SAP BW/4HANA vs. SAP Datasphere

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
SAP BW/4HANA
Score 8.4 out of 10
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SAP BW/4HANA is a next-generation data warehouse solution. It is specifically designed to use the advanced in-memory capabilities of the SAP HANA platform. For example, SAP BW/HANA can integrate many different data sources to provide a single, logical view of all the data. This could include data contained in SAP and non-SAP applications running on-premise or in the cloud, and data lakes, such as those contained in the Apache Hadoop open-source software framework. With SAP BW/4HANA,…N/A
SAP Datasphere
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
SAP Datasphere, the next generation of SAP Data Warehouse Cloud, is a comprehensive data service that enables data professionals to deliver seamless and scalable access to mission-critical business data. It provides a unified experience for data integration, data cataloging, semantic modeling, data warehousing, data federation, and data virtualization. SAP Datasphere enables users to distribute mission-critical business data — with business context and logic preserved — across the data…N/A
Pricing
SAP BW/4HANASAP Datasphere
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
SAP BW/4HANASAP Datasphere
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsSAP Datasphere is available as a subscription or consumption-based model. The SAP Datasphere capacity unit (CU) offers an adaptable approach to pricing that enables any workload on any hyperscaler. The number of CUs required is determined by the unique workload, with the ability to tailor the combination of required services within SAP Datasphere utilizing a flexible tenant configuration. The services that contribute to CU consumption are the core application (compute and storage), data lake, BW bridge, data integration, and data catalog (crawling and storage).
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Community Pulse
SAP BW/4HANASAP Datasphere
Considered Both Products
SAP BW/4HANA

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SAP Datasphere
Chose SAP Datasphere
some features are better, other for e.g. big data analysis or ai cases not
Chose SAP Datasphere
DWC really allows no code model development and also integrates with a lot of data sources without additional tools as ETL
Chose SAP Datasphere
SAP B/4 HANA, SAP Native HANA can be used to evaluate the client. I think the Native HANA or enter Prise HANA is the best fit in place to SAP Data Warehouse Cloud. [I feel] Native HANA has much more fixability in place of SAP Data Warehouse Cloud
Chose SAP Datasphere
SAP Analytics Cloud is another niche tool in the market and initially, there were confusions [about] what SAP Data Warehouse Cloud and SAC can do. Now there is clear segregation and the combination is more powerful. SAP Data Warehouse Cloud is much more powerful than SAC in …
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Features
SAP BW/4HANASAP Datasphere
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
SAP BW/4HANA
8.8
1 Ratings
2% above category average
SAP Datasphere
-
Ratings
Multi-User Support (named login)9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Location-Based Data Governance8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Modeling
Comparison of Data Modeling features of Product A and Product B
SAP BW/4HANA
7.0
1 Ratings
13% below category average
SAP Datasphere
-
Ratings
Data model creation7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Exploration
Comparison of Data Exploration features of Product A and Product B
SAP BW/4HANA
4.0
1 Ratings
30% below category average
SAP Datasphere
-
Ratings
Visualization4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Warehouse
Comparison of Data Warehouse features of Product A and Product B
SAP BW/4HANA
6.0
1 Ratings
18% below category average
SAP Datasphere
-
Ratings
High-Volume Data Processing8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Warehouse Management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Administrative Automation5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Self-Optimization3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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Score 8.6 out of 10
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User Ratings
SAP BW/4HANASAP Datasphere
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(9 ratings)
7.8
(93 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(2 ratings)
8.1
(37 ratings)
Support Rating
9.7
(7 ratings)
9.0
(23 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(9 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(4 ratings)
User Testimonials
SAP BW/4HANASAP Datasphere
Likelihood to Recommend
SAP
Some scenarios where SAP BW/4HANA is well suited are retail industry, supply chain, finance, warehouse, stocking processes, BI, [and] some finance analytics reporting. Some scenarios where SAP BW/4HANA is less appropriate [is when] relational queries are needed [and] in some small business with infrastructure limitations. Another scenario that is less appropriate is for ABAP processes requirements.
