JobBOSS² vs. SAP S/4HANA Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
JobBOSS²
Score 7.5 out of 10
N/A
JobBOSS² is the evolution of E2 Shop with the addition of features of the JobBOSS manufacturing software, since the acquisition of E2 Shop's developer Shoptech Industrial Software by ECI Software Solutions in 2020.N/A
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
SAP S/4HANA Cloud is a modular cloud ERP software designed for every business need – powered by AI and analytics. SAP S/4HANA Cloud enables users to run mission-critical operations in real time from anywhere, introduce new business models in an industry, and expand globally. It can be deployed either on premise, in the cloud, or in a hybrid combination for quicker time-to-value.
$0
per month FUE users*
Pricing
JobBOSS²SAP S/4HANA Cloud
Editions & Modules
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SAP S/4HANA Cloud
Custom Pricing
per month FUE users*
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
JobBOSS²SAP S/4HANA Cloud
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
Additional Details* FUE = Full user equivalent, which allows flexible customer choice among: 1 Advanced user, 3 Core-users, or 30 self-service users per FUE. Minimum purchase is 35 FUEs.
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Community Pulse
JobBOSS²SAP S/4HANA Cloud
Top Pros

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Top Cons

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Features
JobBOSS²SAP S/4HANA Cloud
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
JobBOSS²
3.0
10 Ratings
82% below category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
7.7
249 Ratings
7% above category average
Pay calculation5.710 Ratings7.4209 Ratings
Benefit plan administration2.74 Ratings7.3212 Ratings
Direct deposit files4.55 Ratings7.4210 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
JobBOSS²
4.9
15 Ratings
39% below category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
7.3
363 Ratings
1% above category average
API for custom integration5.115 Ratings7.3348 Ratings
Plug-ins4.712 Ratings7.2319 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
JobBOSS²
7.3
22 Ratings
11% below category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.3
418 Ratings
2% above category average
Single sign-on capability6.815 Ratings8.5391 Ratings
Role-based user permissions7.721 Ratings8.0411 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
JobBOSS²
6.3
22 Ratings
10% below category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
7.4
422 Ratings
6% above category average
Dashboards6.222 Ratings7.2392 Ratings
Standard reports6.722 Ratings7.6416 Ratings
Custom reports5.922 Ratings7.3389 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
JobBOSS²
6.7
21 Ratings
13% below category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.3
417 Ratings
8% above category average
Accounts payable7.021 Ratings8.1415 Ratings
Accounts receivable6.820 Ratings8.0397 Ratings
Global Financial Support5.513 Ratings00 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers5.313 Ratings00 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations6.117 Ratings00 Ratings
Configurable Accounting5.516 Ratings00 Ratings
Standardized Processes6.116 Ratings00 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
JobBOSS²
6.9
24 Ratings
13% below category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
7.9
362 Ratings
1% above category average
Inventory tracking6.724 Ratings8.2353 Ratings
Automatic reordering5.315 Ratings7.8308 Ratings
Location management6.520 Ratings7.0297 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
JobBOSS²
4.8
24 Ratings
47% below category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.0
378 Ratings
3% above category average
Pricing6.523 Ratings7.9358 Ratings
Order entry7.324 Ratings8.5367 Ratings
Credit card processing5.412 Ratings7.423 Ratings
Cost of goods sold5.718 Ratings8.1347 Ratings
Order Orchestration6.515 Ratings00 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
JobBOSS²
2.7
17 Ratings
93% below category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
-
Ratings
Billing Management6.517 Ratings00 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management5.515 Ratings00 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management3.910 Ratings00 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting4.010 Ratings00 Ratings
Period Close6.113 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Financial Management
Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Product A and Product B
JobBOSS²
9.4
3 Ratings
21% above category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
-
Ratings
Budgeting and Forecasting9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Costing9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost Capture9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Capital Project Management9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
JobBOSS²
5.6
17 Ratings
20% below category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
-
Ratings
Project Planning and Scheduling6.117 Ratings00 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers6.112 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality6.011 Ratings00 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools6.18 Ratings00 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
JobBOSS²
3.3
7 Ratings
78% below category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
-
Ratings
Award Lifecycle Management5.77 Ratings00 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
JobBOSS²
3.5
18 Ratings
66% below category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
-
Ratings
Bids Analyzed and Compared6.611 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Authoring7.98 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Repository6.79 Ratings00 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated7.811 Ratings00 Ratings
Supplier Management6.417 Ratings00 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
JobBOSS²
