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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IFS Cloud

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AIFS 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 BW/4HANA

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ASAP BW/4HANA is a next-generation data warehouse solution. It is specifically designed to use the advanced in-memory capabilities of the SAP HANA platform. For example, SAP BW/HANA can integrate many different data sources to provide a single, logical view of all the data. This could include data contained in SAP and non-SAP applications running on-premise or in the cloud, and data lakes, such as those contained in the Apache Hadoop open-source software framework. With SAP BW/4HANA,…N/A
    Pricing
    IFS CloudSAP BW/4HANA
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    IFS CloudSAP BW/4HANA
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Community Pulse
    IFS CloudSAP BW/4HANA
    Considered Both Products
    IFS
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    SAP
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    9 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    9 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    IFS CloudSAP BW/4HANA
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of IFS Cloud and SAP BW/4HANA
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    7.9
    2 Ratings
    10% above category average
    SAP BW/4HANA
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation8.42 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration7.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files7.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of IFS Cloud and SAP BW/4HANA
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    9.3
    2 Ratings
    20% above category average
    SAP BW/4HANA
    -
    Ratings
    API for custom integration9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plug-ins9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of IFS Cloud and SAP BW/4HANA
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    9.3
    2 Ratings
    13% above category average
    SAP BW/4HANA
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of IFS Cloud and SAP BW/4HANA
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    9.7
    2 Ratings
    29% above category average
    SAP BW/4HANA
    -
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    Dashboards9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of IFS Cloud and SAP BW/4HANA
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    15% above category average
    SAP BW/4HANA
    -
    Ratings
    Accounts payable9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Accounts receivable9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global Financial Support9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standardized Processes9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of IFS Cloud and SAP BW/4HANA
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    9.9
    2 Ratings
    22% above category average
    SAP BW/4HANA
    -
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    Inventory tracking9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic reordering10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location management10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of IFS Cloud and SAP BW/4HANA
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    9.3
    2 Ratings
    17% above category average
    SAP BW/4HANA
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    Pricing9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order entry10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Credit card processing8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Orchestration8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of IFS Cloud and SAP BW/4HANA
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    8.9
    2 Ratings
    17% above category average
    SAP BW/4HANA
    -
    Ratings
    Billing Management8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Period Close9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of IFS Cloud and SAP BW/4HANA
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    8.8
    2 Ratings
    14% above category average
    SAP BW/4HANA
    -
    Ratings
    Budgeting and Forecasting9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Costing9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost Capture8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Capital Project Management9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Contract Compliance9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Revenue Recognition9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of IFS Cloud and SAP BW/4HANA
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    9.3
    2 Ratings
    30% above category average
    SAP BW/4HANA
    -
    Ratings
    Project Planning and Scheduling9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of IFS Cloud and SAP BW/4HANA
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    8.8
    2 Ratings
    18% above category average
    SAP BW/4HANA
    -
    Ratings
    Award Lifecycle Management9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of IFS Cloud and SAP BW/4HANA
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    9.4
    2 Ratings
    30% above category average
    SAP BW/4HANA
    -
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    Bids Analyzed and Compared8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Authoring9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Repository10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supplier Management9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of IFS Cloud and SAP BW/4HANA
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    42% above category average
    SAP BW/4HANA
    -
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    Risk Repository10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Control Management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue Detection10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of IFS Cloud and SAP BW/4HANA
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    8.9
    2 Ratings
    28% above category average
    SAP BW/4HANA
    -
    Ratings
    Transportation Planning and Optimization9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management8.42 Ratings00 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of IFS Cloud and SAP BW/4HANA
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    9.7
    2 Ratings
    27% above category average
    SAP BW/4HANA
    -
