Microsoft Dynamics vs SAP: Which Should You Choose?

With the current shift towards digitalization, more and more organizations in the economic sectors are starting to use Enterprise Resource Planning or ERP. This system is a software that can run overall management for various businesses. It provides automated ways to handle many office tasks, which in the past, consumes a lot of time. Thus ERP makes the business process run smoothly and more efficiently. It can also help companies operate with lesser manpower for arduous tasks which is impossible before.

Although ERP is a big blessing to different industries, one can only utilize its benefits if one knows and understands the system well. In fact, the lack of competencies in using ERP can even cost your company more than the profit it could give. Thus, you have to understand the pricing, integration and support system by heart. Your chosen ERP partner, be it SAP or Microsoft Dynamics Partner must also be able to provide the assistance you need to maximize the ERP in your business.

So here, we listed some comparisons to help you choose between the two leading ERP provider in Singapore, Microsoft Dynamics and SAP.

Affordability

When buying ownership of software, it is very important that you know which one is more affordable than the other. Of course, affordability should not compromise the quality of the product. But before we get to the more technical aspect, let’s compare the price.

SAP offers a full ERP service including their storage which is known as SAP HANA. In Singapore, large companies often use SAP as it provides certain benefits which fit their requirements. As for the price, SAP is a quotation based ownership. The service provider will give you a complete quotation depending on the requirements you present them. Thus, there is no room for customising the plans.

On the other hand, Microsoft Dynamics have several plans. It includes a free trial, premium plans, and customised plans. You will have a lot of options to make your ERP more affordable by opting out of the features you deemed unnecessary.

User Experience

UI is very crucial in choosing the right ERP for your company. These two ERP providers actually have varying user experience which fit for certain companies.

For instance, Microsoft Dynamics is preferred by some companies in Singapore due to its web-based interface. It allows real-time access to software from different places.

Meanwhile, SAP is used by large and more traditional companies since it has relatively simple UI and is not customisable which fits the need of most large companies and business chains.

Features

SAP offers a complete set of ERP tools but isn’t open for customisation. However, the good thing about SAP is that it allows many third parties software to be used alongside the system.

In Microsoft Dynamics, the features are customisable. You can even decide which feature stays and which isn’t, or add some in the future. However, the downside is that it is limited to Microsoft add-ons only.

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