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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE)

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ASAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) is a transactional relational database, boasting fast, reliable online transaction processing (OLTP). SAP ASE is the company's transactional database within the SAP Business Technology Platform portfolio.N/A

    Scale Computing Platform

    Score9.2 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Scale Computing offers edge computing, virtualization, and hyperconverged solutions for customers around the globe. Scale Computing HyperCore software promises to eliminate traditional virtualization software, disaster recovery software, servers, and shared storage, replacing these with a fully integrated, highly available system for running applications. The vendor says that, using patented HyperCore™ technology, the SC//HyperCore self-healing platform automatically identifies, mitigates, and…

    $249

    per year per core

    Pricing
    SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE)Scale Computing Platform
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Standard
    $249
    per year per core
    Professional
    $312
    per year per core
    Professional Essentials
    $5,600
    one-time fee
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE)Scale Computing Platform
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—Pricing shown in U.S. Dollar. Pricing for other regions available on request.
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    Community Pulse
    SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE)Scale Computing Platform
    Considered Both Products
    SAP
    No answer on this topic
    Scale Computing
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Would buy again
    75 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    74 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    75 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    99%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    73 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    69 Answers
    Features
    SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE)Scale Computing Platform
    Relational Databases
    Comparison of Relational Databases features of SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) and Scale Computing Platform
    Feature
    SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE)
    8.3
    1 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Scale Computing Platform
    -
    Ratings
    ACID compliance9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database monitoring10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database locking8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Encryption9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Disaster recovery8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Flexible deployment6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple datatypes8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE)Scale Computing Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.8
    (245 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.4
    (22 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.5
    (40 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.7
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (245 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE)Scale Computing Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    SAP
    We use this for an inbuilt security management system, where it performs well in a scaled setup with a large volume of live data with high availability. Also, the performance is up to the mark for the large statement flow. From a DBA perspective, a lot of parameters need to be fine-tuned for the specific environment needs, which can cause overhead. Expertise is limited, and the learning curve is steep for the SAP ASE.
    Incentivized
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    Scale Computing
    Scale is best suited to environments that do not have excessive external or proprietary peripherals. Integrating with tape drive backups or robot tape libraries can be problematic. The most effective use of Scale systems is for companies running multiple instances of the same operating system. The hypervisor's code/file-sharing nature does an excellent job managing new instances while keeping the increase in storage to a minimum.
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    Pros
    SAP
    • High availability and reliability.
    • High performance.
    • Monitoring of threshold based events.
    • Security at multiple levels.
    • Query plan optimization.
    • Lock management.
    • Access to HANA.
    Incentivized
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    Scale Computing
    • Simplicity - I do not have to create storage buckets or micromanage anything.
    • Efficiency - Lower power use since moving to a hyperconverged environment.
    • Scalability - Adding additional hardware is easy, and increasing things like the amount of RAM or number of cores is easy.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    SAP
    • A quick button for devs to switch instances into a dev mode (eliminating logs, and such).
    • Licensing is far too complicated. Simplify pricing.
    Incentivized
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    Scale Computing
    • Dedicated Lights-Out Solution for low-end systems
    • Ability to replace smaller storage drives with larger ones, rather than requiring the addition of an entire node for storage increases
    • Different UI views for VMs: ability to minimize certain groups and have that persist through log-ins
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    Likelihood to Renew
    SAP
    Our licenses are perpetual. It is the support that we will be renewing. We will renew because we continue to use and receive value from the product.
    Incentivized
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    Scale Computing
    Since I have had no issues with downtime; easier management of my cluster and the ability to lower the number of devices in my Infrastructure, I will gladly renew my support contract with Scale Computing HC3 and upgrade my equipment with them when it comes time for it.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    SAP
    Well-suited in the security domain, high performance, and low latency of the DBMS. In terms of the DBA perspective, a dedicated monitoring tool (Cockpit) helps a lot in terms of managing the database, which helps in identifying bottlenecks during performance issues. Also, it helps us to send custom alerts related to Database activities.
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    Scale Computing
    Everything you need to do is point-and-click easy. If you are the kind of admin who wants to edit every config file and endlessly customize your environment, then Scale may not be for you. On the other hand, if you just want it to work really well, and do what they told you it will do, then Scale is the ideal system.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    Scale Computing
    Never had an outage or an error. Once a hard drive failed, but Scale kept on working flawlessly without interruption.
    Incentivized
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    Performance
    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    Scale Computing
    Performance has been just as outstanding as reliability. I have never experienced delays in any aspect of usage.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    SAP
    Incredibly responsive, saving us countless hours in troubleshooting.
    Incentivized
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    Scale Computing
    They are very knowledgeable about their own products and hardware addressing my concerns or issues very quickly and on the first contact. Calls concerning VMware migrations and Acronis backup took a little more time for more complicated issues, but the Scale Computing Platform techs were diligent to stay on top of issues until they were resolved. Most of my issues have been with the initial setup/migration.
    Incentivized
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    In-Person Training
    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    Scale Computing
    I did not do in-person training.
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    Online Training
    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    Scale Computing
    Because Scale is so simple, the training is just as quick and easy.
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    Implementation Rating
    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    Scale Computing
    The implementation was very easy. We had Scale support on standby and they were ready and eager to help if needed. The process went so fast the employees in the organization did not even know it was done.
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    Alternatives Considered
    SAP
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    Scale Computing
    We previously used Microsoft Hyper V and VMWare and, before that, a room for single-purpose servers. My satisfaction with Scale is because it is a more straightforward product to install and use; it has incredible speed and reliability. In the past, getting support from Microsoft was labor intensive, and with VMWare, there was a language accent barrier.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    Scale Computing
    HC3 is one of the best products I have purchased for our district. It is unbelievably reliable to the point that they shoot themselves in the foot on support contracts.
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    Return on Investment
    SAP
    • Positive ROI.
    • Ease of use with minimal training required to write high performance SQL (assumes a knowledge of SQL already).
    • Ease of database administration.
    • Sometimes upgrades can be difficult.
    • Changing platforms can be difficult (changing say from SPARC to Intel).
    • Changing operating systems can be difficult (changing from Solaris to linux).
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    Scale Computing
    • With the high cost of the leading competitor the savings starts day one and saves every year after.
    • Scale can be administered by a tier one technician so cost of labor is reduced.
    • If there is a problem like a cyber attack, the savings kick in with the least amount of downtime.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Scale Computing Platform Screenshots

    Screenshot of Scale Computing Fleet Management Dashboard - 
At-a-glance summary of the health of the fleet upon login.Screenshot of Cluster Details -
Details of a particular cluster, including health, fleet manager connectivity, nodes, and VMsScreenshot of Scale Computing Fleet Manager -
Manages an organization’s fleet of Clusters.Screenshot of Hypercore UI -
Simple Web Interface for Local Management of the Cluster and its Workloads