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SAP Analytics Cloud - Getting Better with each release but some road to go to be the leader
November 28, 2022

SAP Analytics Cloud - Getting Better with each release but some road to go to be the leader

Brian O’Keeffe | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with SAP Analytics Cloud

Currently, we use the Business intelligence portion of SAP Analytics Cloud for data viz and reporting. It has very strong integration with our current data models in BW, which is a huge advantage to rolling out content.

Digital boardroom - we use this to combine content - I generally describe the stories as the chapters and DiBo as the book. We can plug content in as we need, which is very useful. We also see performance improvements there as we can split our content instead of having to stack pages.

We have also invested in planning and are currently in the process of scoping that for financial planning. This should be a big win for us as we will have one platform for planning and BI.
  • All in one planning and BI
  • Strong integration for BW users
  • Good integration
  • Data Viz could be stronger
  • Increased collaboration
  • Increased interest in analytics and data
  • Increased investment in data and analytics
  • Removing manual processes
Very good product, I think it has room to improve still to get towards an industry leader but it is headed in the right direction.
  • Product Features
  • Product Usability
  • Product Reputation
Strong integration with BW was a key decision for us. The speed of deployment was also very positive.
Positives and negatives to both, Tableau is the best visually but not as strong on integration. Power Bi is very customization but is very ungoverned.

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?

Yes

Would you buy SAP Analytics Cloud again?

Yes

Well suited for BW customers
SAP customers in general

Less appropriate for non-SAP customers perhaps

SAP Analytics Cloud Feature Ratings

8.0
Long-term financial planning
8
Financial budgeting
8
Forecasting
8
Scenario modeling
8
Management reporting
8
8.3
Financial data consolidation
9
Journal entries and reports
8
Multi-currency management
9
Intercompany Eliminations
8
Minority Ownership
8
Local and consolidated reporting
8
Detailed Audit Trails
8
7.8
Financial Statement Reporting
8
Management Reporting
8
Excel-based Reporting
7
Automated board and financial reporting
8
XBRL support for regulatory filing
Not Rated
7.3
Personalized dashboards
8
Color-coded scorecards
6
KPIs
8
Cost and profitability analysis
8
Key Performance Indicator setting
8
Benchmarking with external data
6
8.3
Flat file integration
9
Excel data integration
9
Direct links to 3rd-party data sources
7
7.7
Pixel Perfect reports
7
Customizable dashboards
8
Report Formatting Templates
8
7.8
Drill-down analysis
7
Formatting capabilities
7
Integration with R or other statistical packages
8
Report sharing and collaboration
9
8.3
Publish to Web
8
Publish to PDF
9
Report Versioning
8
Report Delivery Scheduling
8
7.7
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
6
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
9
Predictive Analytics
8
8.3
Multi-User Support (named login)
8
Role-Based Security Model
8
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
8
Single Sign-On (SSO)
9
9.7
Responsive Design for Web Access
9
Mobile Application
10
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
10

Using SAP Analytics Cloud

300 - Finance, Supply Chain, Operations, IT
5 - Analysis and troubleshooting, communication, technical aptitude, and good data literacy.
  • Reporting
  • Planning
  • Boardroom
  • DiBO - linking our pages
  • Improved performance by using aggregated models layered
  • Planning scenarios
  • Advanced features
We have a lot of investment in the tool and have it central to our strategy.

Evaluating SAP Analytics Cloud and Competitors

Yes - Business objects web intelligence
Business objects Lumira

SAP Analytics Cloud Implementation

Have some key design principles up front.
  • Implemented in-house
  • Lack of knowledge on the tool
  • Business unit buy in

SAP Analytics Cloud Support

Some items do take a long time to resolve, however the product/development team is very engaged, and we have had great support from SAP at a senior level which has helped us a lot.
ProsCons
Good followup
Problems get solved
Kept well informed
Immediate help available
Support cares about my success
Quick Initial Response
Escalation required
Not an option, as far as I'm aware.
No - Yes
When we were rolling out our financial reporting through SAP Analytics Cloud in one of our divisions, we got fantastic support from the product team. This helped us with closing issues from the business but also gave us the opportunity to suggest changes to the product.

Using SAP Analytics Cloud

ProsCons
Like to use
Relatively simple
Easy to use
Technical support not required
Well integrated
Consistent
Quick to learn
Convenient
Feel confident using
Familiar
None
  • Stories are easy to use
  • Smart insight is impressive
  • Search to insight is easy
  • Some of the modelling is a bit too complicated
Yes - It looks excellent and is very well-built.