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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Epicor Kinetic

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AEpicor Kinetic is a customizable, scalable, product-centric cloud ERP designed specifically for manufacturers.N/A

    SAP HANA Cloud

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/ASAP HANA is an application that uses in-memory database technology to process very large amounts of real-time data from relational databases, both SAP and non-SAP, in a very short time. The in-memory computing engine allows HANA to process data stored in RAM as opposed to reading it from a disk which means that the data can be accessed in real time by the applications using HANA. The product is sold both as an appliance and as a cloud-based software solution.

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    Pricing
    Epicor KineticSAP HANA Cloud
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Epicor KineticSAP HANA Cloud
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—Includes a one year free trial.
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    Community Pulse
    Epicor KineticSAP HANA Cloud
    Considered Both Products
    Epicor Software
    No answer on this topic
    SAP
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    92%
    Would buy again
    169 Answers
    96%
    Would buy again
    313 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    90%
    Delivers good value for the price
    126 Answers
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    271 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    162 Answers
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    319 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    77%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    67 Answers
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    198 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    70%
    Implementation went as expected
    93 Answers
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    264 Answers
    Features
    Epicor KineticSAP HANA Cloud
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Epicor Kinetic and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    Epicor Kinetic
    7.9
    52 Ratings
    5% above category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation8.250 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration8.129 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files7.537 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Epicor Kinetic and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    Epicor Kinetic
    8.0
    151 Ratings
    6% above category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    API for custom integration8.3145 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plug-ins7.7120 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Epicor Kinetic and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    Epicor Kinetic
    8.4
    177 Ratings
    0% above category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability8.8149 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.1174 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Epicor Kinetic and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    Epicor Kinetic
    7.6
    186 Ratings
    1% above category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards7.2178 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports7.4183 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports8.1174 Ratings00 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Epicor Kinetic and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    Epicor Kinetic
    7.3
    199 Ratings
    6% below category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Accounts payable8.7189 Ratings00 Ratings
    Accounts receivable8.6184 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global Financial Support7.8103 Ratings00 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers8.2126 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations7.6151 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting8.1136 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standardized Processes8.0159 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Epicor Kinetic and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    Epicor Kinetic
    8.4
    186 Ratings
    5% above category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Inventory tracking8.0185 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic reordering7.9111 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location management7.7145 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Epicor Kinetic and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    Epicor Kinetic
    8.3
    189 Ratings
    5% above category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Pricing8.4176 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order entry8.3187 Ratings00 Ratings
    Credit card processing7.688 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold8.1165 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Orchestration7.8119 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Epicor Kinetic and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    Epicor Kinetic
    8.5
    161 Ratings
    12% above category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Billing Management7.8142 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management7.7137 Ratings00 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management7.580 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting7.981 Ratings00 Ratings
    Period Close8.2144 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Epicor Kinetic and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    Epicor Kinetic
    9.2
    19 Ratings
    19% above category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    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 Epicor Kinetic and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    Epicor Kinetic
    7.7
    74 Ratings
    9% above category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Project Planning and Scheduling7.767 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers7.154 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality7.244 Ratings00 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools7.051 Ratings00 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of Epicor Kinetic and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    Epicor Kinetic
    7.9
    33 Ratings
    6% above category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Award Lifecycle Management8.529 Ratings00 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of Epicor Kinetic and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    Epicor Kinetic
    8.0
    138 Ratings
    12% above category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Bids Analyzed and Compared7.559 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Authoring7.456 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Repository7.758 Ratings00 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated7.696 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supplier Management7.6130 Ratings00 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of Epicor Kinetic and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    Epicor Kinetic
    7.8
    49 Ratings
    14% above category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Risk Repository8.139 Ratings00 Ratings
    Control Management7.744 Ratings00 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments7.440 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue Detection8.545 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification7.739 Ratings00 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of Epicor Kinetic and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    Epicor Kinetic
    7.6
    103 Ratings
