Apache Hadoop vs SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse comparison

Apache and SAP are both solutions in the Data Warehouse category. Apache is ranked #7 with an average rating of 8.1, while SAP is ranked #23. Apache holds a 3.5% mindshare in Data Warehouse, compared to SAP’s 1.5% mindshare. Additionally, 89% of Apache users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 80% of SAP users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse and Apache Hadoop are competing in the data management and analytics category. SAP offers strong integration with enterprise solutions, whereas Apache Hadoop appeals with scalability and perceived customer value.

Features: SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse offers advanced analytics, in-memory computing, and seamless integration with SAP applications. It provides strong reporting tools ideal for enterprise-level data management. Apache Hadoop features an open-source framework, distributed processing capability, and flexibility to handle large unstructured data, highlighting its scalability across data environments.

Room for Improvement: SAP could enhance ease of use for non-technical users, improve pricing flexibility, and expand support for non-SAP systems. Apache Hadoop may benefit from streamlined deployment processes, enhanced user support, especially for non-experts, and better user interface for managing tasks.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse offers a structured deployment model with robust enterprise support, making it suitable for businesses needing comprehensive service options. Apache Hadoop presents complex deployment and relies on community and third-party support, which might not be as immediate as SAP's dedicated options.

Pricing and ROI: SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse involves higher upfront costs due to licensing and integration within SAP environments but often delivers satisfactory ROI in established SAP landscapes. Apache Hadoop's open-source nature results in lower initial costs and flexible pricing, offering potentially higher ROI in heavy data processing scenarios despite the need for skilled resource investment.

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Categories and Ranking

Apache Hadoop

Ranking in Data Warehouse

7th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

SAP NetWeaver Business Ware...

Ranking in Data Warehouse

23rd

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Data Warehouse category, the mindshare of Apache Hadoop is 3.5%, down from 4.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse is 1.5%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Data Warehouse Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Apache Hadoop	3.5%
SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse	1.5%
Other	95.0%

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Nick Rapoport

Financial Advisor at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Reliable performance maintained but requires ongoing management and support

Hadoop was used for years, but there were problems since the people who originally set it up left the firm. The group that owned it later didn't have the technical resources to properly maintain it. Although there was nothing wrong with Hadoop itself, issues arose without proper management and upgrades.

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AnilKumar38

Project Manager - Analytics at Mindsprint

Can transform data per clients' needs and can easily distribute reports to end users

I would recommend looking at all of the solutions currently available and then decide. I would not immediately suggest going for SAP NetWeaver. Being able to transform the data according to my requirements is a crucial feature; the phasing layers are helpful to distinguish data with respect to a specific project; analytics and reporting are very feasible; and the distribution of reports to the end users is also very easy. However, connectors need to be simplified, and technical support needs to be improved. Thus, on a scale from one to ten, I would rate SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse at eight.

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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

"The most important feature is its ability to handle large volumes. Some of our customers have really large volumes, and it is capable of handling their data in terms of the core volume and daily incremental volume. So, its processing power and speed are most valuable."

"Apache Hadoop helps us in cases of hardware failure because it works 24/7, and sometimes servers crash in the field."

"Apache Hadoop can manage large amounts and volumes of data with relative ease, which is a feature that is beneficial."

"Hadoop can store any kind of data—structured, unstructured, and semi-structured—and presents it using the relational model through Hive."

"Hadoop is designed to be scalable, so I don't think that it has limitations in regards to scalability."

"Initially, with RDBMS alone, we had a lot of work and few servers running on-premise and on cloud for the PoC and incubation. With the use of Hadoop and ecosystem components and tools, and managing it in Amazon EC2, we have created a Big Data "lab" which helps us to centralize all our work and solutions into a single repository. This has cut down the time in terms of maintenance, development and, especially, data processing challenges."

"The most valuable feature is scalability and the possibility to work with major information and open source capability."

"It is a reliable product."

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"It's an excellent over-all tool for managers to analyze their business."

"A robust and efficient product."

"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."

"It is a robust system."

"It provides us with proof of data, we can centralize all of the information, check it, and then provide the information to our users."

"The security and audit procedures are the most valuable features."

"Data modeling is a valuable feature."

Cons

"Based on our needs, we would like to see a tool for data visualization and enhanced Ambari for management, plus a pre-built IoT hub/model. These would reduce our efforts and the time needed to prove to a customer that this will help them."

"The stability of the solution needs improvement."

"From the Apache perspective or the open-source community, they need to add more capabilities to make life easier from a configuration and deployment perspective."

"The price could be better. I think we would use it more, but the company didn't want to pay for it. Hortonworks doesn't exist anymore, and Cloudera killed the free version of Hadoop."

"We would like to have more dynamics in merging this machine data with other internal data to make more meaning out of it."

"Real-time data processing is weak. This solution is very difficult to run and implement."

"The upgrade path should be improved because it is not as easy as it should be."

"The solution could use a better user interface. It needs a more effective GUI in order to create a better user environment."

More Apache Hadoop cons

"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."

"I think more integration with other applications would be perfect."

"Design and modeling could be simplified."

"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."

"The product could provide more features."

"There are performance issues in terms of scalability and availability."

"The program is difficult to learn to use"

Pricing and Cost Advice

"This is a low cost and powerful solution."

"The price could be better. Hortonworks no longer exists, and Cloudera killed the free version of Hadoop."

"We just use the free version."

"The product is open-source, but some associated licensing fees depend on the subscription level."

"There are no licensing costs involved, hence money is saved on the software infrastructure."

"We don't directly pay for it. Our clients pay for it, and they usually don't complain about the price. So, it is probably acceptable."

"The price of Apache Hadoop could be less expensive."

"Do take into consider that data storage and compute capacity scale differently and hence purchasing a "boxed" / 'all-in-one" solution (software and hardware) might not be the best idea."

More Apache Hadoop pricing and cost advice

"The licensing cost is high for SAP NetWeaver compared to that for other products."

"All SAP products are expensive."

"Pricing is based on the number of user IDs and tyhe user ID works across a suite of products."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

34%

Computer Software Company

University

Manufacturing Company

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Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	14
Midsize Enterprise	8
Large Enterprise	21

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Large Enterprise	7

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Apache Hadoop?

It's primarily open source. You can handle huge data volumes and create your own views, workflows, and tables. I can also use it for real-time data streaming.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Apache Hadoop?

The product is open-source, but some associated licensing fees depend on the subscription level. While it might be free for students, organizations typically need to pay for their subscriptions. Th...

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What needs improvement with Apache Hadoop?

The problem with Apache Hadoop arose when the guys that originally set it up left the firm, and the group that later owned it didn't have enough technical resources to properly maintain it. This wa...

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Overview

The Apache Hadoop project develops open-source software for reliable, scalable, distributed computing. The Apache Hadoop software library is a framework that allows for the distributed processing of large data sets across clusters of computers using simple programming models. It is designed to scale up from single servers to thousands of machines, each offering local computation and storage. Rather than rely on hardware to deliver high-availability, the library itself is designed to detect and handle failures at the application layer, so delivering a highly-available service on top of a cluster of computers, each of which may be prone to failures.

Apache

With NetWeaver Business Warehouse, you can quickly Capture, store, and consolidate your vital information with our real-time data warehouse platform. Tightly integrate your warehousing capabilities for a single version of the truth, decision-ready business intelligence, and accelerated operations.

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Sample Customers

Amazon, Adobe, eBay, Facebook, Google, Hulu, IBM, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Spotify, AOL, Twitter, University of Maryland, Yahoo!, Cornell University Web Lab

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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