IFS Cloud vs. SAP S/4HANA Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IFS Cloud
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
IFS is a low-code / no-code approach to IFS solution suite, supporting various industries including aerospace & defense, construction, energy & utilities, and manufacturing with ERP, EAM and field service management functionality. IFS Cloud can be run as a service from IFS, or in a location of choice including on-premise as a containerized application.N/A
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
SAP S/4HANA Cloud is a modular cloud ERP. Embedded with AI and analytics, it helps business run anywhere, in real time. SAP S/4HANA Cloud can be deployed either on premise, in the cloud, or in a hybrid combination.N/A
Pricing
IFS CloudSAP S/4HANA Cloud
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
Custom Pricing
per month FUE users*
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IFS CloudSAP S/4HANA Cloud
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
Additional Details* FUE = Full user equivalent, which allows flexible customer choice among: 1 Advanced user, 3 Core-users, or 30 self-service users per FUE. Minimum purchase is 35 FUEs.
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Features
IFS CloudSAP S/4HANA Cloud
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
7.9
2 Ratings
7% above category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.1
318 Ratings
10% above category average
Pay calculation8.42 Ratings7.8274 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.92 Ratings7.8272 Ratings
Direct deposit files7.92 Ratings7.6268 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
9.3
2 Ratings
21% above category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
7.7
479 Ratings
2% above category average
API for custom integration9.52 Ratings7.7459 Ratings
Plug-ins9.02 Ratings7.7425 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
9.3
2 Ratings
11% above category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.2
553 Ratings
2% below category average
Single sign-on capability9.02 Ratings8.5519 Ratings
Role-based user permissions9.52 Ratings8.0545 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
9.7
2 Ratings
27% above category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
7.7
558 Ratings
4% above category average
Dashboards9.52 Ratings7.7518 Ratings
Standard reports9.52 Ratings7.8548 Ratings
Custom reports10.02 Ratings7.6512 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
9.0
2 Ratings
16% above category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.2
560 Ratings
7% above category average
Accounts payable9.02 Ratings8.2552 Ratings
Accounts receivable9.02 Ratings8.2526 Ratings
Global Financial Support9.02 Ratings7.8108 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers9.02 Ratings7.9112 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations9.02 Ratings8.0117 Ratings
Configurable Accounting8.52 Ratings8.0106 Ratings
Standardized Processes9.52 Ratings8.3121 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
9.9
2 Ratings
22% above category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.3
481 Ratings
4% above category average
Inventory tracking9.52 Ratings8.3471 Ratings
Automatic reordering10.02 Ratings7.8403 Ratings
Location management10.02 Ratings7.8390 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
9.3
2 Ratings
16% above category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.1
493 Ratings
2% above category average
Pricing9.02 Ratings8.0469 Ratings
Order entry10.02 Ratings8.1479 Ratings
Credit card processing8.52 Ratings8.724 Ratings
Cost of goods sold9.52 Ratings8.2450 Ratings
Order Orchestration8.52 Ratings7.688 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
8.9
2 Ratings
18% above category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.4
118 Ratings
12% above category average
Billing Management8.52 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management9.52 Ratings7.7105 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management9.52 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting9.02 Ratings7.494 Ratings
Period Close9.52 Ratings7.9117 Ratings
Project Financial Management
Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
8.8
2 Ratings
15% above category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
-
Ratings
Budgeting and Forecasting9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Costing9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost Capture8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Capital Project Management9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
9.3
2 Ratings
29% above category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
9.3
1 Ratings
29% above category average
Project Planning and Scheduling9.02 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers9.02 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality10.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools10.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
8.8
2 Ratings
18% above category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.0
50 Ratings
9% above category average
Award Lifecycle Management9.02 Ratings8.050 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
9.4
2 Ratings
29% above category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
7.8
103 Ratings
11% above category average
Bids Analyzed and Compared8.52 Ratings7.671 Ratings
Contract Authoring9.01 Ratings7.772 Ratings
Contract Repository10.01 Ratings7.668 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated9.52 Ratings8.191 Ratings
Supplier Management9.52 Ratings7.990 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
10.0
1 Ratings
40% above category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
9.8
1 Ratings
38% above category average
Risk Repository10.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Control Management10.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments10.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Issue Detection10.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Remediation and Certification10.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
8.9
2 Ratings
26% above category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
7.9
77 Ratings
14% above category average
Transportation Planning and Optimization9.52 Ratings8.171 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management8.42 Ratings7.870 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management10.01 Ratings7.763 Ratings
Fulfillment Management9.01 Ratings8.166 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management9.52 Ratings7.866 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
