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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft Access

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Access is a database management system from Microsoft that combines the relational Microsoft Jet Database Engine with a graphical user interface and software-development tools.

    $139.99

    per PC

    SAP Analytics Cloud

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AThe 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
    Microsoft AccessSAP Analytics Cloud
    Editions & Modules
    Microsoft Access
    $139.99
    per PC
    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
    Microsoft AccessSAP Analytics Cloud
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—A 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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    Community Pulse
    Microsoft AccessSAP Analytics Cloud
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
    Chose Microsoft Access
    Visually speaking, Tableau is more visually appealing and I've heard that it can be a little easier to use. Our organization likely chose Access due to the costs associated with Tableau as well as the learning curve with its program as well. I'm not sure about the integration …
    Incentivized
    SAP
    Chose SAP Analytics Cloud
    • SAP SAC is better mobile capabilities
    • Cognos does not have financial reporting
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    97%
    Would buy again
    29 Answers
    94%
    Would buy again
    313 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    29 Answers
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    266 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    28 Answers
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    300 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    86%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    19 Answers
    85%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    178 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    21 Answers
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    221 Answers
    Features
    Microsoft AccessSAP Analytics Cloud
    Relational Databases
    Comparison of Relational Databases features of Microsoft Access and SAP Analytics Cloud
    Feature
    Microsoft Access
    7.7
    3 Ratings
    5% below category average
    SAP Analytics Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    ACID compliance7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database monitoring8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database locking8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Encryption7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Disaster recovery7.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Flexible deployment8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple datatypes8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Microsoft Access and SAP Analytics Cloud
    Feature
    Microsoft Access
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Analytics Cloud
    7.6
    357 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings7.4302 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards00 Ratings7.9345 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings7.4319 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Microsoft Access and SAP Analytics Cloud
    Feature
    Microsoft Access
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Analytics Cloud
    7.5
    358 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Drill-down analysis00 Ratings7.9348 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities00 Ratings7.3345 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings6.9256 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings8.1334 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Microsoft Access and SAP Analytics Cloud
    Feature
    Microsoft Access
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Analytics Cloud
    7.4
    339 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Publish to Web00 Ratings7.7290 Ratings
    Publish to PDF00 Ratings7.8321 Ratings
    Report Versioning00 Ratings7.5282 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings7.5278 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings6.758 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Microsoft Access and SAP Analytics Cloud
    Feature
    Microsoft Access
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Analytics Cloud
    7.4
    343 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings7.8325 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings7.5312 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics00 Ratings7.2312 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings7.099 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Microsoft Access and SAP Analytics Cloud
    Feature
    Microsoft Access
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Analytics Cloud
    8.2
    349 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings8.2323 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings8.1331 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings8.1324 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings8.2134 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings8.5327 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Microsoft Access and SAP Analytics Cloud
    Feature
    Microsoft Access
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Analytics Cloud
    7.4
    294 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings7.5283 Ratings
    Mobile Application00 Ratings6.8247 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings7.0274 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Microsoft Access and SAP Analytics Cloud
    Feature
    Microsoft Access
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Analytics Cloud
    7.1
    66 Ratings
    9% below category average
    REST API00 Ratings7.156 Ratings
    Javascript API00 Ratings7.049 Ratings
    iFrames00 Ratings7.143 Ratings
    Java API00 Ratings7.142 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings7.451 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings6.843 Ratings
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    Score4 out of 10
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    Score8.2 out of 10
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    SAP IQ
    Score5.4 out of 10
    Sisense
    Score6.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft AccessSAP Analytics Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.4
    (102 ratings)
    8.1
    (382 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (15 ratings)
    8.7
    (22 ratings)
    Usability
    7.6
    (8 ratings)
    7.7
    (307 ratings)
    Availability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.4
    (5 ratings)
    6.3
    (73 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.1
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.3
    (9 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (61 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (61 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft AccessSAP Analytics Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    As a Material Purchasing/Planning/inventory tracking application, Microsoft Access serves its purpose well. It's presentation is clean, data entry is simple and the ability to customize search fields is welcome. It does, however, come with some caveats; namely, when setting search filters and the need arises to back up a step or two, with Microsoft Access you have to reset, or "clear all", adding extra steps/time to a query.
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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
    Microsoft
    • Very easy to create entity-relationship diagrams for various tables and designing mock layouts.
    • Really easy to navigate as it hold[s] the classic Microsoft UI. Another good thing is that it comes with the complete MS Office Suite.
    • It is really fast when joining multiple tables no matter what type of join.
    • Works on pretty much same SQL scripts so no need to learn a new language!
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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
    Microsoft
    • Microsoft Access has not really changed at all for several years. It might be nice to see some upgrades and changes.
    • The help info is often not helpful. Need more tutorials for Microsoft Access to show how to do specific things.
    • Be careful naming objects such as tables, forms, etc. Names that are too long can get cut off in dialog boxes to choose a table, form, report, etc. So, I wish they would have resizable dialog boxes to allow you to see objects with long names.
    • I wish it could show me objects that are not in use in the database for current queries, tables, reports, forms, and macros. That way unused objects can be deleted without worrying about losing a report or query because you deleted the underlying object.
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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
    Microsoft
    I and the rest of my team will renew our Microsoft Access in the future because we use and maintain many different applications and databases created using Microsoft Access so we will need to maintain them in the future. Additionally, it is a standard at our place of work so it is at $0 cost to us to use. Another reason for renewing Microsoft Access is that we just don' t have the resources needed to extend into a network of users so we need to remain a single-desktop application at this time.
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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
    Microsoft
    Microsoft Access is easy to use. It is compatible with spreadsheets. It is a very good data management tool. There is scope to save a large amount of data in one place. For using this database, one does not need much training, can be shared among multiple users. This database has to sort and filtering features which seem to be very useful.
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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
    Microsoft
    I don't think the program has ever failed me. It is one of those programs where there is always a solution if you know where to look.
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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
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Microsoft
    While I have never contacted Microsoft directly for product support, for some reason there's a real prejudice against MS Access among most IT support professionals. They are usually discouraging when it comes to using MS Access. Most of this is due to their lack of understanding of MS Access and how it can improve one's productivity. If Microsoft invested more resources towards enhancing and promoting the use of MS Access then maybe things would be different.
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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
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    Good videos and reference material available in SAP Portal.
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    Online Training
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Microsoft
    there is no key idea, since it is easy to implement Microsoft Access
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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
    Microsoft
    Excel is a fantastic - robust application that can do so much so easily. Its easy to train and understand. However - excel does not provide a reporting function and that is typically where we will suggest a move to [Microsoft] Access. [Microsoft] Access requires a little more knowledge of data manipulation.
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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
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    unit pricing
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    Scalability
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    very simple
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • Not having to recreate queries or reports every time you want to use them.
    • Once an item is created and saved as part of the database, you save manpower by not having to recreate them.
    • ROI from a usability standpoint is great. Solid product with great functionality that requires low maintenance usually.
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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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