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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Strategy Analytics

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AMicroStrategy Analytics is an enterprise business analytics and mobility platform. Key features include automatic big data analysis and reporting, data discovery and visualization, digital security credentials, and support for mobile devices.N/A

    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.

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    Strategy AnalyticsSAP HANA Cloud
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Strategy AnalyticsSAP HANA Cloud
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsMust contact sales team for pricing information.Includes a one year free trial.
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    Community Pulse
    Strategy AnalyticsSAP HANA Cloud
    Considered Both Products
    Strategy
    No answer on this topic
    SAP
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    Interestingly Workday financials is getting paired with Workday HCM.. Do not find it a comforting approach if one has to have tight integration with logistics operations
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    96%
    Would buy again
    313 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    271 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    319 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    198 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    264 Answers
    Features
    Strategy AnalyticsSAP HANA Cloud
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Strategy Analytics and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    Strategy Analytics
    10.0
    26 Ratings
    20% above category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports10.023 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards10.023 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates10.024 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Strategy Analytics and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    Strategy Analytics
    10.0
    24 Ratings
    22% above category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
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    Drill-down analysis10.022 Ratings00 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities10.024 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages10.016 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration10.023 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Strategy Analytics and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    Strategy Analytics
    10.0
    23 Ratings
    20% above category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
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    Publish to Web10.022 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to PDF10.023 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Versioning10.020 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling10.022 Ratings00 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Strategy Analytics and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    Strategy Analytics
    10.0
    22 Ratings
    22% above category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
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    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)10.020 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization10.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics10.018 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Strategy Analytics and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    Strategy Analytics
    10.0
    21 Ratings
    16% above category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)10.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model10.020 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)10.020 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)10.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Strategy Analytics and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    Strategy Analytics
    9.7
    19 Ratings
    22% above category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
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    Responsive Design for Web Access10.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Application10.015 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile10.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Strategy Analytics and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    Strategy Analytics
    10.0
    8 Ratings
    25% above category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
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    REST API10.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Javascript API10.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    iFrames10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Java API10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)10.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Relational Databases
    Comparison of Relational Databases features of Strategy Analytics and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    Strategy Analytics
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    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
    Best Alternatives
    Strategy AnalyticsSAP HANA Cloud
    Small Businesses
    Cyfe
    Score4 out of 10
    Amazon RDS
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Score8.1 out of 10
    SingleStore
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Sisense
    Score6.9 out of 10
    SAP IQ
    Score5.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Strategy AnalyticsSAP HANA Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (50 ratings)
    9.4
    (362 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.9
    (27 ratings)
    10.0
    (15 ratings)
    Usability
    3.2
    (5 ratings)
    9.5
    (81 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    2.2
    (5 ratings)
    8.5
    (253 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.0
    (21 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sources
    8.8
    (21 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Strategy AnalyticsSAP HANA Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Strategy
    MSTR is great for any organization that is looking for a way to deliver complicated data in an uncomplicated way. From business teams to marketing and finance, several departments benefit from using MSTR to keep track of KPIs enabling teams to make optimizations along the way. MSTR provides great visual representations of data enabling team members to distill thousands of data points into easily digestible charts and graphs
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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
    Strategy
    • They sell the product well, and make promises you will actually believe
    • "checks the box" for most features a company would need. Doesn't actually deliver them though
    • They answer the phone in a timely manner. Can't answer your questions or provide support, but the queue time isn't bad
    • They have online documentation. It's not up to date, and likely doesn't reflect the version of software you are using, but hey... they can point to it.
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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
    Strategy
    • The graph options are not as robust as an Excel user might want.
    • The metadata layer can sometimes be slower, and it takes a long time for reports to run.
    • Viewing the data feed entered can be cumbersome at times, in terms of validation with reports.
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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
    Strategy
    I would always choose to renew MicroStrategy as long as they lead the market in features, functionality and price. The support of MicroStrategy is timely and professional, I frequently get answers to my questions within 24 hours and normally have solutions within 48 hours. Training available for MicroStrategy completely covers everything required to be able to expertly use MicroStrategy and understand data warehousing.
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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
    Strategy
    The standard grid reporting could look more like the styling and object used for the Import and Visual Insight products. In addition, object properties almost seem to be hidden when first using the product. It's as if they are asking the engineers to only use the presets we make available...and, these presets are 10+ years old. On the positive side, Microstrategy seems to be the only product, not named Cognos, which can scale to Big Data. The product is "hackable" via the SDK or tricking the Intelligence Server to do uncommon things. The Microstrategy development team also seems to be very involved with their OEM partners; especially when it comes to features and enhancements. A large majority of the improvements we suggested have made it into the product or on the roadmap for future enhancements. Only suckas fall for the shiny objects from most other vendors; Microstrategy is really the only choice for Enterprise BI.
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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
    Strategy
    I've never had an issue with MicroStrategy not being available due to MicroStrategy application malfunction. It is very robust and only failures I've seen were due to user error or the platform the machine running the service failed some how.
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    SAP
    so far, we didn't get any outage
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    Performance
    Strategy
    Being able to customize the performance based on the business need is extremely powerful. Proper configuration and understanding of the usage pattern is key, if the technical ability of the architect is not at top level, then the product will not be configured correctly which will lead to poor performance.
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    SAP
    so far good
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    Support Rating
    Strategy
    Good user community. Support team is available if you are under AMC. You get decent support after raising the support ticket. If it is product bug they will inform you and let you know which patch will resolve the same.
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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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    Online Training
    Strategy
    I have attended many trainings offered by MicroStrategy; both distance and in-person training. I earned my CRD (Certified Report Developer) certification via the online training. I found the training to be well organized and concise. Overall I will definitely continue to increase my knowledge with MicroStrategy via the online training offering.
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    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Strategy
    We measured following KPI for the success
    • Increase in Business Feeds Loads
    • Reduction in Controllers Manual Work.
    • Conversion of Manual Work into Systematic Workflows.
    • Increase in Customer Spend
    • Reduction in Service costs
    • Reduction in time-to-market for new campaigns
    • Increase in cross sell and Up sell
    • Error reduction in customer Identification
    • Existing client retained
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    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
    Strategy
    Tableau is probably MicroStrategy Analytic's biggest competitor I've noticed over time, and I'm not sure why. Tableau only covers visualizations independently for each business user, which then creates the issues of every employee creating their own version of the data, and then you have 20 versions of the truth. A enterprise data warehouse and MicroStrategy's Visual Insight is a better method.
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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
    Strategy
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    I don't have visibility in licensing
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    Scalability
    Strategy
    This software is extremely scaleable, one can add more core servers which performs as a load balancing. The configurations available to manage usage patterns and daily activity are as high a caliber as any other enterprise level software. This product can be installed on both a windows and unix platform allow for integration on a budget.
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    SAP
    Limitation of training deliverable by organization
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    Professional Services
    Strategy
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    We are still in process for the first applciaiton
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    Return on Investment
    Strategy
    • MicroStrategy was helpful for reducing the amount of time we needed to spend number crunching large data sets, and in doing so, allowed me as the primary users to spend more time gleaning insights from the data that in turn informed our leadership team to make strategic decisions.
    • By creating numerous canned reports available to all members of the team through email distribution or basic access to the platform, we were able to reduce the time I spent showing people how to pull the data in Microsoft Excel by nearly 40% .
    • We ended up needing to make many changes to the way our DMP was feeding data into MicroStrategy due to incorrect reporting that caused complications in accounting and finance.
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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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