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We performed a comparison between Epicor ERP and SAP ERP based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two ERP solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Epicor ERP vs. SAP ERP Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"The product enables users to customize their dashboards and reports.""With Epicor, we can call a pitch between Epicor and the PLM database, which is a significant advantage.""Dashboards and Business Activity Query are very useful.""Epicor ERP is an easy-to-use solution.""Epicor ERP is very technical friendly, if you want to do any customization, it's very easy.""The most valuable features of Epicor ERP are ease of use, powerful API, and comprehensive integration. It is a one-vendor solution, where other vendors need other software systems from multiple vendors.""There's good flexibility within the inbuilt tools such as alerts, business process management, dashboards, and screen customization.""Real-time results make for faster decision making."

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"If you are well versed in SAP, the initial setup is pretty simple.""Everyone who uses SAP ERP has benefited from the functionality.""The stability is SAP ERP is not good only because the version is old. They could work on improving the versions.""It meets our requirements for what we need it to do in the manufacturing industry.""This product is very scalable and easy to expand.""It is a comprehensive and robust solution. It can provide lots of functional features.""From a long-term perspective, I can say that the solution can offer a return on investment, but it may take around three to four years for our company to experience it.""MDG provides a central location for governance of the creation/updating processes of master data. It allows you to change several fields in the same object. For example, we can change a field on the purchasing view and change another field on an accounting view to the same material at the same time."

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Cons
"In the newer version of Epicor ERP, it's very difficult to find out that tracing.""There are some glitches in Epicor ERP.""Right now, it doesn't really have a good cloud story.""Epicor didn't care about user level and software applications. So, it's not so user-friendly for nontechnical people.""I would like to see a better reporting tool.""There's a new version of the solution that has some bugginess. They're cleaning that up. The user interface is an area that needs improvement and they're improving.""The tool should provide a better user interface.""A number of bugs in 9.05 were only fixed in 10."

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"It needs to incorporate the new features from the SAP S/4HANA release, such as, utilizing data processes, which is quite nice.""The production system must be upgraded.""SAP ERP needs to be more innovative when it comes to areas like mobility and the internet.""The user interface can be more intuitive and user-friendly by having it be more menu-driven, this would be a large benefit.""When evaluating the current version I am using now, the SAP GUI is old-style and needs to be replaced with something more modern and easy to use. However, the SAP GUI is very optimized for connection networks and is extremely good. Many people would like to have a WebGUI or something else to have access in a different way. Additionally, there could be some drag and drop functionality added because these features are normally in any website that this solution does not have.""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.""SAP ERP needs to consider simplifying a few areas within the tool. Compared to SAP ERP, other solutions in the market are much more easily configurable and understandable. SAP has a lot of complex features.""It's very difficult to find people who are well versed in it."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "User support could be improved as well, as the consultant charges are very high."
  • "When comparing Epicor ERP to the other related products, the pricing, additional enhancements, as well as implementation, are better."
  • "We bought an on-premise version of the solution. The cloud version is different. I've looked into it, but it's very competitive on the low end of the market."
  • "The initial cost may be a bit high, but the maintenance cost is lower."
  • "Epicor ERP is an expensive solution."
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  • "SAP ECC is not cheap but I consider it the best system for managing an organization's data and processes."
  • "This is a costly product."
  • "There are licensing costs."
  • "Some components are available at an additional cost, depending on the type of contract that you have."
  • "The licensing costs are slightly on the higher side. They need to make it more competitive."
  • "SAP is a bit on the costly side, but they also provide support and other things. We are paying for licenses and the use of the cloud."
  • "SAP ERP is expensive."
  • "When you have a solution that is stable, reliable, and has a high performance as this solution, the price is going to be expensive. However, when you evaluate the service you are paying for the cost is quite reasonable for this solution."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:There are some glitches in Epicor ERP. Epicor ERP should add some automations.
    Top Answer:We use Epicor ERP for our total business operation.
    Top Answer:There are different aspects of both Anaplan and SAP ERP that I like and dislike. Anaplan improves forecast accuracy and drives up the quality of analytics. Rather than spending all of their time… more »
    Top Answer:The most valuable features of SAP ERP are its stability, industry-specific package, and adaptable configuration.
    Top Answer:One challenge we face with SAP ERP is the push to upgrade to S/4HANA, which comes with significant costs. While SAP encourages this transition, we need to carefully evaluate factors like our team's… more »
    Ranking
    17th
    out of 66 in ERP
    Views
    3,938
    Comparisons
    1,871
    Reviews
    4
    Average Words per Review
    354
    Rating
    8.3
    1st
    out of 66 in ERP
    Views
    21,994
    Comparisons
    19,694
    Reviews
    36
    Average Words per Review
    433
    Rating
    8.4
    Comparisons
    SAP S/4HANA logo
    Compared 30% of the time.
    Microsoft Dynamics AX logo
    Compared 11% of the time.
    Anaplan logo
    Compared 9% of the time.
    SAP Business One logo
    Compared 7% of the time.
    Infor M3 logo
    Compared 6% of the time.
    Also Known As
    Epicor SaaS ERP
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    Overview
    Epicor Cloud ERP is a comprehensive SaaS ERP system that has been developed from our next generation ERP solution. SaaS ERP from Epicor leverages core functionality that has been in use and proven at thousands of job businesses over the past 25 years. Epicor combines broad functionality into a complete end-to-end on-demand ERP system. You are provided everything you need to manage your opportunities, orders, and operations in one integrated SaaS ERP System.
    SAP ERP addresses the core business software requirements of midsize and large organizations in all industries and sectors. SAP ERP includes four individual solutions that support key areas of enterprise resource planning: human capital management, financials, operations, corporate services.
    Sample Customers
    Abatement Technologies
    B&G Manufacturing, Unilever, Life is good Inc., Joy Global Inc., City of Cape Town, Bhopal Municipal, Corporation (BMC), adidas Group, Butcher & Packer Supply Company, Franklin Valve L.P., Evoshield, Prime Meats, a Norsan Group company, EMC Corporation, Varian Medical Systems Inc., FC Bayern Mªnchen AG, AkzoNobel Chemicals B.V., T¾V Rheinland, Pacific Drilling S.A., Fire & Rescue New South Wales, University of Amsterdam, Pa_alon S.A.
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Manufacturing Company17%
    Computer Software Company9%
    Retailer8%
    Healthcare Company7%
    REVIEWERS
    Manufacturing Company25%
    Computer Software Company10%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    Pharma/Biotech Company8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Manufacturing Company13%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Educational Organization6%
    Retailer6%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business82%
    Midsize Enterprise9%
    Large Enterprise9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business35%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise46%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business21%
    Midsize Enterprise22%
    Large Enterprise57%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise64%
    Buyer's Guide
    Epicor ERP vs. SAP ERP
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Epicor ERP vs. SAP ERP and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    765,386 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Epicor ERP is ranked 17th in ERP with 12 reviews while SAP ERP is ranked 1st in ERP with 100 reviews. Epicor ERP is rated 7.8, while SAP ERP is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Epicor ERP writes "The product is flexible and easy to use, but the user interface must be improved". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP ERP writes "The amazing, robust framework with unlimited scalability earns its #1 status". Epicor ERP is most compared with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, SAP S/4HANA, Odoo, SAP Business One and NetSuite ERP, whereas SAP ERP is most compared with SAP S/4HANA, Microsoft Dynamics AX, Anaplan, SAP Business One and Infor M3. See our Epicor ERP vs. SAP ERP report.

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