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SAP S/4HANA Cloud

Overview

What is SAP S/4HANA Cloud?

SAP S/4HANA Cloud is a modular cloud ERP software designed for every business need – powered by AI and analytics. SAP S/4HANA Cloud enables users to run mission-critical operations in real time from anywhere, introduce new business models in an…

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Recent Reviews

SAP S/4HANA Cloud

8 out of 10
April 10, 2024
As the Inventory Controller for my organization, I use SAP S/4HANA Cloud on my day-to-day operations such as creating materials, running …
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SAP S/4HANA Cloud Review

8 out of 10
March 22, 2024
Incentivized
We are starting to use the SAP S/4HANA Cloud and also using the BTP products. We are working on RTI and GTS solution right now. These …
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Popular Features

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  • Accounts payable (415)
    8.1
    81%
  • Role-based user permissions (412)
    8.0
    80%
  • Accounts receivable (397)
    8.0
    80%
  • Standard reports (417)
    7.6
    76%

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Pricing

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SAP S/4HANA Cloud

Custom Pricing

On Premise
per month FUE users*

Entry-level set up fee?

  • Setup fee required
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://www.sap.com/products/s4hana…

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Product Demos

Clean Core ERP Strategy: Accelerating the Adoption of Innovation

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Moving Toward a Green Ledger

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Cirque du Soleil Bounces Forward with SAP

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What is GROW with SAP? Three Questions to Jürgen Röhricht, Head of SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud MEE

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The RISE with SAP Journey

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SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Private Edition | Maximize Benefits, Minimize Disruption

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Features

Payroll Management

Provides for pay calculation and benefit plan administration, in addition to managing direct deposit, salary revisions and payroll tracking.

7.7
Avg 7.2

Customization

This addresses a company’s ability to configure the software to fit its specific use case and workflow.

7.3
Avg 7.3

Security

This component helps a company minimize the security risks by controlling access to the software and its data, and encouraging best practices among users.

8.3
Avg 8.1

Reporting & Analytics

Users can report on and analyze usage, performance, ROI, and/or other metrics of success.

7.4
Avg 7.0

General Ledger and Configurable Accounting

Financial management solution, including capabilities for general ledger and configurable accounting

8.3
Avg 7.6

Inventory Management

The ability to track and manage the flow of goods or materials into and out of an inventory.

7.9
Avg 7.9

Order Management

The ability to process orders, and track them from quote to cash.

8
Avg 7.8
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Product Details

What is SAP S/4HANA Cloud?

SAP S/4HANA Cloud is a modular cloud ERP software designed for every business need – powered by AI and analytics. SAP S/4HANA Cloud enables users to run mission-critical operations in real time from anywhere, introduce new business models in an industry, and expand globally. It can be deployed either on premise, in the cloud, or in a hybrid combination for quicker time-to-value.

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Features

General Ledger and Configurable Accounting Features

  • Supported: Accounts payable
  • Supported: Accounts receivable

Inventory Management Features

  • Supported: Inventory tracking
  • Supported: Automatic reordering
  • Supported: Location management

Order Management Features

  • Supported: Pricing
  • Supported: Order entry
  • Supported: Cost of goods sold

Payroll Management Features

  • Supported: Pay calculation
  • Supported: Benefit plan administration
  • Supported: Direct deposit files

Reporting & Analytics Features

  • Supported: Dashboards
  • Supported: Standard reports
  • Supported: Custom reports

Customization Features

  • Supported: API for custom integration
  • Supported: Plug-ins

Security Features

  • Supported: Role-based user permissions
  • Supported: Single sign-on capability
  • Supported: Multi-factor authentication
  • Supported: User-level audit trail

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 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 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.

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Videos

Watch An overview of SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition and how it helps businesses grow.

Watch The GROW with SAP offering is designed to help users adopt cloud ERP with speed, predictability, and continuous innovation.

Watch SAP S/4HANA Cloud, private edition, is a tailored-to-fit cloud ERP that adapts to the organization’s unique transformation.

Watch RefrenceLIVE event featuring MOD Pizza discussing S/4HANA Public cloud, BTP and SuccessFactors.

Watch In a world that never stands still, standing apart from the competition is increasingly difficult. This video shows how SAP S/4HANA Cloud helps businesses in any industry keep pace and rise to the challenge.

