SAP Business ByDesign (ByD) is a cloud enterprise resource
planning software (Cloud ERP) that is sold and operated
as software as a service (SaaS) by SAP SE. It is designed for
small to medium-sized enterprises as well as subsidiary businesses. The
software is designed to provide business processes across application areas
from financials to human resources with embedded business analytics,
mobility, e-learning, and support.
SAP Business ByDesign is built on the principles of a service-oriented
architecture (SOA). The underlying technology is leveraging SAP's in-memory
HANA database.
A comprehensive set of prepackaged integrations as well
as SOAP and oData webservices ensure easy integrations to other SAP or non-SAP
applications.
The main application areas:
- Financial Management
- Customer Relationship Management
- Project Management and Professional Service Automation
- Supplier Relationship Management and Procurement
- Supply Chain Management
- Human Resource Management
- Fund and Grant Management
- Business Analytics
- Executive support and compliance management.
ByDesign is deployed in 144 countries and
supports 12 languages.
SAP Business ByDesign is available for a
monthly software-as-a-service (SaaS) subscription, based on a base package,
user types, and number of users. The price includes hosting, unlimited storage,
access to all application areas (see above), support etc.
Updates are delivered automatically four times a
year with no IT staff required.