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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Acumatica

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AAcumatica delivers a set of cloud-based business software applications with dashboards, reporting tools, integrated document management, centralized security, and customization tools.

    $1,000

    per year

    SAP Business ByDesign

    Score8.3 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    SAP Business ByDesign is SAP's cloud ERP suite offering, launched in 2007, designed for the SMB market. The product includes a broad range of capabilities including financials, human resources, sales, procurement, customer service, and supply chain. Business ByDesign is a new platform, delivered entirely through a SaaS model, with functionality that overlaps somewhat with BusinessOne, which is also an SMB product, although not a true SaaS product.N/A
    Pricing
    AcumaticaSAP Business ByDesign
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AcumaticaSAP Business ByDesign
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsPricing is always consumption-based with no five-year lock-ins or termination penalties. The Acumatica ERP pricing structure allows adding casual users, suppliers, and customers without paying for additional licenses. The cost is based on the features and resources utilized, not on the number of users who access the system. An Acumatica partner works with users to understand specific requirements, determine the proper resources and modules for the company, and presents a price for the license.SAP Business ByDesign is available for a monthly software-as-a-service (SaaS) subscription, based on a base package, user types, and number of users.
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    Community Pulse
    AcumaticaSAP Business ByDesign
    Considered Both Products
    Acumatica
    Chose Acumatica
    I worked for a partner that sold SAP Business One and ByDesign. The very best thing I would say about Acumatica compared to those platforms is the support team. I have not seen a level of support that is actually able to resolve very difficult issues. Especially when they are …
    Incentivized
    SAP
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    98%
    Would buy again
    725 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    648 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    714 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    475 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    70%
    Implementation went as expected
    418 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    AcumaticaSAP Business ByDesign
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Acumatica and SAP Business ByDesign
    Feature
    Acumatica
    7.1
    108 Ratings
    1% below category average
    SAP Business ByDesign
    8.4
    2 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Pay calculation5.294 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration4.671 Ratings4.51 Ratings
    Direct deposit files5.994 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Acumatica and SAP Business ByDesign
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.0
    312 Ratings
    5% above category average
    SAP Business ByDesign
    9.2
    5 Ratings
    19% above category average
    API for custom integration8.1293 Ratings9.24 Ratings
    Plug-ins8.0266 Ratings9.25 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Acumatica and SAP Business ByDesign
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.1
    386 Ratings
    1% below category average
    SAP Business ByDesign
    9.3
    5 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Single sign-on capability8.5318 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions7.8379 Ratings9.65 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Acumatica and SAP Business ByDesign
    Feature
    Acumatica
    7.7
    394 Ratings
    6% above category average
    SAP Business ByDesign
    9.2
    5 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Dashboards7.9369 Ratings8.85 Ratings
    Standard reports7.2387 Ratings9.25 Ratings
    Custom reports7.8377 Ratings9.65 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Acumatica and SAP Business ByDesign
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.6
    659 Ratings
    11% above category average
    SAP Business ByDesign
    8.7
    5 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Accounts payable8.4639 Ratings9.24 Ratings
    Accounts receivable8.5529 Ratings9.24 Ratings
    Global Financial Support7.7230 Ratings9.22 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers8.0318 Ratings9.22 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations8.2503 Ratings8.82 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting7.9360 Ratings9.22 Ratings
    Standardized Processes8.4401 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Acumatica and SAP Business ByDesign
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.1
    415 Ratings
    3% above category average
    SAP Business ByDesign
    9.1
    4 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Inventory tracking8.1407 Ratings9.24 Ratings
    Automatic reordering7.2204 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Location management7.7271 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Acumatica and SAP Business ByDesign
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.3
    424 Ratings
    5% above category average
    SAP Business ByDesign
    8.5
    4 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Pricing7.5365 Ratings9.24 Ratings
    Order entry8.1378 Ratings9.24 Ratings
    Credit card processing7.5259 Ratings4.51 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold7.4353 Ratings9.24 Ratings
    Order Orchestration7.5194 Ratings9.22 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Acumatica and SAP Business ByDesign
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.6
    493 Ratings
    14% above category average
    SAP Business ByDesign
    9.2
    3 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Billing Management7.8332 Ratings8.83 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management8.0443 Ratings9.22 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management7.4238 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting7.7253 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Period Close8.5358 Ratings9.22 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Acumatica and SAP Business ByDesign
    Feature
    Acumatica
    9.9
    4 Ratings
    26% above category average
    SAP Business ByDesign
    9.2
    2 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Budgeting and Forecasting9.64 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Project Costing9.93 Ratings9.22 Ratings
    Cost Capture9.93 Ratings9.22 Ratings
    Capital Project Management10.02 Ratings9.22 Ratings
    Customer Contract Compliance10.02 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Project Revenue Recognition9.93 Ratings9.22 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Acumatica and SAP Business ByDesign
    Feature
    Acumatica
    7.3
    172 Ratings
    6% above category average
    SAP Business ByDesign
    8.3
    3 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Project Planning and Scheduling5.7154 Ratings9.23 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers6.5151 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality6.6130 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools6.688 Ratings00 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of Acumatica and SAP Business ByDesign
    Feature
    Acumatica
    7.8
    68 Ratings
    6% above category average
    SAP Business ByDesign
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    30% above category average
    Award Lifecycle Management7.268 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of Acumatica and SAP Business ByDesign
    Feature
    Acumatica
    7.1
    253 Ratings
    2% above category average
    SAP Business ByDesign
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Bids Analyzed and Compared7.096 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Contract Authoring6.572 Ratings00 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated7.6207 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Supplier Management7.1143 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of Acumatica and SAP Business ByDesign
    Feature
    Acumatica
    6.8
    106 Ratings
    4% above category average
    SAP Business ByDesign
    -
    Ratings
    Risk Repository6.974 Ratings00 Ratings
    Control Management7.194 Ratings00 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments7.279 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue Detection6.681 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification6.365 Ratings00 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of Acumatica and SAP Business ByDesign
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.5
    131 Ratings
    24% above category average
    SAP Business ByDesign
    9.2
    3 Ratings
    32% above category average
    Transportation Planning and Optimization7.097 Ratings00 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management7.794 Ratings00 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management6.371 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management7.6104 Ratings00 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management6.7100 Ratings9.22 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of Acumatica and SAP Business ByDesign
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.6
    150 Ratings
    15% above category average
    SAP Business ByDesign
    9.0
    3 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Production Process Design7.1126 Ratings9.23 Ratings
    Production Management8.0138 Ratings9.23 Ratings
    Configuration Management7.4124 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Work Execution7.4116 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs8.2132 Ratings9.23 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of Acumatica and SAP Business ByDesign
    Feature
    Acumatica
    7.7
    177 Ratings
    8% above category average
    SAP Business ByDesign
    8.6
    3 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Forecasting6.7148 Ratings9.23 Ratings
    Inventory Planning6.8166 Ratings9.23 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring7.4145 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Acumatica and SAP Business ByDesign
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.2
