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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    SAP Business ByDesign (legacy)

    Score7.9 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    SAP Business ByDesign is SAP's legacy cloud ERP suite offering, launched in 2007, designed for the SMB market. The product includes a broad range of capabilities including financials, human resources, sales, procurement, customer service, and supply chain. SAP is currently not accepting Business ByDesign, and encourages those interested to instead investigate SAP S/4HANA Cloud.N/A

    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)

    Score8.7 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

    Pricing
    SAP Business ByDesign (legacy)SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    SAP Supply Chain Base
    $295
    per month per user
    SAP Finance Base
    $295
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SAP Business ByDesign (legacy)SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalRequired
    Additional DetailsSAP Business ByDesign is available for a monthly software-as-a-service (SaaS) subscription, based on a base package, user types, and number of users.—
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    Community Pulse
    SAP Business ByDesign (legacy)SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    SAP
    Chose SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    SAP S/4HANA Cloud is far ahead than any other ERP I have used
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    96%
    Would buy again
    783 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    601 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    779 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    433 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    87%
    Implementation went as expected
    565 Answers
    Features
    SAP Business ByDesign (legacy)SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of SAP Business ByDesign (legacy) and SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    Feature
    SAP Business ByDesign (legacy)
    8.4
    2 Ratings
    11% above category average
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.2
    444 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Benefit plan administration4.51 Ratings8.0378 Ratings
    Direct deposit files9.11 Ratings7.8377 Ratings
    Pay calculation00 Ratings8.0392 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of SAP Business ByDesign (legacy) and SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    Feature
    SAP Business ByDesign (legacy)
    9.2
    5 Ratings
    20% above category average
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    7.7
    677 Ratings
    2% above category average
    API for custom integration9.24 Ratings7.8650 Ratings
    Plug-ins9.25 Ratings7.6596 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of SAP Business ByDesign (legacy) and SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    Feature
    SAP Business ByDesign (legacy)
    9.3
    5 Ratings
    10% above category average
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.4
    773 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Single sign-on capability9.04 Ratings8.5729 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions9.65 Ratings8.3761 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of SAP Business ByDesign (legacy) and SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    Feature
    SAP Business ByDesign (legacy)
    9.2
    5 Ratings
    20% above category average
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    7.7
    782 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Dashboards8.85 Ratings7.7721 Ratings
    Standard reports9.25 Ratings7.8769 Ratings
    Custom reports9.65 Ratings7.6709 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of SAP Business ByDesign (legacy) and SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    Feature
    SAP Business ByDesign (legacy)
    8.7
    5 Ratings
    12% above category average
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.3
    817 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Accounts payable9.24 Ratings8.3793 Ratings
    Accounts receivable9.24 Ratings8.2753 Ratings
    Global Financial Support9.22 Ratings7.9295 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers9.22 Ratings7.9315 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations8.82 Ratings8.0337 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting9.22 Ratings8.0310 Ratings
    Standardized Processes8.01 Ratings8.3348 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of SAP Business ByDesign (legacy) and SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    Feature
    SAP Business ByDesign (legacy)
    9.1
    4 Ratings
    13% above category average
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.3
    679 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Inventory tracking9.24 Ratings8.3665 Ratings
    Automatic reordering10.03 Ratings7.9570 Ratings
    Location management8.03 Ratings8.0549 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of SAP Business ByDesign (legacy) and SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    Feature
    SAP Business ByDesign (legacy)
    8.5
    4 Ratings
    7% above category average
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.4
    689 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Pricing9.24 Ratings8.1657 Ratings
    Order entry9.24 Ratings8.1668 Ratings
    Credit card processing4.51 Ratings9.630 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold9.24 Ratings8.4631 Ratings
    Order Orchestration9.22 Ratings8.0252 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of SAP Business ByDesign (legacy) and SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    Feature
    SAP Business ByDesign (legacy)
    9.2
    3 Ratings
    20% above category average
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.4
    330 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Billing Management8.83 Ratings9.69 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management9.22 Ratings8.0300 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management10.02 Ratings8.96 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting10.01 Ratings7.5258 Ratings
    Period Close9.22 Ratings8.0324 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of SAP Business ByDesign (legacy) and SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    Feature
    SAP Business ByDesign (legacy)
    9.2
    2 Ratings
    19% above category average
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    -
    Ratings
    Budgeting and Forecasting10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Costing9.22 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost Capture9.22 Ratings00 Ratings
    Capital Project Management9.22 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Contract Compliance8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Revenue Recognition9.22 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of SAP Business ByDesign (legacy) and SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    Feature
    SAP Business ByDesign (legacy)
    8.3
    3 Ratings
    17% above category average
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.4
    6 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Project Planning and Scheduling9.23 Ratings9.06 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers8.02 Ratings8.36 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality8.02 Ratings7.85 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools00 Ratings8.55 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of SAP Business ByDesign (legacy) and SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    Feature
    SAP Business ByDesign (legacy)
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    29% above category average
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.1
    140 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Award Lifecycle Management10.01 Ratings8.1140 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of SAP Business ByDesign (legacy) and SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    Feature
    SAP Business ByDesign (legacy)
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    12% above category average
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    7.9
    270 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Bids Analyzed and Compared8.01 Ratings7.7191 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated8.01 Ratings8.1244 Ratings
    Supplier Management8.01 Ratings8.1239 Ratings
    Contract Authoring00 Ratings7.9191 Ratings
    Contract Repository00 Ratings7.7185 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of SAP Business ByDesign (legacy) and SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    Feature
    SAP Business ByDesign (legacy)
    9.2
    3 Ratings
    27% above category average
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.0
    220 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Warehouse Workforce Management9.22 Ratings8.1175 Ratings
    Transportation Planning and Optimization00 Ratings8.1194 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management00 Ratings8.0187 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings7.6169 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management00 Ratings8.2178 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of SAP Business ByDesign (legacy) and SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    Feature
