SAP Business Warehouse vs. SAP S/4HANA Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
SAP BW
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
SAP Business Warehouse, or SAP BW (formerly SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse) is SAP's legacy data warehouse solution, now superseded by SAP BW/4HANA, and the SAP Data Warehouse Cloud which was launched in 2019. SAP BW versions up to 7.4 have reached end of maintenance. SAP BW 7.5 support is extended to align with SAP Business Suite with NetWeaver components. For existing customers maintenance is scheduled to continue through 2027, with extended support available through 2030.N/A
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
SAP S/4HANA Cloud is a modular cloud ERP. Embedded with AI and analytics, it helps business run anywhere, in real time. SAP S/4HANA Cloud can be deployed either on premise, in the cloud, or in a hybrid combination.N/A
Pricing
SAP Business WarehouseSAP S/4HANA Cloud
Editions & Modules
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SAP S/4HANA Cloud
Custom Pricing
per month FUE users*
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
SAP BWSAP S/4HANA Cloud
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
Additional Details* FUE = Full user equivalent, which allows flexible customer choice among: 1 Advanced user, 3 Core-users, or 30 self-service users per FUE. Minimum purchase is 35 FUEs.
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Community Pulse
SAP Business WarehouseSAP S/4HANA Cloud
Considered Both Products
SAP BW

No answer on this topic

SAP S/4HANA Cloud
Chose SAP S/4HANA Cloud
No others compared. I had an ECC system with Oracle Database before I migrated to SAP S/4HANA Cloud. With Oracle I had performance problems, especially in batch processes with a large amount of data to manage or with massive processes. With HANA all this has improved …
Chose SAP S/4HANA Cloud
The earlier version of SAP S/4HANA Cloud and its ERP business functions were available in SAP ERP (ECC). There we were not having much to do on Intelligent Framework or Machine Learning capabilities. The SAP S/4HANA Cloud provides data for SAP Leonardo as well. The new SAP …
Chose SAP S/4HANA Cloud
SAP S/4HANA Cloud is better in terms of timings of retrieving data from others. Still there is scope of improvement but one can surely go for it for starting it.
Chose SAP S/4HANA Cloud
I selected SAP S/4HANA Cloud because it great tool use very organized and very useful in our business. Like I stated before this platform makes my job easier for report and if i need to see more information for prediction i am able to do so. This product is one of the best I …
Chose SAP S/4HANA Cloud
We think it is the best option regarding the performance it has
Chose SAP S/4HANA Cloud
we use a bw/4hana system to use our planning data for management. We use this to create a budget and an annual balance sheet. We use the SAP S/4HANA Cloud System as a source system and this creates a perfect addition to our SAP S/4HANA Cloud. Reporting is used by financial …
Chose SAP S/4HANA Cloud
We didn't consider another brand ERP because we come from SAP R/3.
Chose SAP S/4HANA Cloud
There is a reason why all the big companies go there.
Chose SAP S/4HANA Cloud
Recording daily processes.
Chose SAP S/4HANA Cloud
SAP S/4HANA Cloud is a gamechanger and really is the whole package.
Chose SAP S/4HANA Cloud
SAP S/4HANA Cloud has quicker data processing. Customers and partners can adapt predictive use cases, or create new ones based on their own business needs in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Predictive Analytics, and publish to the application with one click. Predictive analytics. SAP S/4HANA …
Chose SAP S/4HANA Cloud
I didn't try. SAP S/4HANA Cloud is natural successor of existing ECC systems
Top Pros

