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SAP Analytics Cloud

Overview

What is SAP Analytics Cloud?

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…

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7 out of 10
January 09, 2024
Incentivized
IT WAS A GOOD SOFTWARE VERY EASY TO USE AND ACCEESS. WE USED TO ULOAD OUR CLOUD DOCS ON THE web and download it later from cloud, comuting …
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Popular Features

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  • KPIs (261)
    8.3
    83%
  • Management reporting (265)
    8.3
    83%
  • Personalized dashboards (270)
    8.2
    82%
  • Color-coded scorecards (255)
    8.1
    81%

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Pricing

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SAP Analytics Cloud for Business Intelligence

$36.00

Cloud
per month per user

SAP Analytics Cloud for Planning

Price upon request

Cloud
per month per user

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://www.sap.com/products/cloud…

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Starting price (does not include set up fee)

  • $36 per month per user
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Features

BI Standard Reporting

Standard reporting means pre-built or canned reports available to users without having to create them.

7.9
Avg 8.0

Ad-hoc Reporting

Ad-Hoc Reports are reports built by the user to meet highly specific requirements.

7.9
Avg 8.3

Report Output and Scheduling

Ability to schedule and manager report output.

8
Avg 8.2

Data Discovery and Visualization

Data Discovery and Visualization is the analysis of multiple data sources in a search for patterns and outliers and the ability to represent the data visually.

7.8
Avg 7.6

Access Control and Security

Access control means being able to determine who has access to which data.

8.2
Avg 8.7

Mobile Capabilities

Support for mobile devices like smartphones and tablets.

8
Avg 8.0

Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting

These activities are designed to assist with both data-driven operational, short-term planning and strategic long term planning

7.8
Avg 8.3

Consolidation and Close

Consolidation of data from multiple entities with currency management, reporting and audit trails.

7.6
Avg 8.0

Financial Reporting and Compliance

Financial statements and regulatory filings

8
Avg 8.2

Analytics and Reporting

Dashboards and scorecards for KPI monitoring and benchmarking

8.2
Avg 8.0

Integration

Ability to integrate with external applications.

7.6
Avg 8.3
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Product Details

What is SAP Analytics Cloud?

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.

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SAP Analytics Cloud Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS
Supported LanguagesCzech, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.

Frequently Asked Questions

SAP Analytics Cloud starts at $36.

Microsoft Power BI and Qlik Analytics Platform are common alternatives for SAP Analytics Cloud.

Reviewers rate Single Sign-On (SSO) highest, with a score of 8.6.

The most common users of SAP Analytics Cloud are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
SAP Analytics Cloud is our primary tool for business decision making. We have implemented multiple modules interlinked with each other these include cost management, Operations & risk management. Data visualization has become quite easier and the dashboards can be access restricted making it suitable for multiple levels. The suite provides a unified approach to organizational analytics.
  • Cost analysis & path charting.
  • Risk analysis & management.
  • Data visualization along with decisions & planning.
  • Product is sophisticated and requires trainings.
  • Noticeable lags between acquired & live data.
  • If we remove the limitations on the number of cells data, we get performance issues.
SAP Analytics Cloud combines all aspects of out business in a single platform. Various pipelines can be clubbed and analyzed simultaneously for better decision making. Data visualization models for reporting are the cherries on top.
It might not be suitable for businesses that aren't keen on investing such a large amount for their Analytics needs as there are multiple vendors available that do it for a much lesser price, such as Zoho.
January 09, 2024

