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What is the difference between ERP and sap software?

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Question added by Indar Nagar
Date Posted: 2016/04/26
Raju Prasad
by Raju Prasad , Basis specialist , Dxc technologies

ERP is for Enterprise Resource Planning. ERP software is a suite of business applications such as accounting, sales or payroll. The key difference between the ERP version of these applications and the stand alone versions is integration. The applications share the same technical architecture, database, look and feel, and processing standards. SAP is one of the worldâ??s largest software vendors of ERP systems

Deleted user
by Deleted user

SAP is the name of the company founded in1972 under the German name (Systems, Applications, and Products in Data Processing) is the leading ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software package. 

ERP is a package with the techniques and concepts for the integrated management of business as a whole, for effective use of management resources, to improve the efficiency of an enterprise.

Nazar Ali
by Nazar Ali , Marine Engineer

THE DIFFERNCE IS THAT ERP IS MOST COMMON USEABLE THAN SAP

Titilope Morounkeji
by Titilope Morounkeji , Warranty Administrator , Coscharis Motors Limited. Km 32, Lekki-Epe Expressway

SAP is system application product while ERP is a suite of integrated applications

Deleted user
by Deleted user

ERP is a collection of Business process Integration Software, whereas SAP is a Provider of ERP software. For Example we have Sony Laptop, Samsung Laptop and Lenovo Laptop. Laptop is a product which is being provided by different companies. likewise, ERP is software which can be provided by SAP, Oracle and Microsoft.

Ajibul Hakim
by Ajibul Hakim , Asst. Engineer , Young Zhen Metal Ind. Ltd.

ERP is Enterprice resource planning and SAP is a software which is run based on ERP.

Geraint Bosman
by Geraint Bosman , Maintenance Planning Coordinator , Exxaro Resources pty (LTD)

ERP(Enterprise Resource Planning) is a type of software solution available from multiple companies such as IBM, Oracle etc. SAP is only one of those companies who provide ERP software. The reason why the word "SAP" is so popular is because the software was a pioneer of its type and is still at the forefront of ERP solution development compared to there rivals and has managed to do so across a multitude of industries. 

Muhammad Rehman
by Muhammad Rehman , Senior Store In-charge , Ahemd oil & Ghee industry

ERP & SAP both are good databases but very  thing  have some specil feature that  are not availed in their previous version or other competitors versions.

Some companies use ERP in their starting   but later the want batter software so the use SAP .

SAP also contains numbers of version developed by year to year.

 

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