SAP Business One vs. SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
SAP Business One
Score 8.2 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
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
Score 7.1 out of 10
N/A
The SAP® BusinessObjects™ Business Intelligence Platform provides users with ad hoc queries, reporting, data visualizations, and analysis tools. Its integrated, unified infrastructure aims to offer scalability from one-to-many tools and interfaces on-premise, in the cloud, or as a hybrid approach.N/A
Pricing
SAP Business OneSAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
Editions & Modules
Limited
$99.00
per month
Starter
$110.00
per month
Pro
$132.00
per month
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Pricing Offerings
SAP Business OneSAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Features
SAP Business OneSAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP Business One
9.8
11 Ratings
29% above category average
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
-
Ratings
Pay calculation10.010 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration10.08 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.09 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
SAP Business One
9.6
39 Ratings
26% above category average
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
-
Ratings
API for custom integration9.537 Ratings00 Ratings
Plug-ins9.636 Ratings00 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
SAP Business One
9.5
43 Ratings
13% above category average
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
-
Ratings
Single sign-on capability9.335 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-based user permissions9.642 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
SAP Business One
8.2
44 Ratings
12% above category average
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
-
Ratings
Dashboards7.739 Ratings00 Ratings
Standard reports8.544 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom reports8.440 Ratings00 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
SAP Business One
5.8
45 Ratings
28% below category average
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
-
Ratings
Accounts payable9.545 Ratings00 Ratings
Accounts receivable9.844 Ratings00 Ratings
Global Financial Support7.627 Ratings00 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers8.430 Ratings00 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations9.337 Ratings00 Ratings
Configurable Accounting9.135 Ratings00 Ratings
Standardized Processes9.340 Ratings00 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP Business One
9.0
44 Ratings
13% above category average
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
-
Ratings
Inventory tracking9.444 Ratings00 Ratings
Automatic reordering9.030 Ratings00 Ratings
Location management9.640 Ratings00 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP Business One
6.6
42 Ratings
17% below category average
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
-
Ratings
Pricing8.840 Ratings00 Ratings
Order entry9.442 Ratings00 Ratings
Credit card processing2.023 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost of goods sold9.041 Ratings00 Ratings
Order Orchestration9.532 Ratings00 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
SAP Business One
6.9
38 Ratings
8% below category average
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
-
Ratings
Billing Management9.233 Ratings00 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management9.529 Ratings00 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management6.022 Ratings00 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting8.627 Ratings00 Ratings
Period Close9.334 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Financial Management
Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP Business One
7.0
19 Ratings
8% below category average
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
-
Ratings
Budgeting and Forecasting7.017 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Costing7.016 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost Capture7.016 Ratings00 Ratings
Capital Project Management7.011 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance7.014 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition6.116 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP Business One
7.9
16 Ratings
12% above category average
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
-
Ratings
Project Planning and Scheduling8.015 Ratings00 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers7.012 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality1.011 Ratings00 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools5.09 Ratings00 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP Business One
7.7
15 Ratings
5% above category average
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
-
Ratings
Award Lifecycle Management7.09 Ratings00 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
SAP Business One
8.3
18 Ratings
17% above category average
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
-
Ratings
Bids Analyzed and Compared8.011 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Authoring10.012 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Repository8.010 Ratings00 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated9.014 Ratings00 Ratings
Supplier Management9.013 Ratings00 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP Business One
7.9
10 Ratings
19% above category average
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
-
Ratings
Risk Repository8.38 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Management8.09 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments8.08 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue Detection8.09 Ratings00 Ratings
Remediation and Certification7.76 Ratings00 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
SAP Business One
7.3
24 Ratings
7% above category average
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
-
Ratings
Transportation Planning and Optimization8.516 Ratings00 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management7.814 Ratings00 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management8.614 Ratings00 Ratings
Fulfillment Management5.117 Ratings00 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management7.315 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
SAP Business One
6.1
20 Ratings
19% below category average
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
-
Ratings
Production Process Design2.018 Ratings00 Ratings
Production Management8.218 Ratings00 Ratings
Configuration Management2.014 Ratings00 Ratings
Work Execution4.016 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs5.016 Ratings00 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
SAP Business One
7.0
26 Ratings
2% below category average
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
-
Ratings
Forecasting7.124 Ratings00 Ratings
Inventory Planning7.226 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Monitoring6.820 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP Business One
9.1
18 Ratings
23% above category average
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
-
Ratings
Proposal Management5.414 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Master Data Management8.616 Ratings00 Ratings
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
SAP Business One
-
Ratings
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
7.1
52 Ratings
14% below category average
Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings8.546 Ratings
Customizable dashboards00 Ratings6.348 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings6.648 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
SAP Business One
-
Ratings
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
6.5
49 Ratings
21% below category average
Drill-down analysis00 Ratings5.248 Ratings
Formatting capabilities00 Ratings6.648 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings7.033 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings7.348 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
SAP Business One
-
Ratings
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
7.6
49 Ratings
8% below category average
Publish to Web00 Ratings9.040 Ratings
Publish to PDF00 Ratings7.047 Ratings
Report Versioning00 Ratings6.542 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings8.348 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings7.027 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
SAP Business One
-
Ratings
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
6.8
44 Ratings
16% below category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings6.042 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings6.639 Ratings
Predictive Analytics00 Ratings7.638 Ratings
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
SAP Business One
-
Ratings
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
8.3
49 Ratings
2% below category average
Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings7.949 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings8.647 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings8.346 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings8.63 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings8.330 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
SAP Business One
-
Ratings
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
5.8
34 Ratings
29% below category average
Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings6.533 Ratings
Mobile Application00 Ratings4.028 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings4.030 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
SAP Business One
-
Ratings
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
6.6
25 Ratings
15% below category average
REST API00 Ratings6.521 Ratings
Javascript API00 Ratings6.320 Ratings
iFrames00 Ratings7.018 Ratings
Java API00 Ratings6.323 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings7.021 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings6.520 Ratings
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User Ratings
SAP Business OneSAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(50 ratings)
7.0
(74 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
4.6
(9 ratings)
8.3
(24 ratings)
Usability
8.8
(14 ratings)
6.6
(17 ratings)
Availability
9.0
(3 ratings)
10.0
(5 ratings)
Performance
8.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(10 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(11 ratings)
8.6
(16 ratings)
In-Person Training
7.7
(2 ratings)
10.0
(4 ratings)
Online Training
4.5
(2 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
2.8
(24 ratings)
9.0
(8 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.0
(2 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
8.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
SAP Business OneSAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
Likelihood to Recommend
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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SAP
As mentioned earlier reporting was a big headache for us and the tools we used didn't support large data sets and visualization Performing analytics with such data sets was cumbersome and later post using this SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence we were able to correlate different data sets and prepare the dashboard pretty easier which were helpful and easier to understand.
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Pros
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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SAP
  • This software is easy to initially learn, and very powerful in producing reusable reports.
  • It is much faster than my company's internal manual queries. The ability to build off of a saved query and share queries to other users is a great positive.
  • My favorite part is that you can run queries in the background and it does not interfere with your current work or slow your computer down.
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Cons
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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SAP
  • The installation can be very complex and time-consuming, it requires a lot of planning and foresight as to what role the software will play in the organization.
  • The software has a relatively large learning curve that takes dedicated users months to get comfortable with, the UI is a bit intimidating for new users.
  • SAP could organize their help better, it can be difficult to find dependable solutions to issues via their website and support channels.
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Likelihood to Renew
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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SAP
The institution has decided to move in a different direction, and will be using MSBI for reporting. I have been very happy with the Business Objects suite of tools, and will continue to use them heavily until we make the transition.
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Usability
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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SAP
From a server and client side perspective. the Business Intelligence Platform provides a foundation for all aspects of content development, distribution, analysis, collaboration and self service. Ease of use from targeted content delivery through controlled accessibility. Content exporting in the format of the users choice. Scheduling for internal or external delivery. Public and private folders for secure content access when requied. Web based for viewing on the users device of choice without the need to download additional applications.
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Reliability and Availability
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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SAP
When we implemented 3.1, we had a tough time managing the system: It took almost a year to stabilize.

With 4.0, we want to roll out to more users, and are holding back because of fears about the performance issue
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Performance
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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SAP
Overall, the tool (Web Intelligence 4.2) is fast and solid. One issue is a dependability on JAVA for a full feature report creation/edit capabilities (as opposed to limited HTML option). Second, planned end of JAVA support by major browsers (Chrome is already not supporting JAVA applet).
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Support Rating
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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SAP
SAP has released various versions of SAP BO BI. starting from 3.1 and going to 4.0,4.1,4.2 and latest being 4.3. SAP provides support to these new versions. As new versions keep on coming, support for the very old software goes out of scope from SAP. it is when the different organization plans to get their BO content migrated from a lower version to a newer version. The newer version had definitely added functionality and features which ease the work of users.
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In-Person Training
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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SAP
SAP authorized training is best, Please go ahead with it. Even lot of online training options/videos available for self learning
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Online Training
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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SAP
I haven't used it or got feedback from the end user.

Content looks to be pretty detailed. Focused on SQL but not BW.
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Implementation Rating
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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SAP
Hire specialists and experienced staff. Mix some beginners so that everyone is not a leader but a learner too. Plan well; architect well; break down implementation in small steps and move towards larger steps. Create a centralized and authorized SAP Business Objects implementation team.
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Alternatives Considered
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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SAP
We selected SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) based on price. It can stack up against others in terms of price and honestly, that's about it. Salesforce Commerce does a hell of a better job at handling it. However, in the space of Business Intelligence, SAP can do more, and that's why at the end we went with it
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Scalability
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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SAP
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform supports SOA Service Oriented Architecture. You can start/restart/enable/disable all the servers. You can seamless do load balancing and clustering. It supports all leading application and web server. Supports LDAP SSO integration. People who can work on excel with training they can work on SAP Business Objects Web Intelligence, dashboard, Lumira, Information design tool product suite. Tool is very user friendly and easy to learn and implement
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Return on Investment
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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SAP
  • By generating and distributing reports in a timely manner, we were able to save millions of dollars for the company which otherwise would not have been visible.
  • Almost realtime dashboard, saved the company a huge amount by showing the outages and kept the company from buying a tool to do just that.
  • It showed the customers who were not paying the bills and were missing in the system due to some loophole. This was visible by doing reporting on the theft usage of electricity.
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