4.1
10 Ratings
45% below category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
-
Ratings
Risk Repository6.88 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Management6.79 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments7.57 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue Detection6.08 Ratings00 Ratings
Remediation and Certification6.39 Ratings00 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
JobBOSS²
4.3
8 Ratings
46% below category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
-
Ratings
Transportation Planning and Optimization5.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management5.53 Ratings00 Ratings
Fulfillment Management6.74 Ratings00 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management6.54 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
JobBOSS²
6.8
17 Ratings
10% below category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
-
Ratings
Production Process Design6.411 Ratings00 Ratings
Production Management6.816 Ratings00 Ratings
Configuration Management6.811 Ratings00 Ratings
Work Execution6.713 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs6.517 Ratings00 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
JobBOSS²
6.6
16 Ratings
9% below category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
-
Ratings
Forecasting5.614 Ratings00 Ratings
Inventory Planning6.316 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Monitoring6.512 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
JobBOSS²
6.1
8 Ratings
17% below category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
-
Ratings
Proposal Management5.78 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Master Data Management6.46 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
JobBOSS²SAP S/4HANA Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
7.3
(24 ratings)
8.5
(479 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.7
(3 ratings)
8.9
(9 ratings)
Usability
7.3
(4 ratings)
8.1
(372 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(4 ratings)
8.4
(75 ratings)
In-Person Training
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
7.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.0
(1 ratings)
7.3
(4 ratings)
Configurability
7.0
(1 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
5.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
8.0
(1 ratings)
6.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
6.0
(1 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
6.0
(1 ratings)
6.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
JobBOSS²SAP S/4HANA Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
ECi Software Solutions
Jobboss2 helps with creating routings, tracking hours towards those, and tracking inventory for discrete orders. It does not work well for blanket orders, consignment, or long-term agreements-type contracts with customers. Raw material tracking is completely ineffective with Jobboss2. Costing is quite ineffective with Joboss2. Production/lot planning & scheduling is ineffective and is a huge limiting factor. All of these items require manual tracking in spreadsheets. Jobboss2 has helped us get away from tracking routings with pen and paper and timesheets with pen and paper... but we're still having to use Excel to track consignment, blanket orders, job planning/when to launch new travelers, and costing/quoting. Going from pen and paper routings to digital has been a huge help overall, but the other limitations are incredibly concerning, which has led us to research & possibly switch ERP platforms.
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SAP
SAP S/4HANA Cloud leverages an in-memory database, allowing for real-time data processing and analytics. This enables organizations to make informed decisions based on up-to-the-minute information S/4HANA Cloud integrates various business modules, including finance, procurement, sales, manufacturing, and supply chain. This integration facilitates seamless data flow across different functional areas
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Pros
ECi Software Solutions
  • Estimating is great once you learn how to use it, and it makes repeat estimates easier than ever.
  • Time tracking is amazing for us. It has taken some time to figure out exactly how we want to use the tracking parts, but it's only because it has multiple ways to do the same thing and finding out what works best for us took some time.
  • Billing and Purchasing are a breeze. The full package is worth the money to fully integrate the entire business into JobBOSS² since it can handle it all.
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SAP
  • Complete production cycle, right from planning to final product manufacturing.
  • Keeping all documents in one place, with ability to upload important stuff against the particular entries.
  • Maintain trail of any changes made to data, validations at the right places and methodological working of each process
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Cons
ECi Software Solutions
  • Ability to "click-through" from module to module is somewhat quirky and not always do-able
  • Implementation process and initial learning is very independent, more assistance and direction from ECI would be appreciated.
  • Ability to set Product Code at Order level instead of Estimate level would be quite helpful
  • Ability to add WorkCode at Line Item Specification screen would be very useful
  • Ability to enter material quantities at decimal amounts instead of whole numbers. This is a huge disadvantage of JobBOSS²
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SAP
  • The complex integration we have with ERPs make it difficult to move or upgrade to SAP S4 HANA. Reimplementing all integrations and not impact business is a challenge
  • Requires a lot of tedious testing so that no role or function is impacted
  • Very time consuming to implement or upgrade. For large corporations it would take years to slowly migrate to S4HANA
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Likelihood to Renew
