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We performed a comparison between Alibaba Cloud and SAP S4HANA on AWS based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Alibaba Cloud vs. SAP S4HANA on AWS Report (Updated: March 2024).
767,995 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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Pros
"Flexibility and costs were probably the most important thing for us. The cost was one of the big factors for choosing Alibaba Cloud relative to other cloud solutions, especially in Asia""Feature-wise, it provides many features. ECS, VM, SP, bucket object storage, and databases are the most valuable.""We use the product for storage and as a VPN.""Alibaba Cloud allows for easy setup of mirror sites and backup servers, ensuring data redundancy and high availability.""I rate Alibaba Cloud's scalability an eight out of ten.""It is easy to set up.""We use the solution to run VMs.""What's good about Alibaba Cloud is its database service. It's also good in the virtual machine area."

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"The internal integration within departments and integration with third parties is simplified in the system.""It is indeed a stable solution, but it depends on how you architecture the component in AWS. If the component has the right architecture and is properly provisioned and placed, then it will be a stable platform.""The product’s high availability is its best feature.""The HANA database is a valuable feature""I appreciate the reliability and performance of SAP S/4HANA on AWS. It demonstrates high integration and stability, making it a widely used choice in various industries, including manufacturing, such as factories, carmakers, and battery production. It effectively covers a broad spectrum of business areas, which is beneficial.""We have found the retail business features to be the most valuable.""This product is currently the leading product within this category.""SAP S4HANA on AWS is an easy-to-use solution."

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Cons
"It is not robust.""From a performance point of view, Huawei and Azure are faster. Alibaba isn't as good.""Alibaba Cloud needs to increase availability in Thailand.""The user experience must be improved.""The majority of the tools and processes, in general, have a lot of room for improvement.""I think that sometimes the customer service for Alibaba Cloud is inefficient.... Sometimes it's hard to reach out to them.""The solution needs to improve its graphical user interface.""The flexibility of the solution could be improved."

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"The solution is costlier than other products.""There are times when the solution can become slower. The stability could improve.""There are a few complexities when it comes to licensing that could be simplified.""SAP S4HANA could be improved by adding a click-to-deploy model.""I would like for them to have more integration with virtualization platforms.""The manufacturing application system, it's not as user-friendly in S4HANA.""The tool should undergo an overall improvement, including support. Data sharing should also be faster.""I would like to see a lower price for the solution."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "I don't know the exact cost. It is cheaper than AWS."
  • "I'm not sure about the exact pricing, but let's just say if it cost a dollar for Amazon AWS, it was closer to 70 to 80 cents for Alibaba Cloud."
  • "We cut our costs significantly by migrating our infrastructure to the cloud. Alibaba Cloud employs a pay-as-you-go model, so that minimizes many costs for us."
  • "The cost is better than similar solutions."
  • "Pricing for Alibaba Cloud is a little bit cheaper. It has reasonable pricing."
  • "The price of Alibaba Cloud is good. If I was to use Microsoft Azure I would have to pay 30 percent more."
  • "The solution's pricing is the same as AWS'."
  • "I noticed on the pricing that it's quite expensive. It is the price you pay for making a practical choice for enterprise-level companies since it has so many features and it fits an enterprise-level company just like our company right now."
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  • "Licensing fees are on an annual basis."
  • "The licensing of the product is reasonable but the cost of the hardware is exorbitant."
  • "We pay a monthly fee for the use of SAP S4HANA on AWS for approximately five years. That's the time of the contract."
  • "The price of SAP S4HANA on AWS is reasonable, given how much it costs to maintain a scratch-built system. To upgrade the support there is a fee."
  • "SAP S4HANA's pricing model should be more flexible and transparent - there's a lot of negotiation and internal factors, and some customers get better value and services for the same product."
  • "I would rate the pricing as a two and a half out of five."
  • "Compared to its competitors, SAP S4HANA on AWS is a costly solution."
  • "It's expensive. It would be good if AWS and Azure could reduce the computing cost for people who move to the public cloud."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:ECS is the most valuable feature of the solution.
    Top Answer:The product is not that expensive. It is more affordable than Google. However, customers are not that comfortable with the product’s price.
    Top Answer:The product must be made easier to use. The design is a bit tricky. When we log in to the Alibaba Cloud Marketplace and browse products, they look very small. The user experience must be improved… more »
    Top Answer:With extensive data and a sizable client base, this ensures seamless operations, responsiveness, and overall reliability, addressing our enterprise-scale needs effectively.
    Top Answer:I would rate the costliness of SAP S4HANA as a nine out of ten. I believe the cost of SAP S/4HANA can be a factor for smaller businesses. However, the robustness, integration capabilities, and the… more »
    Top Answer:I would like scalability to be improved in the future for faster performance.
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    5,172
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    9
    Average Words per Review
    409
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    7.7
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    4,655
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    26
    Average Words per Review
    572
    Rating
    8.4
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    Also Known As
    SAP S/4HANA on AWS
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    Overview

    Alibaba Cloud offers a comprehensive suite of cloud computing services to support growing enterprises worldwide, including data storage, relational databases, big-data processing, and content delivery networks.

    SAP customers of all sizes can fully realize all the benefits of the SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition on the AWS Cloud. With SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition on the AWS Cloud you can:

    • Achieve faster time to value with the AWS on-demand infrastructure
    • Rapidly provision infrastructure for SAP S/4HANA with no upfront cost or long-term commitment
    • Pay for only what you need Don't spend upfront costs purchasing hardware for what you can't forecast
    • Test and evaluate SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition with a free trial offering from SAP on AWS
    Sample Customers
    Schneider Electric, BorderX Lab, Royal Philips, Catchpoint, Conversant, Blogmint
    Brigade Group, DoHome, Royal FloraHolland
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company45%
    Comms Service Provider18%
    Financial Services Firm18%
    Energy/Utilities Company9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company13%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Educational Organization8%
    REVIEWERS
    Manufacturing Company33%
    Computer Software Company27%
    Comms Service Provider13%
    Import And Exporter7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company15%
    Manufacturing Company11%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Retailer7%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business38%
    Midsize Enterprise25%
    Large Enterprise38%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise63%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business42%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise39%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise67%
    Buyer's Guide
    Alibaba Cloud vs. SAP S4HANA on AWS
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Alibaba Cloud vs. SAP S4HANA on AWS and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    767,995 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Alibaba Cloud is ranked 9th in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) with 15 reviews while SAP S4HANA on AWS is ranked 7th in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) with 35 reviews. Alibaba Cloud is rated 7.2, while SAP S4HANA on AWS is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Alibaba Cloud writes "The solution is useful for application development, but the user interface and user experience must be improved". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP S4HANA on AWS writes "With good documentation in place, the solution offers good technical support to its users". Alibaba Cloud is most compared with Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Amazon AWS and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), whereas SAP S4HANA on AWS is most compared with Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and DigitalOcean. See our Alibaba Cloud vs. SAP S4HANA on AWS report.

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