QuickBooks Online Advanced vs. SAP S/4HANA Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
QuickBooks Online Advanced
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
QuickBooks Online Advanced is a SaaS-based accounting software designed to scale with growing businesses. It includes the functionalities of QuickBooks Online, as well as more robust business analytics, customization, and resource management.N/A
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
SAP S/4HANA Cloud is a modular ERP that enables users to run mission-critical operations in real time from anywhere, introduce new business models in any industry, and expand globally. SAP S/4HANA Cloud is a SaaS product and can also be deployed in a hybrid landscape for quicker time to value.​ ​​ SAP S/4HANA Cloud is a foundational component of the SAP…N/A
Pricing
QuickBooks Online AdvancedSAP S/4HANA Cloud
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
QuickBooks Online AdvancedSAP S/4HANA Cloud
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
Additional DetailsPer user, per month
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QuickBooks Online AdvancedSAP S/4HANA Cloud
Features
QuickBooks Online AdvancedSAP S/4HANA Cloud
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Online Advanced
9.0
Ratings
16% above category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
7.9
Ratings
4% above category average
API for custom integration8.20 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Plug-ins9.90 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Online Advanced
9.2
Ratings
10% above category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.5
Ratings
4% above category average
Single sign-on capability9.30 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Role-based user permissions9.00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Online Advanced
8.4
Ratings
6% above category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
7.9
Ratings
9% above category average
Dashboards8.80 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Standard reports8.80 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Custom reports7.70 Ratings7.80 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Online Advanced
9.3
Ratings
18% above category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.3
Ratings
7% above category average
Accounts payable9.40 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Accounts receivable9.70 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Cash management9.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Bank reconciliation9.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Expense management9.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Time tracking9.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-currency support9.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-division support7.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Regulations compliance9.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Electronic tax filing9.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Self-service portal9.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers9.90 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Intercompany Accounting7.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations9.60 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Enterprise Accounting8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Configurable Accounting9.80 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Centralized Rules Framework9.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Standardized Processes9.10 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Global Financial Support00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Online Advanced
9.6
Ratings
27% above category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.6
Ratings
8% above category average
Inventory tracking9.60 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Automatic reordering00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Location management00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Online Advanced
9.5
Ratings
21% above category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.4
Ratings
7% above category average
Pricing9.80 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Order entry9.90 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Credit card processing8.80 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Cost of goods sold00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Order Orchestration00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Online Advanced
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.3
Ratings
15% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Online Advanced
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.7
Ratings
15% above category average
Billing Management00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Period Close00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Online Advanced
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
9.3
Ratings
30% above category average
Project Planning and Scheduling00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Online Advanced
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.3
Ratings
11% above category average
Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Online Advanced
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.3
Ratings
18% above category average
Bids Analyzed and Compared00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Contract Authoring00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Contract Repository00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Supplier Management00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Online Advanced
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
9.8
Ratings
40% above category average
Risk Repository00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Control Management00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Issue Detection00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Remediation and Certification00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Online Advanced
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.2
Ratings
21% above category average
Transportation Planning and Optimization00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Fulfillment Management00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Online Advanced
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.5
Ratings
14% above category average
Production Process Design00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Production Management00 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Configuration Management00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Work Execution00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Online Advanced
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.3
Ratings
15% above category average
Forecasting00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Inventory Planning00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Performance Monitoring00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Online Advanced
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
9.0
Ratings
23% above category average
Proposal Management00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Product Master Data Management00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
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User Ratings
QuickBooks Online AdvancedSAP S/4HANA Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
9.5
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8.6
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Likelihood to Renew
9.9
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9.4
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Usability
9.9
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8.3
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Availability
-
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9.0
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Performance
-
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9.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
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5.7
(0 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
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9.0
(0 ratings)
Online Training
9.1
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
6.4
(0 ratings)
6.7
(0 ratings)
Configurability
9.1
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
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8.0
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Vendor pre-sale
-
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8.0
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User Testimonials
QuickBooks Online AdvancedSAP S/4HANA Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
QuickBooks Online Advanced is best suited for small businesses who don’t have any consolidation considerations. Additionally, the software tends to struggle when there are a large number of projects. The report screens will struggle to load at times and it will be difficult to view reports. However, it does really well at creating an all-in-one solution for companies who need payroll, accounting, and tax compliance in a relatively inexpensive bundle.
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The software reduces the stress of managing multiple departments in the supply chain sector. It offers great performance for both small and large businesses. With the built-in AI, it improves the overall efficiency of the organization and helps in reducing maintenance. The product customer care and support services are available 24/7.
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Pros
  • It allows us to link to bank accounts in order to get up-to-date, real-time information, which is so important in today's lightning speed work world.
