Sources :
SAP :
http://www.sap.com/hk/solutions/sme/index.epxMicrosoft Dynamics NAV :
http://www.tectura-asia.com/hk/tectura_ax.htmTo compare and define which ERP is the most suitable for a company use.
We must first investigate into their features, functions, pricing, available editions, technology etc between the two providers.
In SAP:
Features & functions
there are 3 types of ERP software:
SAP Business One
SAP Business by Design
SAP Business All-in-one
The main different of them are classified as different company size to use this software: SAP Business One - up to 100 employees.SAP Business by Design - 100 to 500 employees.SAP Business All-in-one- up to 2,500 employees.
Available editions & technology
Those provides different categories for the different company using :
mySAP Enterprise Portal
mySAP Supply Chain Mgmt.
mySAP Customer Relationship Mgmt.
mySAP Supplier Relationship Mgmt.
mySAP Product Lifecycle Mgmt.
mySAP Marketplace
mySAP Business Intelligence
mySAP Financials
mySAP Human Resources
mySAP Mobile Business
Industry Solutions
mySAP Technology..etc.Pricing
The pricing are as below,SAP Business One - $20,000 for 5 users.SAP Business by Design- $149 per user per month. (Starting at 25 users.)SAP Business All-in-one - depends on the features selected.
SAP is famous among the ERP software because they have long history(over 30 years) in providing this kind of services worldwide.
In Microsoft Dynamics NAV:
Available editions, technology
They provide small and midsize businesses a powerful yet cost-effective ERP solution that can be tailored for a company. It can support customization and add-on software to meet industry or other specific needs. In addition, it can adapt as a growing business needs more power and functionality.
There are seven main categories :Financial ManagementHuman Resource ManagementManufacturing ManagementProject ManagementSales, Marketing and Services ManagementSupply Chain Management
Features, functions
They provides:
Collaboration of alliance and partnership.
Training and coaching programs
Profit sharing and referral fee models
Project implementation support such as joint deployment and post go-live project support and future assistance
Pricing
Microsoft Dynamics NAV claim that they have the program of Tectura Solution Framework, it is especially designed for customer to check which software is best for their company. That means, the pricing is depend and it will know when you provide information to Microsoft Dynamics NAV and get the quotation from them.
The popularity of using Microsoft Dynamics NAV in Hong Kong is higher than SAP. Also the Microsoft Dynamics NAV is the highest recognition available
ERP system is a well data-managed system in different business fields. It will definitely help the company if once installed it. And now the main problem to solve is finding the well suit one to apply into our company. Therefore, I will get the SAP and Microsoft Dynamics NAV quotation.
As it is a long term business, we cannot deny the possibility to grow of a business .Therefore , the availability of the ERP software to expand , upgrade and increase the number of user is an important concern too .