# SAP S/4HANA alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 197 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where SAP S/4HANA holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://finance-ai-index.com/vendors/sap-s-4hana/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Odoo: 49
- Oracle NetSuite: 24
- ERPNext: 17
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central: 14
- Sage Intacct: 14
- SAP Business One: 4

## ERP systems

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name SAP S/4HANA (SAP S/4HANA is #12 of 12 at 0%).

- Odoo: first choice in 38 of those 84
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central: first choice in 12 of those 84
- ERPNext: first choice in 9 of those 84
- Sage Intacct: first choice in 9 of those 84
- Oracle NetSuite: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Zoho One: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Acumatica: first choice in 3 of those 84
- SAP Business One: first choice in 3 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 79 of 84 answers did not name SAP S/4HANA (SAP S/4HANA is #9 of 13 at 2%).

- Oracle NetSuite: first choice in 20 of those 79
- Odoo: first choice in 11 of those 79
- ERPNext: first choice in 8 of those 79
- Sage Intacct: first choice in 5 of those 79
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central: first choice in 2 of those 79
- Microsoft Dynamics 365: first choice in 1 of those 79
- SAP Business ByDesign: first choice in 1 of those 79
- SAP Business One: first choice in 1 of those 79

**Enterprise**: 34 of 84 answers did not name SAP S/4HANA (SAP S/4HANA is #1 of 8 at 52%).

- Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP: first choice in 2 of those 34
- Microsoft Dynamics 365: first choice in 1 of those 34
- SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition: first choice in 1 of those 34
- SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud / Private Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 34
- Workday Financial Management: first choice in 1 of those 34

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