    100 Ratings
    14% above category average
    SAP Business ByDesign
    -
    Ratings
    Proposal Management6.884 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management7.295 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    AcumaticaSAP Business ByDesign
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (744 ratings)
    9.6
    (7 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.4
    (61 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    7.9
    (35 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    8.5
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.5
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.2
    (27 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    7.1
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.4
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.8
    (17 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    6.6
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    5.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.3
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    5.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    7.5
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AcumaticaSAP Business ByDesign
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Acumatica
    I would love to recommend it to my friends and colleagues. They have a dedicated storage manager along with some really good cloud capabilities, which helps get the work done efficiently and professionally. We have been using it since 2022, and they are great in this segment.
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    SAP
    Do you plan on going public at some point? If so, this may not be the best solution for you
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Acumatica
    • We just went live about two weeks ago, so we are here at Acumatica Summit to see everything it's capable of. One of the things it is capable of is the dashboards and the integration with some of these third-party people to ensure we can get the data we need when we need it, so we're looking forward to getting all that live for us.
    Incentivized
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    SAP
    • I like the ease of use and the implementation methodology.
    • With SAP Business ByDesign you can integrate other systems with Web Services, and data technology to get information easy and fast.
    • SAP Business ByDesign includes an Analytics Module to create new reports in regards to your needs.
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    Cons
    Acumatica
    • There are a few spots where there is a list of data that we need a total for and we have to extract to Excel to get a total. It would be helpful to see a sum right in Acumatica.
    • For the first time today I had an interesting glitch - my entire bank reconciliation unchecked the "reconciled" column and needed to be redone for the month. Funky little glitches happen from time to time
    • Pivot tables don't seem to update as expected by using filters
    Incentivized
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    SAP
    • Time off request could be better. Right now, there is no option for sick time
    • It crashes often
    • Customization could be better
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Acumatica
    I gave this 10 rating because Acumatica ERP is the backbone of the organization, next to the IT Team. We use this software for many different parts of our business. For example our Retail service stations that utilize the inventory, billing, and financials. Our Distribution company that uses it for Field services, CRM, Sales, Accounts and Financial consolidation of all company financials.
    Incentivized
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    SAP
    SAP BYD work centers are consistent and easy to navigate once you understand one work center. The document flow tab that is in each window allows one to see all related transactions. Document flow is important because one is able to see the flow of transactions and can therefore reverse transactions by following the document flow in reverse. It is possible to group items in each overview screen to see what items are open. The system is working as hoped.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Acumatica
    I give it an 8 because it is very intuitive and easy to use for day to day work. I find it more difficult to create general inquiries and financial statements than it seems that it should be. It's not very intuitive in those areas.
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    SAP
    Because SAP Business ByDesign allows us to improve our work, reduce the operational steps, implement audit controls, allows us found standard reports or it allows us to create new ones if you need more than the exists are enough for your work or your needs. Overall, SAP Business ByDesign allows us to standardize our operations, enhance our work, improve our skills, work over a web environment or mobile interface.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Acumatica
    It's always available.
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    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Acumatica
    there have been some performance issues
    Incentivized
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    SAP
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    Support Rating
    Acumatica
    We used Acumatica Support directly for the first year or so. Overall it's pretty good, but sometimes the support staff wasn't educated on the customizations we had, nor was I as the Customer as I couldn't remember which things were customized and which things were out of the box, so when there was an error, there were some misunderstandings.
    Incentivized
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    SAP
    The Business ByDesign support is stablished since you contract the service with SAP. SAP resolves according to the service level agreement. Currently, we continue with the service and we are using the support channels available. We are receiving the support. The SAP support gets an incident and after that, they contact us to resolve the incident, if necessary, they set the meeting to understand it or we explain the incident
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    In-Person Training
    Acumatica
    It was on General Inquiries and it's just a complex topic.
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    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    Acumatica
    Most of the trainers are amazing, but there were a couple who simply read the training guide
    Incentivized
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    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Acumatica
    I'd say the partner selection is critically important. I think the software is very easy to implement. It's very customizable to your business. Finding a partner that will work with you to understand your business and your needs is the critical piece to make sure that the system goes along with it.
    Incentivized
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    SAP
    I recommend implementing all workshops during the ERP selection that you need to know very well about the ERP software. It allows us to gather information to accurate the plan of the project implementation. Additionally, we must reach the high-level commitment to achieve the main goals, to define the RACI matrix and communicate to all project stakeholders.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Acumatica
    Acumatica's sales process was much better than that of NetSuites. The NetAtWork team spent much more time with us and showed us how Acumatica really could do everything that we needed it to do, with examples using our data.
    Incentivized
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    SAP
    ByDesign stacks up well against the competition. Companies that do multiple things are usually the best fit (manufacturing, distribution, and service). The more 'modules' used, the fewer competitors will be able to meet the company's needs. It is not inexpensive, but if the needs of the company have the complexity from either a global perspective and need localizations and foreign currency, or a volume perspective and need resources greater than what can be easily housed on-premise, ByDesign should be a top consideration.
    Incentivized
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Acumatica
    No, annual invoices are fine. I do like that unlimited users are included.
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    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    Acumatica
    From my understanding, the P.O. module is not very robust, at least the last time I inquired about it. At the time, it had a one-to-one match, with one invoice for one P.O. and that isn't practical for many businesses. I don't believe it would be an easy system to use for sending out invoices, if we had thousands of retail utility customers. We do a small number of invoices because we sell wholesale power, not retail, so we only Invoice the municipality. Not each utility customer.
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    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    Professional Services
    Acumatica
    They are very responsive and knowledgeable about the product. If the rep doesn't have the ability to solve the issue, they quickly get someone else involved to assist us.
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    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Acumatica
    • We were able to work in one system with customizations we needed in inventory and add all our grants in the same system
    • Direct mail invoices was moved to an automated PO system saving time and allowing better financial tracking
    • The grant module can be cumbersome requiring flip flopping to program partners etc during set up
    Incentivized
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    SAP
    • Positive - Access to the real-time reporting allowing for faster decision making especially when fixed price projects are heading into an over budget position.
    • Positive - Complex KPI can now be tracked and as a consequence intensive plans can be made to capitalise on this level of reporting. Staff also have clear visibility over their own performance.
    • Negative - We are a bit on the small side at 30 employees for a ByD solution so it was relatively expensive for us. It would be a much better value preposition above 50 employees.
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    ScreenShots

