SAP Analytics Cloud vs. Spotfire

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
SAP Analytics Cloud
Score 8.5 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
Spotfire
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
Spotfire® is a data visualization platform that utilizes predictive analytics. In addition to data viz, it includes data wrangling capabilities, predictive analytics, location analytics, and real-time streaming analytics. Spotfire® is a business unit of Cloud Software Group, formerly known as TIBCO Spotfire.
$0.99
Per Hour (Starting)
Pricing
SAP Analytics CloudSpotfire
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
TIBCO Spotfire for Amazon Web Services
$0.99
Per Hour (Starting)
TIBCO Cloud Spotfire - Consumer
$250/yr
per seat
TIBCO Cloud Spotfire - Business Author
$650/yr
per seat
TIBCO Cloud Spotfire - Analyst
$1250/yr
per seat
TIBCO Spotfire Platform
Please contact TIBCO sales
TIBCO Spotfire Cloud Enterprise
Please contact TIBCO sales
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
SAP Analytics CloudSpotfire
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsGet started on your 30-day trial with SAP Analytics Cloud, supporting analytics enterprise-wide. Extend it up to 90 days if you want to.For Enterprise engagements, please contact TIBCO directly for a custom price quote.
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Community Pulse
SAP Analytics CloudSpotfire
Considered Both Products
SAP Analytics Cloud
Chose SAP Analytics Cloud
Power BI has some unique selling features like bookmarks and DAX functionality. However, a lot of emphasis has to be given to data security and authorization. One has to manually enable row-based authorization or model-based authorization to share a lot of confidential data, …
Spotfire
Chose Spotfire
Well, Spotfire was the only tool which could handle our data, we had over 100 Mio rows of data and with Spotfire you could navigate through the dashboard very fast. This was our killer feature. It also makes very nice and modern charts.
Chose Spotfire
  • Tableau - Does not have the best ETL capabilities.
  • SAC - Although it is on the cloud, speed seems to be an issue most times.
  • Power BI - Data modeling is key to a good dashboard. Not a tool non-IT savvy people can easily use.
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
SAP Analytics CloudSpotfire
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
SAP Analytics Cloud
7.9
247 Ratings
2% below category average
Spotfire
8.3
299 Ratings
1% above category average
Pixel Perfect reports7.8204 Ratings8.030 Ratings
Customizable dashboards8.1242 Ratings9.1294 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates7.9220 Ratings7.9258 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
SAP Analytics Cloud
7.9
257 Ratings
5% below category average
Spotfire
8.2
311 Ratings
1% above category average
Drill-down analysis8.0248 Ratings8.3289 Ratings
Formatting capabilities7.8245 Ratings7.8302 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages7.8190 Ratings8.3224 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration7.9235 Ratings8.5274 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
SAP Analytics Cloud
8.0
242 Ratings
2% below category average
Spotfire
8.3
283 Ratings
1% below category average
Publish to Web8.1208 Ratings8.2228 Ratings
Publish to PDF8.2233 Ratings8.6267 Ratings
Report Versioning8.1202 Ratings8.018 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling7.9194 Ratings8.4178 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
SAP Analytics Cloud
7.8
251 Ratings
2% above category average
Spotfire
8.2
310 Ratings
1% above category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)7.8240 Ratings8.7306 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.8232 Ratings8.4271 Ratings
Predictive Analytics7.9236 Ratings8.1234 Ratings
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining7.734 Ratings7.68 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
SAP Analytics Cloud
8.2
257 Ratings
6% below category average
Spotfire
8.1
250 Ratings
6% below category average
Multi-User Support (named login)8.1236 Ratings8.7241 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model8.1243 Ratings8.5206 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.0234 Ratings7.8228 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control8.146 Ratings7.48 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)8.6237 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
SAP Analytics Cloud
8.0
219 Ratings
0% above category average
Spotfire
7.3
189 Ratings
9% below category average
Responsive Design for Web Access8.0208 Ratings7.9177 Ratings
Mobile Application7.8180 Ratings7.6126 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile8.0203 Ratings7.5148 Ratings
Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting
Comparison of Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting features of Product A and Product B
SAP Analytics Cloud
7.8
275 Ratings
6% below category average
Spotfire
-
Ratings
Long-term financial planning7.6234 Ratings00 Ratings
Financial budgeting7.8240 Ratings00 Ratings
Forecasting7.8247 Ratings00 Ratings
Scenario modeling7.5238 Ratings00 Ratings
Management reporting8.2266 Ratings00 Ratings
Consolidation and Close
Comparison of Consolidation and Close features of Product A and Product B
SAP Analytics Cloud
7.6
230 Ratings
6% below category average
Spotfire
-
Ratings
Financial data consolidation7.5184 Ratings00 Ratings
Journal entries and reports7.6174 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-currency management7.5189 Ratings00 Ratings
Intercompany Eliminations7.4144 Ratings00 Ratings
Minority Ownership7.5130 Ratings00 Ratings
Local and consolidated reporting8.0181 Ratings00 Ratings
Detailed Audit Trails7.6171 Ratings00 Ratings
Financial Reporting and Compliance
Comparison of Financial Reporting and Compliance features of Product A and Product B
SAP Analytics Cloud
8.0
254 Ratings
3% below category average
Spotfire
-
Ratings
Financial Statement Reporting7.9213 Ratings00 Ratings
Management Reporting8.2244 Ratings00 Ratings
Excel-based Reporting8.0225 Ratings00 Ratings
Automated board and financial reporting8.1203 Ratings00 Ratings
XBRL support for regulatory filing7.7114 Ratings00 Ratings
Analytics and Reporting
