ERP COMPARISON MATRIX 2021

Find the right fit

An Independent Comparison of Oracle, NetSuite, SAP, Microsoft and Infor

MỤC LỤC

Vendor Overview ........................................................................................... 1

Transformation Measures:Digital Business Transformation ..................... 3

Types of Systems:Single ERP system vs. Best-of-breed .......................... 6

Resources: Internal vs. External .................................................................. 8

The Investment: Project cost ....................................................................... 8

ABOUT GIMASYS ........................................................................................ 11

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VENDOR OVERVIEW

The battle between Oracle, NetSuite, SAP, Microsoft and Infor isn’t likely to be

settled any time soon. The good news is that this gives organizations a variety of

choices when it comes to Tier 1 ERP systems.

These vendors also have just as strong of a focus on cloud technology, as Oracle,

NetSuite and SAP do. The cloud focus of each of these four vendors is discussed

below:

SAP’s customers benefit from the

vendor’s heavy investment in research

and development, especially in cloud

technology. For example, SAP has

developed iot and machine learning

capabilities throughout their entire

portfolio. Even midmarket companies

are able to benefit from these features

as sap allows customers to gradually

implement functionality over time.

Oracle provides a full stack of cloud

options, including saas applications for

every business function, market segment

and industry vertical. Oracle’s cloud

strategy also includes a suite of analytics

and data management solutions. All these

applications run on top of the oracle cloud

infrastructure, which is available in nearly

every corner of the globe.

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Every year, Microsoft invests heavily in

developing new data centers to support

its cloud capabilities. Cloud customers

are able to leverage their existing

microsoft investments to take

advantage of the vendor’s entire

platform of additional functionality.

Microsoft’s cloud solutions for crm and

erp have been growing quickly in terms

of adoption.

Instead of one product to serve all

industries, Infor has invested in creating

industry specific cloudsuites for a variety

of subverticals. Each of these products is

a full suite that goes beyond erp to include

CRM, HCM and more. Infor has a flexible

approach for customers that move to the

cloud – customers can transition each of

their applications over time.

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Transformation Measures:

DIGITAL BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION

According to Third Stage Consulting Report 2020, all of the 05 solutions

appeared in top 10 ERP systems recommendations for Digital Transformation that

businesses should be considering in 2021 and beyond.

#8. Infor M3 and CloudSuite

Infor M3 and CloudSuite are especially attractive to mid-size manufacturing and

distribution organizations, particularly those looking for a lower-cost, less complex,

and lower-risk options to SAP S/4HANA or Oracle ERP Cloud.

#6. SAP S/4HANA

SAP appears to be investing heavily to remediate gaps in its core S/4HANA

system, and it is still among the best two to three options for many larger enterprises.

#3. Oracle ERP Cloud

The product’s relative flexibility also supports emerging ERP best of breed

models, which can result in an attractive cost, risk profile, and business benefits.

#2. Microsoft Dynamic 365

The product provides a good deal of flexibility to customize workflows and

integrate to other systems, which can mitigate implementation risk and optimize ROI.

#1. Oracle NetSuite ERP

The industry’s pioneer cloud ERP system is in a great spot now that other

vendors are struggling to prematurely rush their cloud offerings to market. Add the

fact that NetSuite seems to be finally capitalizing on the strength of Oracle’s financial

and organizational resources, and the product moves to the top of our list for the first

time.The product holds up well in comparisons of NetSuite vs. D365 and other

systems.

Today, more and more companies have advanced into the digital age. By

optimizing their technology, they are enabling significant transformation and driving

the growth of their businesses.

ERP solutions have a significant role to play in digital transformation; they allow

geographically dispersed organizations to manage all their business operations using

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a single system. And although they were notorious for being complex to implement

and difficult to manage without expensive and time-consuming customization, that

whole dynamic has changed, thanks to advances in cloud technology.

According to Gartner, digital business transformation is “the process of

exploiting digital technologies and supporting capabilities to create a robust

new digital business model.” Respondents were asked to describe their initiative

as either a digital business transformation (according to Gartner’s definition) or an

ERP implementation.

Digital Business Transformation is MOST COMMON among SAP and

Oracle customers and LEAST COMMON among Infor customers.

Oracle & SAP offers a large number of cloud-based products and services and

maintains a large cloud ecosystem. The cloud is important to digital transformation

because of the opportunity it presents to modernize processes and business models.

While Infor customers were less likely to do digital transformations compared to other

vendor customers surveyed.

Mainly businesses have three priorities: Gaining new customers, Reducing

operational costs, and Growing profits consistently. However, major difficulties are,

profit margins are less due to inefficiencies and an increase in operating costs.

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As a product of Oracle, NetSuite Cloud ERP help to reduce the operating cost

by automating repetitive tasks and improves inventory management along with the

shipment of the fast order. With these, companies grow much faster in terms of quality,

usability, intelligence, and mobility.

NetSuite ERP impacts digital transformation majorly. It brings drastic changes

in customized process automation. ERP systems give businesses digital benefits like

cloud-based solutions to manage their essential business functions like inventory

management, resource management, accounting, finance management, order

management, procurement management, and production management. It allows you

to access data and reports at any time, anywhere.

