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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    SAP Analytics Cloud

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AThe 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

    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.

    $0.95

    per month Capacity Units

    Pricing
    SAP Analytics CloudSAP HANA Cloud
    Editions & Modules
    SAP Analytics Cloud for Business Intelligence
    $36.00
    per month per user
    SAP Analytics Cloud for Planning
    Price upon request
    per month per user
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SAP Analytics CloudSAP HANA Cloud
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    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.Includes a one year free trial.
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    Community Pulse
    SAP Analytics CloudSAP HANA Cloud
    Considered Both Products
    SAP
    Chose SAP Analytics Cloud
    As a tool it is good but lacks the maturity of BPC from calculation power, flexibility and overall large volume data handling capability.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP Analytics Cloud
    Because the connectivity is natural and is easy to work and develop everything behind the same brand. Also is easy to have all the data under control on this software and easily consume in SAP Analytics Cloud Review. As I said, great advantage of using sap that means all are …
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP Analytics Cloud
    SAC is a single platform for planning , collaborating and visualisation which other reporting tools do not provide
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP Analytics Cloud
    As it is based on the data and analytics filed
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP Analytics Cloud
    I feel SAP Analytics Cloud is superior to other tools because of cloud capability and the ability to connect to several data sources. It also has a feature to store large set of data in-memory for faster reporting.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP Analytics Cloud
    SAP Analytics Cloud is more user friendly as compared to Oracle Analytics Cloud and it offers much better user interface. Selection of any tool or product mostly weighs on how much would it cost, though SAP Analytics cloud is not cost effective but it is more economical as …
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP Analytics Cloud
    NA
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP Analytics Cloud
    It provides superior connectivity to databases compared to Tableau as it is SAP product and all our ERP s used in Sales ,Planning and Dispatch is SAP .Its interface is more clean and intelligent to Tableau and offers superior BI models to generate effective report for the …
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP Analytics Cloud
    N/A
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP Analytics Cloud
    Did not consider any alternatives.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP Analytics Cloud
    Our entire DB was connected to SAP products hence it made sense only to utilize a SAP analytics solution for our analytical need owing to ease of integrated and support on offer by SAP. Even though it is a bit buggy and not that feature rich I am pretty confident SAP will make …
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP Analytics Cloud
    Earlier I have used SAP Crystal for reporting. SAP Analytics Cloud is a next-gen business intelligence reporting tool with the capability of machine learning, interactive dashboards, and stories.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP Analytics Cloud
    If SAP Analytics cloud had mobile capability for Android devices it would be great compared to other products like Power BI/Tableau.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP Analytics Cloud
    SAP Analytics Cloud - being a cloud offering does not require any infrastructure for development of the reports and dashboards and doesn't depend on the back-end system availability for preparing a prototype. Since there is already a lot of pre-built content available, it …
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP Analytics Cloud
    We are currently using Power BI primarily, and are using SAC primarily for planning at this point. Would be interested to explore more of the predictive and augmented analytics capabilities of SAC.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP Analytics Cloud
    The smart insight and smart discovery features were a big seller in addition to the predictive scenarios. In addition to that, the fact that users can write their own stories and build their own PPTs is great.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP Analytics Cloud
    The two products have different purposes.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP Analytics Cloud
    SAC is better at performance when the data source is bigger and the volume of data is high. That is thanks to live connectivity. SAC is offering a planning version and more functionalities. SAC is offering a lot more business content in the library.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP Analytics Cloud

