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.
"The solution has all the basic features that are required for us."
"It is quite simple, and it is suitable for medium and small businesses."
"The efficient Intercompany sales to purchase order conversion is great."
"Technical support is quite good. They are helpful and responsive. We are quite satisfied with their level of support."
"The sales and wholesale distribution are great."
"I like the monthly order management features."
"The most valuable features of SAP Business One are user-friendliness, ease of use, visibility, and flexibility. Customizing the solution is simple."
"It's fully integrated with great dashboard and interface."
"The solution is quite scalable."
"I like the solution's ability to close plans and resource requirements in deals."
"The solution has far more features, processes, and functionalities than we previously had."
"The solution has a lot of good integrated modules."
"The transactional integration of operations is the best-recommended feature of this product. It provides integration of all operational modules."
"SAP ERP has a good user interface with a lot of functionalities and good interface options."
"Well-integrated multilingual technology."
"The implementation is very straightforward."
"We don't have the functionality of the supply chain and mobile applications."
"The analytics data capabilities could improve which will provide businesses with much more insight into how their companies are performing."
"The initial implementation is not straightforward. It took approximately three months to complete. The process could be easier."
"Some features are missing."
"The production scheduling, manufacturing, and planning could improve in SAP Business One. Additionally, the projection management module could improve. These functionalities are important in the construction industry we are working in at the moment."
"I'd like to see the solution become more user-friendly."
"The installation process could be easier. They should have better tools to improve the effectiveness of the installation."
"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."
"The solution's UI could be better."
"The system is over-customized."
"One thing that is lacking in ERP is a good user interface. It is currently very clumsy and complex. Another thing is that reporting capability of SAP ERP is customizable, but it is not very good. Its development time is also very high if you require specialized technical services. If you want to do any changes to the report or develop a new report, you need people with specialized skills. Business processes are very straightforward and standardized as per the industry standards. However, the way it works is a bit complex, and you need to know a lot of things. There are different things that can be complex for a general user. A lot of information is being provided in ERP. A general user doesn't require all this information, and it creates a lot of confusion. Its learning curve is very high."
"They need to improve a few processes, including transformation, intelligence, governance, modeling, etc."
"Poor ergonomics."
"It needs a more complete guidance with complete processes. Right now, it only has single transactions."
"License fees are too high."
"ERP could use better integration with other systems."
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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