SAP Analytics Cloud Reviews

Vendor: SAP

4.0 out of 5

69 reviews
91% willing to recommend

415 followers

What is SAP Analytics Cloud?

SAP Analytics Cloud is an all-in-one Software-as-a-Service business intelligence tool that provides the key functionalities of an analytics tool to SAP business users. This tool is built on HANA Business Intelligence (BI) platform, providing analytics from data collected from multiple sources, such as ERP, Microsoft SQL, and Salesforce, among other solutions.

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SAP Analytics Cloud is the #2 ranked solution in top Predictive Analytics solutions and #5 ranked solution in top Business Intelligence Tools. PeerSpot users give SAP Analytics Cloud an average rating of 8.0 out of 10. SAP Analytics Cloud is most commonly compared to Microsoft Power BI: SAP Analytics Cloud vs Microsoft Power BI. SAP Analytics Cloud is popular among the large enterprise segment, accounting for 54% of users researching this solution on PeerSpot. The top industry researching this solution are professionals from a educational organization, accounting for 24% of all views.

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RamasamyTelungupalayam

Product Manager - ERP Analytics and BI at Haleon

There are several areas for improvement in SAP Analytics Cloud. Firstly, features available in SAP Lumira are missing in SAP Analytics Cloud. Secondly, the predictive analytics functions, although promising, are currently only suitable for Proof of Concepts (POCs) and not for industrial-scale use. Lastly, the pricing model for the planning functionality is quite high and presents an entry barrier.

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Kumar-Saurav

Founder, CEO at AccelSoft Infotech

Challenge: ---------- There are challenges, such as initial connection times when direct connectors aren't available. For example, the initial connection can take a long time when direct connectors are not available. In these cases, you have to use a tool like DataSphere, and then you can connect. But that's beyond their control; it's not really their limitation. It's like if you haven't opened your door, and we want to enter your house, we have to find another way in. Area of improvement: -------------------- One potential improvement is how we can transpose data. With SAP, if you have data from one system with a declared data type and a different system with another data type, the transfer is tricky. Currently, they allow us to fix the data type, and then we work with that. But sometimes, it would be easier if we could declare a data type dynamically. The way we do it now is to manipulate text into text, make some assumptions, and then get the data. This can sometimes lead to errors. So, data transportation could be handled better.

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Mohammed Khaja

Brand Assets Developer at Saudi Basic Industries Corporation

The tool is useful for real-time decision-making as it is used for BI, reporting, and planning purposes. I won't be able to describe a scenario where the product helps improve planning processes in our company since we have faced some issues with the planning part. My company implemented SAP Analytics Cloud in 2020 in my current organization, and since that time, we have been behaving using the reporting functionality. However, in 2021, when we started to implement the SAP planning model, we could not see how it could meet the requirements after the project failed. I didn't feel any added value from the use of SAP Analytics Cloud's features in our company's data analysis tasks, and though SAP claims to have smart features, unfortunately, these features are not designed properly in real time. Only the reporting works fine, but the smart features don't work fine. As far as reporting is concerned, it's easy to develop in SAP. The rest of the features of the product are not up to the mark, especially when it comes to areas like predictions and planning, which were recently implemented in our company. My company is not happy with what SAP has to offer. The integration capabilities offered by the product are okay and not that complex. Considering the reporting part, I rate the tool a nine out of ten. If I speak about SAP Analytics Cloud's planning part, I would say that the whole product is not very successful in our company. I cannot rate it as a whole product. I can rate the product in three parts. For reporting, I rate the tool a nine out of ten. Even if you take care of the visualization part, some of the charts don't get into SAP Analytics Cloud. For the argument and analytics part, I rate the tool a two to three out of ten. For planning, I rate the tool a four or five out of ten since it is successful for some models, while for another module, it is not very successful. If I consider the implementation issues in the product, I rate the tool a five to six out of ten for the planning part and a three or four out of ten for the argument and analytics part. Unfortunately, the tool is not a good product. Overall, I rate the tool a six to seven out of ten.

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SAP Analytics Cloud mindshare

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As of March 2025, the mindshare of SAP Analytics Cloud in the BI (Business Intelligence) Tools category stands at 4.5%, down from 5.8% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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PeerAnalyst reports based on SAP Analytics Cloud reviews

Type	Title	Date
Category	BI (Business Intelligence) Tools	Mar 11, 2025	Download
Product	Reviews, tips, and advice from real users	Mar 11, 2025	Download
Comparison	SAP Analytics Cloud vs Microsoft Power BI	Mar 11, 2025	Download
Comparison	SAP Analytics Cloud vs Tableau	Mar 11, 2025	Download
Comparison	SAP Analytics Cloud vs Amazon QuickSight	Mar 11, 2025	Download

Title	Rating	Mindshare	Recommending
Microsoft Power BI	4.0	21.8%	93%	319 interviews Add to research
Tableau	4.2	18.3%	89%	295 interviews Add to research

Valuable Features

"There is a real-time reporting mechanism in place. SAP Analytics Cloud operates on the SAP S/4HANA database, ensuring real-time reporting is always available. This capability allows the business to monitor cash inflows and outflows at any given moment easily."
"The most valuable features of SAP Analytics Cloud are its native integration with SAP data and the ability to leverage SAP artifacts."
"SAP is very scalable."

