A broad ERP package
SAP Business One
Finance, purchasing, inventory, sales, CRM and reporting in one ERP for small and midsize businesses.
By quotation
Your licence mix, implementation, hosting and extensions shape the offer.
Compare for small and midsize businesses
APPSS, SAP Business One or AFAS?
Your business software should fit the work and the way you grow. Compare the ERP foundations of SAP and AFAS with your own AI-native, agent-operable application on APPSS.
Three starting points for your business software.
AFAS Direct includes implementation. APPSS delivers your complete business design, business rules and own client-facing frontend as one working application.
Integrated standard processes
AFAS
Administration, HR/payroll and workflows. AFAS Direct provides a configured foundation for service and trading businesses.
Direct from €375 / month
For service and trading businesses with 5 employees. Includes implementation, an online course and support. AFAS ERP: request a price estimate.
Your business design and client frontend
APPSS
APPSS delivers your business design, rules and client-facing frontend as working business software. On your dedicated APPSS server, in your own sovereign cloud or with enterprise arrangements. AI-native and fully agent-operable.
€295 / €495 per month
Dedicated as a Service or Managed Sovereign Cloud. Enterprise and Building your platform on request. Business design and client frontend from €3,500 once.
These are different offers. Compare the same functions, setup, integrations and service in your quotes. APPSS amounts exclude VAT; check tax and contract terms with each supplier.
Delivered by APPSS
Your business software. Delivered and managed by APPSS.
We deliver your business design, business rules and client-facing frontend as one working application. On your dedicated APPSS server, as a managed service in your own sovereign cloud or with enterprise arrangements. Every offer includes the full AI and agent foundation.
Your complete business design
Your processes, data, rules, permissions and actions form one executable business model. We build your application and the agreed integrations on that foundation.
Your own client-facing frontend
We deliver the frontend in your brand, connected to your business model. Your team and clients work through screens that follow your processes and agreements.
Your APPSS server as a managed service
Your own dedicated APPSS server or managed APPSS in your sovereign cloud. Hosting and operations follow your chosen offer. More employees, clients or agents do not raise your subscription.
Where do they differ?
What determines the price?
- SAP Business One
- Named-user licences, with different access rights.
- AFAS
- A fixed monthly amount based on employee count. Certain industry functions cost extra.
- APPSS
- Your chosen delivery option and operations. No price per user, employee, agent, revenue or transaction.
What happens as your business grows?
- SAP Business One
- More users may require extra licences. Agree expansion and access rights in your quote.
- AFAS
- A different employee count can change your monthly amount.
- APPSS
- Your APPSS subscription stays the same. Any additional external costs are agreed in advance, based on actual costs.
What does setup include?
- SAP Business One
- Request a quote for setup and the components you need, including any extensions.
- AFAS
- Direct includes implementation, an online course and support. For AFAS ERP, request an implementation estimate.
- APPSS
- Your complete business design for the application, your rules and your own client-facing frontend. From €3,500 once; connected processes from €7,500. Building your platform on request.
How does the software evolve?
- SAP Business One
- Business One can be customised and extended. Specify the extensions and service you need in your quote.
- AFAS
- AFAS adds package features and updates without extra fees. Your configuration follows the package's capabilities.
- APPSS
- Managed Sovereign Cloud (€495) includes support and guidance. We define ongoing development in the Enterprise or Building your platform proposal, with a shared improvement backlog.
Sources:SAP Business OneAFAS ERP
A choice that helps your team
Choose around the work your people do.
Finance needs a predictable budget. Colleagues need a process that works. Customers need reliable follow-up. Compare what each solution does for those people, including the setup and help your team needs.
Which route fits your business?
A broad ERP foundation
Explore SAP Business One when finance, inventory, purchasing and sales are your main needs and you want to start with an established ERP.
Integrated administration
Explore AFAS when administration, HR/payroll and standard processes fit your organisation. Direct may suit a quick start with configured processes.
A distinctive way of working
Explore APPSS when your own rules, customer portal, exceptions or agent actions take priority. Your team defines the behaviour; you choose the guidance you need.
APPSS can also work alongside SAP or AFAS.
Keep the accounting or payroll that works well. Use APPSS for your customer journey or operational process and agree the integrations. Existing licences, API access and any indirect access remain part of that agreement.
Build your business caseThe sources behind this comparison
Supplier pages reviewed on 6 October 2026. The SAP licence guide covers Business One 10.0; confirm current rights and terms with your supplier. The fit advice reflects our interpretation of the offers.
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