    1. Pricing is competitive based on the number of users.

    2. Brings planning, predictive and analytics in one service.

    3. Cloud security maintained by SAP..

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    SAP
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    One area where SAP HANA Cloud stood out for us is in its support for real-time analytics on live transactional data. As a business that relies on up-to-date information to make critical decisions, this capability was essential for us. We found that SAP Analytics Cloud was more …
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    We have also used SAP Analytics Cloud as front-end technology in combination with SAP HANA. Our experience is that connecting both systems is simple and quickly done. We experienced fast illustration of our SAP HANA backend data in SAP Analytics Cloud and we can fully recommend …
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    SAP HANA is a great backbone to BW/4HANA and enables great use of virtualization and on the fly calculations whereas BW helps sort/structure business data initially and make use of lots of standard functionalities. SAP Analytics Cloud is a front end tool which can be used for …
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    We use the SAP Analytics Cloud to create stories and analytics on SAP HANA data.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    Evaluated for its separation of compute and storage and lower entry cost, but it lacked the native understanding of complex SAP ERP semantics (ABAP logic) without extensive data reconstruction
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    SAP HANA Cloud is much more powerful, it integrates seamlessly with SAP products like BW/ Analytics/ OData/ Fiori etc. as well as 3rd party products.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    We use them in integration as it makes us provide best solutions and products for our clients as we are using the available software in the market.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    Did not review any other products at the current customer. Earlier we evaluated Snowflake.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    SAP HANA on memory capabilities make it faster than Oracle Database to retrive data.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    I strongly recommend HANA. We can use HANA more for decision-making.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    SAP is implementing in-memory computing and making all of their processes compatible and realistic in nature. SAP HANA can process a large amount of data. We can analyze the data built the reports with ease. Data handling is simple in SAP HANA. It is very fast and there no lag …
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    It's the SAP recommendation and and the entry point of many other SAP products.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    SAP hana is best utilised for data management at the backend. Therefore using SAP HANA at the backend and utilising SAP BO's reporting tools at the front end for visualising the data in a better presentable form is an example.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    313 Answers
    96%
    Would buy again
    313 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    266 Answers
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    271 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    300 Answers
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    319 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    85%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    178 Answers
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    198 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    221 Answers
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    264 Answers
    Features
    SAP Analytics CloudSAP HANA Cloud
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    SAP Analytics Cloud
    7.6
    357 Ratings
    7% below category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports7.4302 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards7.9345 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.4319 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    SAP Analytics Cloud
    7.5
    358 Ratings
    6% below category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Drill-down analysis7.9348 Ratings00 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities7.3345 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages6.9256 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration8.1334 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    SAP Analytics Cloud
    7.4
    339 Ratings
    10% below category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Publish to Web7.7290 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to PDF7.8321 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Versioning7.5282 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling7.5278 Ratings00 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers6.758 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    SAP Analytics Cloud
    7.4
    343 Ratings
    8% below category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)7.8325 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.5312 Ratings00 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics7.2312 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining7.099 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    SAP Analytics Cloud
    8.2
    349 Ratings
    3% below category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)8.2323 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model8.1331 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.1324 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control8.2134 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)8.5327 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    SAP Analytics Cloud
    7.4
    294 Ratings
    5% below category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access7.5283 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Application6.8247 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile7.0274 Ratings00 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    SAP Analytics Cloud
    7.1
    66 Ratings
    9% below category average
    SAP HANA Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    REST API7.156 Ratings00 Ratings
    Javascript API7.049 Ratings00 Ratings
    iFrames7.143 Ratings00 Ratings
    Java API7.142 Ratings00 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)7.451 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)6.843 Ratings00 Ratings
    Relational Databases
    Comparison of Relational Databases features of SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP HANA Cloud
    Feature
    SAP Analytics Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    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
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    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Score8.1 out of 10
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    Score8.2 out of 10
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    Sisense
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    User Ratings
    SAP Analytics CloudSAP HANA Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (382 ratings)
    9.4
    (362 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.7
    (22 ratings)
    10.0
    (15 ratings)
    Usability
    7.7
    (307 ratings)
    9.5
    (81 ratings)
    Availability
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.3
    (73 ratings)
    8.5
    (253 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    5.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.3
    (9 ratings)
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.0
    (61 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sources
    8.1
    (61 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Professional Services
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SAP Analytics CloudSAP HANA Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    SAP
    >> Using SAC predictive analytics capabilities for inventory management in a Production line setup has helped generate Purchase Requisitions and Purchase Orders for raw or semi-finished goods without much head-banging into Demand management rules. It does it beautifully with seamless integration with HANA core MM and PP modules, along with BI integration. It has resulted in 30% greater warehouse storage capacity, thereby saving revenue from piled-up inventory and associated manpower costs. >> SAC sometimes shows latency in working out a large data set, thus giving a poor user experience compared to its competition. Also, it may occasionally show misinterpretations when embedding data from 3rd-party systems into the HANA core dataset.
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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
    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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    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
    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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    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
    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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    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
    SAP
    I landed on a 7 out of 10 for a few key reasons. The tool is flexible in the sense that we are using very very very (very) little off the shelf solutions and customizing to our needs. Users enjoy having the customized data actions, key variance calculations, and easy to use headcount/salary planning in the same tool. One downside is that users are hard to please when they are used to excel. SAP Analytics Cloud simply is not excel, and the flexibility of excel in a crunch is not there.
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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
    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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    SAP
    so far, we didn't get any outage
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    Performance
    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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    SAP
    so far good
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    Support Rating
    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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    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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    In-Person Training
    SAP
    Good videos and reference material available in SAP Portal.
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    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    SAP
    In hindsight, it would have been easier to have someone there in person. Questions were answered, but with 11 participants, it got a bit chaotic online
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    Implementation Rating
    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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    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
    SAP
    SAP Analytics Cloud and Power BI are both tools that help businesses understand their data, but they have some differences. SAC, made by SAP, works well if your company already uses other SAP products. It's in the cloud, easy to use, and has features for analyzing data, getting insights, and planning for the future. Power BI, made by Microsoft, can be used in the cloud or on your own computers. It fits well with Microsoft tools, is easy to use, and can do advanced data analysis. SAC has built-in planning tools, while Power BI needs extra tools for detailed planning
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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
    SAP
    unit pricing
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    SAP
    I don't have visibility in licensing
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    Scalability
    SAP
    Is good for use across multiple locations. It allows users to access data and reports from anywhere, regardless of their location. Can consolidate data from various sources, including different SAP systems and external sources, which facilitates cross-location analysis. SAC enables access to data and models from SAP Datasphere to create new stories. Detailed permissions can be defined for cross-departmental use.
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    SAP
    Limitation of training deliverable by organization
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    Professional Services
    SAP
    very simple
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    SAP
    We are still in process for the first applciaiton
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    Return on Investment
    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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    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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