SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud vs Virtustream xStream comparison

SAP and Virtustream are both solutions in the Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) category. SAP is ranked #12 with an average rating of 8.1, while Virtustream is ranked #24. SAP holds a 1.7% mindshare in ISI, compared to Virtustream’s 0.2% mindshare. Additionally, 88% of SAP users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Virtustream users who would recommend it.

SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud

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88% willing to recommend

Virtustream xStream

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100% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud

Ranking in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)

12th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Virtustream xStream

Ranking in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)

24th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) category, the mindshare of SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud is 1.7%, down from 2.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Virtustream xStream is 0.2%, down from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Suresh Tanneeru

Vice President at Dataflix

High stability, reasonably priced, and important for digital transformations

Customers need to be better educated about using the solution's cloud for digital transformation. SAP as a legacy system is missing that flavor. The solution is not a traditional ERP software so should be used as a digital transformation tool. That is the story to project to customers, partners, and sales teams. This will help the solution grow faster than GCP, AWS, or Azure. In fact, Google Cloud Platform is now collaborating with SAP for digital transformation. The solution should offer affordable modules that are customized to startups with 50 to 500 employees. Most people think of SAP as being only for big enterprises but it could be very useful for smaller companies. There are 40,000 to 50,000 startups in APAC each year and that is a large volume. Many of the solution's modules could be used by those startups. Google is targeting this market with chat boards and automation tools at a reasonable price or with six months of free usage. SAP should come up with this kind of module and include sandbox so providers can play with a few of the POCs.

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RONNIE HENRY

Business Systems Manager at a consultancy with 1,001-5,000 employees

Improves efficiencies, has encryption, and great mission-critical customer support

Previously we had an amateur solution where we were managing on our own data center but we had the management in-house. It was a strategic move to give people who were more competent and with business focus other core initiatives. It was a strategic outsource model. The equipment we were using was out date and at the end of its life cycle, we had to make some transitions, do a hardware replacement, or move on. We moved on to this solution.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We have a wide range of use cases for SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud. These include production planning, materials management, sales management, treasury, finance, appliance maintenance, real estate, and warehouse management."

"The solution does provide quite a lot of support, upgrades, automated batch updates, etc."

"The scalability is good because we have some cloud resources to support the ERP."

"One of the features that I've found most useful is that It's very simple. They take care of the technical aspects of the data, installations, patches."

"It is a stable and scalable product."

"Fiori is the most valuable feature, as well as the the integration between S/4 and another solution as an extension."

"The solution is stable and we have never had a problem. We started with one terabyte of data when the solution was first implemented and today we have around almost 600 gigabytes of data, which means means the compression works properly. Before migrating from ECC, we had nine terabytes of data."

"Ensuring data integrity across finance, supply chain, and other critical areas is paramount for real-time decision-making. Access to accurate and up-to-date information is essential for data protection. While the digital solution primarily serves basic maintenance, the ability to handle these core aspects efficiently is invaluable for your needs."

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"The solution has encryption which we did not have before."

Cons

"The customer has a lot of dependencies on SAP which means they don't have much flexibility to go and update the system when or if they need to. They will need to wait for the quarterly updates. It's possible to maybe raise a special request with SAP if it is absolutely necessary."

"Customization is an area of concern in SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud, where improvements are required."

"The stability of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."

"SAP support isn't on par with products like Microsoft Azure or AWS. It's nowhere close to the competitors."

"It needs improvement in terms of stability and performance."

"It’s a common challenge with applications like Microsoft and SAP that they tend to rely on engineers rather than human resources personnel for knowledge and implementation."

"Perhaps minor changes to the enterprise structure could be made, but the rest is fine."

"Our data centers are in Europe and come under GDPR regulations, and this doesn't apply to the Middle East yet. It causes a lot of confusion."

More SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud cons

"Our account representative was inexperienced, they could improve on how they are managing accounts."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"If you choose the minimum, it will probably cost around $1,000 USD per month if you take a contract for a year or two."

"The pricing is reasonable when compared to other vendors like Oracle who offer technology enterprise resource software."

"The price is high compared to other databases, which is why HANA is still not widely used. Some enterprises prefer Sybase, Oracle, or other traditional databases because HANA is a little pricey. Cost is one factor SAP needs to work on to make it more competitive with other databases. Otherwise, they'll never be able to develop a mass customer base."

"Our pricing is based on a yearly contract."

"The solution's cost is reasonable."

"The licensing of the solution is on a yearly basis. The normal price of the solution is quite high, but I received a special discount by making a purchase near the end of the year."

"I rate the product's price a five out of ten."

"It's very, very expensive."

More SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud pricing and cost advice

"The solution is a bit expensive, we are still negotiating the price."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

16%

Manufacturing Company

16%

Financial Services Firm

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud?

It has significantly streamlined our operations.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud?

SAP HANA Cloud can be quite costly compared to other solutions. The high licensing costs make it an expensive option, particularly for smaller customers. However, they offer solutions for mid-sized...

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What needs improvement with SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud?

SAP should adopt more rapid changes in market processes and customer needs to deliver solutions that meet new industry requirements swiftly. SAP finance needs to be more advanced to keep up with cu...

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Overview

SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud is a fully scalable and secure private managed cloud solution. It empowers organizations to unlock the full value of SAP HANA in the cloud - accelerating growth and innovation, driving IT and business transformation, quickly delivering business outcomes, and reducing risk.

SAP

Virtustream's xStream Management Platform provides a unified, cloudagnostic control plane that integrates infrastructure orchestration, enterprise application automation and a suite of business intelligence and service management tools.

Virtustream

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Continental, Domino Foods, Florida Crystals, Intel, Lanx, UOL Group

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