9.7
2 Ratings
27% above category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.2
84 Ratings
10% above category average
Production Process Design9.52 Ratings8.277 Ratings
Production Management9.52 Ratings8.378 Ratings
Configuration Management10.02 Ratings8.172 Ratings
Work Execution9.52 Ratings8.175 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs10.02 Ratings8.173 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
9.4
2 Ratings
26% above category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
7.8
93 Ratings
7% above category average
Forecasting9.52 Ratings7.782 Ratings
Inventory Planning10.02 Ratings7.989 Ratings
Performance Monitoring9.02 Ratings7.786 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Cloud
9.6
1 Ratings
28% above category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
9.0
84 Ratings
22% above category average
Proposal Management10.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Product Master Data Management10.01 Ratings8.084 Ratings
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User Ratings
IFS CloudSAP S/4HANA Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(2 ratings)
8.4
(644 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(14 ratings)
Usability
9.5
(2 ratings)
8.1
(538 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
9.5
(2 ratings)
7.6
(78 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.5
(9 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(4 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
5.1
(2 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
6.9
(3 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
IFS CloudSAP S/4HANA Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
IFS
The IFS Cloud has well suited to keeping track from beginning to end and engages from the internal team to the external team very well. It takes everything with them and helps them to grow at a wide pace. It creates a systematic workflow process which helps in achieving the goal more fast and friendly environment
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SAP
No doubt SAP S/4HANA Cloud is the best cloud solution for SAP products which can be easily integrated, but the main issue is you can not use in other non-SAP products for getting same result. Also if you are migrating from ECC to SAP S/4HANA Cloud then it's good but if you are planning to move from legacy applications then bit complex. We are facing such issues while doing it currently.
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Pros
IFS
  • Integration with other third-party application is easy and reliable
  • Product documentation is easy to follow for the new users
  • Web-based product
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SAP
  • SAP S/4HANA Cloud uses the SAP HANA in-memory database, allowing companies to process massive amounts of data in real-time.
  • The system integrates AI, machine learning (ML), and robotic process automation (RPA) to automate manual tasks.
  • S/4HANA Cloud unifies core business processes like finance, procurement, supply chain, and human resources under one system.
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Cons
IFS
  • Rich look of user experience of the web-based interface
  • Some areas like HR and Payroll are not fully-suited within the solution
  • Error and issue handling/debugging is difficult
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SAP
  • I would like to have an offline functionality as well which is not available at the moment.
  • I would like to see in-built templates that can be used according to organization needs and have to be industry specific.
  • Navigation of this platform is quite difficult to learn and requires training. So, new users will find learning a steep curve.
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Likelihood to Renew
IFS
No answers on this topic
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
IFS
I will give a full rating to this software as it has helped me in achieving the Goal faster than expected and has created a systematic work flow that helps us to increase our work productivity and have track of each and every section. It has one product that changes your organization's environment better to perfect.
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SAP
SAPs usability is great. If there is one ERP where one can adjust about anything there is to be adjusted, this is SAP. This sometimes also means having to maintain some extra master data, but this is to be expected and is well worth the extra effort. We wouldn't have it any other way!
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Support Rating
IFS
The overall support is perfect and efficient.
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SAP
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.
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In-Person Training
IFS
No answers on this topic
SAP
More effective
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Implementation Rating
IFS
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
IFS
User documentation of IFS Cloud is very well organized, and easy to follow. So, the time taken for the key business users to be trained is comparatively less. The integration with other well-suited third-party applications for HR and Payroll has been standardized and easy to setup, because of the REST APIs.
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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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Return on Investment
IFS
  • Reduced the time taken for the users to prepare and generate reports since most are automatic with IFS Cloud
  • Increased the reliability and visibility of the inventory of the products from procurement of raw materials through the manufacturing of final product to delivering to customer's place
  • Took a considerable time configuring the roles and access of the users while implementation
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SAP
  • The financial management part ensures every process is well planned and allocated resources are used efficiently.
  • The development of payroll management ensures that all employees are happily remunerated and, hence, very productive.
  • The creation of solid financial reporting acts as the primary driver in decision-making, which brings more insights into development.
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ScreenShots

SAP S/4HANA Cloud 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 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 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.