ERP & Business Operations · head to head
SAP S/4HANA vs DEAR Systems
SAP S/4HANA
ERP & Business Operations
Enterprise resource planning for digital transformation
- From
- $5000/month
- Rated
- -
DEAR Systems
ERP & Business Operations
Cloud inventory management for growing businesses
- From
- $249/month
- Rated
- -
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; DEAR Systems dEAR Systems is sold as Cin7 Core and priced on the Cin7 pricing page
- They diverge on capability: SAP S/4HANA covers Financial management, DEAR Systems covers Inventory control.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which SAP S/4HANA and DEAR Systems actually diverge.
| Attribute | SAP S/4HANA | DEAR Systems |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $5000/month | $249/month |
| Platforms | Cloud, Windows, Linux | Cloud, Web, Mobile |
| Founded | 1972 | 2012 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (ERP & Business Operations).
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 DEAR Systems
- Inventory control
- Purchase orders
- Sales orders
- Manufacturing
- Accounting integration
- Xero
- QuickBooks
- Shopify
Both cover
- Cloud support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
SAP S/4HANA
- Digital transformationnot DEAR Systems
- Financial consolidationnot DEAR Systems
- Supply chain optimizationnot DEAR Systems
- Business intelligencenot DEAR Systems
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
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
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
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
DEAR Systems
$249/month- Standard$249/month
- 5 users
- Inventory management
- Order management
- Retailing$399/month
- 10 users
- POS integration
- B2B portal
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.
Choose DEAR Systems if
- You need inventory control.
- You work on Cloud, Web, Mobile.
- You also want purchase orders.
Questions people ask
- Is SAP S/4HANA or DEAR Systems better?
- Neither clearly leads. SAP S/4HANA starts at $5000/month and DEAR Systems at $249/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, SAP S/4HANA or DEAR Systems?
- SAP S/4HANA starts at $5000/month and DEAR Systems at $249/month.
- Does SAP S/4HANA or DEAR Systems run on more platforms?
- SAP S/4HANA runs on Cloud, Windows, Linux. DEAR Systems runs on Cloud, Web, Mobile.
- 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 DEAR Systems is typically brought in for.
- What can SAP S/4HANA do that DEAR Systems cannot?
- SAP S/4HANA covers Financial management, Supply chain management, Procurement, Inventory management. DEAR Systems covers Inventory control, Purchase orders, Sales orders, Manufacturing. Both handle Cloud support.