First steps at SAP Analytics Cloud
November 22, 2019

First steps at SAP Analytics Cloud

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
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Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with SAP Analytics Cloud

SAP Analytics Cloud is used as a reporting tool by almost all departments of the organization.
  • Easy to learn by users.
  • Good interface with SAP BW.
  • On the cloud, web access.
  • Complicate for users to create complex variables in reports.
  • Planning licenses are too expensive.
Qlik Sense is too expensive, much more complicated to use for users (especially new variables or other complex calculations) and requires you to buy too many extra functionalities to have the same options as SAP Analytics Cloud can offer.

Microsoft Power BI is much cheaper and has very powerful functionality, the only problem is when your corporate data universe is SAP, you need to work much more in the connection between both systems.
The best scenario is all your business data is managed in the SAP universe, especially your data warehousing.
If your universe is non-SAP or a mix of different data, other tools can be useful too.

SAP Analytics Cloud Feature Ratings

Long-term financial planning
4
Financial budgeting
5
Forecasting
3
Scenario modeling
8
Management reporting
8
Journal entries and reports
2
Multi-currency management
7
Financial Statement Reporting
7
Excel-based Reporting
8
Personalized dashboards
8
Color-coded scorecards
10
KPIs
10
Cost and profitability analysis
4
Key Performance Indicator setting
8
Flat file integration
9
Excel data integration
8
Customizable dashboards
9
Report Formatting Templates
4
Drill-down analysis
10
Formatting capabilities
7
Report sharing and collaboration
8
Publish to PDF
8
Report Versioning
7
Report Delivery Scheduling
9
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
8
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
9
Predictive Analytics
3
Multi-User Support (named login)
9
Role-Based Security Model
5
Single Sign-On (SSO)
9
Responsive Design for Web Access
8
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
9