IFS Cloud vs. SAP Business ByDesign

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IFS Cloud
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
IFS is a low-code / no-code approach to IFS solution suite, supporting various industries including aerospace & defense, construction, energy & utilities, and manufacturing with ERP, EAM and field service management functionality. IFS Cloud can be run as a service from IFS, or in a location of choice including on-premise as a containerized application.N/A
SAP Business ByDesign
Score 8.3 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
IFS CloudSAP Business ByDesign
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IFS CloudSAP Business ByDesign
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsSAP 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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IFS CloudSAP Business ByDesign
Features
IFS CloudSAP Business ByDesign
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
7.9
Ratings
10% above category average
SAP Business ByDesign
8.4
Ratings
16% above category average
Pay calculation8.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.90 Ratings4.50 Ratings
Direct deposit files7.90 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
9.3
Ratings
20% above category average
SAP Business ByDesign
9.2
Ratings
19% above category average
API for custom integration9.50 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Plug-ins9.00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
9.3
Ratings
13% above category average
SAP Business ByDesign
9.3
Ratings
13% above category average
Single sign-on capability9.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Role-based user permissions9.50 Ratings9.60 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
9.7
Ratings
29% above category average
SAP Business ByDesign
9.2
Ratings
24% above category average
Dashboards9.50 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Standard reports9.50 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Custom reports10.00 Ratings9.60 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
9.0
Ratings
15% above category average
SAP Business ByDesign
8.7
Ratings
12% above category average
Accounts payable9.00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Accounts receivable9.00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Global Financial Support9.00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers9.00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations9.00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Configurable Accounting8.50 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Standardized Processes9.50 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
9.9
Ratings
22% above category average
SAP Business ByDesign
9.1
Ratings
14% above category average
Inventory tracking9.50 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Automatic reordering10.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Location management10.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
9.3
Ratings
17% above category average
SAP Business ByDesign
8.5
Ratings
8% above category average
Pricing9.00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Order entry10.00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Credit card processing8.50 Ratings4.50 Ratings
Cost of goods sold9.50 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Order Orchestration8.50 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
8.9
Ratings
17% above category average
SAP Business ByDesign
9.2
Ratings
20% above category average
Billing Management8.50 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management9.50 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management9.50 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting9.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Period Close9.50 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Project Financial Management
Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
8.8
Ratings
14% above category average
SAP Business ByDesign
9.2
Ratings
19% above category average
Budgeting and Forecasting9.50 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Project Costing9.00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Cost Capture8.50 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Capital Project Management9.00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance9.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition9.50 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
9.3
Ratings
30% above category average
SAP Business ByDesign
8.3
Ratings
18% above category average
Project Planning and Scheduling9.00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers9.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality10.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
8.8
Ratings
17% above category average
SAP Business ByDesign
10.0
Ratings
30% above category average
Award Lifecycle Management9.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
9.4
Ratings
30% above category average
SAP Business ByDesign
8.0
Ratings
14% above category average
Bids Analyzed and Compared8.50 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Contract Authoring9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Repository10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated9.50 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Supplier Management9.50 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
10.0
Ratings
42% above category average
SAP Business ByDesign
-
Ratings
Risk Repository10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Management10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue Detection10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Remediation and Certification10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
8.9
Ratings
29% above category average
SAP Business ByDesign
9.2
Ratings
32% above category average
Transportation Planning and Optimization9.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management8.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Fulfillment Management9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management9.50 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
9.7
Ratings
27% above category average
SAP Business ByDesign
9.0
Ratings
19% above category average
Production Process Design9.50 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Production Management9.50 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Configuration Management10.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Work Execution9.50 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs10.00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
9.4
Ratings
28% above category average
SAP Business ByDesign
8.6
Ratings
19% above category average
Forecasting9.50 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Inventory Planning10.00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Performance Monitoring9.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
9.6
Ratings
29% above category average
SAP Business ByDesign
-
Ratings
Proposal Management10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Master Data Management10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
IFS CloudSAP Business ByDesign
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
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9.6
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Likelihood to Renew
-
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9.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.5
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.5
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
IFS CloudSAP Business ByDesign
Likelihood to Recommend
The IFS Cloud has well suited to keeping track from beginning to end and engages from the internal team to the external team very well. It takes everything with them and helps them to grow at a wide pace. It creates a systematic workflow process which helps in achieving the goal more fast and friendly environment
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It is a good tool for small and medium companies. We really like it and it is easy to use. It is good for managing and following a lot of departments in a company, from sales, projects, accounting and finance to HR management. It is one place where we see the flows of various departments of the company. Licenses can be expensive but there are many different options to choose from to get the license you need that's the best fit for each user.
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Pros
  • Integration with other third-party application is easy and reliable
  • Product documentation is easy to follow for the new users
  • Web-based product
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  • Reporting is fantastic and is based on SAP's Business Objects design allowing a drag and drop UI for creating the fields you're interested in with the right views and filters
  • The Project Management controls are perfectly integrated into the solution allowing tight controls and easy set-up of projects. Everything flows smoothly from creating tasks in a gantt style control to being able to be entered into a timesheet. A PM can see project health from a cockpit view and make necessary decisions.
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Cons
  • Easy options to upload data from excel to IFS Cloud
  • AI capabilities
  • Better help functionality
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  • When we first began using it, there was no function for housing budget data for comparison with actual performance. An Excel-based tool had to be created to address this glaring shortcoming.
  • It can be slow at times
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Likelihood to Renew
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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.
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Usability
I will give a full rating to this software as it has helped me in achieving the Goal faster than expected and has created a systematic work flow that helps us to increase our work productivity and have track of each and every section. It has one product that changes your organization's environment better to perfect.
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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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Support Rating
The overall support is perfect and efficient.
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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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Implementation Rating
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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
User documentation of IFS Cloud is very well organized, and easy to follow. So, the time taken for the key business users to be trained is comparatively less. The integration with other well-suited third-party applications for HR and Payroll has been standardized and easy to setup, because of the REST APIs.
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By Design was selected before I joined the company. Recently I have started working with NetSuite, which has its strengths and weaknesses as well, but is easier to customize to your business needs
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Return on Investment
  • Improved data availability
  • Reporting and compliance improvement
  • Faster approval cycle and audit compliance
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  • Great tool for me as a salesman, visibility into all my accounts and contacts. Great ROI for me personally as it helps me track my business prospects.
  • Easy access via the cloud for home, office, or on the go. Has mobile apps that are effective for simple tasks and reminders.
  • Great community to be a part of, tons of online resources. Also, have the ability to connect with SAP directly and with partner network, there are many layers of support.
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ScreenShots

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 roleScreenshot of Screenshot 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.