Watch How bathroom specialist, RIHO, unified business processes and visibility group-wide by standardizing on SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition with the support of SAP partner, NTT. Now the business benefits from a complete picture of stock to inform manufacturing, and consistency across product data and pricing.

Watch How marine engine manufacturer, Yanmar Marine, has redesigned the company to adapt to a changing business environment with SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition. Now the business has the real-time visibility to accurately plan working capital, and has reduced financial close from 3 days to just half a day.

Watch Innotec, provider of innovative chemical products, implemented SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition to respond better to distributors and customers and set the foundation for growth.

Watch How Neolync is set to redefine the manufacture of electronic products by unifying its international operations with SAP. S/4HANA Cloud, private edition simplifies and automates business processes, allowing the company to focus on its core business, innovation while increasing its global reach.

Watch How Unipart is leveraging RISE with SAP to modernise its own IT and change its current business model. Combining its deep logistics expertise with the experience of implementing RISE with SAP to help it's customers accomplish digital transformation.

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Competitors

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsWindows, Linux, Mac
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS, Android, Windows Phone
Supported CountriesWorldwide
Supported LanguagesMost languages

Frequently Asked Questions

SAP S/4HANA Cloud starts at $0.

Oracle E-Business Suite and NetSuite ERP are common alternatives for SAP S/4HANA Cloud.

Reviewers rate Single sign-on capability and Order entry highest, with a score of 8.5.

The most common users of SAP S/4HANA Cloud are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We recently moved to SAP S/4HANA from SAP ECC. The migration is smooth, but there is a speed issue; S/4HANA takes more time to load material than SAP ECC. One thing I like is that multiple user logins are possible from a single SAP ID. This gives the flexibility to work with multiple users at a time with a single SAP ID, which increases the productivity of our staff since we have only 3-4 user IDs per department.
  • Multiple users login from single ID at same time
  • Cloud base
  • End user role limitation
  • Similar to previous version SAP ECC
  • Loading Time of Material
  • Migration Templetes are complicated
  • Sometimes it feels very Rigid system
  • Sometimes it slows down and take much time to execute any tcode
I'm one of the the members of implementing team of SAP S/4HANA at our organization. I think migrating data from old system to S/4HANA is a little bit complicated. Its BDC templates are locked and you have no choice to filter them, this process is some annoying but after implementing SAP S/4HANA it is running smoothly. The best part: I love that now Multiple users can use SAP S/4HANA at the same time without interrupting others using a single user ID.
Rohit Jain | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We derive the benefits from SAP S/4HANA Cloud in multiple areas. In HR, we use it for payroll management, time management, personnel management, training and event management, organisation and information managements. In finance, we use it for financial accounting including ifrs17 p&l and balance sheet disclosures using the FPSL. The cloud computing is used for the subledger accounting and data model for planning and forecasting. We also integrate the cloud with Analysis for Microsoft Excel from SAP to take out information easily and dynamically. We also use this for information lifecycle management for timely deletion of sensitive information securely.
  • The AI based automation is the future and SAP is taking strides in this area
  • Human Resource management
  • Finacial reporting using financial products subledger
  • Integration with Analysis for office
  • Speed at which data is extracted can be slow sometime
  • The UI can be improved as it looks outdated.
  • More integration with microsoft apps like teams and onedrive
It is well suited to financial modelling, cloud computing, human resourse management, information management. It is not suited for cloud based coding and communication.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use it for order management, order tracking, getting sales activity report, order review, invoices, to get our various documents, Checking our material availability in our warehouses. We use it to manage our customers and orders in a better, safe and more effective way. Also, we use it for our internal inventory management and view to process orders fast.
  • Sales Activity Report
  • Sales Order Management
  • Invoices
  • Customer Account Management
  • Big reports take a lot of time to finally download. This time should be reduced.
  • There can be a search button to find anything I want instead of knowing the exact transaction.
  • Dark mode can be made available optional.
For order management, customer account management, SAP is the best solution. It is easier to use and can give many reports in detail which we can download in Excel. Sometimes yes, it is difficult to learn everything because it has so many transactions and functionality but with time I just got used to it. I feel now more confident with SAP S/4HANA Cloud.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use SAP S/4HANA Cloud for a integration between head offices and other locations using a two-tier placement method and real time analytics.
  • customer adoption
  • Data model
  • User experience
  • Bud process needs improvement
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
SAP S/4HANA Cloud is currently the foundation for our finance and quickly becoming the foundation for our manufacturing. In my area we utilize the analytical capabilities of SAP S/4HANA Cloud and Fiori to provide live reporting to our users and stake holders. For us SAP S/4HANA Cloud has resulted in the ability to run more reporting on live data and has resulted in cleaner data overall for reporting.
  • Increased number of standard CDS views
  • Wide range of standard Fiori application out of the box
  • Performance of data query
  • Performance of loading Fiori Applications
  • CDS lacks some of the functions available in SQL
SAP S/4HANA Cloud is a very good solution for large scale manufacturing with clean data. The system performs very well with large amounts of data when it is supplied with a good quality of data. SAP S/4HANA Cloud is very well suited to customers which are more used to web interfaces, use mobile devices or tablets. For smaller business or businesses in which the business process is not willing to compromise to business practices expected by SAP this solution may not be appropriate.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Security changes are very time consuming and require lots of back and forth with the tester to determine the actual requirements
The user experience is very different and very confusing for the users to learn and begin to use.
  • Data
  • Friendly interface
  • Ease of use
  • Easier to add tiles and required info
It is a complicated product and requires a tremendous amount of setup and testing.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It was amazing. Had a great time with the product. I would recommend this to anyone who is looking for something like this. I can’t believe how great it worked and I had a good time. Everyone asks me about it all the time and it’s fun. I wouldn’t want to not have it.
  • Organize
  • Consolidate
  • Easy
  • Better system
  • Faster product
  • Quicker
This is well suited in every case scenarios
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We're in the process to move to cloud.- we believe the SAP product on the cloud will help to get to your goal
  • BTP
  • integration suite
  • fiori
  • friendly interfaces
  • AI
being on the cloud, all products can be used easily
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I am responsible for Implementing SAP S/4HANA Cloud at client site
  • Scallability
  • Robust Technology Platform with BTP
  • User Experience with Fiori
  • Integration layer
  • Robust system
  • Licensing
  • Reduce the time to provision systems
  • Long cycle for SAP upgrade
SAP S/4HANA Cloud is perfectly suited for non SAP clients moving from on prem to Cloud
March 21, 2024

