We performed a comparison between SAP S/4HANA and SAP S/4HANA Cloud based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about SAP, Microsoft, Oracle and others in ERP."It's helped with business aspects and improved material planning and RMA processes."
"S4HANA is very scalable - we use it across seven or eight factories, and everything is running fine."
"The finance solution and procurement functionalities are good."
"I can verify and provide the overall financial aid report and also the management report."
"S/4HANA is so much faster today than it was before. High performance is one of the best features, but the backbone of S/4HANA is its integration capabilities. They've also shifted to a focus on user experience."
"It is really fast. It is also very stable."
"It seamlessly integrates with all the SAP Business Suite products such as IoT, AI, Analytics and all other SaaS solutions. The product is very robust and comprehensive."
"At present, it seems very stable because it is in the cloud."
"Managing the server and taking advantage of the services provided by SAP itself is the most valuable feature."
"The most valuable features of SAP S/4HANA Cloud are the detailed solution costing, integration, and built-in analytics."
"We are a well-established enterprise with a century-long history, and we recently transitioned from an older version to the current support system. This move has allowed us to fully leverage the advantages of the new system, facilitating efficient management of our business processes, including those related to manufacturing and other aspects of our operations."
"Speed has improved and getting analytical reports has been simplified."
"It is stable and scalable. In the S4HANA plain version, they have new dashboards and things like that."
"What I like the most about SAP S4HANA is how reliable and powerful it is."
"SAP S4HANA Cloud is one of the best products in enterprise solutions, especially in manufacturing, retail, logistics, wholesaling, and distribution."
"We like the web portal or interface, which is great. The user experience is much better than the current traditional SAP landscape."
"Lacks ability to easily mass upload which has become a necessity for industry."
"The solution is quite expensive."
"The initial setup could be better. They can make the process a little easier. The functions that we require will be available in the next release. We specifically need a new model, and I think we have some versions to implement. I already read on the SAP website that some functionalities we are waiting for are available in this new version."
"Thi solution can improve the Bill of Materials (BOM) and production planning."
"The theory-side of the solution needs to be improved."
"In an upcoming release, it would be beneficial to have more practical intelligence in the system, such as protective maintenance, or artificial intelligence."
"It should have more support. Documentation and support for mobile apps can be improved."
"The solution is complex technically because both an old and a new path exist."
"The pricing is high."
"Integrating SAP with other products like payroll solutions should be smoother. I wish there were some tools a consultant could build according to the client's requirements. For example, say I want to process debit and credits. In SAP, we have to follow SAP terminologies and patterns. I need a template to deploy my structure according to the client's requirements. There is no structure available in SAP that a consultant can mold."
"The solution is expensive. That can be an issue for clients."
"When it comes to the SAP PM material's module, it would be nice to see the inclusion of predictive analytics."
"The product can be improved by including a module for after-sales service modules."
"The user interface of SAP S/4HANA Cloud needs to be improved because it is not as good as other applications."
"The proposition by SAP does not match the value realization."
"It's a huge software, and they need to make it look less complex and more user friendly. They need to work on user stories and user experiences."
SAP S/4HANA is ranked 2nd in ERP with 65 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, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Oracle E-Business Suite, whereas SAP S/4HANA Cloud is most compared with SAP Business ByDesign, Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP, SAP Business One, 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.