Software · head to head
Kingdee vs SAP S/4HANA
SAP S/4HANA
Software
Enterprise resource planning for digital transformation
- From
- $5000/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Kingdee no price, plan tier or cost driver is published on the site; the only routes are a demo request form, an email address and a sales phone number; 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: Kingdee covers Supply chain, SAP S/4HANA covers Supply chain management.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Kingdee and SAP S/4HANA actually diverge.
| Attribute | Kingdee | SAP S/4HANA |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $300/month | $5000/month |
| Platforms | Cloud, On-premise, Hybrid | Cloud, Windows, Linux |
| Founded | 1993 | 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 Kingdee
- Supply chain
- Manufacturing
- Chinese regulatory compliance
- Local payment systems
- Custom modules
- Data localization
- User access control
- Compliance tools
Only in SAP S/4HANA
- Supply chain management
- Procurement
- SAP Analytics Cloud
- SAP SuccessFactors
- SAP Ariba
- Enterprise-grade encryption
- Role-based access control
- Audit trails
Both cover
- Financial management
- Inventory management
- Human resources
- Third-party systems
- Cloud support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Kingdee
- Enterprise resource planning covering financial management and accountingnot SAP S/4HANA
- Human resources and payroll managementnot SAP S/4HANA
- Supply chain and manufacturing operations managementnot SAP S/4HANA
SAP S/4HANA
- Digital transformationnot Kingdee
- Financial consolidationnot Kingdee
- Supply chain optimizationnot Kingdee
- Business intelligencenot Kingdee
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Kingdee
- No price, plan tier or cost driver is published on the site; the only routes are a demo request form, an email address and a sales phone number
- No currency, minimum user count or contract term is stated for any product line
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
Kingdee
$300/month- Core$300/month
- Financial management
- Inventory
- Basic supply chain
- Enterprise$800/month
- Complete ERP
- Manufacturing
- Advanced 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 Kingdee if
- You need supply chain.
- You work on Cloud, On-premise, Hybrid.
- You also want manufacturing.
Choose SAP S/4HANA if
- You need supply chain management.
- You work on Cloud, Windows, Linux.
- You also want procurement.
Questions people ask
- Is Kingdee or SAP S/4HANA better?
- Neither clearly leads. Kingdee starts at $300/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, Kingdee or SAP S/4HANA?
- Kingdee starts at $300/month and SAP S/4HANA at $5000/month.
- Does Kingdee or SAP S/4HANA run on more platforms?
- Kingdee runs on Cloud, On-premise, Hybrid. SAP S/4HANA runs on Cloud, Windows, Linux.
- What is Kingdee best used for?
- Kingdee is most often used for enterprise resource planning covering financial management and accounting, human resources and payroll management, supply chain and manufacturing operations management. Of those, enterprise resource planning covering financial management and accounting and human resources and payroll management are not what SAP S/4HANA is typically brought in for.
- What can Kingdee do that SAP S/4HANA cannot?
- Kingdee covers Supply chain, Manufacturing, Chinese regulatory compliance, Local payment systems. SAP S/4HANA covers Supply chain management, Procurement, SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP SuccessFactors. Both handle Financial management, Inventory management, Human resources, Third-party systems.