Question

Write between 500 to 1000 words about the differences between S.A.P and Sage

Answer 1

	SAP	SAGE
Overview	SAP Business One is industry-leading ERP software used to manage all aspects of business. Appropriate for businesses that have outgrown Sage 50.	Sage 50 is a common purpose small business accounting software.
Prestige	70% of the world economy transactions run on an SAP system.	Ireland and the UK’s most popular basic accounting software.
Target Customers	Growing small & mid-size businesses with accounting along with business management needs.	Small businesses with limited budget and basic accounting requirements.
Number of Users	Unlimited users and role specific privileges.	20 users maximum
Business Area	Accounting & Financials Inventory & Distribution Sales & CRM Purchasing & Operations Mobility Real-time Reporting	Accounting
Software Type	Standalone, On Premise, Cloud	Standalone, Cloud
Platforms	Desktop, Mobile, Cloud	Desktop, Cloud
Features	19 features for business management.	7 features for accounting.
Multi-Currency Support	It supports exchange rate changes for specified period or per transaction. Value of foreign creditors and debtors can be changed.	Only one exchange rate can be set per currency. It’s not possible to alter the value of foreign debtors or creditors.
Stock Control	Stock can be controlled in multiple warehouses for multiple locations. It gives the ability to restrict which warehouse should hold which stock items.	Stock cannot be controlled location-wise.
Financials	Flexible number and length of accounting periods.	12 calendar months are set in each financial year.
CRM	CRM is integrated in as part of the software. Track marketing activities, sales opportunities, manages campaigns, service contracts and much more.	Only track calls and set reminders for a particular customer.
Workflow	Streamlines workflow with customising work-space in order to meet each user’s individual requirements. Automatically forward tasks to certain users.	None
Inventory Management	It handles all of the inventory management functions. Allows flexible pricing structures. It ensures you have the most updated and detailed inventory information as and when you need.	No stock traceability, locations or individual customer stock codes.
Production & Manufacturing	Have in-built Production & Manufacturing modules.	Not supported
MRP	It has integrated MRP module that predicts demand of materials based on the existing stock and sales orders. Parameters can also be adjusted considering what-if scenarios.	Not offered
Increased Data Volumes	There’s no limit on the data such as products, orders, customers and vendors entered.	After a certain number of transactions, the performance declines and system slows down.
Custom Reports	Built-in Crystal Reports and custom queries, enables creating and publishing reports, charts, dashboards and KPIs.	Sage Report writer and Excel plugin available.