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Certinia ERP vs SAP S/4HANA Cloud comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 10, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Certinia ERP
Ranking in Cloud ERP
7th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
Ranking in Cloud ERP
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
57
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Cloud ERP category, the mindshare of Certinia ERP is 2.9%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP S/4HANA Cloud is 10.5%, down from 19.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud ERP Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SAP S/4HANA Cloud10.5%
Certinia ERP2.9%
Other86.6%
Cloud ERP
 

Featured Reviews

KARTHIK RAJ S - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at HiTech Pro
Enhanced accounting with responsive support and reporting efficiency
We use Certinia ERP for accounting purposes, generating sales invoices, enabling invoices, and for various reports. These include cash statements, general reports, income statements, and profit and loss statements Certinia ERP has increased our revenues, provides good support, and has helped us…
Ramesh Pampana - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager, SAP Practice at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Extensive real-time analytics and superior support enhance decision making but continued product evolution impacts existing investments
Improvement is needed, and they need to slow down. When I say slow down, they need to do more validation. Things are going rapidly and changing fast. For example, they moved from SAP SRM product to SAP CLM. They bought IBM CLM and marketed it as SAP CLM. Shortly after, they bought SAP Ariba and discontinued the SAP CLM product. Now they state that SAP SRM is outdated and has reached sunset. The challenge is that if a customer has already deployed the entire solution on-premises, it becomes difficult to immediately convert to the new product and manage new license costs. From a consulting perspective, it appears that SAP's biggest competitor is itself, as they sometimes discontinue their own products to promote new ones.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Certinia ERP is user-friendly and provides comprehensive support for accounting-related tasks."
"It has features like bank reconciliation and the financial report builder which enhance operational efficiency."
"It was easy to implement."
"It is stable and scalable. In the S4HANA plain version, they have new dashboards and things like that."
"For supply chain management, we are using WMS. When you go to public cloud, you get a full-fledged EWM."
"The technical support team has been responsive and helpful, addressing issues and providing solutions promptly whenever needed."
"SAP S4HANA Cloud has improved the efficiency and visibility of business operations, leading to potential cost and time savings."
"The solution is stable."
"On the cloud topics, I would say specifically with SAP S_4HANA Cloud, clients get the information SAP provides earlier than if you take the on-premises version."
"Real-time data analytics capabilities and the ability to integrate external tools like Qlik Sense are some of the most valuable features."
 

Cons

"The customer support takes too long to respond, which could be improved by focusing on reducing the time for issue resolution."
"The bank statement feature takes a lot of time and can be improved to make reconciliation quicker."
"Some areas that could improve with the SAP S_4HANA Cloud are related to the challenges of migrating data from legacy systems into SAP S_4HANA Cloud, which is labor-intensive and expensive."
"It's a huge software, and they need to make it look less complex and more user friendly. They need to work on user stories and user experiences."
"The initial setup can be complex, depending on the environment."
"SAP promotes the cloud, but customers are worried about the security of their data. SAP suggests they have SAP S4HANA with RISE, which is a private cloud environment, but it is difficult to sell many of the customers on the cloud concept because of the privacy issues."
"I need more options for enhancing the system, especially compared to the features available in the on-premise version."
"The system is very heavy and requires a lot of resources and a dedicated team."
"It can be done within a few hours, but it also depends on the customer's requirements. If they want some changes, it may be done within one hour. But if there are large-scale changes, it may take one week or one month."
"I would like to see enhancements in certain features."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The license for S/4HANA is expensive, and the licensing structure is hard to understand. The admin license is something like 500 euros per user. Other ERP solutions allowed you to pick only the modules you need. The SAP ECC version requires you to take all the modules even if you are not using them."
"The pricing is competitive with other products at that level in that category."
"The solution's costs have significantly increased, and we have not seen any anticipated cost savings."
"It's very expensive."
"The solution is affordable."
"This is a pricey solution that best serves large enterprises. Be sure to ensure that your company's requirements need to be fulfilled by SAP. There are many other ERP's that are cheaper yet highly functional. However, it is still cheaper than some of the competition (i.e. Oracle, ESD, etc.)"
"The tool's pricing is reasonable."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a seven out of ten."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
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Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
11%
Marketing Services Firm
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business24
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise30
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Certinia ERP?
The customer support takes too long to respond, which could be improved by focusing on reducing the time for issue resolution. Additionally, more knowledge articles in the Certinia community would ...
What is your primary use case for Certinia ERP?
We use Certinia ERP for all finance-related tasks, including invoices, sales invoices, both account receivables, payables, and installations.
What advice do you have for others considering Certinia ERP?
I would encourage others to go for Certinia ERP. However, they should be prepared for some delays in customer support. Otherwise, it is efficient for managing invoices and reconciliations.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAP S/4HANA Cloud?
SAP S/4HANA Cloud is very expensive, both to purchase and maintain. It's important to evaluate the costs of recruiting and maintaining trained personnel as it's not just a one-time payment yet requ...
What needs improvement with SAP S/4HANA Cloud?
A lot of my clients are complaining about the SAP license policy. I think that is quite intransparent and obviously quite expensive. I think that is a usual complaint. And also the flexibility to s...
What is your primary use case for SAP S/4HANA Cloud?
SAP S_4HANA Cloud is still used for ERP, so enterprise resource planning, and I would say the true core of SAP S_4HANA Cloud is truly the financial planning, the financial transactional accounting....
 

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SAP S4HANA Cloud
 

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Sample Customers

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La Trobe University, Carrefour Comércio e Indústria Ltda, Delaware Consulting and Corning Inc.
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