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BigQuery vs SAP Business Warehouse comparison

Google and SAP are both solutions in the Cloud Data Warehouse category. Google is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.4, while SAP is ranked #14 with an average rating of 7.0. Google holds a 8.0% mindshare in CDW, compared to SAP’s 2.1% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Google users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 89% of SAP users who would recommend it.
BigQuery
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89% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

SAP Business Warehouse and BigQuery compete in the data warehousing category. BigQuery seems to have the upper hand due to its scalability and integration with Google services, making it adept at handling large-scale data efficiently.

Features: SAP Business Warehouse provides robust analytics, data integration, and process automation suitable for businesses needing comprehensive reporting. BigQuery is known for its scalability, fast SQL queries, and seamless integration with the Google Cloud ecosystem. It also offers real-time data processing, which is beneficial for rapid insights.

Room for Improvement: SAP Business Warehouse could improve its real-time processing capabilities and ease of deployment. It may also benefit from more flexible system integrations. For BigQuery, enhancing support for complex data types and reducing dependency on Google's ecosystem would be beneficial. More competitive pricing options could improve its market appeal.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SAP Business Warehouse generally requires more time for deployment due to customization and legacy system integration needs. It offers strong post-installation support. BigQuery, with its serverless architecture, allows fast and straightforward deployment, complemented by extensive Google Cloud support.

Pricing and ROI: SAP Business Warehouse often involves higher initial costs related to licensing and implementation, but it offers significant ROI for large organizations. BigQuery's pay-as-you-go pricing model provides flexibility with immediate scalability, proving cost-effective for cloud-based solutions with potential for compelling ROI.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

BigQuery
Ranking in Cloud Data Warehouse
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
42
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SAP Business Warehouse
Ranking in Cloud Data Warehouse
14th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.1
Number of Reviews
26
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Cloud Data Warehouse category, the mindshare of BigQuery is 8.0%, up from 7.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP Business Warehouse is 2.1%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Data Warehouse Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
BigQuery8.0%
SAP Business Warehouse2.1%
Other89.9%
Cloud Data Warehouse
 

Featured Reviews

Luís Silva - PeerSpot reviewer
Handles large data sets efficiently and offers flexible data management capabilities
The features I find most valuable in this solution are the ability to run and handle large data sets in a very efficient way with multiple types of data, relational as SQL data. It is kind of difficult to explain, but structured data and the ability to handle large data sets are key features. The data integration capabilities in BigQuery were, in fact, an issue at the beginning. There are two types of integrations. As long as integration is within Google, it is pretty simple. When you start to try to connect external clients to that data, it becomes more complex. It is not related to BigQuery, it is related to Google security model, which is not easy to manage. I would not call it an integration issue of BigQuery, I would call it an integration issue of Google security model.
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VishnuReddy2 - PeerSpot reviewer
Have encountered complexity with programming language while working on large-scale data integration and have experienced improved governance and reporting
The only complexity I find with the product is the programming language; people find it harder, but once you know the language, it's not that difficult. Regarding the future of SAP Business Warehouse, I would to see added features that simplify the product very well now. They are coming up with a terminology called SAP BDC where they are consolidating their tools, SAP Data Sphere for integration and SAP BW for the ETL and warehousing parts, and SAP Analytics Cloud. They are packaging these three features and calling it Business Data Cloud; they are fully coming on the cloud. We have to wait and watch; they have been speaking about BW/4HANA for quite some time now, but the customers or clients I work with are not finding great interest and it was seen as a candidate for evaluation. I have seen people looking at the latest technologies who are already on cloud who started building from scratch on cloud, such as Snowflake or Databricks, which can process very huge amounts of data and also address unstructured data, where SAP lags behind in cases where there is a need to bring in unstructured data. I have worked with SAP Data Intelligence, which earlier used to be called SAP Data Hub. The unstructured data is not greatly handled in SAP at this point in time.
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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 product’s most valuable feature is its ability to manage the database on the cloud."
"BigQuery has a very nice interface that you can easily learn if you know SQL."
"As a cloud solution, it's easy to set up."
"The most valuable features of BigQuery is that it supports standard SQL and provides good performance."
"We basically used it to store server data and generate reports for enterprise architects. It was a valuable tool for our enterprise design architect."
"BigQuery processes a substantial amount of data, whether in gigabytes or terabytes, swiftly producing desired data within one or two minutes."
"The interface is what I find particularly valuable."
"The most valuable features of this solution, in my opinion, are speed and performance, as well as cost-effectiveness."
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"The best features of SAP Business Warehouse that I am fond of are how this technology handles navigational attributes and the hierarchy; these are two interesting features."
"I like that it integrates to open-source."
"The solution has functionality that makes it easy for end-users to readily extract data directly from Business Warehouse into Excel and carry on their analysis on their own."
"Now, because of the HANA integration, the hard disk and RAM are together, and because of that, the output is very quick and very fast actually."
"Having the back-end data set with the right information is the best qualification for this solution."
"Out-of-the-box reports are very useful."
"The real-time information is great."
"SAP Business Warehouse is a scalable solution."
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Cons

