IBM Watson Studio on Cloud Pak for Data vs. SAP Analytics Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IBM Watson Studio
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
IBM Watson Studio enables users to build, run and manage AI models, and optimize decisions at scale across any cloud. IBM Watson Studio enables users can operationalize AI anywhere as part of IBM Cloud Pak® for Data, the IBM data and AI platform. The vendor states the solution simplifies AI lifecycle management and accelerates time to value with an open, flexible multicloud architecture.N/A
SAP Analytics Cloud
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
The SAP Analytics Cloud solution brings together analytics and planning with integration to SAP applications and access to heterogenous data sources. As the analytics and planning solution within SAP Business Technology Platform, SAP Analytics Cloud supports trusted insights and integrated planning processes enterprise-wide to help make decisions without doubt.
$36
per month per user
Pricing
IBM Watson Studio on Cloud Pak for DataSAP Analytics Cloud
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
SAP Analytics Cloud for Business Intelligence
$36.00
per month per user
SAP Analytics Cloud for Planning
Price upon request
per month per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IBM Watson StudioSAP Analytics Cloud
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsA 30-day trial with SAP Analytics Cloud is available, supporting analytics enterprise-wide. A trial can be extended up to 90 days on request.
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IBM Watson Studio on Cloud Pak for DataSAP Analytics Cloud
Features
IBM Watson Studio on Cloud Pak for DataSAP Analytics Cloud
Platform Connectivity
Comparison of Platform Connectivity features of Product A and Product B
IBM Watson Studio on Cloud Pak for Data
8.1
22 Ratings
3% below category average
SAP Analytics Cloud
-
Ratings
Connect to Multiple Data Sources8.022 Ratings00 Ratings
Extend Existing Data Sources8.022 Ratings00 Ratings
Automatic Data Format Detection10.021 Ratings00 Ratings
MDM Integration6.414 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Exploration
Comparison of Data Exploration features of Product A and Product B
IBM Watson Studio on Cloud Pak for Data
10.0
22 Ratings
17% above category average
SAP Analytics Cloud
-
Ratings
Visualization10.022 Ratings00 Ratings
Interactive Data Analysis10.022 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Preparation
Comparison of Data Preparation features of Product A and Product B
IBM Watson Studio on Cloud Pak for Data
9.5
22 Ratings
15% above category average
SAP Analytics Cloud
-
Ratings
Interactive Data Cleaning and Enrichment10.022 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Transformations10.021 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Encryption8.020 Ratings00 Ratings
Built-in Processors10.021 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform Data Modeling
Comparison of Platform Data Modeling features of Product A and Product B
IBM Watson Studio on Cloud Pak for Data
9.5
22 Ratings
12% above category average
SAP Analytics Cloud
-
Ratings
Multiple Model Development Languages and Tools10.021 Ratings00 Ratings
Automated Machine Learning10.022 Ratings00 Ratings
Single platform for multiple model development10.022 Ratings00 Ratings
Self-Service Model Delivery8.020 Ratings00 Ratings
Model Deployment
Comparison of Model Deployment features of Product A and Product B
IBM Watson Studio on Cloud Pak for Data
8.0
22 Ratings
6% below category average
SAP Analytics Cloud
-
Ratings
Flexible Model Publishing Options9.022 Ratings00 Ratings
Security, Governance, and Cost Controls7.022 Ratings00 Ratings
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
IBM Watson Studio on Cloud Pak for Data
-
Ratings
SAP Analytics Cloud
7.7
342 Ratings
6% below category average
Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings7.5289 Ratings
Customizable dashboards00 Ratings8.1331 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings7.5306 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
IBM Watson Studio on Cloud Pak for Data
-
Ratings
SAP Analytics Cloud
7.7
344 Ratings
4% below category average
Drill-down analysis00 Ratings8.1334 Ratings
Formatting capabilities00 Ratings7.5331 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings6.9248 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings8.3320 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
IBM Watson Studio on Cloud Pak for Data
-
Ratings
SAP Analytics Cloud
7.6
325 Ratings
8% below category average
Publish to Web00 Ratings7.9278 Ratings
Publish to PDF00 Ratings8.0309 Ratings
Report Versioning00 Ratings7.7269 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings7.6264 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings6.952 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
IBM Watson Studio on Cloud Pak for Data
-
Ratings
SAP Analytics Cloud
7.5
330 Ratings
6% below category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings7.8314 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings7.7301 Ratings
Predictive Analytics00 Ratings7.4301 Ratings
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings7.192 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
IBM Watson Studio on Cloud Pak for Data
-
Ratings
SAP Analytics Cloud
8.2
337 Ratings
3% below category average
Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings8.2311 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings8.1319 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings8.1312 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings8.2122 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings8.4316 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
IBM Watson Studio on Cloud Pak for Data
-
Ratings
SAP Analytics Cloud
7.5
284 Ratings
4% below category average
Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings7.5273 Ratings
Mobile Application00 Ratings7.1239 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings7.1265 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
IBM Watson Studio on Cloud Pak for Data
-
Ratings
SAP Analytics Cloud
7.1
59 Ratings
8% below category average
REST API00 Ratings7.050 Ratings
Javascript API00 Ratings7.045 Ratings
iFrames00 Ratings7.138 Ratings
Java API00 Ratings7.037 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings7.645 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings6.937 Ratings
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User Ratings
IBM Watson Studio on Cloud Pak for DataSAP Analytics Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(65 ratings)
8.6
(318 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.2
(1 ratings)
8.6
(14 ratings)
Usability
9.6
(2 ratings)
8.1
(250 ratings)
Availability
8.2
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.2
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.2
(1 ratings)
6.0
(70 ratings)
In-Person Training
8.2
(1 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
8.2
(1 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.3
(1 ratings)
8.0
(7 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.2
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
7.3
(1 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.2
(1 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
IBM Watson Studio on Cloud Pak for DataSAP Analytics Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
IBM
It has a lot of features that are good for teams working on large-scale projects and continuously developing and reiterating their data project models. Really helpful when dealing with large data. It is a kind of one-stop solution for all data science tasks like visualization, cleaning, analyzing data, and developing models but small teams might find a lot of features unuseful.
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SAP
>> Using SAC predictive analytics capabilities for inventory management in a Production line setup has helped generate Purchase Requisitions and Purchase Orders for raw or semi-finished goods without much head-banging into Demand management rules. It does it beautifully with seamless integration with HANA core MM and PP modules, along with BI integration. It has resulted in 30% greater warehouse storage capacity, thereby saving revenue from piled-up inventory and associated manpower costs. >> SAC sometimes shows latency in working out a large data set, thus giving a poor user experience compared to its competition. Also, it may occasionally show misinterpretations when embedding data from 3rd-party systems into the HANA core dataset.
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Pros
IBM
  • Integration of IBM Watson APIs such as speech to text, image recognition, personality insights, etc.
  • SPSS modeler and neural network model provide no-code environments for data scientists to build pipelines quickly.
  • Enforced best-practices set up POCs for deployment in production with a minimum of re-work.
  • Estimator validation lets data scientists test and prove different models.
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SAP
  • It makes it easier yo analyse order and related records easily.
  • We can easily maintain and track the performance of employees in organisation.
  • Can easily track various aspects for the growth of an organisation thus allowing real time analysis and tracking of organisation's growth and performance.
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Cons
IBM
  • The cost is steep and so only companies with resources can afford it
  • It will be nice to have Chinese versions so that Chinese engineers can also use it easily
  • It takes a while to learn how to input different kinds of skin defects for detection
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SAP
  • Complexity in Data Modeling
  • SAC supports various data sources, but improvements in the ease of connecting to and integrating with certain data repositories, especially non-SAP databases, would enhance the platform's versatility and integration capabilities.
  • An offline mode for SAC could be valuable for users who need to access and analyze data without an internet connection. Additionally, optimizing performance for large datasets and complex visualizations would contribute to a smoother user experience.
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Likelihood to Renew
IBM
because we find out that DSX results have improved our approach to the whole subject (data, models, procedures)
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SAP
We are planning to review the licensing as we have issues with SAC dealing with huge datasets. Analytics area is good for import models but when we have live connections in place that's when we have issue with SAC dealing with huge datasets in live be it BW or be it HANA models in the backend.
