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"S4HANA is a completely integrated solution. It's an end-to-end ERP system with strong manufacturing and financial integration, which is not common among ERPs. And it's a solution that's driven by industry best practices."
"I find everything I need in S4/HANA."
"S4HANA is relatively stable."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten...Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The initial setup is not complex; it's more at a medium level. Not too easy, but with the right knowledge, you can configure it."
"SAP S/4HANA dominates around 70 percent of the ERP market in Chile, and I believe this isn't merely coincidental. I've always maintained that if someone believes SAP S/4HANA lacks a certain functionality, they haven't explored it thoroughly. However, there's a widespread lack of understanding regarding its full potential and how to configure it."
"One of the most valuable features, which we used the most, was the FI module, for finance. It involved controlling, account receivables, account payables, and complete financial steering."
"What I like the most about SAP S4HANA is how reliable and powerful it is."
"Speed has improved and getting analytical reports has been simplified."
"S/4HANA Cloud is very stable."
"SAP S4HANA Cloud is stable, and its computational power and speed have improved in later versions."
"Managing the server and taking advantage of the services provided by SAP itself is the most valuable feature."
"I like the SAP offerings and the standard best practices included in the SAP S/4HANA Cloud version."
"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."
"Finance aspects of it and transportation management, asset management, and inventory management are valuable."
"The scalability could be better."
"In an upcoming release of SAP S4HANA, chain management should be easier."
"SAP S/4HANA could improve by making the interface easier to use."
"The procure-to-pay solution in the Contract Management angle could be better. If you look at it on Ariba, the Contract Management Life Cycle for Ariba is more robust. You can create documentation, SLAs, and NDAs. Apart from the procurement aspect of the contract, you have the legal side, but Ariba cannot do that. From what I've seen, the features of the procure-to-pay model in S/4HANA and their Contract Life Cycle Management side primarily focus on the procurement side. I believe it would be good if this solution could handle a part of the legal side. They will incorporate Extended Warehouse Management and Transportation Management into the S/4HANA cloud. Most big companies that use a solution like S/4HANA have a legal department within the organization. Suppose they can incorporate that to be in S/4HANA suites; I think it'll be good. It will be just like what we have with Transportation Management and Extended Warehouse Management. The user interface could be better. They have too much information on the interface, and our customers still keep complaining that it looks complex. Even though many things have changed, they still complain that the interface or the screen they see is a bit complex. It's only when they see the Fiori interface that their mind becomes a bit calm."
"Starting out on the solution can be a bit complex and difficult."
"The solution is complex technically because both an old and a new path exist."
"This product would be improved by adding more reports."
"The common issues being raised right now by the end users are mostly related to the usability."
"The solution is expensive. That can be an issue for clients."
"I would like to see a feature where it allows integration with more platforms."
"There have been some pain points in moving from SAP to S/4HANA, but the company seems to be staying on top of those issues."
"The initial setup can be complex, depending on the environment."
"The scalability of the solution could improve."
"The scalability of SAP S/4HANNA is an area that could be improved."
"I need more options for enhancing the system, especially compared to the features available in the on-premise version."
"When it comes to the SAP PM material's module, it would be nice to see the inclusion of predictive analytics."
SAP S/4HANA is ranked 2nd in ERP with 81 reviews while SAP S/4HANA Cloud is ranked 3rd in Cloud ERP with 41 reviews. SAP S/4HANA is rated 8.2, while SAP S/4HANA Cloud is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of SAP S/4HANA writes "The solution is highly scalable, with solid performance and integration". 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 S/4HANA is most compared with SAP ERP, SAP Business One, Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP, Oracle E-Business Suite and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, whereas SAP S/4HANA Cloud is most compared with SAP Business ByDesign, SAP Business One, Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP, IFS Cloud Platform and Oracle E-Business Suite.
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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.