    SAP Business ByDesign (legacy)
    9.0
    3 Ratings
    18% above category average
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.1
    208 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Production Process Design9.23 Ratings8.1186 Ratings
    Production Management9.23 Ratings8.1191 Ratings
    Configuration Management8.02 Ratings8.1180 Ratings
    Work Execution8.02 Ratings8.1186 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs9.23 Ratings8.1183 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of SAP Business ByDesign (legacy) and SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    Feature
    SAP Business ByDesign (legacy)
    8.6
    3 Ratings
    16% above category average
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    7.8
    255 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Forecasting9.23 Ratings7.5228 Ratings
    Inventory Planning9.23 Ratings8.0246 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring8.02 Ratings7.8234 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of SAP Business ByDesign (legacy) and SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    Feature
    SAP Business ByDesign (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.7
    3 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Risk Repository00 Ratings8.23 Ratings
    Control Management00 Ratings8.93 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments00 Ratings9.23 Ratings
    Issue Detection00 Ratings8.83 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification00 Ratings8.23 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of SAP Business ByDesign (legacy) and SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    Feature
    SAP Business ByDesign (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.6
    222 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Proposal Management00 Ratings9.24 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management00 Ratings8.0222 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    SAP Business ByDesign (legacy)SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.6
    (7 ratings)
    8.5
    (886 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (23 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.1
    (774 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.3
    (4 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.7
    (80 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.9
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.7
    (10 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (5 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.7
    (3 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.4
    (3 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.5
    (5 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (5 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SAP Business ByDesign (legacy)SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    Do you plan on going public at some point? If so, this may not be the best solution for you
    Incentivized
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    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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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • I like the ease of use and the implementation methodology.
    • With SAP Business ByDesign you can integrate other systems with Web Services, and data technology to get information easy and fast.
    • SAP Business ByDesign includes an Analytics Module to create new reports in regards to your needs.
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    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.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • Time off request could be better. Right now, there is no option for sick time
    • It crashes often
    • Customization could be better
    Incentivized
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    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.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    SAP BYD work centers are consistent and easy to navigate once you understand one work center. The document flow tab that is in each window allows one to see all related transactions. Document flow is important because one is able to see the flow of transactions and can therefore reverse transactions by following the document flow in reverse. It is possible to group items in each overview screen to see what items are open. The system is working as hoped.
    Incentivized
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    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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    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    Because SAP Business ByDesign allows us to improve our work, reduce the operational steps, implement audit controls, allows us found standard reports or it allows us to create new ones if you need more than the exists are enough for your work or your needs. Overall, SAP Business ByDesign allows us to standardize our operations, enhance our work, improve our skills, work over a web environment or mobile interface.
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    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.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    The Business ByDesign support is stablished since you contract the service with SAP. SAP resolves according to the service level agreement. Currently, we continue with the service and we are using the support channels available. We are receiving the support. The SAP support gets an incident and after that, they contact us to resolve the incident, if necessary, they set the meeting to understand it or we explain the incident
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    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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    In-Person Training
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    More effective
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    Discontinued Products
    I recommend implementing all workshops during the ERP selection that you need to know very well about the ERP software. It allows us to gather information to accurate the plan of the project implementation. Additionally, we must reach the high-level commitment to achieve the main goals, to define the RACI matrix and communicate to all project stakeholders.
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    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.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    ByDesign stacks up well against the competition. Companies that do multiple things are usually the best fit (manufacturing, distribution, and service). The more 'modules' used, the fewer competitors will be able to meet the company's needs. It is not inexpensive, but if the needs of the company have the complexity from either a global perspective and need localizations and foreign currency, or a volume perspective and need resources greater than what can be easily housed on-premise, ByDesign should be a top consideration.
    Incentivized
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    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
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • Positive - Access to the real-time reporting allowing for faster decision making especially when fixed price projects are heading into an over budget position.
    • Positive - Complex KPI can now be tracked and as a consequence intensive plans can be made to capitalise on this level of reporting. Staff also have clear visibility over their own performance.
    • Negative - We are a bit on the small side at 30 employees for a ByD solution so it was relatively expensive for us. It would be a much better value preposition above 50 employees.
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    SAP
    • The financial management part ensures every process is well planned and allocated resources are used efficiently.
    • The development of payroll management ensures that all employees are happily remunerated and, hence, very productive.
    • The creation of solid financial reporting acts as the primary driver in decision-making, which brings more insights into development.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    SAP Business ByDesign (legacy) Screenshots

    Screenshot of the embedded analytics of SAP Business ByDesign, which makes it possible for key users or end users to define dashboards that contain tailored reports and KPIs for their roleProduct screenshotScreenshot of some of the reports available with SAP Business ByDesign, that enable customers to create additional reports or KPIsScreenshot of the document flow, present in each business document in ByDesign, which shows a graphic of the predecessor and successor business documents as well as any associated accounting documents.Screenshot of SAP Business ByDesign's included Project Management module that is integrated with CRM to sell and bill projects, with HR to staff projects, and with SCM and SRM for procurement.Screenshot of the Financial Closing business scenario, used to perform financial period-end closing activities to ensure correct financial statements, such as Balance Sheet, Income Statement, and Cash Flow Statement. The Closing Cockpit helps to minimize the risk of missing important steps or incorrect timing.

    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.