We have it for ERP use. It's mainly for finance use.
Senior Director - Finance Transformation at a comms service provider with 501-1,000 employees
A stable and all-in-one solution for small businesses
Pros and Cons
- "This is an all-in-one ERP solution for small businesses. Everything is linked. Once you have this, you have all the features available in SAP. You have PR, inventory items, journal entry, and project management 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."
What is our primary use case?
How has it helped my organization?
It's very beneficial because everybody is using the same software and the same coding, which makes it very easy to consolidate.
What is most valuable?
This is an all-in-one ERP solution for small businesses. Everything is linked. Once you have this, you have all the features available in SAP. You have PR, inventory items, journal entry, and project management features.
What needs improvement?
HR and project management areas could be better.
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.
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For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution for 10 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's stable. We didn't have any problems.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It's scalable. You need one database for one legal entity. Those databases are in the cloud. They are out there on the same server, but you need to manage them separately. It's not a unified database. There is a separate database for each legal entity, which is the main difference between this SAP and the big SAP.
We have around 50 users who are using this solution. Its users are finance people, and then we have one internal developer who does the maintenance and upgrades and provides support.
How are customer service and support?
We don't usually need support, and if we need it, usually we have local partners for support. It's something that fits with the system. It's stable and once in a year or two, we do an upgrade if the new features are justified.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We didn't use any other solution previously.
How was the initial setup?
I wasn't there during the setup, but you need to know the system in order to set it up. If you know, it's not a complicated setup. If your data is ready, the setup can be done in two weeks.
What other advice do I have?
It depends on what your needs are. It's very good for small businesses, and if the main challenge is the setup, then you would need a professional to do that. You need to know the system. It's not Excel that you can just sit down and play. It requires setup, migration, and coding. You need to know what you are doing, but it's not difficult if you know what you are doing.
I would rate it an eight out of ten because of the reporting or BI engine. It should have an embedded BI engine.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Private Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Independent Consultant at a retailer with 11-50 employees
Powerful with good integrations and excellent online documentation
Pros and Cons
- "It's very powerful and very complete."
- "You get support through the vendor, not SAP directly. If your vendor is good, you get good support. If it is not a good vendor, the support is very bad."
What is our primary use case?
Both of our customers are retailers - one in the construction sector and other with automotive parts. We have a great number of items and clients in both enterprises.
We can use the solution to guarantee the enterprise, the technology platform. We've been working with COBOL and SQL for more than 20 years, and we have to migrate to a platform with international knowledge or experience.
We have experience in ERP development and also the technological projection for the short and long term. That's why we chose to work with SAP Business One.
What is most valuable?
The parametrization and the integration of all the models is great. All the models are integrated well.
The UX experience is also very good.
It's very powerful and very complete.
The setup is pretty straightforward.
It's a scalable product.
It is quite stable.
The solution offers excellent online documentation.
It seems that SAP is always giving you much more tips and upgrades than you are expecting.
What needs improvement?
Business One has a lot of data in each model, and it should be quite important to make the UX or interface for end users more simple. We can do it with other software and with some user interface that comes with SAP, however, that is perhaps the one meaningful issue to solve.
When you want to work with data master items, there is no good manner to classify or to group the items. We have to do it with user information. They really need better classification of items. We have a lot of items, and SAP Business One comes only with one parameter to group the items and 64 properties. However, that is not what the system needs at all.
There's not much that needs fixing. It's been a very good experience through the years.
You get support through the vendor, not SAP directly. If your vendor is good, you get good support. If it is not a good vendor, the support is very bad.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've used the solution for ten years. I started using it in 2012.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's stable and reliable. The performance is good. There are no bugs or glitches.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution scales well.
I am working with 200 end users now, and it seems that the two people we have for support of the ERP is good.
How are customer service and support?
We have the contact and support of the partner that sold us the SAP application. Therefore, support comes through a third party.
From the vendor, support is very good. In some areas, we must view and understand the topics through information on the web, not directly through them.
SAP doesn't give us support directly. The support of SAP is with partner intermediation. However, you must study and learn from the web every time. That's key for understanding and giving good support for the software.
We had to change partners to get a better support system in place and now they are good. The documentation, however, is stellar, and I would rate what's online a ten out of ten.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
How was the initial setup?
After you know stuff about the software, it's easy.
YOu only need two or three people to put up the solution. They are specialists.
What other advice do I have?
I'm a consultant and a user. We consider ourselves a partner.
It's a very good product. Whoever wants to buy this product, needs to understand how SAP works through a partner or directly. The enterprise must have a technical counterpart with a lot of experience, real experience since the software doesn't work alone. It's very good software, however, if you depend exclusively on the partner, that doesn't work very well.
I'd rate the solution ten out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
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ERP Head at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Good for simple business processes but problems with automation and reporting
Pros and Cons
- "Business One's best feature is transport management and collections."
