Azure Database vs. SAP HANA Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Azure Database
Score 9.3 out of 10
N/A
Available on Microsoft's Azure, Azure Database is a managed cloud-based option for a variety of popular community and open source databases. Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Fully managed, intelligent, and scalable PostgreSQL Azure Database for MySQL - Scalable, open-source MySQL database Azure Database for MariaDB - Enterprise-ready, fully managed community MariaDB Azure's fully managed PostgreSQL database automates maintenance, patching, and updates.…N/A
SAP HANA Cloud
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
SAP HANA is an application that uses in-memory database technology to process very large amounts of real-time data from relational databases, both SAP and non-SAP, in a very short time. The in-memory computing engine allows HANA to process data stored in RAM as opposed to reading it from a disk which means that the data can be accessed in real time by the applications using HANA. The product is sold both as an appliance and as a cloud-based software solution.
$0.95
per month Capacity Units
Pricing
Azure DatabaseSAP HANA Cloud
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Azure DatabaseSAP HANA Cloud
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsIncludes a one year free trial.
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Features
Azure DatabaseSAP HANA Cloud
Database-as-a-Service
Comparison of Database-as-a-Service features of Product A and Product B
Azure Database
9.8
1 Ratings
13% above category average
SAP HANA Cloud
-
Ratings
Automatic software patching10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Database scalability9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Automated backups10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Database security provisions10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Monitoring and metrics10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Automatic host deployment10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Relational Databases
Comparison of Relational Databases features of Product A and Product B
Azure Database
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Ratings
SAP HANA Cloud
8.0
10 Ratings
2% below category average
ACID compliance00 Ratings8.19 Ratings
Database monitoring00 Ratings8.110 Ratings
Database locking00 Ratings8.28 Ratings
Encryption00 Ratings8.18 Ratings
Disaster recovery00 Ratings7.99 Ratings
Flexible deployment00 Ratings8.18 Ratings
Multiple datatypes00 Ratings7.79 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Azure DatabaseSAP HANA Cloud
Small Businesses
IBM Cloudant
IBM Cloudant
Score 7.4 out of 10
InterSystems IRIS
InterSystems IRIS
Score 7.8 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
IBM Cloudant
IBM Cloudant
Score 7.4 out of 10
InterSystems IRIS
InterSystems IRIS
Score 7.8 out of 10
Enterprises
IBM Cloudant
IBM Cloudant
Score 7.4 out of 10
SAP IQ
SAP IQ
Score 10.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
Azure DatabaseSAP HANA Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(1 ratings)
9.3
(311 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(11 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.4
(30 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
3.6
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
3.6
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(251 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
3.6
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
4.5
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
4.5
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
4.5
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
3.6
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Azure DatabaseSAP HANA Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
Microsoft
Azure Databases is suitable in situations where users require a cloud space, which holds or takes secure data and makes accessibility easy. More so, Azure Databases supports data migration, which is a professional process of data transfer. The analytical progress from Azure Databases is connected to AI power and has automated reporting.
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SAP
It is well organized. One can use it for the company's portfolio management. Various tasks can be done for managerial purposes. One can track the material from start to end product: for example, raw material, packing material & consumable material to formulated bulk and formulated drug product. This can help to manage spending as well as finding costing of the product.
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Pros
Microsoft
  • Azure Databases is functional on cloud, giving the users flexibility and accessibility.
  • Azure Databases has a high storage space, and high speed processing power.
  • The tool is AI powered, hence, reputable for intelligent analysis.
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SAP
  • Real-time reporting and analytics on data: because of its in-memory architecture, it is perfect for businesses that need to make quick decisions based on current information.
  • Managing workload with complex data: it can handle a vast range of data types, including relational, documental, geospatial, graph, vector, and time series data.
  • Developing and deploying intelligent data applications: it provides various tools for such applications and can be used for machine learning and artificial intelligence to automate tasks, gain insights from data, and make predictions.
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Cons
Microsoft
  • Should develop a friendly and more intuitive dashboard and UI wizard
  • Create smart package for fair ratings/prices.
  • Improve on documentation and perfect the support response.
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SAP
  • Requires higher processing power, otherwise it won't fly. How ever computing costs are lower. Incase you are migrating to cloud please do not select the highest config available in that series . Upgrading it later against a reserved instance can cost you dearly with a series change
  • Lack of clarity on licensing is one major challenge
  • Unless S/4 with additional features are enabled mere migration HANA DB is not a rewarding journey. Power is in S/4
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Likelihood to Renew
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
SAP
I found the SAP working perfectly in our environment and thanks to SAP HANA cloud. This is the best technology in the world at this moment which is able to handle all the processes of the organization. It is able to handle all the core processes of businesses like Procurement, Production, Planning, Supply chain, Material Management, HR
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Usability
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
SAP
It’s powerful, fast, and well-integrated with SAP BTP, but usability is affected by the steep learning curve, complex HDI container concepts, and challenging setup for SDI/DP Agent. Once configured, it’s efficient, but onboarding and modeling complexity lower the overall usability score.
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Support Rating
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
SAP
One specific example of how the support for SAP HANA Cloud impacted us is in our efforts to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues. Whenever we encountered an issue or had a question, the support team was quick to respond and provided us with clear and actionable guidance. This helped us avoid downtime and keep our analytics operations running smoothly.
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Implementation Rating
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
SAP
Professional GIS people are some of the most risk-averse there are, and it's difficult to get them to move to HANA in one step. Start with small projects building to 80% use of HANA spatial over time.
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Alternatives Considered
Microsoft
Azure Databases has the data migrating power, which is done with just a press of a button and instant results are attained. Azure Databases has the optimization of performance, which includes an AI, which is intelligent based. Azure Databases has the recent or advanced SQL power, which is easily configurable and allows a safe cloud storage.
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SAP
I have deep knowledge of other disk based DBMSs. They are venerable technology, but the attempts to extend them to current architectures belie the fact they are built on 40 year old technology. There are some good columnar in-memory databases but they lack the completeness of capability present in the HANA platform.
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Scalability
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
SAP
Limitation of training deliverable by organization
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Return on Investment
Microsoft
  • Database security is a positive ROI for users.
  • Undisputed cloud space, which control access, and smoothly accessible.
  • Automated backup, which fully declassify or eliminate data loss.
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SAP
  • ROI has always been high in terms of the functionality that it offers and the security features it comes with.
  • Managing large volumes of data in real-time is not an easy task, but it does it pretty well with faster data processing.
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