We performed a comparison between Anaplan and SAP S/4HANA based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Anaplan, Oracle, Jedox and others in Business Performance Management."I believe Anaplan is a new cloud tool, and from time to time, there's a lot of improvement that the Anaplan company deploys with the system. So, with that improvement, we need to really adapt and know the new system trends."
"The best thing is that it's very intuitive and user-friendly. You don't need coding skills to manipulate the platform."
"It's highly flexible. If you've got a complex environment with complex calculations, you can build that out. So that's a really good positive."
"The most valuable feature of Anaplan is machine learning. The solution is constantly evolving from feedback. Additionally, there is a wide range of training material online."
"Anaplan provides 130 GB of cloud storage for organizations to use as part of their license."
"Anaplan's in-memory calculation engine is super-fast compared to the old tools we previously used. You enter the data and everything shows up in one go."
"Where we're seeing the opportunity in the market is at the Fortune 100 companies that have far more complex modeling type scenarios where you need to be able to have a lot of people collaborating together, and you need a lot of information all at everyone's fingertips. This is where you see the big advantage of a solution like Anaplan."
"This product has a very good modeling feature, and its graphical representation of visualizations has also been valuable."
"SAP S/4HANA is the preferred database because of its scalability, faster accessibility, compatibility, and other well-suited features for large data sets."
"It is the most stable solution provided by SAP and can be used on all levels."
"I find everything I need in S4/HANA."
"I have found the most valuable features are the interface, which is very good for all users, and the database performance is good."
"A user-friendly UI with good documentation."
"The most valuable feature of SAP S/4HANA is the innovational process. We are able to receive more efficiency or accuracy than previous versions."
"Provides SAP Fiori apps with numerous dashboards and KPIs"
"I have found SAP S4HANA to be scalable."
"The visualization tools in the product are limited in comparison to other reporting tools."
"The solution could improve by better dashboards and while entering the form loss and project implementation the ability to use graphical shapes more effectively."
"Anaplan should come up with flexible options to connect to a data warehouse rather than an Anaplan hub."
"When there is a lot of data, it sometimes takes long to load."
"There are workspace issues, like the limitation on model sizes."
"The solution can improve by providing an easier form of integration to different platforms, such as receiving data from different Salesforce. There is a process to do it through the use of some APIs but it could be made much easier. This would be a large help to us."
"Automation needs to be built into this solution."
"The price of the solution can improve."
"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 two things that need to be improved are price and customization."
"Every year, when a new version is released, it comes with a very thick booklet of 300 or 400 pages and it is a little difficult to comprehend."
"The solution’s stability could be improved."
"The product should improve its cost."
"The customer service and support are average. There is room for improvement in response time."
"In an upcoming release, it would be beneficial to have more practical intelligence in the system, such as protective maintenance, or artificial intelligence."
"Thi solution can improve the Bill of Materials (BOM) and production planning."
Anaplan is ranked 1st in Business Performance Management with 24 reviews while SAP S/4HANA is ranked 2nd in ERP with 75 reviews. Anaplan is rated 8.0, while SAP S/4HANA is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Anaplan writes "Great for large-scale modelling, easy to learn, and very stable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP S/4HANA writes "The solution is highly scalable, with solid performance and integration". Anaplan is most compared with SAP ERP, Oracle Hyperion, SAP Analytics Cloud, IBM Planning Analytics and Board, whereas SAP S/4HANA is most compared with SAP ERP, SAP Business One, Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP, Oracle E-Business Suite and Odoo.
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