Posit vs. SAP Analytics Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Posit
Score 9.5 out of 10
N/A
Posit, formerly RStudio, is a modular data science platform, combining open source and commercial products.N/A
SAP Analytics Cloud
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
The 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
PositSAP Analytics Cloud
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
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
PositSAP Analytics Cloud
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsGet started on your 30-day trial with SAP Analytics Cloud, supporting analytics enterprise-wide. Extend it up to 90 days if you want to.
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Features
PositSAP Analytics Cloud
Platform Connectivity
Comparison of Platform Connectivity features of Product A and Product B
Posit
6.8
26 Ratings
20% below category average
SAP Analytics Cloud
-
Ratings
Connect to Multiple Data Sources7.625 Ratings00 Ratings
Extend Existing Data Sources6.726 Ratings00 Ratings
Automatic Data Format Detection6.225 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Exploration
Comparison of Data Exploration features of Product A and Product B
Posit
8.9
26 Ratings
4% above category average
SAP Analytics Cloud
-
Ratings
Visualization8.726 Ratings00 Ratings
Interactive Data Analysis9.223 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Preparation
Comparison of Data Preparation features of Product A and Product B
Posit
8.4
25 Ratings
3% above category average
SAP Analytics Cloud
-
Ratings
Interactive Data Cleaning and Enrichment8.623 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Transformations8.225 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform Data Modeling
Comparison of Platform Data Modeling features of Product A and Product B
Posit
8.1
21 Ratings
4% below category average
SAP Analytics Cloud
-
Ratings
Multiple Model Development Languages and Tools8.121 Ratings00 Ratings
Single platform for multiple model development8.221 Ratings00 Ratings
Self-Service Model Delivery8.018 Ratings00 Ratings
Model Deployment
Comparison of Model Deployment features of Product A and Product B
Posit
9.2
17 Ratings
8% above category average
SAP Analytics Cloud
-
Ratings
Flexible Model Publishing Options8.817 Ratings00 Ratings
Security, Governance, and Cost Controls9.715 Ratings00 Ratings
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Posit
-
Ratings
SAP Analytics Cloud
8.0
247 Ratings
2% above category average
Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings7.9204 Ratings
Customizable dashboards00 Ratings8.1242 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings7.9220 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Posit
-
Ratings
SAP Analytics Cloud
7.9
257 Ratings
4% below category average
Drill-down analysis00 Ratings8.1248 Ratings
Formatting capabilities00 Ratings7.9245 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings7.8190 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings7.9235 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Posit
-
Ratings
SAP Analytics Cloud
8.0
242 Ratings
2% below category average
Publish to Web00 Ratings8.1208 Ratings
Publish to PDF00 Ratings8.2233 Ratings
Report Versioning00 Ratings8.1202 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings7.8194 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Posit
-
Ratings
SAP Analytics Cloud
7.8
250 Ratings
2% above category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings7.7239 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings7.8232 Ratings
Predictive Analytics00 Ratings8.0236 Ratings
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings7.834 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Posit
-
Ratings
SAP Analytics Cloud
8.2
256 Ratings
6% below category average
Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings8.1235 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings8.1242 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings8.0233 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings8.145 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings8.6236 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Posit
-
Ratings
SAP Analytics Cloud
8.0
219 Ratings
3% above category average
Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings7.9208 Ratings
Mobile Application00 Ratings7.8180 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings8.1203 Ratings
Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting
Comparison of Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting features of Product A and Product B
Posit
-
Ratings
SAP Analytics Cloud
7.9
274 Ratings
5% below category average
Long-term financial planning00 Ratings7.7233 Ratings
Financial budgeting00 Ratings7.9239 Ratings
Forecasting00 Ratings8.1246 Ratings
Scenario modeling00 Ratings7.5237 Ratings
Management reporting00 Ratings8.3265 Ratings
Consolidation and Close
Comparison of Consolidation and Close features of Product A and Product B
