# Alternatives to SAP S/4HANA SAP S/4HANA is SAP's enterprise resource planning suite covering finance, supply chain, manufacturing, and procurement, offered as SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition, SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition, or an on-premise deployment. CRM, HR/payroll, and e-commerce are delivered through separately licensed SAP products (Sales Cloud, SuccessFactors, and Commerce Cloud) that integrate with the core ERP rather than shipping as native modules. Pricing is contact-sales only, billed on a subscription basis for the cloud editions. SAP S/4HANA ranks #6 of 8 in ERP, with an Alt Score of 70. It is proprietary, sold by subscription and available on the web. 12 of 12 checklist rows are verified against a public source. Source: https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/sap-s4hana/ Category: ERP ## Overview - **Who it's for**: Large and midsize enterprises that need a single ERP system for finance, supply chain, manufacturing, and procurement, deployed either in SAP's cloud or on the customer's own infrastructure. - **What you get**: Core financial accounting and general ledger, inventory and warehouse management, MRP-based manufacturing planning, and procurement, plus governance/risk/compliance and multi-entity, multi-currency reporting; CRM, HR/payroll, and e-commerce require the separately licensed SAP Sales Cloud, SuccessFactors, and Commerce Cloud products. - **How it works**: Customers subscribe to SAP S/4HANA Cloud (Public or Private Edition) under a contact-sales agreement, or license the on-premise edition for installation at their own facilities under SAP's General Terms and Conditions; other SAP products connect to the core ERP via SAP Integration Suite and prebuilt integrations. ## Profile - **License**: Proprietary (verified 2026-08-03) - **Pricing model**: Subscription (verified 2026-08-03) - **Platforms**: Web - **Status**: active (verified 2026-08-03) ## Ranked alternatives | # | App | Alt Score | Licence | Platforms | |---|-----|-----------|---------|-----------| | 1 | [Tryton](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/tryton.md) | 93 | GPL-3.0-or-later | Windows, macOS, Linux, Web | | 2 | [Dolibarr](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/dolibarr.md) | 89 | GPL-3.0-or-later | Windows, macOS, Linux, Web | | 3 | [Dynamics 365 Business Central](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/dynamics-365-business-central.md) | 78 | Proprietary | Web, Windows, iOS, Android | | 4 | [Epicor Kinetic](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/epicor-kinetic.md) | 78 | Proprietary | Web | | 5 | [Acumatica](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/acumatica.md) | 74 | Proprietary | Web, iOS, Android | | 6 | [Infor CloudSuite](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/infor-cloudsuite.md) | 70 | Proprietary | Web | | 7 | [Oracle NetSuite](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/netsuite.md) | building | ? | ? | Alt Score = Verified coverage (90%) + Visibility (10%). See https://altcatalog.com/how-alt-score-works/ ## Feature comparison Legend: Yes / No / Partial / ? (not verified). | ERP checklist | SAP S/4HANA | Tryton | Dolibarr | Dynamics 365 Business Central | Epicor Kinetic | Acumatica | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Pricing model | Subscription | Free | Free | Subscription | Subscription | Subscription | | Starts at | ? | Free | Free | $8.00/user/mo | ? | ? | | License | Proprietary | GPL-3.0-or-later | GPL-3.0-or-later | Proprietary | Proprietary | Proprietary | | Platforms | Web | Windows, macOS, Linux, Web | Windows, macOS, Linux, Web | Web, Windows, iOS, Android | Web | Web, iOS, Android | | Self-hostable | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Open source | No | Yes | Yes | Partial | No | No | | Accounting and general ledger | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Inventory and warehouse | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Manufacturing (MRP) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | | Purchasing and procurement | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | CRM module | Partial | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes | Yes | | HR and payroll module | Partial | ? | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | | E-commerce module | Partial | Yes | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | | Multi-currency | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Multi-company | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Free tier | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | ## Sources Sources for SAP S/4HANA. Each alternative is sourced on its own page. - **License**: Proprietary — (verified 2026-08-03) - **Pricing model**: Subscription — (verified 2026-08-03) - **Platforms**: Web — (verified 2026-08-03) - **Status**: active — (verified 2026-08-03) - **Self-hostable**: Partial — (verified 2026-08-03) - **Open source**: No — (verified 2026-08-03) - **Accounting and general ledger**: Yes — (verified 2026-08-03) - **Inventory and warehouse**: Yes — (verified 2026-08-03) - **Manufacturing (MRP)**: Yes — (verified 2026-08-03) - **Purchasing and procurement**: Yes — (verified 2026-08-03) - **CRM module**: Partial — (verified 2026-08-03) - **HR and payroll module**: Partial — (verified 2026-08-03) - **E-commerce module**: Partial — (verified 2026-08-03) - **Multi-currency**: Yes — (verified 2026-08-03) - **Multi-company**: Yes — (verified 2026-08-03) - **Free tier**: No — (verified 2026-08-03) --- Ranked by verified data, never by who paid. https://altcatalog.com/trust/