We performed a comparison between Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and SAP S/4HANA Cloud based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about SAP, Microsoft, Oracle and others in ERP."We like the manufacturing and case management modules."
"The tool covers most of the business requirements that most companies have, especially financial institutions."
"Microsoft Dynamics NAV is good for smaller-sized companies."
"I like Microsoft Dynamics' simplicity. The interface is excellent, and it's a highly mature product. You can hardly find any bugs in the product."
"The initial setup is pretty straightforward."
"The customer support is good. The first level of support agent in every case was able to solve the problem very quickly."
"The solution is easy to use, flexible, and customizable."
"The initial setup is easy - because it stands on Microsoft offerings, it's simple and intuitive to use."
"I come from a functional consultancy background, and S/4HANA provides excellent procurement solutions for inventory management. One of S/4HANA's best features in the manufacturing module is the ability to calculate product costs."
"What I like the most about SAP S4HANA is how reliable and powerful it is."
"The solution links everything and allows us to integrate into our entire supply chain."
"I have found the financial and production modules to be the most valuable features."
"The most valuable features of SAP S/4HANA Cloud are the detailed solution costing, integration, and built-in analytics."
"We like the web portal or interface, which is great. The user experience is much better than the current traditional SAP landscape."
"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."
"The guidance SAP offers for implementing the product is clear and the online resources are great."
"Microsoft Dynamics NAV could improve the reporting."
"The UI is not particularly user-friendly and the CRM could do with some enhancements."
"It could be more stable."
"As our company grew we had to switch from Microsoft Dynamics NAV to a solution that was suited for larger-sized companies."
"Microsoft Dynamics NAV will be replaced with Office 365 in the future."
"One aspect that could be improved in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is the visibility and accessibility of communication-related features, such as email integration."
"The formulas in Power BI could be simpler. Sometimes, it's difficult to figure them out, but I am part of a lot of communities that work with us, so we help each other."
"The performance and virtual machine backup is not good with this solution and need improvements."
"The initial setup can be complex, depending on the environment."
"Customer service and support's response time is really long."
"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."
"The only thing that could be improved would be the complexity of the initial setup."
"I would like to see a feature where it allows integration with more platforms."
"We'd like to have more of a low-code platform."
"The pricing is high."
"The product can be improved by including a module for after-sales service modules."
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Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is ranked 3rd in ERP with 62 reviews while SAP S/4HANA Cloud is ranked 3rd in Cloud ERP with 41 reviews. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is rated 8.2, while SAP S/4HANA Cloud is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central writes "Easy to deploy, extremely stable, and highly scalable". 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". Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is most compared with Microsoft Dynamics AX, SAP S/4HANA, SAP Business One, SAP ERP and Epicor ERP, whereas SAP S/4HANA Cloud is most compared with SAP Business ByDesign, SAP Business One, Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP, SAP S/4HANA and Ramco ERP.
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