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SAP software solutions for small businesses and midsize companies, including SAP Business One, SAP Business ByDesign, and SAP Business All-in-One, provide the depth of information you need for complete visibility into business processes, helping you drive operational excellence, efficiency, smart decision making, and growth. Compare the software to find the best fit for your business needs.

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Expand All Collapse All	SAP Business One	SAP Business ByDesign	SAP Business All-in-One
Overview
Summary	A single, integrated application to manage your entire business	The best of SAP, delivered on-demand as a software-as-a service (SaaS)	A comprehensive, integrated industry solution to power your business end-to-end
Best Fit
Best fit for companies that…	Have outgrown packaged accounting-only software and need to replace multiple, nonintegrated applications	Need to replace point solutions, manual processes and spreadsheets	Have outgrown current point solutions, legacy systems or ERP systems
Solution Highlights
Supports industry-specific needs
Company size/number of employees	Up to 100	100-500	Up to 2,500
Configuration and customisation	Customisable for specific industry and business needs using the published software development kit (SDK)	Software can be configured in a business language that users understand.	Easily configured to meet the business requirements of midsize companies in any industry
Partner network		In 2009, the "Early Partner Program" includes a few select partners, with plans to expand in the future.
Industry Support
Automotive	**
Aerospace & Defence
Banking
Chemicals	**
Consumer Products	**
Defence & Security
Engineering, Construction & Operations	**
Healthcare
Higher Education & Research
High Tech	**
Industrial Machinery & Components	**
Insurance
Life Sciences
Manufacturing, Cross-Segment
Media	**
Mill Products
Mining	**
Oil & Gas
Professional Services
Public Sector
Retail	**
Telecommunications	**
Travel & Logistics Services
Utilities
Wholesale Distribution
IT Approach
IT staff/capabilities	Have limited or outsourced IT resources	Have limited or outsourced IT resources	Have in-house IT staff
On-premise
Hosting
On-demand
Implementation Time
Range	6-8 weeks	4-8 weeks	8-16 weeks
			6-8 weeks with the SAP Business All-in-One fast start program option
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES
Recommended solutions	Embedded analytics, ad hoc queries and standard reports; integrated with Crystal Reports software	Embedded analytics, ad hoc queries and standard reports; integrated with Crystal Reports software	Embedded best-practice reporting, based on best practice packages; integrated with SAP BusinessObjects Edge BI software

