Certinia ERP Cloud vs. SAP Business One

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Certinia ERP Cloud
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
Certinia ERP Cloud automates financial management on the Salesforce platform. The customer-centric ERP software includes a general ledger, automated billing processes, and financial intelligence.N/A
SAP Business One
Score 7.9 out of 10
N/A
SAP Business One is an integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution for small and medium-sized businesses, The product encompasses functionality around sales, customer relationships, inventory, operations, financials and human resources.
$99
per month
Pricing
Certinia ERP CloudSAP Business One
Editions & Modules
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Limited
$99.00
per month
Starter
$110.00
per month
Pro
$132.00
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Certinia ERP CloudSAP Business One
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
Certinia ERP CloudSAP Business One
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Certinia ERP Cloud
8.4
2 Ratings
15% above category average
SAP Business One
10.0
9 Ratings
32% above category average
Pay calculation8.52 Ratings10.08 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.02 Ratings10.07 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.02 Ratings10.08 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Certinia ERP Cloud
8.4
4 Ratings
15% above category average
SAP Business One
5.3
35 Ratings
31% below category average
API for custom integration8.84 Ratings4.233 Ratings
Plug-ins8.03 Ratings6.333 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Certinia ERP Cloud
8.4
5 Ratings
3% above category average
SAP Business One
7.1
39 Ratings
13% below category average
Single sign-on capability8.65 Ratings7.032 Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.15 Ratings7.239 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Certinia ERP Cloud
7.9
5 Ratings
13% above category average
SAP Business One
6.3
40 Ratings
10% below category average
Dashboards8.45 Ratings4.636 Ratings
Standard reports6.55 Ratings6.440 Ratings
Custom reports8.85 Ratings8.036 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
Certinia ERP Cloud
7.9
6 Ratings
4% above category average
SAP Business One
5.1
41 Ratings
40% below category average
Accounts payable8.05 Ratings7.841 Ratings
Accounts receivable7.14 Ratings7.840 Ratings
Global Financial Support8.01 Ratings7.026 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers7.01 Ratings7.026 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations6.33 Ratings6.633 Ratings
Configurable Accounting7.43 Ratings6.131 Ratings
Standardized Processes8.73 Ratings7.036 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
Certinia ERP Cloud
10.0
3 Ratings
24% above category average
SAP Business One
7.5
40 Ratings
5% below category average
Inventory tracking10.03 Ratings6.540 Ratings
Automatic reordering10.03 Ratings8.128 Ratings
Location management10.03 Ratings7.337 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
Certinia ERP Cloud
8.1
2 Ratings
4% above category average
SAP Business One
6.4
38 Ratings
19% below category average
Pricing8.02 Ratings7.337 Ratings
Order entry8.02 Ratings7.338 Ratings
Credit card processing8.52 Ratings8.522 Ratings
Cost of goods sold8.02 Ratings7.338 Ratings
Order Orchestration00 Ratings7.030 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
Certinia ERP Cloud
8.7
1 Ratings
16% above category average
SAP Business One
5.9
34 Ratings
23% below category average
Travel & Expense Management10.01 Ratings8.821 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting7.01 Ratings2.225 Ratings
Billing Management00 Ratings6.129 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings3.226 Ratings
Period Close00 Ratings8.031 Ratings
Project Financial Management
Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Product A and Product B
Certinia ERP Cloud
9.3
1 Ratings
20% above category average
SAP Business One
7.0
19 Ratings
8% below category average
Budgeting and Forecasting9.01 Ratings7.017 Ratings
Project Costing9.01 Ratings7.016 Ratings
Cost Capture10.01 Ratings7.016 Ratings
Capital Project Management9.01 Ratings7.011 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance10.01 Ratings7.014 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition10.01 Ratings6.116 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
Certinia ERP Cloud
8.2
1 Ratings
18% above category average
SAP Business One
8.9
15 Ratings
26% above category average
Project Planning and Scheduling7.01 Ratings7.014 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers7.01 Ratings10.011 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality8.01 Ratings10.010 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools8.01 Ratings10.08 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
Certinia ERP Cloud
-
Ratings
SAP Business One
7.7
15 Ratings
2% above category average
Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings7.09 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
Certinia ERP Cloud
-
Ratings
SAP Business One
8.1
16 Ratings
15% above category average
Bids Analyzed and Compared00 Ratings9.310 Ratings
Contract Authoring00 Ratings7.511 Ratings
Contract Repository00 Ratings8.69 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings8.213 Ratings
Supplier Management00 Ratings7.012 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
Certinia ERP Cloud
-
Ratings
SAP Business One
8.0
8 Ratings
20% above category average
Risk Repository00 Ratings8.36 Ratings
Control Management00 Ratings8.97 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments00 Ratings7.76 Ratings
Issue Detection00 Ratings8.37 Ratings
Remediation and Certification00 Ratings7.76 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
Certinia ERP Cloud
-
Ratings
SAP Business One
6.9
20 Ratings
1% above category average
Transportation Planning and Optimization00 Ratings6.213 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management00 Ratings6.211 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings7.011 Ratings
Fulfillment Management00 Ratings6.816 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management00 Ratings6.213 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
