Salesforce Lightning Platform vs. SAP Build

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Salesforce Lightning Platform
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Salesforce Platform is designed for building and deploying scalable cloud applications with managed hardware provisioning and app stacks. It provides out-of-the-box tools and services to automate business processes, integrate with external apps, and provide responsive layouts and more.
$25
Per User Per Month
SAP Build
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
SAP Build is a business application development and automation solution with a comprehensive suite of low-code, pro-code, and generative AI tools. SAP Build is for developers, IT professionals, and business users/citizen developers who want to create and customize business applications.
$1.82
per month per user
Pricing
Salesforce Lightning PlatformSAP Build
Editions & Modules
Starter
$25.00
Per User Per Month
Plus
$100.00
Per User Per Month
SAP Build Process Automation - Standard User
$1.82
per month per user
SAP Build Process Automation - Advanced User
$15
per month per user
SAP Build Process Automation - Attended Automation
$534
per month
SAP Build Process Automation - Unattended Automation
$534
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Salesforce Lightning PlatformSAP Build
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Salesforce Lightning PlatformSAP Build
Features
Salesforce Lightning PlatformSAP Build
Platform-as-a-Service
Comparison of Platform-as-a-Service features of Product A and Product B
Salesforce Lightning Platform
7.3
40 Ratings
7% below category average
SAP Build
-
Ratings
Ease of building user interfaces6.040 Ratings00 Ratings
Scalability8.538 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform management overhead7.734 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow engine capability7.236 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform access control8.237 Ratings00 Ratings
Services-enabled integration8.337 Ratings00 Ratings
Development environment creation7.134 Ratings00 Ratings
Development environment replication6.632 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue monitoring and notification7.135 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue recovery6.332 Ratings00 Ratings
Upgrades and platform fixes7.737 Ratings00 Ratings
Low-Code Development
Comparison of Low-Code Development features of Product A and Product B
Salesforce Lightning Platform
-
Ratings
SAP Build
7.9
68 Ratings
6% below category average
Visual Modeling00 Ratings7.861 Ratings
Drag-and-drop Interfaces00 Ratings8.459 Ratings
Platform Security00 Ratings8.164 Ratings
Platform User Management00 Ratings7.964 Ratings
Reusability00 Ratings7.663 Ratings
Platform Scalability00 Ratings7.764 Ratings
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User Ratings
Salesforce Lightning PlatformSAP Build
Likelihood to Recommend
8.4
(43 ratings)
8.5
(64 ratings)
Usability
8.4
(8 ratings)
8.0
(62 ratings)
Support Rating
8.1
(15 ratings)
9.1
(4 ratings)
User Testimonials
Salesforce Lightning PlatformSAP Build
Likelihood to Recommend
Salesforce
We use Salesforce Lightning Platform in everyday business as sales coordinators. By using this tool, we are able to send new requests to clients and communicate regarding pending proposals in real-time. This also tool holds many of our client accounts where we are able to monitor their sales and revenue.
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SAP
SAP Build is a strong and reliable partner with a rich FAQ and consulting power. New features make sense and are easy to distribute within the team and to end users. The community is nice, and there are many discussions on product development, shared solutions, and productivity improvements. UI is also one of the strongest points.
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Pros
Salesforce
  • Reporting and Dashboards are thorough and can show a wealth of important data to inform and scale processes. It's helpful in a high volume sales cycle to be able to quickly identify weak points in performance and productivity so that adjustments can be made.
  • Highly customizable. We are able to customize just about everything which allows us to track very specific things and in theory create better efficiency.
  • Parent/Child account hierarchy exists which is helpful.
  • Contact records can be associated with multiple accounts and opportunities. This, in theory, should minimize duplicates and mismanagement of contacts.
  • Console helps a lot with data nesting. Having a fairly comprehensive look at an account without searching through various tabs and sections speeds up an otherwise cumbersome platform.
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SAP
  • Its drag and drop editor is even simpler than the very popular WordPress
  • No code feature to build any type of website
  • Not a lot of technical expertise is required to use this tool
  • The client loves it as they can themselves use it for quick tweaks
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Cons
Salesforce
  • Can be cumbersome: takes multiple clicks to get where you need to go
  • Lightning is slower than original Salesforce, and it is very noticeable
  • The UI change means sometimes I can't find what I need, so I have to switch back to the Classic version to find it
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SAP
  • Comparing to other RPA Tools, SAP Build automation lacks enough user guidance.
  • Licensing is a little bit confusing.
  • From a technical perspective, older versions of the automation part are not always stable, but the other services (workflow, business rules, apps, etc.) are much more stable.
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Usability
Salesforce
It's very good, but it's still living in a little bit in an older design aspect, but I think a lot of it is about to come out, just hasn't quite gotten there yet. Still a little clunky from a you have to know it to know it or you know it to use it. It takes a little bit of training to get into it. It's not quite the, anybody can come in and start using it immediately, type feel.
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SAP
The SAP Build Apps is definitely getting better, however it is still not as easy to use and complete as some other solutions. This makes it a bit harder to use for Functional Consultants for example. SAP Build Process automation on the other hand is so easy, that everybody can build processes in it.
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Support Rating
Salesforce
Salesforce's support is top-notch. They have subject-matter experts that are accessible at all times to address needs as they come up. They let you know in advance when there are system updates and enhancements so that you are prepared for upcoming changes. I've never had an issue that wasn't addressed immediately when reaching out for support.
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SAP
There are, for example, great blog writings about automation cases and examples. The studio version is updated often. There are also useful OpenSAP online courses.
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Alternatives Considered
Salesforce
We were previously using an older version prior to it becoming Salesforce Lightning Platform so we were well adverse on the advantages of using a CRM, to begin with. It made sense to convert to Salesforce Lightning Platform after we were given a free trial of the platform. Certain reps were chosen to experiment with it and from there a decision was made to move forward. We've been customers ever since.
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SAP
SAP Build stacks up well against the others in terms of what our business needs in order to succeed. It's more of a necessity than the others, but we keep them in mind as we utilize SAP Build. SAP Build's fluidity is great, but it could also be due to our lead user of the softwarre.
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Return on Investment
Salesforce
  • Better visibility of Accounts and Contacts interactions makes it easier to maintain during employee transitions.
  • Tracking of current jobs and relating them to past jobs is very useful.
  • More efficient use of Sales Reps time.
  • Sales Managers have good visibility into how their people are working.
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SAP
  • SAP Build apps has a high ROI. Development is fast and cloud pricing is good.
  • Business objectives are handled better than any other solution for custom app development in the SAP ecosystem.
  • Process Automation workflows are very fast to develop, mostly graphically, and work very well.
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ScreenShots

SAP Build Screenshots

Screenshot of The SAP Build Portfolio, which includes:
1- SAP Build Apps to create business application
2- SAP Build Process Automation to automate end to end business processes
3- SAP Build Work Zone to design and create business sites