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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)

    Score8.7 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…

    $295

    per month per user

    VAI ERP

    Score8.4 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    VAI ERP (or S2K Enterprise) is a cloud-based ERP solution for durable goods distributors and manufacturers, offering multiple order processing options, inventory and purchase management, warehouse management, and customer relationship management features.

    $5,100

    per month

    Pricing
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)VAI ERP
    Editions & Modules
    SAP Supply Chain Base
    $295
    per month per user
    SAP Finance Base
    $295
    per month per user
    VAI ERP
    $255.00
    per month per user
    VAI ERP
    $2,200
    one-time fee per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)VAI ERP
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequired-$50,000,250,000 one-time fee
    Additional Details——
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    Community Pulse
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)VAI ERP
    Considered Both Products
    SAP
    No answer on this topic
    VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.)
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    96%
    Would buy again
    809 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    11 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    803 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    11 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    444 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    8 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    87%
    Implementation went as expected
    585 Answers
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    10 Answers
    Features
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)VAI ERP
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud) and VAI ERP
    Feature
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.2
    450 Ratings
    9% above category average
    VAI ERP
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation8.1398 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration8.1383 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files7.9382 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud) and VAI ERP
    Feature
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    7.7
    698 Ratings
    2% above category average
    VAI ERP
    6.5
    9 Ratings
    14% below category average
    API for custom integration7.8671 Ratings6.412 Ratings
    Plug-ins7.7612 Ratings6.59 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud) and VAI ERP
    Feature
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.4
    796 Ratings
    0% below category average
    VAI ERP
    7.1
    10 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Single sign-on capability8.5752 Ratings6.59 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.3783 Ratings7.813 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud) and VAI ERP
    Feature
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    7.6
    807 Ratings
    1% above category average
    VAI ERP
    6.9
    11 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Dashboards7.6745 Ratings7.111 Ratings
    Standard reports7.8794 Ratings6.514 Ratings
    Custom reports7.6734 Ratings7.213 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud) and VAI ERP
    Feature
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.3
    843 Ratings
    7% above category average
    VAI ERP
    7.4
    11 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Accounts payable8.3817 Ratings7.714 Ratings
    Accounts receivable8.3778 Ratings7.714 Ratings
    Global Financial Support7.9314 Ratings7.17 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers7.9339 Ratings7.48 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations8.1360 Ratings7.512 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting8.0331 Ratings7.110 Ratings
    Standardized Processes8.4370 Ratings7.611 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud) and VAI ERP
    Feature
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.4
    698 Ratings
    5% above category average
    VAI ERP
    7.8
    11 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Inventory tracking8.3684 Ratings7.914 Ratings
    Automatic reordering7.9583 Ratings7.711 Ratings
    Location management8.0560 Ratings7.713 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud) and VAI ERP
    Feature
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.4
    708 Ratings
    6% above category average
    VAI ERP
    7.7
    11 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Pricing8.1674 Ratings8.114 Ratings
    Order entry8.2686 Ratings8.114 Ratings
    Credit card processing9.143 Ratings7.06 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold8.4647 Ratings8.113 Ratings
    Order Orchestration8.0265 Ratings7.210 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud) and VAI ERP
    Feature
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.5
    352 Ratings
    12% above category average
    VAI ERP
    6.8
    11 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Billing Management9.227 Ratings7.37 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management8.1320 Ratings7.29 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management9.420 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting7.6275 Ratings5.54 Ratings
    Period Close8.0345 Ratings7.313 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud) and VAI ERP
    Feature
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.2
    16 Ratings
    15% above category average
    VAI ERP
    -
    Ratings
    Project Planning and Scheduling9.016 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers8.515 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality7.614 Ratings00 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools7.814 Ratings00 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud) and VAI ERP
    Feature
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.1
    148 Ratings
    8% above category average
    VAI ERP
    -
    Ratings
    Award Lifecycle Management8.1148 Ratings00 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud) and VAI ERP
    Feature
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    7.9
    286 Ratings
    11% above category average
    VAI ERP
    7.1
    9 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Bids Analyzed and Compared7.8200 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Authoring7.9201 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Repository7.6194 Ratings00 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated8.1258 Ratings7.510 Ratings
    Supplier Management8.0253 Ratings6.710 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud) and VAI ERP
    Feature
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    7.6
    14 Ratings
    12% above category average
    VAI ERP
    -
    Ratings
    Risk Repository7.914 Ratings00 Ratings
    Control Management8.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments7.913 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue Detection7.212 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification7.212 Ratings00 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud) and VAI ERP
    Feature
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.0
    232 Ratings
    13% above category average
    VAI ERP
    6.1
    6 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Transportation Planning and Optimization8.0204 Ratings00 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management8.0198 Ratings5.23 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management7.7179 Ratings5.54 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management8.2189 Ratings7.06 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management8.0186 Ratings6.89 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud) and VAI ERP
    Feature
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.1
    223 Ratings
    8% above category average
    VAI ERP
    6.9
    5 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Production Process Design8.1197 Ratings00 Ratings
    Production Management8.1203 Ratings6.56 Ratings
    Configuration Management8.1193 Ratings7.47 Ratings