ECi Software Solutions
The staff enjoy the use of JobBOSS2. We don't have many complaints or issues with the software that are not solved. Support for the product has been improving and that is important for long term success. The cloud application is continually being developed and updated. New abilities are being added to assist with the customers that have strict requirements things like governance items
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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
ECi Software Solutions
It is extremely easy to learn and use E2 Shop System. It provides everything a manufacturing company might be looking for, starting from entering a new PO to shipping parts. Routers that get created from E2 Shop System also help track parts on the shop floor and is accessible from every where. E2 Shop System also now has an app, which is great when it comes to scanning router steps directly from your phone.
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SAP
Modern User Interface:
The system features a contemporary and visually appealing interface, promoting a more engaging user experience.
Role-Based Access:
Users access role-specific dashboards and functionalities, ensuring a personalized experience tailored to their responsibilities.
Intuitive Navigation:
Streamlined menus and navigation paths contribute to an intuitive user experience, reducing the learning curve for new users.
Responsive Design:
The platform is designed to be responsive across various devices, allowing users to access information and perform tasks on desktops, tablets, or mobile devices
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Reliability and Availability
ECi Software Solutions
Have had no issues with availability
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SAP
No answers on this topic
Performance
ECi Software Solutions
Have only had minimal issues with slow processing
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SAP
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
ECi Software Solutions
The initial training leaves a little to be desired because it's done by people who know the generalities of the system. However, once you get into one-on-one trainings and tech support calls, they do a tremendous job in these aspects. They go above and beyond to make sure you get what you need.
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SAP
The technical support received by the ITT design teams and OS implementation team has been very useful in ensuring that the SAP ERP is well-tailored to our company's specific needs and operations. This coupled with the training materials, business process maps, and concept demos (sand-box demos) makes adoption easy on end-users.
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In-Person Training
ECi Software Solutions
Our trainer was very knowledgeable and helpful.
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SAP
No answers on this topic
Online Training
ECi Software Solutions
The videos and live seminars were helpful but not all were as in-depth as needed.
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SAP
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
ECi Software Solutions
I assumed there would be more assistance from JobBoss for implementation of the software. I felt it was very independent on my part and I felt unsure a lot of the time
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SAP
Implementation was as expected. We had minor issues with our Z* transactions, but nothing special. Some tables were extended and needed regeneration. Overall satisfactions is good.
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Alternatives Considered
ECi Software Solutions
JobBoss was chosen over the competitors for the ease of use, the support that is available, and the price point. The flow of JobBoss's sofftware is easily followed. The support that is available when needed- we took full advantage of the one-on-one consulting time that was available. The Software is very economical for the value that is provides.
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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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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
ECi Software Solutions
Ability to add individual data collection seats instead of purchasing in bundles
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SAP
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
ECi Software Solutions
  • We have seen improved visibility of our jobs and on how we quote our products to our customers.
  • It is nice to be able to see what is running on each station, who is running it and what part of the process the job is currently at.
  • I also like the Data Collection module as I can see in real time what all the employees are currently doing.
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SAP
  • Cost Savings and Lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO):
  • While the initial implementation costs might be significant, the centralized data management and automation features can lead to cost savings over time. This might be achieved through reduced manual labor, better inventory control, optimized procurement processes, and streamlined operations, resulting in a lower TCO.
  • Better Visibility and Compliance:
  • The system's ability to offer comprehensive data visibility can enhance compliance efforts, mitigating risks and ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements. This can lead to reduced fines or penalties related to non-compliance issues.
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ScreenShots

JobBOSS² Screenshots

Screenshot of the management interface for the daily demands of job shops and machine shopsScreenshot of analytics that provide real-time visibility into job profitability

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 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 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.