    Acumatica Screenshots

    Screenshot of Acumatica Cloud ERP - Field Service DashboardScreenshot of Acumatica Cloud ERP - Manufacturing - Production Manager DashboardScreenshot of Acumatica Cloud ERP - Distribution - Warehouse Operations DashboardsScreenshot of Acumatica Cloud ERP - Construction - Job Cost Accounting DashboardScreenshot of Acumatica Cloud ERP - Retail Edition DashboardsScreenshot of Acumatica Cloud ERP - Professional Services - Financial Management Dashboard

    SAP Business ByDesign Screenshots

    Screenshot of the embedded analytics of SAP Business ByDesign, which makes it possible for key users or end users to define dashboards that contain tailored reports and KPIs for their roleProduct screenshotScreenshot of some of the reports available with SAP Business ByDesign, that enable customers to create additional reports or KPIsScreenshot of the document flow, present in each business document in ByDesign, which shows a graphic of the predecessor and successor business documents as well as any associated accounting documents.Screenshot of SAP Business ByDesign's included Project Management module that is integrated with CRM to sell and bill projects, with HR to staff projects, and with SCM and SRM for procurement.Screenshot of the Financial Closing business scenario, used to perform financial period-end closing activities to ensure correct financial statements, such as Balance Sheet, Income Statement, and Cash Flow Statement. The Closing Cockpit helps to minimize the risk of missing important steps or incorrect timing.