Comparison of Analytics and Reporting features of Product A and Product B
SAP Analytics Cloud
8.1
278 Ratings
1% above category average
Spotfire
-
Ratings
Personalized dashboards8.2271 Ratings00 Ratings
Color-coded scorecards8.1256 Ratings00 Ratings
KPIs8.3262 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost and profitability analysis8.3244 Ratings00 Ratings
Key Performance Indicator setting8.3247 Ratings00 Ratings
Benchmarking with external data7.6207 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration
Comparison of Integration features of Product A and Product B
SAP Analytics Cloud
7.6
259 Ratings
9% below category average
Spotfire
-
Ratings
Flat file integration7.7244 Ratings00 Ratings
Excel data integration7.9248 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct links to 3rd-party data sources7.1227 Ratings00 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
SAP Analytics Cloud
-
Ratings
Spotfire
8.3
89 Ratings
5% above category average
REST API00 Ratings8.371 Ratings
Javascript API00 Ratings8.370 Ratings
iFrames00 Ratings8.454 Ratings
Java API00 Ratings8.257 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings8.269 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings8.560 Ratings
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SAP Analytics CloudSpotfire
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Score 8.4 out of 10
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Medium-sized Companies
Centage
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Score 9.6 out of 10
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Score 9.9 out of 10
Enterprises
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Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP
Score 8.2 out of 10
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Score 9.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
SAP Analytics CloudSpotfire
Likelihood to Recommend
8.2
(299 ratings)
8.6
(335 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.5
(7 ratings)
8.3
(29 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(221 ratings)
8.0
(27 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(14 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
7.1
(14 ratings)
Support Rating
6.4
(75 ratings)
8.7
(27 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.0
(1 ratings)
7.3
(52 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(55 ratings)
Implementation Rating
5.1
(6 ratings)
8.0
(17 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
7.1
(3 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(4 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
SAP Analytics CloudSpotfire
Likelihood to Recommend
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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Spotfire
A high level of data integration is available here it supports various data sources and so on. Collaborating features allow users to give access to the dashboard and merge data analytics with other team members. It can meet the demands of both small and large size business enterprises. A customized dashboard and reports are provided to meet the specific needs and get support of extensibility through APIs and customized scripts.
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Pros
SAP
  • SAP Analytics Cloud's augmented analytics feature helps the user create audience segmentation based on reviewer behavior, feedback, preferences etc.
  • The governance feature offered by SAP Analytics Cloud enables editorial administrator and the product manager ensure compliance, adherence to Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity and data privacy regulations.
  • Being a multi-user platform, collaboration becomes quick and easy for organizations wherein multiple teams often work for the development of a product.
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Spotfire
  • It has the best coding integration (python, R) of any BI product
  • The ability to work with very large datasets (10 mil+) is better than competitors
  • Export options are more complete and have better functionality
  • The data canvas is the best tool to join and transform data vs. competitors
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Cons
SAP
  • User Interface of SAP cloud analytics can be improved more so that it can be made more accessible.
  • User support is not that much good and time consuming.
  • Limited team work and collaboration possible as their are not much collaborative features available, it makes it sometime time consuming.
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Spotfire
  • The donut chart is I guess a powerful illustrations but I hope it should be done quite simple in Spotfire. But in Spotfire there are lots of steps involve just to build a simple donut chart.
  • Table calculation (like Row or Column Differences) should be made simple or there should be drag and drop function for Table Calculation. No need for scripting.
  • Information Link should be changed. If new columns are added to the table just refreshing the data should be able to capture the new column. No need extra step to add column
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Likelihood to Renew
SAP
There’s no doubt I will renew SAP Analytics Cloud. It is the most vital tool in our organization that makes it seamless to make rapid business decisions by collecting, modeling and visualizing data in real-time.
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Spotfire
-Easy to distribute information throughout the enterprise using the webplayer. -Ad hoc analysis is possible throughout the enterprise using business author in the webplayer or the thick client. -Low level of support needed by IT team. Access interfaces with LDAP and numerous other authentication methods. -Possible to continually extend the platform with JavaScript, R scripts, HTML, and custom extensions. -Ability to standardize data logic through pre-built queries in the Information Designer. Everyone in the enterprise is using the same logic -Tagging and bookmarking data allows for quick sharing of insights. -Integration with numerous data sources... flat files, data bases, big data, images, etc. -Much improved mapping capability. Also includes the ability to apply data points over any image.
