Software · head to head
DEAR Systems vs SAP S/4HANA
DEAR Systems
Software
Cloud inventory management for growing businesses
- From
- $249/month
- Rated
- -
SAP S/4HANA
Software
Enterprise resource planning for digital transformation
- From
- $5000/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 S/4HANA listed on G-Cloud 14 by SAP (UK) Limited at £22 to £367 per licence per month for GROW with SAP S/4HANA Cloud
- They diverge on capability: DEAR Systems covers Inventory control, SAP S/4HANA covers Financial management.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which DEAR Systems and SAP S/4HANA actually diverge.
| Attribute | DEAR Systems | SAP S/4HANA |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $249/month | $5000/month |
| Platforms | Cloud, Web, Mobile | Cloud, Windows, Linux |
| Founded | 2012 | 1972 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
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 S/4HANA
- Financial management
- Supply chain management
- Procurement
- Inventory management
- Human resources
- SAP Analytics Cloud
- SAP SuccessFactors
- SAP Ariba
Both cover
- Cloud 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 S/4HANA
- Manufacturing with bills of materials and material requirements planningnot SAP S/4HANA
- Syncing stock and orders with Xero or QuickBooks Onlinenot SAP S/4HANA
- Multi warehouse stock control across unlimited locationsnot SAP S/4HANA
SAP S/4HANA
- Digital transformationnot DEAR Systems
- Financial consolidationnot DEAR Systems
- Supply chain optimizationnot DEAR Systems
- Business intelligencenot 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 S/4HANA
- Listed on G-Cloud 14 by SAP (UK) Limited at £22 to £367 per licence per month for GROW with SAP S/4HANA Cloud
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 S/4HANA
$5000/month- Cloud Standard$5000/month
- Core ERP functionality
- Cloud deployment
- Real-time analytics
- Cloud Premium$8000/month
- Advanced features
- AI and ML capabilities
- Priority support
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 S/4HANA if
- You need financial management.
- You work on Cloud, Windows, Linux.
- You also want supply chain management.
Questions people ask
- Is DEAR Systems or SAP S/4HANA better?
- Neither clearly leads. DEAR Systems starts at $249/month and SAP S/4HANA at $5000/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, DEAR Systems or SAP S/4HANA?
- DEAR Systems starts at $249/month and SAP S/4HANA at $5000/month.
- Does DEAR Systems or SAP S/4HANA run on more platforms?
- DEAR Systems runs on Cloud, Web, Mobile. SAP S/4HANA runs on Cloud, Windows, Linux.
- 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 S/4HANA is typically brought in for.
- What can DEAR Systems do that SAP S/4HANA cannot?
- DEAR Systems covers Inventory control, Purchase orders, Sales orders, Manufacturing. SAP S/4HANA covers Financial management, Supply chain management, Procurement, Inventory management. Both handle Cloud support.