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SAP S/4HANA vs Global Shop Solutions

SAP S/4HANA logo

SAP S/4HANA

ERP & Business Operations

Enterprise resource planning for digital transformation

From
$5000/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Global Shop Solutions logo

Global Shop Solutions

ERP & Business Operations

Cloud and on-premise ERP for small manufacturers

From
$500/month
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; Global Shop Solutions no price or price range is published; the pricing page collects business details and returns a quote instead
  • They diverge on capability: SAP S/4HANA covers Supply chain management, Global Shop Solutions covers Manufacturing.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which SAP S/4HANA and Global Shop Solutions actually diverge.

Attributes where SAP S/4HANA and Global Shop Solutions differ
AttributeSAP S/4HANAGlobal Shop Solutions
Starting price$5000/month$500/month
PlatformsCloud, Windows, LinuxCloud, On-premise, Web
Founded19721985

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

  • Supply chain management
  • Procurement
  • Human resources
  • SAP Analytics Cloud
  • SAP SuccessFactors
  • SAP Ariba
  • Enterprise-grade encryption
  • Role-based access control

Only in Global Shop Solutions

  • Manufacturing
  • Order management
  • Reporting
  • REST APIs
  • EDI
  • QuickBooks
  • Encryption
  • Access controls

Both cover

  • Financial management
  • Inventory management
  • Third-party systems
  • Cloud support

What people use each for

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

SAP S/4HANA

  • Digital transformationnot Global Shop Solutions
  • Financial consolidationnot Global Shop Solutions
  • Supply chain optimizationnot Global Shop Solutions
  • Business intelligencenot Global Shop Solutions

Global Shop Solutions

  • ERP for discrete manufacturers running job shops and make to order productionnot SAP S/4HANA
  • Shop floor data collection and schedulingnot SAP S/4HANA
  • Running manufacturing ERP on premise, in the cloud or as SaaSnot 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

Global Shop Solutions

  • No price or price range is published; the pricing page collects business details and returns a quote instead
  • Licensing is by concurrent user, meaning the number of employees in the system at once, rather than by named seat
  • Cost is split into an upfront charge plus an ongoing quarterly charge rather than a single subscription
  • Graphical shop floor interfaces carry their own upfront and ongoing quarterly cost on top of the base licence
  • No minimum user count, implementation fee or contract term is published

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

Global Shop Solutions

$500/month
  • Starter$500/month
    • Basic ERP
    • Inventory management
    • Financial module
  • Premium$1500/month
    • Advanced modules
    • Manufacturing
    • Priority support

Which should you pick?

Choose SAP S/4HANA if

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

Choose Global Shop Solutions if

  • You need manufacturing.
  • You work on Cloud, On-premise, Web.
  • You also want order management.
Global Shop Solutions review

Questions people ask

Is SAP S/4HANA or Global Shop Solutions better?
Neither clearly leads. SAP S/4HANA starts at $5000/month and Global Shop Solutions at $500/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, SAP S/4HANA or Global Shop Solutions?
SAP S/4HANA starts at $5000/month and Global Shop Solutions at $500/month.
Does SAP S/4HANA or Global Shop Solutions run on more platforms?
SAP S/4HANA runs on Cloud, Windows, Linux. Global Shop Solutions runs on Cloud, On-premise, 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 Global Shop Solutions is typically brought in for.
What can SAP S/4HANA do that Global Shop Solutions cannot?
SAP S/4HANA covers Supply chain management, Procurement, Human resources, SAP Analytics Cloud. Global Shop Solutions covers Manufacturing, Order management, Reporting, REST APIs. Both handle Financial management, Inventory management, Third-party systems, Cloud support.
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