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Usability
IBM
The UI flawlessly merges this offering by providing a neat, minimal, responsive interface
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SAP
I landed on a 7 out of 10 for a few key reasons. The tool is flexible in the sense that we are using very very very (very) little off the shelf solutions and customizing to our needs. Users enjoy having the customized data actions, key variance calculations, and easy to use headcount/salary planning in the same tool. One downside is that users are hard to please when they are used to excel. SAP Analytics Cloud simply is not excel, and the flexibility of excel in a crunch is not there.
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Reliability and Availability
IBM
From time to time there are services unavailable, but we have been always informed before and they got back to work sooner than expected
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SAP
I would rate SAP Analytics Cloud an 8 out of 10 for scalability. It offers a flexible, cloud-based architecture that supports expansion across departments and geographies. The platform adapts well to growing data volumes and user needs, making it a strong choice for organizations looking to scale analytics capabilities efficiently.
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Performance
IBM
Never had slow response even on our very busy network
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SAP
I would rate SAP Analytics Cloud’s performance an 8 out of 10. Pages generally load quickly, and reports run within a reasonable time frame, even with complex datasets. Integration with other systems is smooth and doesn’t noticeably affect performance. Overall, it’s a responsive and efficient tool for business analytics. But
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Support Rating
IBM
I received answers mostly at once and got answered even further my question: they gave me interesting points of view and suggestion for deepening in the learning path
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SAP
Since the implementation stage, the support team has been very helpful and assisting. Even in the later stages, the tech team had quite a rapid response. In general, SAP has provided us with great customer support, let it be for a specific product of SAP or for integration of different modules.
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In-Person Training
IBM
The trainers on the job are very smart with solutions and very able in teaching
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SAP
Good videos and reference material available in SAP Portal.
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Online Training
IBM
The Platform is very handy and suggests further steps according my previous interests
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SAP
In hindsight, it would have been easier to have someone there in person. Questions were answered, but with 11 participants, it got a bit chaotic online
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Implementation Rating
IBM
It surprised us with unpredictable case of use and brand new points of view
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SAP
SAC is a simple solution ad it works fine when connecting it to other SAP tools. On the other hand, connecting it to third party solutions brings difficulties when there's no previous design and the objetives are not clear. It is really important to integrate Business users from the start to provide with valuable business insights
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Alternatives Considered
IBM
The main reason I personally changed over from Azure ML Studio is because it lacked any support for significant custom modelling with packages and services such as TensorFlow, scikit-learn, Microsoft Cognitive Toolkit and Spark ML. IBM Watson Studio provides these services and does so in a well integrated and easy to use fashion making it a preferable service over the other services that I have personally used.
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SAP
SAP Analytics Cloud and Power BI are both tools that help businesses understand their data, but they have some differences. SAC, made by SAP, works well if your company already uses other SAP products. It's in the cloud, easy to use, and has features for analyzing data, getting insights, and planning for the future. Power BI, made by Microsoft, can be used in the cloud or on your own computers. It fits well with Microsoft tools, is easy to use, and can do advanced data analysis. SAC has built-in planning tools, while Power BI needs extra tools for detailed planning
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
IBM
No answers on this topic
SAP
unit pricing
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Scalability
IBM
It helped us in getting from 0 to DSX without getting lost
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SAP
Is good for use across multiple locations. It allows users to access data and reports from anywhere, regardless of their location. Can consolidate data from various sources, including different SAP systems and external sources, which facilitates cross-location analysis. SAC enables access to data and models from SAP Datasphere to create new stories. Detailed permissions can be defined for cross-departmental use.
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Professional Services
IBM
No answers on this topic
SAP
very simple
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Return on Investment
IBM
  • Could instantly show data driven insights to drive 20% incremental revenue over existing results
  • Still don't have a real use case for unstructured data like twitter feed
  • Some of the insights around user actions have driven new projects to automate mundane tasks
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SAP
  • Many manual data manipulations and exports in Excel have been replaced by the tool, providing management with improved insight into the amount of time spent at each stage of an invoice's lifetime, allowing bottlenecks to be discovered.
  • We now have more insight into the data, and people with little technical experience can easily build stories.
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