Emburse Abacus vs. SAP S/4HANA Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Emburse Abacus
Score 6.0 out of 10
N/A
Abacus is a web and mobile application that helps manage employee expenses and reimbursements. Some key features include: Real-Time Expense Submission, Integrated ACH Payments, and Dynamic Custom Reporting. Abacus was acquired by Certify in summer 2018 and is now part of Emburse, formed from the merger of Certify and Chrome River March 2019.
$9
per active user/per month
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
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 S/4HANA Cloud is a SaaS product and can also be deployed in a hybrid landscape for quicker time to value.​ ​​ SAP S/4HANA Cloud is a foundational component of the SAP…N/A
Pricing
Emburse AbacusSAP S/4HANA Cloud
Editions & Modules
Starter
$9
per active user/per month
Professional
Custom Pricing
Enterprise
Custom Pricing
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Emburse AbacusSAP S/4HANA Cloud
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
Additional DetailsPer user, per month
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Emburse AbacusSAP S/4HANA Cloud
Considered Both Products
Emburse Abacus
Chose Emburse Abacus
I chose Abacus because of its ease of use and flexible billing. The billing is based on the number of submissions rather than users in the system. Because we reimburse committee members, we have a lot of users in the system, but the activity can vary widely from month to month.
Chose Emburse Abacus
We migrated from SAP Concur to Emburse Abacus after carefully considering a number of factors. Total cost of ownership, new user training and adoption, direct integration with our ERP, and the ability to process individual expenses in real-time as opposed to processing monthly …
Chose Emburse Abacus
I have never used anything like Abacus but I can't imagine a product that offers more value than this does. It allows you to categorize the expense, which will show where we are spending the most money as a company. It keeps a great record of past expenses and the status (if …
Chose Emburse Abacus
I, again, was not the decision maker in this process so I did not evaluate any other companies. Expensify is another one I've heard of, but I cannot compare pricing or uses at this time. I would say the user friendliness of Abacus really made me enjoy it, I have no interest …
Chose Emburse Abacus
We originally migrated from SAP Concur. We made the decision to switch to Abacus because Concur does not sync directly with Sage Intacct and it was less expensive. Expensify seems to be what most companies recommend, however, it was out of our price range
Chose Emburse Abacus
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Chose Emburse Abacus
Abacus is a better payment reimbursement program than Expensify, which my company had previously used up until switching to Abacus around a year ago. Abacus has a better, sleeker, and more modern user interface. I can't comment on the price comparison of the two programs, but I …
Chose Emburse Abacus
I used expensify in my last role, however it was at a bigger company so I was not involved in the process besides being a user. Abacus seems easier to use from a user perspective. It would be great to have a better integration with our payroll system, but it seems like with all …
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
Chose SAP S/4HANA Cloud
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Oracle Network Cloud Service
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SAP Concur, SAP SuccessFactors HCM and SAP Business Technology Platform
Chose SAP S/4HANA Cloud
SAP S/4HANA Cloud is far ahead than any other ERP I have used
Chose SAP S/4HANA Cloud
Easier to use, more comprehensive
Chose SAP S/4HANA Cloud
Not quite comparable as some of the applications are more born in the cloud.
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Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP
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Chose SAP S/4HANA Cloud
We have moved all our ERPs from Data Center to Cloud and new Implementation is on SAP S/4HANA Cloud
Chose SAP S/4HANA Cloud
It is the best in class product
Chose SAP S/4HANA Cloud
blackline has limited functionalities compared to SAP S/4HANA Cloud can offer
Features
Emburse AbacusSAP S/4HANA Cloud
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Emburse Abacus
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.3
Ratings
15% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Emburse Abacus
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
7.9
Ratings
4% above category average
API for custom integration00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Plug-ins00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Emburse Abacus
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.5
Ratings
4% above category average
Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Emburse Abacus
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
7.9
Ratings
9% above category average
Dashboards00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings7.80 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
Emburse Abacus
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.3
Ratings
7% above category average
Accounts payable00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Accounts receivable00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Global Financial Support00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Configurable Accounting00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Standardized Processes00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
Emburse Abacus
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.6
Ratings
8% above category average
Inventory tracking00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Automatic reordering00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Location management00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
Emburse Abacus
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.4
Ratings
7% above category average
Pricing00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Order entry00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Credit card processing00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Cost of goods sold00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Order Orchestration00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
Emburse Abacus
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.7
Ratings
15% above category average
Billing Management00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Period Close00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
Emburse Abacus
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
9.3
Ratings
30% above category average
Project Planning and Scheduling00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
Emburse Abacus
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.3
Ratings
11% above category average
Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
Emburse Abacus
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.3
Ratings
18% above category average
Bids Analyzed and Compared00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Contract Authoring00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Contract Repository00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Supplier Management00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
Emburse Abacus
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
9.8
Ratings
40% above category average
