We performed a comparison between Microsoft Dynamics AX and SAP Business ByDesign based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about SAP, Microsoft, Oracle and others in ERP."The performance is good."
"The product's most valuable features are its day-to-day operations, Power BI-driven workspaces, and homepage."
"It's scalable."
"It is easy to use, and it has a great UI. It has very well-structured modules. In terms of setup and configuration, they're logically placed, which makes it easy for any user to pick up information and learn more about the system, rather than just be plain key users of that business operating system."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Dynamics AX is that it fulfills our requirements. We haven't had any issues with performance."
"All its features are valuable."
"The most valuable feature for us is the manufacturing module. It addresses our product costing for tuna canning."
"The production is a valuable feature."
"I like its modern approach. It is very modern and new technology."
"It has a quick implementation and onboarding of users. It is flexible with reports and powerful."
"ByDesign's best features are its speed, real-time data, and reporting."
"When we were using it, we did see an immediate benefit, especially in the inventory on consignment issue. We were a biotech pre-revenue company and most of our manufacturing was outsourced. So being able to track inventory within the system without creating a financial impact was very key for us."
"The standard system is stable."
"I find the tool’s every feature valuable."
"I like the tool’s customization."
"I have found the consolidation of the business and group reports very useful. There is plenty of features and the manufacturing and finance aspect of the solution are strong."
"They should include some modules related to solving customer problems or resolving support tickets from our customers — like a help desk for ERPs."
"The product needs better admin control. There is room for improvement in flexibility, reporting, and dashboards. Artificial intelligence should be incorporated. I have concerns regarding partners, specifically in the implementation and deployment of Microsoft Dynamics."
"It needs better financials and reporting from the system, not through Excel."
"The initial setup can be complex at times and has room for improvement."
"Microsoft Dynamics AX should include more connectors for third-party integrations. It should also include more features that AI models can govern."
"Our version has performance issues so it gets stuck and is slow."
"The product must be made accessible online."
"There is also slowness in database backup."
"SAP Business ByDesign is a very vast product, but it has to be a bit more centralized. All the models need to be more centralized for a better experience."
"I would like the tool’s interface to be better. Currently, we use a client application to access the product. I want that to be replaced with a web version. I would like to improve the tool’s internet availability. I also want the product’s setup to be easier."
"The Purchase to Pay process could benefit from further sophistication and additional functionality. It would be helpful for the user community to receive clearer information about the future roadmap of the business. Unfortunately, there were some confusing articles in the German press towards the end of last year about the future of SAP Business ByDesign. Therefore, more clarity is needed in the support function to address this."
"SAP Business ByDesign can improve the flexibility and user-friendliness of the reporting during the implementations. Customizing the reports inside the device requires a lot of knowledge and most of the time a developer level is needed. For example, if you want to have a more specific reporting layout."
"The payroll module of the solution could improve."
"Scalability is difficult."
"I would say budget controlling needs improvement. I mention this because it does not have all the functionalities that we need in terms of managing the budget."
"The solution does not support customization for forms and reports. It's not flexible in case you need some enhancements in business processes."
Microsoft Dynamics AX is ranked 7th in ERP with 51 reviews while SAP Business ByDesign is ranked 4th in Cloud ERP with 13 reviews. Microsoft Dynamics AX is rated 7.6, while SAP Business ByDesign is rated 7.4. The top reviewer of Microsoft Dynamics AX writes "A stable product that offers excellent ROI and reliable technical support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP Business ByDesign writes "Helps with financial accounting, project management, sales and invoicing, and accounting inventory management". Microsoft Dynamics AX is most compared with SAP ERP, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, SAP S/4HANA, Oracle E-Business Suite and Microsoft Dynamics GP, whereas SAP Business ByDesign is most compared with SAP S/4HANA Cloud, SAP S/4HANA, NetSuite ERP and SAP Business One on AWS.
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