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Anaconda Business vs SAP Predictive Analytics [EOL] comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 15, 2026

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

Categories and Ranking

Anaconda Business
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
29
Ranking in other categories
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SAP Predictive Analytics [EOL]
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2775498 - PeerSpot reviewer
tester at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Isolate environments and switch package versions efficiently for smoother testing workflows
Overall, it works well, but there are a few things that could be better. Sometimes the environment creation or package installation feels a bit slow, especially with bigger libraries. Another thing I would appreciate is a cleaner, more intuitive interface for managing environments. It works, but a smoother UI could make the workflow faster. It would also be nice to have clearer error messages when something fails, so it is easier to understand what went wrong without digging too much. The documentation could be a bit clearer, especially for troubleshooting specific errors or setup issues. Sometimes I need to search extensively to find the exact steps. Also, having quicker or more detailed support responses would help when something unexpected comes up. These are not major problems, but improving them would definitely make the overall experience smoother. One small improvement I would add is smoother integration with IDEs. It works fine right now, but having even tighter or more automated syncing with tools such as VS Code or PyCharm would make the workflow faster. Perhaps also a few more built-in examples or quick-start guides for common setups would be helpful. Nothing major, just things that would make the experience even more user-friendly.
Gary Cook - PeerSpot reviewer
Executive at Empowered Analytics
Enables us to forecast and pull trends and has an easy installation
My rating for SAP Predictive Analytics would be an eight out of ten. If I have to be bold, I'll probably say that we're building away hours, and we are actually putting a lot of the actual predicting stuff back into the warehouse. So running it very bi-directionally. So I'm not sure what its integration features are at the moment, but that's an area we're going to look into in the next month or so.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The biggest positive impact has been the consistency it brings, since everyone can use clean, isolated environments, we run into far fewer package conflicts or situations where something works on one system but not another."
"This is a product that I encourage people to use."
"The virtual environment is very good."
"Using Anaconda Business, I have seen huge time-saving due to the automation of monitoring and deployment, which has led to significant improvements."
"It provides a unified platform where you can install Jupyter, Python Spider, and other related tools without needing separate installations."
"This is a good tool that is quick to deploy with and pretty easy to use."
"The product is responsive, sleek and has a beautiful interface that is pleasant to use. It helps users to easily share code."
"Anaconda Business has positively impacted my organization by easing the burden of querying large datasets that would otherwise slow down our work when using Excel, and since switching to Anaconda Business, I have improved productivity by around 80%, saving time in data crunching and exploration."
"The most valuable features are the analytics and reporting."
"I think the features of the actual ability to forecast and pull trends and correlations has been really good."
"I have found that the solution is very stable."
"We always purchase SAP support because it is very good."
"SAP Predictive Analytics is better suited for business users because it hides the complexity of the model, whereas Microsoft Azure Machine Learning provides a lot more flexibility for technical professionals to tweak the model."
 

Cons

"I think that the framework can be improved to make it easier for people to discover and use things on their own."
"I have not fully explored it yet, so I can only give it an average rating."
"Anaconda Business can be improved by offering faster package updates, an enhanced user interface, better cloud integration, more detailed analytics, and improved collaboration tools."
"The pricing should be a little lower for a single person to use, as it might be affordable for an organization, but for my single use, it is difficult."
"The process could be streamlined as the number of actions needed to deploy is quite large compared to other tools."
"Anaconda Business is stable to an extent, but it sometimes crashes on systems with insufficient RAM, leading me to switch to Google Cloud for Jupyter Notebook usage at times."
"Anaconda should be optimized for RAM consumption."
"The ability to schedule scripts for the building and monitoring of jobs would be an advantage for this platform."
"The license fee appears to be prohibitively expensive and overly secretive, leading our clients to opt for cloud-based solutions that only charge for data storage and processing time."
"This solution works for acquired data but not live, real-time data."
"This solution works for acquired data but not live, real-time data."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Anaconda is free to use, but in terms of hardware costs, you might need heavy GPUs to run CUDA and other demanding tasks."
"My company uses the free version of the tool. There is also a paid version of the tool available."
"The licensing costs for Anaconda are reasonable."
"The product is open-source and free to use."
"The tool is open-source."
"The pricing is reasonable"
"A free trial version is available for testing out this solution."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
16%
University
12%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Computer Software Company
7%
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Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise19
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Anaconda?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that it is a little costly, but it is useful.
What needs improvement with Anaconda?
I believe Anaconda Business can be improved in terms of performance and speed, particularly regarding the installation process and efficiency to avoid system freezing.
What is your primary use case for Anaconda?
I have been using Anaconda Business for a couple of years since 2022 when I started data analysis, utilizing it for Python programming to query and analyze my data. My main use cases for Anaconda B...
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SAP BusinessObjects Predictive Analytics, BusinessObjects Predictive Analytics, BOPA
 

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