- "There are problems with Business One's collection management and reconciliation."
What is our primary use case?
I mainly use Business One to manage operations, including finance and sales.
What is most valuable?
Business One's best feature is transport management and collections.
What needs improvement?
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.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using Business One for over seven years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Business One is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Business One is scalable.
How are customer service and support?
SAP's technical support used to be good but has become very unresponsive.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I previously used SAP S/4.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was a very simple process and took a couple of hours since we were using a client web version.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Business One's prices are really high, with a one-time cost of around one lakh.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I evaluated Tally, a local Indian product, but it lacked data security.
What other advice do I have?
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.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Private Cloud
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
SAP B1 FUNCTIONAL CONSULTANT at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
Recommended for anybody looking for a good ERP
Pros and Cons
- "SAP Business One is very stable, and I would rate its performance as ten out of ten."
- "Areas for improvement are the operating mechanisms, authorization of the production process, and sales cycle automation."
What is our primary use case?
I primarily use SAP Business One for recording daily documents.
What needs improvement?
Areas for improvement are the operating mechanisms, authorization of the production process, and sales cycle automation.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using SAP Business One for three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
SAP Business One is very stable, and I would rate its performance as ten out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
SAP Business One's scalability is perfect.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was very straightforward, and implementation took less than six months.
What about the implementation team?
We hired a consultant.
What was our ROI?
If SAP Business One is managed efficiently, it can definitely give you a good return on your investment. I would rate our ROI as five out of five.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
SAP Business One is moderately priced. If any kind of development is required, it will incur an additional cost.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend SAP Business One to anybody looking for a good ERP and would rate it nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. partner
Sales Manager BI at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
Useful sales module, helpful support, and reasonably priced
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable features of SAP Business One on AWS are the CRM and the sales module."
- "SAP Business One on AWS could improve by adding more functionality to the web client."
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features of SAP Business One on AWS are the CRM and the sales module.
What needs improvement?
SAP Business One on AWS could improve by adding more functionality to the web client.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using SAP Business One on AWS for approximately 10 years.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have approximately 30 users using SAP Business One on AWS in our organization.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support from SAP Business One on AWS is great.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup of SAP Business One on AWS is relatively easy. The full implementation took us approximately six months.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The price of SAP Business One on AWS is reasonable for what we use it for.
What other advice do I have?
I rate SAP Business One on AWS a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Accountant at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
Simple data entries, one click financial statements, and scalable
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable features of SAP Business One are that it has plenty of features and an easy general ledger entry. Additionally, we have an internal team that supports the solution and they provide is good. The solution is easy for us to support."
- "SAP Business One could improve by automatically inputting exchange rates in the software. We currently have to enter them manually to find the appropriate exchange rates from a website. If it could be done with one click it would be helpful and more straightforward."
What is our primary use case?
SAP Business One has been used in my organization to make life easier for us accountants to implement our financial statements, create our AR invoices, and our general ledgers.
How has it helped my organization?
SAP Business One has improved the way we work because we used to have to enter manually, such as filling in invoices. Using SAP Business One has made our accountant's work a lot easier. All the accountants worldwide use the SAP software because they can create financial statements with a click of a button. It's amazing.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features of SAP Business One are that it has plenty of features and an easy general ledger entry. Additionally, we have an internal team that supports the solution and they provide is good. The solution is easy for us to support.
What needs improvement?
SAP Business One could improve by automatically inputting exchange rates in the software. We currently have to enter them manually to find the appropriate exchange rates from a website. If it could be done with one click it would be helpful and more straightforward.
We have one person in our IT department that does the maintenance and support of this solution.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using SAP Business One for approximately eight years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
We have SAP Business One on a hybrid server which is very stable and it doesn't lag. We do not have issues with the login, it is fast.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
SAP Business One is scalable.
I use the SAP Business One daily. We have over 20 accountants and our reconciliation department is using the solution.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have not used another solution previously.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup of SAP Business One was straightforward. The
I rate the initial setup of SAP Business One a five out of five.
What about the implementation team?
We used a third-party consultant to do the implementation of SAP Business One.
What was our ROI?
The return on investment from SAP Business One is great.
I rate the return of investment from SAP Business One a five out of five.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The price of SAP Business One is not expensive for the features and the benefits it provides.
I have not found there to be any additional fees other than the standard license.
I rate the price of SAP Business One a five out of five.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I did not evaluate any other solutions because SAP Business One is the best.
What other advice do I have?
My advice to others is SAP Business One is one of the best accounting software in the market right now. Using it has made my life much easier.
I rate SAP Business One a ten out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Microsoft Azure
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Team Lead at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Beneficial flexibility, useful accounting functionality, and widely used
Pros and Cons
- "SAP Business One has many valuable features. It is highly flexible and has a solid background in accounting that is localized in a lot of countries. This makes it very user-friendly for a lot of different situations."
