We performed a comparison between IFS Cloud Platform 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."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."
"When it comes to financing, the solution has helped us to concentrate finance functions like accounting processes in one system. This includes about 70 internal entities around the world."
"One of our favorite features is the "Info-Zone", which provides operational intelligence in flight and in context to guide both business users and support teams to productivity."
"The workflow of the solution is very good."
"The most valuable feature is the distribution module."
"Individual user profiles that can be configured as templates to minimize data entry."
"Having a young talented programmer, during the six years of use, we were able to save around 75 000 EUR preparing simple modifications using customization rather than ordering them in IFS / Partner."
"Feature-wise, I like the way it provides inventory details...It is a stable solution."
"The solution provides a high level of integration."
"The solution is very stable."
"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."
"I like that SAP ERP is very robust and stable."
"It meets our requirements for what we need it to do in the manufacturing industry."
"I like the solution's ability to close plans and resource requirements in deals."
"The valuable feature of SAP ERP is that everything is connected and under one roof, creating a unified system."
"The most valuable feature of SAP ERP is the integration. It can be seamlessly integrated across the board."
"An area for improvement would be transactions, which can be tedious to complete as the process is very complex."
"We would like to see AI-driven CSI functions built into the tool that would allow us to quickly tie our improvement goals to metrics and activities, so Assyst will suggest the next steps to help us get closer to our goals."
"Aspects of HR and payroll could be better."
"I have seen that one of the areas that my company has identified for improvement might be the rental management capabilities within the solution."
"There are certain digital features that need to be incorporated, such as IOP."
"Some kind of bot assistance, some kind of artificial intelligence to help people solve the problems, would be interesting."
"IFS uses Crystal Report mostly, which isn't too user-friendly. Developing reports isn't easy and requires a lot of dev time. Since SAP bought it, Crystal Report has become more complicated to use on IFS. You have a dashboard for reporting that is good, but it's incomplete. Most of our clients use Power BI or some additional tooling for BI."
"Customization needs to be improved."
"It would also help if it were more open, more flexible, with more standard products."
"Its user interface should be improved."
"The initial setup of SAP ERP is complex and it took a lot of time."
"Presently, the solution's interface is not intuitive."
"In general, a user should attend training before they can use this platform. There's definitely a learning curve. As a new user or employee, there may be some difficulty with onboarding."
"There are a lot of manual tasks that are used by a lot of people, so it is a very good candidate for RPA."
"I think that implementation could be simplified."
"There will always be something within our business that it won't fit."
IFS Cloud Platform is ranked 9th in ERP with 29 reviews while SAP ERP is ranked 1st in ERP with 100 reviews. IFS Cloud Platform is rated 7.8, while SAP ERP is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of IFS Cloud Platform writes "Robust, customizable, and modern". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP ERP writes "The amazing, robust framework with unlimited scalability earns its #1 status". IFS Cloud Platform is most compared with SAP S/4HANA, Oracle E-Business Suite, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, IBM Maximo and ServiceNow, whereas SAP ERP is most compared with SAP S/4HANA, Microsoft Dynamics AX, Anaplan, SAP Business One and JD Edwards EnterpriseOne. See our IFS Cloud Platform vs. SAP ERP report.
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