What are the main alternatives to SAP S/4HANA?

23 other erp tools are listed in this directory, led by DEAR Systems, Fishbowl, Infor CloudSuite, MRPeasy. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.

What is the best free alternative to SAP S/4HANA?

7 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: MRPeasy, Tryton, Axelor, Dolibarr, ADempiere.

Is there a cheaper alternative to SAP S/4HANA?

Yes. 7 of the alternatives below start under SAP S/4HANA's $5000/month: DEAR Systems at $349/month, Fishbowl at $4395/one-time, Infor CloudSuite at $2500/month, MRPeasy at Free, then $49/month.

Why do people look for an alternative to SAP S/4HANA?

On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: it costs more than the category median; there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.

Is there an open-source alternative to SAP S/4HANA?

None of the erp tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.

How were these SAP S/4HANA alternatives chosen?

They are the tools filed in the same category, ERP, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.

Where can I compare SAP S/4HANA against one of these directly?

Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against SAP S/4HANA covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.

Does this list cover every erp tool?

No. It covers what this directory holds in the ERP category, 23 tools beside SAP S/4HANA. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.

ERP · alternatives

Alternatives to SAP S/4HANA

23 erp tools sit alongside SAP S/4HANA in this directory. Below is what separates each from SAP S/4HANA on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.

Alternatives listed: 23
With a free tier: 7
Cheaper to start: 7
SAP S/4HANA starts at: $5000/month

Why people look past SAP S/4HANA

Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the SAP S/4HANA entry measured against the tools listed beside it.

It costs more than the category median

SAP S/4HANA starts at $5000/month. Across the 7 erp tools listed beside it that publish a price, the median entry point is $349/month.

There is no free tier

The record for SAP S/4HANA carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 7 of the 23 alternatives below can be used without paying.

What each alternative does differently

Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.

DEAR Systems

$349/month

Cloud inventory management for growing businesses

Starts $4651 a month cheaper, at $349/month.
4 tiers to SAP S/4HANA's 2.

SAP S/4HANA vs DEAR Systems DEAR Systems review

Fishbowl

$4395/one-time

Manufacturing and warehouse management for QuickBooks

Starts $605 a one-time cheaper, at $4395/one-time.
Sold on a one-time model rather than subscription.

SAP S/4HANA vs Fishbowl Fishbowl review

Infor CloudSuite

$2500/month

Industry-specific cloud ERP solutions

Starts $2500 a month cheaper, at $2500/month.

SAP S/4HANA vs Infor CloudSuite Infor CloudSuite review

MRPeasy

Free, then $49/month

Affordable cloud MRP for small manufacturers

Can be used without paying; SAP S/4HANA cannot.
Starts $4951 a month cheaper, at $49/month.

SAP S/4HANA vs MRPeasy MRPeasy review

Tryton

Free

Modular open source ERP in Python with a five year support window on major releases only

Can be used without paying; SAP S/4HANA cannot.
Sold on a Open source, no licence fee model rather than subscription.
1 tier to SAP S/4HANA's 2.

SAP S/4HANA vs Tryton Tryton review

Axelor

Free, then $35/month

French open source ERP and CRM with a low-code studio for changing the data model without forking

Can be used without paying; SAP S/4HANA cannot.
Starts $4965 a month cheaper, at $35/month.
Sold on a Per user per month model rather than subscription.
3 tiers to SAP S/4HANA's 2.

SAP S/4HANA vs Axelor Axelor review

Every SAP S/4HANA alternative at a glance

A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.

