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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft Excel

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Excel is a spreadsheet application available as part of Microsoft 365 (Office 365), or standalone, in cloud-based and on-premise editions.

    $6.99

    per month

    SAP HANA Cloud

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/ASAP 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
    Microsoft ExcelSAP HANA Cloud
    Editions & Modules
    Excel with Microsoft 365
    $6.99
    per month
    Excel for 1 PC or Mac
    $139.99
    perpetual license
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft ExcelSAP HANA Cloud
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—Includes a one year free trial.
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    Microsoft ExcelSAP HANA Cloud
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
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    SAP
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    SAP HANA on memory capabilities make it faster than Oracle Database to retrive data.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    99%
    Would buy again
    78 Answers
    96%
    Would buy again
    313 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    70 Answers
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    271 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    76 Answers
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    319 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    46 Answers
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    198 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    54 Answers
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    264 Answers
    Features
    Microsoft ExcelSAP HANA Cloud
    Relational Databases
    Comparison of Relational Databases features of Microsoft Excel and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    Microsoft Excel
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    Ratings
    SAP HANA Cloud
    9.0
    51 Ratings
    11% above category average
    ACID compliance00 Ratings9.437 Ratings
    Database monitoring00 Ratings9.249 Ratings
    Database locking00 Ratings9.341 Ratings
    Encryption00 Ratings8.743 Ratings
    Disaster recovery00 Ratings8.842 Ratings
    Flexible deployment00 Ratings8.944 Ratings
    Multiple datatypes00 Ratings8.845 Ratings
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    Google Sheets
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    Score8.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Google Sheets
    Score8.9 out of 10
    SAP IQ
    Score5.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft ExcelSAP HANA Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (78 ratings)
    9.4
    (362 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.9
    (7 ratings)
    10.0
    (15 ratings)
    Usability
    8.5
    (23 ratings)
    9.5
    (81 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.5
    (253 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft ExcelSAP HANA Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    I don't really know another program as powerful as Excel. I've used Google Doc programs but do not feel they come close. So far, anytime I've needed a table of some sort for data, whether it's budget oriented or information off a survey, the best system has been Excel. We do web audits on occasion and we create an Excel worksheet featuring every URL of the pages we're auditing, notes, data about the content, information about files attached to the page and other information to help us determine what pages need updating, deleting or otherwise. We also use Excel primarily to export our Google Analytics to in order for us to create reports for clients that need to see specific information about their traffic.
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    SAP
    I think if you have a large organization, it's probably the product and the marketplace to go to. We're a large management consulting firm operating in four to seven countries. And generally speaking, I think that's the size and the scope where it scales best. I can't speak to smaller companies, but I can't see smaller companies leveraging the benefits as much as a larger organization can.
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • It is very good at embedded formulas and tying cells to one another
    • It allows me to compare deals terms on a side-by-side basis and talk my clients through it easily.
    • It is very helpful as well in terms of allowing me to filter/sort results in many different ways depending on what specific information I am most interested in prioritizing.
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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
    • Excel offers collaboration features that allow multiple users to work on the same spreadsheet, but managing changes made by different users can be challenging. Excel could improve its features by offering more granular control, better tracking of changes, and more robust conflict resolution tools.
    • Itcan be a barrier to productivity when importing and exporting data from other applications or file formats. To improve its features, it should offer better support for standard file formats and more robust error handling and reporting tools.
    • Excel can be challenging for finance students and working professionals, but it can be improved by offering more robust tutorials, better documentation, and more user communities and support forums.
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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
    Excel remains the industry standard for spreadsheets and has maintained simple and straight-forward formula writing methods. Although there is a learning curve to do more complex calculations, there are countless help sites and videos on the Internet for almost any need.
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    SAP
    We would rate our likelihood of renewing at 9/10. SAP HANA Cloud has proven to be a highly reliable and scalable data platform that consistently delivers strong performance. Its seamless integration with our overall SAP landscape, combined with improved analytics and real-time data capabilities, makes it a core part of our long-term technology strategy.
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    I'm giving it a 7 because it is my go to. But the fact other prefer Google Sheets when working with a team does get irritating. I've used the online version of Microsoft Excel that other teams can get into and it still seems behind Google Sheets. It's a little clanky and slow? If that's even a term.
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    SAP
    It is very useful solution which provides you speedier data processing, real-time analytics. It helps you manage diverse data types. It also offers you excellent disaster management. It has user friendly interface which helps you navigate system and transactions easily and perform task smoothly.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Microsoft
    I have rarely, if ever, had issues with its availability.
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    SAP
    so far, we didn't get any outage
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    Performance
    Microsoft
    Excel load and performs calculations immediately. It integrate well with all Microsoft Office applications and does not slow them down.
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    SAP
    so far good
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    I have not had to use it often, but it is good.
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    SAP
    However, I am not the right person to answer this as we have another department to handle support and contact the service provider for any support required. Although i will say that they are the quick respondent and knows how to handle querry of the customers and provide quick and better support.
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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
    Out of Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Power BI, IBM SPSS, and Google Sheets, Microsoft Excel is by far the most common tool used for anything data-related across organizations. Accordingly, our organization has also implemented Microsoft Excel as a first-step tool. We recently adopted Microsoft Power BI (the free version), and use it occasionally (mostly for creating dashboards), but it is less commonly understood by stakeholders across our organization and by our clients. Accordingly, Microsoft Excel is more user-friendly and because of its popularity, we can easily look up how to do things in the program online. Google Sheets is a comparable alternative to Microsoft Excel, but because it's cloud-based and we have sensitive data that needs to be protected, we chose against using this software. Finally, a few users (including myself) have access to and utilize IBM's SPSS. For my role, it's a helpful tool to do more rigorous analyses. However, because of its cost and limited functionality as a simple spreadsheet, we only use it for more complex analyses.
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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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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Microsoft
    N/A I was not involved in this process.
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    SAP
    I don't have visibility in licensing
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    Scalability
    Microsoft
    Each user can use it to whatever level of expertise they have. It remains the same so users can contribute to another's work regardless of whether they have more or less expertise
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    SAP
    Limitation of training deliverable by organization
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    Professional Services
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    We are still in process for the first applciaiton
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • Excel has positively impacted the business as it has increased our efficiency.
    • It also saves us the time that we would have spent on making the calculations that it does for us.
    • Since it works on all devices and is compatible with both Windows and Mac, we do not have to invest in any other alternative.
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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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