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Top Cons

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Features
SAP Business WarehouseSAP S/4HANA Cloud
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
SAP Business Warehouse
8.8
3 Ratings
0% below category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
-
Ratings
Multi-User Support (named login)9.63 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.93 Ratings00 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)9.63 Ratings00 Ratings
Location-Based Data Governance6.93 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Modeling
Comparison of Data Modeling features of Product A and Product B
SAP Business Warehouse
9.0
3 Ratings
12% above category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
-
Ratings
Data model creation9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Exploration
Comparison of Data Exploration features of Product A and Product B
SAP Business Warehouse
5.6
3 Ratings
4% above category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
-
Ratings
Visualization5.63 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Warehouse
Comparison of Data Warehouse features of Product A and Product B
SAP Business Warehouse
7.7
3 Ratings
0% above category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
-
Ratings
High-Volume Data Processing8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Warehouse Management9.33 Ratings00 Ratings
Administrative Automation7.63 Ratings00 Ratings
Self-Optimization5.93 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP Business Warehouse
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.2
291 Ratings
13% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings7.9249 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings8.1249 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings7.9243 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
SAP Business Warehouse
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
7.8
425 Ratings
3% above category average
API for custom integration00 Ratings7.8407 Ratings
Plug-ins00 Ratings7.8377 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
SAP Business Warehouse
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.3
488 Ratings
2% above category average
Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.6458 Ratings
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.1481 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
SAP Business Warehouse
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
7.8
495 Ratings
8% above category average
Dashboards00 Ratings7.8463 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings8.0488 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings7.7454 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
SAP Business Warehouse
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.3
486 Ratings
8% above category average
Accounts payable00 Ratings8.3479 Ratings
Accounts receivable00 Ratings8.2461 Ratings
Global Financial Support00 Ratings8.150 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings8.048 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings8.249 Ratings
Configurable Accounting00 Ratings8.146 Ratings
Standardized Processes00 Ratings8.652 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP Business Warehouse
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.4
427 Ratings
6% above category average
Inventory tracking00 Ratings8.4418 Ratings
Automatic reordering00 Ratings8.1362 Ratings
Location management00 Ratings7.8345 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP Business Warehouse
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.2
438 Ratings
5% above category average
Pricing00 Ratings8.2417 Ratings
Order entry00 Ratings8.4426 Ratings
Credit card processing00 Ratings8.224 Ratings
Cost of goods sold00 Ratings8.4401 Ratings
Order Orchestration00 Ratings8.041 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
SAP Business Warehouse
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.6
53 Ratings
14% above category average
Billing Management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings7.947 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings7.943 Ratings
Period Close00 Ratings8.251 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP Business Warehouse
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
9.3
1 Ratings
30% above category average
Project Planning and Scheduling00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP Business Warehouse
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.3
28 Ratings
11% above category average
Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings8.328 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
SAP Business Warehouse
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.2
50 Ratings
17% above category average
Bids Analyzed and Compared00 Ratings8.139 Ratings
Contract Authoring00 Ratings8.239 Ratings
Contract Repository00 Ratings8.136 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings8.444 Ratings
Supplier Management00 Ratings8.344 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP Business Warehouse
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
9.8
1 Ratings
39% above category average
Risk Repository00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Control Management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Issue Detection00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Remediation and Certification00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
SAP Business Warehouse
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.2
38 Ratings
20% above category average
Transportation Planning and Optimization00 Ratings8.436 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management00 Ratings8.037 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings8.032 Ratings
Fulfillment Management00 Ratings8.533 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management00 Ratings8.132 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
SAP Business Warehouse
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.4
40 Ratings
12% above category average
Production Process Design00 Ratings8.437 Ratings
Production Management00 Ratings8.638 Ratings
Configuration Management00 Ratings8.437 Ratings
Work Execution00 Ratings8.237 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs00 Ratings8.534 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
SAP Business Warehouse
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.2
46 Ratings
14% above category average
Forecasting00 Ratings8.241 Ratings
Inventory Planning00 Ratings8.244 Ratings
Performance Monitoring00 Ratings8.243 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP Business Warehouse
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
9.0
43 Ratings
23% above category average
Proposal Management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Product Master Data Management00 Ratings8.043 Ratings
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User Ratings
SAP Business WarehouseSAP S/4HANA Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
8.4
(14 ratings)
8.6
(562 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(14 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(456 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(77 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(6 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
SAP Business WarehouseSAP S/4HANA Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
SAP