ERP alternatives to SAP S/4HANA
Tool	Entry price	Model	Tiers	Head to head
SAP S/4HANA (this page)	$5000/month	Subscription	2
DEAR SystemsCloud inventory management for growing businesses	$349/month	Subscription	4	vs SAP S/4HANA
FishbowlManufacturing and warehouse management for QuickBooks	$4395/one-time	One-time	2	vs SAP S/4HANA
Infor CloudSuiteIndustry-specific cloud ERP solutions	$2500/month	Subscription	2	vs SAP S/4HANA
MRPeasyAffordable cloud MRP for small manufacturers	Free, then $49/month	-	2	vs SAP S/4HANA
Tryton	Free	Open source, no licence fee	1	vs SAP S/4HANA
Axelor	Free, then $35/month	Per user per month	3	vs SAP S/4HANA
Dolibarr	Free	Open source, no licence fee	2	vs SAP S/4HANA
ADempiere	Free	Open source, no licence fee	1	vs SAP S/4HANA
iDempiere	Free	Open source, no licence fee	2	vs SAP S/4HANA
Apache OFBiz	Free	Open source, no licence fee	1	vs SAP S/4HANA
Omnea	On request	Quote	1	vs SAP S/4HANA
IFS Cloud	On request	Quote	1	vs SAP S/4HANA
Levelpath	On request	Quote	1	vs SAP S/4HANA
Rootstock	On request	Quote	1	vs SAP S/4HANA
Ivalua	On request	Quote	1	vs SAP S/4HANA
Zycus	On request	Quote	1	vs SAP S/4HANA
GEP SMART	On request	Quote	1	vs SAP S/4HANA
Tyler Enterprise ERP (Munis)	On request	Quote	1	vs SAP S/4HANA
Unanet	On request	Quote	3	vs SAP S/4HANA
QAD Adaptive ERP	On request	Quote	1	vs SAP S/4HANA
Zip	On request	Quote	1	vs SAP S/4HANA
Cin7 Core	$349/month	Subscription	3	vs SAP S/4HANA
Cin7	$349/month	Subscription	4	vs SAP S/4HANA

Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the SAP S/4HANA badges page.

Cheaper ways to solve the same problem

Free to start (7)

These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.

MRPeasy , Free, then $49/month
Tryton , Free
Axelor , Free, then $35/month
Dolibarr , Free
ADempiere , Free
iDempiere , Free
Apache OFBiz , Free

Cheaper than SAP S/4HANA (7)

Entry price under SAP S/4HANA's $5000/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.

DEAR Systems , $349/month
Fishbowl , $4395/one-time
Infor CloudSuite , $2500/month
MRPeasy , Free, then $49/month
Axelor , Free, then $35/month
Cin7 Core , $349/month
Cin7 , $349/month

What you would be giving up

SAP S/4HANA is most often brought in for an existing ecc customer facing the end of mainstream maintenance and choosing between migration and replacement, a multinational needing statutory compliance and consolidation across many countries in one system of record, a large manufacturer whose supply chain complexity exceeds what mid-market erp can model, a group standardising a fragmented estate of divisional erp systems onto a single template. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.

Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.

If SAP S/4HANA is broadly right and the question is cost, the SAP S/4HANA pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the ERP category lists everything the directory holds, and best erp tools ranks them.

SAP S/4HANA runs on cloud, windows, linux. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.

Questions about SAP S/4HANA alternatives

What are the main alternatives to SAP S/4HANA?: 23 other erp tools are listed in this directory, led by DEAR Systems, Fishbowl, Infor CloudSuite, MRPeasy. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
What is the best free alternative to SAP S/4HANA?: 7 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: MRPeasy, Tryton, Axelor, Dolibarr, ADempiere.
Is there a cheaper alternative to SAP S/4HANA?: Yes. 7 of the alternatives below start under SAP S/4HANA's $5000/month: DEAR Systems at $349/month, Fishbowl at $4395/one-time, Infor CloudSuite at $2500/month, MRPeasy at Free, then $49/month.
Why do people look for an alternative to SAP S/4HANA?: On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: it costs more than the category median; there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
What would I give up by switching from SAP S/4HANA?: SAP S/4HANA is most often brought in for an existing ecc customer facing the end of mainstream maintenance and choosing between migration and replacement, a multinational needing statutory compliance and consolidation across many countries in one system of record, a large manufacturer whose supply chain complexity exceeds what mid-market erp can model, a group standardising a fragmented estate of divisional erp systems onto a single template. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
Is there an open-source alternative to SAP S/4HANA?: None of the erp tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
How were these SAP S/4HANA alternatives chosen?: They are the tools filed in the same category, ERP, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
Where can I compare SAP S/4HANA against one of these directly?: Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against SAP S/4HANA covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
Does this list cover every erp tool?: No. It covers what this directory holds in the ERP category, 23 tools beside SAP S/4HANA. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.