S4

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We went live in August 2023 for one of our service lines and are currently working on moving several additional service lines to S4. We went greenfield, and the goal was to implement as close to standard as possible. We wanted to be on S4 before 2027, not have to compete with other companies for external expertise, and utilize the more modern user interface.
  • Modern user interface.
  • Hana increases data retrieval processing time.
  • Standardizing processes.
  • Security is difficult to understand and manage.
Its scalability and wide range of cloud offerings make it ideal.
Score 5 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
ERP to replace end-of-life solution and enable organization to scale
  • well known product; good ecosystem of talent to support
  • security
  • integration with other enterprise software systems
  • processes not agile
  • data migration expensive and long lead time
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Main ERP system for all of our SST sites in both US & EU. All of our manufacturing is processed as well as other SAP environments are uploaded to load to BI/BW reporting. We do not use SAP for financial consolidation at this time.
  • Ease of use
  • User friendly
  • Accessibility
  • more reporting focused on mass data for audit purposes
  • More opportunities for mass uploads without dev
  • More common reporting for finance
It is a good system but as all companies find, often the business gets hung up in customizing. With more research was done to see common customization for reporting and such for similiarities.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use SAP S/4HANA Cloud with Central Finance in most of our implementation
  • Accesibility
  • Innovation
  • Low maintenance
  • integration
  • development
Legal and Statutory requirement are 2 of the best areas
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Scope : Finance Business Processes
I'm a Cloud Finance SME and the main problems we are facing is the tax reporting capabilities within Cloud. We don't have complete LATAM localizations yet and we need to develop this using external partners specialized in Tax reporting. SAP only focuses on Federal Tax Solutions per Country but doesn't focus on Provincial requirements.
Another problem we focused is that we have not been able in the Cloud to have an E2E Refurbishment Process ( when a material has to be repaired from a maintenance process)

Finally we struggled in Fixed assets to enable additional depreciation areas and Asset classes it was not allowed. from a GL perspective we could not adopt the YCOA Chart of Account and we had to invest a lot of time transforming the COA into the desired GL's - this was easier in S4 On Prem where you could create more Chart of Accounts.

