SAP Business One vs SAP S/4HANA Cloud comparison

The compared SAP Business One and SAP S/4HANA Cloud solutions aren't in the same category. SAP Business One is ranked #4 in ERP , with an average rating of 7.9, and holds a 4.0% mindshare in the category. SAP S/4HANA Cloud is ranked #3 in CE , with an average rating of 8.0, and holds a 15.3% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of SAP Business One users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 89% of SAP S/4HANA Cloud users who would recommend it.

SAP Business One

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90% willing to recommend

SAP S/4HANA Cloud

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89% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

SAP Business One

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

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ERP (4th)

SAP S/4HANA Cloud

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

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Cloud ERP (3rd)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Enterprise Resource Planning solutions, they serve different purposes. SAP Business One is designed for ERP and holds a mindshare of 4.0%, down 6.6% compared to last year.
SAP S/4HANA Cloud, on the other hand, focuses on Cloud ERP, holds 15.3% mindshare, up 12.5% since last year.

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Cloud ERP

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Madhava Pemmaraju

Practice Head at Panfish

Many features are standardized, which reduces the need for customization but lacks solutions for some use cases

SAP Business One is primarily used for small to medium businesses in the MSMB market. It helps run the packaged enterprise solution for customers who cannot afford a full-fledged SAP S4HANA solution. It is used for standard finance, warehouse, and supply chain processes One of the biggest…

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Sajid Farooq

Head of Professional Services at HCC - Technology & Advisory

Provides seamless integration of different modules in one place

Certain add-ons like quality control, payroll, and HRMS are not part of the SAP S/4HANA Cloud. SAP S/4HANA Cloud doesn't provide a quality control module. SAP S/4HANA Cloud does not have its own payroll and HRMS system. The partners develop their own cloud and integrate with the solution. There are certain modules specific to some industries, and SAP S/4HANA Cloud doesn't deal with those modules. Every partner of SAP S/4HANA Cloud has to develop its own and then integrate and certify with that solution. We can't say that these modules are part of SAP S/4HANA Cloud. There is a little area of improvement that SAP has to opt for particular types of solutions like QC, payroll, and HRMS. The graphics of SAP S/4HANA Cloud are not user-friendly. They don't look like they belong to a branded solution that costs too much. The solution's user interface is not appealing or user-friendly. On a scale from one to ten, where one is bad and ten is good, I rate the solution's user interface a five out of ten. SAP S/4HANA Cloud has built-in reports that are hard-coated. We have to alter or modify built-in reports in different marking segments, but there are no options for that. We have to build complete reports from scratch, and SAP-developed reports are not used in the market. SAP should provide a tool for customizing its developed reports so that there should not be a process of reengineering or reinventing the process.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Add-ons that can be implemented are most valuable."

"Its real-time data capabilities initially provided critical insights that supported our decision-making. It effectively meets our data security and compliance requirements."

"The graphical view of connections between different transactions is a valuable feature of the solution."

"It's very powerful and very complete."

"SAP Business One consolidates various functions, including production, sales, inventory, and purchase management."

"The most valuable feature of SAP Business One is the price and reputation of the vendor. The solution is widely accepted around the world."

"SAP Business One has good reports and is simple to customize and use."

"The ability to link documents to accounts, partners and events via the Golden/Yellow Arrow feature is very useful."

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"For supply chain management, we are using WMS. When you go to public cloud, you get a full-fledged EWM."

"The integration is very stable."

"It is a straightforward solution."

"Makes it easier to reach and read data."

"The most valuable features of SAP S/4HANA Cloud are the ease of use from the cloud, CapEx analysis report, and everything being connected together well."

"The solution links everything and allows us to integrate into our entire supply chain."

"I like the SAP offerings and the standard best practices included in the SAP S/4HANA Cloud version."

"What I like the most about SAP S4HANA is how reliable and powerful it is."

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Cons

"There are a lot of good improvements coming out in every version. They release a new version every quarter, with all new up-and-coming things on each one. However, it might be lacking specifications for the specific verticals. However, SAP Business One is a generic tool. It's very widely used, and I understand why it's not into each vertical. There are solution partners available out there to give it those extra areas of what it needs, but this is depending on what kind of business you run."

"Lacks an advanced HR model with payroll."

"There is room for improvement in stability."

"SAP Business One lacks solutions for some specific use cases, particularly in HR functions and production planning, which require a lot of customization."

"The analytics data capabilities could improve which will provide businesses with much more insight into how their companies are performing."

"There is no dependency, the integration between the other applications."

"Our customers often request concurrent licensing, which is not available with SAP Business One. Adding this option would be beneficial."

"The initial implementation is not straightforward. It took approximately three months to complete. The process could be easier."

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"One thing that could be better in SAP S/4HANA Cloud, especially in the public cloud, is how easily you can make changes."

"The reporting aspect needs improvement, specifically in integrating the EWM and MM modules into a single report."

"I'd like to share my experience during the migration from SAP ERP to SAP S/4HANA in the cloud. My primary challenge in this migration was the requirement to open a ticket for every request during the project phase, not during operational or post go-live phases. Despite this, I must acknowledge that overall, SAP has proven to be very reliable. To clarify the issue, after migrating to SAP S/4HANA, I opted to host my SAP solution on the private cloud by converting the license to SAP Cloud. The drawback I encountered during the project phase was the insistence on opening a ticket or service request for any issue or query I had within the project's activities. Looking ahead, I hope that SAP streamlines and simplifies this process for future customers, making it more user-friendly and efficient than my experience."

