SAP Business ByDesign vs SAP Business One on AWS comparison

SAP Business ByDesign vs. SAP Business One on AWS

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Categories and Ranking

SAP Business ByDesign

Ranking in Cloud ERP

5th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

SAP Business One on AWS

Ranking in Cloud ERP

4th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Cloud ERP category, the mindshare of SAP Business ByDesign is 10.9%, up from 10.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP Business One on AWS is 4.9%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Cloud ERP

Featured Reviews

Majid-Mustafa

Senior SAP Technical Consultant at Tallimax Consultancy

Provides custom versions of reports personalized for users

For AI initiatives, you need to purchase a separate AI license to integrate with SAP Business ByDesign. I'd recommend SAP Business ByDesign for large companies that want to check data graphically, especially for monthly income, expenses, and taxes in the millions or trillions. Overall, for large-scale companies, I'd rate it ten out of ten.

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Muhammad Shehzad

Senior SAP Consultant at AlEssa

Provides easy navigation to individual transaction levels and good stability

The warehouse management system requires further improvement. Right now, there is no built-in application for using barcodes or QR codes by the warehouse or operational teams. Customers often rely on third-party add-ons for such features. There should be a mobile-based handheld application, especially for the warehouse team or the operational team, to use barcode-based or QR-based scanning. In additional features, it would be great if the mobile application supported barcode and QR code usage. If this feature is available, it would be very useful.

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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 most valuable feature is the feature called Financial Closing Cockpit. This feature allows us to monitor our accounting and processing closely."

"ByDesign's best features are its speed, real-time data, and reporting."

"I like the tool’s customization."

"The most valuable feature of SAP Business ByDesign is it has a streamlined design."

"The standard system is stable."

"I like its modern approach. It is very modern and new technology."

"The most valuable features of SAP Business ByDesign are customer invoicing and cost and revenue, from which I get the data for my project reports."

"When comparing SAP Business ByDesign to much larger ERP solutions, such as SAP ECC 6.0 or SAP S/4HANA, SAP Business ByDesign is more user-friendly and easier to implement."

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"The top-level view and easy navigation to individual transaction levels are beautifully done in SAP Business One."

"The product is very user-friendly."

"With the tool, there is no shutdown or breakdown time my company experiences."

"The most valuable aspect is that it is easy to use the software."

"The initial setup is manageable."

"The modules, like the accounting and procurement modules, especially the finance and accounting modules, are quite impressive in the solution."

"It is very flexible...It is a stable solution."

"The production and planning processes of the solution are very good."

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Cons

"With SAP S/4HANA, you can design your release strategy and modify it to include as many people as possible, which is missing in SAP Business ByDesign."

"The Arabic localization is neglected. It should have an Arabic interface. It lacks Arabic translation or support from right to left."

"I would say budget controlling needs improvement. I mention this because it does not have all the functionalities that we need in terms of managing the budget."

"The solution does not support customization for forms and reports. It's not flexible in case you need some enhancements in business processes."

"SAP Business ByDesign is a very vast product, but it has to be a bit more centralized. All the models need to be more centralized for a better experience."

"I would like the tool’s interface to be better. Currently, we use a client application to access the product. I want that to be replaced with a web version. I would like to improve the tool’s internet availability. I also want the product’s setup to be easier."

"The database needs to be more customizable."

"The Purchase to Pay process could benefit from further sophistication and additional functionality. It would be helpful for the user community to receive clearer information about the future roadmap of the business. Unfortunately, there were some confusing articles in the German press towards the end of last year about the future of SAP Business ByDesign. Therefore, more clarity is needed in the support function to address this."

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"There is some room for improvement with the scalability and the pricing of the product."

"The solution has a feature that shows you the purchase order that you put on a project and requires you to approve it to be applied to the project, but it doesn't let you move the purchase order to another project. That would be a great feature to have, because if you don't approve it, you have to delete everything and make it again."

"The interface needs to be improved. It needs to be more user-friendly."

"The look-and-feel of the system is quite outdated as compared to a lot of other products out there."

