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    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

    Zoho Books

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AZoho Books is an accounting solution that is designed to help small businesses manage their finances. This solution includes dashboards and a wide variety of reports. Business users can automate tasks and set up custom workflows. Zoho offers a 14 day free trial.

    $20

    per month

    Pricing
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)Zoho Books
    Editions & Modules
    SAP Supply Chain Base
    $295
    per month per user
    SAP Finance Base
    $295
    per month per user
    Free
    $0
    For businesses with turnover <50K USD per annum
    Standard
    $20
    per month per org
    Professional
    $50
    per month per org
    Premium
    $70
    per month per org
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)Zoho Books
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsZoho Books is available for both monthly and yearly plans. Users who sign up for the annual plan get a discount.
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    Community Pulse
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)Zoho Books
    Considered Both Products
    SAP
    Chose SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    SAP is more expensive and carries a premium, but it's the best option, and I trust it the most, as I have personally consulted on SAP products.
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    Zoho
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    96%
    Would buy again
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    89%
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    Delivers good value for the price
    96%
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    89%
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    Happy with the feature set
    95%
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    89%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    87%
    Implementation went as expected
    565 Answers
    89%
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    8 Answers
    Features
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)Zoho Books
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud) and Zoho Books
    Feature
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.1
    442 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Zoho Books
    -
    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 Zoho Books
    Feature
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    7.6
    673 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Zoho Books
    8.2
    18 Ratings
    8% above category average
    API for custom integration7.7646 Ratings8.218 Ratings
    Plug-ins7.5592 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud) and Zoho Books
    Feature
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.3
    769 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Zoho Books
    8.6
    28 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Single sign-on capability8.5725 Ratings8.622 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.2757 Ratings8.626 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud) and Zoho Books
    Feature
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    7.7
    778 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Zoho Books
    9.0
    27 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Dashboards7.7717 Ratings8.727 Ratings
    Standard reports7.7765 Ratings9.225 Ratings
    Custom reports7.6705 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud) and Zoho Books
    Feature
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.2
    812 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Zoho Books
    8.3
    28 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Accounts payable8.2788 Ratings8.426 Ratings
    Accounts receivable8.2748 Ratings9.227 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
    Cash management00 Ratings7.925 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation00 Ratings7.825 Ratings
    Expense management00 Ratings8.126 Ratings
    Time tracking00 Ratings8.418 Ratings
    Multi-currency support00 Ratings8.217 Ratings
    Regulations compliance00 Ratings8.015 Ratings
    Self-service portal00 Ratings8.819 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud) and Zoho Books
    Feature
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.3
    675 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Zoho Books
    8.0
    16 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Inventory tracking8.2661 Ratings8.216 Ratings
    Automatic reordering7.8567 Ratings7.710 Ratings
    Location management7.9545 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud) and Zoho Books
    Feature
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.2
    685 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Zoho Books
    8.7
    25 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Pricing8.0653 Ratings8.421 Ratings
    Order entry8.0664 Ratings9.420 Ratings
    Credit card processing8.827 Ratings8.020 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold8.3627 Ratings8.820 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 Zoho Books
    Feature
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    7.9
    325 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Zoho Books
    -
    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 Zoho Books
    Feature
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    7.7
    4 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Zoho Books
    -
    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 Zoho Books
    Feature
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.0
    139 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Zoho Books
    -
    Ratings
    Award Lifecycle Management8.0139 Ratings00 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud) and Zoho Books
    Feature
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    7.8
    267 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Zoho Books
    -
    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 Zoho Books
    Feature
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.2
    3 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Zoho Books
    -
    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 Zoho Books
    Feature
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    7.9
    217 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Zoho Books
    -
    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 Zoho Books
    Feature
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.1
    204 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Zoho Books
    -
    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 Zoho Books
    Feature
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    7.7
    251 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Zoho Books
    -
    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 Zoho Books
    Feature
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.1
    221 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Zoho Books
    -
    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)Zoho Books
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (881 ratings)
    8.9
    (29 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (23 ratings)
    -
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    Usability
    8.0
    (769 ratings)
    8.9
    (11 ratings)
    Availability
    8.4
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.7
    (80 ratings)
    5.3
    (5 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    6.9
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.7
    (10 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.2
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    5.6
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 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)Zoho Books
    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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    Zoho
    If using other cloud applications and you wish to create Zoho Books transactions via APIs, Zoho Books is great. The overall UI and flow of the application are great. If you need a detailed job cost accounting solution and robust reporting there is some room for improvement here.
    Incentivized
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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.
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    Zoho
    • Zoho Books invoicing and receipting features are second to none. We find it easy to quickly invoice clients and add items to their bills and also for our own receipting internally.
    • The accounting features are great for our accounting team to be able to see where we are financially and how the business is doing.
    • The ability to add contacts and run a mini CRM channel with clients within Zoho is invaluable. Since we use this in conjunction with our other CRM channels, it helps to have a centralized place to follow up and see through a sales funnel.
    • Zoho Books allows us to take payments from clients around the globe a feature we didn't have when we used another accounting system.
    • The pricing for Zoho Books is fairly reasonable for an SME organization which is a great for us as it pays itself back many times over every month.
    Incentivized
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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.
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    Zoho
    • Zoho Books is only available in Texas and California. There is no integration allowed for paying employee expenses. The absolute worst aspect is the fact that if you make even the slightest error in data input there is no backing up. You cannot undo an error.
    • The system does not allow change once implemented, so you must get every one of your beginning balances perfect. The practice of Journal Entries is cumbersome. When reconciling, Zoho Books has adopted a number of required steps that significantly overcomplicate reconciliation using practices that are not consistent with general accounting principles in the US.
    • On the customer side, you must look in two places to see the beginning balance and the current receivables that might exist for current invoicing.
    • The way the system works, you must avoid having much trust with the balances depicted. So far, it appears that Zoho Books uses what we called in school "that new math."
    • It would be terrifying to rely on this bookkeeping system to support an IRS Audit. The system violates too many fundamental accounting principles.
    • The software is used by so few people that there is concern that we might never find a skilled bookkeeper.
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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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    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    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.
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    Zoho
    Customization is the biggest struggle for us and most of the time we need to involve a tech person. The chat support is a great feature and very helpful. It would be great to be able to customize and create invoices and correspondence (templates) such are reminders in multiple languages within one organization. The currency (USD) would be the same. We have clients in different countries that don't speak English but pay in USD.
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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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    Zoho
    The support team feels very disjointed. We have filtered through a number of "lead" contacts and are frequently spammed by other Zoho members. Once getting an appropriate support contact on the phone - the team is very helpful, it just takes a lot of hoop jumping to get there. We actually unsubscribed from their support package as we were not getting the value we were looking for.
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    In-Person Training
    SAP
    More effective
    Incentivized
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    Zoho
    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.
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    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    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
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    Zoho
    We had a lot of problems with Exact Online, support-wise and price-wise. So Zoho Books wins on every point there. While Exact offers way more options, it tends to be really slow... and complex. Again Zoho Books wins. If you want an easy-to-use tool and not pay a lot of money, or if you are a small administration office with a few clients, this tool will be perfect for you.
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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
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    Zoho
    • Integration: Zoho Books offers out of the box integrations to extend the functionality and connect with the applications you love like MailChimp, Microsoft Outlook, PandaDoc, and Quickbooks, etc.
    • Flexibility makes Zoho Books great!
    • Since I can use forecast reports, I can create customizable sales forecast data from the dashboard to accurately measure revenue forecasts and establish sales quotas.
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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.

    Zoho Books Screenshots

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