SAP ERP and Epicor ERP compete in the enterprise resource planning category. SAP ERP has the edge for larger enterprises due to its extensive functionality and adaptability, while Epicor ERP is favorable for smaller manufacturers due to its ease of use and customization options.
Features: SAP ERP supports business efficiency with capabilities in finance, supply chain management, integration, and analytics, making it well-suited for large enterprises. Epicor ERP focuses on customizable options, perfect for small to mid-sized manufacturers, and features flexible reporting tools and real-time analytics capabilities.
Room for Improvement: SAP ERP needs to improve user interface simplicity, enhance technical support efficiency, and offer more affordable pricing models. Epicor ERP users seek better cloud-based functionality, improved financial tools for international use, and resolution of UI complexities.
Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SAP ERP provides deployment flexibility with on-premises, hybrid, and cloud options, but its technical support can be slow, often requiring third-party assistance. Epicor ERP also offers deployment flexibility but with more straightforward service support competing effectively in the cloud space.
Pricing and ROI: SAP ERP is known for high pricing and complex licensing models, more suitable for large enterprises that can realize ROI through robust features, though it requires a long-term investment. Epicor ERP is competitively priced, favoring smaller companies with flexible licensing and quicker financial returns.
It continued to make the company lean and more profitable by providing tools to manage business operations better, such as production scheduling, finance, and estimating products.
With increased visibility, there is a substantial opportunity for return on investment.
We have saved the equivalent of three or four man-days a week across the business.
SAP ERP did provide value for money.
Epicor's support is strong with extensive self-help options.
When issues are raised to customer support, they direct us to work with the partner.
The support rates at 50% because most of the time the support team needs to relearn the processes, especially when a new person is assigned.
It was very quick, and we didn't have many tickets, but every time any issues arose, they were very quickly resolved.
SAP technical support is very good.
Epicor ERP scales extremely well, allowing for multi-company and multi-plant operations.
The system is adapting to our growing needs, but some requirements necessitate upgrading Epicor ERP to meet current needs, which represents an additional expense for us.
It is scalable when moving from one version to another or adding additional components like warehouse management.
Epicor ERP has experienced multiple crashes and performance drops multiple times.
Production processes would be on hold without stability, so it is quite important that the software is very stable.
Stability-wise, SAP ERP is the best product among others.
There's extensive customization required for Epicor ERP, and the standard process is not suitable.
The cost management and product costing should be enhanced, along with issues in the manufacturing process.
Features that allow transactions based on barcoding should be part of the ERP component.
We are using version 6.0 and it meets our needs.
While the exact current licensing costs are confidential, it is approximately 50% of Oracle's cost.
We are satisfied with the pricing and anticipate savings of seventeen percent across the organization.
Epicor ERP is value-conscious in pricing, offering more compared to competitors.
Small and medium companies can struggle with the pricing.
The pricing for SAP ERP is medium but slightly on the higher side.
The real-time analytics support decision-making by using dashboards to manage insights for roles throughout the company, including production, finance, sales, and purchasing.
If you're doing a project management module, it is linked with finance. Unless finance is implemented, this module cannot be completed.
The most significant features of Epicor ERP for our business process are quality control and supply chain management.
The consistent integrations and real-time data analytics in SAP ERP significantly enhance the decision-making process by facilitating follow-ups and action points.
We have the capabilities to build every process we have in our company and construct or customize it in the software.
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