We performed a comparison between SAP Business ByDesign and SAP Business One on AWS based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Cloud ERP solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable feature of SAP Business ByDesign is it has a streamlined design."
"I like its modern approach. It is very modern and new technology."
"The standard system is stable."
"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 Business ByDesign are the integration of its modules, analytics, and dashboards."
"I find the tool’s every feature valuable."
"The most valuable feature is the feature called Financial Closing Cockpit. This feature allows us to monitor our accounting and processing closely."
"It is very flexible...It is a stable solution."
"Technical support from SAP is great."
"As a business technology platform, it is a flexible platform. It enables the customer to do faster integrations, and the solution's functioning requires low cost."
"The product makes it easier to overview the ERP system and manufacturing processes through different modules."
"The product is very user-friendly."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"I believe the solution is very stable."
"It is well-established and caters to our user base efficiently."
"The payroll module of the solution could improve."
"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."
"The database needs to be more customizable."
"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."
"There is room for improvement in the reporting capability. To use it properly, you need intensive IT support. You cannot write your own reports."
"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."
"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."
"Scalability is difficult."
"Not a ten because it's not software for a structured company or something very big. That is my impression."
"The tool's cost is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"There is some room for improvement with the scalability and the pricing of the product."
"I would like SAP to replace Business One's fixed Web client with a native Web solution. Right now, their remote access is based on RVP. We have to access the solution through a Windows-based client. It's not a native Web interface."
"The warehouse management system requires further improvement."
"The AI tools, programming languages, and dashboard customization should be easier."
"SAP Business One on AWS could improve by having more customization and more user-friendly automation."
"It would be beneficial to have access to real-time data from our machines."
SAP Business ByDesign is ranked 4th in Cloud ERP with 14 reviews while SAP Business One on AWS is ranked 5th in Cloud ERP with 23 reviews. SAP Business ByDesign is rated 7.6, while SAP Business One on AWS is rated 8.6. 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 on AWS writes " A highly stable product with great technical support specifically designed for small and medium enterprises". SAP Business ByDesign is most compared with SAP S/4HANA Cloud, SAP S/4HANA, NetSuite ERP, Acumatica and Microsoft Dynamics AX, whereas SAP Business One on AWS is most compared with Microsoft Azure, NetSuite ERP, Google Cloud and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). See our SAP Business ByDesign vs. SAP Business One on AWS report.
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