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SAP HANA pros and cons

Vendor: SAP
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PROS

SAP HANA is valued for its ability to enhance business scalability both vertically and horizontally.
Its performance, especially with big data and in-memory processing, is highly regarded for efficiency and speed.
Integration capabilities of SAP HANA with other systems and its flexibly in modelling databases are critical for operations that involve real-time data transactions.
The initial setup of SAP HANA is straightforward, making it accessible for various business requirements.
Users find SAP HANA's in-memory database to be excellent for handling high data volumes and accelerating data retrieval and processing.

CONS

The speed is not as good as expected, leading to exploration of different technologies.
FI, or the financial module, has room for improvement in localization for the Middle East, especially regarding taxes and the letter of credit cycle.
The initial setup is complex, tedious, costly, and requires considerable expertise.
The pricing is high and needs improvement, with licensing, implementation, hosting, and appliance costs being particularly expensive.
It is very demanding on memory requirements.
 

SAP HANA Pros review quotes

reviewer1386300 - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 23, 2020
SAP HANA is vertically and horizontally scalable.
MN
Apr 19, 2024
The product's initial setup phase was really easy.
reviewer2383002 - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 25, 2024
It's sufficed all of our requirements. We primarily needed it to run SAP applications, like NetWeaver or S/4HANA, and it has been really good at that.
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reviewer1964127 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 23, 2022
When we upgraded, we received more functions or more features.
BV
Jan 12, 2022
The solution offers advanced features that the company was struggling to implement.
reviewer1353810 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 21, 2020
Its in-memory capabilities are good, which is why many companies still use it.
George Mukira - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 22, 2019
The most value for us was in terms of using it to issue tenders online. We host our server, but it is open to the public, so clients who want to buy those tenders were able to go online, put their tender documents up, and we could evaluate them using SAP.
AD
May 16, 2023
SAP HANA's interface is pretty user-friendly.
accounte853641 - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 7, 2021
Eases management of databases.
reviewer1717869 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 17, 2021
The solution is easy to scale.
 

SAP HANA Cons review quotes

reviewer1386300 - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 23, 2020
High availability and disaster recovery are very poor in HANA.
MN
Apr 19, 2024
The high price of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required.
reviewer2383002 - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 25, 2024
The releases need to be more stable. It's surprising to still encounter significant bugs after ten years of the product being available.
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reviewer1964127 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 23, 2022
The pricing could be better.
BV
Jan 12, 2022
A documents preview could be helpful.
reviewer1353810 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 21, 2020
SAP HANA is a very proprietary tool and there's not as much support available for it as there is for an SQL Server (which is more popular).
George Mukira - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 22, 2019
The interface is a little bit hard to customize. You almost have to consult the SAP original developer to change it.
AD
May 16, 2023
SAP HANA's long run time to extract data could be improved upon.
accounte853641 - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 7, 2021
The user interface and CRM need to be more user-friendly.
reviewer1717869 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 17, 2021
Technical support could be better.