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SAP S/4HANA Cloud vs. Smart IP&O Application Suite

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
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
Smart IP&O Application Suite
Score 0.0 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
Smart Software, now part of Epicor, is a provider of demand planning, inventory optimization and supply chain analytics solutions. Smart Inventory Planning & Optimization (IP&O) is a suite of native web applications, helping inventory carrying organizations reduce inventory, improve service levels and streamline Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning.N/A
Pricing
SAP S/4HANA CloudSmart IP&O Application Suite
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
SAP S/4HANA CloudSmart IP&O Application Suite
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPer user, per month—
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Community Pulse
SAP S/4HANA CloudSmart IP&O Application Suite
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SAP S/4HANA Cloud
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SAP S/4HANA Cloud is far ahead than any other ERP I have used
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Chose SAP S/4HANA Cloud
Easier to use, more comprehensive
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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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Ankur Gangwar
IT Senior Manager - Finance
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
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose SAP S/4HANA Cloud
It is the best in class product
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose SAP S/4HANA Cloud
blackline has limited functionalities compared to SAP S/4HANA Cloud can offer
Smart IP&O Application Suite

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Features
SAP S/4HANA CloudSmart IP&O Application Suite
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.3
Ratings
15% above category average
Smart IP&O Application Suite
-
Ratings
Pay calculation8.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
7.9
Ratings
4% above category average
Smart IP&O Application Suite
-
Ratings
API for custom integration7.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Plug-ins7.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.5
Ratings
4% above category average
Smart IP&O Application Suite
-
Ratings
Single sign-on capability8.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
7.9
Ratings
9% above category average
Smart IP&O Application Suite
-
Ratings
Dashboards7.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Standard reports8.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom reports7.80 Ratings00 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.3
Ratings
7% above category average
Smart IP&O Application Suite
-
Ratings
Accounts payable8.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Accounts receivable8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Global Financial Support8.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers8.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations8.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Configurable Accounting8.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Standardized Processes8.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.6
Ratings
8% above category average
Smart IP&O Application Suite
-
Ratings
Inventory tracking8.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Automatic reordering8.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Location management8.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.4
Ratings
7% above category average
Smart IP&O Application Suite
-
Ratings
Pricing8.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Order entry8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Credit card processing9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost of goods sold8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Order Orchestration8.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.7
Ratings
15% above category average
Smart IP&O Application Suite
-
Ratings
Billing Management9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Period Close8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
9.3
Ratings
31% above category average
Smart IP&O Application Suite
-
Ratings
Project Planning and Scheduling10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.3
Ratings
11% above category average
Smart IP&O Application Suite
-
Ratings
Award Lifecycle Management8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.3
Ratings
18% above category average
Smart IP&O Application Suite
-
Ratings
Bids Analyzed and Compared8.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Authoring8.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Repository8.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated8.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Supplier Management8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
9.8
Ratings
40% above category average
Smart IP&O Application Suite
-
Ratings
Risk Repository10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Management10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue Detection9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Remediation and Certification10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.2
Ratings
21% above category average
Smart IP&O Application Suite
-
Ratings
Transportation Planning and Optimization8.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management7.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Fulfillment Management8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management8.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.5
Ratings
14% above category average
Smart IP&O Application Suite
-
Ratings
Production Process Design8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Production Management8.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Configuration Management8.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Work Execution8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.3
Ratings
15% above category average
Smart IP&O Application Suite
-
Ratings
Forecasting8.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Inventory Planning8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Monitoring8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
9.0
Ratings
23% above category average
Smart IP&O Application Suite
-
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Proposal Management10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Master Data Management8.10 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
SAP S/4HANA CloudSmart IP&O Application Suite
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
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-
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Likelihood to Renew
9.4
(0 ratings)
-
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Usability
8.3
(0 ratings)
-
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Availability
9.0
(0 ratings)
-
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Performance
9.0
(0 ratings)
-
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Support Rating
5.7
(0 ratings)
-
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In-Person Training
9.0
(0 ratings)
-
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Online Training
9.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
6.7
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
9.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
8.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.0
(0 ratings)
-
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Vendor post-sale
8.0
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-
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Vendor pre-sale
8.0
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User Testimonials
SAP S/4HANA CloudSmart IP&O Application Suite
Likelihood to Recommend
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.
RR
rocky rebik
Charg De Relations Adhrents
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Pros
  • 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.
Libia Beltrán | TrustRadius Reviewer
Libia Beltrán
Business Analyst
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Cons
  • 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.
Naman Bhargava | TrustRadius Reviewer
Naman Bhargava
Associate Analyst
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Likelihood to Renew
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.
Linda Keesling, MBA | TrustRadius Reviewer
Linda Keesling, MBA
Payments Analyst
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Usability
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.
NG
Naresh Gildanto
Assistant Director of Business Operations
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Support Rating
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.
Mishka Panwar | TrustRadius Reviewer
Mishka Panwar
Researcher
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In-Person Training
More effective
CB
Christian Bieber
CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
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Implementation Rating
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.
Gustavo Porporato Daher | TrustRadius Reviewer
Gustavo Porporato Daher
CFO (Chief Financial Officer)
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Alternatives Considered
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
SK
Shailendra Kumar
Project Lead
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Return on Investment
  • 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
PP
PRANAY PATRA
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer
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ScreenShots

