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.
"The most valuable features of IFS Applications are their intuitiveness and ease of use. The navigations are also straightforward, which makes it easy to train users. The feedback I always receive is that it is very user-friendly."
"We could quickly understand what was going on and what the customer wanted to do."
"IFS has been completely rebuilt, modernized, and cloud-based so we don't need bulky software installations."
"The product is quite flexible."
"The solution overall is very versatile and flexible, especially compared to other products."
"All the modules are valuable in their own right, but everything has to go through the ERP. IFS has done an excellent job integrating the various modules to complete these processes. My expertise is in the finance module, but I have used the other verticals. It's an all-around good product."
"The most valuable feature is the distribution module."
"Feature-wise, I like the way it provides inventory details...It is a stable solution."
"If you are well versed in SAP, the initial setup is pretty simple."
"This is a robust solution with a lot of control measures."
"Continuing to use it enabled continuity of business."
"The most valuable feature of SAP ERP is the integration. It can be seamlessly integrated across the board."
"I like SAP's premade workflows for various areas, such as supply chain, procurement, or finance."
"SAP ERP is one of the most well-integrated solutions with all of the applications in my company, making it one of the most advantageous traits of the product."
"They provide a full service."
"SAP ERP provides the perfect database and options for additional production. It's also good for finance analytics, production drill-down, and other types of analysis."
"Aspects of HR and payroll could be better."
"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."
"The support provided by IFS Applications has room for improvement. I'm based in Poland, and when my company had an issue, finding people from IFS to give my company the support it needed was difficult."
"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."
"An area for improvement would be transactions, which can be tedious to complete as the process is very complex."
"There were initial difficulties when I started using the application."
"Ability to place approval check-points in the custom workflow, so clients can decide what they want it."
"SAP needs to be more intuitive."
"The user interface could be improved. For example, sometimes you're missing some data and can't complete a task. There should be some built-in support and suggestions on how to solve your problem. I would also like the interface to be optimized to work better with mobile devices like tablets and smartphones."
"It is not flexible for the users. SAP works in a specific way, and the users and the processes have to adapt to the way it works. It is hard to customize it to the level that we need for our work. It is not easy to get new extensions for process functions, modules, or activities."
"There should be better support provided to be able to migrate to S/4HANA easier."
"The reporting could be improved, such as the casework, production, and activity reports. Our consultants in a subsidiary enterprise have requested that we develop a new production report. They could also improve production, financial, and HR analysis."
"I believe there's room for improvement in terms of user experience."
"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."
"It is on the expensive side."
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 PeopleSoft. See our IFS Cloud Platform vs. SAP ERP report.
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