Aptean Intuitive ERP vs. SAP S/4HANA Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Aptean Intuitive ERP
Score 7.0 out of 10
N/A
Aptean Intuitive ERP is an enterprise resource planning solution. It is built specifically for manufacturers who build products in regulated industries, such as aviation, electronics, and medical devices. It includes features such as product configuration, component serial number traceability, and engineering change management.N/A
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
SAP S/4HANA Cloud is a modular ERP that enables users to run mission-critical operations in real time from anywhere, introduce new business models in any industry, and expand globally. SAP S/4HANA Cloud is a SaaS product and can also be deployed in a hybrid landscape for quicker time to value.​ ​​ SAP S/4HANA Cloud is a foundational component of the SAP…N/A
Pricing
Aptean Intuitive ERPSAP S/4HANA Cloud
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Aptean Intuitive ERPSAP S/4HANA Cloud
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
Additional DetailsPer user, per month
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Aptean Intuitive ERPSAP S/4HANA Cloud
Features
Aptean Intuitive ERPSAP S/4HANA Cloud
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Aptean Intuitive ERP
8.0
1 Ratings
7% above category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
7.7
593 Ratings
4% above category average
API for custom integration8.01 Ratings7.8568 Ratings
Plug-ins00 Ratings7.7524 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Aptean Intuitive ERP
8.0
2 Ratings
4% below category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.3
683 Ratings
0% below category average
Single sign-on capability8.02 Ratings8.5641 Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.02 Ratings8.1672 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Aptean Intuitive ERP
6.0
2 Ratings
20% below category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
7.7
692 Ratings
5% above category average
Dashboards4.01 Ratings7.7640 Ratings
Standard reports7.02 Ratings7.8680 Ratings
Custom reports7.02 Ratings7.6630 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
Aptean Intuitive ERP
4.9
2 Ratings
44% below category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.3
707 Ratings
8% above category average
Accounts payable6.02 Ratings8.2691 Ratings
Accounts receivable6.02 Ratings8.2662 Ratings
Global Financial Support5.01 Ratings7.8216 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers6.01 Ratings7.9224 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations6.01 Ratings8.0242 Ratings
Configurable Accounting7.01 Ratings8.0223 Ratings
Standardized Processes6.01 Ratings8.3251 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
Aptean Intuitive ERP
6.7
2 Ratings
17% below category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.3
599 Ratings
5% above category average
Inventory tracking7.02 Ratings8.3587 Ratings
Automatic reordering6.01 Ratings7.8507 Ratings
Location management7.01 Ratings7.9483 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
Aptean Intuitive ERP
6.0
2 Ratings
26% below category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.2
607 Ratings
5% above category average
Pricing6.02 Ratings8.0581 Ratings
Order entry6.02 Ratings8.0590 Ratings
Credit card processing7.01 Ratings8.924 Ratings
Cost of goods sold7.02 Ratings8.2554 Ratings
Order Orchestration6.01 Ratings7.8184 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
Aptean Intuitive ERP
6.0
1 Ratings
22% below category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.4
239 Ratings
12% above category average
Billing Management7.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management7.01 Ratings7.8217 Ratings
Period Close6.01 Ratings7.9234 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings7.5186 Ratings
Project Financial Management
Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Product A and Product B
Aptean Intuitive ERP
4.4
1 Ratings
53% below category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
-
Ratings
Budgeting and Forecasting6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Costing5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost Capture5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Capital Project Management3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
Aptean Intuitive ERP
5.8
1 Ratings
19% below category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
7.9
199 Ratings
12% above category average
Bids Analyzed and Compared6.01 Ratings7.8139 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated7.01 Ratings8.1179 Ratings
Supplier Management5.01 Ratings7.9176 Ratings
Contract Authoring00 Ratings7.8143 Ratings
Contract Repository00 Ratings7.6138 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
Aptean Intuitive ERP
6.6
1 Ratings
11% below category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.2
155 Ratings
10% above category average
Production Process Design6.01 Ratings8.2139 Ratings
Production Management7.01 Ratings8.3143 Ratings
Work Execution7.01 Ratings8.2138 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs7.01 Ratings8.1135 Ratings
Configuration Management00 Ratings8.2133 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
Aptean Intuitive ERP
7.0
1 Ratings
2% below category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
7.8
186 Ratings
8% above category average
Forecasting7.01 Ratings7.7164 Ratings
Inventory Planning7.01 Ratings7.9178 Ratings
Performance Monitoring7.01 Ratings7.7170 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Aptean Intuitive ERP
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.1
389 Ratings
10% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings7.8340 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings7.9331 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings7.6329 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
Aptean Intuitive ERP
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
9.3
1 Ratings
28% above category average
Project Planning and Scheduling00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
Aptean Intuitive ERP
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.1
102 Ratings
10% above category average
Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings8.1102 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
Aptean Intuitive ERP
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
9.8
1 Ratings
39% above category average
Risk Repository00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Control Management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Issue Detection00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Remediation and Certification00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
Aptean Intuitive ERP
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.0
160 Ratings
16% above category average
Transportation Planning and Optimization00 Ratings8.1143 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management00 Ratings7.9139 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings7.7126 Ratings
Fulfillment Management00 Ratings8.2130 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management00 Ratings8.0130 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
Aptean Intuitive ERP
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
9.0
169 Ratings
22% above category average
Proposal Management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Product Master Data Management00 Ratings7.9169 Ratings
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User Ratings
Aptean Intuitive ERPSAP S/4HANA Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(2 ratings)
8.3
(741 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
9.4
(17 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(632 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
6.7
(78 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.5
(9 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(4 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
5.0
(2 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
6.8
(3 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
7.2
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
Aptean Intuitive ERPSAP S/4HANA Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
Aptean
If you have a programmer and are willing to let them learn the system and want software to function the way you run your business this may work well. If you do not have a programmer on staff and are willing to change your business to match the software but think in the future you may wish to modify your ERP software this may work out well. If you want something you can modify quickly this is not a good choice. If you do not wish to modify the code nor your business practices an evaluation would be required. It does allow substantial modifications, but there are areas it may not fit with your business so well. It is possible that Intuitive may happen to make the options you require available in the future.
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SAP
The software reduces the stress of managing multiple departments in the supply chain sector. It offers great performance for both small and large businesses. With the built-in AI, it improves the overall efficiency of the organization and helps in reducing maintenance. The product customer care and support services are available 24/7.
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Pros
Aptean
  • Easy to Use
  • Low Maintenance
  • Flexible and modifiable
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SAP
  • SAP S/4HANA Cloud is entirely based on continuously monitored processes enhanced in numerous operational business areas.
  • The solution allows the immediate analysis of company performance indicators due to enhanced functions.
  • Ideally built on future technologies, the organization’s platform aims at providing a system intended to expand based on business complexity.
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Cons
Aptean
  • Documentation. The design of en extensible system works well once you figure it out. Some things can be tricky and time consuming.
  • They provide no support for customizations. I can understand not wanting to help write specific custom code, but they refuse to even tell anyone what a method on a base class does unless you pay them $200 an hour.
  • Their proprietary design can cause modifications to take longer. If you use one of their forms you can not load it, you must call their launch function and put you code in the "Execute" method. If they were more standardized the documentation issue would not be so bad.
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SAP
  • The beginner's user-friendly UI can help learners learn easily, and it feels a bit complex.
  • Implementation of AI bot on common tasks.
  • There are no offline functionality that users can use remotely.
  • As the scalability of the products grows, they become more expensive.
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Likelihood to Renew
Aptean
We have a lot invested in this from user education to customizations. It would be hard to justify the cost for changing.
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SAP
The cost of SAP as an ERP is quite high and the switching costs associated with ERP systems are even higher. That being said moving from one ERP to another only happens once in a great while for large organizations. Those switching costs include retraining, IT hardware requirements, outside consultants and more
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Usability
Aptean
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SAP
Day to day data insight is more accurate for manufacturing industry to procure as per forecasted from supplier. Supply and fulfillment cycle becomes more easier. I would say more about performance as we are using this new server so we can see clear difference between SAP S/4HANA Cloud and ECC. Also it has customized business extensions for rapid development.
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Reliability and Availability
Aptean
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SAP
I would rate SAP S/4HANA Cloud’s availability as 10 out of 10. The system is generally reliable and accessible whenever needed, with minimal unplanned outages. Occasional minor application errors or brief maintenance windows can occur, but overall the platform provides a high level of uptime and stability, which supports continuous business operations effectively.
