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SAP Analytics Cloud Review
July 21, 2022

SAP Analytics Cloud Review

LaLani Moone, CPA | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with SAP Analytics Cloud

We use SAP Analytics Cloud for our five-year strategic plan.
  • Driver Based Planning
  • Forecast Trends
  • Comments
  • Line Item Detailed Budgeting
  • Reporting Flexibility
  • Increased visibility to departmental strategic planning detail
  • Improved modeling capabilities for driver-based line items
  • Improved collaboration between departments during the strategic planning process
SAP Analytics Cloud does the higher level strategic planning very well. However, there is much room for improvement to plan at a more detailed level with comments surrounding the detailed line items. Also, the reporting capabilities are very inflexible. We usually export the results to Analysis for Office to do easier reporting.
  • Product Features
We wanted to use SAP Analytics Cloud instead of Excel for our Strategic Planning process. This allows for more governance and standardization.

Do you think SAP Analytics Cloud delivers good value for the price?

Not sure

Are you happy with SAP Analytics Cloud's feature set?

No

Did SAP Analytics Cloud live up to sales and marketing promises?

No

Did implementation of SAP Analytics Cloud go as expected?

No

Would you buy SAP Analytics Cloud again?

Yes

SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
We used driver-based planning to plan for our premium taxes based on our Earned Premiums and tax rates. This solution has greatly reduced the manual planning/entry time during our critical planning timeline. SAP Analytics Cloud streamlined the strategic planning process and brought standardization to the inputs and trending methodology.

SAP Analytics Cloud Feature Ratings

5.2
Long-term financial planning
10
Financial budgeting
3
Forecasting
3
Scenario modeling
7
Management reporting
3
Not Rated
Financial data consolidation
Not Rated
Journal entries and reports
Not Rated
Multi-currency management
Not Rated
Intercompany Eliminations
Not Rated
Minority Ownership
Not Rated
Local and consolidated reporting
Not Rated
Detailed Audit Trails
Not Rated
Not Rated
Financial Statement Reporting
Not Rated
Management Reporting
Not Rated
Excel-based Reporting
Not Rated
Automated board and financial reporting
Not Rated
XBRL support for regulatory filing
Not Rated
Not Rated
Personalized dashboards
Not Rated
Color-coded scorecards
Not Rated
KPIs
Not Rated
Cost and profitability analysis
Not Rated
Key Performance Indicator setting
Not Rated
Benchmarking with external data
Not Rated
Not Rated
Flat file integration
Not Rated
Excel data integration
Not Rated
Direct links to 3rd-party data sources
Not Rated
Not Rated
Pixel Perfect reports
Not Rated
Customizable dashboards
Not Rated
Report Formatting Templates
Not Rated
Not Rated
Drill-down analysis
Not Rated
Formatting capabilities
Not Rated
Integration with R or other statistical packages
Not Rated
Report sharing and collaboration
Not Rated
Not Rated
Publish to Web
Not Rated
Publish to PDF
Not Rated
Report Versioning
Not Rated
Report Delivery Scheduling
Not Rated
Not Rated
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
Not Rated
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
Not Rated
Predictive Analytics
Not Rated
Not Rated
Multi-User Support (named login)
Not Rated
Role-Based Security Model
Not Rated
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
Not Rated
Single Sign-On (SSO)
Not Rated
Not Rated
Responsive Design for Web Access
Not Rated
Mobile Application
Not Rated
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
Not Rated

Using SAP Analytics Cloud

350 - FP&A
3 - They need to understand the business planning process and the functionality of SAC, BPC, and Analysis for Office.
  • Financial Strategic Planning
  • HR Strategic Planning
  • CapEx Strategic Planning
  • Driver Based Planning

Evaluating SAP Analytics Cloud and Competitors

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