SAP Business One Reviews

We are using SAP Business One for all finance modules, production, and logistics.

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

The solution could improve by having some added authentication, such as SAP CC or SAP S4HANA.

I have been using SAP Business One for approximately eight years.

I have not had issues with the stability of SAP Business One.

SAP Business One is useful for small and medium-sized companies.

We have approximately 65 people using the solution in my organization.

I rate the scalability of SAP Business One an eight out of ten.

The support from SAP is good and there is useful online documentation if we have issues.

We are a growing business and we might switch solutions because this solution is best suited for small to medium-sized companies. 

I rate the support from SAP Business One a nine out of ten.

Positive

The initial setup of SAP Business One is easy. The implementation process did not take long. We have two servers, one for testing and the other for production. We have GIT services for deploying SAP Business One.

We used approximately use two people for the deployment of the solution.

The ROI is good for SAP Business One. We have received cost and time savings. We require fewer resources by using the solution.

The price of SAP Business One is expensive and there is only a standard license.

The vendor maintains the server we use for SAP Business One.

I rate SAP Business One an eight out of ten.

Our whole business depends on SAP Business One for many aspects, such as sales, and financials. E\verything is done through the solution.

The most valuable features of SAP Business One are the financials, sales, and production. They are very helpful. Additionally, it is very easy to use and the user interface is stable in the application and on the web.

SAP Business One could improve project management, quality assurance, material management, forecasting, full costing, and quality control. Many modules are missing in this solution.

I have been using SAP Business One for approximately 12 years.

SAP Business One is a highly stable solution.

SAP Business One is scalable.

We have approximately 145 users using this solution at all levels of my company.

I rate the scalability of SAP Business One a four out of five.

The support from SAP Business One is good. However, sometimes they can be slow with their response.

I rate the support from SAP Business One a four out of five.

Positive

The initial setup of SAP Business One was not complex. The migration from our older electric system was straightforward and took three to four months to complete.

We used a local consultant to do the implementation.

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

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

We are planning to migrate to SAP S/4HANA.

We use five people for the maintenance of the solution.

I strongly recommend this solution to others.

I rate SAP Business One a seven out of ten.

I mainly use Business One to manage operations, including finance and sales.

Business One's best feature is transport management and collections.

There are problems with Business One's collection management and reconciliation. It's also quite difficult to automate with external systems, and its reporting could be clearer. In the next release, Business One should include automation for mobile apps.

I've been using Business One for over seven years.

Business One is stable.

Business One is scalable.

SAP's technical support used to be good but has become very unresponsive.

Neutral

I previously used SAP S/4.

The initial setup was a very simple process and took a couple of hours since we were using a client web version.

Business One's prices are really high, with a one-time cost of around one lakh.

I evaluated Tally, a local Indian product, but it lacked data security.

Business One is good for smaller and medium-sized companies that want to handle simple business processes. For those companies, I would rate Business One nine out of ten, but overall I give it four out of ten.

The solution is very useful for manufacturing companies. 

The most important features are the accounting and finance features. Everything leads to finance. 

The initial setup is not too complex.

It's stable.

You can scale the solution well. 

The pricing is good.

We have some problems around here, in Business One. It's hard to have separate models. We have to make multiple forms and have problems doing that. In manufacturing, we do not have things like the actual cost of the fabric, loss of material, the various costs of raw materials, et cetera.

Some features are missing.

We'd like to see the solution support barcode features.

I've used the solution for around five years. 

The product is stable and reliable.

The solution is scalable. 

We have 125 licenses.

There are some problems in technical support in Pakistan.

I have a big license for SAP Business One, one of the 20 licenses. And S4HANA's support in Python is not ideal. Our control team many times has complained due to the slow, slow response for Business One. If you upgrade the hardware, you should get more services.

We want to move to S4HANA as it has a better design.

The product does not require a complex setup.

The pricing is pretty good. We did not find it to be too expensive.

We are consultants and have customers in Pakistan using it. 

I'd rate the solution six out of ten.

We are a beverage manufacturer in the fast-moving consumer goods sector that uses Business One throughout our whole supply chain. We start with forecasting, which is not calibrated well currently, and then we download the sales plan into SAP. Based on the sales plan, we provide plans for production via MRP algorithms. The primary function of Business One is to handle all this data we are getting about purchase orders, raw materials, packaging, etc. We also plan to acquire a production module for MRP II functionality, but we haven't acquired it yet and have not decided on the production model. Right now, upwards of 230 people using it, including salespeople, accountants, warehouse workers, production workers, purchase servers, and people who handle procurement. At the moment, it's all.

For us, the most useful feature of Business One is Material Requirements Planning (MRP). 

First of all, Business One doesn't have a proper master data management function. So, with any implementation, we had to select the work provider and determine who is responsible for which category of data. We also have to set the data format of the master data, especially an SKU, which should be formatted as an SKU. This is a vast amount of work that involves all departments. Second, I would consider the supply chain. Each function is highly dependent on another function. We still have a 1C:Accounting system, but it's not a system at all. With Business One, you have too much spare functionality. It doesn't create value for the business, but it creates a higher workload for employees in terms of payer processes, administration, development, etc. It's not easy. Because of how mature the organization is, there is less readiness for change. I would not consider this satisfactory. 

