QAD Cloud ERP vs SAP ERP comparison

QAD and SAP are both solutions in the ERP category. QAD is ranked #15 with an average rating of 10.0, while SAP is ranked #2 with an average rating of 7.5. QAD holds a 1.3% mindshare in ERP, compared to SAP’s 11.6% mindshare. Additionally, 75% of QAD users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 87% of SAP users who would recommend it.

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87% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024

SAP ERP and QAD Cloud ERP are competing products in the enterprise resource planning category. SAP ERP appears to have the upper hand in customization and scalability, appealing to larger enterprises, while QAD Cloud ERP is favored for industry-specific solutions and ease of use.

Features: SAP ERP offers comprehensive modules for finance, human resources, and supply chain management, along with robust analytics and reporting tools. It supports extensive customization to meet various business needs. QAD Cloud ERP focuses on manufacturing and supply chain sectors with tailored features and streamlined processes, catering effectively to specific industries and delivering ease of use through its industry-specific design.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: QAD Cloud ERP provides a cloud-based deployment that simplifies installation and offers flexibility, supported by commendable support services for quick resolutions. SAP ERP, offering both on-premise and cloud solutions, has a complex deployment process that can be time-consuming but is backed by extensive support and training programs.

Pricing and ROI: SAP ERP involves higher upfront and maintenance costs but offers significant ROI for large-scale implementations through its functionalities and customization capabilities. QAD Cloud ERP typically presents lower initial costs with quicker ROI for small to medium-sized enterprises due to its efficient, industry-focused modules.

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Categories and Ranking

QAD Cloud ERP

Ranking in ERP

15th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

5.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

SAP ERP

Ranking in ERP

2nd

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

108

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the ERP category, the mindshare of QAD Cloud ERP is 1.3%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP ERP is 11.6%, down from 20.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

ERP Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
SAP ERP	11.6%
QAD Cloud ERP	1.3%
Other	87.1%

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Abbas Hirkani

Sr. Project Manager at YASH Technologies

Quick implementation brings comprehensive workflow management and efficient regulation handling

One of the major advantages of QAD Cloud ERP is related to the easy and quick implementation that I have found the most valuable. The entire application of QAD Cloud ERP itself is very valuable for my customers. My impression of the advanced supply chain management feature in QAD Cloud ERP is that it's a very comfortable tool and, if rightly configured, it really helps the business to have clear visibility of the entire supply chain. My impression of the compliance management in QAD Cloud ERP is that it has reduced many overheads of doing manual compliance, and it is quite easily manageable; it is connected with the regulatory authorities, making it a fantastic tool. The positive impact my customers have experienced from using QAD Cloud ERP includes easy integration with multiple different applications, connectivity with regulatory authorities and banks, having bank drivers for easy payments and receiving money, and it has fantastic web UI reporting, which satisfies many different stakeholders within the entire organization worldwide.

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Achmad Dimyati

IT Service Management Team Lead at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

Long-term adaptation and evolution meets changing technology trends

SAP ERP is not really real-time. We use the HANA database which is supposed to be memory data in memory, but we are still not very happy. It is supposed to be real-time and come very quickly, but in reality, it still takes time to run. That is why we use BW of SAP, Business Objects, and now we have moved to the Analytic Cloud where we start using predictive AI. SAP recently implemented Databricks, and they started investing significantly in the analytic environment. SAP ERP has been left behind as they moved to S/4HANA with the HANA database. They restructured the whole table structure of SAP ERP, introduced simple finance, simple logistics, and moved HR to SuccessFactors. They have the BTP layer where they manage everything from integration to master data management. The challenge with SAP is that they move very fast to different products and buy different products. It requires significant investment and many skills to catch up because all of these have different sets of technology. The fundamental has changed differently. It is not monolithic anymore but different products under one name, SAP. You have to buy it model by model for additional models. Products such as SuccessFactors, Ariba for procure to pay, Concur for travel, and Facility Management use totally different technology. They try to integrate with each other, but it remains a challenge for SAP to make them have the same management, technology, and operational approach.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The positive impact my customers have experienced from using QAD Cloud ERP includes easy integration with multiple different applications, connectivity with regulatory authorities and banks, having bank drivers for easy payments and receiving money, and it has fantastic web UI reporting, which satisfies many different stakeholders within the entire organization worldwide."

"The solution serves its purpose and does what we need it to do."

"It is the most stable solution that I've ever worked with."

"It is a utility-focused solution, and the deployment is very much aligned with utility service providers. If you look at the supply chain and the overall business model of a utility service provider, SAP is something that fits very well. That's because the company has invested tremendously in creating appropriate workflows pertaining to this segment or domain."

"SAP ERP's interface is pretty easy nowadays, as it has evolved over time and has been made as user-friendly as a person would like it."

"The architecture of the solution overall is great. It's great for development, testing, and production. I've worked with solutions where the architecture wasn't as strong and it was a disaster."

"The implementation is very straightforward."

"The best feature of SAP ERP is the full integration."