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    Production Process Design9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Production Management9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configuration Management10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Work Execution9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of IFS Cloud and SAP BW/4HANA
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    9.4
    2 Ratings
    28% above category average
    SAP BW/4HANA
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    Forecasting9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Planning10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of IFS Cloud and SAP BW/4HANA
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    9.6
    1 Ratings
    29% above category average
    SAP BW/4HANA
    -
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    Proposal Management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of IFS Cloud and SAP BW/4HANA
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    SAP BW/4HANA
    8.8
    1 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Location-Based Data Governance00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Data Modeling
    Comparison of Data Modeling features of IFS Cloud and SAP BW/4HANA
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    SAP BW/4HANA
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Data model creation00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Data Exploration
    Comparison of Data Exploration features of IFS Cloud and SAP BW/4HANA
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    SAP BW/4HANA
    4.0
    1 Ratings
    27% below category average
    Visualization00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Data Warehouse
    Comparison of Data Warehouse features of IFS Cloud and SAP BW/4HANA
    Feature
    IFS Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    SAP BW/4HANA
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    24% below category average
    High-Volume Data Processing00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Data Warehouse Management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Administrative Automation00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Self-Optimization00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    IFS CloudSAP BW/4HANA
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (9 ratings)
    Usability
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    9.7
    (7 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IFS CloudSAP BW/4HANA
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IFS
    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
    Incentivized
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    SAP
    Some scenarios where SAP BW/4HANA is well suited are retail industry, supply chain, finance, warehouse, stocking processes, BI, [and] some finance analytics reporting. Some scenarios where SAP BW/4HANA is less appropriate [is when] relational queries are needed [and] in some small business with infrastructure limitations. Another scenario that is less appropriate is for ABAP processes requirements.
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    Pros
    IFS
    • 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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    SAP
    • High speed data warehouse regardless of data volumes.
    • Excellent integration with SAP systems and Data sets.
    • Simplified data modelling due to columnar data base.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    IFS
    • Easy options to upload data from excel to IFS Cloud
    • AI capabilities
    • Better help functionality
    Incentivized
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    SAP
    • Enterprise license pricing is very expensive and run-time license limits the usefulness of the tool.
    • Integration with SAP Analytics cloud for write-back to BW/4HANA. Live connection is only read from SAC.
    • Make run-time licenses more useful.
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    Usability
    IFS
    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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    SAP
    SAP BW/4HANA requires specialized skillsets around data warehouse modeling and the access to data, however the modeling capabilities are intuitive and have now become accessible to both SAP and non-SAP data warehouse specialists. This new model allows for Interchangeable skillsets and access to a broader pool of experts throughout the industry, as well as easier access to data.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    IFS
    IFS Support for IFS Cloud product has different levels of support agreement with the customers, including 24*7 support service for the product. Since the customers have the option of selecting IFS-managed cloud for the implementation, all of the responsivities for maintaining the managed services can be handed over to IFS.
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    SAP
    SAP Max Attention and general support for SAP BW/4HANA is broadly available. Truth to be told, MaxAttention has a premium cost but brings great engineers. So this being an enterprise capability and extremely critical, we did not consider cost as the main factor since support works well. Just keep that in mind when making your selection.
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    Alternatives Considered
    IFS
    IFS Cloud is an upgrade of IFS Applications. IFS Applications solution is under extended support and would eventually be replaced by cloud solution in coming years.
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    SAP
    SAP Analytics Cloud is complemented by SAP BW/4 HANA through connectors that work in real-time and allow the display of indicator information in interactive and user-friendly visualizations. SAP Data Services integrates with BW/4 HANA allowing to automate the loading of information in the system taking as a data source a wide variety of platforms.
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    Return on Investment
    IFS
    • Reduced the time taken for the users to prepare and generate reports since most are automatic with IFS Cloud
    • Increased the reliability and visibility of the inventory of the products from procurement of raw materials through the manufacturing of final product to delivering to customer's place
    • Took a considerable time configuring the roles and access of the users while implementation
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    SAP
    • Faster turn-around to enhancements
    • End users can query structures that are not limited to multi-dimensional models.
    • Performance improvements means that business user can do more in the same time compared to traditional BW
    Incentivized
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    SAP BW/4HANA Screenshots

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