is designed for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and covers a broad range of business processes, including accounting, inventory management, and sales.
SAP S/4HANA: SAP S/4HANA is an enterprise-level solution designed for larger organizations, offering a more comprehensive suite of applications that include advanced analytics, industry-specific features, and support for complex business processes. It's strong in manufacturing, Service industry, government, and Oil & Gas industries.
Database Technology:
SAP B1: SAP B1 typically uses Microsoft SQL Server as its underlying database management system, but there is a new variant where you can use the HANA database with Business One.
SAP S/4HANA: SAP S/4HANA uses in-memory computing and the SAP HANA database, which enables real-time data processing, faster reporting, and advanced analytics capabilities. This technology shift is a major differentiator and provides significant performance advantages.
Scalability:
SAP B1: SAP B1 is not scalable for large organizations due to the complexity of the processes.
SAP S/4HANA: SAP S/4HANA is made for larger organizations which can cater to any complicated business processes.
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Hello Shibu, I am writing this answer on behalf of a Director at a small tech services company:
The key difference is about 2 and a half million dollars - jokingly - we’ve had some clients go with B1 and the projects were smallish - $70k - $120k. We’ve also had clients spending nearly $3m on S/4HANA projects. I’d say B1 is more for mid-market, and S/4HANA is a tier one large company, Fortune 1000 size project. Now of course that’s super generalized from a small sample size - for what it’s worth.