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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Percussion CMS

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/APercussion Software's content management system is used by higher education, government agencies, and business organizations - SMB to Enterprise. Marketers use Percussion CMS to create, publish, and share multi-channel content.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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    Pricing
    Percussion CMSSAP HANA Cloud
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Percussion CMSSAP HANA Cloud
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—Includes a one year free trial.
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    Community Pulse
    Percussion CMSSAP HANA Cloud
    Considered Both Products
    Percussion Software
    No answer on this topic
    SAP
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    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
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    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    198 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    264 Answers
    Features
    Percussion CMSSAP HANA Cloud
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Percussion CMS and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    Percussion CMS
    3.0
    1 Ratings
    93% below category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Role-based user permissions3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Percussion CMS and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    Percussion CMS
    3.0
    1 Ratings
    89% below category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    WYSIWYG editor6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Admin section2.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Page templates1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publishing workflow5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Form generator1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Percussion CMS and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    Percussion CMS
    1.6
    1 Ratings
    130% below category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
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    Content taxonomy1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO support1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk management3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Community / comment management2.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Percussion CMS and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    Percussion CMS
    1.0
    1 Ratings
    155% below category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
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    Internationalization / multi-language1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Relational Databases
    Comparison of Relational Databases features of Percussion CMS and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    Percussion CMS
    -
    Ratings
    SAP HANA Cloud
    9.0
    52 Ratings
    11% above category average
    ACID compliance00 Ratings9.438 Ratings
    Database monitoring00 Ratings9.250 Ratings
    Database locking00 Ratings9.242 Ratings
    Encryption00 Ratings8.744 Ratings
    Disaster recovery00 Ratings8.843 Ratings
    Flexible deployment00 Ratings8.945 Ratings
    Multiple datatypes00 Ratings8.846 Ratings
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    Score7.7 out of 10
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    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    Percussion CMSSAP HANA Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    2.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.4
    (363 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (15 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.5
    (82 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (253 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Percussion CMSSAP HANA Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Percussion Software
    Best suited for large organizations where everyone knows how to deal with Java in an increasingly Java unfriendly world. Said organization should be willing to pay a huge price for a piece of dinosaur technology
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Percussion Software
    • Separate CMS environment publishes to remote server environment - great for security
    • Highly scalable
    • Full scale workflow allows for custom routing, approving, etc..
    Incentivized
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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
    Percussion Software
    • One word: JAVA! We don't live in the 1990's anymore! An AJAX/DHTML environment seems a long time coming.
    • Horrible end-user experience, learning curve. Our end users' inability to easily use the archaic, Java-based interface, means they send the web developer their content requests. This creates a huge bottleneck and completely defeats the purpose of a CMS.
    • Image mangement and integration with content is aweful and time consuming. An image processing tool called ImedImage was developed for Percussion at one point, and left completely stagnant with very little support.
    • Implementation is extremely complicated, given the complexity of the system. Sure, scalability is a good thing, but there is very little out-of-the box function. Don't expect to implement a site as quickly as with other CMS platforms.
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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
    Percussion Software
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Percussion Software
    No answers on this topic
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Percussion Software
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    so far, we didn't get any outage
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    Performance
    Percussion Software
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    so far good
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    Support Rating
    Percussion Software
    No answers on this topic
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    Percussion Software
    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
    Percussion Software
    No contest. I can't wait to get off of Percussion CMS.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Percussion Software
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    I don't have visibility in licensing
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Percussion Software
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    Limitation of training deliverable by organization
    Incentivized
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    Professional Services
    Percussion Software
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    We are still in process for the first applciaiton
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Percussion Software
    • We are locked into Percussion CMS simply due to the expense and complexity of migrating to another solution (and the lack of time and budget to do so). I long for the day when I am no longer required to support Percussion CMS, to say the least.
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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.
    Incentivized
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