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SAP Business One vs Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 1, 2026

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

Sage Business Cloud Enterpr...
Ranking in ERP
24th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.8
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
Activity Based Costing Software (7th)
SAP Business One
Ranking in ERP
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
98
Ranking in other categories
Cloud ERP (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the ERP category, the mindshare of Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management is 1.0%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP Business One is 2.7%, down from 4.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
ERP Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
SAP Business One2.7%
Sage Business Cloud Enterprise Management1.0%
Other96.3%
ERP
 

Featured Reviews

Ikbel Zammit - PeerSpot reviewer
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…
Hatem Mohamed Nageeb Salama - PeerSpot reviewer
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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."
"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 solution is parameterized so it naturally has the ability to parameterize, configure, and adapt to various organizational procedures."
"SAP Business One consolidates various functions, including production, sales, inventory, and purchase management."
"Sales CRM and Financials are most valuable."
"The most valuable feature of SAP Business One is the ability to manage your entire business with one software package."
"The production and planning processes of the solution are very good."
"The solution is scalable."
"It offers users a rather simple interface."
"SAP Business One has good reports and is simple to customize and use."
"The deployment of infrastructure and auto scaling are very valuable for me in SAP Business One on AWS, as the platform offers numerous tools for deploying infrastructure, dynamic VMware, virtual machines, dynamic software, and hardware requirements for scaling infrastructure specifically, from basic infrastructure to large infrastructure."
 

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."
"Integration with other tools like BOM or Cisco BlueQ could be improved."
"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."
"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 reading and retrieving of data are slow in the system."
"The web client is an area with shortcomings, which SAP is presently working on, and needs to improve."
"SAP is not willing to improve SAP Business One because they have other solutions they are pushing, such as SAP Grow, which is the S/4HANA Cloud."
"In the next release, I would like to see the inclusion of cloud features."
"I would love to have more reporting capabilities. It should have an embedded BI engine. Currently, I have to maintain an additional system for BI."
"We find the analytical tools available, such as Qlik, Power BI, and others, to be more powerful than the HANA analytics provided within the product."
"I would like to achieve better integration with AWS so that it becomes more interconnected with the SAP system."
"There is a need to make multiple changes in the code to make a few changes in any module of the product."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost is not expensive."
"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 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."
"Business One's prices are really high."
"We compared the Microsoft solution with Oracle NetSuite, as they have a price decrease. It is, however, not that much cheaper, and the price is comparable to SAP."
"I rate the price of SAP Business One a seven out of ten."
"The price of SAP Business One is reasonable."
"Its price is reasonable. We have about 200 licenses. We have to pay every year for the license."
"The price of SAP Business One on AWS could be lower, it is expensive."
"We feel that the licensing fees are a bit on the higher side."
"The price of SAP Business One on AWS is reasonable for what we use it for."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Media Company
22%
Manufacturing Company
16%
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Computer Software Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Educational Organization
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business45
Midsize Enterprise30
Large Enterprise26
 

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

Also Known As

Sage ERP X3, Sage X3
Business One, SAP Business One on AWS
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Power Distributing, Universal Paper and Plastics
Ego Pharmaceuticals Pty. Ltd
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