"We have encountered challenges with integration projects, particularly between SAP and non-SAP systems, which have caused delays."

"The only thing that could be improved would be the complexity of the initial setup."

"SAP promotes the cloud, but customers are worried about the security of their data. SAP suggests they have SAP S4HANA with RISE, which is a private cloud environment, but it is difficult to sell many of the customers on the cloud concept because of the privacy issues."

"It is a complicated solution. So it should be easier to use."

"The product can be improved by including a module for after-sales service modules."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"SAP Business One is moderately priced."

"The price of SAP Business One is high for smaller businesses to afford. The currency plays a large part in the fluctuation of the solution's price when we convert the USD to our local currency. $1,400 is for a limited license and $3,700 is for a professional license."

"The price is a bit expensive."

"We compared the Microsoft solution with Oracle NetSuite, as they have a price decrease. It is, however, not that much cheaper, and the price is comparable to SAP."

"If you are in the US or Canadian the costs of SAP Business One could vary per license, it can be anywhere between $2,000 tor $5,000."

"Business One is reasonable considering the functionality."

"The price of SAP Business One is not comparable to other solutions. SAP is a well-known brand, and its price is on the higher side. However, if the solution offers the right fit for an organization the price is not a major concern for those who choose to use it."

"The licensing cost for SAP Business One is affordable, and I'd rate it as four out of five. The license covers the software, the configuration, and the services, but if you want technical support, you'd need to pay for that separately."

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"Pricing wise, SAP S4HANA Cloud is very expensive. The licensing cost can be 100,000 euros per year, depending on the number of users in your company."

"S/4HANA is an enterprise solution that many can't afford. You must invest a lot to get the most out of it. It isn't cheap. I rate the price seven out of 10."

"The solution is affordable."

"Its pricing is way over any of the other ERPs. I'd rate it one out of ten in terms of pricing."

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a seven out of ten."

"The solution’s pricing is very high."

"The pricing is competitive with other products at that level in that category."

"I don't remember the specifics about the licensing, but it's scaled and modular. You pay for what you use. It's not a one-size-fits-all license. You have a license for every single module. It's similar to Oracle."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

15%

Manufacturing Company

13%

Educational Organization

Retailer

Computer Software Company

16%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Educational Organization

Construction Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

Are there any advantages of SAP S4 HANA over SAP Business One (SAP B1) apart from the cost?

SaP Business One is a complete solution for business management. The software applications are broad, ranging from accounting to project management and human resources. It is very versatile and com...

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What do you like most about SAP Business One?

It's user-friendly and comes with comprehensive manuals. So, it is easy to learn to use SAP Business One

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAP Business One?

The pricing model of SAP Business One is average. It is neither too good nor too bad, and there is room for more flexibility in pricing.

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What do you like most about SAP S/4HANA Cloud?

The manufacturing area is a good feature.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAP S/4HANA Cloud?

SAP S/4HANA Cloud is very expensive, both to purchase and maintain. It's important to evaluate the costs of recruiting and maintaining trained personnel as it's not just a one-time payment yet requ...

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What needs improvement with SAP S/4HANA Cloud?

The system is very heavy and requires a lot of resources and a dedicated team. It is costly to maintain, demanding trained professionals, which adds to the expenses. This makes the overall cost ver...

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Also Known As

Business One

SAP S4HANA Cloud

Overview

The SAP Business One application offers a way to manage your entire business – from accounting and financials, purchasing, inventory, sales and customer relationships, and project management, to operations and human resources. SAP Business One helps you to streamline processes, gain a greater insight into your business, so that you can act fast and make decisions based on real time information, to help you drive profitable growth.

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SAP S/4HANA stands for SAP Suite 4 HANA. It is a next-generation integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) software that is designed for businesses of all sizes, in all industries, that require deep and broad functionality combined with a high degree of flexibility. SAP S/4HANA was launched in 2015 and been adopted by more than 3,200 customers over a period of sixteen months. SAP S/4HANA is materially different from anything SAP has done before and represents the company’s biggest innovation since SAP R/3.

SAP S/4HANA is intended to provide a digital core for an organization. It is fully architected for the most advanced in-memory platform, SAP HANA, and is designed on the most modern design principles with the SAP Fiori user experience to create a personalized and simple feel on users’ device of choice (tablet, laptop, mobile). SAP S/4HANA aims to simplify an organizations’ system landscape and reduce total cost of ownership by shrinking the data footprint while at the same time improving productivity levels in the form of higher throughput. Timelines for cloud deployments average around six months.

SAP S/4HANA is designed to drive business innovation by connecting people, devices, and business networks in real time to support the development of new business models. It will also help accelerate the adoption of, and connection to, the Internet of Things and Big Data. SAP S/4HANA can analyze big data at unprecedented speed allowing users to access real-time information from anywhere, any way they’d like and thus help managers make truly insightful decisions. The simplified data model allows customers to reimagine their IT, helping to drive lower costs and deliver IT efficiency. This, coupled with the SAP S/4HANA prediction and simulation capabilities allow it to anticipate the impact of business outcomes. By doing all the above, SAP S/4HANA aims to provide ultimate sophistication in the simplest possible manner.

To learn more about SAP S/4HANA, visit http://go.sap.com/product/enterprise-management/s4hana-erp.html

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Sample Customers

Ego Pharmaceuticals Pty. Ltd

La Trobe University, Carrefour Comércio e Indústria Ltda, Delaware Consulting and Corning Inc.

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