We performed a comparison between Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and SAP S/4HANA Cloud based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about SAP, Microsoft, Oracle and others in ERP."The tool covers most of the business requirements that most companies have, especially financial institutions."
"Our data is much more manageable than before."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is the Teams application. I use Teams to share documents amongst my team members, have meetings, and talk to them."
"It is easy to use, and it works very well for small-scale companies."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is its ease of use, data customization, and smooth integration."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is using the Excel sheets on Chrome and other applications."
"It is a scalable solution. There are more than 5,000 end users in my organization."
"This is readily available and affordable, as well as user-friendly and simple to use in my opinion."
"Both standard and customized integrations work well with no issues."
"Speed has improved and getting analytical reports has been simplified."
"SAP S4HANA Cloud is one of the best products in enterprise solutions, especially in manufacturing, retail, logistics, wholesaling, and distribution."
"I come from a functional consultancy background, and S/4HANA provides excellent procurement solutions for inventory management. One of S/4HANA's best features in the manufacturing module is the ability to calculate product costs."
"The solution links everything and allows us to integrate into our entire supply chain."
"It is a straightforward solution."
"I like the SAP offerings and the standard best practices included in the SAP S/4HANA Cloud version."
"The reporting that we are doing from SAP S/4HANA Cloud is a valuable feature."
"Its task scheduling and manufacturing models need improvement."
"I think Microsoft should improve on the process of how the user decides on a business workflow. For example, there may be some kind of drag-and-drop interface that lets us decide for ourselves how to develop the business workflows that fit our purpose."
"There is room for improvement in terms of compatibility."
"Any request that had come from the website had to go through an e-form which was then plugged into Microsoft Dynamics NAV. There was no direct data capture. That was the pain point, where clients had to build e-forms, and that caused delays in transactions and getting information."
"Microsoft Dynamics NAV will be replaced with Office 365 in the future."
"The initial setup of the solution was quite complex and the troubleshooting involved with that needs to be improved."
"I would like to improve the tool’s reporting and coding part."
"Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central has been buggy in my experience and they should improve in this area. Additionally, there are too many updates. The updates involve a whole bunch of applications as part of the package, such as the Edge browser. The updates are too broad across the whole package of applications."
"Integrating SAP with other products like payroll solutions should be smoother. I wish there were some tools a consultant could build according to the client's requirements. For example, say I want to process debit and credits. In SAP, we have to follow SAP terminologies and patterns. I need a template to deploy my structure according to the client's requirements. There is no structure available in SAP that a consultant can mold."
"It's not easy to facilitate the solution between us and SAP, so we have had to leave those issues open."
"The integration with third-party vendors could improve."
"The proposition by SAP does not match the value realization."
"One thing that could be better in SAP S/4HANA Cloud, especially in the public cloud, is how easily you can make changes."
"The price is mainly suitable for larger companies, even then, there may be other, cheaper solutions. Additionally, this solution is the result of multiple acquisitions leaving room for there to be issues with performance."
"It's a huge software, and they need to make it look less complex and more user friendly. They need to work on user stories and user experiences."
"The initial setup can be complex, depending on the environment."
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Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is ranked 3rd in ERP with 62 reviews while SAP S/4HANA Cloud is ranked 3rd in Cloud ERP with 41 reviews. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is rated 8.2, while SAP S/4HANA Cloud is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central writes "Easy to deploy, extremely stable, and highly scalable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP S/4HANA Cloud writes "A valuable tool for businesses seeking to enhance their overall performance and competitiveness in the digital era". Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is most compared with SAP S/4HANA, Microsoft Dynamics AX, SAP Business One, SAP ERP and Epicor ERP, whereas SAP S/4HANA Cloud is most compared with SAP Business ByDesign, SAP Business One, Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP, SAP S/4HANA and Ramco ERP.
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