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SAP Business ByDesign

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Last updated March 10th, 2026

# Reviews of SAP Business ByDesign

Ease of use

4.0

Customer Service

4.1

## Pros and Cons in Reviews

AH

Aneury H

Maintenance Sup.Food & Beverages, 10,001+ employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years.

“Overall ASP is a great asset to the company from being able to create work orders to Ordering parts to being able to manage work order schedule or time.“

July 21, 2025

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shweta t

SAP consultantComputer Software, 201 - 500 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months.

“Navigation modules some time required too many clicks and very less customization options .“

April 28, 2025

FH

Freda H

Vice President Sr. Manager Operations and TechnologyCapital Markets, 10,001+ employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years.

“The software integrates across all functions throughout the business operations into one single platform seamlessly it provides real time analytics, and its scalability will be needed for future growth“

March 8, 2025

TM

Terry M

Senior AnalystMining & Metals, 10,001+ employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years.

“the user interface seems outdated, the theme is only compatible with windows XP, many functions are hard to navigate“

March 7, 2025

SB

Saravana B

Area ManagerMarketing and Advertising, Self-employedUsed the software for: 1-2 years.

“Clients by and large value SAP Business ByDesign for its easy to understand interface, consistent joining between various business capabilities inside a solitary stage, simplicity of overseeing providers and buy orders, and the capacity to rapidly convey the framework contrasted with other ERP applications, making it ideal for moderate sized organizations searching for an exhaustive cloud-based arrangement with smoothed out processes.“

February 13, 2025

VK

Varun K

Senior ExecutiveTextiles, 5,001 - 10,000 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years.

“It lacks any of the high end analytical abilities which are commonly seen in BI based applications.“

February 14, 2025

CR

Cory R

OpsTransportation/Trucking/Railroad, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years.

“This is making it easier for our company to grow and manage operations across different functions.“

November 10, 2025

VK

Varun K

Senior ExecutiveTextiles, 5,001 - 10,000 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years.

“It does not support 360 degree customizations feasible in sap.“

February 14, 2025

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Raphael P.  
Steel Designer  
Civil Engineering  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Working faster and perfect UX"

February 20, 2025

5.0

I really like using the software, it makes my job easier and more fluid.

Pros

The UX and user interface, it is so interactive that catched me and it makes possible for me to work faster.

Cons

Few times I felt that I had so much data on my view.

Review Source

VK

Varun K.  
Senior Executive  
Textiles  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Perfect ERP streamlining business processes"

February 14, 2025

4.0

Its an apt erp solution of a organization which is easier to implement, easy to understand and maintain.

Pros

It includes almost all the modules which required in an organization and is apt for a small and medium scale company.

Cons

1) It lacks any of the high end analytical abilities which are commonly seen in BI based applications. 2) It does not support 360 degree customizations feasible in sap. 3) In organizations, integrations are required with machines and other applications, which is difficult or not completely possible with SAP business ByDesign.

Alternatives considered

[JD Edwards EnterpriseOne](https://www.capterra.com/p/212037/JD-Edwards-EnterpriseOne/)

Reason for choosing SAP Business ByDesign

SAP is famous erp solution and the feedback for sap is highly appreciated.

Review Source

Elizabeth O.  
Lead dispatcher-administrative  
Accounting  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Not worth it"

January 4, 2025

3.0

This was pretty bad... honestly if you own a small business you would be better off having your employees keep track of their own hours by use of a time tracker app.

Pros

Time keeping abilities were pretty spot on.

Cons

So pretty much everything, it wasnt user friendly, always having problems with my login credentials, not letting me enter in hours worked etc.

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MD

Michelle D.  
Online Marketing  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Administration "

May 3, 2025

5.0

My overall experience with SAP ByDesign is that it works fast and effectively.

Pros

What i like about SAP By Design is the accuracy and due diligence it provides in a short period of time.

Cons

I have no negative connotations to say about this product as it's a stabd alone and meets great criteria.

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BC

Bien C.  
Systems and Service Operation Analyst  
Food Production  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "SAP Business ByDesign Review"

May 2, 2025

4.0

Overall SAP Business ByDesign is a solid cloud-based ERP solution that balances comprehensive functionality with scalability, making it well-suited for mid-sized businesses. It shines in offering real-time analytics, streamlined integration across departments, and industry-specific modules that support diverse business needs.