NetSuite ERP System and Digital Transformation

Automation Tasks

NetSuite ERP software allows you to focus on productive work. It reduces the

manual task work, eliminates the multiple data entry, the chance of human error is

reduced. Since all your data is saved on a cloud platform you can access it anywhere,

anytime, you only need internet connections. However, it also automatically backs up

your data so you do not need to worry about data loss.

Visibility Across Organization

NetSuite ERP software provides excellent visibility to your business. It provides

360° operational views of your business. It helps you to take real-time decisions faster.

Each department can communicate with each other in real-time. Enhance, provide

transparency in your business.

Financial Processes

NetSuite’s ERP gives complete financials and reporting functionality for your

companies at every level, allowing them to reduce costs by automating manual tasks,

reducing errors. “So” the cost of staff is reduced.

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Types of Systems:

SINGLE ERP SYSTEM VS. BEST-OF-BREED

Implementing different systems for different business functions is known as a

best-of-breed strategy. While this used to have negative connotations, integration

tools have evolved to the point that many of the historic risks of best-of-breed

solutions aren’t as big of a threat as they used to be.

Infor customers prefer Single ERP systems.

Infor provides industry-specific solutions offering broad and deep functionality,

which gives customers little reason to look elsewhere. In addition Infor has a wide

range of integrated add-ons for specific functionality within its CloudSuite product,

which some customers say still takes some configuration, set up and training effort.

Microsoft customers prefer Single ERP systems, but often opt for Best-of- breed.

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Microsoft supports an extensive ecosystem of partners, products and services that

enhance Microsoft’s own systems. For example, LogMeIn, a provider of remote work

tools, recently announced that its co-browsing solution is now certified and available

for Dynamics 365 Omnichannel for Customer Service.

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Resources: INTERNAL VS. EXTERNAL

During implementation, the project may become a full-time job for your internal

core team. Based on the size of your company, this team may still be doing their day

job, as well. If at all possible, you should try to take your core team off of their day job.

Oracle customers use the most

external resources.

Oracle offers a large number of diverse

products that require deep product

knowledge. This requires external

expertise.

Microsoft customers use the most

internal resources.

Microsoft customers use the standard

Microsoft technology stack, which is

prevalent in the market and allows for

more self-service development and

deployment.

The Investment: PROJECT COST

Organizations that completed implementation of an SAP product spent the most

on their projects.

SAP has diverse products and technologies, which can be difficult and/or

expensive to implement. In addition, the vendor’s customers include organizations

from a wide range of industries, many of which are large, complex enterprises.

The SAP products that were implemented included ECC, S/4HANA, Business

ByDesign and SuccessFactors. Organizations implementing these products

purchased an average of 655 licenses - significantly more than customers of other

vendors.

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Organizations that completed implementation of a Microsoft product spent the

least on their projects.

Microsoft focuses on a smaller set of products and markets. In addition, the

vendor’s large partner ecosystem drives down implementation hourly fees. Finally,

smaller companies are more likely to buy Microsoft, and smaller implementations are

often faster and more affordable.

The Microsoft products that were implemented included Dynamics 365 Business

Central and Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations (which is now two

applications: Dynamics 365 Finance and Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management).

Organizations implementing these products purchased an average of only 255

licenses.

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SUM UP: When you’re considering which ERP system to go with, you need to

get the full picture on pricing. The license fee is just one part of the expenditure. To

ensure your software investment delivers value, you need to consider all the moving

parts that make an ERP project successful. And that means planning the full project

scope budget with your eyes wide open.

Here are some examples of how top ERPs are priced and how that could

inform your implementation budget. Remember to expect implementation to cost at

least 100% of the ERP itself.

NetSuite ERP: Pricing based on users, modules, and add-ons. To get a

quote based on your needs, you’ll need to contact the vendor directly. Be ready

with your requirements checklist to get the most accurate figure.

For more information about NetSuite ERP costs, please see more: https://g-

erp.co/chi-phi-trien-khai-netsuite-erp-trong-doanh-nghiep/

Oracle ERP: Pricing based on feature bundle. Oracle ERP Cloud has three

pricing tiers:

Financial Reporting plan - $175/month.

Advanced Financial Controls - $80 per user per month

Advance Access Controls package - $150/user per month.

SAP S/4HANA: Priced by deployment. SAP ERP pricing isn’t made public. To

get a quote, you have to visit the vendor’s website. The type of deployment you

need will dictate your plan and the pricing.

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ABOUT GIMASYS

Since being founded in 2004, with more than 16 years of experience, Gimasys

has become one of the leading companies in the field of providing digital

transformation solutions for businesses, as well as a reliable and prestigious partner

for information technology projects. With technological capabilities recognized by

customers nationwide, Gimasys is confident in the abilities of providing powerful

solutions and services, in order to support maximum business growth.

Gimasys has established partnerships and become a leading provider of major

Technology Corporations in the world such as Oracle, Salesforce, Google, Tableau,

MuleSoft, AWS. With this close connection, Gimasys affirms that it always catches

up with the latest technology trends and is always ready to meet the needs of

business innovation.

Website: https://g-erp.co/

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