Expand All Collapse All	SAP Business One	SAP Business ByDesign	SAP Business All-in-One
Finance and Accounting
Financial accounting General ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, fixed assets accounting, bank accounting and inventory accounting
Management accounting Profitability accounting, project accounting and profit/cost centre accounting
Financial supply chain management, basic Receivables and invoice/payables management and collections
Financial supply chain management, complex Electronic bill presentment/payment, credit management and dispute management
Financial compliance, basic Segregation of duties
Financial compliance, advanced Risk management, whistle-blower complaints and management of internal controls
Cash and liquidity management Treasury, cash/liquidity management and bank communications
Reporting Financial close and reporting
Human Resources Management
Workforce management Employee administration, organisational management, time and attendance, payroll and legal reporting and processes and forms	*
Healthcare management Benefits management, and healthcare cost management
Travel and expense management Travel and expense management, global travel policy compliance and travel and expense analytics
Talent management Recruiting, career management, enterprise learning, employee performance management and compensation management
Project Management
Project and resource management Project planning and scoping, project scheduling and resource and time management	*
Sales processing Sales quotation and sales order processing
Project execution Time and attendance management, simulation planning of project alternatives and project analytics and documentation	*
Project accounting Detailed project planning and management, activity and cost monitoring and travel expense management	*
Project billing Time and expense billing, invoice/credit/debit memo creation/modification and integration with financial accounting
Product Development and Manufacturing
Product development Product definition, requirements gathering, development collaboration, sourcing of product components
Product data and document management Product structure and recipe management, change/configuration management and document management
Production planning and manufacturing, basic Materials planning (MRP), bills-of-material (BOM), production planning for discrete industries (MTO, CTO, ETO, MTS), capacity planning, shop-floor manufacturing and standard analytics and reporting
Manufacturing, advanced Lean, process, repetitive and flow manufacturing; integrated product/process engineering, integration with MES systems, manufacturing shift-related monitoring/reporting and outsourced manufacturing collaboration	*
Quality management Quality engineering (inspection; FMEA analysis; control plan; sampling procedure; and recipe, trial, change and supplier management); quality assurance (inspection, statistical process control, sample and batch management and traceability); quality improvement (problem/complaint management and corrective/preventative reporting); and audit management	*
Enterprise asset management Asset planning, procurement, maintenance and operations, decommission/disposal management, service parts and inventory management, fleet management, project management and asset analytics and performance optimisation
Purchasing and Supply Chain Management
Procurement, basic Requisitioning, operational sourcing, purchase request and order processing, contract processing and management, and invoice processing
Procurement, advanced Import/export compliance and purchase optimisation
Inventory management Inventory management (quantities), physical inventory management, LIFO/FIFO picking logic, production supply, task and resource management, and serial number and batch management
Warehouse management Cross-docking, handling unit management, quality management, automated workload release, yard management and monitoring of warehouse activity	*
Radio frequency/barcoding support Direct integration of mobile RF terminals and handhelds with scanning devices	*
Inbound and outbound logistics, basic Goods receipt and goods issue
Inbound and outbound logistics, advanced Shipping notification, work-in-process (receiving) monitoring, delivery/distribution and work-in-process (shipping) monitoring	*
Transportation management Shipping and freight costing
Marketing ***
Market development Market information management, lead management, target market definition, personalised direct mailings across multiple channels, response management
Segmentation and list management, basic Segmentation of customer database to create different target groups for use in marketing campaigns.
Segmentation and list management, advanced Multiple data source access, preview lists, customisable segmentation, sampling and splitting, predictive modelling, duplication, target group optimisation, clustering, data mining and decision trees
Campaign management Marketing calendar, multichannel campaign execution, personalised communications management, call lists and campaign analysis
Lead management, basic Creation, management, qualification and tracking of leads with manual disposition to sales for follow-up.
Lead management, advanced Multichannel lead management, automated qualification, lead generation from campaigns/lists/surveys, automated lead follow-up and closed-loop lead analysis/reporting
Sales ***
Pipeline performance management Analyse sales pipeline, what-if scenarios, quota planning and identification of pipeline changes and critical opportunities
Territory management Territory segmentation, assignment, and scheduling and organisational mapping
Account and contact management 360-degree view of accounting information, contact activity management and scheduling, relationship management and integrated e-mail/fax communications
Opportunity management Opportunity planning, competitive information, activity management and opportunity analysis
Sales quotation and order management Inquiry and quotation processing, sales order processing (configure, price and create sales orders; perform product determination and substitution; carry out pricing and availability checks), fulfilment synchronisation with ERP and billing
Contract processing Develop and manage value and quality contracts			**
Service ***
Service quotation and order management Inquiries and quotes, order capture, automatic business partner assignment, pricing, order validation check, fulfilment synchronisation with ERP, call list processing, multichannel interactions and service order analytics
Service contract management Service agreements, contract processing, contract and entitlement management, warranty/maintenance/SLA monitoring to identify new sales opportunities, service employee resource planning, and closed-loop analysis and reporting
Complaints and returns Knowledge management, complaints and returns processing, and complaints/returns analytics
Installed-base management Management of assets and configuration by customer, location and product type
Warranty management Customer/vendor warranties, product and warranty registration and warranty determination
Resource planning Service resource planning, assignment management, absences/attendance maintenance and resource master data
Interaction Centre ***
Telemarketing Campaign execution (call list assignment, interactive scripts and script effectiveness), lead management (lead generation and qualification) and personalisation (rule-based alert modelling/routing and scripting)
Telesales Account and contact management/processing, and quotation and order management
Help desk and shared service centre Information and IT help desk, service request and incident management, interaction records and history, information security profile, e-mail integration and service level management
Customer service and support Account identification, registered product identification, interaction history, content management integration, spare parts and services, logistics and financial integration, and complaints/returns processing and reporting
Help desk/ customer service and support, advanced Chat integration, interactive auto-suggest of solutions, predefined service product proposals
Knowledge management Access to multiple knowledge repositories, solution search, multilevel categorisation of business transactions, 360-degree view of account (fact sheet), and interaction history across channels and business scenarios
Interaction centre management Process modelling (rule-based alert modelling, routing and scripting); telephony integration (ANI); and monitoring/analysis of IC operations
Web Channel***
Web-enabled sales E-commerce sales platform: catalogue browsing, product search, shopping cart, check-out, and order status and history			**
Web-enabled service and support Knowledge management, service order management, installed base management and complaints and returns
Analytics and Standard Reports
Financial analytics and reports, predefined Financial and management reporting, profitability analytics and product/cost analytics
Operations analytics and reports, predefined core operations Sales planning, procurement, inventory/warehouse management, manufacturing, sales, and program/project analytics and reporting
Operations analytics and reports, predefined extended operations Transportation, customer service, quality management, and asset analytics and reporting	*
Workforce analytics and reports, predefined Workforce planning/benchmarking, workforce process and talent management analytics and reporting	*
Business Intelligence
Reporting, user defined Create, manage and deliver high-quality reports that can be "user" designed and deployed
Data visualisation and dashboard creation Consolidate company data into a single dashboard, so you can manage performance	*
Ad hoc reporting, query and analysis Create reports and dashboards "on the fly" and drill down on any data to understand "root causes" for course correction; supports multiple data sources

* Available through third-party ISV/partner add-ons
** Included in SAP Business All-in-One
*** Capabilities are integrated with SAP Business All-in-One and priced separately, unless otherwise noted.

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