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…
SAP Analytics Cloud Review
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SAP Analytics Cloud - future of SAP Analytics
Good enough and deliver good insights
Fantastic easy to use and implement cloud analytics platform.
Use it anywhere CRM analytics!
SAP Analytics Cloud: Unlock the Power of AI for Accurate Projections
Experience on SAP Analytics Cloud for mechanical manufacturing field
SAC - Driving 360 degree Analytical need of Industry
Excellent software for accurate analysis
SAC Accelerating Business Intelligence and Collaboration
SAP Analytics Cloud is good but opportunity to improve
SAP Analytics Cloud Review
Must use for Analytics use cases
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Popular Features
- KPIs (261)8.383%
- Management reporting (265)8.383%
- Personalized dashboards (270)8.282%
- Color-coded scorecards (255)8.181%
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Pricing
SAP Analytics Cloud for Business Intelligence
$36.00
SAP Analytics Cloud for Planning
Price upon request
Entry-level set up fee?
- No setup fee
Offerings
- Free Trial
- Free/Freemium Version
- Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Starting price (does not include set up fee)
- $36 per month per user
Features
BI Standard Reporting
Standard reporting means pre-built or canned reports available to users without having to create them.
- 7.8Pixel Perfect reports(204) Ratings
Pixel Perfect reports are highly-formatted reports with graphics and ability to preview the report before printing.
- 8.1Customizable dashboards(242) Ratings
Customizable dashboards are dashboards providing the builder some degree of control over the look and feel and display options.
- 7.9Report Formatting Templates(220) Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Ad-Hoc Reports are reports built by the user to meet highly specific requirements.
- 8Drill-down analysis(248) Ratings
Drill down analysis is the ability to get to a further level of detail by going deeper into the hierarchy.
- 7.9Formatting capabilities(245) Ratings
Ability to format output e.g. conditional formatting, lines, headers, footers.
- 7.8Integration with R or other statistical packages(190) Ratings
Integration with the open-source R predictive modeling environment.
- 7.9Report sharing and collaboration(235) Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration is the ability to easily share reports with others.
Report Output and Scheduling
Ability to schedule and manager report output.
- 8.1Publish to Web(208) Ratings
- 8.2Publish to PDF(233) Ratings
- 8.1Report Versioning(202) Ratings
Report versioning is the assignment of version numbers to each version of a report to help in tracking.
- 7.9Report Delivery Scheduling(194) Ratings
Report Delivery Schedule is the ability to have reports delivered to a destination at a specific data and time.
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.
- 7.8Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)(239) Ratings
Pre-built visualization formats are canned visualization types that can be selected to visualize different kinds of data.
- 7.8Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization(232) Ratings
Location analytics is the visualization of geographical or spatial data.
- 7.9Predictive Analytics(236) Ratings
Predictive Analytics is the ability to build forecasting models based on existing data sets.
- 7.8Pattern Recognition and Data Mining(34) Ratings
Pattern recognition and data mining mean the ability to recognize hidden patterns in large quantities of data.
Access Control and Security
Access control means being able to determine who has access to which data.
- 8.1Multi-User Support (named login)(235) Ratings
Named model access means that users have access based on name and password.
- 8.1Role-Based Security Model(242) Ratings
Role-based access means that access to data is determined by job or position in the corporation.
- 8Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)(233) Ratings
Multiple access permission levels means that different levels of users have different rights.
- 8.1Report-Level Access Control(45) Ratings
Report-level access control means that the type of report determines who has access to it.
- 8.6Single Sign-On (SSO)(236) Ratings
Allows users to use one set of login credentials to access multiple applications
Mobile Capabilities
Support for mobile devices like smartphones and tablets.
- 7.9Responsive Design for Web Access(208) Ratings
Web design aimed at producing easy-to-read sites across a range of different devices.
- 7.8Mobile Application(180) Ratings
A dedicated app for iOS and/or Android.
- 8Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile(203) Ratings
In-app dashboard reports and data visualization.
Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting
These activities are designed to assist with both data-driven operational, short-term planning and strategic long term planning
- 7.6Long-term financial planning(233) Ratings
3-5 year financial plan with cashflow.
- 7.8Financial budgeting(239) Ratings
Annual budget for revenue and operating expenses, headcount/compensation, capital expenses, projects, etc.
- 7.9Forecasting(246) Ratings
Combining actuals and budgets, rolling forecasts, driver-based models.
- 7.5Scenario modeling(237) Ratings
Financial or operational modeling of alternate future states and planning for each.
- 8.3Management reporting(265) Ratings
Budget vs. actual or forecast, P&L’s, performance over time, between products etc.
Consolidation and Close
Consolidation of data from multiple entities with currency management, reporting and audit trails.
- 7.4Financial data consolidation(183) Ratings
Consolidating data from several entities into a single statement using US GAAP, IFRS or other standards.
- 7.7Journal entries and reports(173) Ratings
Ability to enter journal entry adjustments and produce reports showing all journal entries for a specific period.
- 7.5Multi-currency management(188) Ratings
Ability to handle foreign currency conversions during consolidation.
- 7.4Intercompany Eliminations(143) Ratings
Matching and elimination of intercompany revenue, expenses, and balance sheet accounts.
- 7.5Minority Ownership(129) Ratings
Consolidate financials full or partial ownership of subsidiaries, equity pick-up.
- 8Local and consolidated reporting(180) Ratings
Ability to report against individual business entities and the consolidated umbrella entity.
- 7.6Detailed Audit Trails(170) Ratings
Tracing changes to data and processes that were run.
Financial Reporting and Compliance
Financial statements and regulatory filings
- 7.9Financial Statement Reporting(213) Ratings
Creation and production of balance sheets, income statements, cash flows, other schedules
- 8.3Management Reporting(244) Ratings
Tools facilitating creation of internal ad hoc or standard reports.