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Usability
SAP
Considering the feedback and improvements made over time, users often rate SAP Analytics Cloud's usability in the range of 7 to 9 out of 10. Positive aspects include its integration capabilities, collaborative features, and the ability to create visually appealing dashboards. Some users, however, may note a learning curve or desire additional customization options.
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Spotfire
Basic tasks like generating meaningful information from large sets of raw data are very easy. The next step of linking to multiple live data sources and linking those tables and performing on the fly analysis of the imported data is understandably more difficult.
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Reliability and Availability
SAP
No answers on this topic
Spotfire
Even though, it's a rather stable and predictable tool that's also fast, it does have some bugs and inconsistencies that shut down the system. Depending on the details, it could happen as often as 2-3 times a week, especially during the development period.
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Performance
SAP
No answers on this topic
Spotfire
Generally, the Spotfire client runs with very good performance. There are factors that could affect performance, but normally has to do with loading large analysis files from the library if the database is located some distance away and your global network is not optimal. Once you have your data table(s) loaded in the client application, usually the application is quite good performance-wise.
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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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Spotfire
Support has been helpful with issues. Support seems to know their product and its capabilities. It would also seem that they have a good sense of the context of the problem; where we are going with this issue and what we want the end outcome to be.
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In-Person Training
SAP
Good videos and reference material available in SAP Portal.
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Spotfire
The instructor was very in depth and provided relevant training to business users on how to create visualizations. They showed us how to alter settings and filter views, and provided resources for future questions. However, the instructor failed to cover data sources, connecting to data, etc. While it was helpful to see how users can use the data to create reports, they failed to properly instruct us on how to get the dataset in to begin with. We are still trying to figure out connections to certain databases (we have multiple different types).
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Online Training
SAP
No answers on this topic
Spotfire
The online training is good, provides a good base of knowledge. The video demonstrations were well-done and easy to follow along. Provided exercises are good as well, but I think there could be more challenging exercises. The training has also gone up in price significantly in the last 3 years (in USD, which hurts us even more in Canada), and I'm not sure it is worth the money it now costs (it is worth how much it cost 3 years ago, but not double that.)
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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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Spotfire
The original architecture I created for our implementation had only a particular set of internal business units in mind. Over the years, Spotfire gained in popularity in our company and was being utilized across many more business units. Soon, its usage went beyond what the original architectural implementation could provide. We've since learned about how the product is used by the different teams and are currently in the middle of rolling out a new architecture. I suggest:
  • Have clearly defined service level agreements with all the teams that will use Spotfire. Your business intelligence group might only need availability during normal working hours, but your production support group might need 24/7 availability. If these groups share one Spotfire server, maintenance of that server might be a problem.
  • Know the different types of data you will be working with. One group might be working with "public" data while another group might work with sensitive data. Design your Library accordingly and with the proper permissions.
  • Know the roles of the users of Spotfire. Will there only be a small set of report writers or does everyone have write access to the Library?
  • ALWAYS add a timestamp prompt to your reports. You don't want multiple users opening a report that will try and pull down millions of rows of data to their local workstations. Another option, of course, is to just hard code a time range in the backing database view (i.e. where activity_date >= sysdate - 90, etc.), but I'd rather educate/train the user base if possible.
  • This probably goes without saying, but if possible, point to a separate reporting database or a logical standby database. You don't want the company pounding on your primaries and take down your order system.
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Alternatives Considered
SAP
SAC includes predictive analytics features, allowing users to perform advanced analytics and forecast future trends. This can be a valuable asset for organizations seeking predictive modeling capabilities. It has an integration with the SAP landscape, seek a unified platform for both BI and planning, and value predictive analytics capabilities. Additionally, the emphasis on collaboration and storytelling enhances communication and decision-making processes.
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Spotfire
Spotfire is significantly ahead of both products from an ETL and data ingestion capability. Spotfire also has substantially better visualizations than Power BI, and although the native visualizations aren't as flexible in Tableau, Spotfire enables users to create completely custom javascript visaualizations, which neither Tableau or Power BI has. Tableau and Power BI are likely only superior to Spotfire with respect to embedded analysis on a website.
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Scalability
SAP
No answers on this topic
Spotfire
In an enterprise architecture, if Spotfire Advanced Data services(Composite Studio),data marts can be managed optimally and scalability in a data perspective is great. As the web player/consumer is directly proportional to RAM, if the enterprise can handle RAM requirement accomodating fail over mechanisms appropraitely, it is definitely scalable,
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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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Spotfire
  • It is costly, so not suitable for small scale implementations.
  • Dashboards are as good as the developer, so need experience to get most out of it
  • You need to be on Spotfire 11 at least to implement out of the box visualizations
  • Integration with Python and R is a game changer, it comes very handy to onboard data scientists without much hassle
  • performance is exceptionally well.
  • Secure
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ScreenShots

Spotfire Screenshots

Screenshot of Smart Visual AnalyticsScreenshot of Geospatial AnalyticsScreenshot of Intelligent Data WranglingScreenshot of Point-and-click Data ScienceScreenshot of Real-time Streaming Analytics