I use SAP ERP to make our internal processes run smoothly. It helps with finances, accounting, and reporting. I can manage inventory and purchasing efficiently, and the system ensures our production and manufacturing processes work seamlessly.
Sr. Manager at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees
Helps with finances, accounting, and reporting while making our internal processes run smoothly
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable features of SAP ERP are its stability, industry-specific package, and adaptable configuration."
- "It is on the expensive side."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features of SAP ERP are its stability, industry-specific package, and adaptable configuration. It is versatile in communication, making it easy to align with our business processes.
What needs improvement?
One challenge we face with SAP ERP is the push to upgrade to S/4HANA, which comes with significant costs. While SAP encourages this transition, we need to carefully evaluate factors like our team's functions, existing customizations, and the overall expense involved in the upgrade process. Cost considerations are a major downside to this potential move. For the next release of SAP ERP, I would like to see enhanced financial planning and analysis features
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with SAP ERP for six years.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
SAP ERP is quite stable. Our current instance operates smoothly, and we have only made minor customizations for specific management reporting needs. When it comes to the standard functions and configurations, we haven't encountered the need for significant changes.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is a scalable product. In our company, we have around 200 licensed users for SAP ERP. When it comes to administration and maintenance, we have only one system administrator for the basic IT needs. Additionally, we have less than ten people handling application-related IT tasks. Overall, the management is straightforward, with a small team handling the responsibilities.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Before SAP ERP, we used Oracle ERP. The decision to switch to SAP ERP was not driven by our IT team but it resulted from business organizational changes that forced us to adopt a different ERP package.
How was the initial setup?
Deploying SAP ERP two years ago was a bit challenging. We moved from an existing instance to a new virtual one, rebuilding everything from scratch and converting Master DataOps. It took some effort, but with external support, we successfully made the transition. Deploying SAP ERP had its challenges because when we started using it six or seven years ago, it wasn't a new setup but a result of a merger. For the first three years, we were more focused on daily operations. When we decided to take full control three years ago, it was our first time setting up our processes. We needed external support to navigate the difficulties, given our limited familiarity with the new package.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It is on the expensive side.
What other advice do I have?
Overall, I would rate SAP ERP as a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

Head Of Financial Control at TED BED JSC
It's good for finance analytics, production drill-down, and other types of analysis
Pros and Cons
- "SAP ERP provides the perfect database and options for additional production. It's also good for finance analytics, production drill-down, and other types of analysis."
- "The reporting could be improved, such as the casework, production, and activity reports. Our consultants in a subsidiary enterprise have requested that we develop a new production report. They could also improve production, financial, and HR analysis."
What is our primary use case?
I use SAP in the finance department for two manufacturing subsidiaries of my company.
What is most valuable?
SAP ERP provides the perfect database and options for additional production. It's also good for finance analytics, production drill-down, and other types of analysis.
What needs improvement?
The reporting could be improved, such as the casework, production, and activity reports. Our consultants in a subsidiary enterprise have requested that we develop a new production report. They could also improve production, financial, and HR analysis.
For how long have I used the solution?
My company has used SAP ERP for more than 10 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
SAP ERP is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
SAP ERP is scalable.
How are customer service and support?
I rate SAP support seven out of 10.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
How was the initial setup?
It might be difficult for people who are new to the platform. I rate it seven out of 10 for ease of setup.
What was our ROI?
SAP ERP is worth the money.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It was expensive. I rate SAP ERP about three out of 10 for affordability. This software is designed to meet the individual needs of each company.
What other advice do I have?
I rate SAP ERP eight out of 10. SAP ERP is a good system for optimizing processes for various employees and it offers information for company decision-making. It provides databases and other tools for HR, production, and financial analysis.
My advice to new users is to forget everything they know about other software and ERP systems because SAP is specific and customized for different types of activities.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Human Resources Analyst at Khatib & Alami
Great localization features, but is not easily integrated with outside products
Pros and Cons
- "The payroll solution and the localization for advances are valuable."
- "It is not easily integrated with outside products."
What is most valuable?
The payroll solution and the localization for advances are valuable.
What needs improvement?
There is room for improvement, especially since we are dealing with two systems, on-premises and on cloud, and so many connections could be interrupted. Sometimes the checking criteria on Success Factors are different than the criteria on S4Hana, so we enter master data, and the Success Factor accepts it. However, additional controls are done on S4Hana, so not all the data goes smoothly. Sometimes we have so many errors and must monitor them, which takes time.
It is not easily integrated with outside products because we purchased the finance, timesheet and project management modules on-premises and the HR module on cloud. Our integration issues may be specific to our company, and others may not have similar issues.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using this solution for one year. We have Success Factors. I'm not sure of the version number, but we recently updated it. We have part of it on cloud and part of it on-premises.
