We performed a comparison between Amazon Aurora and SAP HANA based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Relational Databases Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable feature is the ability to do multiple-read and single-write. These are the kinds of features that we were interested in, and Aurora takes care of that natively."
"The most valuable feature of Amazon Aurora is SQL standardization, it doesn't have its own syntax which is good. It has a lot of hands-off self-management type of activities, such as log rolling and auto-scaling."
"We had better control over the parameters that we could tweak in terms of intermediate storage and better indexing capabilities."
"The most valuable feature is that the maintainability is offloaded to the service provider. I don't have to maintain a database or do any administrative tasks, which comes in handy."
"The provision of custom read and write endpoints eliminates the need for managing a separate proxy load balancer."
"Aurora's compatibility with MySQL or PostgreSQL benefited our database management. The migration from on-premise MySQL to Aurora was similar, so we didn't need to change our source code."
"The solution’s scalability is good since we don’t need to take a maintenance window during unpredictable workloads. I like the solution’s behind-the-scenes happenings. It is a great feature."
"The performance in terms of processing time is unmatched due to the in-memory processing capability."
"The most valuable feature of SAP HANA is its performance and integration."
"Technically it resembles Oracle, but as a somewhat lighter version."
"SAP HANA is one of the best databases known for its performance...The new version of the solution is stable."
"We appreciate that the current, redesigned version of this solution that is much more straightforward for new users, and has been well thought out with industry best practice standards in mind."
"Provides us with predictive capabilities for asset maintenance, and real-time forecasts."
"It is very stable and very innovative. You can integrate many applications with it."
"The solution offers advanced features that the company was struggling to implement."
"It is a bit costly. The features are quite good, and I wouldn't say it requires any technical improvements. But from a cost perspective, some clients wouldn't go for Aurora because of that."
"The product's distributed query process for MySQL needs improvement."
"I would like to see performance insights on the database based on the queries. Currently, we use SolarWinds as the monitoring tool. I would like to leverage SolarWinds’ performance insights in AWS services. SolarWinds gives larger insights when we run performance issues."
"There is improvement needed to have more developer focus. Additionally, it would be helpful to have a stand-alone solution outside of Amazon. Amazon has a tendency to favor developing web-based clients, which may not always provide the fastest or most responsive solution as desired."
"The pricing could improve. It should be reduced."
"It would have been helpful if they had provided some benchmarking numbers."
"I would like to see more AI-related features in future releases."
"They can improve their technology for the CRM subsystem. There are other products that are better and more effective for the CRM subsystem. Its price could be better. It is expensive."
"The challenge right now is all databases are on S4 HANA architecture. You're running it for HANA, but not all the functionalities are available. If they can speed up getting all the databases on S4 HANA that would help."
"Per SAP, you can do both transactional and analytical processes in SAP HANA. Though that's true, the speed is slower when you combine the two functions, so this is what I'd like SAP to improve in SAP HANA. In the next release, I want to see better diagrams in SAP HANA and a more user-friendly interface."
"The only downside of the product is that it is an expensive solution that needs to consider lowering its prices to improve the product."
"In a future release, SAP HANA should add a module for taxation, such as income tax and withholding tax."
"The installation process could be more straightforward."
"SAP HANA is not strong like Oracle when it comes to finance. They are only strong with the logistic business project."
"What needs improvement in SAP HANA is its automation, in particular, it needs more enhancements in that area."
Amazon Aurora is ranked 11th in Relational Databases Tools with 7 reviews while SAP HANA is ranked 3rd in Relational Databases Tools with 81 reviews. Amazon Aurora is rated 7.8, while SAP HANA is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Amazon Aurora writes "Easy-to-manage platform with a valuable auto-scaling feature ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP HANA writes "Excellent compatibility between modules and the control". Amazon Aurora is most compared with SQL Server, Oracle Database, MariaDB, CockroachDB and YugabyteDB, whereas SAP HANA is most compared with Oracle Database, SQL Server, MySQL, IBM Db2 Database and Denodo. See our Amazon Aurora vs. SAP HANA report.
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