We performed a comparison between Netsuite ERP and SAP S4HANA based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison of Results: Based on the parameters we compared, Netsuite ERP seems to be the superior solution. Our reviewers find that the questions concerning the simplicity of AP S4HANA’s deployment process, stability, scalability, and the effectiveness of the technical support that it provides make it a riskier investment than Netsuite ERP.
"NetSuite is significantly more affordable than Oracle EBS and offers a wider range of features than other OEMs."
"It is a very solid product for finance and procure-to-pay processes."
"NetSuite ERP is a user-friendly cloud-based solution that posts into the GL in real time. You can see your profitability at the order level."
"We leverage the core platform but are able to add additional functionality for ease of use, tailored processes, and industry related reporting."
"As NetSuite ERP is a cloud product, a valuable feature I found in it is the very friendly user interface. You can set up shortcuts within the applications for frequently used reports or navigation. You can also customize dashboards in NetSuite ERP. Another feature I found valuable in the solution is good reporting. It has many industry-standard reports focused on finance and inventory. I also like the seamless switching between production and test environments and that you can customize the environments within NetSuite ERP. For example, you can put banners on your test and production environments to differentiate or segregate the logins to prevent mistakes. The solution is pretty easy to use and navigate, and it's more of a lightweight software. I like that it's a cloud product, so work is done on the front end rather than the back end. There's also a community for NetSuite ERP where you can raise your queries and issues. You'll find other people sharing experiences about common issues so you can get quick fixes from the community."
"The initial setup is easy."
"We use it for the projects we do in the telecom industry."
"I have found there to be many features, such as manufacturing, accounting, financials, inventory, and purchasing."
"It's helped with business aspects and improved material planning and RMA processes."
"The most valuable feature is that HANA loads from memory, which means it loads very quickly."
"I have found the most valuable features are the interface, which is very good for all users, and the database performance is good."
"The scalability is excellent, especially on cloud deployment models."
"The most valuable feature is the inbuilt standards included in SAP that customers can adopt easily. Also offers to customize it based on the specific requirements."
"S4HANA is very scalable - we use it across seven or eight factories, and everything is running fine."
"The in-memory processing capability is most valuable."
"SAP S/4HANA is the preferred database because of its scalability, faster accessibility, compatibility, and other well-suited features for large data sets."
"Many features such as local taxation and fund management are not there yet."
"In terms of the main improvement to NetSuite is the talent itself. It's grown so fast and there are about 25,000 companies running on it, and it's a relatively newer system compared to other competitors. It's growing so fast that the talent base in the partner organization (there's about 200 of them), is pretty thin."
"If you do go through an implementor, you need to be careful that they are actual implementors and not just resellers."
"The communication has been peculiar, and the overall commercial process has been less than satisfactory."
"I would like to see improved customization options in NetSuite ERP, possibly through generative modules, to enhance flexibility and efficiency."
"Additionally, adding advanced modules such as AI components or customer service modules could help the system become more scalable."
"NetSuite ERP's UI could be improved. There are some features that are very complex that do not have to be. There are some aspects of the solution that could be simplified and this can include the documentation. Since it's a very complex tool, you expect to have great detailed documentation to help you implement it."
"If they could provide more integration options to connect with different products, that would be ideal."
"Thi solution can improve the Bill of Materials (BOM) and production planning."
"The solution could have a better user experience. However, they are working a lot on the user experience and they have come up with various applications, such as mobile applications. This was lacking over the last two years."
"The solution could be more user-friendly for regular users and developers."
"We found that the implementing partners themselves are struggling with S4HANA's features. It's not an exact translation of the older ECC, so SAP has taken a new route to do things with S4HANA. Maybe it's a good product, but the implementing partners also like to have an in-depth understanding of the full feature set the product offers."
"The product's use of resources could be improved, as it is quite intensive at the moment."
"A virtual machine could exist to make everything available on a single deployment."
"There are some problems with the support provided for the solution, so it is not quite easy. It takes some time for them to offer us support."
"There should be a place where I can get the best available applications in one place. Currently, Fiori applications are available in different tiles on the dashboards. If anyone wants to check the financial, sales, and inventory reporting in one place, it is not possible in Fiori. We would have to develop a custom Fiori application. If that feature can be incorporated into the standard Fiori, it will be helpful for us."
NetSuite ERP is ranked 1st in Cloud ERP with 33 reviews while SAP S/4HANA is ranked 2nd in ERP with 65 reviews. NetSuite ERP is rated 7.8, while SAP S/4HANA is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of NetSuite ERP writes "Carries a broad range of applications, specifically in the field services area". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP S/4HANA writes "The solution is highly scalable, with solid performance and integration". NetSuite ERP is most compared with Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP, NetSuite OneWorld, Oracle E-Business Suite, Anaplan and PeopleSoft, whereas SAP S/4HANA is most compared with SAP ERP, SAP Business One, Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Microsoft Dynamics AX.
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