We performed a comparison between SAP Business ByDesign and SAP Business One based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about NetSuite, Oracle, SAP and others in Cloud ERP."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."
"I like the tool’s customization."
"The most valuable features of SAP Business ByDesign are customer invoicing and cost and revenue, from which I get the data for my project reports."
"I like its modern approach. It is very modern and new technology."
"The most valuable feature of SAP Business ByDesign is it has a streamlined design."
"When comparing SAP Business ByDesign to much larger ERP solutions, such as SAP ECC 6.0 or SAP S/4HANA, SAP Business ByDesign is more user-friendly and easier to implement."
"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."
"It's useful for users and it's simple to work with."
"The most valuable feature of Business One depends on the industry. Generally speaking, Business One works best in automotive industry use cases."
"It's fully integrated with great dashboard and interface."
"I like the monthly order management features."
"Sales CRM and Financials are most valuable."
"I had been using it for the end-to-end functionality."
"The most valuable feature of SAP Business One is the ability to manage your entire business with one software package."
"It's simple to use and very direct."
"The Arabic localization is neglected. It should have an Arabic interface. It lacks Arabic translation or support from right to left."
"ByDesign could be improved by making screen modifications easier."
"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 payroll module of the solution could improve."
"The solution does not support customization for forms and reports. It's not flexible in case you need some enhancements in business processes."
"There is room for improvement in the reporting capability. To use it properly, you need intensive IT support. You cannot write your own reports."
"The database needs to be more customizable."
"With SAP S/4HANA, you can design your release strategy and modify it to include as many people as possible, which is missing in SAP Business ByDesign."
"Our business has grown beyond the capabilities of Business One. We need a bigger ERP solution, and therefore we are moving away."
"There is no dependency, the integration between the other applications."
"Security could be improved."
"There are issues with inventory management and quality management."
"The production scheduling, manufacturing, and planning could improve in SAP Business One. Additionally, the projection management module could improve. These functionalities are important in the construction industry we are working in at the moment."
"Lacks an advanced HR model with payroll."
"The solution needs to have comprehensive visibility into the entire sales-to-purchase cycle, enabling businesses to monitor SO-PO relationships, track order progress, and generate insightful reports."
"They have a web client now. It primarily does sales. They just added purchasing. It'll be far more effective when I have inventory and financials as well into the web client version."
SAP Business ByDesign is ranked 4th in Cloud ERP with 14 reviews while SAP Business One is ranked 4th in ERP with 61 reviews. SAP Business ByDesign is rated 7.6, while SAP Business One is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of SAP Business ByDesign writes "Helps with financial accounting, project management, sales and invoicing, and accounting inventory management". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP Business One writes "Helps with intercompany sales and purchase orders, and optimizes inventory management". SAP Business ByDesign is most compared with SAP S/4HANA Cloud, SAP S/4HANA, NetSuite ERP and SAP Business One on AWS, whereas SAP Business One is most compared with SAP S/4HANA, SAP ERP, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP and SAP S/4HANA Cloud.
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