After working with Business One for a while, we are becoming more effective. However, we still have some issues involving business experts and even having a category of users like business process owners. We use almost all of Business One's functionality except maybe CRM. We don't yet use CRM. Also, we don't use forecasting because forecasting is internal in B1 forecasting. It only has two algorithms, which might not be enough for us. But it would be great to have more advanced forecasting functionality.

I've been using Business One for maybe two years.

The stability of Business One is pretty nice. 

Scalability has been pretty good so far. We haven't had any serious mishaps yet. If you satisfy the hardware requirements, it's completely okay.

I have not had any direct contact with SAP technical support. Our support is provided by the partners. 

We used a partner to set Business One up and we still use one. We are just customers. As far as maintenance goes, we have 10 people maintaining the solution counting only key users. There are about 10 more consultants and developers on top of that. We are still in the implementation phase. 

We bought all licenses for the whole package in the very beginning, and now we're just paying for 404 licensed maintenance. It's a standard fee. Of course, we still pay partners for implementation.

We also considered Microsoft Dynamics 365 as well as 1C, which is a domestic solution. It's an accounting system. 1C is a little bit different. It's a four-on-two for forecasting. The 1C accounting system is widely used in Ukraine and Russia. If you compare Business One to, for example, S/4HANA, the price is much, much better. And the consultants are not so specialized if you compare it with S/4HANA, for example.

So in the case of S/4HANA, you should have a team of maybe at least five or six consultants dedicated to particular modules. In the case of Business One, you only need one or two — perhaps one is enough. It has competence in the whole chain, starting from procurement, production, and sales.

The functionality is much lighter than the big SAP, so you can have just one brain covering the whole process. It's easier to build and implement something as well as to improve it and communicate with different functions.

I rate SAP Business One eight out of 10. If you are considering implementing this solution, I recommend you start with the master data. Pay as much attention as possible to the master data and establish a dedicated function.

It's used for process automation across various business departments. For instance, in manufacturing, it manages tasks such as raw materials and sales orders.

We primarily use it for finance and invoicing. So, it has streamlined our operations.

The reporting is sufficient for our needs, assisting significantly in decision-making.

I like its simplicity and integration capabilities, especially regarding its user interface.

I like its ease of use. Moreover, it is easy to integrate it with other solutions due to available APIs, though challenges may arise if the third-party system lacks them.

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

In its licensing model and the offering of a pure SaaS solution, which would interest many customers today.

Our customers often request concurrent licensing, which is not available with SAP Business One. Adding this option would be beneficial.

In future releases, I'd enhance its capabilities to handle point-of-sale transactions, which is currently not available.

I have been using it for three years now.

It's a stable product, on the market for more than 20 years, continually evolving and supported with upgrades.

In my region, there are around 450 customers.

The installation isn't difficult but requires about three to four months on average as it's not plug-and-play.

It's not cheap but offers good value, particularly for medium-sized enterprises. We suggest a minimum budget of around 30,000 dollars.

My recommendation depends on your current setup. If you're starting from scratch, SAP Business One is highly recommended. If you already have an established system, it would be considered an upgrade.

Overall, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten. In terms of usability and industry fit, I find that a lot of customers are able to get at least 80% of their business needs addressed by the solution.

We are using it for accounts and finance and also for maintaining third-party transactions and non-CRM transactions.

As we have customized the SAP Business One as per our business requirements, we have found that some of the features that we need are not available in the version of SAP Business One that we are currently using. So we have been advised to move to a higher version that can provide us with all the features that we need. So, I would say that there is definitely room for improvement in SAP Business One in terms of providing more features and functionalities that can cater to the specific needs of businesses like ours.

For additional functionality, my suggestion would be to improve the speed of report generation. The reading and retrieving of data are slow in the system, particularly when generating reports. It takes a huge time to fetch the reports. Another area for improvement is the setup and customization process for SAP Business One.

I have been using SAP Business One for four years.

The stability of the solution is great. I would give it an eight out of ten.

I would rate the scalability a seven out of ten because it is somewhat complex. Our company has seventeen limited and five pro licenses; I’m the only person maintaining the solution. The call team is available, but I’m handling all the IT-related technical parts.

I have not directly interacted with SAP, but our service partner (SAP partner) has been supporting us. However, I’m not happy with the current service partner. Recently, they sent a mail saying that henceforth, we are not going to support SAP Business One. I am looking for a new one as the current service partner has stopped supporting SAP Business One and is now focusing on other business intelligence products. I’m actively working on finding a new partner.

The initial setup is simple if no customization is required, but if customization is needed, it can be quite complicated and time-consuming. Our own customization and implementation project took almost two years for a six-month project. The project is 91% complete, but there are still some hiccups, particularly with the management reports, which represent about 5% of the remaining work. It took a lot of time to test and implement.

An in-house team deployed the solution.

SAP has a high cost of licensing. It is high compared to other licensing options.

Overall, I would rate the product a seven out of ten.

I had been using it for the end-to-end functionality. I had used it for finance, HR, and everything.

There is room for improvement in stability.

I had been working with SAP for ten years.

I would rate the stability an eight out of ten. There is room for improvement in stability.

I would rate the scalability an eight out of ten. There are more than 1000 people working with this solution in our company.

The initial setup is easy.

Overall, I would rate it an eight out of ten.