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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft Access

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Access is a database management system from Microsoft that combines the relational Microsoft Jet Database Engine with a graphical user interface and software-development tools.

    $139.99

    per PC

    SAP Integrated Business Planning

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ASAP supports supply chain management with Integrated Business Planning, the company's real-time cloud-based supply chain planning platform supporting demand response, supply planning and inventory management oriented features, with supply chain analytics to support decisioning.N/A
    Pricing
    Microsoft AccessSAP Integrated Business Planning
    Editions & Modules
    Microsoft Access
    $139.99
    per PC
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft AccessSAP Integrated Business Planning
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Community Pulse
    Microsoft AccessSAP Integrated Business Planning
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    97%
    Would buy again
    29 Answers
    89%
    Would buy again
    58 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    29 Answers
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    52 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    28 Answers
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    60 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    86%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    19 Answers
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    36 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    21 Answers
    87%
    Implementation went as expected
    47 Answers
    Features
    Microsoft AccessSAP Integrated Business Planning
    Relational Databases
    Comparison of Relational Databases features of Microsoft Access and SAP Integrated Business Planning
    Feature
    Microsoft Access
    7.7
    3 Ratings
    5% below category average
    SAP Integrated Business Planning
    -
    Ratings
    ACID compliance7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database monitoring8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database locking8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Encryption7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Disaster recovery7.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Flexible deployment8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple datatypes8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supply Chain Planning
    Comparison of Supply Chain Planning features of Microsoft Access and SAP Integrated Business Planning
    Feature
    Microsoft Access
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Integrated Business Planning
    7.8
    61 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Custom alerts00 Ratings7.657 Ratings
    Scenario-based planning00 Ratings8.258 Ratings
    Resource optimization00 Ratings7.852 Ratings
    Supply forecasting00 Ratings8.152 Ratings
    Capacity estimation00 Ratings7.850 Ratings
    Employee allocation00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Supply network coordination00 Ratings7.944 Ratings
    Procurement Management
    Comparison of Procurement Management features of Microsoft Access and SAP Integrated Business Planning
    Feature
    Microsoft Access
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Integrated Business Planning
    8.4
    2 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Raw material sourcing00 Ratings8.72 Ratings
    Supply market analysis00 Ratings8.12 Ratings
    Cost analysis00 Ratings7.82 Ratings
    Expense Logging00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Order Fulfillment Management
    Comparison of Order Fulfillment Management features of Microsoft Access and SAP Integrated Business Planning
    Feature
    Microsoft Access
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Integrated Business Planning
    8.1
    2 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Order fulfillment optimization00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Return services00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Purchase order generation00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Purchase order tracking00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Supplier delivery scheduling00 Ratings8.72 Ratings
    Pricing and product configurations generation00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Logistics and Transportation Management
    Comparison of Logistics and Transportation Management features of Microsoft Access and SAP Integrated Business Planning
    Feature
    Microsoft Access
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Integrated Business Planning
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Packaging00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Delivery planning00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Route optimization00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Shipping performance00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Fleet management00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Warehouse & Inventory Management
    Comparison of Warehouse & Inventory Management features of Microsoft Access and SAP Integrated Business Planning
    Feature
    Microsoft Access
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Integrated Business Planning
    8.3
    2 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Automation of warehouse operations00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Inventory storage00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Stock monitoring00 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Warehouse asset management00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
    Inventory and price forecasting00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Demand Management
    Comparison of Demand Management features of Microsoft Access and SAP Integrated Business Planning
    Feature
    Microsoft Access
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Integrated Business Planning
    7.8
    56 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Demand signal sensing00 Ratings8.245 Ratings
    Demand forecasting00 Ratings8.353 Ratings
    Customer analytics00 Ratings7.538 Ratings
    Inventory stock optimization00 Ratings8.640 Ratings
    Sales and operations planning00 Ratings8.051 Ratings
    Pricing and promotion tracking00 Ratings6.434 Ratings
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    Microsoft AccessSAP Integrated Business Planning
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    Score8.1 out of 10
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    SingleStore
    Score8.2 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    SAP IQ
    Score5.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft AccessSAP Integrated Business Planning
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.4
    (102 ratings)
    8.5
    (64 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (15 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    7.6
    (8 ratings)
    8.3
    (63 ratings)
    Availability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.4
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft AccessSAP Integrated Business Planning
