We performed a comparison between SAP S/4HANA and SAP S/4HANA Cloud based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
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"One of the most valuable features, which we used the most, was the FI module, for finance. It involved controlling, account receivables, account payables, and complete financial steering."
"The Fiori design is a valuable feature."
"I have found the most valuable features are the interface, which is very good for all users, and the database performance is good."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten...Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"We're able to get all our processes flowing together. We're able to make all of our business processes talk to each other."
"In terms of its most valuable feature, I would say the finance module."
"S4HANA is a completely integrated solution. It's an end-to-end ERP system with strong manufacturing and financial integration, which is not common among ERPs. And it's a solution that's driven by industry best practices."
"I like that it saves every transaction, so anything is traceable."
"SAP is an extremely powerful ERP. In my past company, we used it on a massive large scale, and it was amazing."
"With the newer update, there are more funnels as well as ample opportunity to customize the solution. With the SAP Optimizer, companies are using about five to ten percent of the product as-is while the other ninety to ninety five percent is customized to automate and standardize processes."
"Finance aspects of it and transportation management, asset management, and inventory management are valuable."
"The manufacturing area is a good feature."
"It is a stable solution...It is a scalable solution."
"What I like the most about SAP S4HANA is how reliable and powerful it is."
"It is a straightforward solution."
"If I can highlight one point that could be improved, when we talk about other ERPs, like Oracle, nowadays these ERPs provide free integration with other ERPs. For example, there is an API for banks integrated into every tool and every product form requires that bank integration in order to give real time data into the ERP. But SAP is charging a lot for that particular bank integration scenario and I think it should be free because other ERPs are providing this feature built in to the ERP. People always ask us about the integration and how much it will cost to go with that solution, so people are thinking about this."
"The user interface should be much more convenient and user-friendly."
"Maybe its user interface and reporting can be improved across the board, but it is manageable."
"The two things that need to be improved are price and customization."
"It is simple to implement SAP S4HANA. If you are already in this type of environment, then the transition is not very complex. However, if you do not then it can be difficult."
"Technical support has been declining. They aren't as responsive as they used to be."
"This solution works with the configuration, if the prerequisites are very clear and can be configured it works perfectly. If you need to simulate something, as a predictive tool this kind of simulation is not very accurate and it has limitations. This is something that could improve."
"The customer service and support are average. There is room for improvement in response time."
"The scalability of SAP S/4HANNA is an area that could be improved."
"There have been some pain points in moving from SAP to S/4HANA, but the company seems to be staying on top of those issues."
"The user experience has some room for improvement. S/4HANA covers various scenarios based on the best business practices, but users complain about its user experience. It is not a user-friendly ERP solution. I rate the current UX seven out of 10."
"Difficult to install and difficult to test. Testing needs to be improved. Scalability of this solution also needs improvement."
"SAP promotes the cloud, but customers are worried about the security of their data. SAP suggests they have SAP S4HANA with RISE, which is a private cloud environment, but it is difficult to sell many of the customers on the cloud concept because of the privacy issues."
"When it comes to the SAP PM material's module, it would be nice to see the inclusion of predictive analytics."
"There is room for improvement in SAP S/4HANA Cloud, particularly in enhancing the application's response time."
"Public cloud is single-tenant so there are limitations on what can be customized."
SAP S/4HANA is ranked 2nd in ERP with 65 reviews while SAP S/4HANA Cloud is ranked 3rd in Cloud ERP with 41 reviews. SAP S/4HANA is rated 8.2, while SAP S/4HANA Cloud is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of SAP S/4HANA writes "The solution is highly scalable, with solid performance and integration". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP S/4HANA Cloud writes "A valuable tool for businesses seeking to enhance their overall performance and competitiveness in the digital era". SAP S/4HANA is most compared with SAP ERP, SAP Business One, Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Oracle E-Business Suite, whereas SAP S/4HANA Cloud is most compared with SAP Business ByDesign, Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP, SAP Business One, IFS Cloud Platform and Oracle E-Business Suite.
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The main difference is RISE is associated with S/4 Product Range on Cloud while By Design is modeled after SAP Business One also on Cloud.
So both are SaaS but the difference is in enterprise size and also application complexities. Also, RISE offers a bundle of pre-configured modules while By Design is similar to B1 with a lot more flexibility and high scalability. License wise both are per user on the cloud.