SAP Integrated Business Planning vs. Syncron Inventory

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
SAP Integrated Business Planning
Score 8.3 out of 10
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SAP supports supply chain management with Integrated Business Planning, the company's real-time cloud-based supply chain planning platform supporting demand response, supply planning and inventory management oriented features, with supply chain analytics to support decisioning.N/A
Syncron Inventory
Score 7.0 out of 10
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Syncron offers a fully integrated solution stack for the optimization of service parts Inventory, Price, and Uptime – all with MasterData and Analytics at its core.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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SAP Ariba
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Logility
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Right tool for planning and tight integration with SAP ERP system
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Kinaxis RapidResponse
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While Oracle was most effective in the demand planning aspect, it was clearly seen that SAP Integrated Business Planning offers an enhanced overall solution. Oracle had fairly good inventory optimization features; SAP Integrated Business Planning was comprehensive in its …
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Main reason to select the SAP Integrated Business Planning is for supply management. As size of business increase its difficult to manage the sales and supply. In this scenario SAP plays a vital role and helps in management. It's a forecasting tools which helps in making …
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Microsoft 365
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SAP S/4HANA Cloud, SAP BW/4HANA and SAP Business Technology Platform
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allow for supply chain planning
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SAP Business Warehouse and SAP BW/4HANA
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Strengths, Complexity Known for its robust features, but can be complex to implement and require extensive training.
Cost Higher initial investment and ongoing maintenance costs, which may be a consideration for smaller businesses or those with budget constraints.
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System integration: CPI DS landscape allowed to integrate with the SAP ECC and SAP S4HANA with ease.
Ecosystem: As most of the systema were of SAP landscape, choosing SAP Integrated Business Planning has given a sense of confidence.
Higher Futuristic roadmaps: SAP Integrated …
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It has been a while since we have evaluated inventory and planning related SAAS products. We have primarily evaluated the level of effort to custom build tools to support the planning team. The maintenance and flexibility required for each business area made it so that we did …
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They are entirely different solutions so ‘stacking them up’ doesn’t make sense. I raise this solution because PaPM is a highly-scalable analytics engine. If SAP sold IBP with PaPM it would eliminate the issues we have with scalability as we develop our top-down, bottom-up …
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This is good, but need lot of user hand holding
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SBD Sales and Marketing Automation
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SAP Integrated Business Planning has the best performance in terms of integration and scalability. You can also use integrations with other systems, such as AWP and the SAP world (SAP Integrated Business Planning Consolidation, SAP BW/4HANA, SAP TPM, and so on). The others …
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SAP Integrated Business Planning was easiest to implement versus MS Dynamics and JIRA because it allows us to scale on-demand, always having in mind our business requirements and without sacrificing compute resources or increasing costs by adopting operating system licenses. …
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Both have their advantages.
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SAP Integrated Business Planning is a more robust solution than other solutions.
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Prior to IBP, the whole demand management and forecasting was highly manual, spreadsheets based process.
Syncron Inventory

