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    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

    SAP S/4HANA Cloud

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ASAP 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
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    SAP Business ByDesignSAP S/4HANA Cloud
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    SAP Business ByDesignSAP S/4HANA Cloud
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalRequired
    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.Per user, per month
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    SAP Business ByDesignSAP S/4HANA Cloud
    Considered Both Products
    SAP
    No answer on this topic
    SAP
    Chose SAP S/4HANA Cloud
    SAP S/4HANA Cloud is far ahead than any other ERP I have used
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    95%
    Would buy again
    504 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    95%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    89%
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    Implementation went as expected
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    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    358 Answers
    Features
    SAP Business ByDesignSAP S/4HANA Cloud
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of SAP Business ByDesign and SAP S/4HANA Cloud
    Feature
    SAP Business ByDesign
    8.4
    2 Ratings
    16% above category average
    SAP S/4HANA Cloud
    8.3
    290 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Benefit plan administration4.51 Ratings8.3248 Ratings
    Direct deposit files9.11 Ratings8.0242 Ratings
    Pay calculation00 Ratings8.1248 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of SAP Business ByDesign and SAP S/4HANA Cloud
    Feature
    SAP Business ByDesign
    9.2
    5 Ratings
    19% above category average
    SAP S/4HANA Cloud
    7.9
    424 Ratings
    4% above category average
    API for custom integration9.24 Ratings7.9406 Ratings
    Plug-ins9.25 Ratings7.9376 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of SAP Business ByDesign and SAP S/4HANA Cloud
    Feature
    SAP Business ByDesign
    9.3
    5 Ratings
    13% above category average
    SAP S/4HANA Cloud
    8.5
    487 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Single sign-on capability9.04 Ratings8.7457 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions9.65 Ratings8.2480 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of SAP Business ByDesign and SAP S/4HANA Cloud
    Feature
    SAP Business ByDesign
    9.2
    5 Ratings
    24% above category average
    SAP S/4HANA Cloud
    7.9
    494 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Dashboards8.85 Ratings7.9462 Ratings
    Standard reports9.25 Ratings8.1487 Ratings
    Custom reports9.65 Ratings7.8453 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of SAP Business ByDesign and SAP S/4HANA Cloud
    Feature
    SAP Business ByDesign
    8.7
    5 Ratings
    12% above category average
    SAP S/4HANA Cloud
    8.4
    485 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Accounts payable9.24 Ratings8.4478 Ratings
    Accounts receivable9.24 Ratings8.3460 Ratings
    Global Financial Support9.22 Ratings8.249 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers9.22 Ratings8.148 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations8.82 Ratings8.248 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting9.22 Ratings8.245 Ratings
    Standardized Processes8.01 Ratings8.651 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of SAP Business ByDesign and SAP S/4HANA Cloud
    Feature
    SAP Business ByDesign
    9.1
    4 Ratings
    14% above category average
    SAP S/4HANA Cloud
    8.6
    426 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Inventory tracking9.24 Ratings8.6417 Ratings
    Automatic reordering10.03 Ratings8.4361 Ratings
    Location management8.03 Ratings8.2344 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of SAP Business ByDesign and SAP S/4HANA Cloud
    Feature
    SAP Business ByDesign
    8.5
    4 Ratings
    8% above category average
    SAP S/4HANA Cloud
    8.4
    437 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Pricing9.24 Ratings8.2416 Ratings
    Order entry9.24 Ratings8.5425 Ratings
    Credit card processing4.51 Ratings9.024 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold9.24 Ratings8.5400 Ratings
    Order Orchestration9.22 Ratings8.140 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of SAP Business ByDesign and SAP S/4HANA Cloud
    Feature
    SAP Business ByDesign
    9.2
    3 Ratings
    20% above category average
    SAP S/4HANA Cloud
    8.7
    52 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Billing Management8.83 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management9.22 Ratings8.046 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management10.02 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting10.01 Ratings8.142 Ratings
    Period Close9.22 Ratings8.350 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of SAP Business ByDesign and SAP S/4HANA Cloud
    Feature
    SAP Business ByDesign
    9.2
    2 Ratings
    19% above category average
    SAP S/4HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Budgeting and Forecasting10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Costing9.22 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost Capture9.22 Ratings00 Ratings
    Capital Project Management9.22 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Contract Compliance8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Revenue Recognition9.22 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of SAP Business ByDesign and SAP S/4HANA Cloud
    Feature
    SAP Business ByDesign
    8.3
    3 Ratings
    18% above category average
    SAP S/4HANA Cloud
    9.3
    1 Ratings
    30% above category average
    Project Planning and Scheduling9.23 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers8.02 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality8.02 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of SAP Business ByDesign and SAP S/4HANA Cloud
    Feature
    SAP Business ByDesign
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    30% above category average
    SAP S/4HANA Cloud
    8.3
    27 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Award Lifecycle Management10.01 Ratings8.327 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of SAP Business ByDesign and SAP S/4HANA Cloud
    Feature
    SAP Business ByDesign
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    14% above category average
    SAP S/4HANA Cloud
    8.3
    49 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Bids Analyzed and Compared8.01 Ratings8.238 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated8.01 Ratings8.443 Ratings
    Supplier Management8.01 Ratings8.343 Ratings
    Contract Authoring00 Ratings8.338 Ratings
