We performed a comparison between SAP Business ByDesign and SAP S/4HANA Cloud 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 features of SAP Business ByDesign are customer invoicing and cost and revenue, from which I get the data for my project reports."
"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 like its modern approach. It is very modern and new technology."
"ByDesign's best features are its speed, real-time data, and reporting."
"The most valuable feature is the feature called Financial Closing Cockpit. This feature allows us to monitor our accounting and processing closely."
"The standard system is stable."
"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."
"The most valuable features of Business ByDesign are the integration of its modules, analytics, and dashboards."
"S/4HANA Cloud is very stable."
"The reporting that we are doing from SAP S/4HANA Cloud is a valuable feature."
"The most valuable features of SAP S/4HANA Cloud are the ease of use from the cloud, CapEx analysis report, and everything being connected together well."
"It is a straightforward solution."
"SAP S4HANA Cloud is one of the best products in enterprise solutions, especially in manufacturing, retail, logistics, wholesaling, and distribution."
"Managing the server and taking advantage of the services provided by SAP itself is the most valuable feature."
"I come from a functional consultancy background, and S/4HANA provides excellent procurement solutions for inventory management. One of S/4HANA's best features in the manufacturing module is the ability to calculate product costs."
"The solution is versatile with various integrated tools such as connecting with finance modules, controlling parameters, and creating universal journals."
"The solution does not support customization for forms and reports. It's not flexible in case you need some enhancements in business processes."
"The Arabic localization is neglected. It should have an Arabic interface. It lacks Arabic translation or support from right to left."
"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."
"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 payroll module of the solution could improve."
"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."
"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."
"Scalability is difficult."
"It's not easy to facilitate the solution between us and SAP, so we have had to leave those issues open."
"Public cloud is single-tenant so there are limitations on what can be customized."
"They can improve the interface. It has a client-server kind of interface, which is kind of old."
"I need more options for enhancing the system, especially compared to the features available in the on-premise version."
"The solution's speed and dashboard could be improved."
"SAP S4HANA Cloud's production planning screens could be improved."
"There is room for improvement in SAP S/4HANA Cloud, particularly in enhancing the application's response time."
"The integration with third-party vendors could improve."
SAP Business ByDesign is ranked 4th in Cloud ERP with 14 reviews while SAP S/4HANA Cloud is ranked 3rd in Cloud ERP with 41 reviews. SAP Business ByDesign is rated 7.6, while SAP S/4HANA Cloud 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 S/4HANA Cloud writes "A valuable tool for businesses seeking to enhance their overall performance and competitiveness in the digital era". SAP Business ByDesign is most compared with SAP S/4HANA, NetSuite ERP, SAP Business One on AWS, Acumatica and Microsoft Dynamics AX, whereas SAP S/4HANA Cloud is most compared with Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP, SAP Business One, IFS Cloud Platform, SAP S/4HANA and Oracle E-Business Suite. See our SAP Business ByDesign vs. SAP S/4HANA Cloud report.
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The main difference is RISE is associated with S/4 Product Range on Cloud while By Design is modeled after SAP Business One also on Cloud.
So both are SaaS but the difference is in enterprise size and also application complexities. Also, RISE offers a bundle of pre-configured modules while By Design is similar to B1 with a lot more flexibility and high scalability. License wise both are per user on the cloud.