Prophix vs. SAP Analytics Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Prophix
Score 8.3 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
Prophix One, a Financial Performance Platform, is used to improve the speed and accuracy of decision-making within a harmonized user experience. To reduce complexity and uncertainty, the software offers automated insights and planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and consolidation functionalities.N/A
SAP Analytics Cloud
Score 8.2 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
ProphixSAP Analytics Cloud
Editions & Modules
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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
ProphixSAP Analytics Cloud
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsA 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
ProphixSAP Analytics Cloud
Considered Both Products
Prophix
Chose Prophix
Prophix was chosen because it appeared nimble and easy to use. In contrast, it was more affordable than the other solutions we looked at.
Chose Prophix
Prophix had the feature set we wanted, at the most competitive price, and could be deployed on-prem.
Chose Prophix

Compared to Host Analytics and Adaptive, Prophix provides more value for the dollar, especially when we deploy multiple models. Solution set is also comparably built out, so we are not missing any critical functionality. Self-maintenance by finance is also comparable to Host …

Chose Prophix
For our specific use and purpose, most of the packages we reviewed would meet practically all of our needs. Therefore, it came down to the ease/timing of implementation, the availability of support personnel, and the ability to customize for our specific needs. Prophix met …
SAP Analytics Cloud

No answer on this topic

Features
ProphixSAP Analytics Cloud
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Prophix
6.2
26 Ratings
20% below category average
SAP Analytics Cloud
7.9
309 Ratings
3% below category average
Pixel Perfect reports5.69 Ratings7.6259 Ratings
Customizable dashboards6.325 Ratings8.3301 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates6.725 Ratings7.8277 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Prophix
9.4
118 Ratings
15% above category average
SAP Analytics Cloud
7.8
315 Ratings
3% below category average
Drill-down analysis9.8117 Ratings8.1306 Ratings
Formatting capabilities8.8113 Ratings7.6302 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration9.7111 Ratings8.4292 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings7.1229 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Prophix
9.1
107 Ratings
11% above category average
SAP Analytics Cloud
7.7
296 Ratings
6% below category average
Publish to PDF9.8102 Ratings8.0283 Ratings
Report Versioning7.880 Ratings7.8244 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling9.894 Ratings7.7239 Ratings
Publish to Web00 Ratings7.9253 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings7.033 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Prophix
8.6
48 Ratings
11% above category average
SAP Analytics Cloud
7.8
303 Ratings
2% below category average
Predictive Analytics8.648 Ratings7.8278 Ratings
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings8.0289 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings7.8278 Ratings
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings7.572 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Prophix
9.5
113 Ratings
11% above category average
SAP Analytics Cloud
8.2
311 Ratings
3% below category average
Multi-User Support (named login)9.8110 Ratings8.2285 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model9.8109 Ratings8.0294 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.8113 Ratings8.0286 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control8.554 Ratings8.299 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings8.5291 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Prophix
9.5
60 Ratings
23% above category average
SAP Analytics Cloud
7.5
262 Ratings
3% below category average
Responsive Design for Web Access9.560 Ratings7.5251 Ratings
Mobile Application00 Ratings7.0221 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings7.2247 Ratings
Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting
Comparison of Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting features of Product A and Product B
Prophix
9.7
217 Ratings
16% above category average
SAP Analytics Cloud
-
Ratings
Long-term financial planning9.8183 Ratings00 Ratings
Financial budgeting9.8212 Ratings00 Ratings
Forecasting9.5204 Ratings00 Ratings
Scenario modeling9.4168 Ratings00 Ratings
Management reporting9.8207 Ratings00 Ratings
Consolidation and Close
Comparison of Consolidation and Close features of Product A and Product B
Prophix
8.5
175 Ratings
7% above category average
SAP Analytics Cloud
-
Ratings
Financial data consolidation9.7141 Ratings00 Ratings
Journal entries and reports9.787 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-currency management7.171 Ratings00 Ratings
Intercompany Eliminations7.485 Ratings00 Ratings
Minority Ownership7.035 Ratings00 Ratings
Local and consolidated reporting9.8123 Ratings00 Ratings
Detailed Audit Trails8.8105 Ratings00 Ratings
Financial Reporting and Compliance
Comparison of Financial Reporting and Compliance features of Product A and Product B
Prophix
8.8
206 Ratings
9% above category average
SAP Analytics Cloud
-
Ratings
Financial Statement Reporting9.8188 Ratings00 Ratings
Management Reporting9.8199 Ratings00 Ratings
Excel-based Reporting8.9182 Ratings00 Ratings
Automated board and financial reporting9.8158 Ratings00 Ratings