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SAP
One of the best use cases for SAP data sphere is ecommerce and retail business where a lot of locations are constantly generating a lot of data and we need to make important business decisions based on that data. SAP data sphere can help wit integrating multiple data sources and help with analytics, data processing, modeling and making business predictions
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Pros
SAP
  • High speed data warehouse regardless of data volumes.
  • Excellent integration with SAP systems and Data sets.
  • Simplified data modelling due to columnar data base.
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SAP
  • SAP Data Warehouse Cloud offers free trial for 90 days with free 128 GB of storage and 64 GB memory.
  • Availability of self-service data modeling and analytics on SAP Data Warehouse Cloud enables users to access and analyze data without getting support from the IT team.
  • Without zero coding while collecting, connecting, analyzing and modeling data, it saves us time and operational costs of partnering with external IT support experts.
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Cons
SAP
  • Enterprise license pricing is very expensive and run-time license limits the usefulness of the tool.
  • Integration with SAP Analytics cloud for write-back to BW/4HANA. Live connection is only read from SAC.
  • Make run-time licenses more useful.
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SAP
  • Need to have a good understanding of the SAP ecosystem to implement and use it.
  • From a cost perspective it can be little bit on the expensive side for enterprises.
  • The platform is still new and hence more subjected to bugs. But support for it is always good from the SAP team.
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Usability
SAP
SAP BW/4HANA requires specialized skillsets around data warehouse modeling and the access to data, however the modeling capabilities are intuitive and have now become accessible to both SAP and non-SAP data warehouse specialists. This new model allows for Interchangeable skillsets and access to a broader pool of experts throughout the industry, as well as easier access to data.
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SAP
It is one of the best tools and a boon to Logistics teams across the globe. One tends to actually process warehousing data so smoothly and the way demonstration is made while in programs it makes it user friendly. The Inventory touch points that one identify is simply awesome and is best part.
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Support Rating
SAP
SAP Max Attention and general support for SAP BW/4HANA is broadly available. Truth to be told, MaxAttention has a premium cost but brings great engineers. So this being an enterprise capability and extremely critical, we did not consider cost as the main factor since support works well. Just keep that in mind when making your selection.
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SAP
I would greatly acknowledge the services of Sap Data [warehouse Cloud] because we were struggling before its arrival where we used to get manual data connections and this used to consume a lot of time but after its use, we now are able to connect data easily saving a lot of time and finances.
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Alternatives Considered
SAP
SAP Analytics Cloud is complemented by SAP BW/4 HANA through connectors that work in real-time and allow the display of indicator information in interactive and user-friendly visualizations. SAP Data Services integrates with BW/4 HANA allowing to automate the loading of information in the system taking as a data source a wide variety of platforms.
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SAP
Each of these listed software has its own unique strength and capacity that scales well. SAP Datasphere on its end up against them with more suitability for large establishments with complex data ecosystems with scalability support. Also, it avails a pay-as-you-go pricing for users, and it is widely up for data quality, data governance, and data discovery.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
SAP
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SAP
Despite the pricing model being expensive for small businesses, it provides decent features and capabilities for organizations of different sizes and it's an appropriate investment in today's business environment where there is constant pressure to build a scalable and flexible analytics service
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Professional Services
SAP
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SAP
Ever since we implemented SAP Data Warehouse Cloud, we have been able to reduce the additional costs of hiring third-party service providers by incorporating professional services offered by the vendor.
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Return on Investment
SAP
  • Faster turn-around to enhancements
  • End users can query structures that are not limited to multi-dimensional models.
  • Performance improvements means that business user can do more in the same time compared to traditional BW
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SAP
  • Preserving data quality has enhanced governance on data by having a single source that is accessible to every business user via self-service capabilities.
  • Operational cost is lowered by connecting data in one integrated solution hence making it easy to access information without having to keeping logging to other applications. Additionally, no external IT support is needed since SAP Data Warehouse Cloud has no-coding modeling tools.
  • SAP Data Warehouse Cloud has enabled every business user to understand different data by transforming data to real insights.
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