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We performed a comparison between Infor VISUAL and SAP ERP based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"The most valuable features of Infor VISUAL are its powerful accounting, multicurrency functionality, and production aspects. We implement the manufacturing for many customers. These are the main goals of the solution."

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"The product’s most valuable feature is a centralized system integrating different departments within the organization.""I like SAP's premade workflows for various areas, such as supply chain, procurement, or finance.""The Material Management and Sales and Distribution modules are great. The Financial Accounting module is also great.""The most valuable features of SAP ERP are the general operations. It has a good way to manage a business and do financial reporting. Overall we are happy with the robustness of the solution.""Their tech support is always good.""Good customization features.""The most valuable features of SAP ERP are that its robust, user-friendly, and secure.""The most valuable features are the ease of installation and the MM functionality."

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Cons
"There is a tool in Infor VISUAL that is called Costing Utilities, they should make the functionality more flexible."

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"SAP is more expensive than some of its competitors.""It was not designed to service all industries.""Technical support is an area that is in need of improvement.""I would like to see the customization of the reports become easier to work with instead of having technical support have to assist us.""Reporting is why most companies need to acquire business intelligence add-on solutions, and when it comes to SAP ERP, they could improve the reporting graphical representation of the data.""It is very expensive to customize to meet compliance with regulations in some countries.""The only feature that is not available in our current version is web access.""They need to improve a few processes, including transformation, intelligence, governance, modeling, etc."

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  • "SAP ECC is not cheap but I consider it the best system for managing an organization's data and processes."
  • "This is a costly product."
  • "There are licensing costs."
  • "Some components are available at an additional cost, depending on the type of contract that you have."
  • "The licensing costs are slightly on the higher side. They need to make it more competitive."
  • "SAP is a bit on the costly side, but they also provide support and other things. We are paying for licenses and the use of the cloud."
  • "SAP ERP is expensive."
  • "When you have a solution that is stable, reliable, and has a high performance as this solution, the price is going to be expensive. However, when you evaluate the service you are paying for the cost is quite reasonable for this solution."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The most valuable features of Infor VISUAL are its powerful accounting, multicurrency functionality, and production aspects. We implement the manufacturing for many customers. These are the main goals… more »
    Top Answer:There is a tool in Infor VISUAL that is called Costing Utilities, they should make the functionality more flexible. In a future release, if they could add a CRM incorporated into the core of the… more »
    Top Answer:Infor VISUAL is used for invoicing and accounting.
    Top Answer:There are different aspects of both Anaplan and SAP ERP that I like and dislike. Anaplan improves forecast accuracy and drives up the quality of analytics. Rather than spending all of their time… more »
    Top Answer:The most valuable features of SAP ERP are its stability, industry-specific package, and adaptable configuration.
    Top Answer:One challenge we face with SAP ERP is the push to upgrade to S/4HANA, which comes with significant costs. While SAP encourages this transition, we need to carefully evaluate factors like our team's… more »
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    out of 66 in ERP
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    1st
    out of 66 in ERP
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    21,994
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    Average Words per Review
    433
    Rating
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    Also Known As
    Infor Visual Enterprise
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    Overview
    Infor VISUAL is a powerful enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution designed specifically for order-driven manufacturers. Infor VISUAL helps you overcome the many complexities of manufacturing, such as rising globalization, increasingly restrictive regulations, extended supply chains, growing customer pressures, and more. With Infor VISUAL, you can focus on boosting operational efficiency and introducing new products and services faster. You'll bring order to your orders, create a more predictable process, and generate greater revenue.
    SAP ERP addresses the core business software requirements of midsize and large organizations in all industries and sectors. SAP ERP includes four individual solutions that support key areas of enterprise resource planning: human capital management, financials, operations, corporate services.
    Sample Customers
    Skills Inc, Darmex, Eberhard Manufacturing, Bluegame, ENERTECH fabricaciones, L&H Industrial, Geophysical Survey Systems, Computer Designs, Essen, Graphicast, Instrument Technology, J&E Manufacturing
    B&G Manufacturing, Unilever, Life is good Inc., Joy Global Inc., City of Cape Town, Bhopal Municipal, Corporation (BMC), adidas Group, Butcher & Packer Supply Company, Franklin Valve L.P., Evoshield, Prime Meats, a Norsan Group company, EMC Corporation, Varian Medical Systems Inc., FC Bayern Mªnchen AG, AkzoNobel Chemicals B.V., T¾V Rheinland, Pacific Drilling S.A., Fire & Rescue New South Wales, University of Amsterdam, Pa_alon S.A.
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Manufacturing Company15%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Comms Service Provider8%
    Healthcare Company7%
    REVIEWERS
    Manufacturing Company26%
    Computer Software Company10%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Pharma/Biotech Company9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Manufacturing Company12%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Educational Organization6%
    Financial Services Firm6%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business42%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise44%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise22%
    Large Enterprise57%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise63%
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    Infor VISUAL is ranked 32nd in ERP with 1 review while SAP ERP is ranked 1st in ERP with 37 reviews. Infor VISUAL is rated 0.0, while SAP ERP is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Infor VISUAL writes "Powerful accounting functionality, easy to implement, and same day support response". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP ERP writes "The amazing, robust framework with unlimited scalability earns its #1 status". Infor VISUAL is most compared with Infor LN and Epicor ERP, whereas SAP ERP is most compared with SAP S/4HANA, Microsoft Dynamics AX, Anaplan, SAP Business One and Infor M3.

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