Pros

It provides an all-in-one suite, ensuring businesses can manage various operations without needing multiple disconnected systems.

Cons

While it's designed to be an all-in-one solution, businesses with highly specific needs may find it less flexible than larger SAP solutions.

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FH

Freda H.  
Vice President Sr. Manager Operations and Technology  
Capital Markets  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "SAP Business ByDesign continues to maintain a solid relevance in business"

March 8, 2025

5.0

The SAP Business ByDesign is an integral part of the ByDesign ecosystem that brought consistent system high availability which is an important KPI factor for any system being utilized along with establishing a single platform with multiple functionalities.

Pros

SAP Business ByDesign a cloud-based ERP software used mostly by small to medium size businesses. The software integrates across all functions throughout the business operations into one single platform seamlessly it provides real time analytics, and its scalability will be needed for future growth

Cons

SAP decided to stop developing new features for Business by Design in 2023

Review Source

SB

Saravana B.  
Area Manager  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "SAP Business ByDesign user review."

February 13, 2025

5.0

SAP Business ByDesign permits clients to get to and computerize everything under one rooftop. Prepare to smooth out every one of the cycles start to finish. SAP Business ByDesign execution helps your business venture from the underlying stage. It gives degree to additional options as in when your business develops.

Pros

Clients by and large value SAP Business ByDesign for its easy to understand interface, consistent joining between various business capabilities inside a solitary stage, simplicity of overseeing providers and buy orders, and the capacity to rapidly convey the framework contrasted with other ERP applications, making it ideal for moderate sized organizations searching for an exhaustive cloud-based arrangement with smoothed out processes.

Cons

The short response is a direct result of "history". The long response is "Have you looked at most up to date SAP UX offering, fundamentally Fiori"??? The SAPGUI had history returning to the 80s, even 70s, of character based "full screen" interface, in those days, you can't draw a lot of on the screen, and positions were considered lines/segments with generally normal "goal" to be 80x25 of characters, each position must be one of the 128 ASCII characters (stretched out to 256 later). To fit that much data into that restricted network, "excellence" wasn't really important. You might abhor the "exchange code" thing yet it was a particularly effective approach to "exploring" to your most usually utilized highlights without boring through many layers of menus, easy routes, and so forth. With every one of the clients spread across many years of various arrivals of SAP programming, the SAPGUI needed to keep up with in reverse similarity, and that implies it should have the option to appropriately deliver screens that was planned quite a while back. So you know the test of "enhance" SAP arrangements. This prompts the long response - have you attempted Fiori. Fiori is the new SAP UX standard that totally online, and new ground up. It doesn't straightforwardly replaces SAPGUI (it could incorporate BSP and WebDynpro), all things being equal, it is working one next to the other with SAPGUI with objectives of new functionalities are moving towards Fiori interface — most single capability end UIs will be Fiori rather than SAPGUI, power clients then again have a higher opportunity of need to utilize some SAPGUI. So later on, need for SAPGUI will diminish, and ideally one day it won't be required. So indeed, when you have client begun utilizing your item quite a while in the past, it is a pledge to continue to help them, and that is the short response to your inquiry.

Review Source

AH

Aneury H.  
Maintenance Sup.  
Food & Beverages  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "SAP Review"

July 21, 2025

5.0

Overall ASP is a great asset to the company from being able to create work orders to Ordering parts to being able to manage work order schedule or time.

Pros

I like How easy it is to create and/or find work orders and send/or find parts request or ordering it.

Cons

UI is not as fast as expected to respond, Alse having to reset and/or login every time you wake up your computer is a bit of a hassle.

Review Source

RD

Richard D.  
Service Technician  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "SAP an underrated tool "

April 25, 2025

5.0

Overall, it is a great application to track inventory, but it is hard to pick up right from the get-go.

Pros

How it tracks my inventory. It provides all the information given to me when requested. The app also never seems to crash so it is optimized well.