Certinia ERP Cloud
-
Ratings
SAP Business One
8.3
19 Ratings
10% above category average
Production Process Design00 Ratings8.217 Ratings
Production Management00 Ratings8.218 Ratings
Configuration Management00 Ratings7.613 Ratings
Work Execution00 Ratings8.215 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs00 Ratings8.215 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
Certinia ERP Cloud
-
Ratings
SAP Business One
6.4
23 Ratings
12% below category average
Forecasting00 Ratings6.322 Ratings
Inventory Planning00 Ratings6.323 Ratings
Performance Monitoring00 Ratings6.017 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
Certinia ERP Cloud
-
Ratings
SAP Business One
9.0
15 Ratings
21% above category average
Proposal Management00 Ratings6.012 Ratings
Product Master Data Management00 Ratings7.013 Ratings
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Medium-sized Companies
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Score 7.4 out of 10
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User Ratings
Certinia ERP CloudSAP Business One
Likelihood to Recommend
6.0
(8 ratings)
7.7
(46 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
4.6
(9 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(1 ratings)
7.1
(11 ratings)
Availability
10.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
Performance
9.0
(1 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(11 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.7
(2 ratings)
Online Training
10.0
(1 ratings)
4.5
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
2.9
(24 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Certinia ERP CloudSAP Business One
Likelihood to Recommend
Certinia
For accounting systems, users and/or evaluators often want to see some type of matrix or "heads up" comparisons of specific features and functionality of a system in key areas such as: 1) General Ledger 2) Order to Cash cycle 3) Purchase to Pay cycle 4) Cash management 5) Inventory and/or Cost Accounting (Projects/Jobs, etc) 6) Revenue Recognition 7) Fixed Assets management 8) Budgets 9) Tax 10) Reports and Analysis It would be great if this kind of matrix existed to be filled in by reviewers so that others could benefit from their perspectives about the applications and how they address or handle the specific features/functionality. With respect to FinancialForce, the company has found that nearly all the key features it needed were available from the application.
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SAP
SAP Business One would be more useful if it contained tools to acommodate the growing need of online sales. A more complete shipping module which handles tracking numbers with the common couriers would be great. A built in warehouse management system would be great designed to be used with barcode scanners
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Pros
Certinia
  • User interface is more modern and user-friendly than other software
  • Dashboards allow for good visual interpretation
  • Reports are able to be customized to better fit users' needs
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SAP
  • SAP Business One is more suitable for small and medium scale enterprises
  • SAP Business One is : analytics, mobile technologies, cloud technologies
  • SAP Business One has exceptional performance in handling business functions such as purchasing and operations and customer relationship management
  • An important key features of SAP Business One is Reporting and Analytics.
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Cons
Certinia
  • Since SalesForce was not made with accounting in mind, building FinancialForce as a module on top of SalesForce gives problems because the overarching architect of SalesForce cannot facilitate all the accounting requirements.
  • The FinancialForce integration team was not very good, and did not help us set up our FinancialForce very well. Their customer support is also lacking and takes a long time to respond and troubleshoot our problems.
  • FinancialForce doesn't actually build financial statement reports. We were only able to run a trial balance, and we had to build the statements ourselves in Excel.
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SAP
  • Following a bench mark process - this seems contradicting to flexibility however we have wished we could follow more of an industry benchmark. Our challenge as a small company has been knowing how to properly use the system. We have discovered that we have set up the system wrong based and are using it improperly which has cause a lot work to correct.
  • Better live reporting options - current we are on prem SQL. Yes SAP is moving to HANA however smaller companies like ourselves are not ready for that. We need to be able to maintain our existing SQL DB. We also have a demand for live BI Reporting. It has been difficult to do this with our current set up.
  • Error handling - have found it very difficult to troubleshoot. Errors are not always clear and answers are hard to find.
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Likelihood to Renew
Certinia
The company has now converted its legacy, "home grown" operations system and built it on the force.com platform, and the integration between it and FinancialForce is deeply entrenched. No other application would be able to replicate this functionality, and the company will be able to scale and leverage the force.com platform as it grows.
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SAP
As I said before, it is a first level tool, well developed, and with very strong development support, although the learning curve, its implementation, the cost-benefit ratio, the price and the user experience is not the most suitable for small and medium-sized companies. It is a company with extensive experience, market positioning, technical support and expanded use
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Usability
Certinia
Change management is always an issue, but the evidence of the application's usability is that both long-time employees (used to the legacy systems for many years) and newer employees have been able to learn the system and improve their business processes.