"It is easier to migrate to SAP ERP from a legacy system. We have different products for data services, and it is easier to migrate to SAP ERP as compared to other solutions. Stability is one of the main features of SAP. What makes SAP ERP better than others is that SAP has taken into consideration the business processes of different industries, such as manufacturing. They have done the research, and they know what are the best practices. They have already implemented these best practices in SAP ERP, which are readily available for a client. Clients can also customize it based on their individual needs."

"This is a robust solution with a lot of control measures."

"I have found all the modules related to finance valuable, such as account management and HR. The entire suite is very useful."

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Cons

"They could improve by moving away from the architecture of Progress 4GL as currently they are undergoing a very drastic change by redoing the entire application with Java and web-based technologies, projected to be released by 2026 with the incorporation of analytics, process intelligence, and AI to help business users."

"The product lacks a lot of features and technology."

"Just implementing an ERP system takes a lot of time."

"License fees are too high."

"SAP ERP needs to consider simplifying a few areas within the tool. Compared to SAP ERP, other solutions in the market are much more easily configurable and understandable. SAP has a lot of complex features."

"Presently, the solution's interface is not intuitive."

"The user interface isn't as nice as SAP HANA's."

"There should be better support provided to be able to migrate to S/4HANA easier."

"The service could be more user-friendly in the area of transition codes."

"The problem for us, we are one company that has seven home markets. Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. When we need to configure, modify rules, change policies, or taxes rules, when we move currencies around based on our other financial results, it can get very complicated. When we try to join everything together we have some problems. However, the process good, all of our material and procurement processes are going well. The problem is trying to consolidate the financial reports and this is where I have problems."

"The user interface needs to be improved."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"SAP is a bit on the costly side, but they also provide support and other things. We are paying for licenses and the use of the cloud."

"I rate the product's price a nine on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap or affordable, and ten is really expensive. The solution is expensive."

"The solution can cost approximately $1 million a year for maintenance for a small-size company and can grow from there. Approximately $1 million is needed for a good-size company."

"The price of SAP ERP is high, but it is worth the money. The maintenance and support can be expensive. There should be a different price model for businesses that are not as large to be able to afford it."

"When you have a solution that is stable, reliable, and has a high performance as this solution, the price is going to be expensive. However, when you evaluate the service you are paying for the cost is quite reasonable for this solution."

"There are licensing costs."

"When we talk about pricing it is expensive. On a scale of one to ten, it would rank a two. There are no additional fees but the user licenses are high."

"The on-premises licensing model comes with annual maintenance whereas the cloud-based licensing model is a yearly subscription. The tool’s pricing is normal and not expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

16%

Computer Software Company

13%

Performing Arts

Transportation Company

Manufacturing Company

15%

Computer Software Company

University

Retailer

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

No data available

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	30
Midsize Enterprise	31
Large Enterprise	77

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with QAD Cloud ERP?

Areas of QAD Cloud ERP that could be improved include the ongoing enhancements they are making; it has grown significantly over my last 25 years, incorporating many different business needs, and th...

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What is your primary use case for QAD Cloud ERP?

My customers usually use QAD Cloud ERP mainly in manufacturing from automobile industries, specifically tier two and tier three manufacturing companies, not the tier one auto manufacturers. They ma...

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What advice do you have for others considering QAD Cloud ERP?

My impression of the modular architecture of QAD Cloud ERP is that it's a 4GL, Progress 4GL based database system, so it is a server-client technology as well as web-based, making it a really conve...

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Is Anaplan better than SAP ERP?

There are different aspects of both Anaplan and SAP ERP that I like and dislike. Anaplan improves forecast accuracy and drives up the quality of analytics. Rather than spending all of their time co...

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What do you like most about SAP ERP?

The solution has made the most significant impact on our human resources function, specifically in HR operations and HR analytics. One feature of SAP ERP that I found most valuable is its use of co...

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What needs improvement with SAP ERP?

I do not know how to give feedback regarding SAP ERP's analytics tools. The usage of analytics tools is not very popular among our customers, as some functions are not very modern. Customer study t...

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Overview

QAD Cloud ERP is an enterprise resource planning solution designed exclusively for global manufacturing. It supports best-in-class, industry-specific business processes and flexible deployment options.

QAD

SAP ERP addresses the core business software requirements of midsize and large organizations in all industries and sectors. SAP ERP includes four individual solutions that support key areas of enterprise resource planning: human capital management, financials, operations, corporate services.

SAP

Sample Customers

Tower International, Kendra Scott

B&G Manufacturing, Unilever, Life is good Inc., Joy Global Inc., City of Cape Town, Bhopal Municipal, Corporation (BMC), adidas Group, Butcher & Packer Supply Company, Franklin Valve L.P., Evoshield, Prime Meats, a Norsan Group company, EMC Corporation, Varian Medical Systems Inc., FC Bayern Mªnchen AG, AkzoNobel Chemicals B.V., T¾V Rheinland, Pacific Drilling S.A., Fire & Rescue New South Wales, University of Amsterdam, Pa_alon S.A.

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