Posit
-
Ratings
SAP Analytics Cloud
7.6
229 Ratings
4% below category average
Financial data consolidation00 Ratings7.5183 Ratings
Journal entries and reports00 Ratings7.8173 Ratings
Multi-currency management00 Ratings7.5188 Ratings
Intercompany Eliminations00 Ratings7.4143 Ratings
Minority Ownership00 Ratings7.5129 Ratings
Local and consolidated reporting00 Ratings8.0180 Ratings
Detailed Audit Trails00 Ratings7.7170 Ratings
Financial Reporting and Compliance
Comparison of Financial Reporting and Compliance features of Product A and Product B
Posit
-
Ratings
SAP Analytics Cloud
8.0
254 Ratings
2% below category average
Financial Statement Reporting00 Ratings8.0213 Ratings
Management Reporting00 Ratings8.4244 Ratings
Excel-based Reporting00 Ratings8.0225 Ratings
Automated board and financial reporting00 Ratings8.2203 Ratings
XBRL support for regulatory filing00 Ratings7.7114 Ratings
Analytics and Reporting
Comparison of Analytics and Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Posit
-
Ratings
SAP Analytics Cloud
8.2
277 Ratings
2% above category average
Personalized dashboards00 Ratings8.3270 Ratings
Color-coded scorecards00 Ratings8.2255 Ratings
KPIs00 Ratings8.4261 Ratings
Cost and profitability analysis00 Ratings8.3243 Ratings
Key Performance Indicator setting00 Ratings8.4246 Ratings
Benchmarking with external data00 Ratings7.7206 Ratings
Integration
Comparison of Integration features of Product A and Product B
Posit
-
Ratings
SAP Analytics Cloud
7.5
258 Ratings
10% below category average
Flat file integration00 Ratings7.6244 Ratings
Excel data integration00 Ratings7.8247 Ratings
Direct links to 3rd-party data sources00 Ratings7.1226 Ratings
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PositSAP Analytics Cloud
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User Ratings
PositSAP Analytics Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
9.4
(122 ratings)
8.3
(298 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.7
(17 ratings)
7.2
(7 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(3 ratings)
8.1
(219 ratings)
Availability
9.4
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.9
(9 ratings)
5.8
(75 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.3
(4 ratings)
3.2
(6 ratings)
Configurability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.2
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
PositSAP Analytics Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
Posit (formerly RStudio)
In my humble opinion, if you are working on something related to Statistics, RStudio is your go-to tool. But if you are looking for something in Machine Learning, look out for Python. The beauty is that there are packages now by which you can write Python/SQL in R. Cross-platform functionality like such makes RStudio way ahead of its competition. A couple of chinks in RStudio armor are very small and can be considered as nagging just for the sake of argument. Other than completely based on programming language, I couldn't find significant drawbacks to using RStudio. It is one of the best free software available in the market at present.
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SAP
SAP Analytics Cloud is great for big companies that want advanced data analysis and planning, especially when they need to work together in real-time or when people need to access data on their phones. It's like a super tool for predicting future trends in industries like retail or finance. SAC also works well for companies that use different types of computer systems because it can easily connect them. But, for small businesses that only need basic reports or don't have a lot of technical resources, a simpler tool might be better. If a company doesn't always have a good internet connection or if they're just starting with analytics, there might be other tools that work better.
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Pros
Posit (formerly RStudio)
  • The support is incredibly professional and helpful, and they often go out of their way to help me when something doesn't work.
  • The one-click publishing from RStudio Connect is absolutely amazing, and I really like the way that it deploys your exact package versions, because otherwise, you can get in a terrible mess.
  • Python doesn't feel quite as native as R at the moment but I have definitely deployed stuff in R and Python that works beautifully which is really nice indeed.
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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
Posit (formerly RStudio)
  • Python integration is newer and still can be rough, especially with when using virtual environments.
  • RStudio Connect pricing feels very department focused, not quite an enterprise perspective.
  • Some of the RStudio packages don't follow conventional development guidelines (API breaking changes with minor version numbers) which can make supporting larger projects over longer timeframes difficult.
