ERP & Business Operations · head to head
Epicor vs SAP S/4HANA
Epicor
ERP & Business Operations
Cloud ERP for manufacturing and distribution companies
- From
- $750/month
- Rated
- -
SAP S/4HANA
ERP & Business Operations
Enterprise resource planning for digital transformation
- From
- $5000/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Epicor listed on UK G-Cloud at £65.82 per user per month for Epicor Kinetic, via supplier Epaccsys Ltd; 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: Epicor covers Manufacturing, SAP S/4HANA covers Supply chain management.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Epicor and SAP S/4HANA actually diverge.
| Attribute | Epicor | SAP S/4HANA |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $750/month | $5000/month |
| Platforms | Cloud, On-premise, Hybrid | Cloud, Windows, Linux |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (ERP & Business Operations), founded (1972).
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 Epicor
- Manufacturing
- Supply chain
- CRM
- Quality management
- Production planning
- Demand forecasting
- Analytics
- E-commerce
Only in SAP S/4HANA
- Supply chain management
- Procurement
- Inventory management
- Human resources
- SAP Analytics Cloud
- SAP SuccessFactors
- SAP Ariba
- Third-party systems
Both cover
- Financial management
- Compliance management
- Audit trails
- Cloud support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Epicor
- Production schedulingnot SAP S/4HANA
- Inventory managementnot SAP S/4HANA
- Order fulfillmentnot SAP S/4HANA
- Multi-plant managementnot SAP S/4HANA
SAP S/4HANA
- Digital transformationnot Epicor
- Financial consolidationnot Epicor
- Supply chain optimizationnot Epicor
- Business intelligencenot Epicor
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Epicor
- Listed on UK G-Cloud at £65.82 per user per month for Epicor Kinetic, via supplier Epaccsys Ltd
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
Epicor
$750/month- Starter$750/month
- Core ERP
- Manufacturing
- Financial management
- Professional$1500/month
- Advanced ERP
- Advanced CRM
- Analytics
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 Epicor if
- You need manufacturing.
- You work on Cloud, On-premise, Hybrid.
- You also want supply chain.
Choose SAP S/4HANA if
- You need supply chain management.
- You work on Cloud, Windows, Linux.
- You also want procurement.
Questions people ask
- Is Epicor or SAP S/4HANA better?
- Neither clearly leads. Epicor starts at $750/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, Epicor or SAP S/4HANA?
- Epicor starts at $750/month and SAP S/4HANA at $5000/month.
- Does Epicor or SAP S/4HANA run on more platforms?
- Epicor runs on Cloud, On-premise, Hybrid. SAP S/4HANA runs on Cloud, Windows, Linux.
- What is Epicor best used for?
- Epicor is most often used for production scheduling, inventory management, order fulfillment, multi-plant management. Of those, production scheduling and inventory management are not what SAP S/4HANA is typically brought in for.
- What can Epicor do that SAP S/4HANA cannot?
- Epicor covers Manufacturing, Supply chain, CRM, Quality management. SAP S/4HANA covers Supply chain management, Procurement, Inventory management, Human resources. Both handle Financial management, Compliance management, Audit trails, Cloud support.