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SAP S/4HANA vs Bling

SAP S/4HANA logo

SAP S/4HANA

Software

Enterprise resource planning for digital transformation

From
$5000/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Bling logo

Bling

Software

Brazilian ERP for invoicing, orders, marketplace integration and inventory

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: 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; Bling entry Cobalto plan at R$60/month caps marketplace and API orders at 200 per month, with only 60 MB of data storage and 1.2 GB of file storage

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which SAP S/4HANA and Bling actually diverge.

Attributes where SAP S/4HANA and Bling differ
AttributeSAP S/4HANABling
Starting price$5000/monthOn request
PlatformsCloud, Windows, LinuxWeb
Founded1972Unknown

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 SAP S/4HANA

  • Financial management
  • Supply chain management
  • Procurement
  • Inventory management
  • Human resources
  • SAP Analytics Cloud
  • SAP SuccessFactors
  • SAP Ariba

Only in Bling

Nothing recorded that SAP S/4HANA does not also cover.

What people use each for

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

SAP S/4HANA

  • Digital transformationnot Bling
  • Financial consolidationnot Bling
  • Supply chain optimizationnot Bling
  • Business intelligencenot Bling

Bling

No use cases recorded yet. See the Bling review.

Where each one falls short

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

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

Bling

  • Entry Cobalto plan at R$60/month caps marketplace and API orders at 200 per month, with only 60 MB of data storage and 1.2 GB of file storage
  • The top Elite tier is priced only by custom quote rather than a published figure, unlike the three tiers below it

Pricing, plan by plan

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

Bling

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Bling review.

Which should you pick?

Choose SAP S/4HANA if

  • You need financial management.
  • You work on Cloud, Windows, Linux.
  • You also want supply chain management.
SAP S/4HANA review

Choose Bling if

Nothing in the data separates Bling from SAP S/4HANA on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Bling review

Questions people ask

Is SAP S/4HANA or Bling better?
Neither clearly leads. SAP S/4HANA starts at $5000/month and Bling at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, SAP S/4HANA or Bling?
SAP S/4HANA starts at $5000/month and Bling at On request.
Does SAP S/4HANA or Bling run on more platforms?
SAP S/4HANA runs on Cloud, Windows, Linux. Bling runs on Web.
What is SAP S/4HANA best used for?
SAP S/4HANA is most often used for digital transformation, financial consolidation, supply chain optimization, business intelligence. Of those, digital transformation and financial consolidation are not what Bling is typically brought in for.
What can SAP S/4HANA do that Bling cannot?
SAP S/4HANA covers Financial management, Supply chain management, Procurement, Inventory management.
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