Compare Infor M3 vs. SAP S4HANA
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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
Pros | |
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the Infor GL tool that allows us to do our application support and development." | "Responsive, comprehensive and optimized solution." "It is a very powerful, highly customizable tool." "In terms of its most valuable feature, I would say the finance module." "The performance of the solution is excellent." "The processes have been reduced from almost 10 steps to four or five steps. It's really been simplified." "From a technology standpoint, the theory and analytics are fascinating." "The key modules that I find most valuable are material management (MM), financial accounting and controlling (FICO), and human resources (HR)." |
Cons | |
"The implementation could be simplified, it's complex." | "Lacking in some customizations." "It requires a lot of planning to implement the product correctly." "The common issues being raised right now by the end users are mostly related to the usability." "The cost of the solution is quite high. It needs to be adjusted." "The theory-side of the solution needs to be improved." "Every year, when a new version is released, it comes with a very thick booklet of 300 or 400 pages and it is a little difficult to comprehend." "The two things that need to be improved are price and customization." |
Pricing and Cost Advice | |
Information Not Available | "It is an expensive solution." "The price of this product is an issue for some customers." |
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Views 2,420 Comparisons 2,225 Reviews 1 Average Words per Review 384 Rating 8.0 | Views 9,749 Comparisons 8,221 Reviews 8 Average Words per Review 471 Rating 7.9 |
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Also Known As | |
| Infor Lawson M3, Lawson M3 | SAP S/4HANA |
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| Infor | SAP |
Overview | |
Infor M3 offers ultimate flexibility in operations, technology, and scale. As a multi-site, multi-country, and multi-company solution, M3 empowers your organization to adapt to changing business needs. It provides flexibility in managing mixed-mode and complex environments, with the agility to make quick adjustments at any time. Written in Java, M3 also gives you platform independence and choice. | SAP S/4HANA stands for SAP Suite 4 HANA. It is a next-generation integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) software that is designed for businesses of all sizes, in all industries, that require deep and broad functionality combined with a high degree of flexibility. SAP S/4HANA was launched in 2015 and been adopted by more than 3,200 customers over a period of sixteen months. SAP S/4HANA is materially different from anything SAP has done before and represents the company’s biggest innovation since SAP R/3. SAP S/4HANA is intended to provide a digital core for an organization. It is fully architected for the most advanced in-memory platform, SAP HANA, and is designed on the most modern design principles with the SAP Fiori user experience to create a personalized and simple feel on users’ device of choice (tablet, laptop, mobile). SAP S/4HANA aims to simplify an organizations’ system landscape and reduce total cost of ownership by shrinking the data footprint while at the same time improving productivity levels in the form of higher throughput. S/4HANA can be deployed either on premise, in the cloud, or in a hybrid combination for quick time-to-value. Timelines for cloud deployments average around six months. SAP S/4HANA is designed to drive business innovation by connecting people, devices, and business networks in real time to support the development of new business models. It will also help accelerate the adoption of, and connection to, the Internet of Things and Big Data. SAP S/4HANA can analyze big data at unprecedented speed allowing users to access real-time information from anywhere, any way they’d like and thus help managers make truly insightful decisions. The simplified data model allows customers to reimagine their IT, helping to drive lower costs and deliver IT efficiency. This, coupled with the SAP S/4HANA prediction and simulation capabilities allow it to anticipate the impact of business outcomes. By doing all the above, SAP S/4HANA aims to provide ultimate sophistication in the simplest possible manner. To learn more about SAP S/4HANA, visit http://go.sap.com/product/enterprise-management/s4hana-erp.html |
Offer | |
Learn more about Infor M3 | Learn more about SAP S4HANA |
Sample Customers | |
| Grosfillex, High Five Sportswear, L_derach, OTK Group, PHS Group, Propper International, Red Wing Shoe Company, Reynolds Catering Supplies, Saudi Diesel, Sheetz, Zeppelin, Zodiac Aerospace | Nestle, O.C. Tanner, Sabre, New York Life Insurance Co., MEMEBOX, Siemens AG. |
Top Industries | |
Comms Service Provider31% Computer Software Company27% Media Company5% Manufacturing Company5% | Manufacturing Company38% Marketing Services Firm13% Government13% Construction Company13% Computer Software Company33% Comms Service Provider25% Energy/Utilities Company7% Media Company6% |
Company Size | |
No Data Available | Small Business29% Midsize Enterprise7% Large Enterprise64% |
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457,209 professionals have used our research since 2012.
Infor M3 is ranked 11th in ERP with 1 review while SAP S4HANA is ranked 4th in ERP with 8 reviews. Infor M3 is rated 8.0, while SAP S4HANA is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Infor M3 writes "Helps to keep things in order, and they have good technical support that is responsive". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP S4HANA writes "Complicated and robust, this suite delivers a total solution with rigorous and exhaustive planning ". Infor M3 is most compared with Infor LN, SAP ERP, Microsoft Dynamics AX, Oracle ERP Cloud and IFS Applications, whereas SAP S4HANA is most compared with SAP Business One, Oracle ERP Cloud, Microsoft Dynamics AX, Oracle E-Business Suite and SAP ERP.
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