  • The "canned" reports are excellent and allow for extreme customization also. This makes them very helpful to both me and my clients.
  • The user interface for QuickBooks Online Advanced is easy to navigate and is intuitive for novices. The screens are well laid out and have cohesiveness on each screen to match tasks with others that match up well.
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  • SAP S/4HANA Cloud is entirely based on continuously monitored processes enhanced in numerous operational business areas.
  • The solution allows the immediate analysis of company performance indicators due to enhanced functions.
  • Ideally built on future technologies, the organization’s platform aims at providing a system intended to expand based on business complexity.
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Cons
  • Proper advice in QuickBooks Online Pro for the usage if QuickBooks Online Advanced will be more efficient.
  • More features and space in the app for organization of the self-created workflows.
  • The stability of QuickBooks Online Advanced can still be better.
  • There are still file-size issues and limitations on transactions and attributes of transactions.
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  • The beginner's user-friendly UI can help learners learn easily, and it feels a bit complex.
  • Implementation of AI bot on common tasks.
  • There are no offline functionality that users can use remotely.
  • As the scalability of the products grows, they become more expensive.
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Likelihood to Renew
QuickBooks Online Advanced is very easy to use and the data is very transparent. The reporting shortfalls (not being able to report the current month and YTD results on the same report) as well as the issues with the limitations with the management reports.
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I am not part of the team that makes this decision but I would recommend renewing the contract. Most employees at Tennant are long term employees and would find it difficult to change to a different software. They are comfortable using SAP.
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Usability
QuickBooks Online Advanced is great and effective. I use it for almost three months and it definitely does their job
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SAP S/4HANA Cloud has a super flexible and intuitive dashboard, allowing every user to navigate effectively. It also has powerful customer help, which acts as a guide for new subscribers. The features deployed are realistic and functional, without defects. Constant changes and updates are proactively shared.
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Reliability and Availability
No issue at any time with Availability
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Performance
It can be access at any time and reports is generate in less than a minute
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Support Rating
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The support system I find great as whenever I run into problems they rectify them quickly as possible they never reacted late the support is just up to the mark for me. They provide many solutions to the problems I faced the [technical] team support is always amazing they [listen] to mean work accordingly.
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In-Person Training
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More effective
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Online Training
The online training was easy to follow and understand. The online training gave us the specific instructions to follow
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Implementation Rating
I dont have any
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SAP requires
a lot of internal and external resources to complete its successful
implementation. The cloud version requires a deeper understanding of the
different capabilities of the local systems (hardware) and the connection
towards your local IT team. We found several problems on our systems that we
couldn't foresee before the implementation and roll out.
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Alternatives Considered
QuickBooks Desktop is no longer being sold in the US, so we had to switch to the online version of the program. It is not a fully fleshed-out all-in-one solution offering everything the desktop version did. That being said, the desktop enterprise was overkill for many people.
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Previously we had implemented Azure Cloud Services which had cost us excessively compared to SAP cloud. Also I found the user interface easier to work with compared to the azure cloud as well. Overall the features are really good compared to Azure and cost is also less compared to it
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Scalability
Software is very flexible
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Return on Investment
  • QBOA has shown my clients the increase and decrease of my monthly income activity
  • I am able to project my income and spending more easily
  • The P&L reports has shown me a lot and by customizing to focus on my income and expenses has allowed me to better budget
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  • Surpasses many well reputed applications in terms of performance and data insight when you are into SAP products
  • More reliable and secure as we are not going to create multiple copy of master data, one single shared master data and all will work like charm
  • For authentication we can also use Microsoft MFA or Google single sign-on , so less complexity
  • For customized business process, we can implement extension packages which are like templates
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ScreenShots

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Screenshots

Screenshot of the Order to Cash Dashboard - For the management of the order-to-cash process more efficiently across revenue streams and business models - including sales of physical and digital goods, services, subscriptions, projects, and bundles.Screenshot of a Sales Management Overview - Helps ensure sales reps meet their goals with an overview of orders and key sales performance metrics, with status tracking for each order in real time for the early detection of potential issues.Screenshot of the Purchasing Spend Dashboard - For weighing various aspects of purchasing spend through quick access to clear, complete, and real-time data, with less risk, and without opening different reports and transactions.Screenshot of Operational Supplier Evaluation - Provides a transparent overview of suppliers. Users can approve the most reliable vendors and get the right mix to serve business needs while reducing risk.Screenshot of Inventory Management - Provides visibility to manage supply chains, to mitigate risk, avoid unnecessary costs, maximize efficiency, and fulfill customer orders on time.Screenshot of Inventory Processing - Enables real-time supply chain visibility and provides meaningful metrics, with customizable dashboards and reports that display real-time inventory that track the status of inbound and outbound deliveries.