SAP Analytics Cloud: A product for the upcoming decade
November 01, 2022

SAP Analytics Cloud: A product for the upcoming decade

Ayush Tiwari | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with SAP Analytics Cloud

Advanced analytics with high velocity and volume of data from a variety of sources. SAP Analytics Cloud is used for clients by us for generating value across multiple use cases of analytics and data science in the domain of Growth Marketing & Sales for doing Growth Maps analysis, Customer Segmentation analysis, etc.
  • Integrated Planning & Analysis
  • Fast & Reliable Processes
  • Seamless deployment and usage
  • Integration with other cloud solutions
  • More functionality in terms of datalake, etc.
  • More developer options
  • Positive impact both for us and our clients
  • Good tools for forecasting capabilities
  • ROI & Lifts are increasing significantly
It is highly usable, highly recommendable, and is an overall good product. I'm happy to use it currently and in the future as well. I'm looking forward to it making much more growth and leaps of incremental advanced features.
  • Price
  • Product Features
  • Product Usability
  • Product Reputation
Product features always pop up at the top when it comes to their usefulness and impact. Other factors are also important but product features from a user point of view are crucial and play a pivotal role.
SAP Analytics Cloud is competitive and has huge potential to get to the top. It should also learn from the market leaders in cloud and analytics, be it, AWS, GCP, Azure, Databricks, Tableau, etc., and should incorporate the missing features.

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

Yes

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

Yes

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

Yes

Did implementation of SAP Analytics Cloud go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy SAP Analytics Cloud again?

Yes

Majorly depends on the requirements of clients. We also take it forward from our end whenever we see any opportunity gap where SAP Analytics Cloud can fulfill that gap. It is quite competitive when it comes to data exploration and visualization as well as modeling-related stuff, predictive planning, extended planning, and analysis.

SAP Analytics Cloud Feature Ratings

Long-term financial planning
8
Financial budgeting
6
Forecasting
10
Scenario modeling
9
Management reporting
8
Financial data consolidation
7
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
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
Personalized dashboards
7
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
Pixel Perfect reports
Not Rated
Customizable dashboards
Not Rated
Report Formatting Templates
Not Rated
Drill-down analysis
8
Formatting capabilities
Not Rated
Integration with R or other statistical packages
Not Rated
Report sharing and collaboration
Not Rated
Publish to Web
Not Rated
Publish to PDF
Not Rated
Report Versioning
Not Rated
Report Delivery Scheduling
Not Rated
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
Not Rated
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
Not Rated
Predictive Analytics
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
Responsive Design for Web Access
Not Rated
Mobile Application
Not Rated
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
Not Rated