    8% above category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Transportation Planning and Optimization7.971 Ratings00 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management7.965 Ratings00 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management7.556 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management8.086 Ratings00 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management7.973 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of Epicor Kinetic and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    Epicor Kinetic
    7.9
    148 Ratings
    5% above category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Production Process Design7.9119 Ratings00 Ratings
    Production Management8.2139 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configuration Management7.6106 Ratings00 Ratings
    Work Execution7.6109 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs7.7132 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of Epicor Kinetic and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    Epicor Kinetic
    8.1
    134 Ratings
    10% above category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Forecasting7.1107 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Planning7.7131 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring7.8104 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Epicor Kinetic and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    Epicor Kinetic
    7.9
    67 Ratings
    7% above category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Proposal Management8.254 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management8.063 Ratings00 Ratings
    Relational Databases
    Comparison of Relational Databases features of Epicor Kinetic and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    Epicor Kinetic
    -
    Ratings
    SAP HANA Cloud
    9.0
    52 Ratings
    11% above category average
    ACID compliance00 Ratings9.438 Ratings
    Database monitoring00 Ratings9.250 Ratings
    Database locking00 Ratings9.242 Ratings
    Encryption00 Ratings8.744 Ratings
    Disaster recovery00 Ratings8.843 Ratings
    Flexible deployment00 Ratings8.945 Ratings
    Multiple datatypes00 Ratings8.846 Ratings
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    Score8.1 out of 10
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    Zoho One
    Score9.1 out of 10
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    Score8.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    Score4.8 out of 10
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    Score5.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Epicor KineticSAP HANA Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (222 ratings)
    9.4
    (363 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.8
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (15 ratings)
    Usability
    8.1
    (182 ratings)
    9.5
    (82 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    8.5
    (253 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.5
    (15 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    7.6
    (14 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Epicor KineticSAP HANA Cloud
    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
    I think if you have a large organization, it's probably the product and the marketplace to go to. We're a large management consulting firm operating in four to seven countries. And generally speaking, I think that's the size and the scope where it scales best. I can't speak to smaller companies, but I can't see smaller companies leveraging the benefits as much as a larger organization can.
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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
    • Real-time reporting and analytics on data: because of its in-memory architecture, it is perfect for businesses that need to make quick decisions based on current information.
    • Managing workload with complex data: it can handle a vast range of data types, including relational, documental, geospatial, graph, vector, and time series data.
    • Developing and deploying intelligent data applications: it provides various tools for such applications and can be used for machine learning and artificial intelligence to automate tasks, gain insights from data, and make predictions.
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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
    • Requires higher processing power, otherwise it won't fly. How ever computing costs are lower. Incase you are migrating to cloud please do not select the highest config available in that series . Upgrading it later against a reserved instance can cost you dearly with a series change
    • Lack of clarity on licensing is one major challenge
    • Unless S/4 with additional features are enabled mere migration HANA DB is not a rewarding journey. Power is in S/4
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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
    We would rate our likelihood of renewing at 9/10. SAP HANA Cloud has proven to be a highly reliable and scalable data platform that consistently delivers strong performance. Its seamless integration with our overall SAP landscape, combined with improved analytics and real-time data capabilities, makes it a core part of our long-term technology strategy.
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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
    It is very useful solution which provides you speedier data processing, real-time analytics. It helps you manage diverse data types. It also offers you excellent disaster management. It has user friendly interface which helps you navigate system and transactions easily and perform task smoothly.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Epicor Software
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    so far, we didn't get any outage
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    Performance
    Epicor Software
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    so far good
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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
    However, I am not the right person to answer this as we have another department to handle support and contact the service provider for any support required. Although i will say that they are the quick respondent and knows how to handle querry of the customers and provide quick and better support.
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    Implementation Rating
    Epicor Software
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    Professional GIS people are some of the most risk-averse there are, and it's difficult to get them to move to HANA in one step. Start with small projects building to 80% use of HANA spatial over time.
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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
    I have deep knowledge of other disk based DBMSs. They are venerable technology, but the attempts to extend them to current architectures belie the fact they are built on 40 year old technology. There are some good columnar in-memory databases but they lack the completeness of capability present in the HANA platform.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Epicor Software
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    I don't have visibility in licensing
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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
    Limitation of training deliverable by organization
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    Professional Services
    Epicor Software
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    We are still in process for the first applciaiton
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    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
    • ROI has always been high in terms of the functionality that it offers and the security features it comes with.
    • Managing large volumes of data in real-time is not an easy task, but it does it pretty well with faster data processing.
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