The pricing model for SAP Analytics Cloud is quite competitive, but the cost for the planning functionality is high and can be a barrier to entry. The overall cost can be managed with better billing models during the development phase.
Analytics Practice at INFRABEAT TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD
Real User
Top 5
Jun 4, 2024
I'm only familiar with the licensing in India, as models vary in different countries. In India, there's a minimum purchase of 25 users. There are a few different types of licenses: * BI License: Costs around $30 per user per month. * Planning and Planning Standard to S/4HANA Enforcement Licenses: I don't have the exact costs for these, as they're not publicly disclosed. You'll need to contact the sales team for that information. Overall, SAP Analytics Cloud can be quite expensive, with costs potentially reaching $120 to $150 per user per month. However, if you're only interested in live reporting, the licensing cost is similar to other BI platforms like Tableau or Power BI.
SAP pricing tends to be premium, so it is slightly higher. However, in this case, the premium charges are justifiable because it comes with out-of-the-box connectors and adapters and can still communicate with your on-premise or any other system. It creates a common interface for gaining data insights. The only suggestion I have is regarding enabling people on the platform, which requires an individual license. This is a concern among clients because even for just viewing, a license is needed since an S-user ID or P-user ID would be created (S-users are usually direct employees, and P-users are contractual employees). Only then can that person access the cloud and the analytics. This can be a bottleneck because clients need to decide who should be granted access. For example, in a use case where vendors were considered for access to a common solution, the solution met their expectations, but they limited access to only a few vendors. It would be beneficial if this could be adaptable for certain portions, such as viewing only. Maybe a package could be offered for that, which might help SAP expand further. So, the individual license requirement could be there. Perhaps something for only visualizing or viewing with no changes could be offered at a lower cost or bundled. This would allow companies to enable their ecosystem partners on the platform.
SAP Analytics Cloud is a bit higher [in price]. Because, if Microsoft can afford a better product and lower cost, SAP can afford at least the same, or even lower. At least it should be competitive. If Azure or Google can provide an alternative, so can SAP. If SAP is claiming a premium, it really needs to be seen as such. When comparing, say, burger A from one place to burger B from another, you have to show why you are charging a premium. For example, if burger A is $1.40, why should I pay $5 for burger B when it is available at a lower cost?" Otherwise, people will compare the prices directly, wondering why they should pay more for something that's available at a lower cost elsewhere. Either show the correct value proposition or else adjust to the same level.
I wasn't directly involved in the pricing discussions, but when I joined the organization, they had already purchased the SAP Analytics Cloud solution. The organization faced challenges due to its perceived expense, leading to restrictions on granting access to many users.
I work on the SAP Analytics Cloud Business Intelligence license. There is another license for the EPM, enterprise performance management. I'm working only on the Business Intelligence license, not on the EPM license. I'm not sure of the exact pricing, however, my understanding is that it is pretty good.
The pricing is based on a monthly or yearly basis. There are only two options. The free option does not have many capabilities. The premium option is very expensive at five thousand dollars. I use the nine hundred and ninety-nine dollar option. There are no other additional costs involved.
The price is competitive. There is a power user license and normal user license, but the normal user license is reasonable. The power user license is a bit expensive, but our client doesn't need to buy many user licenses for that.
I find the pricing of SAP Analytics Cloud reasonable. On a scale of one to five, with five being the best, I'm giving it a score of four out of five for the price.
Senior Consultant SAP / BW / SAP BOBJ at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Jan 5, 2022
The pricing is okay. It's not overly expensive. That said, sometimes I only need to deploy one user and it's expensive. You need to buy it in bulk, for maybe five users or more.
Human Resources Consultant - Workforce Reporting at a government with 10,001+ employees
Consultant
Nov 6, 2021
I can't speak to the licensing or costs. I'm not involved in that aspect just yet. There seem to be three different levels of licenses, including one for a viewer, and one for a designer and one is for analytics.
SAP Intelligent Enterprise Manager at Arram solutions ltd
Real User
Apr 2, 2021
Compute and storage features should be sold separately. Typically, compute and storage is sold separately because there are a lot of use cases. A lot of people ask for it because other competitive products offer it. If they could provide that, it would be very helpful.
Head of Finance Enterprise Application at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Oct 14, 2020
It is not the most expensive one. You have to do the cost-of-ownership analysis and take a lot of things into consideration to come up with the conclusion that it is cheaper or not, but its price is reasonable. It provides value for money.
Analytics Practice Lead at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Aug 4, 2020
I believe that SAC is cheaper than BusinessObjects for a basic user license. It's difficult to compare because one is an on-premise pricing model and the other is subscription based. You're not really comparing apples with apples. For some of the more advanced functionalities, though, it can be more expensive. Analytics Cloud is subscription-based. There are different tiers of licensing that give you different access to different functionalities, but assuming you have all of that, there is no additional hosting or set up costs, its fully included in the price per user.
Project manager at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Real User
Dec 15, 2019
There's not too much awareness of SAP except for SAP HANA. Many companies have invested in Tableau or Click, but if the pricing was better, this solution might become more popular.
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I normally do not deal with the commercials, so I am not aware of the pricing part of it.
The pricing model for SAP Analytics Cloud is quite competitive, but the cost for the planning functionality is high and can be a barrier to entry. The overall cost can be managed with better billing models during the development phase.
The product is expensive.
The platform is about 50% more expensive than Power BI.