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Features
SAP Integrated Business PlanningSyncron Inventory
Supply Chain Planning
Comparison of Supply Chain Planning features of Product A and Product B
SAP Integrated Business Planning
8.1
Ratings
9% above category average
Syncron Inventory
4.9
Ratings
40% below category average
Custom alerts8.40 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Scenario-based planning8.60 Ratings4.00 Ratings
Resource optimization8.50 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Supply forecasting7.90 Ratings3.00 Ratings
Capacity estimation7.90 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Employee allocation7.30 Ratings3.00 Ratings
Supply network coordination8.20 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Procurement Management
Comparison of Procurement Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP Integrated Business Planning
8.4
Ratings
13% above category average
Syncron Inventory
6.8
Ratings
8% below category average
Raw material sourcing8.70 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Supply market analysis8.10 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Cost analysis7.80 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Expense Logging9.10 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Order Fulfillment Management
Comparison of Order Fulfillment Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP Integrated Business Planning
8.1
Ratings
3% above category average
Syncron Inventory
5.8
Ratings
30% below category average
Order fulfillment optimization8.20 Ratings4.00 Ratings
Return services7.30 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Purchase order generation7.30 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Purchase order tracking8.20 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Supplier delivery scheduling8.70 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Pricing and product configurations generation9.10 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Logistics and Transportation Management
Comparison of Logistics and Transportation Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP Integrated Business Planning
8.0
Ratings
9% above category average
Syncron Inventory
5.8
Ratings
23% below category average
Packaging7.30 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Delivery planning8.20 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Route optimization8.20 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Shipping performance7.30 Ratings4.00 Ratings
Fleet management9.10 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Warehouse & Inventory Management
Comparison of Warehouse & Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP Integrated Business Planning
8.3
Ratings
5% above category average
Syncron Inventory
6.2
Ratings
24% below category average
Automation of warehouse operations8.20 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Inventory storage8.20 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Stock monitoring7.30 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Inventory tracking8.20 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Warehouse asset management9.10 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Inventory and price forecasting9.00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Demand Management
Comparison of Demand Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP Integrated Business Planning
8.0
Ratings
9% above category average
Syncron Inventory
5.7
Ratings
25% below category average
Demand signal sensing7.80 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Demand forecasting8.40 Ratings4.00 Ratings
Customer analytics8.00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Inventory stock optimization8.10 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Sales and operations planning7.90 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Pricing and promotion tracking7.70 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Best Alternatives
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Small Businesses
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Score 8.6 out of 10
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Precoro
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Score 2.8 out of 10
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Score 2.8 out of 10
Enterprises
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
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Score 8.6 out of 10
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
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6.0
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Likelihood to Renew
6.4
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Usability
8.3
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User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
One of the best parts is how it is suited to global or multi-site organizations with complex supply chains. It just operates across multiple regions with various manufacturing facilities, and that too with very much ease; it is simple, solid and very reliable in terms of working when the logistics is an issue and fetches data and insights very quickly.
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Syncron gets you targeted customers for your products. It hits the right audience. The global price management feature is unique and up to mark on various factors, for example, region, products, etc. It offers a relaxed culture and great customers and is fully remote. It is basically a strong and strategic organization that has an eye on the present and future for the benefit of users.
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Pros
  • Comfortable database, it adjusts to what we know how to use.
  • The platform acts quickly, and throws metrics and analysis adjusted to the times we need, thus automating the results.
  • Complete and detailed reports, we can dynamically evaluate all the information.
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  • Price management
  • Better price on various factors.
  • Fully remote
  • Get you targeted customers
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Cons
  • The system does not work as smoothly when processing large volumes of data. There are processing delays when we are busy planning.
  • Moreover, because inventory exceptions are not automatically alerted, employees have to check them manually, which takes extra time. Upgrades in these sections could raise our operational efficiency.
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  • Report analysis.
  • Must be able to multitask.
  • Burnout is a big factor.
  • Mediocre support from management.
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Likelihood to Renew
Very useful. Already have a team that learnt the system and although took a while, they now use it seamlessly
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Usability
Because It is is a cloud-based platform that can be accessed from anywhere and also it has a user-friendly which is great for navigation within the software. As it offers a wide range of features including demand forecasting, supply chain planning, and collaboration tools which makes it even more powerful
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Support Rating
Fast reaction specialists available
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Implementation Rating
Set up a supply chain strategy. Define your north star. Follow it with good consultants. Get know how from consultants with a deep know how in the system. Do proper change management.
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Alternatives Considered
SAP Integrated Business Planning was easiest to implement versus MS Dynamics and Jira because it allows us to scale on-demand, always having in mind our business requirements and without sacrificing compute resources or increasing costs by adopting operating system licenses. This is the case with MS Dynamics 365. Jira, which was previously used for years, was transforming into a monster because it is difficult, heavy, and hard to use for all organizations. SAP Integrated Business Planning was an excellent choice for countering all the issues with other solutions in the market, although it increased our budget.
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Return on Investment
  • The biggest positive is improved forecast accuracy; now, I can work in a structured manner to reduce my costs and anticipate demand for the products.
  • Now, one certain item is that the Enhanced Data Quality is helping us a lot in making quicker decisions and a faster work life.
  • The sales and operations teams are aligned now in a much better manner, and work is faster.
  • Planning has become easier and smoother.
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  • Career advancement opportunities.
  • Hits the targeted audience.
  • Many level of mangement.
  • Slow to move.
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ScreenShots

SAP Integrated Business Planning Screenshots

Screenshot of SAP IBP Statistical ForecastScreenshot of SAP IBP for DemandScreenshot of SAP Supply Chain Control TowerScreenshot of Supply Chain Visibility