SystemsHead-to-head

SAP Business ByDesign vs SYSPRO

Both state a fit for companies in a similar size range and sit in comparable cost bands, which is why they turn up on the same shortlist. Everything below is drawn from the two vendor records, each of which cites its sources. Any other pairing can be built in the comparison tool, including ones we do not generate a page for.

8 sources cited13 modules in commonReviewed September 2026

Build requirements for the demo

01Fact sheet

CriterionSAP Business ByDesignSYSPRO
Company size fit20–1,000 employees20–1,000 employees
Cost bandMid-marketMid-market
DeploymentCloudCloud, Hybrid, On-premise
Regions servedAPAC, EMEA, North AmericaAPAC, EMEA, North America
CategoriesAccounting, ERPAccounting, ERP
Industries namedManufacturing, Professional services, WholesaleManufacturing, Wholesale
HeadquartersWalldorf, GermanyJohannesburg, South Africa

Rows in ink differ between the systems; rows in grey are shared.

02Positioning

How Stackmark characterises each system, in its own words, from the sourced record.

SAP Business ByDesign

SAP’s older two-tier cloud suite for subsidiaries and smaller companies. SAP has stopped selling it to new customers, so the live question for existing users is where to migrate.

SYSPRO

Privately held mid-market ERP focused narrowly on manufacturers and distributors, founded in 1978 and sold through regional offices and partners.

03Module coverage

Every module either system documents, side by side. A module both list is a shared claim, not a statement that the two implementations are equivalent.

ModuleSAP Business ByDesignSYSPRO
Asset managementModerateModerate
Business intelligenceModerateModerate
CRMCoreModerate
EcommerceModerateModerate
Field serviceVia partnerNot offered
Financial managementCoreCore
HR and payrollModerateVia partner
Inventory managementModerateCore
Manufacturing managementModerateCore
ProcurementCoreCore
Project managementCoreModerate
Quality managementModerateCore
Supply chain managementCoreCore
Warehouse managementModerateCore

Core Moderate Via partner Not offered Not checked

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04Sources

SAP Business ByDesign4

  1. [1]SAP Business ByDesign: Delisting & Migration | ERP Researchhttps://www.erpresearch.com/en-us/sap-business-bydesign-overview · retrieved 2026-09-07
  2. [2]SAP Business ByDesign | Overviewhttps://www.sap.com/products/erp/business-bydesign.html · retrieved 2026-09-07
  3. [3]SAP Help Portal | SAP Online Helphttps://help.sap.com/docs/SAP_BUSINESS_BYDESIGN · retrieved 2026-09-07
  4. [4]SAP Business ByDesign | Featureshttps://www.sap.com/products/erp/business-bydesign/features.html · retrieved 2026-09-07

SYSPRO4

  1. [1]SYSPRO ERP Review 2026: Best for Mid-Market Manufacturers? | ERP Researchhttps://www.erpresearch.com/en-us/syspro-erp-overview · retrieved 2026-09-07
  2. [2]ERP Software for Manufacturing & Distribution | Sysprohttps://www.syspro.com/ · retrieved 2026-09-07
  3. [3]ERP Software | Enterprise Resource Planning | ERP Product | SYSPROhttps://us.syspro.com/product/erp-software/ · retrieved 2026-09-07
  4. [4]ERP Products & Solutions: Multi-Industry & Modular | Sysprohttps://www.syspro.com/product/erp-software/ · retrieved 2026-09-07