"We would like to be able to calibrate the solution to run on top of a raw file."
"We'd like to see more local data residency."
"I understand that Snowflake has made some improvements on its end to further reduce costs, so I believe BigQuery can catch up."
"Sometimes, support specialists might not have enough experience or business understanding, which can be an issue."
"It would be beneficial to integrate additional tools, particularly from a business intelligence perspective."
"They could enhance the platform's user accessibility."
"I noticed recently it's more expensive now."
"As a product, BigQuery still requires a lot of maturity to accommodate other use cases and to be widely acceptable across other organizations."
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"What I'd like to improve in SAP Business Warehouse is its data structure, that's a little bit rigid. It could be a bit more flexible, so you can design your data structure and improve performance when creating a solution. Currently, the way data is stored in SAP Business Warehouse is rigid."
"The solution could offer better connectivity with other databases."
"I would like to see a different end solution in order to read the data and attract internal users."
"In the next release, my suggestion would be to have user-friendly interfaces and performance issues be addressed."
"A few things which are missing include the visualization of reports. That's where your costs and licensing become heavy. When it comes to this database compared Microsoft Warehouse, it's an expensive solution."
"The solution should be more open to the cloud."
"Areas for improvement in SAP Business Warehouse include enhancing scheduling and monitoring tools, as well as improving communication about hidden features to make them more accessible to users."
"They should reduce the product’s installation package size for easier downloading."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"BigQuery pricing can increase quickly. It's a high-priced solution."
"Its cost structure operates on a pay-as-you-go model."
"The solution is pretty affordable and quite cheap in comparison to PDP or Cloudera."
"The solution's pricing is cheaper compared to other solutions."
"The price could be better. Usually, you need to buy the license for a year. Whenever you want more, you can subscribe to it, and you can use it. Otherwise, you can terminate the license. You can use it daily or monthly, and we use it based on a project's requirements."
"I have tried my own setup using my Gmail ID, and I think it had a $300 limit for free for a new user. That's what Google is offering, and we can register and create a project."
"The price is a bit high but the technology is worth it."
"Price-wise, I think that is very reasonable."
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"The license for SAP Business Warehouse is paid yearly, and there's no extra cost in addition to the standard licensing fees."
"Overall, the pricing is not fixed and is expensive."
"It's moderately expensive, but definitely has its branding and price value for it."
"I would not recommend it to small-scale companies. The price is too much."
"SAP Business Warehouse licensing is a bit expensive compared to other products in the market."
"The licensing cost for SAP Business Warehouse depends on your revenue. Its licensing structure is a little bit complicated. The more your revenue is, the higher the price, but SAP does have different pricing structures for various companies. For small businesses, licensing isn't based on revenue, but for big companies, it's revenue-based. There's some agreement regarding pricing for huge companies, so it's different, and SAP Business Warehouse pricing isn't fixed. On a scale of one to ten, I'm rating the licensing cost for SAP Business Warehouse as five because it's very high. As your revenue grows, your licensing cost also increases, so you have to factor that in when calculating your cost."
"It's quite pricey. SAP changed its pricing policy, so they give you one engine and then you have to buy everything next to it, like MSS, the BPC licenses, and everything else."
"The solution is quite expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Retailer
7%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Retailer
9%
Energy/Utilities Company
8%
Non Profit
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business12
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise20
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise15
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about BigQuery?
The initial setup process is easy.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for BigQuery?
I believe the cost of BigQuery is competitive versus the alternatives in the market, but it can become expensive if the tool is not used properly. It is on a per-consumption basis, the billing, so ...
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What needs improvement with BigQuery?
I have not used BigQuery for AI and machine learning projects myself. I know how to use it, and I can see where it would be useful, but so far, in my projects, I have not included a BigQuery compon...
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What do you like most about SAP Business Warehouse?
Out-of-the-box reports are very useful.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAP Business Warehouse?
The solution is quite expensive. We paid a yearly subscription fee.
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What needs improvement with SAP Business Warehouse?
Over a period, we realized that the license and maintenance costs were quite expensive. Every day, we had to run the background job ODS. Eventually, we moved away from SAP Business Warehouse and bo...
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Overview

BigQuery is an enterprise data warehouse that solves this problem by enabling super-fast SQL queries using the processing power of Google's infrastructure. ... You can control access to both the project and your data based on your business needs, such as giving others the ability to view or query your data.

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Reporting, analysis and interpretation of business data are crucial to preserve and enhance the competitive edge of companies by optimizing processes and enabling them to react quickly and in line with market needs. SAP Business Warehouse (SAP BW) provides tools and functions that enable companies to attain these goals. In SAP BW, you can integrate, transform, and consolidate relevant business information from productive SAP applications and external data sources. SAP BW provides you with a high-performance infrastructure that helps you evaluate and interpret data. Decision makers can make well-founded decisions and identify target-orientated activities on the basis of the analyzed data.

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Sample Customers

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Medtronic, Cirque du Soleil, Antarc, B&G Manufacturing, EarlySense, eBay, Ferrero, James Austin Company, Lenovo, Sagem, RAK Ceramics, Vodafone
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