SAP BW is best for: 1. Large enterprises 2. Enterprises with 3+ legacy systems with entrenched users (politically difficult to merge) 3. Enterprises with employees who can understand both the technical capabilities of SAP BW and the needs of the business users - ability to speak both languages, otherwise the program could be unwieldy and potentially underutilized (it's not particularly inexpensive) SAP BW is less appropriate for: 1. Small enterprises 2. Enterprises who have well established, same location, CRM and UFS - the integration of data analysis will be easier and less expensive with other solutions 3. HANA
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SAP
It is suitable for medium and large-sized companies looking for a robust ERP solution that can help them simplify complex business processes. It is a scalable ERP solution with built-in AI and machine learning that will improve efficiency. It will also help them to reduce hardware and maintenance costs.
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Pros
SAP
  • It tracks bin locations for parts which can be really helpful.
  • SAP Business Warehouse tells you who has a part checked out so you can find it.
  • It shows current parts shortages so buyers are flagged to get parts on order based on current demand.
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SAP
  • SAP S/4HANA Cloud is entirely based on continuously monitored processes enhanced in numerous operational business areas.
  • The solution allows the immediate analysis of company performance indicators due to enhanced functions.
  • Ideally built on future technologies, the organization’s platform aims at providing a system intended to expand based on business complexity.
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Cons
SAP
  • Age of software is showing as it struggles with very large data modules, which were not as prevalent in its early years
  • Querying performance at times can be very slow
  • Support and development for BEx has been discontinued or hard to find.
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SAP
  • I would like to have an offline functionality as well which is not available at the moment.
  • I would like to see in-built templates that can be used according to organization needs and have to be industry specific.
  • Navigation of this platform is quite difficult to learn and requires training. So, new users will find learning a steep curve.
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Likelihood to Renew
SAP
No answers on this topic
SAP
The cost of SAP as an ERP is quite high and the switching costs associated with ERP systems are even higher. That being said moving from one ERP to another only happens once in a great while for large organizations. Those switching costs include retraining, IT hardware requirements, outside consultants and more
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Usability
SAP
No answers on this topic
SAP
SAPs usability is great. If there is one ERP where one can adjust about anything there is to be adjusted, this is SAP. This sometimes also means having to maintain some extra master data, but this is to be expected and is well worth the extra effort. We wouldn't have it any other way!
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Support Rating
SAP
No answers on this topic
SAP
The technical support received by the ITT design teams and OS implementation team has been very useful in ensuring that the SAP ERP is well-tailored to our company's specific needs and operations. This coupled with the training materials, business process maps, and concept demos (sand-box demos) makes adoption easy on end-users.
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In-Person Training
SAP
No answers on this topic
SAP
More effective
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Implementation Rating
SAP
No answers on this topic
SAP
SAP requires
a lot of internal and external resources to complete its successful
implementation. The cloud version requires a deeper understanding of the
different capabilities of the local systems (hardware) and the connection
towards your local IT team. We found several problems on our systems that we
couldn't foresee before the implementation and roll out.
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Alternatives Considered
SAP
SAP Business Warehouse scores higher in data warehouse functionalities for integration to SAP ERP and other SAP solutions such as SAP CRM, SAP APO, and SAP SRM. Standard SAP data source extractors which are available in SAP ERP can be used immediately for full or delta replication into SAP Business Warehouse. System governance in SAP Business Warehouse is top-notch with change management support for migration between system landscape from the development system to production system.
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SAP
As I already mentioned, it automated our tasks such as Report creation, PR creation, and many others. That's the major advantage of the S/4 HANA cloud over our previous ERP. Its robust indication system and pre-analyzed data enabled ease of decision-making, which was not incorporated in our last software.
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Return on Investment
SAP
  • Positive - This tool report output is in Excel so it's a good tool if your users are familiar with Excel.
  • Positive: this tool has rich BI content so developing extractors for standard processes from SAP ECC can be done in minutes.
  • Negative: It lacks lot of features which are available in other newer tools today. For ex. - rich charts, rich filtering, exporting capabilities, user interface.
  • Negative: Its not a plug and play tool like Qlikview, Lumira, or Tableau. Even a single report development in this tool takes a lot of time compared to others.
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SAP
  • The financial management part ensures every process is well planned and allocated resources are used efficiently.
  • The development of payroll management ensures that all employees are happily remunerated and, hence, very productive.
  • The creation of solid financial reporting acts as the primary driver in decision-making, which brings more insights into development.
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ScreenShots

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Screenshots

Screenshot of the Order to Cash Dashboard - For the management of the order-to-cash process more efficiently across revenue streams and business models - including sales of physical and digital goods, services, subscriptions, projects, and bundles.Screenshot of Sales Management Overview - Helps ensure sales reps meet their goals with an overview of orders and key sales performance metrics, with status tracking for each order in real time for the early detection of potential issues.Screenshot of Purchasing Spend Dashboard - For weighing various aspects of purchasing spend through quick access to clear, complete, and real-time data, with less risk, and without opening different reports and transactions.Screenshot of Operational Supplier Evaluation - Provides a transparent overview of suppliers. Users can approve the most reliable vendors and get the right mix to serve business needs while reducing risk.Screenshot of Inventory Management - Provides visibility to manage supply chains, to mitigate risk, avoid unnecessary costs, maximize efficiency, and fulfill customer orders on time.Screenshot of Inventory Processing - Enables real-time supply chain visibility and provides meaningful metrics, with customizable dashboards and reports that display real-time inventory that track the status of inbound and outbound deliveries.