Sage 500 ERP vs. SAP Business One

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Sage 500
Score 6.7 out of 10
N/A
Sage 500 ERP includes accounting and finance, distribution and supply chain, and manufacturing operations support modules. The latest Sage 500 release includes accounts payable enhancements, credit card processing, and general updates, as well as updates to the solution's modules.N/A
SAP Business One
Score 7.7 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
Sage 500 ERPSAP 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
Sage 500SAP Business One
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Sage 500 ERPSAP Business One
Considered Both Products
Sage 500

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SAP Business One
Chose SAP Business One
To date, e-automate is my favorite system. Easy to configure and date-mine. However, SAP is the closet software I have come across that matches its ability to easily interact between inventory, billing, and accounting.
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Sage 500 ERPSAP Business One
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage 500 ERP
7.4
1 Ratings
3% above category average
SAP Business One
10.0
9 Ratings
32% above category average
Pay calculation9.01 Ratings10.08 Ratings
Benefit plan administration6.01 Ratings10.07 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.01 Ratings10.08 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Sage 500 ERP
4.5
2 Ratings
47% below category average
SAP Business One
5.3
35 Ratings
31% below category average
API for custom integration7.02 Ratings4.233 Ratings
Plug-ins2.02 Ratings6.433 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Sage 500 ERP
5.0
2 Ratings
48% below category average
SAP Business One
7.1
39 Ratings
13% below category average
Single sign-on capability2.02 Ratings7.032 Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.02 Ratings7.239 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Sage 500 ERP
8.3
2 Ratings
17% above category average
SAP Business One
6.4
40 Ratings
9% below category average
Dashboards8.02 Ratings4.736 Ratings
Standard reports7.02 Ratings6.440 Ratings
Custom reports10.02 Ratings8.036 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
Sage 500 ERP
6.6
2 Ratings
14% below category average
SAP Business One
5.1
41 Ratings
40% below category average
Accounts payable7.02 Ratings7.841 Ratings
Accounts receivable7.02 Ratings7.840 Ratings
Global Financial Support2.01 Ratings7.026 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations6.01 Ratings6.633 Ratings
Configurable Accounting8.01 Ratings6.231 Ratings
Standardized Processes6.01 Ratings7.036 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings7.026 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage 500 ERP
6.5
2 Ratings
19% below category average
SAP Business One
7.4
40 Ratings
6% below category average
Inventory tracking9.02 Ratings6.440 Ratings
Automatic reordering3.02 Ratings8.028 Ratings
Location management8.02 Ratings7.237 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage 500 ERP
8.2
1 Ratings
5% above category average
SAP Business One
6.4
38 Ratings
19% below category average
Pricing8.21 Ratings7.237 Ratings
Order entry8.21 Ratings7.238 Ratings
Credit card processing8.21 Ratings8.522 Ratings
Cost of goods sold8.21 Ratings7.238 Ratings
Order Orchestration00 Ratings7.030 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
Sage 500 ERP
5.4
1 Ratings
31% below category average
SAP Business One
5.9
34 Ratings
23% below category average
Billing Management8.01 Ratings6.129 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management6.01 Ratings3.226 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management8.01 Ratings8.821 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting2.01 Ratings2.225 Ratings
Period Close5.01 Ratings8.031 Ratings
Project Financial Management
Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage 500 ERP
6.9
1 Ratings
10% below category average
SAP Business One
7.0
19 Ratings
8% below category average
Budgeting and Forecasting1.01 Ratings7.017 Ratings
Project Costing3.01 Ratings7.016 Ratings
Cost Capture8.01 Ratings7.016 Ratings
Capital Project Management9.01 Ratings7.011 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance9.01 Ratings7.014 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition9.01 Ratings6.116 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage 500 ERP
4.5
1 Ratings
41% below category average
SAP Business One
8.9
15 Ratings
26% above category average
Task Insight for Project Managers7.01 Ratings10.011 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality5.01 Ratings10.010 Ratings
Project Planning and Scheduling00 Ratings7.014 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools00 Ratings10.08 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage 500 ERP
7.5
1 Ratings
1% below category average
SAP Business One
7.7
15 Ratings
2% above category average
Award Lifecycle Management6.01 Ratings7.09 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
Sage 500 ERP
6.0
1 Ratings
15% below category average
SAP Business One
8.1
16 Ratings
15% above category average
Contract Authoring8.01 Ratings7.511 Ratings
Contract Repository10.01 Ratings8.69 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated8.01 Ratings8.213 Ratings
Supplier Management4.01 Ratings7.012 Ratings
