Exact Online vs. SAP S/4HANA Cloud

If you are a big company and have an active accountant then this system can be for you, it has many options but you need dedication. But the price starts from €39 and then you are not there...Most of the time you need other options to make it complete. Like ERP functions + €199~ want to book hours? +€129. And this is all per month... It goes up so fast that it's not interesting for small companies. When there are better options on the market that are even free...

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Companies that are serious about digital transformation should seriously consider SAP S/4HANA Cloud. It is a full-featured ERP system due to its sophisticated analytics, scalability, and easy integration. SAP S/4HANA Cloud is a great option for companies that want to stay at the forefront of digital innovation, despite some initial challenges. This is due to the return on investment (ROI) and the revolutionary influence on operational efficiency.

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• Complete pack with many options, use it as CRM, ERP or simply for your bookings.
• Many connections with external programs, webshops, etc.
• Automatic backups.

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• S/4HANA Cloud's in-memory computing capabilities enable businesses to get insights from their data in real-time. This is especially helpful for financial reporting since quick access to financial data facilitates prompt and well-informed decision-making. Finance managers, for example, are able to evaluate financial performance instantaneously, track budget vs. actual, and analyze cash flow quickly.
• S/4HANA, for instance, Cloud is excellent at streamlining the procurement process. Purchase requisitions are automated, real-time visibility into the whole procurement cycle is provided, and procurement is seamlessly integrated with other business operations. This boosts overall supply chain efficiency, strengthens vendor relationships, and lowers procurement costs.
• For instance, S/4HANA Cloud provides complete supply chain visibility and control.

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• Support... It's bad, and when you want to stop or step back it's near impossible.
• Price, they tend to increase it without warning, and with all the extras it goes up fast.
• If you wanna spend all your time in accounting buy Exact... It can be complex and many handlings needs to be done.

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• User Interface and Experience:
• Example: Some users have provided feedback on the complexity of the user interface, which might require training for new users to navigate effectively. Simplifying the interface or providing more intuitive features could enhance the overall user experience and reduce the learning curve.
• Performance and Speed:
• Example: Although SAP S/4HANA Cloud is designed for real-time insights, some users have experienced performance issues or delays in generating reports, especially when dealing with vast amounts of data. Enhancing the system's performance for large datasets and complex queries would be beneficial.

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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

SAP S/4HANA has covered everything in its domain like from database management till advance analysis and automation, It offers everything under single platform. Business with variety of local systems and machines can be integrated and automated using this sap cloud. It offers easy to use UI and its integration with other sap products is remarkable.

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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.

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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I would not select Exact Online, but I can direct you to better options. Due to the high price, getting behind the competition and support I would suggest options like Zoho Books for you bookings, or CyberStockroom as ERP. And here in the Netherlands e-boekhouden.nl is a real nice, cheap, and fast working booking platform for the smaller companies.

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Just the fact that it saves all of the backups, and consolidates any data, basically SAP S/4HANA Cloud integrates with other SAP services which makes it a very versatile tool for our business. We don't have to worry about losing data when reporting isn't done in a reasonable timeframe for us.

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• Negative: High costs and implement time turned 1 client in to the negative, and after 2 years of use wants to stop.
• Positive: Once an ERP connection is running you can automate a lot in the process.

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• The fantastic way of recording and availability of data definitely helps the business objectives
• The accurcay and effective way it works makes us to rely on the outcome completely
• Initially even though it seems bit expensive, in the long run it really proves to be an investment for a larger goal

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