--- title: [Infographic] - A comparison of Tier 1 ERP Vendors description: Together, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft, and Infor occupy half of the worldwide ERP market share. How do these giant ERP vendors fare against each other? image: https://blog.trginternational.com/hubfs/Infographic/Tier%201%20ERP%20vendor.jpg --- [![trg logo](https://d1cavipgdpnjin.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cropped-icon-1.png)](https://www.trginternational.com/) Helping you and your business shine  [![English flag](https://blog.trginternational.com/hubfs/images/en-flag.jpg "en-flag") English   ](https://blog.trginternational.com/) [![Vietnamese flag](https://blog.trginternational.com/hubfs/images/vi1.jpg "vi1") Vietnamese ](https://blog.trginternational.com/vi) - [Home](https://blog.trginternational.com/) - [Solutions](https://www.trginternational.com/solutions/) - [Industries](https://www.trginternational.com/industries/) - [Resources](https://www.trginternational.com/resources/) - [Events](https://www.trginternational.com/events/list/) - [About us](https://www.trginternational.com/about-us/overview/) - [Careers](https://careers.trginternational.com/) - [![English Flag](https://blog.trginternational.com/hubfs/images/en-flag.jpg "en-flag")](https://blog.trginternational.com/) - [![Vietnamese Flag](https://blog.trginternational.com/hubfs/images/vi1.jpg "vi1")](https://blog.trginternational.com/vi) [☰](https://blog.trginternational.com/a-comparison-of-tier-1-erp-vendors#) [Get SunSystems Help →](https://www.trginternational.com/it/what-we-do/infor-sunsystems/get-sunsystems-help/) # [[Infographic] - A comparison of Tier 1 ERP Vendors](https://blog.trginternational.com/a-comparison-of-tier-1-erp-vendors) Posted by [Rick Yvanovich](https://blog.trginternational.com/author/rick-yvanovich) Find me on: [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickyvanovich/) on Thu, Dec 15, 2016 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) The large number of [ERP vendors](https://blog.trginternational.com/what-is-enterprise-resource-planning-erp) in the market can be categorised using the tiers system. Tier 1 vendors are the giants that, together, hold the lion’s share of the global ERP market. Traditionally, the Tier 1 category was a two-player battle, where SAP faced off against Oracle. But in recent years, Microsoft, under the brand name Dynamics, and Infor have grown significantly, partly through acquisition, and become serious contenders for market dominance.  ## A comparison of Tier 1 ERP Vendors So how do these giants fare against each other? The [2017 ERP Systems Rankings Report](https://trginternational.com/library/report/top-10-erp-vendors-2017/) by Panorama Consulting provides solid analysis for ranking the Tier 1 vendors. Data collected from 1,660 respondents between September 2012 and February 2016 was used to determine the following critical metrics: ***market share, project cost and duration, functionality, and payback period.*** ![A comparison of tier 1 ERP vendors: SAP, Oracle, Infor and Microsoft Dynamics](https://blog.trginternational.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Infographic/Top_4_ERP_vendors.png?width=711&name=Top_4_ERP_vendors.png "A comparison of tier 1 ERP vendors: SAP, Oracle, Infor and Microsoft Dynamics") It may come as a surprise that [Infor](https://blog.trginternational.com/infor-cloudsuites-excel-add-in-your-everyday-tool-gets-smarter) is the best overall. The company is arguably the least known of the Giant 4, but** it performs very well across all criteria**. It ranked first only in one metric while SAP and Oracle both ranked first in two criteria, but Infor ranked second in three others. It ranked fourth in the market share criterion, but that’s the least important metric. **Find out more:** [15 best ERP solutions 2016](https://blog.trginternational.com/three-infor-erps-considered-market-leading-systems-by-nucleus-research) **Related video:** [CIO of Ferrari talks about Infor ERP](https://blog.trginternational.com/a-comparison-of-tier-1-erp-vendors#video) Purchasing the most expensive system from the most well-known vendor does not guarantee a successful [ERP implementation](https://blog.trginternational.com/critical-failure-factors-in-erp-implementation). There is no shortage of stories about high-profile ERP failures involving big-name vendors. While these findings may guide you, there is no “best choice” for all organisations. 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