Review

Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
IT WAS A GOOD SOFTWARE VERY EASY TO USE AND ACCEESS. WE USED TO ULOAD OUR CLOUD DOCS ON THE web and download it later from cloud, comuting use. also we sent pictures to intereseted customers of the product through this service. it was easy effcient and helpul for both sides.
  • Commuting
  • Data Visulization
  • Mobile Accessibility
  • Security and Compliance
  • Performance Optimization
  • Cost Transparency
  • Integration Challenges
SAP Ecosystem Integration:For businesses already using other SAP solutions such as SAP BW or SAP HANA, SAP Analytics Cloud is a natural fit. It integrates well with the broader SAP ecosystem, providing a cohesive analytics experience for users familiar with SAP technologies.Predictive Analytics Use Cases:Companies seeking to incorporate predictive analytics into their decision-making processes can leverage SAP Analytics Cloud. Its built-in predictive features enable users to create models and gain insights into future trends based on historical data.
Amit Goregaonkar | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
In our organization, SAP Analytics Cloud serves as a pivotal tool for data-driven decision-making. We harness its capabilities for comprehensive business intelligence, utilizing interactive dashboards to analyze and visually present insights from diverse data sources. SAC facilitates collaborative planning and forecasting processes, enabling real-time simulations and fostering team collaboration. The platform's predictive analytics feature empowers us to anticipate trends and identify opportunities, while its seamless integration with both SAP and non-SAP systems ensures a holistic approach to data consolidation. SAC's mobile analytics support keeps decision-makers informed on-the-go, and the self-service analytics feature empowers business users to perform ad-hoc analysis, enhancing agility. The scope of our SAC use extends across various departments, including finance, sales, marketing, and operations, ensuring a unified and responsive analytics environment to address a multitude of business challenges.
  • Data Visualization
  • Planning and Forecasting
  • Integration with SAP and Non-SAP Systems
  • Pricing Transparency
  • Offline Access
  • Customization Options
  • Performance and Speed in case of large data set
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.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
As a sponsoring editor, one of my job roles entails analyzing sales data to make financial projections for products in my portfolio. SAP Analytics Cloud helps make forecasts in my business proposals using real world data for accurate projections. It also helps me predict financial outcomes based on decisions taken, as well as create budgets keeping in mind the financials of the department as a whole. As a cloud-based product, I also appreciate that it works seamlessly while I collaborate with colleagues around the world.
  • It uses machine learning to reveal patterns and relationships in data to help make accurate projections.
  • It can support a lot of users which is vital in companies that require input across departments to make financial plans.
  • It works seamlessly over the cloud.
  • It lacks customization features, so it can't be tailored to a company's specific needs.
  • It is highly dependent on other SAP products to unlock its full potential.
  • For first-time users, its environment can get a bit confusing.
SAP Analytics Cloud is well suited in large companies that require input from across departments and markets to create accurate financial plans. Its AI and machine learning features are particularly helpful in making accurate projections. It is also handy if you have to collaborate with colleagues around the world in real-time. However, it would not be appropriate for small or mid-sized companies considering that its full features are unlocked only with other SAP products.
Rajender Singh | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
In our company, we handle numerous part lists according to client, dimension, region, and company using SAP Analytics Cloud. We oversee additional departmental data as well. We are moving from several outdated ERP systems to a single SAP system.
  • Bom management
  • dashboards, charts, and graphs for forecast trends and patterns
  • Integration with other PLM systems
  • handling large data can be sometimes leads to lagging
  • user manual can be more simpler
  • ticket resolving issue takes time
SAP Analytics Cloud is well suited for creating dashboards, charts, and graphs which helps in understanding trends and forecast and helpful in sorting out data from number of data at a time. Sometime for users with less experience can be hard to understand the interface.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) plays a pivotal role in optimizing our operations and delivering value to our portfolio of startups. The platform is instrumental in addressing several key business challenges and aligns with our broader goals of fostering growth and innovation.

