We performed a comparison between SAP S/4HANA 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 most valuable feature is that HANA loads from memory, which means it loads very quickly."
"I have found the most valuable features are the interface, which is very good for all users, and the database performance is good."
"Because I'm a procure-to-pay consultant, I mostly look at that angle, and I have a bit of experience with sales and distribution. I also like the integration between S/4HANA and other ERPs because S/4HANA is a suite. For example, the integration between S/4HANA and EWM Transportation Management, and Ariba."
"From a technological point of view, the in-memory database is one of the key highlights."
"SAP S4HANA version 1909 is stable. We have not gone live with 2020 yet."
"SAP S4HANA is a robust solution."
"We have access to all types of reports in a single solution."
"I have found the most valuable feature to be the SAP Fiori application."
"The solution is versatile with various integrated tools such as connecting with finance modules, controlling parameters, and creating universal journals."
"The ability to access and analyze data in real-time has significantly improved our reporting efficiency."
"The integration is very stable."
"With the newer update, there are more funnels as well as ample opportunity to customize the solution. With the SAP Optimizer, companies are using about five to ten percent of the product as-is while the other ninety to ninety five percent is customized to automate and standardize processes."
"S/4HANA Cloud is very stable."
"I like that it saves every transaction, so anything is traceable."
"The manufacturing area is a good feature."
"The guidance SAP offers for implementing the product is clear and the online resources are great."
"The cost of the solution is quite high. It needs to be adjusted."
"Planned Order List needs a change of screen."
"The procure-to-pay solution in the Contract Management angle could be better. If you look at it on Ariba, the Contract Management Life Cycle for Ariba is more robust. You can create documentation, SLAs, and NDAs. Apart from the procurement aspect of the contract, you have the legal side, but Ariba cannot do that. From what I've seen, the features of the procure-to-pay model in S/4HANA and their Contract Life Cycle Management side primarily focus on the procurement side. I believe it would be good if this solution could handle a part of the legal side. They will incorporate Extended Warehouse Management and Transportation Management into the S/4HANA cloud. Most big companies that use a solution like S/4HANA have a legal department within the organization. Suppose they can incorporate that to be in S/4HANA suites; I think it'll be good. It will be just like what we have with Transportation Management and Extended Warehouse Management. The user interface could be better. They have too much information on the interface, and our customers still keep complaining that it looks complex. Even though many things have changed, they still complain that the interface or the screen they see is a bit complex. It's only when they see the Fiori interface that their mind becomes a bit calm."
"I'm not a big fan of SAP S/4HANA because it needs a lot of hardware. It is really fast, but it needs a lot of hardware. The hardware for S/4HANA is too expensive."
"The difficulty level of the initial setup depends on the person's skills. If you know the basic knowledge of the database, then it will be easy, otherwise, it will be very difficult."
"You will not see convenient user experiences with SAP S4HANA's website or application."
"It's an expensive solution"
"The solution is complex technically because both an old and a new path exist."
"The integration with third-party vendors could improve."
"The solution's speed and dashboard could be improved."
"They can improve the interface. It has a client-server kind of interface, which is kind of old."
"Customer service and support's response time is really long."
"The solution is expensive. That can be an issue for clients."
"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."
"It's not easy to facilitate the solution between us and SAP, so we have had to leave those issues open."
"I would like to see a feature where it allows integration with more platforms."
SAP S/4HANA is ranked 2nd in ERP with 75 reviews while SAP S/4HANA Cloud is ranked 3rd in Cloud ERP with 41 reviews. SAP S/4HANA is rated 8.2, while SAP S/4HANA Cloud is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of SAP S/4HANA writes "The solution is highly scalable, with solid performance and integration". 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". SAP S/4HANA is most compared with SAP ERP, SAP Business One, Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP, Oracle E-Business Suite and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, whereas SAP S/4HANA Cloud is most compared with SAP Business ByDesign, SAP Business One, Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP, IFS Cloud Platform and Oracle E-Business Suite.
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The main difference is RISE is associated with S/4 Product Range on Cloud while By Design is modeled after SAP Business One also on Cloud.
So both are SaaS but the difference is in enterprise size and also application complexities. Also, RISE offers a bundle of pre-configured modules while By Design is similar to B1 with a lot more flexibility and high scalability. License wise both are per user on the cloud.