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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft Dynamics GP

    Score5.4 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Dynamics GP is an ERP software with accounting capabilities. It includes various packs for customizability and features tailored to specific industries’ needs. GP is offered as a perpetual license or subscription.N/A

    SAP Sustainability Control Tower

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/ASAP Sustainability Control Tower is a software solution that helps to enable users to reach sustainable business ambitions with holistic enterprise-wide sustainability performance management.N/A
    Pricing
    Microsoft Dynamics GPSAP Sustainability Control Tower
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft Dynamics GPSAP Sustainability Control Tower
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Microsoft Dynamics GPSAP Sustainability Control Tower
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
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    SAP
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    33%
    Would buy again
    2 Answers
    90%
    Would buy again
    9 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    83%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    71%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    70%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    67%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    4 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    56%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    Microsoft Dynamics GPSAP Sustainability Control Tower
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Microsoft Dynamics GP and SAP Sustainability Control Tower
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    6.4
    20 Ratings
    17% below category average
    SAP Sustainability Control Tower
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation6.219 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration5.815 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files7.518 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management6.517 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management6.016 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Microsoft Dynamics GP and SAP Sustainability Control Tower
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    4.3
    27 Ratings
    55% below category average
    SAP Sustainability Control Tower
    -
    Ratings
    API for custom integration2.526 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plug-ins6.021 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Microsoft Dynamics GP and SAP Sustainability Control Tower
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    6.8
    40 Ratings
    18% below category average
    SAP Sustainability Control Tower
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability5.532 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.140 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Microsoft Dynamics GP and SAP Sustainability Control Tower
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    5.3
    41 Ratings
    38% below category average
    SAP Sustainability Control Tower
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards3.429 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports6.139 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports6.439 Ratings00 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Microsoft Dynamics GP and SAP Sustainability Control Tower
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    4.9
    48 Ratings
    44% below category average
    SAP Sustainability Control Tower
    -
    Ratings
    Accounts payable6.245 Ratings00 Ratings
    Accounts receivable5.736 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cash management6.236 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation5.541 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expense management4.431 Ratings00 Ratings
    Time tracking8.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fixed asset management4.428 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-currency support2.619 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-division support3.026 Ratings00 Ratings
    Regulations compliance3.214 Ratings00 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing9.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service portal7.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global Financial Support6.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers4.721 Ratings00 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting3.618 Ratings00 Ratings
    Localizations4.513 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations4.526 Ratings00 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting2.616 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting3.517 Ratings00 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework3.214 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standardized Processes6.119 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Microsoft Dynamics GP and SAP Sustainability Control Tower
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    4.2
    26 Ratings
    54% below category average
    SAP Sustainability Control Tower
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    Ratings
    Inventory tracking5.524 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic reordering1.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location management4.018 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing module3.415 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Microsoft Dynamics GP and SAP Sustainability Control Tower
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    3.5
    25 Ratings
    71% below category average
    SAP Sustainability Control Tower
    -
    Ratings
    Pricing3.718 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order entry3.721 Ratings00 Ratings
    Credit card processing1.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold4.925 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Orchestration4.99 Ratings00 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility3.312 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution3.37 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics GPSAP Sustainability Control Tower
    Likelihood to Recommend
    4.0
    (54 ratings)
    8.4
    (11 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.9
    (7 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    5.4
    (10 ratings)
    7.3
    (5 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (5 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft Dynamics GPSAP Sustainability Control Tower
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    Microsoft Dynamics GP is well-suited for our environment, as we pay a diverse group of employees, including on-the-road drivers, shop employees (some in other locations), and office employees. It easily tracks time off, taxes, pay, etc. The reporting allows us to verify with our drivers how they are paid each week, whether it be through mileage or stop-offs.
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    SAP
    It is basically the easiest choice for people who are already running SAP ECC or S4 as their ERP as that means they can get all of the data sources automatically without mapping efforts. That compensates for some of the shortcomings mentioned earlier, and to be fair, tools from other vendors (e.g., Microsoft) have the same problem anyway.
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • Great Plains started as back office/accounting, and that is still it's strong suit.
