We performed a comparison between IFS Cloud Platform and SAP Business One 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."The main reason for the ERP project was to bring together our fourteen sites, which had until then worked in separate silos."
"The workflow of the solution is very good."
"IFS Applications is an all-in-one solution for finance, accounting, and production."
"What I like about IFS Applications is that it's easier to use and implement than SAP. I also like that the IFS Applications team is more flexible than the SAP team."
"The product is quite flexible."
"Individual user profiles that can be configured as templates to minimize data entry."
"Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine or ten out of ten since it is an extremely scalable solution that can be used for various use cases with thousands of users."
"We could quickly understand what was going on and what the customer wanted to do."
"It's very powerful and very complete."
"All parts for inventory control, project budget, accounting, and business information are valuable. It is very friendly to obtain information. It is also very easy to make the changes that we need. We have a developer with us, and he can make the required changes or rules."
"SAP Business One has valuable and helpful features for standard utilities, such as sales, purchasing, inventory, and finance, including Indian localization. Additionally, it is strong in the area of production. It has enhanced capabilities in advanced production planning, maintenance, and other features as needed through the use of add-ons provided by partners. These add-ons run within the solution and can be provided to customers based on their specific production needs."
"The graphical view of connections between different transactions is a valuable feature of the solution."
"I had been using it for the end-to-end functionality."
"I have been happy with the intern purchases, and finance, such as banking."
"The most valuable feature of Business One depends on the industry. Generally speaking, Business One works best in automotive industry use cases."
"The most valuable features of SAP Business One are the financials, sales, and production. They are very helpful. Additionally, it is very easy to use and the user interface is stable in the application and on the web."
"IFS Applications is not robust enough to handle high-volume transactions, so it's not suitable for larger enterprises."
"The CRM was shaky and although this improves in Apps 10, there is room for improvement."
"Technical support could be improved."
"The solution needs to improve its documentation and user-friendliness."
"The solution's initial setup process was complex...The technical support my company receives from the implementation partners of the solution is not that great."
"The integration is a bit complex, and post-implementation support services need to be improved. They have a service center based out of Sri Lanka. The support aspect is good, but the response time is a little slower than we anticipated. In the next release, it would be better if Warehouse Management could be improvised. They have a product line that's a data warehouse management system, but it's still premature and requires a bit of enhancement."
"Aspects of HR and payroll could be better."
"Ability to place approval check-points in the custom workflow, so clients can decide what they want it."
"There should be a portal so that our providers can give us their invoices. This is something that it is missing currently. SAP provides such a portal with SAP ERP, but it is not available with SAP Business One."
"I'd like to see the solution become more user-friendly."
"Security could be improved."
"The reading and retrieving of data are slow in the system."
"Some features are missing."
"In terms of business processes, the production could use improvement."
"The standard SAP Business One is sufficient for the Indian region. There is no need for further enhancement as custom solutions can be designed and developed to meet specific needs. For example, HR and payroll is not a standard feature of the solution, but they can be created as a separate custom solution. However, payroll is not a standard function due to the varying norms and regulations across India's 29 states and union territories. Therefore, a standard payroll solution cannot be provided by SAP to add utility and features. Adding it would lead to different versions of the solution and more complexity in managing them. However, it would be useful to have addons to cover the other states which have different regulations."
"There are possibilities to extend its functionality. Things such as Quality Management System (QMS) and Payroll are currently not a part of the product. These things are needed."
IFS Cloud Platform is ranked 10th in ERP with 29 reviews while SAP Business One is ranked 4th in ERP with 61 reviews. IFS Cloud Platform is rated 7.8, while SAP Business One is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of IFS Cloud Platform writes "Robust, customizable, and modern". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP Business One writes "Helps with intercompany sales and purchase orders, and optimizes inventory management". IFS Cloud Platform is most compared with SAP ERP, SAP S/4HANA, Oracle E-Business Suite, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and NetSuite ERP, whereas SAP Business One is most compared with SAP S/4HANA, SAP ERP, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP and JD Edwards EnterpriseOne. See our IFS Cloud Platform vs. SAP Business One report.
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