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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
Posit (formerly RStudio)
There is no viable alternative right now. The toolset is good and the functionality is increasing with every release. It is backed by regular releases and ongoing development by the RStudio team. There is good engagement with RStudio directly when support is required. Also there's a strong and growing community of developers who provide additional support and sample code.
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SAP
There’s no doubt I will renew SAP Analytics Cloud. It is the most vital tool in our organization that makes it seamless to make rapid business decisions by collecting, modeling and visualizing data in real-time.
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Usability
Posit (formerly RStudio)
I think it's a quick and easy to use tool. The IDE is very intuitive and easy to adapt to. You do not need to learn a lot of things to use this tool. Any programmer and a person with knowledge or R can quick use this tool without issues.
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SAP
Considering the feedback and improvements made over time, users often rate SAP Analytics Cloud's usability in the range of 7 to 9 out of 10. Positive aspects include its integration capabilities, collaborative features, and the ability to create visually appealing dashboards. Some users, however, may note a learning curve or desire additional customization options.
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Reliability and Availability
Posit (formerly RStudio)
RStudio is very available and cheap to use. It needs to be updated every once in a while, but the updates tend to be quick and they do not hinder my ability to make progress. I have not experienced any RStudio outages, and I have used the application quite a bit for a variety of statistical analyses
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SAP
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Posit (formerly RStudio)
Since R is trendy among statisticians, you can find lots of help from the data science/ stats communities. If you need help with anything related to RStudio or R, google it or search on StackOverflow, you might easily find the solution that you are looking for.
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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
Posit (formerly RStudio)
No answers on this topic
SAP
Good videos and reference material available in SAP Portal.
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Implementation Rating
Posit (formerly RStudio)
We did it at the individual level: anyone willing to code in R can use it. No real deployment involved.
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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
Posit (formerly RStudio)
RStudio was provided as the most customizable. It was also strictly the most feature-rich as far as enabling our organization to script, run, and make use of R open-source packages in our data analysis workstreams. It also provided some support for python, which was useful when we had R heavy code with some python threaded in. Overall we picked Rstudio for the features it provided for our data analysis needs and the ability to interface with our existing resources.
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SAP
SAP is a product/solution that contains extra capabilities that might be considered an enhancement; SAP Analytics Cloud models are based on a huge data collection, and numerous models can be integrated. When coupled with different SAP systems, Analytics Cloud has a common dataset architecture; this software also includes improved analytics capabilities.
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Scalability
Posit (formerly RStudio)
RStudio is very scalable as a product. The issue I have is that it doesn't necessarily fit in nicely with the mainly Microsoft environment that everybody else is using. Having RStudio for us means dedicated servers and recruiting staff who know how to manage the environment. This isn't a fault of the product at all, it's just part of the data science landscape that we all have to put up with. Having said that RStudio is absolutely great for running on low spec servers and there are loads of options to handle concurrency, memory use, etc.
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SAP
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Posit (formerly RStudio)
  • Using it for data science in a very big and old company, the most positive impact, from my point of view, has been the ability of spreading data culture across the group. Shortening the path from data to value.
  • Still it's hard to quantify economic benefits, we are struggling and it's a great point of attention, since splitting out the contribution of the single aspects of a project (and getting the RStudio pie) is complicated.
  • What is sure is that, in the long run, RStudio is boosting productivity and making the process in which is embedded more efficient (cost reduction).
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SAP
  • In general, SAC is a comprehensive analytics platform that offers a range of capabilities for data visualization, reporting, planning, and predictive analytics. It is particularly well-suited for businesses that use SAP systems and are looking to gain insight into their data in a single, integrated platform.
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ScreenShots

Posit Screenshots

Screenshot of Posit runs on most desktops or on a server and accessed over the webScreenshot of Posit supports authoring HTML, PDF, Word Documents, and slide showsScreenshot of Posit supports interactive graphics with Shiny and ggvisScreenshot of Shiny combines the computational power of R with the interactivity of the modern webScreenshot of Remote Interactive Sessions: Start R and Python processes from Posit Workbench within various systems such as Kubernetes and SLURM with Launcher.Screenshot of Jupyter: Author and edit Python code with Jupyter using the same Posit Workbench infrastructure.