    Work Execution8.1199 Ratings6.55 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs8.1196 Ratings7.38 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud) and VAI ERP
    Feature
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    7.7
    269 Ratings
    5% above category average
    VAI ERP
    7.5
    7 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Forecasting7.5239 Ratings7.37 Ratings
    Inventory Planning7.9260 Ratings7.610 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring7.8245 Ratings7.68 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud) and VAI ERP
    Feature
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    7.6
    235 Ratings
    3% above category average
    VAI ERP
    -
    Ratings
    Proposal Management7.417 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management7.9235 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)VAI ERP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (912 ratings)
    8.4
    (15 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (23 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.1
    (800 ratings)
    7.7
    (15 ratings)
    Availability
    8.3
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.8
    (80 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    6.8
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.7
    (10 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.2
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    5.8
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.4
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    7.2
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    7.6
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.2
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)VAI ERP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    SAP
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud) is suited well to shifting company resources from IT to the business but reduces the ability to tailor your sap system to your company's operating needs and model. An on prem system will take more staff to operate and cloud benefits from a reduced staff, however the loss of certain areas of visibility/customization hurts the product in a disproportionate fashion.
    Incentivized
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    VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.)
    VAI base package software has a lot of productive tools that can be used for a lot of different types of businesses. At first I was taken back by this saying it would just be more efficient if they would just build it more specific to a certain business type, but now stepping back i see why they don't. They are able to customize it more to my needs
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    SAP
    • It helps you streamline financial operations and core HR functions, optimize inventory management & procurement process.
    • It helps you reduce high upfront capital expenditure required for on-premise setup.
    • Its intelligent automation helps you automate repetitive, routine tasks and use machine learning for predictive analysis.
    Incentivized
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    VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.)
    • Design and ease of entering data into screens.
    • Drill downs provided as you move around screens.
    • Help Text for each screen.
    • Back end programming easy to follow - good documentation.
    • Interfaces to third party software - ex. Mark Magic Forms.
    • Great Help Desk.
    • Training Videos.
    • Workflows and Triggers.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    SAP
    • The product is expensive compared to its competitors. Proper training is also a requirement before implementation, which is an additional cost.
    • SAP S 4HANA Cloud lags due to a high volume of work and data.
    • The user interface of the software is very complex and not easy to explore, especially for beginners.
    Incentivized
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    VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.)
    • There will most likely be customizations made for a particular niche site to integrate with their system.
    • Product reviews, up sells, and cross sells are not built into the website functionality. Customization to the offerings would be needed.
    • Very little documentation or open source resources on instructions or development in regards to the website design and integration with the ERP.
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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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    VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.)
    S2K is easy to use, has room for growth, and serves the company's needs as a whole
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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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    VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.)
    Often times it seems people want to learn a platform in seconds and if they can't they say it is not "user friendly." There are some platforms that can do so much that it is just going to take time to learn it all. To me that is a good thing. S2K takes time to learn but it is worth it. It can transform your organization.
    Incentivized
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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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    VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.)
    Great support. The staff is very knowledgeable about the platform and the capabilities within the IBM framework
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    In-Person Training
    SAP
    More effective
    Incentivized
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    VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.)
    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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    VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.)
    If this is someone's first ERP implementation, I strongly suggest you ask for services to help implement. Ask for training on every aspect of the implementation. Make sure this is put into the overall ERP quote
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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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    VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.)
    S2K offered a system that could be used by various departments. There were modules for accounting, customer service, order entry, and web development. The ability to customize the website integration was a plus. S2K allows the option to have products in different warehouse locations. This allowed us to better manage inventory and see in real time what the stock status was
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    Return on Investment
    SAP
    • The financial management part ensures every process is well planned and allocated resources are used efficiently.
    • The development of payroll management ensures that all employees are happily remunerated and, hence, very productive.
    • The creation of solid financial reporting acts as the primary driver in decision-making, which brings more insights into development.
    Incentivized
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    VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.)
    • Sales - since all screens are real-time, S2K helps keep our salespeople up to date with customer sales and their overall sales for each period/year.
    • CSR - tracking of customer orders from point of entry to invoicing, being able to give the customer current information on their order by viewing a single screen.
    • Purchasing - with multiple locations, tracking, and having inventory in the correct location to meet the customer demands that are shipped from their home location.
    • Warehouse bin/item management makes picking orders a fast, accurate process, with the addition of order verification.
    • Accounting - being able to see real-time information across all applications. A/R, A/P, and G/L.
    Incentivized
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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.

    VAI ERP Screenshots

    Screenshot of VAI ERP Product SuiteScreenshot of VAI Item InquiryScreenshot of VAI Mobile Warehouse