XBRL support for regulatory filing5.710 Ratings00 Ratings
Analytics and Reporting
Comparison of Analytics and Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Prophix
8.9
183 Ratings
10% above category average
SAP Analytics Cloud
-
Ratings
Personalized dashboards8.8170 Ratings00 Ratings
Color-coded scorecards8.8124 Ratings00 Ratings
KPIs8.6136 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost and profitability analysis9.5133 Ratings00 Ratings
Key Performance Indicator setting8.8109 Ratings00 Ratings
Benchmarking with external data8.774 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration
Comparison of Integration features of Product A and Product B
Prophix
9.7
203 Ratings
16% above category average
SAP Analytics Cloud
-
Ratings
Flat file integration9.8164 Ratings00 Ratings
Excel data integration9.8179 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct links to 3rd-party data sources9.6155 Ratings00 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Prophix
-
Ratings
SAP Analytics Cloud
7.3
40 Ratings
5% below category average
REST API00 Ratings7.235 Ratings
Javascript API00 Ratings7.132 Ratings
iFrames00 Ratings7.327 Ratings
Java API00 Ratings7.327 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings7.733 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings7.028 Ratings
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Score 9.5 out of 10
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Score 10.0 out of 10
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Score 8.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
ProphixSAP Analytics Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
8.9
(234 ratings)
8.7
(326 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(16 ratings)
8.6
(14 ratings)
Usability
7.7
(49 ratings)
8.2
(252 ratings)
Availability
9.9
(30 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.4
(29 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.2
(121 ratings)
6.0
(70 ratings)
In-Person Training
10.0
(11 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
10.0
(13 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.0
(19 ratings)
7.9
(7 ratings)
Configurability
9.0
(11 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
8.9
(29 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.7
(27 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
8.5
(23 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
7.6
(21 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
ProphixSAP Analytics Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
Prophix Software
If the budgeting is done with Excel spreadsheets, and your company is small to medium in size, Prophix is the system for you! Additionally, if your company is also doing monthly forecasting in Excel, Prophix will save you time and reduce errors. There are also many other worthwhile features, such as Account Reconciliation and consolidations.
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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
Prophix Software
  • Reporting - single report that can be opened by multiple users, each will see only aspect specific to them based on their security access.
  • Budgeting - workflow driven budget data collection, visibility of its current status, ability to take action to ensure timely completion. Ability to snapshot budget data at a point in time. Ability to perform what-if scenarios.
  • Forecasting - as above with added benefit of either reusing budget level of grain or forecasting at high level.
  • Granular planning - ability to create unlimited number of subsidiary models to assist with the planning process. Non-financial data collected during budget/forecast process help with operation planning and variance analysis.
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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
Prophix Software
  • Prophix could improve on its dashboarding capability - it is very basic and we always present our graphs/visuals in Excel.
  • We would love it if Prophix could improve its line item detail reports. They are not great right after downloading and require a lot of manipulation in Excel.
  • It would be awesome if we could fully integrate our invoicing software with Prophix. This would allow us to view invoices within Prophix rather than having to go into another tool.
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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
Prophix Software
The system works well for us, and meets all of our needs. All of our future plans can and will be achieved within Prophix, so there is no need to pursue another product. Prophix has continuously proven to improve their product over the years, which provides an even higher level of confidence in this tool, and future developments
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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
Prophix Software
I have used other reporting software over the years and so far this has been the simplest to set up, the most flexible to use and we have not yet used Prophix to its full capacity. Over the next year or so I can see us extending our use of Prophix to include any number of other functions.
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SAP
On a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate 8 SAP Analytics Cloud's overall usability as a 7. SAC has a clean, modern user interface with drag-and-drop features. It is an integrated platform that combines reporting, planning, and predictive analytics in one tool. It has Real-time connectivity with SAP data sources like S/4HANA.