    • SQL and the GP programming language, Dexterity, provide a robust, scalable, and stable platform with well documented maintenance and repair procedures. Relatively easy to manage, tune, and support.
    • Microsoft support for GP verges on "particularly well". Doesn't quite get there but good enough once you know what you're doing
    • Strong partner network, including the GP User Group (GPUG)
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    SAP
    • Gather and organize company data
    • Calculate sustainability metrics
    • Report metrics/indicators according to mandatory or voluntary sustainability standards
    • Customize it to the clients needs and operations
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • With respect to the allocations, once the expense is entered into the allocation account, you lose the ability to run any detail on just the total of the expense. It would be nice if you could run a trial balance on the allocation accounts the same way you can with regular accounts.
    • I've always thought security set up could be a bit simpler. It actually has gotten better through the years. Specifically, with eight separate entities, it would be nice to have a "master" setup where you could call up one group entity, assign the users rights, and then be finished. Currently, whenever I have a new user, I have to call up each individual entity and select all of the features I want the user to have. That means I have to do eight steps for each user.
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    SAP
    • Implementing Custom Metrics: Support for all DPI dimensions needed
    • Drill-Down Requirements: Full dimension availability via OData API
    • Row Limit Issue: Request limit inadequate for data volume
    • Breakdown by all dimensions for metrics not feasible
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Microsoft
    Due the economic challenges that Puerto Rico is having, the company has had to merge some companies in order to be more efficient. It has been easy in GP to process those merges, even thought we had to spend days to accomplish that the process was smooth and accurate. In addition we were able to streamline the purchasing and sales process and the organization is confident to keep renewing GP for the future versions.
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    SAP
    We are currently too new with The SAP sustainability Control tower ,but down the line if we see more benefits to financial sustain the product and product is actually paying off the cost from the benefits we get out of it we may renew the use of SAP sustainability control tower.
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    Though it is a basic accounting package, I believe some users do not find the old style menus and navigation options intuitive. There is also a great lack of training resources in the market, so users have to learn the product without guidance a lot, resulting in inefficient workflows and misuse or misunderstanding of many features.
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    SAP
    SAP Sustainability Control Tower allows for a dashboard of production controls for sales materials. Different departments within the company can access real-time production and business information. It is suitable for various EU certifications. Also for organizations in the US and Latin America
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    Reliability and Availability
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    never faced a downtime - or any error for the features I use.
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    Performance
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    yes never faced any sort of buffering or user interface issues.
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    The rating is directed to the thrid party serive provider that we use. I do not now how good the Microsoft direct support is.
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    SAP
    not contacted support for SAP Sustainability Control Tower yet.
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    In-Person Training
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    i did online training no in person training
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    Online Training
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    online module was extensive and helpful to understand the functionality
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    Implementation Rating
    Microsoft
    Basically the challenge with this implementation was the Business Portal, too many errors and even the aplication is up and running the users are still having issues. We will start planning the migraton to GP 2015 soon.
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    SAP
    No, I was not directly involved in SAP Sustainability Control Tower implementation, but before implementing feedback was taken from procurement team for several function usage.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    I come from a strong background of using SAP. SAP doesn't have the flexibility of GP, an example would be SAP doesn't allow core mods, if they catch you, you lose support. Microsoft doesn't really care about mods, but they will be quick to have the vendor you used support your issue if it is caused by those mods. With SAP your company adapts to the software, where with GP you adapt the software to you.
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    SAP
    Same lack of industry-specific content on both, but SAP has the main advantage of direct connection to the ERP data so it saves significant efforts in comparison. Regarding dashboards look and feel and so on, it is more a matter of personal preference between PowerBi and SAP, we personally prefer SAP as it is a bit richer in ability to bring in more data and filter on it.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    no i was not involved in Sales process
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    Scalability
    Microsoft
    The functionality that GP and related ISV solutions offer and the ease of integration of GP to other systems makes it an extremely scalable solution
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    SAP
    yes we deployed it across multiple departments like SHS, purchasing, regulatory and we believe we can add more features of SAP sustainability control tower.
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    Professional Services
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    SAP team is always great in service - i was not involved Sales process
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • Microsoft Dynamics GP allows my clients to move from a paper or spreadsheet based company to an integrated, electronic, streamlined business. I love being able to help clients gain efficiencies through the use of Microsoft Dynamics GP.
    • Microsoft Dynamics GP allows for better customer service because everything is at our fingertips. If someone calls questioning an invoice, we can easily look it up. If someone calls stating they paid an invoice with a certain check number, we can quickly run a query to find that particular check number to see where it was applied.
    • Having everything on a single platform provides ease of use for upgrades, backups and end user training. There is only one software to learn!
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    SAP
    • Greater transparency around our sust strategies
    • More engaged workforce
    • Reduce OpEx by $350k in first month due to better decision in a particular area
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