How are customer service and support?
We contact technical support when we have issues. I have only used them a few times, but my colleagues have said it takes some time to get a response from them.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup wasn't that complex. We went live for about eight branches, and it was complex in terms of size only. Everyone uses this solution because it is used for timesheets.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I have no details about the pricing.
What other advice do I have?
I rate this product a seven out of ten.
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EAM Executive at a educational organization with 5,001-10,000 employees
Easy to migrate from legacy systems, caters to business processes of different industries, and very stable and scalable
Pros and Cons
- "It is easier to migrate to SAP ERP from a legacy system. We have different products for data services, and it is easier to migrate to SAP ERP as compared to other solutions. Stability is one of the main features of SAP. What makes SAP ERP better than others is that SAP has taken into consideration the business processes of different industries, such as manufacturing. They have done the research, and they know what are the best practices. They have already implemented these best practices in SAP ERP, which are readily available for a client. Clients can also customize it based on their individual needs."
- "Their support should be improved. Instead of giving a general solution, their consultants should first try to understand the problem and then resolve the same. They should properly investigate the issue before providing the solution."
What is our primary use case?
It is a centralized system to manage your business. With the inclusion of BA, you can do analytics as well as predictive analytics, which helps a business to grow because you know where you are lacking and where you are growing more. You can balance and take statistical decisions to optimize business processes and have more benefits.
What is most valuable?
It is easier to migrate to SAP ERP from a legacy system. We have different products for data services, and it is easier to migrate to SAP ERP as compared to other solutions.
Stability is one of the main features of SAP. What makes SAP ERP better than others is that SAP has taken into consideration the business processes of different industries, such as manufacturing. They have done the research, and they know what are the best practices. They have already implemented these best practices in SAP ERP, which are readily available for a client. Clients can also customize it based on their individual needs.
What needs improvement?
Their support should be improved. Instead of giving a general solution, their consultants should first try to understand the problem and then resolve the same. They should properly investigate the issue before providing the solution.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution for nine years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Stability is one of the main features of SAP.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is scalable. It has to be scalable. Otherwise, SAP will not be able to survive.
Currently, we have 5,000 to 6,000 people who are using SAP ERP as end-users. On the development side, we have around 40 to 50 people, and they are technical consultants and functional consultants. For maintenance, we have around 40 people from different function models.
How are customer service and technical support?
There was one issue for which we were in contact with SAP. It was an isolated incident, and their support was okay. They were not that great. When an organization needs help, a relevant and experienced consultant should be made available for the client. They should properly investigate the issue before providing the solution.
How was the initial setup?
It was easy to install. It took more than a month. It was done around 2012.
What about the implementation team?
I did it myself.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
SAP is a bit on the costly side, but they also provide support and other things. We are paying for licenses and the use of the cloud.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution to others. I would rate SAP ERP a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
GLOBAL ERP (SHIFT) Logical design and Technical Integration Lead at Sanofi
Feature-rich, quite stable, and excels at finance management
Pros and Cons
- "This product is very scalable and easy to expand."
- "Technical support is an area that is in need of improvement."
What is our primary use case?
We used SAP ERP for a variety of business processes including finance, sales, credit, distribution, and more.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature is the finance management. However, there are many good features.
What needs improvement?
Standardization and customization need to be improved.
Technical support is an area that is in need of improvement.
For how long have I used the solution?
This product has been used by the company for about 12 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability is quite high and we used it on a daily basis.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
This product is very scalable and easy to expand.
We have approximately 40,000 users.
How are customer service and technical support?
I have been in touch with technical support and I think that it can be improved. It's quite inefficient.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We did not use another ERP solution prior to SAP.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is complex. One of the main difficulties is that there are a lot of processes and you need to integrate all of your ecosystems. When you have a very complex environment you have to understand the details and complexity.
The deployment can be done either on-premises or in the cloud, depending on the requirements. It can be an ongoing process.
What about the implementation team?
We deployed this solution with assistance from the vendor.
Both our in-house team and the vendor is responsible for maintenance.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I would say that the price is competitive. Some components are available at an additional cost, depending on the type of contract that you have.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Solutions Architect at EJADA
Beneficial financial module, useful pre-reconfigured setup, and simple setup
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature of SAP ERP is the financial module, pre-configured packages, and plenty of features. The solution is updating and adding new features that are helpful."
- "When there is a system error it provides an error code and a lot of times these can be complicated. The support team could have more knowledge to be able to assist with these situations more promptly."
What is our primary use case?
We are using SAP ERP in the public sector for manufacturing and R & D.
