We performed a comparison between PeopleSoft 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."Peoplesoft is the best payroll software in the market."
"I often say that PeopleSoft's greatest feature is how customizable it is."
"The most valuable feature is that it's easy to use."
"It is a customizable product. We can customize it based on our needs, which is one of the features that I like about PeopleSoft. As far as financial accounting is concerned, the user interface is very good. You can also configure Chart of Accounts for all performance insights."
"It's a mature product."
"The most valuable feature of PeopleSoft is the functionality that allows the ability to find all the data about employees that are needed."
"It is a very stable ERP solution. It is also supported on Oracle Cloud and provides extensive features."
"This solution integrates very well with other products which is helpful."
"Overall the solution is very good in the industry."
"The most valuable features of SAP ERP are its stability, industry-specific package, and adaptable configuration."
"SAP is a very process controlled application. It does not allow users to manage the data. Once the initial process is set, it works smoothly."
"The most valuable features of SAP ERP are that its robust, user-friendly, and secure."
"This is a robust solution with a lot of control measures."
"The most valuable feature of SAP ERP is the integration. It can be seamlessly integrated across the board."
"The solution has far more features, processes, and functionalities than we previously had."
"The system can be integrated with other SAP functionalities - such as finance, production, sales, marketing, HR, et cetera, and can also be customized to become a model that's specifically designed for my business. That's the solution's most valuable aspect."
"The UI and user experience are not great, and it's not as feature-rich as today's systems. Furthermore, our implementation does not include all the components we need, like payroll or some other functions."
"Scalability is not there in PeopleSoft. Its performance and resilience are also very bad. When you're trying to stretch it, it breaks. It is not resilient. It is also not stable. It is stable as far as data is concerned, but the infrastructure is not stable."
"There can occasionally be complexity in the initial setup."
"The solution needs to work on its mobile technology. We're hoping in the next version we're working on implementing, 9.2, will have more of this."
"The solution could have better processes and automation, or features that allow for a paperless environment."
"Response time takes very long and requires a person to be awake night and day to benefit from it."
"The biggest disadvantage with things like PeopleSoft is that they do continuous support and fixes and upgrades. You get to choose when you want to implement that upgrade. However, in order to keep up, you have to upgrade."
"Agile system configurations to accommodate business dynamics."
"SAP ERP was not very user-friendly."
"It is very expensive to customize to meet compliance with regulations in some countries."
"The initial setup of SAP ERP is complex and it took a lot of time."
"I do not have any notes for improvements."
"Technical support could be better."
"If big companies are going for SAP and they would like to install it, they should know that it still needs time. Implementation will cost a lot of money."
"I believe there's room for improvement in terms of user experience."
"The flexibility in using the software could improve. I am from a product background and I've been testing a lot of applications, for example, Informatics. The UI, features, and cloud version could improve."
PeopleSoft is ranked 11th in ERP with 79 reviews while SAP ERP is ranked 1st in ERP with 100 reviews. PeopleSoft is rated 8.0, while SAP ERP is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of PeopleSoft writes "Comprehensive solution for SCM but requires add-ons for fluid pages". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP ERP writes "The amazing, robust framework with unlimited scalability earns its #1 status". PeopleSoft is most compared with Oracle HCM Cloud, Workday, Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP, SAP SuccessFactors and Oracle E-Business Suite, whereas SAP ERP is most compared with SAP S/4HANA, Microsoft Dynamics AX, Anaplan, SAP Business One and JD Edwards EnterpriseOne. See our PeopleSoft vs. SAP ERP report.
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