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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 Sustainability Control Tower

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/ASAP Sustainability Control Tower is a software solution that helps to enable users to reach sustainable business ambitions with holistic enterprise-wide sustainability performance management.N/A
    Pricing
    SAP Analytics CloudSAP Sustainability Control Tower
    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 Sustainability Control Tower
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo 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
    SAP Analytics CloudSAP Sustainability Control Tower
    Considered Both Products
    SAP
    No answer on this topic
    SAP
    Chose SAP Sustainability Control Tower
    If SAP Sustainability Control Tower were to receive the necessary additional functionalities, it could partially cover what the three products do.
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    We selected SCT because of our desire for SAP integration.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP Sustainability Control Tower
    Same lack of industry-specific content on both, but SAP has the main advantage of direct connection to the ERP data so it saves significant efforts in comparison. Regarding dashboards look and feel and so on, it is more a matter of personal preference between PowerBi and SAP, …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
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    90%
    Would buy again
    9 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    266 Answers
    71%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    300 Answers
    70%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    85%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    178 Answers
    67%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    4 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    221 Answers
    56%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    SAP Analytics CloudSAP Sustainability Control Tower
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP Sustainability Control Tower
    Feature
    SAP Analytics Cloud
    7.6
    357 Ratings
    7% below category average
    SAP Sustainability Control Tower
    -
    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 Sustainability Control Tower
    Feature
    SAP Analytics Cloud
    7.5
    358 Ratings
    6% below category average
    SAP Sustainability Control Tower
    -
    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 Sustainability Control Tower
    Feature
    SAP Analytics Cloud
    7.4
    339 Ratings
    10% below category average
    SAP Sustainability Control Tower
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    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 Sustainability Control Tower
    Feature
    SAP Analytics Cloud
    7.4
    343 Ratings
    8% below category average
    SAP Sustainability Control Tower
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    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 Sustainability Control Tower
    Feature
    SAP Analytics Cloud
    8.2
    349 Ratings
    3% below category average
    SAP Sustainability Control Tower
    -
    Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)8.3323 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 Sustainability Control Tower
    Feature
    SAP Analytics Cloud
    7.4
    294 Ratings
    4% below category average
    SAP Sustainability Control Tower
    -
    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 Sustainability Control Tower
    Feature
    SAP Analytics Cloud
    7.1
    66 Ratings
    9% below category average
    SAP Sustainability Control Tower
    -
    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
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    User Ratings
    SAP Analytics CloudSAP Sustainability Control Tower
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (382 ratings)
    8.4
    (11 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.7
    (22 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    7.7
    (307 ratings)
    7.3
    (5 ratings)
    Availability
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.2
    (73 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    5.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.3
    (9 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (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)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SAP Analytics CloudSAP Sustainability Control Tower
    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
    It is basically the easiest choice for people who are already running SAP ECC or S4 as their ERP as that means they can get all of the data sources automatically without mapping efforts. That compensates for some of the shortcomings mentioned earlier, and to be fair, tools from other vendors (e.g., Microsoft) have the same problem anyway.
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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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    • Gather and organize company data
    • Calculate sustainability metrics
    • Report metrics/indicators according to mandatory or voluntary sustainability standards
    • Customize it to the clients needs and operations
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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
    • Implementing Custom Metrics: Support for all DPI dimensions needed
    • Drill-Down Requirements: Full dimension availability via OData API
    • Row Limit Issue: Request limit inadequate for data volume
    • Breakdown by all dimensions for metrics not feasible
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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 are currently too new with The SAP sustainability Control tower ,but down the line if we see more benefits to financial sustain the product and product is actually paying off the cost from the benefits we get out of it we may renew the use of SAP sustainability control tower.
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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
    SAP Sustainability Control Tower allows for a dashboard of production controls for sales materials. Different departments within the company can access real-time production and business information. It is suitable for various EU certifications. Also for organizations in the US and Latin America
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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
    never faced a downtime - or any error for the features I use.
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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
    yes never faced any sort of buffering or user interface issues.
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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
    not contacted support for SAP Sustainability Control Tower yet.
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    In-Person Training
    SAP
    Good videos and reference material available in SAP Portal.
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    SAP
    i did online training no in person training
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    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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    SAP
    online module was extensive and helpful to understand the functionality
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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
    No, I was not directly involved in SAP Sustainability Control Tower implementation, but before implementing feedback was taken from procurement team for several function usage.
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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
    Same lack of industry-specific content on both, but SAP has the main advantage of direct connection to the ERP data so it saves significant efforts in comparison. Regarding dashboards look and feel and so on, it is more a matter of personal preference between PowerBi and SAP, we personally prefer SAP as it is a bit richer in ability to bring in more data and filter on it.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    SAP
    unit pricing
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    SAP
    no i was not involved in Sales process
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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
    yes we deployed it across multiple departments like SHS, purchasing, regulatory and we believe we can add more features of SAP sustainability control tower.
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    Professional Services
    SAP
    very simple
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    SAP
    SAP team is always great in service - i was not involved Sales process
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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
    • Greater transparency around our sust strategies
    • More engaged workforce
    • Reduce OpEx by $350k in first month due to better decision in a particular area
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