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Performance
Aptean
No answers on this topic
SAP
I would rate SAP S/4HANA Cloud’s performance as 10 out of 10. Most pages load quickly, and reports generally complete in a reasonable time frame, even for complex queries. The system handles integrations with other software smoothly, though in a few high-volume scenarios, certain reports or dashboards may take slightly longer to process. Overall, performance is strong and meets the needs of most business operations effectively.
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Support Rating
Aptean
No answers on this topic
SAP
The support system I find great as whenever I run into problems they rectify them quickly as possible they never reacted late the support is just up to the mark for me. They provide many solutions to the problems I faced the [technical] team support is always amazing they [listen] to mean work accordingly.
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In-Person Training
Aptean
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SAP
More effective
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Online Training
Aptean
No answers on this topic
SAP
I gave this rating because the SAP S/4HANA Cloud trainings were well-structured, comprehensive, and practical. They provided clear guidance on system functionality, hands-on exercises, and real-world scenarios that made it easier for our team to understand and adopt the platform. At the same time, there’s room for improvement in providing more role-specific or advanced scenario trainings, which would further enhance learning for specialized users.
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Implementation Rating
Aptean
No answers on this topic
SAP
SAP requires
a lot of internal and external resources to complete its successful
implementation. The cloud version requires a deeper understanding of the
different capabilities of the local systems (hardware) and the connection
towards your local IT team. We found several problems on our systems that we
couldn't foresee before the implementation and roll out.
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Alternatives Considered
Aptean
We select Aptean 19 years ago, most of the other SMB packages back then no longer exist. While we have discussed whether to consider other ERP systems here an there over the years we have always come back to the fact that our existing ERP system is well established and easy enough to maintain, and is cost effective
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SAP
In our quest for an ERP solution, we evaluated alternatives such as Oracle ERP Cloud and Microsoft Dynamics 365. However, SAP S/4HANA Cloud's reputation for advanced analytics, scalability, and seamless integration with other SAP solutions made it the natural choice for our organization's digital journey.
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Scalability
Aptean
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SAP
The platform is highly flexible and cloud-based, allowing deployment across multiple departments, locations, and business units with minimal infrastructure constraints. It supports growth, additional users, and new business processes efficiently. The only reason for a 10 that it’s a perfect that certain highly specialized integrations or legacy system migrations can require extra planning to scale seamlessly, but overall the platform handles expansion very well.
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Professional Services
Aptean
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SAP
I would rate the professional services for SAP S/4HANA Cloud as 10 out of 10. The team was highly knowledgeable, responsive, and provided valuable guidance throughout the implementation process. They helped with system configuration, best practices, and troubleshooting, ensuring a smoother deployment and faster user adoption. The only minor area for improvement would be slightly faster turnaround on certain non-critical queries, but overall, the services greatly contributed to the project’s success.
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Return on Investment
Aptean
  • Runs well without a ton of support
  • One server license required for site, can run several businesses
  • Concurrent licensing keeps costs down for global business
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SAP
  • The financial management part ensures every process is well planned and allocated resources are used efficiently.
  • The development of payroll management ensures that all employees are happily remunerated and, hence, very productive.
  • The creation of solid financial reporting acts as the primary driver in decision-making, which brings more insights into development.
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ScreenShots

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Screenshots

Screenshot of the Order to Cash Dashboard - For the management of the order-to-cash process more efficiently across revenue streams and business models - including sales of physical and digital goods, services, subscriptions, projects, and bundles.Screenshot of a Sales Management Overview - Helps ensure sales reps meet their goals with an overview of orders and key sales performance metrics, with status tracking for each order in real time for the early detection of potential issues.Screenshot of the Purchasing Spend Dashboard - For weighing various aspects of purchasing spend through quick access to clear, complete, and real-time data, with less risk, and without opening different reports and transactions.Screenshot of Operational Supplier Evaluation - Provides a transparent overview of suppliers. Users can approve the most reliable vendors and get the right mix to serve business needs while reducing risk.Screenshot of Inventory Management - Provides visibility to manage supply chains, to mitigate risk, avoid unnecessary costs, maximize efficiency, and fulfill customer orders on time.Screenshot of Inventory Processing - Enables real-time supply chain visibility and provides meaningful metrics, with customizable dashboards and reports that display real-time inventory that track the status of inbound and outbound deliveries.