SAP Business One vs Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management comparison

Sage and SAP are both solutions in the ERP category. Sage is ranked #24 with an average rating of 7.0, while SAP is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.1. Sage holds a 0.6% mindshare in ERP, compared to SAP’s 3.2% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Sage users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 91% of SAP users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024

Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management and SAP Business One are ERP solutions aimed at medium-sized enterprises. SAP Business One often leads in features with its comprehensive toolset, while Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management stands out in pricing and support.

Features: Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management provides financial management, supply chain optimization, and advanced analytics. SAP Business One includes extensive reporting tools and integration capabilities. Sage offers customization flexibility, whereas SAP has a depth in integrated features.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management allows for rapid deployment with smoother workflow setup. SAP Business One requires a more complex initial setup but provides comprehensive service support.

Pricing and ROI: Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management is known for its lower upfront costs and faster return on investment. SAP Business One, despite higher setup costs, delivers value with its extensive features and integration abilities.

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SAP Business One vs. Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Sage Business Cloud Enterpr...

Ranking in ERP

24th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

5.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Activity Based Costing Software (9th)

SAP Business One

Ranking in ERP

5th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the ERP category, the mindshare of Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management is 0.6%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP Business One is 3.2%, down from 4.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

ERP Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
SAP Business One	3.2%
Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management	0.6%
Other	96.2%

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Featured Reviews

Ikbel Zammit

Account manager at Onetech Business Solutions

Makes processes including calculating costs, accessing inventory information quickly, validating offers, and extracting data easier

I use Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management to digitize our processes. I put our work and the opportunities on the platform, validate financial offers, and manage fees from transport and financial management. I also use the system for record-keeping of client information and work…

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Hatem Mohamed Nageeb Salama

Senior Sales and Presales Director at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Provides efficiency for small businesses, but requires costly add-ons for broader capabilities

I am currently using SAP products but not primarily selling SAP. Regarding real-time data processing capabilities, it is partially helpful for decision-making. It has built-in capability for real-time data, but it's not interactive data analytics. People need another solution such as Power BI to be integrated to get real-time data with interactive analytics. When it comes to customizing reporting in SAP Business One, it has the capability to customize reports via SAP Crystal Reports. It has a good amount of reports, but for each business, you need to understand exactly what the customer needs to customize their reports. The solution includes a mobile app to access key business information, though it is a very weak mobile app. The main benefit SAP Business One provides to users is ease of access. It's very good to present to customers, both from the interface and capabilities perspective. It's suitable for small to medium companies, making the buy-in for the solution very good. The pricing for SAP Business One is very competitive. Overall, SAP Business One is a very good solution for small to medium businesses. If your company is looking for an ERP to run end-to-end business, this is the solution. You need specific add-ons to run in specific industries, but it's approximately 70% good for most small to medium companies. My overall rating for SAP Business One is 7 out of 10.

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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

"Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management has helped by making processes such as calculating costs, accessing inventory information quickly, validating offers, and extracting data easier."

"The initial setup is not complex. The deployment process was relatively straightforward."

"The accounting part and the procurement part are most valuable. It is a very good system with workflows and notifications."

"The interface is rich in features, allowing efficient management of business operations."

"The most valuable feature of Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management is the business intelligence module. Additionally, report consolidation, cloud access, and analysis are useful."

"The solution is parameterized so it naturally has the ability to parameterize, configure, and adapt to various organizational procedures."

"The most valuable feature of SAP Business One is the ability to manage your entire business with one software package."

"The most valuable features of SAP Business One are user-friendliness, ease of use, visibility, and flexibility. Customizing the solution is simple."

"The most valuable feature of Business One depends on the industry. Generally speaking, Business One works best in automotive industry use cases."

"The product seems to be quite stable."

"The documentation part and the user manuals provided by SAP are quite comprehensive."

"What's most helpful to customers who use SAP Business One is that the solution is fully integrated and easy to use. It's very easy to digest and has many features for small to medium companies."

"You can scale the solution well."

"Less complicated than other similar solutions."

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Cons

"Integration with other tools like BOM or Cisco BlueQ could be improved."

"It is not suitable for corporate or manufacturing companies. For example, it's challenging to use it for a manufacturing company."

