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SAP BW4HANA vs SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

SAP BW4HANA
Ranking in Data Warehouse
9th
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
42
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SAP NetWeaver Business Ware...
Ranking in Data Warehouse
15th
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Data Warehouse category, the mindshare of SAP BW4HANA is 4.5%, up from 4.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse is 0.3%, down from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

DilipRoshantha - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 7, 2024
Offers good value for money to users
There have been no hiccups for my company when it comes to integrating SAP products with the data analytics and the transactional systems since my company uses SAP PI for it, but lately my organization has been using SAP Process Orchestration for data integration. With SAP, there is a small visualization part inside SAP BW4HANA. I can visualize some of the reports with the help of SAP BW4HANA. The tool can be configured and is compatible with all SAP applications, which makes it a good product. I believe that the product has the capabilities to cater to various business requirements. The product does offer value for money. There are big customers along with medium or small customers. Small and medium-sized customers cannot afford the cost of the tool's licensing. From a value point of view, in business terms, it is good. I rate the tool a nine out of ten.
Gebrehiwot Tesfay Gebreslassie - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 27, 2022
Data modeling is a valuable feature but there are some issues with scalability
We are an airline and use the system for data modeling and data warehousing, and we implement it for time performance and feedback analysis. I'm the business intelligence senior developer and we are customers of SAP.  The data modeling is very valuable for us. There are performance issues in…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The solution seamlessly integrates with SAP products."
"The product has efficient performance."
"We benefited from BW/4HANA's ability to utilize predefined content inside. We didn't need to start from scratch."
"One significant advantage of SAP BW/4HANA is the direct integration with the SAP HANA database, providing seamless access to real-time analytics. Additionally, it enables real-time data integration. We don't need to rely on historical data alone; we can provide reporting and features based on real-time information."
"The solution is easier to maintain than traditional SAP products."
"Its direct approach is the most valuable. You get more real time and capabilities than BW."
"It's quite scalable."
"The most valuable features are the speed of reporting and the HANA database."
"It provides us with proof of data, we can centralize all of the information, check it, and then provide the information to our users."
"A robust and efficient product."
"The security and audit procedures are the most valuable features."
"Transformation is a valuable feature of SAP NetWeaver. I can transform the data as per my needs or my client's needs. For example, flat tables can be transformed with respect to our requirements to combine multiple modules into one single table, and we can derive analytics."
"Data modeling is a valuable feature."
"It's an excellent over-all tool for managers to analyze their business."
"It is a robust system."
 

Cons

"It takes too long to escalate problems from the first level of support."
"I don't see SAP actively supporting the solution now...a better support from SAP would be appreciated."
"The problem is the expensive pricing of technical support, making it an area where improvements are required."
"SAP BW/4HANA can generally be less flexible than other tools, depending on how it is set up."
"Not a ten because it's expensive and its ecosystem is not very open."
"Pricing would be a good improvement. A lot of customers think that it's very expensive and especially support is very expensive."
"The product needs to improve with more performance and fewer data layers."
"The cost of the product might be an area that might introduce some restrictions or limitations to customers, making it one of the aspects where improvements are required."
"Connectors are complex, and it is difficult to understand or know which connector should be used. For instance, if I want to connect APIs, I will not be able to do it directly. I would have to go to the portal integration to get the data. Therefore, having simplified connectors will make things much easier."
"It is difficult when your native language is not English. It is difficult for us to explain our issue and also difficult for the technical team to explain a resolution to us."
"The product could provide more features."
"The program is difficult to learn to use"
"I think more integration with other applications would be perfect."
"Design and modeling could be simplified."
"There are performance issues in terms of scalability and availability."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's a little expensive compared to Microsoft Azure."
"For the on-premises version of the product, the solution offers a perpetual-based licensing model to its users. In general, SAP offers a monthly subscription-based licensing model to its users."
"As an investment, the solution is very expensive."
"This is an expensive solution and there are costs in addition to the standard licensing fees."
"SAP BW/4HANA is expensive."
"The cost and licensing depends on how the customer is going to use the solution."
"We started as early birds from the SAP side. We got this entire suite for free. I cannot really talk about the price because we didn't have to pay anything."
"The solution is expensive."
"Pricing is based on the number of user IDs and tyhe user ID works across a suite of products."
"The licensing cost is high for SAP NetWeaver compared to that for other products."
"All SAP products are expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
18%
Computer Software Company
11%
Energy/Utilities Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about SAP BW4HANA?
One significant advantage of SAP BW/4HANA is the direct integration with the SAP HANA database, providing seamless access to real-time analytics. Additionally, it enables real-time data integrati...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAP BW4HANA?
We have a broad licensing arrangement, which is expensive but worth it for sizeable businesses.
What needs improvement with SAP BW4HANA?
The interface could be more user-friendly, as we often need to do low-level coding to get things done.
 

Also Known As

SAP BW/4HANA
NetWeaver Business Warehouse, NetWeaver BusinessObjects Warehouse
 

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Sample Customers

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EMC Corporation, Takisada-Osaka Co. Ltd., Eldorado, Mozzart, The VELUX Group, AOK Bundesverband, Hilti Group, Nissha Printing Company Ltd., Asian Paints, Aareal Bank Group, Magazine zum Globus (Migros Group)
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