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SAP Business Suite vs Zoho Books comparison

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Categories and Ranking

SAP Business Suite
Ranking in Order Management Hubs
8th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
1.0
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Zoho Books
Ranking in Order Management Hubs
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
Billing Software (6th), Accounts Receivable Automation Software (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Order Management Hubs category, the mindshare of SAP Business Suite is 5.9%, up from 3.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zoho Books is 4.9%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Order Management Hubs Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Zoho Books4.9%
SAP Business Suite5.9%
Other89.2%
Order Management Hubs
 

Featured Reviews

it_user795654 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager at a logistics company with 5,001-10,000 employees
There is hardly any customization required for it, if implemented correctly. The UI needs improvement.
The UI: To train one user on SAP ECC takes at least two weeks. Though once familiarized, people can remember shortcuts and t-code for the change management is still high. Thanks to the vast majority of large organizations using SAP, the user adaption is a lot less if users come from SAP/GUI environments.
SagarGaikwad - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr Business Application Developer On Zoho Platform. at Tech Worriors
Unified accounting and inventory have empowered seamless projects and detailed financial insights
The most valuable features and capabilities of Zoho Books I have found include vendor management, customer management, accounting, invoicing, and inventory. Within Zoho Books, you can handle both accounting and inventory, covering all areas like purchase and sales. Almost all features are available, including bank reconciliation. Invoicing is also included in the accounting features. The sales section includes quotation, sales order, invoicing, packing, shipments, delivery note, delivery challans, invoicing, and payment received. The purchase section includes purchase orders, purchase received (GRN), bill, supplier invoices, and advance payment. All these features are available. You can communicate and send to the customers using it. It enables managing different statuses, scheduling recurring invoices, and customers can pay through direct online payment using Zoho Books direct invoices. Customers can log into their portal and see their own invoices.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"FICO, especially newGL. It solves a lot of manual consolidation issues."
"SAP Business Suite is an Enterprise Management tool enabling end to end management of most if not all areas of the business."
"The solution has enabled us to ascertain costs and profitability online, improve process control, improve stocks control, improve our planning and decision making process, and take advantage of critical information online that allows us to quickly take actions."
"There is hardly any customization required for SAP, if you implement it correctly. ​​"
"Strong financials for project/logistics integration and most of the functionalities, like interco posting and MM-SD consolidation, work out-of-the-box."
"I have worked with multiple clients for Zoho Books, and they are completely satisfied with the implementation and customization automation we did."
"The major benefit I've seen from Zoho Books is its positive impact on saving time around CRM and projects, CRM, bookkeeping, and projects as that works very efficiently."
"Almost all the features are there, and they have different plans with lots of features."
"With Zoho Books, I have found the most valuable features that we don't need any reports because the reports get already generated based on the sales and purchases."
"Having used eight accounting software systems, I consider this one among my favorites."
 

Cons

"Implementation is complex and requires experts in SAP and experts in business to work closely to ensure that the appropriate systems and business changes are made."
"Modules that don't work so well due to lack of flexibility include: Cash Management, Maintenance, and APO."
"The UI: To train one user on SAP ECC takes at least two weeks."
"They can improve their approval process and access matrix in Zoho Books."
"The user interface of Zoho Books is frustrating when compared to QuickBooks or other alternatives."
"Areas of Zoho Books that could be improved or enhanced include the requirements for data size, as sometimes there is too much data."
"In terms of improvement, there are two things which they are going to improve, but they have dedicated products for them."
"I do not have any challenges within Zoho Books, but sometimes if you want to change the currencies for customers, that can be a bit tricky, especially if you want to issue different invoices in different currencies, maybe even for the same customer, that's the only thing."
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Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise4
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What needs improvement with Zoho Books?
In terms of improvement, there are two things which they are going to improve, but they have dedicated products for them. Obviously, they are a business as well. If they could give everything in on...
What is your primary use case for Zoho Books?
I use Zoho Books for almost any accounting purposes across any industries. It is not limited to a service-based or product-based approach; I use it in manufacturing, shipping industries, medical, a...
 

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Lenovo, Molson Coors Brewing Company, City of Boston, Colorado Department of Transportation, The NEC Group, University of Amsterdam, The Charmer Sunbelt Group, Alliander N.V., Chemion Logistik GmbH, National Football League, National Basketball Association, Direct Relief, CIR food, The VELUX Group
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