SAP Business ByDesign

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Cloud ERP solution for small and medium sized businesses

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Ease of Use
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Shashank
Shashank
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  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

All in One

Reviewed on 2018/07/19

Scalable Implementations ensuring happy clients.

Scalable Implementations ensuring happy clients.

Pros

1)Great Interface, Amazing Accessibility and Document Flow from one module to another. 2)Scalable to all types of small to mid-size organizations having 1-1000 employees.
3)Easy to use and learn and has provisions with Work Centers for CRM, SCM, FICO, PMO and HRM modules.

Cons

1)Limited ability when it comes to specific module based requirements since it tends to be a generic all in one solution.
2) Has a very limited presence under the SAP Umbrella and very few people talk about it.

Kelly
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  • Industry: Construction
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Very accurate software for accounts payable

Reviewed on 2024/12/18

I like the way SAP works with all areas of business; everything interlinks and the reports are...

I like the way SAP works with all areas of business; everything interlinks and the reports are everything you need to get an accurate account of your financials.

Pros

The vendor, invoice and job distribution

Cons

I feel like the software could be a bit more user friendly. I think that SAP has one of the best accounting programs on the market but it should be a little easier to use.

Elizabeth
Elizabeth
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  • Industry: Accounting
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 3.0 /10

Not worth it

Reviewed on 2025/01/04

This was pretty bad... honestly if you own a small business you would be better off having your...

This was pretty bad... honestly if you own a small business you would be better off having your employees keep track of their own hours by use of a time tracker app.

Pros

Time keeping abilities were pretty spot on.

Cons

So pretty much everything, it wasnt user friendly, always having problems with my login credentials, not letting me enter in hours worked etc.

Aneury
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  • Industry: Logistics & Supply Chain
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

SAP Reviews

Reviewed on 2024/11/25

im incredibly happy with the results and benefits I'm getting from my SAP software from the...

im incredibly happy with the results and benefits I'm getting from my SAP software from the numerous ways they are to search for things.

Pros

How Organize everything is and how easy it is to find work orders/parts and everything in between.

Cons

sometimes you must be specific about what you are looking for; like if searching for parts you must be specific about it

Alternatives Considered

Guide Ti

Reasons for Switching to SAP Business ByDesign

easier and better to used, more organized, usedfull menus and layout
Jérôme
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  • Industry: Financial Services
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Best robust cloud ERP for medium size companies

Reviewed on 2025/02/05

Pros

Best in class tool for ERP for small companies but with high quality of services

Cons

The maintenance is collapsing as the tool is not renewed so limited support and updates are to forecast

mitchell
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  • Industry: Broadcast Media
  • Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

Good once you are in

Reviewed on 2025/01/21

Pros

Once you were in and using the applications it was very intuitive

Cons

I have used other software that I like better and I had many troubles signing in to my account.

Destiny
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  • Industry: Legal Services
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10

I Suppose it Serves its Purpose

Reviewed on 2025/01/17

I only used it because I had to for work. If it were my choice, I would have purchased a different...

I only used it because I had to for work. If it were my choice, I would have purchased a different program.

Pros

I never really liked using it. The program felt a little dated and there's better ones.

Cons

It's dated. Not the most user friendly. Gave me Microsoft DOS vibes.

Michael
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  • Industry: Warehousing
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

SAP works for me

Reviewed on 2025/01/14

Pros

I like that it is cloud based, and can be accessed from anywhere. I also like that it is up to date.

Cons

I disliked the subscription price, and how I liked that it was cloud based, I disliked that part when internet connection was down.

Jaykumar
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  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

trustworthy ptroduct for all types of bussinesses

Reviewed on 2025/01/14

I have been using it for the last 20 days. it's a great product that is a trustworthy solution with...

I have been using it for the last 20 days. it's a great product that is a trustworthy solution with cloud solution, real-time monitoring, customizable product

Pros

Placeholder for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) to small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with cloud solution with real-time monitoring

Cons

One of the major issues is a high cost for small bussiness and also require more effort to learn

Yewande
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  • Industry: Government Administration
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

SAP by design review

Reviewed on 2025/02/01

I use it for HR related tasks and some financial task

I use it for HR related tasks and some financial task

Pros

Helps to make work and thinking easy everytime time I've used it

Cons

Understanding each feature required adept training

GORDON
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  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

The Ulimate SAP's solution for The Mid Market

Reviewed on 2024/06/10

Overall, SAP Business ByDesign is a good ERP option. A company that cannot afford S/4 HANA should...