"Its implementation process is kind of complicated. If the person implementing it doesn't know what he is doing, the system can have many issues. Sage X3 is just an accounting system. As compared to Oracle E-Business Suite, it does not cover a lot of functionality. It doesn't have the payroll, lease management, and HR modules. Oracle E-Business Suite is better than Sage X3."

"Integration with other tools like BOM or Cisco BlueQ could be improved."

"Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management could improve the search functionality. For example, if I was to search for a transaction from last year it would be difficult to accomplish. I have to scroll through to find what I am looking for. The approach should be more similar to Quickbooks where when you search for something it takes you directly to the searched item."

"The solution does not have a solid, out-of-the-box API architecture that is supported."

"The initial implementation is not straightforward. It took approximately three months to complete. The process could be easier."

"Something which would be helpful to management and, from our vantage point as a user, would be to see a simple reporting tool."

"SAP Business One could be improved if SAP creates one platform to integrate different solutions, particularly having a multi-company concept rather than having different databases. The solution could be similar to SAP S/4 Hana and the SAP Business ByDesign concept."

"Security could be improved."

"SAP Business One consumes a lot of network resources and bandwidth, especially when accessing the web solution, B1 Web Access."

"The reading and retrieving of data are slow in the system."

"It would be ideal if the reporting and dashboards were improved upon."

"Business One's production module has room for improvement."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution delivers the same capabilities of SAP or Oracle at about 30% to 40% of the cost."

"The price of this solution is expensive. However, it depends on the number of branches used. The price can be upwards of $40,000 annually."

"It is very cheap. There are no additional charges, but the problem is that you have to acquire an additional supporting system such as a budgeting system. You will have to implement the integration and maintain two systems. So, you need to pay for the license of that budgeting system and this one. You also need to pay the license for the payroll and integration. There are all these integrations that you have to pay for."

"The cost is not expensive."

"Its licensing model is good. There is a one-off payment for the software license, and after that, you only need to pay the annual maintenance fee. Compared to other cloud-based systems, this cost model is quite reasonable for SMEs."

"Its price is reasonable. We have about 200 licenses. We have to pay every year for the license."

"The price is a bit expensive."

"There is a license to use this solution and the price is good."

"Its price is reasonable. People are able to spend that much."

"The price of SAP Business One is reasonable."

"We are on a perpetual license for SAP Business One and the price it should be less expensive when comparing it to other solutions."

"This solution can work with a very small company, but the price may not be the right, it may not be the right fit for them. We can't help with this because we have to really understand the market, the target audience, and we have to position the product accordingly. The price is not a very big concern because if the customer is finding value or the dealer, distributor, or implementation partner can show real value in the solution, then the price will not be a question at all."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

29%

Media Company

22%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

18%

Manufacturing Company

14%

Retailer

Healthcare Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

No data available

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	35
Midsize Enterprise	18
Large Enterprise	20

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management?

The pricing of Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management is high compared to other solutions like Bitrix.

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What needs improvement with Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management?

Integration with other tools like BOM or Cisco BlueQ could be improved. The importation of configurations like BOQs is challenging as each line has to be added individually, which is time-consuming...

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What is your primary use case for Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management?

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Are there any advantages of SAP S4 HANA over SAP Business One (SAP B1) apart from the cost?

SaP Business One is a complete solution for business management. The software applications are broad, ranging from accounting to project management and human resources. It is very versatile and com...

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What do you like most about SAP Business One?

It's user-friendly and comes with comprehensive manuals. So, it is easy to learn to use SAP Business One

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAP Business One?

It is expensive compared to other modules or ERPs.

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Also Known As

Sage ERP X3, Sage X3

Business One

Overview

Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management delivers faster, simpler, and more flexible business management at a fraction of the cost and complexity of typical enterprise ERP systems.

Sage

The SAP Business One application offers a way to manage your entire business – from accounting and financials, purchasing, inventory, sales and customer relationships, and project management, to operations and human resources. SAP Business One helps you to streamline processes, gain a greater insight into your business, so that you can act fast and make decisions based on real time information, to help you drive profitable growth.

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Sample Customers

Power Distributing, Universal Paper and Plastics

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