  • Fiori Front End is great - the tiles are really well organized.
  • The Integration it has with Concur and Success Factors is easy and straightforward and implementation effort was minimal
  • The Analytic KPI's for Finance Overview is a huge improvement.
  • Reporting to SAC is something working very well with us
  • Refurbishment E2E process is not supported
  • Mining Industry in the Cloud Solutions I'm not aware they exist or integrations with Typical Mining Software related to Production
  • You can't create additional Chart of Accounts only YCOA
  • When we need a customized solution it's more expensive then before ( we were on Premise )
Public Cloud is good for smaller companies that have a limited scope and are all in for a quick deployment adopting the Best Practises.
It is ideal for new customers not on SAP before.
It is not good for a bigger company that has unique Custom processes that define their competitive advantage.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We recently upgraded to SAP S/4HANA Cloud with not much major issues
  • Enabled the standard CDS view for consumption in BW
  • compatibility views
  • Enabled for Analytical reporting
  • How to enable real streaming using LO standard extractor
It's well suited for Datasphere
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I have used SAP S/4 HANA in my organization for the past two years. It involves implementing SAP into client Business Processes into their Warehousing and Material Management. We have helped clients transition from the Legacy system to the S/4 system and Greenfield and Brownfield implementation. S/4 Hana gives clients leverage to integrate their Warehouse using SAP EWM into various processes, including STO Process, External and Internal refurbishing, stock return, and Return to Vendor, among other processes. It essentially allows the client to integrate their various business processes, including procurement, sales, and stock transfer, to other warehouses, providing them the luxury of tracking and streamlining the business process without any hassle. SAP S/4 Cloud also makes the physical inventory process easy by using ad hoc, cycle counting, or annual physical inventory processes efficiently and comparing it with stock in the warehouse. The scope of my use case involves Implementing SAP S/4 HANA into the clients' new Plant or warehouse through SAP MM, EWM implementation after configuring it into the SAP, doing the Smoke test, SIT, assisting the user during UAT, and finally implementing it for Production use.
  • SAP S/4 HANA Cloud users have flexibility, whether migrating Data from a legacy system to S/4 or converting Data.
  • Data Security and Cost-effectiveness are other benefits associated with the S/4 HANA cloud, highlighted by clients insisting on implementing it.
  • The S/4 cloud can be used in one or more plants for the client site, and there is scope for significant scalability. In my experience, the implementation has been very smooth.
  • The level of customization that accommodates specific client businesses could be better. There are times when we get a query about a very unique business process and find it difficult to adapt it to the cloud.
One of my clients required the implementation of the S/4 HANA cloud on a tight timeline, as their go-live was supposed to be earlier than scheduled. In that case, the flexibility and less implementation time made it easy for the client site. Sure, there are various use cases of the S/4 HANA cloud, which made our work easier using it as it provides integrations to various other cases like Warehousing, Logistics, and CRM, among others.
March 15, 2024

Powerful

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
S/4 is our main system of record, it encompasses different lines of businesses, and is responsible for storing, organizing, and managing data for, e.g. HR, transportation, SCM, production planning, material, suppliers, customers, etc
  • it's a robust system, and it's hardly unavailable or unstable
  • over time, it's getting easier to use and more user friendly
  • when there is a problem, it really hard to troubleshoot
  • I miss mobile apps
bigger companies, especially production companies, may make better use of it. especially in combination and integration to other cloud SAP systems, like concur, success factors, etc
January 19, 2024

Good

Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
For accounting we use SAP. I use it for withholding tax reports and general ledger line item reports. We have to review and repost the entries, and we ensure that tax compliance is properly done. SAP is a tool that helps to easily extract the Withholding tax reports and to determine TCS liability.
  • Attachments
  • Speed
  • Data synchronisation
  • It should not log out on intervals.
  • Specify download location each time.
  • Apps must be easy to locate.
For withholding tax reports, TCS reports for viewing and reviewing the accounting entries, for reviewing the attachments, GL reports, for master data management and inventory management, SAP is a great tool to use. SAP helps us to keep data secure and share the data easily with team members.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
It was very helpful to use for my organization which is medium size business, it was very easy to integrate. It is also very helpful to manage the access of users, extract data.
  • Integration is amazing
  • Freedom to manage access due to different TCodes
  • Good to manage business
  • Integration takes time better for quick processing time.
  • Automation isn't advanced.
  • External process maintain.
Handling businesses that require CRM, especially big companies. The project management tools available are great to use and keep track of customer details and other information. I also like the fact it is able to maintain transaction details encrypted and safer from third-party users. The product is a tad bit expensive but worth buying.
January 04, 2024