Cons

This app is not beginner friendly. Meaning that new users don't really have a tutorial on how to use the basic functions. Older employees tend to pass down their knowledge of how to use the application. The menus are accessed by a 6-digit code. If you don't remember the code, good luck trying to find them manually.

Review Source

CR

Cory R.  
Ops  
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Outside parts sales "

November 10, 2025

5.0

This is making it easier for our company to grow and manage operations across different functions. Game changer.

Pros

Very easy to use with minimal training. Very user friendly. It’s cloud based so you can use it anywhere.

Cons

Sometimes retrieving data for analysis that has generating reports can be very time consuming. Overall love it.

Review Source

RS

Rhys S.  
Sales Manager  
Apparel & Fashion  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Extensive, all encompassing business ERP system"

February 5, 2020

5.0

Implementation of SAP Bydesign across our companies means we have one system across all companies so reporting can be on a local or global level. The gold partner support is excellent and ongoing system improvements good.

Pros

Reliable cloud based adaptable ERP software that is ideal for multi-company, multi-country, multi-curency business management. Out teams accross the globe can access live data across warehouses, production, logistics, sales and finance. Enable as much or as little as required in implementation. Web services enable it to talk to other systems if needed.

Cons

Occasional minor back end issues take some time to resolve if they are not business critical. The CRM module and app are not user friendly and not feature rich like some other systems avaliable. We have integrated our SAP Bydesyn with Hubspot CRM

Alternatives considered

[Synthesia](https://www.capterra.com/p/198045/Enact/)[Dynamics 365](https://www.capterra.com/p/157279/Dynamics-365/)[NetSuite](https://www.capterra.com/p/135757/NetSuite/)[Kinetic](https://www.capterra.com/p/249741/Kinetic/)

Reason for choosing SAP Business ByDesign

Had all the functionality and was suitable for an SME, whereas most of the other multi currency systems were too large, and would have cost too much and taken too long in implementation.

Switched from

[Synthesia](https://www.capterra.com/p/198045/Enact/)[Dynamics 365](https://www.capterra.com/p/157279/Dynamics-365/)[NetSuite](https://www.capterra.com/p/135757/NetSuite/)[Kinetic](https://www.capterra.com/p/249741/Kinetic/)

We use Sage Accounts, Orderwise Stock Management and Goldmine CRM, and had to have separate systems in different countries. We needed a multi currency ERP solution, we looked at 5 systems and settled on SAP Bydesign

Review Source

AD

Allen D.  
Operations Manager  
Food & Beverages  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Business support with ease!!"

March 2, 2025

5.0

Very happy with my overall experience with SAP.

Pros

Loved their AI usage, made it extremely easy to incorporate into my business

Cons

Didn't really like the layout of the website - sometimes it could be confusing.

Review Source

AR

Asim R.  
Administrative Accountant  
Accounting  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Just amazing"

March 5, 2025

5.0

And awesome experience that was so easy to use

Pros

The overall usage and interface is awesome

Cons

Well generally the customer support needs some improvements

Review Source

JH

Judy H.  
Owner  
Apparel & Fashion  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "Handmade Jewelry "

May 4, 2025

5.0

My overall experience was very good I would recommend it to others

Pros

Very easy to understand and use the step by step instructions

Cons

Some of the pages loaded fast and some pages loaded slowly..

Review Source

NW

Nathaniel W.  
Account Executive  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Sap review "

May 4, 2025

4.0

Pros

Useful we use it to help sort opportunities within the business.

Cons

Can be complicated unless smoothed over by someone well versed in it.

Review Source

BP

Brandon P.  
Practice Coordinator  
Hospital & Health Care  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "My thoughts on SAP Business ByDesign"

March 5, 2025

5.0

My overall experience with SAP Business byDesign has been a great one. While I use this product once in a while it's a great resource to have.

Pros

What I liked most of SAP Business byDesign was the user experience. Very easy to use.

Cons

A dislike I have about SAP Business byDesign is the small bugs it has. This is typical with any product but it's not the end all be all. It's still a great product.

Review Source

ML

Marie L.  
Medical Doctor  
Medical Practice  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "SAP IS GREAT"

March 2, 2025

5.0

Great experience using SAP! It’s very easy to use.

