SAP Cloud ERP

Score8.6 out of 10

2,052 Reviews and Ratings

What is SAP Cloud ERP?

SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud) is a modular ERP that enables users to run mission-critical operations in real time from anywhere, introduce new business models in any industry, and expand globally. SAP Cloud ERP is a SaaS product and can also be deployed in a hybrid landscape for quicker time to value.

SAP Cloud ERP is a foundational component of the SAP Business Suite, an integrated system of applications, data, and AI that connects and optimizes every part of a business, to enable smarter decisions, real-time insights, and intelligent automation.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

Inventory Management - Provides visibility to manage supply chains, to mitigate risk, avoid unnecessary costs, maximize efficiency, and fulfill customer orders on time.

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.

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Travel & Expense Management
Enter expenses from mobile devices, integrate credit card and travel booking, configure policy enforcement
Category average: 7.1
Project Planning and Scheduling
Interactive Gantt chart for establishing tasks, durations, and delivery schedule
Category average: 7.3
Project Mobile Functionality
Capabilities for project functions such as updating and monitoring task progress and timecards from mobile devices
Category average: 6.8

Custom reports
Users can create custom reports.
Category average: 7.3
Plug-ins
A number of third-party plug-ins are available to expand the core functionality of the software.
Category average: 7.4
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting
Control spending at any budget level or time interval
Category average: 7.1

Ashish Katyayan

CEO in Corporate at KATBOTZ LLC (11-50 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I am a consultant for SAP and run my organization, KATBOTZ LLC.

Pros

FICO
Supply chain management and integration to FICO.
Trusted Analytics.

Cons

AI
Machine learning
Middleware

Return on Investment

Robust and trustworthy system.

Usability

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Zoho Books

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Arvind Dixit

Assistant Manager - IT in Information Technology at Origin Logistics Private Limited (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are using SAP Cloud ERP for enterprise resource planning. By providing suite of integrated business applications it helped us to manage organization resources efficiently. It helped us streamline business processes and perform quick advanced analytics for important business decisions. Its periodical updates helped us stay competitive in a rapidly changing market.

Pros

It offers flexible subscription plans which lets you add or remove users, memory, storage as per requirement.
It can be deployed faster than on-premise setup.
It offers periodical innovation cycle which provides you early access to new features and technology

Cons

Implementation requires proper planning and execution
Limited customization
New users requires proper training and support

Return on Investment

Its flexible subscription feature helped us save significant amount of upfront cost
Its periodical innovation cycle helped us stay competitive in rapidly changing market
Its in-memory feature helped us in faster data processing, advanced analytics, and faster decision-making

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Microsoft Dynamics GP

Other Software Used

Cisco AnyConnect, Cisco Duo, FortiClient, TeamViewer

Rangoli Malviya View profile

Lead - Business Development in Sales at Diverse Lynx (501-1000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use SAP Cloud ERP to manage IT hiring operations and for finance work like vendor payment management etc. It reduce manual efforts and streamline our invoicing.

Pros

To get real time reporting and monitor revenue and expenses
It streamline and automate vendor invoicing

Cons

Ai should be added so that more manual efforts can made automated
UI UX also is complicated and can be improve

Return on Investment

It has improved our operational efficiency and has reduce our manual efforts
Better visibility and clear reports that leads to more informed decisions

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Other Software Used

Apollo.io, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Adobe Acrobat, Lusha

Nagesh Bezawada

AVP in Professional Services at YASH Technologies (1001-5000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use it for demonstrating it to our prospects and customers. It has the best practices incorporated for key LOBs and also available for multiple countries. It addresses the problems of long build cycles of on-prem systems and also keeping system updated is a pain, With a 6 month release cycles with improvements and also the simple steps to activate any new process, it has become easier for us to improve our overall demo capabilities and readiness and also shrink the sales/pre-sales cycles

Pros

The inbuilt collaboration with the SAP Help
Standard processes ready for adoption
Feasibility to build to extensions and keep core clean
Workflow

Cons

In some areas in the Logistics like - Bar code reading
Some features missing when compared to On-Prem/Private cloud to be incorporated
Inability to do a mass upload of pure Finance AP invoices. We had to build an extension for a customer

Return on Investment

Better visibility in SAP eco system and channels
Helped close some business with SAP Cloud service offerings
Ease of building skills and competency on Cloud

Usability

Alternatives Considered

SAP SuccessFactors HCM

Other Software Used

SAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite, SAP Ariba, WalkMe

Jim Loiacono

WW Global Sales Lead SAP in Corporate at HPE (10,001+ employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We sell SAP Cloud ERP Private CDC.

Pros

Lightens the load for employees Basis and DBA
Makes SAP accountable for availability
If CDC, limits the amount of change to a customer's data strategy

Cons

On-site solutions require more customer visibility
BTP in the cloud, but Edge Integration Cell local, is confusing to clients
Using the word, "on premises" when you mean "perpetual license" is confusing to nearly everyone.
The future of Data Management is Hybrid--continuous innovation requires hybrid cloud inclusivity, not cloud lock-in

Return on Investment

CDC has a lower TCO
Hyperscale Cloud TCO is significantly higher due to non-SAP dependent applications

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Microsoft Dynamics 365, Oracle E-Business Suite and Epicor Advanced MES

Other Software Used

Workday Workforce Management

NetSuite ERP

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Workday Financial Management

Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP

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Travel & Expense Management

Project Planning and Scheduling

Project Mobile Functionality

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Custom reports

Plug-ins

Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting

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