Self-service analytics capabilities allow non-technical users to build simple dashboards.
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Reliability and Availability
Prophix Software
The availability in Prophix is relatively good. We have occurred random outages in different versions that wipe out data, which can be brought back. Or we have ran into system wide slowness that impacts all users in the system, but we have been able to get more capacity to supply our performance.
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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
Prophix Software
Prophix has always performed consistently. We are using on-premise so many factors can contribute to slower than desired performance, most having nothing to do with Prophix itself. If we move to the web-client cloud based solution I believe performance will even be better.
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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
Prophix Software
The Prophix staff is very helpful and quick to respond. I like that they teach me instead of doing it for me when possible, so I don't have to contact them as often! Never talked to anyone at Prophix that I didn't respect or think highly of! Very professional, great customer service!
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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
Prophix Software
We worked with a consultant provided by the vendor for implementation. Training involved online and in person. The in person training was done throughout the implementation. It was very hands on training. As we worked through sections of the set-up, we were training on how to use various features within the product. It made learning the system very easy.
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SAP
Good videos and reference material available in SAP Portal.
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Online Training
Prophix Software
We used our system and created a test cube to work with our own data. We ran through the different functions of Prophix and covered alot of material. We did two sessions a week, with homework tasks assigned. We were able to ask questions and cover any questions during the followup sessions.
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SAP
it's ok
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Implementation Rating
Prophix Software
Prophix Consulting should bring, in house, chargeable expertise in Oracle EBS table access for Drill Across and provide reasonable limits on dimension member combinations so there are no unreasonable expectations about the application of multi dimensional cubes to detail, such as revenue by product and customer.
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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
Prophix Software
We felt Prophix was much more flexible than Briq and offered a more solid financial reporting and budgeting package. Briq is more custom built solution-focused. They build solutions to fit your specific needs. The primary reason we went with Prophix is that we wanted something we could tweak and design on our own after the initial build-out of the solution.
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SAP
SAP Analytics Cloud vs. Microsoft Power BI:Cost: Power BI is often perceived as a cost-effective solution, especially for organizations already using Microsoft products. SAP Analytics Cloud might be seen as a higher-cost option.Integration: SAP Analytics Cloud may have an edge in integration with SAP systems, while Power BI is known for its broad integration capabilities, including seamless integration with other Microsoft tools.Usability: Power BI is often praised for its user-friendly interface and quick adoption, while SAP Analytics Cloud may be seen as offering more advanced features.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Prophix Software
No answers on this topic
SAP
unit pricing
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Scalability
Prophix Software
I gave Prophix a 10 on scalability because we currently deploy the solution to department heads across our entire organization and never have any issues with those individuals using or accessing the system to look at their financial information within premade templates . They currently enter budgets and review reports within the system currently. The only issue is they cannot typically use the ad hoc functionality because that would require higher level licenses that cost more and it is not worth it to give them more costly licenses since they really aren't working in the system quite like the robust finance users
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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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Professional Services
Prophix Software
No answers on this topic
SAP
very simple
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Return on Investment
Prophix Software
  • Prophix has made it possible to move away from some Excel reporting we were doing, which allows for 50% quicker reporting on a monthly basis.
  • Although it has saved us time, an improved PowerPoint feature that automatically updates our decks would save an additional 75% on top of what we already do.
  • Our Board Reporting has improved by 10 hours by moving our reports fully into Prophix.
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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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ScreenShots

Prophix Screenshots

Screenshot of Prophix One Portal: One single point of entry into Prophix One through its portal simplifies access and authentication but also allows seamless movement between applications.Screenshot of Chart Insights, one of the AI Insights capabilities that utilizes Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing to provide enhanced business awareness.  Chart Insights extends the important details contained within dashboards, and analyzes the complete dataset behind the dashboard, automatically surfacing the data relationships not obvious in dashboard visualizations alone. It then provides a summary of key performance metrics found buried within Prophix charts.  It also summarizes the important insights in plain English.Screenshot of Prophix One Financial Planning & Analysis: Prophix's self-serve dashboards and visualizations are directly integrated with data, workflow tasks, announcements, and external URLs and databases. Dashboard Studio helps users to be informed and make better business decisions.Screenshot of Detailed interactive charts and graphs that Prophix offers to uncover insights. Prophix’s visual analytics are linked directly to data with transaction details.  There is no need to input the numbers.  Prophix does this tedious work, automatically.Screenshot of Prophix’s Workflow Manager, used to assign tasks to users and facilitate approvals across the business.  Stakeholder input can be captured directly with the ability to add comments and notes in a single unified database.Screenshot of Cell Comments, that allow users to add supporting details like notes and attachments to data.  Since comments are stored with the data, they can be viewed in any template along with their trailing history. Cell Comment Reports can also be generated to show all comments from any data view in one convenient report.