SAP Build vs. Yamdu

Sap Build is for software developers and app designers. It is a development platform for creating apps. Developers will find it essential in their careers since it is low-code, and its AI code generator works magnificently for any code one wants.

Incentivized

Even for a small business like mine, Yamdu really felt like a one-stop shop for everything. It's hard to find a comprehensive software for film/video productions, but Yamdu has everything we need. The only thing that really held us back was the cost, ultimately. If anything, I would love a storyboarding feature that let you set the time per shot and build out a sequence in pre-production. I used Storyboarder for this currently and it's very helpful, especially for music videos, to be able to build out a storyboard, set a music/audio track to it, then play it back in real time and see the pacing of the shoot.

• Unattended Automation.
• Attended automation.
• Connecting to the backend SAP system (ECC or S/4).
• Can also talk to non SAP world.
• Doesn't require skills strictly pertaining to BPA. In fact, even a RPA developer can build logic.

Incentivized

• Crewlists
• Callsheets
• Breakdowns

• There is not much information regarding the configuration of IAS and IPS.
• SAP Configuration manuals are hard to follow as the steps are not always in order.

Incentivized

• More specific financial management reports.
• Creation of some instant messaging software for the team.

The interface is very modern, web-based, no deep technical knowledge is required to use SAP Build Process Automation. It works with drag and drop, configuration and almost no coding is needed. Actually, we had to write code only for one specific small business logic. All the rest could be done in a no-code manner.

Incentivized

There are, for example, great blog writings about automation cases and examples. The studio version is updated often. There are also useful OpenSAP online courses.

Incentivized

This is one of Yamdu's strongest points.

Bubble.io is more user-friendly in comparison with SAP AppGyver. The latter being practically a free tool provides enough functionality to achieve results though while Bubble.io doesn't let you export your projects without a paid subscription. Bubble.io has great initial tour and tutorial integrated into the platform that can be handy for any new beginner while SAP AppGyver can be a little overwhelming.

Incentivized

At the time, there really wasn't anything else like Yamdu. Especially as, in Celtx's case, at that time they weren't doing Excel/CSV exports of shot lists in the A/V format, something we required for what we were shooting. I understand that StudioBinder has increased its featureset the past few years, but Yamdu always felt like the most robust option and more familiar with the film/tv world.

• Lower costs for development and automation
• Very easy to use
• Integrates existing applications with pre-built APIs, components, and templates for SAP and non-SAP applications

Incentivized

• Positive impact, centralized place with some good tools for film productions
• Negative impact, not that flexible and as expected and strict pricing policy with little flexibility