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Accela vs SAP CRM comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Accela
Ranking in Local Government CRM
7th
Average Rating
7.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SAP CRM
Ranking in Local Government CRM
2nd
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
43
Ranking in other categories
CRM (10th), Marketing Management (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Local Government CRM category, the mindshare of Accela is 2.7%, up from 2.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP CRM is 19.8%, down from 23.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Local Government CRM Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SAP CRM19.8%
Accela2.7%
Other77.5%
Local Government CRM
 

Featured Reviews

Sajjad Hussain - PeerSpot reviewer
Full Stack Developer - TAMM OS/ Accela at Department of Health Abu Dhabi
A superb platform for low-code development, but needs to improve its pricing and support
It was a customized solution like a VPN. We used some open-source tools and some paid tools. But we mostly had custom-developed tools. As for why we switched from Accela, this is a very important question because that was a legacy system, and it was running for 11 years. Of course, we reached a point where we wanted to scale our applications, and we had a legacy system that could not support scaling and required more time to implement any applications. That was one of the reasons we chose a low-code platform. We evaluated multiple solutions in the market. As part of the bidding, Accela was the lowest with more features.
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CRM administrator at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Customization and automation drive effective user training and insights sharing
Recently, the price of SAP CRM has increased, which is one concern. Another issue is that sometimes we experience slow performance. Reports in SAP CRM itself can become very slow. Other than that, it is a very good CRM system. I am happy with SAP CRM because whenever we have requirements for changes or customization as per our needs, we get them, and the downtime is minimal. We are getting very good support from the incident team and the in-house support team who are responsible for customization. Some customer centers have moved to Salesforce, but I don't have any experience with Salesforce to make a comparison.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"We can develop features in very little time."
"The Accela's most valuable features are visual inspection and workflow."
"Compared to other systems, SAP CRM has been reliable, stable, and cost-effective for us."
"SAP CRM is a highly stable solution and one of the best on the market."
"The solution is easy to use."
"The features that I have found most valuable are that our management side can see the report instantly, they can predict the forecast, and see what is in the pipeline."
"The tool is easy to use."
"We get very good support from SAP."
"The features that are used most are the lead model and the opportunity model. We can create many different pipelines with many phases. These features improved our process in the States very well."
"From Marketing Planning to Lead Management and Forecasting Analytics, we gain complete customer insight to drive innovation that differentiates our products and services."
 

Cons

"The tool's performance becomes slow with usage. Its deployment is also complicated."
"I would like to see integration with analytics and the Power BI dashboard."
"They should improve the design to make it more appealing to users."
"What I see as a challenge against our competitor is that Salesforce comes with more flexibility, for enhancement purposes, whereas the SAP CRM Cloud is more robust and rigid. It's not flexible to implement any bespoke solution."
"One area for improvement is the security model, especially regarding records management retention and the audit and legal holds."
"They have recently updated their user interface but they should continue to improve upon it in the future. Additionally, overall performance or speed of response times could be better."
"Our users are using it primarily from their laptop browser and very few are using it on their mobile because the mobile is not that user-friendly."
"As SAP CRM is still in its pilot version in my company, and my team is still experimenting on it, there's little room for exploration, but its setup is not as straightforward, so this could be an area for improvement."
"Content management is one area where SAP CRM could use some work because we were seeking a CRM solution that could store BLOB data, like PDF and email data, which takes up a lot of space in the database. Recently, we migrated to a content server, but it would be nice if CRM had built-in BLOB data management because BLOB data is a challenge we've been dealing with since last year."
"The implementation and integrations could be better. After we went into the production environment, we had some issues."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"When we chose Accela, it was affordable. But with new solutions in the market, we can see cheaper ones with the same features."
"The company has seen an increase in revenue."
"There is a license required to use SAP CRM."
"The product is expensive."
"Its price is reasonable. As compared to other CRMs, this CRM is competitively priced. They have multiple flavors with different sets of functionality. Pricing is based on the flavor that suits your requirement. If you have more users, the cost will come down."
"SAP CRM costs approximately a couple of thousand a month."
"Every user needs to have a license."
"As for the product licensing, we pay an annual fee. It's important to consider setup costs and licensing based on your organization's budget and needs."
"There is a license required for the solution and most of my clients purchase an annual license."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Government
23%
Construction Company
11%
University
11%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Construction Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business14
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise27
 

Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAP CRM?
SAP CRM is not suitable for small companies because of the cost. It is suitable for medium and large enterprise companies.
What needs improvement with SAP CRM?
Recently, the price of SAP CRM has increased, which is one concern. Another issue is that sometimes we experience slow performance. Reports in SAP CRM itself can become very slow. Other than that, ...
What is your primary use case for SAP CRM?
Currently, we are using SAP CRM for monitoring sales activities, forecasting, and marketing activities.
 

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Sample Customers

Accela is used by over 1,000 government agencies in the United States and Canada. Some of its customers include the City of Los Angeles, the State of California, and the City of Toronto.
Brau Union Osterreich AG, Nu Skin Enterprises Inc., AOK Bundesverband, RAK Ceramics, NHS 24, Wholesale Sports Outdoor Outfitters, FC Bayern Munchen AG, Tumi, The Kellogg Company, MVV Energie AG, Anglian Water Services, German Football Association (DFB), Nebraska Book Company Inc.
Find out what your peers are saying about Accela vs. SAP CRM and other solutions. Updated: November 2026.
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