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What is the top erp in the market right now? SAP, Infor, IFS?
I’ve heard a lot of talk about SAP, Infor, and IFS. Who has the top erp right now?
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I'd say it depends on how you define "top". Currently most wanted, most implemented or best systems. There is a big difference between those. When it comes to evaluating systems then in my experience SAP is still the system that Finance departments want most often. That doesn't mean that it is the best one though. The reasons for SAP’s popularity have often nothing to do with how well it fits the requirements of a company and what ROI it provides. Reasons often are: career focused employees think that it's very beneficial to have experience with SAP on their resumes (Fortune XX companies as potential future employers), SAP is seen as more prestigious than other systems ("all the big companies have SAP so we need to have it"), influential decision makers have worked with the system somewhere else before and don't want to learn something new, decision makers won't get blamed personally for implementing the wrong system if "everyone else has it" etc. Decisions for systems are not just made based purely on which one is rationally the best for a company. I found that especially in public companies decision making has a lot to do with the career goals of individuals. Long story short: my point is that the "top" systems are not necessarily "top" because they are the best. They might not be "top" for your company at all.
Dear Wayne,
All of them have their own strengths, its a usually saying one size doesn't fit all. So whats best depend on
1. Industry vertical you are considering for.
2. Size of the organization.
3. Expected growth in years to come.
4. Present IT Skill level.
5. Key Challenges as of today
In case you can provide this information I can help you. Write to me at rishibansal@merinoservices.com
Rishi
Wayne, my short answer is "what Karin said." My slightly longer answer: if you haven't done so yet, you should immediately download and explore the recently updated Focus Midmarket/Enterprise ERP Solutions Comparison Guide at http://www.focus.com/research/comparison-guides/erp/comparison-guide-midmarke.... The best solution is the one that meets your needs, and once you have a handle on those needs, the Comparison Guide should help you identify at least a few candidate solutions that promise to match them most closely. Then you can contact the vendors and see which ones are the strongest potential partners for your company. Good luck, and please make sure to share your experiences and results with the Focus community!
All of the above points are very true. I would also say...only the one that fits the organization's needs is the best. Besides, It really depends on if the price of the software falls in the company's budget, whether it's an on-promise solution or on-demand one, the number of users supported, what vertical it can be, and whether it is customizable to satisfy certain needs.
Wayne,
The "it depends" pops up a lot in this thread and is valid. You need to look at what type of organization you are, what are your specific needs, and then map that to what the ERP solutions provide. All three of the providers you mention offer good solutions but target different markets. SAP typically targets large organizations and is the most costly of the three solutions (their implementations will be in the 5 times software costs for services), IFS is at the upper end of Tier 2 going into Tier 1 companies (and has the deployment costs to go along with that, IFS direct will quote 2.5 - 3 times software costs for services) with a US presence that isn't very strong, Infor has several ERP solutions so I am assuming you are referring to their most modern solution (SyteLine) which is targeted to the Small & Medium Business space (implementation cost will be in the 1 - 1.25 times software costs for services) only targets manufacturers and has a strong US presence. All good packages, with very different customer profiles.
Regards,
Bill
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