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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ASAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud) is a modular, cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution that brings embedded AI into core business processes to help organizations improve productivity, efficiency, and scalability. It supports critical business functions including finance, supply chain, human resources, and sales, while providing industry best-practice processes, predictable subscription-based costs, and the ability to add capabilities, users, and functionality as…

    $295

    per month per user

    Syncfusion Essential Studio

    Score7.3 out of 10
    N/ASince 2002, Essential Studio® has supported the development of software applications across industries and economic sectors, in both public and private enterprises.

    $0

    with the Syncfusion Essential Studio Community License. It includes free access to all 1,600+ controls and is available to companies and individuals with less than $1 million USD in annual gross revenue and 5 or fewer developers.

    Pricing
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)Syncfusion Essential Studio
    Editions & Modules
    SAP Supply Chain Base
    $295
    per month per user
    SAP Finance Base
    $295
    per month per user
    1. Syncfusion Essential Studio Community License
    $0
    *The Syncfusion Essential Studio Community License includes free access to all 1,600+ controls and is available to companies and individuals with less than $1 million USD in annual gross revenue, 5 or fewer developers, and 10 or fewer total employees. Note: An entity or organization may not have ever received more than $3,000,000 USD in capital from an outside source, such as private equity or venture capital, in order to be eligible for the Community License.
    2. Essential Studio UI Edition
    Custom Quote
    per year Packages to suit teams of all sizes
    3. Essential Studio Document SDK
    Custom Quote
    per year Packages to suit teams of all sizes
    5. Essential Studio Standalone Document SDKs
    Custom Quote
    per year PDF Viewer SDK; DOCX Editor SDK; Spreadsheet Editor SDK
    4. Essential Studio Standalone UI SDKs
    Custom Quote
    per year Grid SDK*; Chart SDK*; Schedular SDK; Gantt SDK; Rich Text Editor SDK; Diagram SDK; File Manager SDK*
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)Syncfusion Essential Studio
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
    Additional Details—*Grid SDK, Chart SDK, and File Manager SDK are also included as part of the Essential Studio UI Edition. **The Syncfusion Essential Studio Community License includes free access to all 1,600+ controls and is available to companies and individuals with less than $1 million USD in annual gross revenue, 5 or fewer developers, and 10 or fewer total employees. Note: An entity or organization may not have ever received more than $3,000,000 USD in capital from an outside source, such as private equity or venture capital, in order to be eligible for the Community License.
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    Community Pulse
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)Syncfusion Essential Studio
    Considered Both Products
    SAP
    No answer on this topic
    Syncfusion
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    96%
    Would buy again
    782 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    29 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    601 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    28 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    777 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    29 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    432 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    25 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    87%
    Implementation went as expected
    565 Answers
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    26 Answers
    Features
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)Syncfusion Essential Studio
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud) and Syncfusion Essential Studio
    Feature
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.1
    442 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Syncfusion Essential Studio
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation7.9390 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration7.9376 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files7.7375 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud) and Syncfusion Essential Studio
    Feature
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    7.6
    673 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Syncfusion Essential Studio
    -
    Ratings
    API for custom integration7.7646 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plug-ins7.5592 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud) and Syncfusion Essential Studio
    Feature
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.3
    769 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Syncfusion Essential Studio
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability8.5725 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.2757 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud) and Syncfusion Essential Studio
    Feature
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    7.7
    778 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Syncfusion Essential Studio
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards7.7717 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports7.8765 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports7.6705 Ratings00 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud) and Syncfusion Essential Studio
    Feature
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.2
    812 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Syncfusion Essential Studio
    -
    Ratings
    Accounts payable8.2788 Ratings00 Ratings
    Accounts receivable8.2748 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global Financial Support7.8292 Ratings00 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers7.9310 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations7.9332 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting7.9306 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standardized Processes8.3343 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud) and Syncfusion Essential Studio
    Feature
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.3
    675 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Syncfusion Essential Studio
    -
    Ratings
    Inventory tracking8.2661 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic reordering7.8567 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location management7.9545 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud) and Syncfusion Essential Studio
    Feature
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.2
    685 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Syncfusion Essential Studio
    -
    Ratings
    Pricing8.0653 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order entry8.0664 Ratings00 Ratings
    Credit card processing8.827 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold8.3627 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Orchestration7.9248 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud) and Syncfusion Essential Studio
    Feature
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    7.9
    325 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Syncfusion Essential Studio
    -
    Ratings
    Billing Management7.94 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management7.9295 Ratings00 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management8.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting7.4253 Ratings00 Ratings
    Period Close7.9319 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud) and Syncfusion Essential Studio
    Feature
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    7.7
    4 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Syncfusion Essential Studio
    -
    Ratings
    Project Planning and Scheduling8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers7.94 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality7.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools7.64 Ratings00 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud) and Syncfusion Essential Studio
    Feature
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.0
    139 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Syncfusion Essential Studio
    -
    Ratings
    Award Lifecycle Management8.0139 Ratings00 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud) and Syncfusion Essential Studio
    Feature
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    7.8
    267 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Syncfusion Essential Studio
    -
    Ratings
    Bids Analyzed and Compared7.7188 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Authoring7.8188 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Repository7.6182 Ratings00 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated8.0241 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supplier Management8.0236 Ratings00 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud) and Syncfusion Essential Studio
    Feature
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.2
    3 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Syncfusion Essential Studio
    -
    Ratings
    Risk Repository7.93 Ratings00 Ratings
    Control Management8.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments8.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue Detection7.83 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification8.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud) and Syncfusion Essential Studio
    Feature
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    7.9
    217 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Syncfusion Essential Studio
    -
    Ratings
    Transportation Planning and Optimization8.0192 Ratings00 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management8.0185 Ratings00 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management7.6168 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management8.2177 Ratings00 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management8.0172 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud) and Syncfusion Essential Studio
    Feature
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.1
    204 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Syncfusion Essential Studio
    -
    Ratings
    Production Process Design8.1185 Ratings00 Ratings
    Production Management8.1189 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configuration Management8.1177 Ratings00 Ratings
    Work Execution8.1182 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs8.1181 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud) and Syncfusion Essential Studio