Room for Improvement

"It is very expensive."
"The predictive analytics functions, although promising, are currently only suitable for Proof of Concepts (POCs) and not for industrial-scale use."
"The technology used by the tool is old, making it an area where improvements are required."

ROI

Organizations observed improved Business Intelligence and Analytics, resulting in ROI. They experienced time savings through automatic data aggregation and reporting. Many noted fast decision-making and significant process improvements. For oil and gas, ROI occurred in 18 months, while logistics saw results in 23 or 24 months. Many transitioned from manual reporting to automating with SAP Analytics Cloud, saving considerable time. Some haven't seen financial results yet, as benefits are expected long-term.

Pricing

"The product is expensive."
"The platform is about 50% more expensive than Power BI."
"SAP Analytics Cloud can be quite expensive."

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Educational Organization

24%

Manufacturing Company

14%

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

Energy/Utilities Company

Retailer

Government

University

Healthcare Company

Comms Service Provider

Pharma/Biotech Company

Media Company

Non Profit

Construction Company

Insurance Company

Wholesaler/Distributor

Consumer Goods Company

Hospitality Company

Real Estate/Law Firm

Legal Firm

Transportation Company

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Logistics Company

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Learn more about SAP Analytics Cloud

You can use SAP Analytics Cloud to compile data and perform ad-hoc reporting and analysis for predictive planning. SAP Analytics Cloud collects and analyzes the raw data from transactional systems into intelligent insights that allow you to make better decisions.

SAP Analytics Cloud uses machine learning to clean up data, identify errors, and issues, and suggest optimization or filtering options. You can use the modeling feature in Analytics Cloud to create hierarchies and get deeper data insights.

The three core functions of SAP Analytics Cloud consist of Planning, Predictive Analysis, and Business Intelligence as a holistic SaaS solution that offers real-time analysis to business leaders.

SAP Analytics Cloud Capabilities

Data discovery
Machine learning
Integrated financial and business planning
Predictive analysis
Automated data cleansing
Custom widgets
Mobile extension
Role-based customization
Data exploration and visualization

SAP Analytics Cloud Key Features

Augmented analytics: SAP Analytics Cloud allows organizations to make the most of AI (Artificial Intelligence)-powered analytics through augmented analytics. It includes a Search to Insight feature that enables users not skilled or experienced in data science to access and use the platform.

These smart insight tools allow organizations to visualize business data without manual intervention. By combining multiple machine learning algorithms, SAP Analytics Cloud automates predictive analysis so that organizations can have significant insight into secured data.

Enterprise planning: As SAP Analytics Cloud is an all-in-one financial planning and analysis solution, organizations can use it to align strategies across all departments. It allows end-to-end, data-driven planning decisions via financial modeling, allocations, smart insights, and automated reporting.

The Zero-based budgeting feature allows for an effective resources allocation with built-in collaboration tools. The finance team can collaborate easily, create budget templates and make accurate decisions.

SAP Analytics Cloud Benefits

Real-time cloud insights: SAP Analytics Cloud makes it easy for users at every level to generate instant insights and improve data-driven decision-making. With SAP Analytics Cloud, you can have immediate and central access to all figures, diagrams, insights, and evaluations for every employee on every device and updated in real time.
Customizable dashboard: You can customize your dashboard according to your requirements. This customization means you can easily access all the relevant data on a single pane of vision tailored to your business.
Collaborative planning: As an all-in-one platform, SAP Analytics Cloud integrates the multiple aspects of a business into a single solution, including finance, HR, sales, and supply chain management.
Data on any device: You can integrate SAP Analytics Cloud with SAP S/4 HANA and deploy insights to Android and iOS devices. The SAP S/4 HANA integration also enables the rolling out of changes to multiple files and devices from a central location, so you can carry your business operations on the go over a secured cloud network.
In-memory technology: Since it is based on SAP HANA in-memory technology, SAP Analytics Cloud can process massive amounts of data in a short time.

Reviews from Real Users

Segun O., SAP HANA Developer at SOA PEOPLE, says that "The most valuable features are on the application side, where you can design applications into your analytics on the platform."

The Head of Finance Enterprise Application at a computer software company adds that "The visualization feature is the most valuable. SAP Analytics Cloud is also very easy to use."

"Its many features make it the best in the market," sums up a Consultor SAP Business Object, Sap Analytics Cloud at a tech services company.

SAP Analytics Cloud was previously known as SAP BusinessObjects Cloud.