Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Epicor Kinetic
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Epicor Kinetic is a customizable, scalable, product-centric cloud ERP designed specifically for manufacturers.N/A
SAP Cloud ERP
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
SAP Cloud ERP (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 Cloud ERP is a SaaS product and can also be deployed in a hybrid landscape for quicker time to value.​ ​​ SAP Cloud ERP is a foundational component of theN/A
Pricing
Epicor KineticSAP Cloud ERP
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Epicor KineticSAP Cloud ERP
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
Additional DetailsPer user, per month
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Epicor KineticSAP Cloud ERP
Features
Epicor KineticSAP Cloud ERP
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Epicor Kinetic
7.9
52 Ratings
7% above category average
SAP Cloud ERP
8.1
440 Ratings
9% above category average
Pay calculation8.250 Ratings7.8388 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.129 Ratings7.9374 Ratings
Direct deposit files7.537 Ratings7.6373 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Epicor Kinetic
8.0
151 Ratings
6% above category average
SAP Cloud ERP
7.7
672 Ratings
2% above category average
API for custom integration8.3145 Ratings7.7645 Ratings
Plug-ins7.7120 Ratings7.6591 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Epicor Kinetic
8.4
177 Ratings
0% above category average
SAP Cloud ERP
8.3
768 Ratings
1% below category average
Single sign-on capability8.8149 Ratings8.5724 Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.1174 Ratings8.2756 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Epicor Kinetic
7.6
186 Ratings
3% above category average
SAP Cloud ERP
7.7
776 Ratings
4% above category average
Dashboards7.2178 Ratings7.7715 Ratings
Standard reports7.4183 Ratings7.8763 Ratings
Custom reports8.1174 Ratings7.6703 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
Epicor Kinetic
7.3
199 Ratings
5% below category average
SAP Cloud ERP
8.2
810 Ratings
6% above category average
Accounts payable8.7189 Ratings8.2786 Ratings
Accounts receivable8.6184 Ratings8.2746 Ratings
Global Financial Support7.8103 Ratings7.8290 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers8.2126 Ratings7.9308 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations7.6151 Ratings8.0330 Ratings
Configurable Accounting8.1136 Ratings7.9304 Ratings
Standardized Processes8.0159 Ratings8.3341 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
Epicor Kinetic
8.4
186 Ratings
5% above category average
SAP Cloud ERP
8.3
673 Ratings
4% above category average
Inventory tracking8.0185 Ratings8.2659 Ratings
Automatic reordering7.9111 Ratings7.8565 Ratings
Location management7.7145 Ratings7.9543 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
Epicor Kinetic
8.3
189 Ratings
5% above category average
SAP Cloud ERP
8.2
683 Ratings
4% above category average
Pricing8.4176 Ratings8.0651 Ratings
Order entry8.3187 Ratings8.0662 Ratings
Credit card processing7.688 Ratings9.024 Ratings
Cost of goods sold8.1165 Ratings8.3625 Ratings
Order Orchestration7.8119 Ratings7.9246 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
Epicor Kinetic
8.5
161 Ratings
12% above category average
SAP Cloud ERP
8.4
323 Ratings
11% above category average
Billing Management7.8142 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management7.7137 Ratings7.9293 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management7.580 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting7.981 Ratings7.4251 Ratings
Period Close8.2144 Ratings7.9317 Ratings
Project Financial Management
Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Product A and Product B
Epicor Kinetic
9.2
19 Ratings
19% above category average
SAP Cloud ERP
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Ratings
Budgeting and Forecasting9.015 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Costing8.016 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost Capture10.017 Ratings00 Ratings
Capital Project Management9.011 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance9.09 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition9.012 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
Epicor Kinetic
7.7
74 Ratings
9% above category average
SAP Cloud ERP
9.3
1 Ratings
28% above category average
Project Planning and Scheduling7.767 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers7.154 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality7.244 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools7.051 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
Epicor Kinetic
7.9
33 Ratings
6% above category average
SAP Cloud ERP
8.1
138 Ratings
8% above category average
Award Lifecycle Management8.529 Ratings8.1138 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
Epicor Kinetic
8.0
138 Ratings
13% above category average
SAP Cloud ERP
7.8
265 Ratings
10% above category average
Bids Analyzed and Compared7.559 Ratings7.7186 Ratings
Contract Authoring7.456 Ratings7.8186 Ratings
Contract Repository7.758 Ratings7.6180 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated7.696 Ratings8.1239 Ratings
Supplier Management7.6130 Ratings8.0234 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
Epicor Kinetic
7.8
49 Ratings
15% above category average
SAP Cloud ERP
9.8
1 Ratings
38% above category average
Risk Repository8.139 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Control Management7.744 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments7.440 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Issue Detection8.545 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Remediation and Certification7.739 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
Epicor Kinetic
7.6
103 Ratings
9% above category average
SAP Cloud ERP
7.9
216 Ratings
13% above category average
Transportation Planning and Optimization7.971 Ratings8.1191 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management7.965 Ratings7.9184 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management7.556 Ratings7.6167 Ratings
Fulfillment Management8.086 Ratings8.1176 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management7.973 Ratings8.0171 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
Epicor Kinetic
7.9
148 Ratings
6% above category average
SAP Cloud ERP
8.1
203 Ratings
8% above category average
Production Process Design7.9119 Ratings8.1184 Ratings
Production Management8.2139 Ratings8.2188 Ratings
Configuration Management7.6106 Ratings8.1176 Ratings
Work Execution7.6109 Ratings8.1181 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs7.7132 Ratings8.1180 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
Epicor Kinetic
8.1
134 Ratings
11% above category average
SAP Cloud ERP
7.7
250 Ratings
6% above category average
Forecasting7.1107 Ratings7.5225 Ratings
Inventory Planning7.7131 Ratings7.9241 Ratings
Performance Monitoring7.8104 Ratings7.7229 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
Epicor Kinetic
7.9
67 Ratings
7% above category average
SAP Cloud ERP
9.0
220 Ratings
20% above category average
Proposal Management8.254 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Product Master Data Management8.063 Ratings7.9220 Ratings
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User Ratings
Epicor KineticSAP Cloud ERP
Likelihood to Recommend
8.1
(222 ratings)
8.4
(878 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.8
(2 ratings)
9.1
(23 ratings)
Usability
8.1
(182 ratings)
8.0
(766 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
8.5
(4 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(3 ratings)