I'm only familiar with the licensing in India, as models vary in different countries. In India, there's a minimum purchase of 25 users. There are a few different types of licenses: * BI License: Costs around $30 per user per month. * Planning and Planning Standard to S/4HANA Enforcement Licenses: I don't have the exact costs for these, as they're not publicly disclosed. You'll need to contact the sales team for that information. Overall, SAP Analytics Cloud can be quite expensive, with costs potentially reaching $120 to $150 per user per month. However, if you're only interested in live reporting, the licensing cost is similar to other BI platforms like Tableau or Power BI.
SAP pricing tends to be premium, so it is slightly higher. However, in this case, the premium charges are justifiable because it comes with out-of-the-box connectors and adapters and can still communicate with your on-premise or any other system. It creates a common interface for gaining data insights. The only suggestion I have is regarding enabling people on the platform, which requires an individual license. This is a concern among clients because even for just viewing, a license is needed since an S-user ID or P-user ID would be created (S-users are usually direct employees, and P-users are contractual employees). Only then can that person access the cloud and the analytics. This can be a bottleneck because clients need to decide who should be granted access. For example, in a use case where vendors were considered for access to a common solution, the solution met their expectations, but they limited access to only a few vendors. It would be beneficial if this could be adaptable for certain portions, such as viewing only. Maybe a package could be offered for that, which might help SAP expand further. So, the individual license requirement could be there. Perhaps something for only visualizing or viewing with no changes could be offered at a lower cost or bundled. This would allow companies to enable their ecosystem partners on the platform.
The product is expensive and has a yearly subscription.
SAP Analytics Cloud is a bit higher [in price]. Because, if Microsoft can afford a better product and lower cost, SAP can afford at least the same, or even lower. At least it should be competitive. If Azure or Google can provide an alternative, so can SAP. If SAP is claiming a premium, it really needs to be seen as such. When comparing, say, burger A from one place to burger B from another, you have to show why you are charging a premium. For example, if burger A is $1.40, why should I pay $5 for burger B when it is available at a lower cost?" Otherwise, people will compare the prices directly, wondering why they should pay more for something that's available at a lower cost elsewhere. Either show the correct value proposition or else adjust to the same level.
I wasn't directly involved in the pricing discussions, but when I joined the organization, they had already purchased the SAP Analytics Cloud solution. The organization faced challenges due to its perceived expense, leading to restrictions on granting access to many users.
The tool's pricing is medium, and licensing costs are yearly.
The pricing is based on an annual license and is rated a four out of ten.
SAP Analytics can be very costly to license, which can make it difficult for organizations to implement.
I work on the SAP Analytics Cloud Business Intelligence license. There is another license for the EPM, enterprise performance management. I'm working only on the Business Intelligence license, not on the EPM license. I'm not sure of the exact pricing, however, my understanding is that it is pretty good.
This solution offers value for money and you get what you pay for.
The pricing is based on a monthly or yearly basis. There are only two options. The free option does not have many capabilities. The premium option is very expensive at five thousand dollars. I use the nine hundred and ninety-nine dollar option. There are no other additional costs involved.
I have no information on the licensing costs of SAP Analytics Cloud because a separate team takes care of it.
SAP Analytics Cloud is expensive. The price is a big issue if you compare it with other solutions from different vendors.
I don't have the exact details of the pricing. It's my understanding that as you scale, the price will rise.
The price is competitive. There is a power user license and normal user license, but the normal user license is reasonable. The power user license is a bit expensive, but our client doesn't need to buy many user licenses for that.
I find the pricing of SAP Analytics Cloud reasonable. On a scale of one to five, with five being the best, I'm giving it a score of four out of five for the price.
We get competitive rates for our licensing so I'm not complaining.
The pricing is okay. It's not overly expensive. That said, sometimes I only need to deploy one user and it's expensive. You need to buy it in bulk, for maybe five users or more.
I can't speak to the licensing or costs. I'm not involved in that aspect just yet. There seem to be three different levels of licenses, including one for a viewer, and one for a designer and one is for analytics.
Its pricing is fair when compared to its competitors.
Compute and storage features should be sold separately. Typically, compute and storage is sold separately because there are a lot of use cases. A lot of people ask for it because other competitive products offer it. If they could provide that, it would be very helpful.
Its licensing is on a monthly basis.
I think we have 50 active licenses. Right now, I think it's okay, and it's fine for us. It's not that costly as such for the time being.
Generally, in terms of all SAP products, the licensing cost is at a slightly higher price. They need to make it more competitive.
It's quite expensive and costs a lot to maintain, especially with licensing.
It is not the most expensive one. You have to do the cost-of-ownership analysis and take a lot of things into consideration to come up with the conclusion that it is cheaper or not, but its price is reasonable. It provides value for money.
I believe that SAC is cheaper than BusinessObjects for a basic user license. It's difficult to compare because one is an on-premise pricing model and the other is subscription based. You're not really comparing apples with apples. For some of the more advanced functionalities, though, it can be more expensive. Analytics Cloud is subscription-based. There are different tiers of licensing that give you different access to different functionalities, but assuming you have all of that, there is no additional hosting or set up costs, its fully included in the price per user.
There's not too much awareness of SAP except for SAP HANA. Many companies have invested in Tableau or Click, but if the pricing was better, this solution might become more popular.
Regarding pricing, I don't know exactly how much it is. I am not aware of the price.
It is a bit expensive, but really worth it, especially if you are already using other SAP tools.