We performed a comparison between SAP Business One and SAP ERP based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: SAP Business One is the winner in this comparison. According to reviewers it is easier to set up, more reasonably priced, with a proven ROI, and has better support than SAP ERP.
"Its usability is the most valuable. It is very intuitive and user-friendly. In terms of functionality, it has all the basic functionalities for ERP, such as CRM, sales, and manufacturing. These are the functionalities that we typically use for all SMEs. In terms of localization, SAP Business One is the best. It has got localization across all countries, which is an advantage. No other solution has such localization."
"The most valuable feature of SAP Business One is the ability to manage your entire business with one software package."
"It's user-friendly and comes with comprehensive manuals. So, it is easy to learn to use SAP Business One"
"This is the most efficient ERP that is in the market right now."
"The most valuable feature of SAP Business One is the dashboards."
"SAP Business One has good reports and is simple to customize and use."
"I like analytics, dashboard, and KPIs a lot. It is very helpful when I need to check balances and financial statements."
"Sales CRM and Financials are most valuable."
"If you are well versed in SAP, the initial setup is pretty simple."
"The accounting module's record and report process is closely integrated with almost every other process."
"This product is very scalable and easy to expand."
"The stability and performance are good."
"Its integration is most valuable."
"Good customization features."
"It provides one overview of the capacity planning."
"The system can be integrated with other SAP functionalities - such as finance, production, sales, marketing, HR, et cetera, and can also be customized to become a model that's specifically designed for my business. That's the solution's most valuable aspect."
"It would be ideal if the reporting and dashboards were improved upon."
"SAP Business One could be improved if SAP creates one platform to integrate different solutions, particularly having a multi-company concept rather than having different databases. The solution could be similar to SAP S/4 Hana and the SAP Business ByDesign concept."
"SAP Business One consumes a lot of network resources and bandwidth, especially when accessing the web solution, B1 Web Access."
"Business One lacks built-in HR features."
"It could have RPA automation and RPA elements. There could also be add-ons for a Document Management System and Warehouse Management System."
"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."
"I'm only working on the front end with ERP's user interface, which isn't very easy for end-users. It's an old-school interface, so it's often challenging to find what you need."
"It should be less complex. It should also have better integration capability. I am using the ACC version, and in this version, the integration and the communication are very difficult and complicated."
"SAP ERP was not very user-friendly."
"SAP ERP could improve by having better integration with other platforms."
"I would like to see more integration with other partners. Some of our customers already use specific or in-house applications for their business processes. They do not want to replace those applications."
"It could be more flexible, and the company should be able to adapt the system. Not the other way around. It's very rigid and difficult to change. Reporting could also be better."
"It has a high cost."
"It is very expensive to customize to meet compliance with regulations in some countries."
SAP Business One is ranked 4th in ERP with 61 reviews while SAP ERP is ranked 1st in ERP with 100 reviews. SAP Business One is rated 8.0, while SAP ERP 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 ERP writes "The amazing, robust framework with unlimited scalability earns its #1 status". SAP Business One is most compared with SAP S/4HANA, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP, SAP S/4HANA Cloud and Epicor ERP, whereas SAP ERP is most compared with SAP S/4HANA, Microsoft Dynamics AX, Anaplan, Infor M3 and Infor LN. See our SAP Business One vs. SAP ERP report.
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