- "There are a lot of good improvements coming out in every version. They release a new version every quarter, with all new up-and-coming things on each one. However, it might be lacking specifications for the specific verticals. However, SAP Business One is a generic tool. It's very widely used, and I understand why it's not into each vertical. There are solution partners available out there to give it those extra areas of what it needs, but this is depending on what kind of business you run."
What is our primary use case?
We use SAP Business One as a resource planning tool. You can manage your business with it.
What is most valuable?
SAP Business One has many valuable features. It is highly flexible and has a solid background in accounting that is localized in a lot of countries. This makes it very user-friendly for a lot of different situations.
What needs improvement?
There are a lot of good improvements coming out in every version. They release a new version every quarter, with all new up-and-coming things on each one. However, it might be lacking specifications for the specific verticals. However, SAP Business One is a generic tool. It's very widely used, and I understand why it's not into each vertical. There are solution partners available out there to give it those extra areas of what it needs, but this is depending on what kind of business you run.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using SAP Business One for approximately 18 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable, I have no worries about using it.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability of SAP Business One is good.
How are customer service and support?
I am the technical support of the solution.
How was the initial setup?
The implementation can be difficult if you do not know what to do. As long as you have a good plan on how to implement it, it's straightforward.
What about the implementation team?
The maintenance of the solution depends on the size of the business that the solution has been implemented. You could have anywhere from one person to a full-blown team doing the maintenance depending on the size of the business.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
If you are in the US or Canadian the costs of SAP Business One could vary per license, it can be anywhere between $2,000 tor $5,000.
What other advice do I have?
My advice to others is to know their needs and how they want to implement them. They will benefit by having a good plan on what is required in the solution.
I rate SAP Business One an eight out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
CFO at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
Provides all the financial features and control for small and mid-sized companies
Pros and Cons
- "The SAP Business One is simple and it provides us the control we need."
- "Overall, the integration and the reports can be better."
What is our primary use case?
We are using SAP Business One as an ERP for the company, mainly for the financial but also for logistics. We are an association and we don't have billing so most of the things that we are using it for are in the accounting and financial. We have some products to use on the logistics side.
What is most valuable?
The SAP Business One is simple and it provides us the control we need. Our company is not a huge company so when we were looking for the system we are looking for something that was not so expensive but could provide all the financial features and control for the company. I think for small and mid-sized companies, it's very nice. Also, we were not looking for something that's on premises. It was very important for us that it be on the cloud.
SAP Business One is cheaper than most of the systems. We are not looking for all the infrastructure, but it should provide features where we can have all the financial, control, and logistics covered.
What needs improvement?
Every time that we want to integrate with another system that we have, there are not so many APIs that are available. All our systems are on the cloud, so the APIs that are available should be easier to integrate with other systems. Another issue is that the reports are not so good looking. It's not a good looking report. But for us it's not an important thing now. The integration issue is more important because we have some systems that sometimes we need to integrate and we need to adjust some things in the APIs.
Overall, the integration and the reports can be better.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using SAP Business One for two years, since 2020.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I can't tell you about scalability because we are not demanding so much from the system. But the system has a great deal of information, and I'm not concerned about if we need to use the system with a lot of information.
We have around 10 people that are using SAP Business One, mainly for financial tax reasons, but much more on the contract side for controlling the contracts for our supply. I think most of these 10 people are not for maintenance but to input data.
As we have everything on the cloud we are not customizing anything, we are not demanding anything on maintenance or changing stuff. For example, we are making an integration with a travel system so we bought hours to adjust APIs and then implement it.
We don't have plans to expand more because our company was built for one purpose. And probably when we finish the project, we need to close the company so we are not investing so much in the systems.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support is good, but we are not having problems. You know much more about the support when you have serious problems. We never had a serious problem that the system stopped working, or something like that. Everything is working. Support for me is good. But we are not demanding so much from support.
How was the initial setup?
We had some difficulties on the logistics piece. When we implemented it, we did some customizing for what we needed and it took time for the consulting company to do it and we had some difficulties at that time because we were supposed to go live when the pandemic started. So, to not wait a long time, we chose some important stuff for us to go live and it demanded a little bit more time to adjust the customization. This is not so easy when you have something a little different than the standard.
Initial setup is medium. We took around three months to go live with the financial part. Then, they took almost one year to deploy the other logistics parts.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
If I'm not wrong, we are paying around $4,000 monthly for everything - licensing and cloud.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We compared it with Microsoft. Three companies that we checked were SAP, Microsoft, and there are other local companies that we have here in Brazil.
The pricing for each was very close. It was not very different from Microsoft to SAP Business One at that time.
What other advice do I have?
For what we require and use it for, on a scale of one to ten, I would give SAP Business One a nine.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Other
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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