Risk Repository00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Control Management00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Issue Detection00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Remediation and Certification00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
Emburse Abacus
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.2
Ratings
21% above category average
Transportation Planning and Optimization00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Fulfillment Management00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
Emburse Abacus
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.5
Ratings
14% above category average
Production Process Design00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Production Management00 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Configuration Management00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Work Execution00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
Emburse Abacus
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.3
Ratings
15% above category average
Forecasting00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Inventory Planning00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Performance Monitoring00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
Emburse Abacus
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
9.0
Ratings
23% above category average
Proposal Management00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Product Master Data Management00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
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User Ratings
Emburse AbacusSAP S/4HANA Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
6.0
(0 ratings)
8.6
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.4
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(0 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(0 ratings)
5.7
(0 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
6.7
(0 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Emburse AbacusSAP S/4HANA Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
Abacus is great for smaller companies that need to automate expense management. It is a very user-friendly system that makes it easy for all employees to understand without any training. We have heard of issues with their AMEX program. Companies that have tens or hundreds of corporate AMEX cards should likely explore other options
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The software reduces the stress of managing multiple departments in the supply chain sector. It offers great performance for both small and large businesses. With the built-in AI, it improves the overall efficiency of the organization and helps in reducing maintenance. The product customer care and support services are available 24/7.
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Pros
  • It is a very useful platform it helps me effectively, it allows me to put restrictions on the dates, till a card could be used.
  • Embrace Abacus has provided me much relief and saved my time which was spent in chalking out the financial status of my organization.
  • Emburse Abacus has equipped me with amazing features which are helping me to automatically set various limits about the expenditures and I always remain up to date about any purchase.
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  • SAP S/4HANA Cloud is entirely based on continuously monitored processes enhanced in numerous operational business areas.
  • The solution allows the immediate analysis of company performance indicators due to enhanced functions.
  • Ideally built on future technologies, the organization’s platform aims at providing a system intended to expand based on business complexity.
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Cons
  • I think this just has to do with how we use it but when go in to select a "category" or "event," it looks a little cluttered and can be hard to find what you are looking for.
  • It will not allow you to attach 2 items unless you are doing a split. This is not really an issue but there are times where I would like to include a screenshot with additional information and I have to put everything into one picture.
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  • 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.
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Likelihood to Renew
No answers on this topic
I am not part of the team that makes this decision but I would recommend renewing the contract. Most employees at Tennant are long term employees and would find it difficult to change to a different software. They are comfortable using SAP.
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Usability
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SAP S/4HANA Cloud has a super flexible and intuitive dashboard, allowing every user to navigate effectively. It also has powerful customer help, which acts as a guide for new subscribers. The features deployed are realistic and functional, without defects. Constant changes and updates are proactively shared.
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Support Rating
I have never had to contact Abacus support and have not heard stories from any of my colleagues having to do so either. Our accounting department stresses the ease of Abacus and has not voiced any concerns with the software or the product support team or the product support process.
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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
No answers on this topic
More effective
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Implementation Rating
No answers on this topic
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.
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Alternatives Considered
We migrated from SAP Concur to Emburse Abacus after carefully considering a number of factors. Total cost of ownership, new user training and adoption, direct integration with our ERP, and the ability to process individual expenses in real-time as opposed to processing monthly expense reports all weighed in Abacus' favor during the decision and selection process.
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Previously we had implemented Azure Cloud Services which had cost us excessively compared to SAP cloud. Also I found the user interface easier to work with compared to the azure cloud as well. Overall the features are really good compared to Azure and cost is also less compared to it
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Return on Investment
  • It does seem like they are still working out some kinks in the web and mobile apps – a few times the app has crashed. But they're also very fast to push updates.
  • The benefits are simple. No one likes taking time out of their day to do expense reporting. Abacus speeds that process up considerably. The interface is clean, and I'm able to see what expenses are pending vs. expenses that are already cleared.
  • The benefit from a user standpoint is that it adds an element of organization to a process that is typically disorganized. It has saved us numerous hours.
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  • Surpasses many well reputed applications in terms of performance and data insight when you are into SAP products
  • More reliable and secure as we are not going to create multiple copy of master data, one single shared master data and all will work like charm
  • For authentication we can also use Microsoft MFA or Google single sign-on , so less complexity
  • For customized business process, we can implement extension packages which are like templates
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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.