The solution can be deployed on-premise and in the cloud.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature of SAP ERP is the financial module, pre-configured packages, and plenty of features. The solution is updating and adding new features that are helpful.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using SAP ERP for approximately seven years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
There can be some stability issues.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
SAP ERP is scalable. You are able to add administrative modules to increase the features. There are many other modules that can be added, such as the Linux framework and the business technology platform.
For an on-premise deployment, there needs to be administration monitoring of all services. This is because there can be a lot of resources being used that have to be monitored on the server. We have found some instances of overloading in the reports.
The cloud deployment is managed by the cloud provider and it is highly scalable.
I have approximately 10 clients using this solution.
I rate the scalability of SAP ERP a nine out of ten.
How are customer service and support?
When there is a system error it provides an error code and a lot of times these can be complicated. The support team could have more knowledge to be able to assist with these situations more promptly.
How was the initial setup?
The setup of SAP ERP can be simple because there are pre-configured setups. This allows for similar implementation for clients. Cloud deployment can be easier. The on-premise takes more time to build the servers and systems.
We followed the active SAP methodology for the implementation of the solution. We then gather all the details needed for the business to complete the implementation, such as realization, customer training, and integration. We then support the customer for a few months after we deploy it.
A typical project can take seven to eight months to finish implementation.
What about the implementation team?
We do the implementation of the solution.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
There is a one-time license that is needed to use the solution. The support is what is needed to be renewed annually.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution.
I rate SAP ERP a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Implementer
IT Development Director at Lottomatica SpA
Overall good functionality, beneficial financial modules, and highly stable
Pros and Cons
- "I have found all the modules related to finance valuable, such as account management and HR. The entire suite is very useful."
- "When evaluating the current version I am using now, the SAP GUI is old-style and needs to be replaced with something more modern and easy to use. However, the SAP GUI is very optimized for connection networks and is extremely good. Many people would like to have a WebGUI or something else to have access in a different way. Additionally, there could be some drag and drop functionality added because these features are normally in any website that this solution does not have."
What is our primary use case?
We use the solution primarily to manage financial business processes.
What is most valuable?
I have found all the modules related to finance valuable, such as account management and HR. The entire suite is very useful.
What needs improvement?
When evaluating the current version I am using now, the SAP GUI is old-style and needs to be replaced with something more modern and easy to use. However, the SAP GUI is very optimized for connection networks and is extremely good. Many people would like to have a WebGUI or something else to have access in a different way. Additionally, there could be some drag and drop functionality added because these features are normally in any website that this solution does not have.
We are not using the newest version of the solution, it is difficult to say what needs to improve when the improvements could have already been made in the newer version. I did however see a demo version of the newest version and they have made improvements in the overall ability to manage with the solution.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution for approximately 15 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution stability and performance are very good we are extremely happy. We have not had any problem and when we moved from the old database to SAP HANA it provided improved performance.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
In the company where I worked before, we had a large installation of SAP with approximately 10,000 licensed users. The solution was able to handle it without a problem and we were using the classic version of the Oracle database.
In the company I work for currently, we do smaller installations of approximately 350 users. We have not had any problem or any issue regarding performance, it is highly scalable. However, working with S/4 HANA, where all the database is working in the RAM memory could pose some difficulties if you want to scale because you would have to have a computer system with a large number of gigabytes of RAM.
How are customer service and technical support?
We have only used support a few times for some minor issues, such as the production system blockage, and our experience was good. The support agent was very helpful and quick to answer our problems. I felt we were receiving the maximum level of support.
What about the implementation team?
I have an internal team working on SAP ERP and we are using a very large system integrator from Italy that is assisting us with the implementation, technical support, and safety. We are working together with this system integrator for any big project that we cannot manage internally. This is not for any competencies issues, we only want to increase the number of people working with us to speed up the process.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
When you have a solution that is stable, reliable, and has a high performance as this solution, the price is going to be expensive. However, when you evaluate the service you are paying for the cost is quite reasonable for this solution.
What other advice do I have?
I rate SAP ERP a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Manager at Mitsubishi Electric in India
It is a scalable solution and adapts to different business requirements
Pros and Cons
- "It is a stable solution."
- "The solution's UI could be better."
What is our primary use case?
We use the solution to manage our organization's financial supply chain and customer interactions.
What is most valuable?
The solution provides a lot of essential features to meet our business goals.
What needs improvement?
The solution's UI could be better. Also, they should improve the initial setup process.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using the solution for eight years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is a scalable solution; our organization has around 250 solution users.
How are customer service and support?
The solution's technical support is good.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
The solution's initial setup process is complicated.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The solution is less expensive than its competitors. But it is costly for ERP services.
What other advice do I have?
The solution caters to different business requirements. If you have a good user base and many business processes to manage, you should opt for SAP ERP.
I rate the solution as an eight.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Private Cloud
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

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