SAC from a different side
June 05, 2023

SAC from a different side

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

Overall Satisfaction with SAP Analytics Cloud

We use SAC as our tool for budgeting. We decided not to move forward with a SAP BPC project and decided to implement a budgeting solution from SAC that was ready in less than 5 months. We also use SAC as our tactical reporting tool for the finance department. We are covering the commodity reporting for controlling, treasury, AP and also more innovative approaches based on rolling forecasting, predictive Ema en arios for working capital and finance war room for the CFO.
  • Budgeting
  • Rolling forecast
  • Predictive working captital
  • Integrating digital data
  • Consolidation
  • Optimizes budgeting
  • Forecasting
  • Availability of finance data
The access to the dashboards is not easy by default. You need the technical teams to work on it before is easy to use.
  • Cloud Solutions
  • Scalability
Cloud solution outside of the ERP but with an easy integration model with it.

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 in transactional reporting and what-if scenarios. Room for improvement integrating digital data.

SAP Analytics Cloud Feature Ratings

Long-term financial planning
7
Financial budgeting
9
Forecasting
8
Scenario modeling
9
Management reporting
9
Financial data consolidation
1
Journal entries and reports
Not Rated
Multi-currency management
7
Minority Ownership
Not Rated
Local and consolidated reporting
8
Detailed Audit Trails
Not Rated
Financial Statement Reporting
Not Rated
Management Reporting
Not Rated
Excel-based Reporting
Not Rated
Automated board and financial reporting
8
XBRL support for regulatory filing
Not Rated
Personalized dashboards
Not Rated
Color-coded scorecards
Not Rated
KPIs
8
Cost and profitability analysis
8
Key Performance Indicator setting
8
Benchmarking with external data
4
Flat file integration
Not Rated
Excel data integration
Not Rated
Direct links to 3rd-party data sources
8
Pixel Perfect reports
Not Rated
Customizable dashboards
Not Rated
Report Formatting Templates
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
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
7
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining
Not Rated
Multi-User Support (named login)
9
Role-Based Security Model
8
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
9
Report-Level Access Control
8
Single Sign-On (SSO)
8
Responsive Design for Web Access
7
Mobile Application
Not Rated
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
Not Rated