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SAP
I would like to give 8 out of 10 rating for SAP Business One because SAP Business One is a good choice for the mostly used business management solutions for the small and medium-sized companies. SAP Business One can help in optimizing the existing business process and enables streamline business processes for the daily activities for all users across the entire organization. The importance realization of SAP Business One implementation is based on the selection of the good reputation partner and its approach for the entire implementation. SAP Business One is a user-friendly and easy to use Enterprise system that the organization can benefit its features and functionalities by utilizing it.
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Reliability and Availability
Certinia
Unless the internet is completely unavailable - which has not happened yet - the application is always accessible. Since FinancialForce is built on the force.com platform, it's uptime is tied to Salesforce security and system performance standards
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SAP
The SAP Business One software is up and running every time
you need it as it was planned. In more than 6 years that we have been
using the product, it has never been unavailable and if it ever was, it was because of a planned maintenance window scheduled in the company.
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Performance
Certinia
If Visualforce pages are enabled, they sometimes slow down the load time.
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SAP
SAP Business One performance depends mostly on the speed of your internal servers, should you have the solution on premise as we do. Sometimes the system tends to be a little slower for some users when others are executing really big reports of performing some batch loads, but generally, the performance is acceptable to all the users.
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Support Rating
Certinia
The response time for FinancialForce is exemplary. Immediate acknowledgement of the support request by automatically logging a case/ticket on the provider side, then less than 24-hour follow up by a support team member with specific questions, information or resolution for the issue.
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SAP
I rate my experience with SAP Business One's support team as excellent (10). They are easy to contact and effortless to work with on any issue or concern. I like the support SAP provides for any of their products. SAP has a great backing and I would recommend them to any of my colleagues.
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In-Person Training
Certinia
No answers on this topic
SAP
The training I get was a consultant level training, so it's basically a 6 weeks training covering every aspect and every module of the system. It covered most common use cases and exercise training so you can get along with the software, as well as examples so there culd be a better understanding.
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Online Training
Certinia
Through its Xtra login website available to its customers, FinancialForce offers a complete set of online, video tutorials, training and documentation. Each tutorial is "bite-sized", meaning it imparts instructional, step-by-step information in 2-3 minute narrated videos. For a particular cycle or process, like invoices to payments for example, each tutorial builds on the last so that the user can get a complete picture of the steps and process in less than 10 minutes.
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SAP
Over the past two years SAP has added a great deal of new SAP Business One on-line training for version 9.0 and 9.1. Most of the training is very strong, but some is difficult to understand and follow. Additionally, SAP still has a few holes in their on-line training around Production, Bill-of-Materials, MRP and Service.
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Implementation Rating
Certinia
The company decided to run parallel for three months in order to soften the impact of the change from the legacy "system" - which users had been interfacing with for over a decade - to FinancialForce. While not recommended, this did provide time for the in-house "super user" team of 2 people to become completely familiar with the application, and thus provide hands-on training and be a resource for the users who would be processing the daily accounting transactions.
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SAP
These implementations are not easy. Even a standard implementation can be difficult. With a never-been-done-before implementation, the implementation team and the user team need to be thorough with planning, make a decision on key points, and stick to them before any design happens. Our biggest challenge was not from StellarOne, rather it was from the mid-implementation decisions from our internal team. StellarOne did a great job warning us, implementing our decision, and then helping us adjust our SAP to handle the new direction we took.
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Alternatives Considered
Certinia
FinancialForce Subscription & Usage Billing has more features, more useability, and manages higher numbers of customers. The systems I have used in the past are easier to navigate but couldn't handle this number of customers.
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SAP
SAP provides the most robust solution, with modules available for all department managers and even options for customization according to the company's special needs. We especially used the Crystal reports options to provide reports for each module. Overall, even if it's not the least expensive option, it has the best value for money.
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Scalability
Certinia
No answers on this topic
SAP
For most small businesses, the only way you outgrow SAP Business One is if the nature of your business changes radically. Going from 1 to 50 users is quite easy with SAP B1. Going beyond 50 may require moving to the Hana SAP B1 platform to maintain or improve performance, but the path is there.
Add-ons to SAP B1 can also be added as specific needs are encountered that are not closely met by the standard product. These may be required early in the product life because of the nature of your business, or as you expand the use of SAP B1.
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Return on Investment
Certinia
  • Beneficial to easily be able to track impact of fluctuating currencies.
  • Integration with Salesforce.com reduced/elimintated manual entry which saves various colleagues time.
  • Increased visibility over the entire sales cycle because of the integration between Salesforce.com & FinancialForce Accounting.
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SAP
  • Employee efficiency has definitely increased with SAP Business One. This is attributed in a lot of ways to information visibility. Our employees are able to gather the data they need, quickly, and effectively.
  • Identifying inconsistencies in pricing has also been accomplished through use of reporting off individual tables. Previously, we weren't able to access our data in such a way as to enable us to write custom reports in-house.
  • We have also benefited greatly from having a single source of all business information. We utilize SAP Business One exclusively in-house. All documentation is attached to specific orders and Business Partners, as well as serialized equipment that has been sold.
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