Pros

The ease of access is unmatched! SAP is far superior than it’s competitors.

Cons

I cannot speak on that. SAP has met my expectations.

Review Source

PD

PJ D.  
Manager CEO  
Food & Beverages  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Happy with ByDesign"

April 23, 2025

4.0

It helps with the organization of our inventory and helps manage our buys before events

Pros

Very well constructed application, it seems to have more detailed organization than most others in this space

Cons

I do not have any issues with this product at this current time. Happy with it.

Review Source

DB

DONNA B.  
Account administration lead  
Construction  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Sap Business"

January 9, 2025

5.0

over all the program is a great product and the customer service is awesome

Pros

I can submit invoices for payment and see the status of the invoice very easily

Cons

It was a little difficult to learn to navigate but that was probably more user error then anything else lol

Review Source

FG

FATMA G.  
Dealer Management Specialist  
Automotive  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Good solution for small and mid enterprises"

April 23, 2021

4.0

Overall i was very satisfied with the product, it is futuristic and offers efficiency for small businesses. But they need to offer more trainings to use this ERP system very efficiently.

Pros

It is very good that SAP has also thought to develop ERP system for small and mid business enterprises. These enterprises has generally messy documentation and financing systems, so when you have this ERP system, it makes your job very easy. Just like Business One for big companies, they offer what is necessary for small and mid companies. You can enter your order, follow your invoices, track your budget with account receivables and payables, Also the report are very useful. The list goes on.

Cons

The least i can say is like Business One system, you need to spend some extra time to enter manual, it is mostly challenging in the beginning. You need to fill all data for CRM system, so when you skip making these, you are not using CRM system efficiently.

Review Source

AN

Angela N.  
Controller  
Logistics and Supply Chain  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Do not even think about implementing this without the proper staff, who are also trained"

January 19, 2021

3.0

I do not like it and find it difficult to work with.

Pros

SAP is very robust and I suspect with proper training and the correct implementation team, it would really help with the everyday functioning of the company.

Cons

I am not a fan of SAP BYD because it is cumbersome and difficult to use without intense proper training. It is European based and not intuitive at all, so those combined make it difficult to find what you need and get it to work correctly for you. I'm not shy about trying things on my own, but I find myself giving up and reaching out to our AMS team, which results in charges for help.

Reason for choosing SAP Business ByDesign

Same as above, I wasn't here when that decision was made. I joined the company a week before implementation began.

Review Source

RS

Rodrigoº S.  
Commercial Director  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "SAP Business ByDesign the real cloud ERP"

June 26, 2018

5.0

It is a true ERP in the cloud, with all the advantages of being 100% web, it is a solution in HTML5, with which you can manage it 100% on your tablet or mobile phone. It has BI and CRM, that surpasses the traditional ERPs and with Hana accounts with very good operating performance.

Pros

SAP Business ByDesign is an ERP very easy to use, to implement and that allows to have 360º information of the whole company in real time. It is very easy to learn to use by the end users. It has very good integrated BI reports. It's the beautiful SAP

Cons

SAP does not do much promotion to the product, to success stories and not much is known about its strengths in what the cloud managed by SAP itself. I consider the ERP's weakness in advanced manufacturing functions, in the management of mass purchases and in the capacity of large batches of information.

Review Source

VR

Verified Reviewer  
Key Account Manager  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Accounting tool for you "

October 30, 2018

5.0

I was able to automate certain processes in the business thanks to SAP.

Pros

Able to customize the software as per the business requirements was something I needed and there you go I found SAP Business.

Cons

Took me little time to get familiar with the product. But overall I love it because of the report creation and it is cloud based.

Review Source

Vitor P.  
Senior Financial Analyst  
Banking  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Powerful tool for decision making"

June 19, 2019

4.0

A powerful tool for decision making and business insights.

Pros

The tool does not require IT investment to be implemented.

Cons

The tool is not accessible if you are not familiar with SAP products.

Review Source

Gonzalo C.  
Systems management engineer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "System management"

November 17, 2022

4.0

Pros

Managing the system requires knowledge of the tools to be used to obtain maximum use of the system.

Cons

Basic knowledge is needed Sap Business ByDesign

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