"SAP Business One on AWS could improve by adding more functionality to the web client."

"The web client is an area with shortcomings, which SAP is presently working on, and needs to improve."

"The reporting can be improved. Also, it is an expensive solution, and you need consultants for new interfaces as it's very rigid otherwise."

"There is a need to make multiple changes in the code to make a few changes in any module of the product."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I rate the price of SAP Business ByDesign a seven out of ten."

"The price of the solution could be better. They have to come up with a new strategy."

"Everything is included in the licensing cost of the solution. However, they use a per-user model for additional charges."

"The price of SAP Business ByDesign is less expensive than SAP S/4HANA. However, the price is on par with other similar competitors, such as Microsoft."

"The cost starts anywhere between fifty thousand dollars and up depending on the number of licenses."

"The tool’s pricing is expensive."

"We have to pay yearly."

"The tool’s subscription is yearly. There is no flat pricing involved and everything has a range. Pricing depends on the functionality that you would use. You need to also pay for the additional hosting and maintenance costs."

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"Licenses are available on a monthly or yearly basis, and it costs about $1,200 per license, per user."

"Though I cannot specifically state whether SAP Business One on AWS is a cheap or expensive product, I can surely say that it is a manageable tool from a cost perspective."

"The price of SAP Business One on AWS is reasonable for what we use it for."

"On average, the licensing costs can be around 50,000 USD. Pricing of the product has certain variables, including the number of licenses and the implementation costs."

"The tool's cost is reasonable."

"The product is moderately priced."

"The product's license is expensive. It could be cheaper."

"Pricing for me, it's not very interesting. I think it's priced at a normal level."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

24%

Real Estate/Law Firm

Healthcare Company

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

14%

Computer Software Company

14%

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about SAP Business ByDesign?

The most valuable features of SAP Business ByDesign are customer invoicing and cost and revenue, from which I get the data for my project reports.

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

The pricing depends on company size. It's cheaper for small companies and more expensive for large ones.

What needs improvement with SAP Business ByDesign?

There might be some hurdles when integrating with SAP ECC, but integration with SAP S/4HANA Cloud is smooth.

What do you like most about SAP Business One on AWS?

With the tool, there is no shutdown or breakdown time my company experiences.

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

The pricing of SAP Business One is fair.

What needs improvement with SAP Business One on AWS?

There is room for improvement in the manufacturing and logistics areas of SAP Business One on AWS.

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Comparisons

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Compared 26% of the time

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Overview

SAP Business ByDesign is a cloud-based business management software that supports everything from finance to CRM – and is available anytime, anywhere, on almost any device. It helps medium-sized businesses seize new opportunities and accelerate growth – and it helps subsidiaries take advantage of head office resources, while keeping their flexibility.

Streamline end-to-end processes and maximize efficiency across your organization
Gain timely business insights with integrated analytics and reporting powered by SAP HANA
Manage your business from anywhere, at any time, with built-in mobile apps
Rely on highly secure data centers that are managed, monitored, and maintained by SAP experts

SAP

Small businesses can now access all the benefits of the SAP Business One solution on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud without needing to make long-term commitments or costly capital expenditures for the required IT infrastructure.

AWS and SAP have worked together to test and certify the SAP Business One solution on the AWS cloud. Both SAP Business One, version for Microsoft SQL Server and SAP Business One, version for SAP HANA have been certified on the AWS cloud platform.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Sample Customers

Standard Bank of South Africa, AOK Bundesverband, PT XL Axiata Tbk, Tvoy Dom, Schaidt Innovations GmbH & Co. KG, DeLaval International AB, EMC Corporation, Lenovo, Castle Importing Inc., Unilever, Rifle Paper Co., RAK Ceramics, Rough Country, B&G Manufacturing, Life is good Inc., Joy Global Inc., City of Cape Town

Comba Telecom, Exeter Family Friendly, GranBio, Kim Tech Ceong, Wego, Blue Ocean Systems, Whitebox Retail Logistics

SAP Business ByDesign vs. SAP Business One on AWS