SAP Analytics Cloud vs. Tableau Public

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
SAP Analytics Cloud
Score 8.1 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
Tableau Public
Score 9.8 out of 10
N/A
Tableau Public is a free edition of the Desktop product. With this edition, data can only be published to the Tableau public website and does not allow work to be saved or exported locally.
$0
per month
Pricing
SAP Analytics CloudTableau Public
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 CloudTableau Public
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
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 CloudTableau Public
Considered Both Products
SAP Analytics Cloud
Chose SAP Analytics Cloud
SAP Analytics Cloud has high compatibility with SAP Systems majorly S4 so the development time that is required is less compared to other tools.
Tableau Public
Chose Tableau Public
Google Charts/Drive is sufficient for simpler data sets, but it does not integrate with other web platforms and the visualization does not look as professional. I'm not aware of any other competitors that offer the same package as Microsoft.
Features
SAP Analytics CloudTableau Public
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
SAP Analytics Cloud
7.7
342 Ratings
6% below category average
Tableau Public
9.8
12 Ratings
19% above category average
Pixel Perfect reports7.5289 Ratings9.710 Ratings
Customizable dashboards8.1331 Ratings10.012 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates7.5306 Ratings9.712 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
SAP Analytics Cloud
7.7
344 Ratings
4% below category average
Tableau Public
9.7
12 Ratings
22% above category average
Drill-down analysis8.1334 Ratings9.812 Ratings
Formatting capabilities7.5331 Ratings9.712 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages6.9248 Ratings9.59 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration8.3320 Ratings9.811 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
SAP Analytics Cloud
7.6
325 Ratings
8% below category average
Tableau Public
9.5
11 Ratings
15% above category average
Publish to Web7.9278 Ratings10.011 Ratings
Publish to PDF8.0309 Ratings10.09 Ratings
Report Versioning7.7269 Ratings9.89 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling7.6264 Ratings9.69 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers6.952 Ratings8.17 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
SAP Analytics Cloud
7.5
330 Ratings
6% below category average
Tableau Public
9.8
11 Ratings
23% above category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)7.8314 Ratings9.811 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.7301 Ratings9.811 Ratings
Predictive Analytics7.4301 Ratings9.79 Ratings
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining7.192 Ratings00 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
SAP Analytics Cloud
8.2
337 Ratings
3% below category average
Tableau Public
-
Ratings
Multi-User Support (named login)8.2311 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model8.1319 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.1312 Ratings00 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control8.2122 Ratings00 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)8.4316 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
SAP Analytics Cloud
7.5
284 Ratings
4% below category average
Tableau Public
-
Ratings
Responsive Design for Web Access7.5273 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Application7.1239 Ratings00 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile7.1265 Ratings00 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
SAP Analytics Cloud
7.1
59 Ratings
8% below category average
Tableau Public
-
Ratings
REST API7.050 Ratings00 Ratings
Javascript API7.045 Ratings00 Ratings
iFrames7.138 Ratings00 Ratings
Java API7.037 Ratings00 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)7.645 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)6.937 Ratings00 Ratings
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SAP Analytics CloudTableau Public
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Yellowfin
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Score 8.6 out of 10
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Score 9.7 out of 10
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Reveal
Reveal
Score 10.0 out of 10
Supermetrics
Supermetrics
Score 9.7 out of 10
Enterprises
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Kyvos Semantic Layer
Score 9.5 out of 10
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Score 7.1 out of 10
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User Ratings
SAP Analytics CloudTableau Public
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(318 ratings)
8.5
(14 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.6
(14 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Usability
8.1
(250 ratings)
10.0
(5 ratings)
Support Rating
6.0
(70 ratings)
9.6
(6 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
8.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.0
(7 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Professional Services
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
SAP Analytics CloudTableau Public
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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Tableau
Tableau public is the best platform to build dashboards for your personal profile and share with recruiters. It's always good to keep ourselves updated on the latest features, create sample dashboards and save them to a personal profile. Tableau public is free and doesn't need any subscription. anyone can create an account and start building reports.
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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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Tableau
  • Data visualization: lots of different options, including bar, scatter, pie, waterfall charts to explore relationships between variables, and to present findings/trends to different teams
  • Integrates readily with limited, though different data sources: TXT, CSV, TDE, Access
  • Exports reports for review of different dashboards: client-ready/team-ready, with a clean and tidy presentation in PDF format (or hardcopy)
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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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Tableau
  • Tableau Public (both Desktop and Server) like their "for a fee" counterparts offer very easy to learn and use tools to transform data into pictures and gain insights into your data. Most organizations report a reduction in development time of 10x vs. other similar tools, due to the intuitive user interface. That said, with Tableau Public, published workbooks are "disconnected" from the underlying data sources and require periodic updates when the data changes. Users are limited to 1 Gb of storage space per user ID and password as well.
  • I would like to see better options for public sharing of visualizations and data from within the "for a fee" products as more and more organizations are moving in the direction of data sharing with partners and their communities.
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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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Tableau
It's free, right? I'll keep using the free version. So the real question to ask is this? Will I pay $999 for the Personal version or $1,999 for the Professional? Yikes! That is a big stretch. I'm not sure about that. The product comparison chart is at: http://www.tableausoftware.com/public/comparison
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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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Tableau
Tableau public is a great training tool to understand the basics of Tableau before buying it. A great tool to extend Excel's visualization and to publish data for others. Not useful for anything you need secure. No ability to access databases. Static information only.
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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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Tableau
No answers on this topic
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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Tableau
No answers on this topic
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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Tableau
I have not yet required to contact support as the documentation and help i found online has always worked so far
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In-Person Training
SAP
Good videos and reference material available in SAP Portal.
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Tableau
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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Tableau
I found it sufficient, and fast. I could easily "kick the tires" with Tableau on my data so I got up and running fast.
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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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Tableau
Start at the end and work backward. Identify the business case / issue and questions the end users have, then identify the data needed, and where to get it.
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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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Tableau
Google Charts/Drive is sufficient for simpler data sets, but it does not integrate with other web platforms and the visualization does not look as professional. I'm not aware of any other competitors that offer the same package as Microsoft.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
SAP
unit pricing
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Tableau
No answers on this topic
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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Tableau
No answers on this topic
Professional Services
SAP
very simple
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Tableau
No answers on this topic
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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Tableau
  • Tableau Public visualizations have helped drive traffic to our content and sites
  • The lack of cost means it's easy to demonstrate our experience to attract paying clients
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