It enables us to track key performance indicators (KPIs) for each startup in our portfolio. This includes monitoring metrics related to customer acquisition, revenue growth, and operational efficiency. The real-time analytics provided by SAC empower us to gauge the success of each startup and identify areas for improvement.
  • Portfolio Health Analysis
  • Performance Tracking and KPI Monitoring
  • Resource Allocation and Planning
  • 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.
SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) excels in scenarios where organizations require comprehensive analytics and reporting capabilities across various business functions. For instance, in financial planning and analysis, SAC's robust data modeling and visualization features enable finance teams to create dynamic dashboards, perform scenario analysis, and generate insightful reports for strategic decision-making. Additionally, SAC is well-suited for executive-level reporting, offering intuitive and visually appealing presentations that provide leaders with a consolidated view of key performance indicators. In sales and marketing, SAC's ability to integrate data from multiple sources facilitates in-depth analysis of sales trends, customer behavior, and campaign effectiveness, empowering teams to make data-driven decisions. Moreover, SAC's collaborative features make it suitable for cross-functional teams, fostering communication and knowledge-sharing through interactive data exploration.
Score 4 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use SAP Analytics Cloud for financial planning.
  • opecx planning
  • cogs
  • better performance for the volunetery data needed
  • wish it was more user friendly
SAP Analytics Cloud for a planning scenario is well suited, but I not sure about the reporting.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use SAP Analytics Cloud for planning. Right now we are in the implementation phase, which is within the frame of different financial planning use cases.
  • Planning
  • Workflows
  • Collaboration features
  • Integration across SAC instances (Productive to productive environments)
  • More data volumetry in the models
  • Increased performance capacity on public cloud
Planning Scenario planning Analytics All well suited.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Using SAP Analytics Cloud is helping the customers to understand the real insights. We are majorly using it it our existing Traditional Systems specifically at MFG industries showing them the Procurement things, also showing Supply chain analytics.
  • Real time analytics
  • Easy to understand
  • Interactive dashboards
  • So, Integration can be more smoother
So, it is easily classified in all the areas.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We have two tenants for SAP Analytics Cloud, import based on live based connection, on live models, we have certain performance limitations when we perform data blending.
  • Role inheritance
  • Security
  • Analytic designer
  • Data blending
  • Edit model is locked to enhance new fields in import based connection
  • Live connection with cloud centric azure and GCP
To replace lumira generic analysis template and webi self-service.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We have been investigating it to use it for month end closing reporting in the Finance area.
  • Easy to get figures with live connection and existing queries
  • Quite easy to create nice looking reports
  • Quite fast even with live connection
  • Sharing of reports for non SAP Analytics Cloud users
  • No possibility to print report to Excel
  • Easier publishing of reports to other users
It is easy to get a nice report done with a live data connection, but it comes with downside as well. Not all functionality is available for live data connection.
Anne Helin | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We are piloting the use in finance department. Use cases relate to month end closing and we use live connection in order to have real time data. Stories and easy to build and I like to have same models in AFO - Fiori & SAC. There is no need for reconciliations because the data the same as in familiar GUI.
  • Visualization
  • Clear
  • Intuitive
  • I would like to send reports as e.g. excel
Visualization of month end data, creating tresholds to identify figures that need attention
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use it for management reporting & analysis, planning and forecasting. Integrating it with other systems for KPI reporting for drilldown analysis. We provide standardized reports but also let users create their own stories according to their needs.
  • Easy to get started with
  • Linked analysis
  • Easy data entry for planning
  • Copying own measures to other stories
  • Linking own models with live connections
  • Guiding you through best practices while building stories
Really good for linking tables and graphs and creating own stories. Just started on using SAC planning and that is also very easy as a user to get started on. Very intuitive.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Planning and reporting within Finance and HR
  • Financial Planning
  • Dashboarding
  • Live data connection to SAP backend systems
  • Data wrangling
  • Automation of data (file) uploads
Live data reporting from S/4HANA or BW/4HANA
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
As the platform for user created stories and dashboards. In part replacing the old Java portal
  • Visualizations
  • BW Integration
  • Data wrangling, in particular on BW Live connections
  • Possibility to reduce white space and make the layouts more compact
  • Clearly show how the datasources are used and linked to each chart
User created dashboards where the data is readily available.
Deep stories where a broad data source is explored and visualized in many different layouts.\
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Analytics use cases within Finance systems
  • Visual dashboarding
  • Analytics
  • Self service
  • Segregation of duties
  • SoX compliance
  • Performance at high scale
Enterprise reporting is ok
operational analuytics is questionable
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
In my area, we use it for Financial Compliance and Access Control Dashboards.
The pain points we addressed is the limited reporting capabilities from SAP GRC 12.0
  • Nice visuals
  • Good performance
  • Dashboards and reports
  • Authorization concept
  • Access Management
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
SAP Analytics Cloud is used as the BI tool. it helps the organisation to have follow up dasboard : financial, purchasing, sales....
  • concatenate information
  • easy to create dashboards
  • look and feel
  • user path
  • performance
  • technical handover for end users to create their own reports is difficult
SAC is really helpbul to create kpis dasboards with high level review.
it is less accurate to do a detailed follow up and to deep dive into data to analyse the kpi
November 12, 2023

Ease of Doing Business

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We are using it mainly in Fp&A area where we are also using BTP. SAP Analytics Cloud, we are trying to use the Planning features.
  • Connecting back end data with Live and other connections options
  • Creating graphs with explanation
  • Using Live link in MS 365 specially in outlook and Power Point
  • Enabling Alerting features
  • Sending email alerts to Higher management so that they can login when there is a need to login
  • Some more graphics features
Converting business Objects reports to SAP Analytics Cloud
Connecting existing Universe and Webi reports and create the KPIs
Able to connect non-SAP areas to build different Dashboards.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Ever since 2019 as Assistance Coordinator, I have using SAP Analytics Cloud at workplace to automate workflow. I am currently relying on SAC since it is the main backbone tool for data modeling, preparation and visualization.
  • Data exploration across multi-cloud and on-premises sources.
  • No coding nor manual process is involved during data visualization.
  • Offers self-service data modeling tools.
  • Pre-integrates services accelerated implementation.
  • It is only available as cloud based and lack mobile apps for iOS and Android systems.
Making business decisions is a bit complex, mainly when doing it manually. SAC gives me the ability to personalize and compose analytics applications which help me move faster from insights to actions.
July 12, 2023

SAC Review

Bob Ogryzek | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
SAC for dashboards connected to ERP (live via HanaViews) and SAC Planning implementation.
  • SAP connection
  • Presentation views
  • Ease of use
  • Ease of use compared to other presentation tools (Tableau)
  • Content Library
SAP Data presentation from ERP. Needs to have better connectivity to Snowflake database.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
With SAP Analytics Cloud, I am able to explore data across multi-cloud and on-premise sources to deliver real-time insights.
  • Offers self-service data modeling and preparation tools which automates data wrangling when making business decisions.
  • Enhances data exploration and visualization in real-time at point making business decisions.
  • What-if analysis allows me to simulate any scenario and visualize results of any business decisions.
  • I don’t have much to say but they have few charts for formatting assignments for stories.
SAC best suits every business process that encompass data. It has been seamless and rapid to move from insights to action by collecting, modeling and visualizing data from multiple sources and environments.
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