Bids Analyzed and Compared00 Ratings9.310 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage 500 ERP
4.3
1 Ratings
41% below category average
SAP Business One
8.0
8 Ratings
21% above category average
Risk Repository3.01 Ratings8.36 Ratings
Control Management7.01 Ratings8.97 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments4.01 Ratings7.76 Ratings
Remediation and Certification3.01 Ratings7.76 Ratings
Issue Detection00 Ratings8.37 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
Sage 500 ERP
1.3
1 Ratings
139% below category average
SAP Business One
6.4
23 Ratings
12% below category average
Forecasting1.01 Ratings6.222 Ratings
Inventory Planning2.01 Ratings6.223 Ratings
Performance Monitoring1.01 Ratings6.017 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage 500 ERP
5.3
1 Ratings
31% below category average
SAP Business One
9.0
15 Ratings
21% above category average
Proposal Management7.01 Ratings6.012 Ratings
Product Master Data Management4.01 Ratings7.013 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
Sage 500 ERP
-
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
Sage 500 ERP
-
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
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User Ratings
Sage 500 ERPSAP Business One
Likelihood to Recommend
2.0
(4 ratings)
7.6
(46 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
6.3
(2 ratings)
4.6
(9 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
7.1
(11 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(11 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.7
(2 ratings)
Online Training
6.0
(1 ratings)
4.5
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.0
(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
Sage 500 ERPSAP Business One
Likelihood to Recommend
Sage
Sage 500 ERP is great for companies with core accounting needs, distributors, and discrete manufacturers. Some areas, such as process manufacturing, would require a companion product from an ISV for the software to be truly functional. Some areas, such as construction or retail apparel, may simply not be well-served.
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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
Sage
  • Sage is the one-stop-shop for all of our needs. We're able to control contracts, subcontracts, and field reports from the program.
  • Another strength is the ability to database all the information and export it to excel. This makes data-based investigations a breeze.
  • The ability for Timberscan to be imported to Sage is a huge help with invoice management. Prior to this it all had to be done manually and slowed the process to an essential halt as there are thousands of invoices per month.
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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
Sage
  • The biggest concern/complaint of Sage 500 users is speed. Some of the screen take a while to load.
  • The user interface needs some refreshing. Screens need to be updated to take advantage of shortcuts and to be more intuitive.
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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
Sage
It's too pricey for our size of company.
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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
Sage
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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
Sage
No answers on this topic
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
Sage
No answers on this topic
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
Sage
No answers on this topic
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
Sage
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
Sage
The online training courses are not up to date. We experienced technical issues with two of the classes.
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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
Sage
Keep your database and application in different servers.
Install Microsoft Office on your application server so you can use some of the data analysis tools in Sage.
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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
Sage
500 seems much smoother at handling some of the basic accounting tasks, for example both issuing and later reconciling checks in Dynamics AX seems a little tedious.
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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
Sage
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
Sage
  • Positive: The program allows for a lot of data entry and splitting of information. It has the capability of replacing multiple programs and therefore saving cost.
  • Negative: The modules are cumbersome and not user friendly at all. As a result not many user are comfortable using it. This means that the program is not being used to its capacity.
  • Negative: Although the program has the capacity to be great, the user interface destroys that potential. Sage needs to seriously work on their program to simplify it. It's as if it still uses Command-line entries from 1995. Needs to be updated ASAP.
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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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