Support Rating
7.3
(3 ratings)
6.6
(80 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.2
(2 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.3
(1 ratings)
7.6
(10 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(5 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
5.6
(3 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.5
(15 ratings)
7.5
(3 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
7.6
(2 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
7.6
(14 ratings)
7.4
(5 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(5 ratings)
User Testimonials
Epicor KineticSAP Cloud ERP
Likelihood to Recommend
Epicor Software
I think it depends on the industry and complexity of the company. In our situation, we primarily use Epicor for financials, in a relatively simple manner. I don't think that Epicor is the most intuitive or simple to set up for our situation. I think Epicor is better suited for its target industry of manufacturing, where building out the multiple layers let's Epicor's strengths come to bear.
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SAP
SAP Cloud ERP is best suited for medium- to large-sized organizations seeking scalability, real-time insights, and standardized processes. It will help them streamline financial operations & core HR functions, optimize inventory management & procurement process. Its intelligent automation will help them automate repetitive, routine tasks and use machine learning for predictive analysis.
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Pros
Epicor Software
  • MRP Processing, PO Suggestion processing and maintaining Inventory/Accounting cost consistency.
  • Freighting with speed and precision allows us to ship on time with over 10 shipping stations they all run seamlessly.
  • Using ECM, we've streamlined our AP Invoicing process and increased our teams throughput at least 2x with more speed projected.
  • Using Co-Parts with Advanced Production, we've increased inventory accuracy and accounting for parts cost in a more transparent way.
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SAP
  • The software helps in forecasting and identifying potential challenges that would affect our organisation in the near future. This enables us to prepare in advance and also adopt practical and viable measures.
  • It enables faster and accurate data processing, which enhances decision-making.
  • It's easily customizable according to specific organizational needs. This promotes overall efficiency and productivity of the organization.
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Cons
Epicor Software
  • In Application Studio, there are quite a few things that you just have to know in order to really get it to work right. Such as when you are updating a dataview you have to save them refresh and then go back to the wizard to get the added fields that you may have added from a BAQ.
  • When running MRP it has a tendency to stall or not finish on occasion. This is a problem as we do not get any PO Suggestions when this happens.
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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
Epicor Software
Easy to use, reliable, known product, best product configurator, Epicor continues to offer improvements every year.
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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
Epicor Software
There is always room for improvement! I've used Great Plains ERP/MS Dynamics and Epicor my entire career. both do some things really well. Both could learn from each other. The KInetic user interface is much better than the classic windows overall. Please keep adding more functionality to the core financials!!! You need the accountants to be on your side.
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SAP
SAP Cloud ERP is a useful solution for automating and streamlining business processes. It offers modern technologies such as built-in AI, machine learning, and real-time data analytics. It offers multi-currency, multi-language support to manage international operations smoothly. It comes with a modern, role-based user interface that enhances your user experience and lets you perform tasks smoothly.
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Support Rating
Epicor Software
If the answer to your problem is not readily available in an answer book, your response or solution will take months, if you get one at all. Problems need to be sent to support and duplicated by them before they try to fix it. This is extremely frustrating because you have to prove to Epicor that you are having an issue. If by some miracle you get by this barrier, your problem is submitted to development for review. You can't speak to them or communicate in any way directly. This group appears to be completely unconcerned about user issues or customer service. Our experiences have been negative across the board.
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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
Epicor Software
No answers on this topic
SAP
More effective
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Implementation Rating
Epicor Software
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
Epicor Software
Most of my histories with SAP directly. I didn't really have any negative experiences. The only thing I could say is that I always had to go to somebody else to solve the problem that I can solve first person now with Epicor Kinetic.
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SAP
The platform utilizes advanced predictive analytics to anticipate operational bottlenecks and put them out of commission before the problems become larger. We can proactively develop effective strategies that help keep service quality in the face of unexpected changes in the market, or external disruptions, by continuously analyzing historical performance data as well as elements of the current market
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Scalability
Epicor Software
Using the word Scalability usually implies an increase of use, or adding the use of other features. Making the product put to good/proper use for small companies without the need for full-time support, whilst integrity is maintained it is an entirely different topic. In my view, the current company may have acquired a full truck with options, where initially a small pick-up may have been better suited.
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SAP
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Epicor Software
  • We have increased our lead time of orders by about a week.
  • We have increased our output of product by 10% with the same amount of staff.
  • We were able to leverage Kinetic to optimize our business while moving two facilities.
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SAP
  • Surpasses many well reputed applications in terms of performance and data insight when you are into SAP products
  • More reliable and secure as we are not going to create multiple copy of master data, one single shared master data and all will work like charm
  • For authentication we can also use Microsoft MFA or Google single sign-on , so less complexity
  • For customized business process, we can implement extension packages which are like templates
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ScreenShots

Epicor Kinetic Screenshots

Screenshot of Production ManagementScreenshot of Role-Based Analytics and Business IntelligenceScreenshot of Planning and SchedulingScreenshot of Shipping and ReceivingScreenshot of the General LedgerScreenshot of Training and Development

SAP Cloud ERP 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.