- 8Excel-based Reporting(225) Ratings
Ad hoc or formatted reports using MS Excel.
- 8.1Automated board and financial reporting(203) Ratings
Tools to help automate creation of regulatory reports such as SEC filings and board books.
- 7.6XBRL support for regulatory filing(114) Ratings
Support for the XBRL standard reporting format for exchanging financial data.
Analytics and Reporting
Dashboards and scorecards for KPI monitoring and benchmarking
- 8.2Personalized dashboards(270) Ratings
Create custom dashboards and reports without the help of IT or administrators.
- 8.1Color-coded scorecards(255) Ratings
Track and analyze performances with interactive, color-coded balanced scorecards.
- 8.3KPIs(261) Ratings
Select from a library of more than 6,000 key performance indicators, and incorporate KPIs into your planning process.
- 8.3Cost and profitability analysis(243) Ratings
Cost and profitability analysis provides data for business decision making.
- 8.3Key Performance Indicator setting(246) Ratings
Ability to set key performance indicators for measuring progress towards goals.
- 7.6Benchmarking with external data(206) Ratings
CPI, daily exchange rates, industry KPIs. with scheduled data refreshes.
Integration
Ability to integrate with external applications.
- 7.7Flat file integration(244) Ratings
Integration of flat files like text documents and comma separated files
- 7.9Excel data integration(247) Ratings
Ability to integrate directly with Excel data.
- 7.1Direct links to 3rd-party data sources(226) Ratings
Integration with external applications like ERP, CRM, HCM
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SAP Analytics Cloud Technical Details
Deployment Types | Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based |
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Operating Systems | Unspecified |
Mobile Application | Apple iOS |
Supported Languages | Czech, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. |
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(1-25 of 233)- We now receive automated quarterly updates that can be shared directly with the management.
- Easily integrates with a large number of pipelines & legacy applications.
- Planning modules help us in decision making through decision trees & graphs.
SAP Analytics Cloud Review
- Good return on integration with s4 and ecc
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- Enhanced Collaboration:
- Improved Decision-Making:
- savings.
- Data Visibility and Transparency
SAP Analytics Cloud - future of SAP Analytics
- Reduced cost of analytics
- 5% reduction in business lead times(sales, logistics and procurement)
- Increased Data Visibility
Good enough and deliver good insights
- Good forecasting dashboard.
- Forecast process must be more accurate
Fantastic easy to use and implement cloud analytics platform.
- SAP Analytics cloud helped our organisation a lot by reducing time required for analysing each and everything required.
- 17-20% of resources are saved and cost for manual analytics are cutted down.
Use it anywhere CRM analytics!
- Sales funnel efficiency up by 20%
- Tertiatery revenue from affiliate network by 50%
- Net revenue up by 37%
SAP Analytics Cloud: Unlock the Power of AI for Accurate Projections
- SAP Analytics Cloud helped me make revenue projections for my 2023 portfolio which were around accurate 90 per cent of the time.
- I was able to collaborate with a team of over 35 people from around the world in real-time seamlessly using the product.
- The accuracy of the budgets made using SAP Analytics Cloud was over 80 per cent.
Experience on SAP Analytics Cloud for mechanical manufacturing field
- forecasting capabilities
- data management and data access to teams
- Dashboards for easy understanding
SAC - Driving 360 degree Analytical need of Industry
- Superb.
- Big returns.
- Application/dashboards/planning/prediction in single tool.
Excellent software for accurate analysis
- Saved a lots of time and give real clear understanding of data
- We have save almost 30% of decision making times and this resulted into increase in end product quality and speed
SAC Accelerating Business Intelligence and Collaboration
- Optimized our budgeting and forecasting processes. The platform facilitates real-time collaboration among our teams, allowing for more accurate and agile financial planning. This has led to improved precision in budget allocation, ensuring that resources are strategically deployed to support the most promising startups within our portfolio.
- SAC's intuitive dashboards and visualizations provide a consolidated view of key performance indicators, startup health metrics, and portfolio analytics. This heightened data visibility enables our teams to make informed decisions promptly, identify emerging trends, and proactively address challenges.
- Routine tasks, such as performance tracking and reporting, are automated, allowing our teams to focus on more strategic initiatives. This has resulted in time savings and increased productivity across various operational processes.
SAP Analytics Cloud Review
- Inspiration
- Efficiency
- Automation
- Better steering capabilities
Must use for Analytics use cases
- KPI and predictive modelling
SAP Analytics Cloud review
- All BO legacy can be replaced with SAP Analytics Cloud
- Power BI is also a key competitor hence for all users, power BI is more plug and play hence, SAP Analytics Cloudbranding should be more accessible to all users
Nice experience when reporting online S4
- Better quality reporting
- Quicker month end closing
Short but dated View on SAP Analytics Cloud
- Oversight
SAC review
- Single Source of Truth
SAC is good for any finance user
- Data visibility
- Transparency
- Optimized month end follow up
SAC review
- Good overview of data
SAC planning is a game changer in our organisation
- Easy to roll out SAC planning and reduced the time to consolidate the planning data by several weeks in on BA alone
Use SAC with your SAP analytics data, but don't try to model it together with other data sources...
- Central place for budgeting & planning, instead of excel and other systems
SAP SAC at a glance!
- Single source of truth for reporting data from non-SAP systems
- Seamless user experience for KPI dashboards
Good product that is maturing
- Negative impact to licenses being separate from BO and BW
- Some users could be migrated from Power BI getting closer to the corporate data
- Useful for non-technical users
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- Increase visibility for story
- Easy Planning
- Easy maintance