Warehouses are challenged to find a warehouse management solution that has the right feature set at the right price. Here’s what you need to know to find a practical, affordable solution that delivers ROI.
Optimizing warehouse processes with digital solutions is key to competitiveness in a world where customers demand fast, accurate service. But finding a warehouse management solution that delivers the functionality you need at a practical price point can be a challenge for companies using SAP.
SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) is a comprehensive warehouse management system. It includes goods receipt, automated storage options, freight order management, kit to stock, route determination, labor management and more. Options include:
Basic embedded SAP EWM will replace SAP Warehouse Management (WM) in 2025 and is a default offering within SAP S/4HANA. It streamlines processes, including goods receipt, stock transfers, maps storage locations, and more.
Advanced embedded, which requires additional licenses, includes advanced capabilities such as wave management, yard management, cross-docking, kitting and slotting, labor management, and more.
Decentralized SAP EWM, available with a separate license, allows you to deploy the solution on a separate server, connect to multiple ERP systems, integrate with warehouse automation, and upgrade independently of the SAP roadmap.
SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) is a comprehensive warehouse management system. It includes goods receipt, automated storage options, freight order management, kit to stock, route determination, labor management and more. Options include:
Pillir created a warehouse management solution that makes sense for your warehouse. This suite of mobile and web applications, based on industry best practices, features deep integration with SAP and is designed to manage essential processes:
These deployment-ready apps are built on Pillir’s EdgeReady Cloud low-code/no-code platform, and Pillir can customize them for your warehouse’s unique needs (and it can be done quickly).
Additionally, they work for any system whose backend supports SAP WM or SAP EWM, and, unlike SAP, Pillir’s platform integrates with popular platforms like Salesforce, Oracle, and IBM, creating a fully connected IT environment in which data freely flows where needed.
Although SAP EWM is designed to manage high-throughput, fast-paced warehouses on par with leading e-commerce operations, these capabilities come with a hefty price and not every warehouse needs those capabilities. The majority of warehouses need fewer capabilities – and won’t see ROI from a solution with more functionality than they need.
Comparing SAP EWM vs SAP WM: What Warehouse Management Solution is Right for You?
Pillir's Warehouse Management has a feature that SAP EWM doesn’t offer – mobility. Pillir’s application suite allows you to deploy solutions on any device, from rugged tablets to embedded devices such as those from Zebra or Honeywell. With Pillir, no additional licenses, such as SAP Fiori, are needed to add mobile capabilities.
Pillir is priced for your warehouse. Pillir Warehouse Management apps’ cost is based on the number of active users NOT the number of SKUs in your warehouse’s inventory as SAP priced its solution. This represents significant cost savings for warehouses with thousands or tens of thousands of items in their bins.
Pillir Warehouse Management Apps $21k
Goods Movement & Storage Bins Management
Physical Inventory Management, Planning & Monitoring
Pick, Pack & Ship
Door, Pallet & Delivery Maintenance
Extra Costs for Extra SKUs
Pillir delivers AI-powered, low-code/no-code solutions tailored for SAP and Oracle ERP systems in the manufacturing and supply chain sectors. Our platform accelerates app development by up to 20x, modernizes legacy systems, and drives real-time visibility, predictive insights, and operational agility—all while maximizing the value of existing ERP investments