S/4hana Cloud

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
A move to S/4 HANA we have not found any major issue at the time of issue implementation. if we explain the scope what we got the after the Go-Live. Below points should be consider at time of implementation.<br>1. At the time of Digital discovery every aspect should be discussed.<br>2. End user should be train because at time of GO-Live end user play a major role. <br><br><br>
  • As compare ecc better reporting capabitliy
  • We can decrease the IT Cost
  • Improve the performance
  • Taxatoion process like tax calculate the basis of HSN and Region & delivery plant basis. It should be HSN code basis.
Reporting and Dashboard experience are very good and Controlling point of veiw its minimise the reconcilation process and predictive reporting.
Bank GL decreae.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
it shows you real-time­ data. Its magic is in making the tricky parts of running a business—like finance­, supply chain, and manufacturing—much easier. Another gre­at thing is that it's designed with users in mind. This make­s it easier to start using. Also, it can fit any size of company or any kind of busine­ss. This means you can make smart decisions e­asily.
I mostly uses it in finance etc. and it is working as expected.
  • Scalability: SAP S/4HANA Cloud, based in the­ cloud, can grow with your business. It fits any company, big or small. Infrastructure overhauls? Not a conce­rn with this adaptive platform.
  • Adaptability: The versatility of SAP S/4HANA Cloud is a game­-changer. It caters to your specific industry ne­eds. Got unique processe­s or strict standards? Customization is easy.
  • Automation of Processes: Routine­ tasks? The platform has this covered. It cuts down on e­rrors by reducing manual work. With operations streamline­d, employees can focus on the­ bigger picture.
  • continuous improvement in documentation could further empower users to unlock its full potential.
  • Support can be better
  • Learning curve and more simplified training
Big businesse­s with a lot of moving parts do great with SAP S/4HANA Cloud. It's a whiz at connecting differe­nt parts and growing with you. It's like your personal crystal ball, providing real-time­ figures and helps you make de­cisions quickly. If you're in an industry with unique nee­ds or have people working on the­ go, this platform's flexibility is a big plus.
While If you're a small business, like­ a mom and pop shop with simple day-to-day tasks, or working with just a few tech e­xperts, SAP S/4HANA Cloud might be a bit too much. Changing your ways could be a tough nut to crack, and if you're­ on a tight budget, the fee­s for the license and se­t-up might break the bank. So, looking at your business’s size­, layers of complexity, and vibe is ke­y to seeing if this platform fits like a glove­.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use it for claims purchase requisition. Provide training to relevant staff members on how to create and manage purchase requisitions in SAP S/4HANA Cloud. Ensure integration with other modules, such as finance and inventory management, to maintain accurate records. Attach any supporting documents or notes to the purchase requisition if needed. If similar purchase requisitions have been created in the past, you may have the option to copy from existing documents to save time.
  • Real-Time Analytics.
  • Simplified User Interface.
  • Centralized Data Management.
  • Continuous Innovation.
  • Mobile Accessibility.
  • Integrated Modules.
  • User Training and Adoption.
  • Customization Complexity.
SAP S/4HANA Cloud leverages an in-memory database, allowing for real-time data processing and analytics. This enables organizations to make informed decisions based on up-to-the-minute information S/4HANA Cloud integrates various business modules, including finance, procurement, sales, manufacturing, and supply chain. This integration facilitates seamless data flow across different functional areas
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
We sell SAP S/4HANA Cloud to our customers. We help them implement it in their system. We help them map their business processes into SAP ERP along with existing interfaces. We help customers to automate business processes as well as get insights and prediction using the power of SAP S/4HANA Cloud. We also help them reduce implementation time.
  • Analytics
  • Business processes optimisation
  • Standard reports
  • Supply chain management
  • Licencing cost
  • Documentation
  • Pre built integrations
Where customer business is growing and customer needs solutions which can auto scale. The customer is comfortable with standard solutions and need for customisations is less. In these cases SAP S/4HANA Cloud is well suited. If the customer wants to keep data on premise and is not willing to expose it to the cloud, then it's not suited.
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