    Feature
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    7.7
    251 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Syncfusion Essential Studio
    -
    Ratings
    Forecasting7.5226 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Planning7.9242 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring7.7230 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud) and Syncfusion Essential Studio
    Feature
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.1
    221 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Syncfusion Essential Studio
    -
    Ratings
    Proposal Management8.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management7.9221 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)Syncfusion Essential Studio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (881 ratings)
    8.8
    (31 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (23 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (769 ratings)
    8.5
    (5 ratings)
    Availability
    8.4
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.7
    (80 ratings)
    8.3
    (4 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    6.9
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.7
    (10 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.2
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    5.7
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.9
    (2 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.4
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    7.4
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    7.5
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.1
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)Syncfusion Essential Studio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    SAP
    SAP Cloud ERP is best suited for medium- to large-sized organizations seeking scalability, real-time insights, and standardized processes. It will help them streamline financial operations & core HR functions, optimize inventory management & procurement process. Its intelligent automation will help them automate repetitive, routine tasks and use machine learning for predictive analysis.
    Incentivized
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    Syncfusion
    The datagrid is probably their most popular control I would think. It is so flexible and configurable. Most of mine are plain views in ASP.NET Core, but I have a whole bunch that are dynamically created at runtime in my controller. That is so powerful.
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    Pros
    SAP
    • The software helps in forecasting and identifying potential challenges that would affect our organisation in the near future. This enables us to prepare in advance and also adopt practical and viable measures.
    • It enables faster and accurate data processing, which enhances decision-making.
    • It's easily customizable according to specific organizational needs. This promotes overall efficiency and productivity of the organization.
    Incentivized
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    Syncfusion
    • Integrates well into Microsoft tech stack. i.e. ASP.NET, Blazor etc. So it acts as a plug-n-play, which is great!
    • Shrinks the development cycle without adding too much of its own ecosystem overhead.
    • Provides different UI skins so the controls don't appear as "stitched".
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    Cons
    SAP
    • The beginner's user-friendly UI can help learners learn easily, and it feels a bit complex.
    • Implementation of AI bot on common tasks.
    • There are no offline functionality that users can use remotely.
    • As the scalability of the products grows, they become more expensive.
    Incentivized
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    Syncfusion
    • Sometimes links point to dead addresses in the documentation.
    • Some components have a difficult learning curve but that is usually due to the complexity of the control.
    • Minor version changes introduce breaking changes, for example updating from 20.1.x to 20.2.x gives us licensing errors, which in my opinion is a kind of breaking change as it requires all users to update their licenses.
    • Theming with CSS variables is not possible. Access to Theme Studio code is not possible. So a fully custom solution is needed to make Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise Edition components themeable with CSS variables.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    SAP
    The cost of SAP as an ERP is quite high and the switching costs associated with ERP systems are even higher. That being said moving from one ERP to another only happens once in a great while for large organizations. Those switching costs include retraining, IT hardware requirements, outside consultants and more
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    Syncfusion
    It takes effort to include a new component library into existing software, especially in our case where we have 5 large applications that are written and maintained by about 100 developers. So changing such a core thing comes with a lot of effort. The other reason we will very likely renew our use of Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise Edition is that it works really well and has helped us to speed up the development process.
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    Usability
    SAP
    SAP Cloud ERP is a useful solution for automating and streamlining business processes. It offers modern technologies such as built-in AI, machine learning, and real-time data analytics. It offers multi-currency, multi-language support to manage international operations smoothly. It comes with a modern, role-based user interface that enhances your user experience and lets you perform tasks smoothly.
    Incentivized
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    Syncfusion
    I would rate Syncfusion® Essential Studio® a 10 out of 10 for overall usability. The components are intuitive to implement, with clear APIs and consistent design patterns across the suite. This makes it easy for developers to get started quickly and reduces the learning curve even when working with new controls.
    In addition, the documentation and sample projects provide practical guidance that helps accelerate development. The built-in customization options also allow us to adapt the components to fit our branding and business requirements without excessive effort. Overall, the usability is one of the key reasons why Syncfusion has become an essential part of our development toolset.
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    Support Rating
    SAP
    The support system I find great as whenever I run into problems they rectify them quickly as possible they never reacted late the support is just up to the mark for me. They provide many solutions to the problems I faced the [technical] team support is always amazing they [listen] to mean work accordingly.
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    Syncfusion
    Although I have decades of software development experience, I had never created a website from scratch before, and my html and css skills are not particularly strong. Between documentation and incredible dedication from the support team they helped me overcome all of my challenges. It's amazing that they typically create sample code for most of the issues that I submitted. On rare occasions where I uncovered a defect they kept me informed as to its status, and typically resolved it in a short-term release, and/or gave me a reasonable workaround. They hopped on zoom calls with me on multiple occasions when necessary.
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    In-Person Training
    SAP
    More effective
    Incentivized
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    Syncfusion
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    SAP
    SAP requires
    a lot of internal and external resources to complete its successful
    implementation. The cloud version requires a deeper understanding of the
    different capabilities of the local systems (hardware) and the connection
    towards your local IT team. We found several problems on our systems that we
    couldn't foresee before the implementation and roll out.
    Incentivized
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    Syncfusion
    Feedback from the team has been very positive.
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    Alternatives Considered
    SAP
    The platform utilizes advanced predictive analytics to anticipate operational bottlenecks and put them out of commission before the problems become larger. We can proactively develop effective strategies that help keep service quality in the face of unexpected changes in the market, or external disruptions, by continuously analyzing historical performance data as well as elements of the current market
    Incentivized
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    Syncfusion
    Firstly, there is a free version for small businesses and it allows you to jump start without risk. I found one of the other products a bit short in the number of out-of-the-box supported events handlers for each control and, although you can manually add them, I feel more comfortable to just have them ready. After using the free version I just felt in love with Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise Edition controls and decided to stay with them; they have all I need and more. The usage of Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise Edition controls is straightforward and intuitive. Support is world-class even for the free version; you get answers in 24 hours at most. Also, the support team is ready to remotely connect to your project in case it is needed; we have had one situation like this, and the issue was solved.
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    Return on Investment
    SAP
    • Surpasses many well reputed applications in terms of performance and data insight when you are into SAP products
    • More reliable and secure as we are not going to create multiple copy of master data, one single shared master data and all will work like charm
    • For authentication we can also use Microsoft MFA or Google single sign-on , so less complexity
    • For customized business process, we can implement extension packages which are like templates
    Incentivized
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    Syncfusion
    • First of all, I think the best positive impact is the reduce of time development. I do not know exactly how much time, but certainly, using the framework we save a lot of effort and time.
    • About negative impact, sometimes using the controls of the framewrok have a signifcant impact in the execution time and page load.
    • And of course, the use of Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise Edition has a significant impact of the learning of javascript and JQUERY.
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    ScreenShots

