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DEAR Systems vs SAP Concur

DEAR Systems logo

DEAR Systems

ERP & Business Operations

Cloud inventory management for growing businesses

From
$249/month
Rated
-
SAP Concur logo

SAP Concur

Accounting & Finance

Travel, expense, and invoice management

From
$29/month
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: DEAR Systems dEAR Systems is sold as Cin7 Core and priced on the Cin7 pricing page; SAP Concur listed on UK G-Cloud 14 at £0.21 to £9.70 per unit for SAP Concur Travel & Expense Professional Edition, submitted directly by SAP Concur, with the unit and billing period not further defined on the listing
  • They diverge on capability: DEAR Systems covers Inventory control, SAP Concur covers Expense management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which DEAR Systems and SAP Concur actually diverge.

Attributes where DEAR Systems and SAP Concur differ
AttributeDEAR SystemsSAP Concur
Starting price$249/month$29/month
PlatformsCloud, Web, MobileWeb, Ios, Android
CategoryERP & Business OperationsAccounting & Finance
Founded20121993

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in DEAR Systems

  • Inventory control
  • Purchase orders
  • Sales orders
  • Manufacturing
  • Accounting integration
  • Xero
  • QuickBooks
  • Shopify

Only in SAP Concur

  • Expense management
  • Travel booking
  • Invoice processing
  • Spend analytics
  • Policy compliance
  • SAP
  • Oracle
  • Workday

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

DEAR Systems

  • Inventory and order management for wholesale and e-commerce sellersnot SAP Concur
  • Manufacturing with bills of materials and material requirements planningnot SAP Concur
  • Syncing stock and orders with Xero or QuickBooks Onlinenot SAP Concur
  • Multi warehouse stock control across unlimited locationsnot SAP Concur

SAP Concur

  • Enterprise expense managementnot DEAR Systems
  • Corporate travelnot DEAR Systems
  • Invoice processingnot DEAR Systems

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

DEAR Systems

  • DEAR Systems is sold as Cin7 Core and priced on the Cin7 pricing page
  • The $349 per month Standard plan caps sales orders at 6,000 per year, includes 5 users and 2 e-commerce integrations
  • Material requirements planning requires the Pro plan at $599 per month
  • Advanced warehouse management requires the Advanced plan at $1,199 per month
  • Additional users, extra integrations, API access, forecasting and advanced automations all cost extra and are priced by the sales team
  • The Omni enterprise plan is custom priced with no published rate

SAP Concur

  • Listed on UK G-Cloud 14 at £0.21 to £9.70 per unit for SAP Concur Travel & Expense Professional Edition, submitted directly by SAP Concur, with the unit and billing period not further defined on the listing

Pricing, plan by plan

DEAR Systems

$249/month
  • Standard$249/month
    • 5 users
    • Inventory management
    • Order management
  • Retailing$399/month
    • 10 users
    • POS integration
    • B2B portal

SAP Concur

$29/month
  • Professional$8/month
    • Expense reporting
    • Receipt capture
    • Approvals
  • Premium$12/month
    • Travel booking
    • Invoice management
    • Analytics

Which should you pick?

Choose DEAR Systems if

  • You need inventory control.
  • You work on Cloud, Web, Mobile.
  • You also want purchase orders.

Choose SAP Concur if

  • You need expense management.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want travel booking.

Questions people ask

Is DEAR Systems or SAP Concur better?
Neither clearly leads. DEAR Systems starts at $249/month and SAP Concur at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, DEAR Systems or SAP Concur?
DEAR Systems starts at $249/month and SAP Concur at $29/month.
Does DEAR Systems or SAP Concur run on more platforms?
DEAR Systems runs on Cloud, Web, Mobile. SAP Concur runs on Web, Ios, Android.
What is DEAR Systems best used for?
DEAR Systems is most often used for inventory and order management for wholesale and e-commerce sellers, manufacturing with bills of materials and material requirements planning, syncing stock and orders with xero or quickbooks online, multi warehouse stock control across unlimited locations. Of those, inventory and order management for wholesale and e-commerce sellers and manufacturing with bills of materials and material requirements planning are not what SAP Concur is typically brought in for.
What can DEAR Systems do that SAP Concur cannot?
DEAR Systems covers Inventory control, Purchase orders, Sales orders, Manufacturing. SAP Concur covers Expense management, Travel booking, Invoice processing, Spend analytics. Both handle Web support.

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