We performed a comparison between Netsuite ERP and SAP S4HANA based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison of Results: Based on the parameters we compared, Netsuite ERP seems to be the superior solution. Our reviewers find that the questions concerning the simplicity of AP S4HANA’s deployment process, stability, scalability, and the effectiveness of the technical support that it provides make it a riskier investment than Netsuite ERP.
"I would say that the solution is highly configurable."
"The project management aspect and the timesheets are valuable, especially for ensuring that our milestone billings are automated properly. From a manufacturing perspective, it is more to do with the entire management of the inventory, the overall finance, consolidation of books of accounts, and managing the profit and loss in a more effective manner."
"It is a very solid product for finance and procure-to-pay processes."
"NetSuite ERP is good for a trading company that involves buying and selling."
"NetSuite ERP is a user-friendly cloud-based solution that posts into the GL in real time. You can see your profitability at the order level."
"I am impressed with the product's ease of use. It also helps us reduce the techstack."
"We can install the bundles based on our needs."
"It offers reporting flexibilities that were previously unavailable to us."
"The solution's new UI called Fiori is user friendly."
"We have access to all types of reports in a single solution."
"S/4HANA falls under a single terminal. We can easily access the data, and the performance is good."
"The key modules that I find most valuable are material management (MM), financial accounting and controlling (FICO), and human resources (HR)."
"I can verify and provide the overall financial aid report and also the management report."
"The most valuable feature is the detail in all of the processes. The solution captures our policies and enables us to implement our policies in SAP. There are different models that address our needs."
"It is a very powerful, highly customizable tool."
"A user-friendly UI with good documentation."
"There is a lot of room for improvement. Multiple manufacturing features need to be updated on NetSuite. More functionalities need to be added. I think there are a lot of functionalities coming out for warehouse management systems and manufacturing automation via advanced manufacturing functionalities. I think they need to improve a little more on those aspects and make it easier on the scheduling aspect."
"The product should improve its warehouse management solution."
"The solution could be more stable."
"The communication has been peculiar, and the overall commercial process has been less than satisfactory."
"In terms of the main improvement to NetSuite is the talent itself. It's grown so fast and there are about 25,000 companies running on it, and it's a relatively newer system compared to other competitors. It's growing so fast that the talent base in the partner organization (there's about 200 of them), is pretty thin."
"As with any system offering large volumes of data, there are limitations on processing large volumes of data in custom ways."
"If they could provide more integration options to connect with different products, that would be ideal."
"NetSuite ERP's UI could be improved. There are some features that are very complex that do not have to be. There are some aspects of the solution that could be simplified and this can include the documentation. Since it's a very complex tool, you expect to have great detailed documentation to help you implement it."
"The initial setup could be better. They can make the process a little easier. The functions that we require will be available in the next release. We specifically need a new model, and I think we have some versions to implement. I already read on the SAP website that some functionalities we are waiting for are available in this new version."
"The integration could be made a little simpler in terms of design and implementation."
"If S4HANA has more AI and machine learning, it will be better and easier for reporting and dashboarding."
"The classic interface needs improvement"
"The solution is complex technically because both an old and a new path exist."
"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."
"Items that impact the TCO should be improved because the solution is very complex to integrate and keep running."
"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."
NetSuite ERP is ranked 1st in Cloud ERP with 33 reviews while SAP S/4HANA is ranked 2nd in ERP with 75 reviews. NetSuite ERP is rated 7.8, while SAP S/4HANA is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of NetSuite ERP writes "Carries a broad range of applications, specifically in the field services area". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP S/4HANA writes "The solution is highly scalable, with solid performance and integration". NetSuite ERP is most compared with Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP, NetSuite OneWorld, Oracle E-Business Suite, Anaplan and SAP Business ByDesign, whereas SAP S/4HANA is most compared with SAP ERP, SAP Business One, Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP, Oracle E-Business Suite and Microsoft Dynamics AX.
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