Overall, SAP Business ByDesign is a good ERP option. A company that cannot afford S/4 HANA should definately go for SAP Business ByDesign.

Pros

SAP Business ByDesign is the ultimate mid-level market ERP solution from SAP. SAP came up with SAP Business ByDesign to take care of the mid level companies that couldn't afford the scale of infrastructure needed to run a SAP ERP that the big fortune 1000 companies can afford.

SAP Business ByDesign an affordable option for medium sized companies. The system is hosted in the cloud at SAP's servers. Companies get to buy only the modules that they need without worrying about the infrastructure costs. It's also very cost effective because you only pay for what you use and you can scale to more modules when you need them as your business changes.

For me the coolest thing about SAP Business ByDesign is the fact that it runs on the best database by SAP called HANA. HANA is a powerful, fast in-memory database that allows for powerful business analytics, high level reporting with KPIs and dashboards.

Cons

It is not a cheap system. It could be too expensive for small businesses.
The fact that is is cloud based means that it cannot work without a stable internet connection.

Alternatives Considered

SAP S/4HANA Cloud and SAP Business One

Reasons for Switching to SAP Business ByDesign

SAP Business ByDesign is more superior than SAP Business One but S/4 HANA cloud is more expensive.
Sunny
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  • Industry: Construction
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

SAP Estimates

Reviewed on 2024/09/14

My overall experience with SAP has been amazing, its had various tools for estimates and billing...

My overall experience with SAP has been amazing, its had various tools for estimates and billing tools

Pros

Its one of the best legacy tool that organizations still use and it has vast functions as compare to other products in market

Cons

The most thing I don’t like is its user interface.

William
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  • Industry: Automotive
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

SAP is an Easy and User-Friendly Way to Manage your Business Functions

Reviewed on 2024/10/31

My overall experience has been great, using SAP daily to run reports and communicate info to and...

My overall experience has been great, using SAP daily to run reports and communicate info to and from our customer.

Pros

It creates an interactive space for our workplace that is user friendly and easy to navigate.

Cons

It's hard to figure out how to customize the layout.

Yasceine
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  • Industry: Computer & Network Security
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10

SAP ByDesign Review

Reviewed on 2024/10/21

It was less than expected. Most employees were not satisfied with the SAP ByDesign Solution

It was less than expected. Most employees were not satisfied with the SAP ByDesign Solution

Pros

It has a user-friendly interface. It is cloud-based solution.

Cons

complexity of Customization: the ability to customize certain aspects can be limited compared to more flexible ERP solutions.
High cost.

michelle
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  • Industry: Glass, Ceramics & Concrete
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Sap is a great program

Reviewed on 2024/08/29

Pros

very easy and self explanatory. Helps keep things organized and easy to send to admin.

Cons

There is not much that I see that I do not like.

Donovan
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  • Industry: Financial Services
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

SAP Business ByDesign Review

Reviewed on 2025/01/08

Overall my experience with SAP Business ByDesign has been positive

Overall my experience with SAP Business ByDesign has been positive

Pros

What I like the most about SAP Business ByDesign is it intuitiveness and openness.

Cons

What I like the least about SAP Business ByDesign is the complexity from time to time.

Abhay
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  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Abhay's review

Reviewed on 2025/01/16

Pros

User friendly interface and very easy to use.

Cons

There is room for improvement for software to look like modern age design.

Katrina
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  • Industry: Consumer Goods
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

SAP Business

Reviewed on 2025/02/06

This software is easy to use and it easily integrated with our GP software.

This software is easy to use and it easily integrated with our GP software.

Pros

I like the fact that I can access it anywhere since it is cloud based. Some applications that we use I can't access them except on my company issued device.

Cons

The only con that I have found is that the product is sort of business specific, they have limited options for customizations.

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Utilities
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Good product when it comes to workflow processing in industry

Reviewed on 2023/05/22

Using SAP made it easy for a company that is multi-departmental to be able to track every day...

Using SAP made it easy for a company that is multi-departmental to be able to track every day activities without doing much and improves the company's efficiency.

Pros

It makes it easier for the company to perform its day-to-day activities with SAP's workflow processing and also when it comes to allocating bills to their respective source.

Cons

For users, I wish it was possible for a person who loaded a workflow notification to delete it as well if they feel the need to.