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.

Smart IP&O Application Suite Screenshots

Screenshot of Smart Demand Planner™ is a consensus demand planning and statistical forecasting solution available on Smart’s Inventory Planning and Optimization Platform, Smart IP&O. Smart Demand Planner, powered by the SmartForecasts® Engine, aligns strategic business forecasting at any level of your product hierarchy with granular forecasts of the item mix to improve forecast accuracy. It provides a statistically sound, objective foundation for your sales and operations planning process (S&OP). Smart Demand Planner’s collaborative workbench enables forecast overrides to be applied, imported, reviewed, and approved by authorized users driving the consensus plan. Forecast accuracy is measured, helping ensure that the best possible forecast is delivered to the business at both the aggregate and item mix levels. The result is more efficient sales planning, budgeting, production scheduling, ordering, and inventory planning.Screenshot of Smart Inventory Optimization (SIO™) is available on Smart’s Inventory Planning and Optimization Platform, Smart IP&O. It delivers inventory policy decision support and the means to share, collaborate, and track the impact of your inventory planning policy. This can help realize millions in savings by improving customer service and reducing excess stock. You can forecast metrics such as service level, fill rate, holding costs, ordering costs, and stock out costs. Users can identify overstocks and understocks, adjust stocking policie when demand changes, share proposed policies with other stakeholders, collect feedback, and establish a consensus inventory plan. And unlike traditional inventory planning systems that rely on rule of thumb approaches or require the user to arbitrarily set suboptimal service level targets, Smart Inventory Optimization prescribes the optimal service levels for you. Users can optionally assign service level constraints to ensure the optimization engine respects business rules. SIO provides the required inventory planning parameters for a variety of replenishment policies such as Reorder Point/Order Quantity, Min/Max, Safety Stock Planning, and Order Up to levels.Screenshot of Smart Operational Analytics (SOA™) is a native web reporting solution available on Smart’s Inventory Planning and Optimization Platform, Smart IP&O. It provides a fast, easily understood, current perspective on the state of your inventory, its performance against critical metrics, actual supplier lead times, opportunities to rebalance stocks across facilities, and helps you uncover root causes of operational inefficiencies. SOA automatically refreshes as often as you’d like providing all stakeholders immediate, up-to-date reporting on your operations and performance. You’ll have constant visibility of inventory levels, orders, shipments, and supplier performance to ensure you’ll always be in tune with the state of your operations and resolve issues before they become problems. Enhance visibility. Improve responsiveness. Increase your bottom line.