The team at Leverage Technologies has written previous blogs discussing the cost of implementing SAP Business One (SAP B1) and we have received feedback that readers want more specific guidelines on SAP Business One price/costs to implement.

There are a number of factors to be considered when implementing SAP Business One (SAP B1) and each of these factors will have an influence on pricing and the cost to implement SAP Business One.

Factors that influence the cost to implement SAP Business One include:

• Functional requirements,
• Data conversation,
• Geography,
• Reporting requirements,
• Skillset of users,
• Number of users,
• Integration requirements,
• Development requirements.

That being said let’s look at three examples of system implementations for SAP Business One and the associated investment required.

What does it cost to implement SAP Business One (basic implementation) – 8 users – Finance / Distribution? This estimate assumes the implementation of SAP Business One for a small distribution business that has outgrown basic accounting software and wants to move towards a more complete (fully integrated) ERP solution. Inclusions – finance, inventory, basic warehouse management, standard reporting and business intelligence dashboards. Total solution pricing estimates: 8 users of SAP Business One (cloud) = $1,800 per month, support = $400 per month, implementation, training and system configuration = $40,000 (once-off SAP Business One service investment – standard SAP Business One reporting is used and minimal configuration is required. Usually one company, one location).

What does it cost to implement SAP Business One (typical implementation) – 25 users – Finance, Distribution, mobility, business intelligence reporting and CRM requirements? This SAP Business One cost estimate assumes a reasonably sophisticated set of business requirements for a medium-sized distribution business. Total solution pricing estimates: 25 users of SAP Business One (cloud) = $5,000 per month, support = $1,000 per month, implementation, training and system configuration = $80,000 (once-off SAP Business One services investment). This implementation of SAP Business One assumes a functional footprint that includes finance, distribution, Material Requirements Planning, inventory (perhaps with advanced warehouse management), assembly and customer-specific reporting, analytics and business intelligence.

What does it cost to implement SAP Business One (comprehensive implementation) – 50 users – Finance, Distribution, manufacturing, mobility, business intelligence reporting and CRM requirements? This SAP Business One cost estimate assumes a complex implementation of finance, distribution and manufacturing with multiple data conversion points and customer-specific reporting. Total solution pricing estimates: 50 users of SAP Business One (cloud) = $9,000 per month, support = $2,000 per month, implementation, training and system configuration = $140,000 (once-off SAP Business One services investment). This implementation of SAP Business One assumes a functional footprint that includes finance, distribution, Material Requirements Planning, inventory (with advanced warehouse management), manufacturing, multi-site implementations and customer-specific reporting, analytics and business intelligence.

Let’s not forget that these numbers are only guidelines. SAP Business One can be implemented for a lot less than the $50,000 quoted above – depending on the business requirements and several other related factors.

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