DONNA
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  • Industry: Construction
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 1-5 months
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

Sap Business

Reviewed on 2025/01/09

over all the program is a great product and the customer service is awesome

over all the program is a great product and the customer service is awesome

Pros

I can submit invoices for payment and see the status of the invoice very easily

Cons

It was a little difficult to learn to navigate but that was probably more user error then anything else lol

Jade Anthony
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  • Industry: Consumer Goods
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Monthly for Free Trial
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

SAP BUSINESS

Reviewed on 2025/01/05

Pros

They have a lot of industry to choose from, and the interface is appealing. Also it is user-friendly.

Cons

They do not disclose the pricing of their plan. That would be helpful.

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

One of the best ERP system for small and medium companies.

Reviewed on 2023/01/10

My overall experience with Business ByDesign has been really great. The platform lives up to its...

My overall experience with Business ByDesign has been really great. The platform lives up to its expectations and has the greatest features to manager a growing company that might outgrow other systems they use.

Pros

What I love about this product is that you can customize the platform to your company and industry specifications and have cloud benefits.

Cons

There is not really much I do not like about the system. Sometimes support can be slow depending on the vendor and support team/system you use.

Jérôme
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

The best choice for mid-size companies that looks for a complete suite in the Cloud

Reviewed on 2020/12/12

This is our management system
We recommend it for every company that looks for multi-"all" ERP from...

This is our management system
We recommend it for every company that looks for multi-"all" ERP from 10 to 999 users

Pros

The product is very easy to use. SAP provides mobile applications ready to be used
All the functions that a midsize company needs are pre-set in the solution : project management, contract management, field service operations, manufacturing, acounting, finance, builtin analytics, AP, AR, inventory, crm, srm, supply chain. A great vision, well packaged product, scalable from 10 to 999 users.
It is more than robust, stable and there from 12+ years, benefiting from 42+ years of SAP experience in ERP Suites

Cons

A tighter integration with other SAP products but now we can use SAP CLOUD PLATFORM to connect everything and use RPA functions.

Alternatives Considered

Dynamics 365, NetSuite and Sage X3

Reasons for Switching to SAP Business ByDesign

Robustness, ease of use, functionalities, SAP CLOUD, SAP HANA capabilities
Rhys
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  • Industry: Apparel & Fashion
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Extensive, all encompassing business ERP system

Reviewed on 2020/02/05

Implementation of SAP Bydesign across our companies means we have one system across all companies...

Implementation of SAP Bydesign across our companies means we have one system across all companies so reporting can be on a local or global level. The gold partner support is excellent and ongoing system improvements good.

Pros

Reliable cloud based adaptable ERP software that is ideal for multi-company, multi-country, multi-curency business management. Out teams accross the globe can access live data across warehouses, production, logistics, sales and finance. Enable as much or as little as required in implementation. Web services enable it to talk to other systems if needed.

Cons

Occasional minor back end issues take some time to resolve if they are not business critical. The CRM module and app are not user friendly and not feature rich like some other systems avaliable. We have integrated our SAP Bydesyn with Hubspot CRM

Alternatives Considered

Synthesia, Dynamics 365, NetSuite and Kinetic

Reasons for Choosing SAP Business ByDesign

We use Sage Accounts, Orderwise Stock Management and Goldmine CRM, and had to have separate systems in different countries. We needed a multi currency ERP solution, we looked at 5 systems and settled on SAP Bydesign

Switched From

Synthesia, Dynamics 365, NetSuite and Kinetic

Reasons for Switching to SAP Business ByDesign

Had all the functionality and was suitable for an SME, whereas most of the other multi currency systems were too large, and would have cost too much and taken too long in implementation.
Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Building Materials
  • Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

SAP as a long relationship

Reviewed on 2019/09/09

It's kinda like a relationship. First you are amazed on how complete it is and how it can fill your...

It's kinda like a relationship. First you are amazed on how complete it is and how it can fill your needs. Then your needs evolve and it dosen't evolve quite on par with you. Then you have to do a lot of work and money in order to be able to do have it do everything you need, Finally, you stick with it because you are dependent on it but you basically have to do everything it dosen't like on the side with excell because you don't want to spend money or time on your old girl (You should though, its healthier for the company) and may even sucumb to temptation and start spending money on other software that wont work with SAP, Then your going to be using both, becuse you are already got them, until you tier out. Basically a double life. Still love sap all & all. Couldn't live without it.

Pros

I has absolutley everything needed and more. Its very well integrated throught all the company and enables you manage all company records at any specific times.

Cons

Graphs are no use. If you need a dashboard or simple presentation you are eventually gona need to export data to excell.