Layer2 Cloud Connector vs. SAP Replication Server

Layer2 Cloud Connector

SAP Replication Server

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Layer2 Cloud Connector	Score 7.0 out of 10	N/A	The Layer2 Cloud Connector can integrate data and sync documents between 100+ corporate data sources without programming. It is used to connect services and apps on-premises or cloud-based, such as Microsoft Office 365, SharePoint, Dynamics, Azure, SQL/ERP/CRM, and more for migration, backup, or permanent two-way synchronization.	$491 per installation
SAP Replication Server	Score 9.0 out of 10	N/A	SAP's Sybase Replication Server is database development and management software.	N/A

Pricing

Layer2 Cloud Connector

SAP Replication Server

Editions & Modules

Personal Edition: $491.00
per installation
Professional Edition: $1226.00
per installation

No answers on this topic

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Layer2 Cloud Connector	SAP Replication Server
Free Trial
Yes	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

$185 Setup Support

No setup fee

Additional Details

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Community Pulse
	Layer2 Cloud Connector	SAP Replication Server

Features

Layer2 Cloud Connector

SAP Replication Server

Data Source Connection

Comparison of Data Source Connection features of Product A and Product B
	Layer2 Cloud Connector 6.0 1 Ratings 32% below category average	SAP Replication Server 10.0 3 Ratings 19% above category average
Connect to traditional data sources	6.01 Ratings	10.03 Ratings
Connecto to Big Data and NoSQL	00 Ratings	10.02 Ratings

Data Transformations

Comparison of Data Transformations features of Product A and Product B
	Layer2 Cloud Connector 5.5 1 Ratings 38% below category average	SAP Replication Server 10.0 3 Ratings 21% above category average
Simple transformations	4.01 Ratings	10.03 Ratings
Complex transformations	7.01 Ratings	10.03 Ratings

Data Governance

Comparison of Data Governance features of Product A and Product B
	Layer2 Cloud Connector 6.5 1 Ratings 20% below category average	SAP Replication Server 8.0 3 Ratings 0% above category average
Integration with data quality tools	6.01 Ratings	10.03 Ratings
Integration with MDM tools	7.01 Ratings	6.03 Ratings

Data Modeling

Comparison of Data Modeling features of Product A and Product B
	Layer2 Cloud Connector - Ratings	SAP Replication Server 7.6 3 Ratings 3% below category average
Data model creation	00 Ratings	8.03 Ratings
Metadata management	00 Ratings	8.03 Ratings
Business rules and workflow	00 Ratings	7.03 Ratings
Collaboration	00 Ratings	7.02 Ratings
Testing and debugging	00 Ratings	8.02 Ratings

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	Layer2 Cloud Connector	SAP Replication Server
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User Ratings
	Layer2 Cloud Connector	SAP Replication Server
Likelihood to Recommend	7.0 (1 ratings)	10.0 (3 ratings)
Support Rating	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Layer2 Cloud Connector	SAP Replication Server
Likelihood to Recommend	Layer 2 GmbH We had a scenario where our clients have thousands of external party vendors/committees who regularly sync SharePoint data. Managing thousands of external parties can never be possible without using a Layer2 cloud connector. We managed the local network sharing and SharePoint integration by using the Layer2 connector. Layer2 is convenient with a large amount of data as the per-user license is high. Umair Mehboob Senior Devops Engineer Read full review	SAP I asked questions about a warm standby and multicast replication. We ended up using bi-directional replication and a warm standby db. Having 3 or more live OLTP DB's where each was read-write was going to be difficult to manage for contention if the same table was being updated. We stuck with an easier solution to have only two OLTP's, and then used additional DB's as read-only DW's. Incentivized Bruce Speidel Senior Staff Engineer Read full review
Pros	Layer 2 GmbH Layer2 provides best connectivity with SharePoint It syncs local network shared files to the SharePoint Provides details file history Umair Mehboob Senior Devops Engineer Read full review	SAP guaranteed delivery high availability scalable low latency data transformation Incentivized Gene Baker Vice President, Chief Architect, Development Manager and Software Engineer Read full review
Cons	Layer 2 GmbH Per User cost is expensive A lot of pre-requisites UI needs to be more user-friendly Umair Mehboob Senior Devops Engineer Read full review	SAP Data Reconciliation Functionality. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Support Rating	Layer 2 GmbH No answers on this topic	SAP SAP support has been outstanding. They have quick response times and always meet their SLAs. Any time we have an issue that needs to be researched they are able to get back to us quickly with resolution. Incentivized Gene Baker Vice President, Chief Architect, Development Manager and Software Engineer Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Layer 2 GmbH We had also used Microsoft One Drive as a syncing tool but it requires Office365 for managing and syncing data across thousands of vendors which was not practically possible to manage users on Office 365. Layer2 resolved this issue by having 3 user licenses and they are enough to periodically sync all external parties' data with our SharePoint online. Umair Mehboob Senior Devops Engineer Read full review	SAP Hands down Sybase has the best replication Incentivized Bruce Speidel Senior Staff Engineer Read full review
Return on Investment	Layer 2 GmbH Layer2 resolves the time management issue Resolved data syncing issues across different external vendors LOE optimisation with using Layer2 connector. Umair Mehboob Senior Devops Engineer Read full review	SAP A positive is that it allow quick business decision making on the basis of real time data. Huge time saving for business. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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