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    IFS Applications

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/AIFS Applications is presented by the vendor as an agile application suite that offers enterprise resource planning (ERP), enterprise asset management (EAM) and enterprise project management, handling 4 core processes: Service & Asset Management Full Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) and Field Service Management (FSM) Manufacturing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) with support for process manufacturing, discrete manufacturing…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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    IFS ApplicationsSAP HANA Cloud
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IFS ApplicationsSAP HANA Cloud
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—Includes a one year free trial.
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    Community Pulse
    IFS ApplicationsSAP HANA Cloud
    Considered Both Products
    IFS
    No answer on this topic
    SAP
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    Primarily, the user interface is quite easy to understand in comparison to IFS Application or Infor LN. Secondly, in SAP HANA, the user gets different versions of a particular type of information like, in the case of MRP, the user can get information regarding actual demand …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    96%
    Would buy again
    313 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    271 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    319 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    198 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    264 Answers
    Features
    IFS ApplicationsSAP HANA Cloud
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of IFS Applications and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    IFS Applications
    4.7
    3 Ratings
    46% below category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration7.43 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files6.43 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of IFS Applications and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    IFS Applications
    8.7
    5 Ratings
    14% above category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    API for custom integration8.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plug-ins8.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of IFS Applications and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    IFS Applications
    9.9
    5 Ratings
    16% above category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions9.85 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of IFS Applications and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    IFS Applications
    8.8
    5 Ratings
    16% above category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
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    Dashboards8.55 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports8.35 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports9.55 Ratings00 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of IFS Applications and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    IFS Applications
    7.5
    5 Ratings
    3% below category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Accounts payable9.55 Ratings00 Ratings
    Accounts receivable9.55 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global Financial Support9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers9.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting8.84 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standardized Processes9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of IFS Applications and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    IFS Applications
    9.1
    5 Ratings
    13% above category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Inventory tracking9.35 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic reordering9.55 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location management9.55 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of IFS Applications and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    IFS Applications
    6.3
    5 Ratings
    23% below category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Pricing9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order entry8.25 Ratings00 Ratings
    Credit card processing8.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold8.35 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Orchestration7.84 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of IFS Applications and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    IFS Applications
    3.9
    4 Ratings
    64% below category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Billing Management8.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management8.84 Ratings00 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management8.84 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting7.84 Ratings00 Ratings
    Period Close9.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of IFS Applications and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    IFS Applications
    2.7
    1 Ratings
    95% below category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Budgeting and Forecasting3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Costing6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost Capture5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Capital Project Management2.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Contract Compliance2.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Revenue Recognition2.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of IFS Applications and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    IFS Applications
    3.5
    4 Ratings
    67% below category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Project Planning and Scheduling9.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality7.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of IFS Applications and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    IFS Applications
    9.3
    2 Ratings
    22% above category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Award Lifecycle Management9.32 Ratings00 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of IFS Applications and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    IFS Applications
    3.5
    4 Ratings
    68% below category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Bids Analyzed and Compared9.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Authoring8.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Repository8.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated9.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supplier Management9.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of IFS Applications and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    IFS Applications
    5.0
    4 Ratings
    30% below category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Risk Repository8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Control Management8.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue Detection7.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of IFS Applications and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    IFS Applications
    7.8
    4 Ratings
    11% above category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Transportation Planning and Optimization8.32 Ratings00 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management7.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of IFS Applications and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    IFS Applications
    6.8
    4 Ratings
    10% below category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Production Process Design9.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Production Management9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configuration Management8.84 Ratings00 Ratings
    Work Execution9.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs9.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of IFS Applications and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    IFS Applications
    9.1
    4 Ratings
    21% above category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Forecasting8.84 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Planning9.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of IFS Applications and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    IFS Applications
    4.8
    4 Ratings
    42% below category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Proposal Management8.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management8.83 Ratings00 Ratings
    Relational Databases
    Comparison of Relational Databases features of IFS Applications and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    IFS Applications
    -
    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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    User Ratings
    IFS ApplicationsSAP HANA Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (5 ratings)
    9.4
    (363 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (15 ratings)
    Usability
    8.5
    (4 ratings)
    9.5
    (82 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.5
    (253 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 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
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IFS ApplicationsSAP HANA Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IFS
    Order to cash processes and scenario are implemented natively in IFS. An HR module exists for career management also (objectives, comportments, training, mobility) but may be improved in terms of workflow validation (e.g. training to validate by a manager) or reporting.
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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
    IFS
    • It supports the web version in most later versions.
    • It provides various mobile versions of the applications as mobile apps to cater various areas.
    • IFS Applications allows easy configurations of the application without going for costly customization.
    • It covers almost every areas of an industrial company so any other third party applications are minimum.
    • It allows safer and easier built-in options for integrations capabilities.
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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
    IFS
    • Handling massive volumes of data can be improved.
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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
    IFS
    No answers on this topic
    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
    IFS
    The system is very difficult to use, overly complex, and difficult to learn. It also has limitations that are hard to overcome.
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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
    IFS
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    so far, we didn't get any outage
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    Performance
    IFS
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    so far good
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    Support Rating
    IFS
    We have been unable to get answers to our questions, solutions to our problems, and they don't seem interested in working in the construction industry.
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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
    IFS
    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
    IFS
    IFS Applications is based on Agile Technology which allows organizations to reconfigure user interface as per user requirements and make it user-friendly. Other applications are lagging on many fronts like User Interface, Online help document availability, Implementation methodology, and post-implementation expenses.
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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
    IFS
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    I don't have visibility in licensing
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    Scalability
    IFS
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    Limitation of training deliverable by organization
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    Professional Services
    IFS
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    We are still in process for the first applciaiton
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    Return on Investment
    IFS
    • Reporting is now centralized and managed. Previously, reports were outside the information systems and there was a risk of incoherence.
    • Accounting controls are now in place on the overall processes, including production, which helped the company to reduce closing periods or to produce more easily official mandatory accounting files yearly.
    • Interfaces between the CRM forecast tool and IFS helped to keep the tools in sync, and to decrease the processing times prior to production launch.
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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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