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BigQuery vs SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse comparison

 

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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

BigQuery
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
43
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Data Warehouse (3rd)
SAP NetWeaver Business Ware...
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
Data Warehouse (20th)
 

Featured Reviews

Mikah Sellers - PeerSpot reviewer
Principal at Sgt Suds
Has supported detailed policy and education analysis with low-code data exploration
I do not use AWS as my main cloud provider within the company and am not currently using it with AWS. My company did not buy it through the AWS Marketplace as I'm the founder of the company. I do not use BigQuery's integration with Google Analytics for custom behavior analysis. I have not utilized the geospatial analysis capabilities with BigQuery as I'm doing mostly human capital work, so geospatial wouldn't make sense. I would rate their service on a scale of one to 10 for Google as ten. I would rate BigQuery as nine out of 10. My experience with the pricing for BigQuery was through a grant from Google. Their pricing is fairly priced and pretty comparable to Microsoft's offering. I haven't had direct experience, but I did look at the pricing of the Microsoft offering and it's pretty similar. I do not deal with Google AI tools such as Vertex.
AK
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"There are some performance features like partitioning, which you can do based on an integer, and it improves the performance a lot."
"The features I have found most valuable in BigQuery include the query cache, which is good and scales well; it handles huge amounts of data quite well, and the multi-regions feature works well."
"BigQuery's querying capabilities are very optimized for large datasets."
"I like that we can synch and run a large query. I also like that we can work with a large amount of data. You don't need to work separately, as it's a ready-made solution. It also comes with a built-in machine-learning feature. Once we start inputting the data, it will suggest some things related to the data, and we can come up with nice dashboards and statistics from a vast amount of data."
"It stands out in efficiently handling internal actions without the need for manual intervention in tasks like building cubes and defining final dimensions."
"BigQuery is similar to Snowflake in the way it manages data analytics and completely decouples storage from compute, offering a 100% managed, infrastructure-free solution where you can build an end-to-end data platform directly from a browser console."
"The initial setup process is easy."
"The most valuable features of BigQuery is that it supports standard SQL and provides good performance."
"A robust and efficient product."
"The security and audit procedures are the most valuable features."
"It's an excellent over-all tool for managers to analyze their business."
"We are an airline and use the system for data modeling and data warehousing, and we implement it for time performance and feedback analysis."
"Data cleansed and harmonization. It provides us with proof of data, we can centralize all of the information, check it, and then provide the information to our users."
"Prior to implementing SAP, I used some local ERPs but finally, I found this to be the most powerful platform."
"Queries based on the Data warehouse have enabled the Service department of the organization analyze data deeply and get insights into daily inflow and revenue as well as analyze data over time periods, various models, model years, by customer segment, etc."
"With SAP BW, the organization can start to deploy a data warehouse and deliver data to business people."
 

Cons

"We'd like to see more local data residency."
"The price could be better. Compared to competing solutions, BigQuery is expensive."
"The solution hinges on Google patterns so continued improvement is important."
"The solution should reduce its pricing."
"The product could benefit from improvements in user-friendliness, particularly in terms of the user interface."
"For greater flexibility and ease of use, it would be beneficial if BigQuery offered more third-party add-ons and connectors, particularly for databases that don't have built-in integration options."
"BigQuery now only allows us to run queries. It doesn't provide us with any insights."
"It can be slower and more problematic compared to other platforms such as Snowflake."
"The complexity of this data warehouse application is huge and makes it tough to manage and deploy it. In general, it requires a lot of know-how and time which makes it expensive to deliver fast answers."
"The product could provide more features."
"People using SAP BW have to undergo some training to be able to use the product. Complexity can be reduced and could be made a bit more user-friendly."
"The solution could be improved by simplifying the modeling and the design. We're faced with too many options and too many object types."
"There are performance issues in terms of scalability and availability."
"The program is difficult to learn to use"
"The setup needs skilled resources in SAP BW. A lack of trained resources can create serious problems."
"I think more integration with other applications would be perfect."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price is a bit high but the technology is worth it."
"The pricing appears to be competitive for the intended usage scenarios we have in mind."
"1 TB is free of cost monthly. If you use more than 1 TB a month, then you need to pay 5 dollars extra for each TB."
"The product operates on a pay-for-use model. Costs include storage and query execution, which can accumulate based on data volume and complexity."
"We are above the free threshold, so we are paying around 40 euros per month for BigQuery."
"The product’s pricing could be more flexible for end users."
"BigQuery pricing can increase quickly. It's a high-priced solution."
"BigQuery is inexpensive."
"Pricing is based on the number of user IDs and tyhe user ID works across a suite of products."
"The licensing cost is high for SAP NetWeaver compared to that for other products."
"All SAP products are expensive."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
17%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Media Company
7%
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Company Size

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Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise20
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Large Enterprise7
 

Questions from the Community

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 ...
What needs improvement with BigQuery?
With what I have seen in BigQuery, I had some response times problems, but then it is an analytical database and not a transactional database, so it comes with eventual consistency. I cannot have e...
What is your primary use case for BigQuery?
We are mostly dealing with Google solutions such as BigQuery, NoSQL, SQL analytical database, secrets manager, and most of the serverless infrastructure as well, databases. I run SQL queries on Big...
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Also Known As

BQ
NetWeaver Business Warehouse, NetWeaver BusinessObjects Warehouse
 

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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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