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    As a Material Purchasing/Planning/inventory tracking application, Microsoft Access serves its purpose well. It's presentation is clean, data entry is simple and the ability to customize search fields is welcome. It does, however, come with some caveats; namely, when setting search filters and the need arises to back up a step or two, with Microsoft Access you have to reset, or "clear all", adding extra steps/time to a query.
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    SAP
    One of the best parts is how it is suited to global or multi-site organizations with complex supply chains. It just operates across multiple regions with various manufacturing facilities, and that too with very much ease; it is simple, solid and very reliable in terms of working when the logistics is an issue and fetches data and insights very quickly.
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • Very easy to create entity-relationship diagrams for various tables and designing mock layouts.
    • Really easy to navigate as it hold[s] the classic Microsoft UI. Another good thing is that it comes with the complete MS Office Suite.
    • It is really fast when joining multiple tables no matter what type of join.
    • Works on pretty much same SQL scripts so no need to learn a new language!
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    SAP
    • Comfortable database, it adjusts to what we know how to use.
    • The platform acts quickly, and throws metrics and analysis adjusted to the times we need, thus automating the results.
    • Complete and detailed reports, we can dynamically evaluate all the information.
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • Microsoft Access has not really changed at all for several years. It might be nice to see some upgrades and changes.
    • The help info is often not helpful. Need more tutorials for Microsoft Access to show how to do specific things.
    • Be careful naming objects such as tables, forms, etc. Names that are too long can get cut off in dialog boxes to choose a table, form, report, etc. So, I wish they would have resizable dialog boxes to allow you to see objects with long names.
    • I wish it could show me objects that are not in use in the database for current queries, tables, reports, forms, and macros. That way unused objects can be deleted without worrying about losing a report or query because you deleted the underlying object.
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    SAP
    • The system does not work as smoothly when processing large volumes of data. There are processing delays when we are busy planning.
    • Moreover, because inventory exceptions are not automatically alerted, employees have to check them manually, which takes extra time. Upgrades in these sections could raise our operational efficiency.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Microsoft
    I and the rest of my team will renew our Microsoft Access in the future because we use and maintain many different applications and databases created using Microsoft Access so we will need to maintain them in the future. Additionally, it is a standard at our place of work so it is at $0 cost to us to use. Another reason for renewing Microsoft Access is that we just don' t have the resources needed to extend into a network of users so we need to remain a single-desktop application at this time.
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    SAP
    Very useful. Already have a team that learnt the system and although took a while, they now use it seamlessly
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    Microsoft Access is easy to use. It is compatible with spreadsheets. It is a very good data management tool. There is scope to save a large amount of data in one place. For using this database, one does not need much training, can be shared among multiple users. This database has to sort and filtering features which seem to be very useful.
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    SAP
    User experience has various issues, from the way to represent data on the Dashboard to complex graphical interfaces for making the right report of something that is easiest to make on other similar platforms. SAP Integrated Business Planning is difficult to integrate into other operating systems and ecosystems. Activity planning, in some cases, is confused, and access is limited if customers or end-users don´t use the platform over the internet using a desktop computer.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Microsoft
    I don't think the program has ever failed me. It is one of those programs where there is always a solution if you know where to look.
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    SAP
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    While I have never contacted Microsoft directly for product support, for some reason there's a real prejudice against MS Access among most IT support professionals. They are usually discouraging when it comes to using MS Access. Most of this is due to their lack of understanding of MS Access and how it can improve one's productivity. If Microsoft invested more resources towards enhancing and promoting the use of MS Access then maybe things would be different.
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    SAP
    Fast reaction specialists available
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    Implementation Rating
    Microsoft
    there is no key idea, since it is easy to implement Microsoft Access
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    SAP
    Set up a supply chain strategy. Define your north star. Follow it with good consultants. Get know how from consultants with a deep know how in the system. Do proper change management.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    Excel is a fantastic - robust application that can do so much so easily. Its easy to train and understand. However - excel does not provide a reporting function and that is typically where we will suggest a move to [Microsoft] Access. [Microsoft] Access requires a little more knowledge of data manipulation.
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    SAP
    Well at least, the cost factor und the implementation time. 4 month from the decision to the productive use. This is overall being accept very fast! SAP Integrated Business Planning definitely increased the quality of our data and decision making process.
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • Not having to recreate queries or reports every time you want to use them.
    • Once an item is created and saved as part of the database, you save manpower by not having to recreate them.
    • ROI from a usability standpoint is great. Solid product with great functionality that requires low maintenance usually.
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    SAP
    • The biggest positive is improved forecast accuracy; now, I can work in a structured manner to reduce my costs and anticipate demand for the products.
    • Now, one certain item is that the Enhanced Data Quality is helping us a lot in making quicker decisions and a faster work life.
    • The sales and operations teams are aligned now in a much better manner, and work is faster.
    • Planning has become easier and smoother.
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