    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud) Screenshots

    Screenshot of the Order to Cash Dashboard - For the management of the order-to-cash process more efficiently across revenue streams and business models - including sales of physical and digital goods, services, subscriptions, projects, and bundles.Screenshot of a Sales Management Overview - Helps ensure sales reps meet their goals with an overview of orders and key sales performance metrics, with status tracking for each order in real time for the early detection of potential issues.Screenshot of the Purchasing Spend Dashboard - For weighing various aspects of purchasing spend through quick access to clear, complete, and real-time data, with less risk, and without opening different reports and transactions.Screenshot of Operational Supplier Evaluation - Provides a transparent overview of suppliers. Users can approve the most reliable vendors and get the right mix to serve business needs while reducing risk.Screenshot of Inventory Management - Provides visibility to manage supply chains, to mitigate risk, avoid unnecessary costs, maximize efficiency, and fulfill customer orders on time.Screenshot of Inventory Processing - Enables real-time supply chain visibility and provides meaningful metrics, with customizable dashboards and reports that display real-time inventory that track the status of inbound and outbound deliveries.

    Syncfusion Essential Studio Screenshots

    Screenshot of An overview of Syncfusion® Essential Studio®, which is a software package that includes more than 1,600 components and frameworks for WinForms, WPF, ASP.NET (Web Forms, MVC, Core), UWP, WinUI, Flutter, Blazor, JavaScript, Angular, Vue, and React.Screenshot of The DataGrid control, which is a grid component that helps display and manipulate large amounts of data in a tabular format. Its feature set includes functionalities like data binding, sorting, grouping, editing, filtering, swiping, dragging, resizing, loading more items, pull-to-refresh, and exporting to Excel and PDF file formats.Screenshot of The PDF Viewer, which is .NET PDF class library developed with 100% managed C# code that can be used to create, read, and write PDFs.