    Contract Repository00 Ratings8.135 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of SAP Business ByDesign and SAP S/4HANA Cloud
    Feature
    SAP Business ByDesign
    9.2
    3 Ratings
    32% above category average
    SAP S/4HANA Cloud
    8.2
    37 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Warehouse Workforce Management9.22 Ratings8.231 Ratings
    Transportation Planning and Optimization00 Ratings8.435 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management00 Ratings7.936 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings8.031 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management00 Ratings8.632 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of SAP Business ByDesign and SAP S/4HANA Cloud
    Feature
    SAP Business ByDesign
    9.0
    3 Ratings
    19% above category average
    SAP S/4HANA Cloud
    8.5
    39 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Production Process Design9.23 Ratings8.636 Ratings
    Production Management9.23 Ratings8.737 Ratings
    Configuration Management8.02 Ratings8.436 Ratings
    Work Execution8.02 Ratings8.336 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs9.23 Ratings8.633 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of SAP Business ByDesign and SAP S/4HANA Cloud
    Feature
    SAP Business ByDesign
    8.6
    3 Ratings
    19% above category average
    SAP S/4HANA Cloud
    8.3
    45 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Forecasting9.23 Ratings8.240 Ratings
    Inventory Planning9.23 Ratings8.343 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring8.02 Ratings8.342 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of SAP Business ByDesign and SAP S/4HANA Cloud
    Feature
    SAP Business ByDesign
    -
    Ratings
    SAP S/4HANA Cloud
    9.8
    1 Ratings
    40% above category average
    Risk Repository00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Control Management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Issue Detection00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of SAP Business ByDesign and SAP S/4HANA Cloud
    Feature
    SAP Business ByDesign
    -
    Ratings
    SAP S/4HANA Cloud
    9.0
    42 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Proposal Management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management00 Ratings8.142 Ratings
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    User Ratings
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.6
    (7 ratings)
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    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.4
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    Usability
    8.0
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    8.3
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    Availability
    -
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    9.0
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    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    5.6
    (77 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.7
    (6 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SAP Business ByDesignSAP S/4HANA Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    SAP
    I think it well suited for organizations with a large and complex infrastructures as it can handle them very easily in my opinion. It is also recommended for companies which are planning to move to mostly automated environments, in which it can be implemented in a good manner. I also think it is not suited or less suited for smaller scale organizations as the cost of operation could exceed the budget.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    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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    SAP
    • The software helps in forecasting and identifying potential challenges that would affect our organisation in the near future. This enables us to prepare in advance and also adopt practical and viable measures.
    • It enables faster and accurate data processing, which enhances decision-making.
    • It's easily customizable according to specific organizational needs. This promotes overall efficiency and productivity of the organization.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    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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    SAP
    • 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.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    SAP
    The cost of SAP as an ERP is quite high and the switching costs associated with ERP systems are even higher. That being said moving from one ERP to another only happens once in a great while for large organizations. Those switching costs include retraining, IT hardware requirements, outside consultants and more
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    Usability
    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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    SAP
    Day to day data insight is more accurate for manufacturing industry to procure as per forecasted from supplier. Supply and fulfillment cycle becomes more easier. I would say more about performance as we are using this new server so we can see clear difference between SAP S/4HANA Cloud and ECC. Also it has customized business extensions for rapid development.
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    Support Rating
    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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    SAP
    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
    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    More effective
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    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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    SAP
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    SAP
    The platform utilizes advanced predictive analytics to anticipate operational bottlenecks and put them out of commission before the problems become larger. We can proactively develop effective strategies that help keep service quality in the face of unexpected changes in the market, or external disruptions, by continuously analyzing historical performance data as well as elements of the current market
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    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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    SAP
    • The financial management part ensures every process is well planned and allocated resources are used efficiently.
    • The development of payroll management ensures that all employees are happily remunerated and, hence, very productive.
    • The creation of solid financial reporting acts as the primary driver in decision-making, which brings more insights into development.
    Incentivized
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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 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.

    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.