Board vs SAP Analytics Hub comparison

Board International and SAP are both solutions in the BI (Business Intelligence) Tools category. Board International is ranked #22 with an average rating of 8.3, while SAP is ranked #30 with an average rating of 6.0. Board International holds a 1.0% mindshare in BIT, compared to SAP’s 0.8% mindshare. Additionally, 94% of Board International users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 71% of SAP users who would recommend it.

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94% willing to recommend

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71% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 1, 2025

Board and SAP Analytics Hub compete in analytics solutions for data-driven decision-making, with Board offering flexible pricing and support, while SAP Analytics Hub stands out for feature richness, potentially offering higher ROI despite costs.

Features: Board provides versatile data integration, robust planning tools, and customizable analytics. SAP Analytics Hub offers an extensive library of analytics content, strong integration ecosystems, and scalable analytical services.

Room for Improvement: Board could enhance its user interface, expand integration options, and increase automation capabilities. SAP Analytics Hub might improve deployment processes, offer more competitive pricing models, and simplify user training.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Board offers straightforward deployment with solid customer support, promoting easy adoption. SAP Analytics Hub has a complex deployment but benefits from an extensive resource network for support.

Pricing and ROI: Board's flexible pricing is attractive to small to medium-sized organizations, aligning with quick ROI for financial planning tools. SAP Analytics Hub, though costly upfront, justifies its investment with long-term ROI through comprehensive features.

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Categories and Ranking

Board

Ranking in BI (Business Intelligence) Tools

22nd

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Business Performance Management (7th), Reporting (17th)

SAP Analytics Hub

Ranking in BI (Business Intelligence) Tools

30th

Average Rating

7.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Integration (50th)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the BI (Business Intelligence) Tools category, the mindshare of Board is 1.0%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP Analytics Hub is 0.8%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

BI (Business Intelligence) Tools Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Board	1.0%
SAP Analytics Hub	0.8%
Other	98.2%

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reviewer2645016

Manager, Software Delivery at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Offers flexibility in design and saves time in budgeting and forecasting processes

I find Board to be simple and easy to use. It offers significant flexibility in designing solutions. The system overall is very useful, with many capabilities that provide flexibility. Our budgeting and forecasting processes support around three hundred twenty users who would otherwise rely on Excel, making Board invaluable for saving time.

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Nitesh Agrawal

Director & Co-Owner at InfraBeat Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

Integration and security have improved, but search functionality and clarity of future direction need enhancement

The search function in SAP Analytics Hub is not effective. When speaking about integration with various analytic sources, for example, if I wanted to send the data from SAP BW or B4HANA to a data lake, we used to earlier use the Open Data Hub or Analytics Hub. Nowadays, we are using the Data Sphere integrators available with Amazon, Azure, and Google Cloud. The search capability could be better, and SAP needs to come out with a clear roadmap for the solution going ahead, as they have not yet provided that.

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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

"I think it's flexible. I chose this solution because, even though it wasn't out-of-the-box, you can customize it, and the long-term growth potential of the software is where I see the value."

"The support from the BOARD team and their consultants is great. Whenever I use technical support, they are good."

"The reporting part has been very valuable as the capabilities of the tool do not have to change graphs, change how grids are displayed, and can create reports on the fly."

"BOARD technical support is knowledgeable and helpful."

"The tool seems to have a lot of ways to handle scaling."

"We can build reports super fast."

"What is very valuable is the ability to customize. We didn't see a solution out there that really matched exactly what our functional requirements would be. So we were able to work with New Brain, our integrator, and we were able to build from the ground up what we wanted, and I think that's pretty unique to BOARD."

"I think the product is good in terms of ease of use."

More Board pros

"For report scheduling, I always prefer SAP because it has the most powerful scheduling features, like sending reports to more than 1,000 customers per day. That option is not as good in Microsoft BI and in Tableau it only exists as an add-on option."

"The platform's main benefit is its integration with SAP ERP data. It’s effective for data integration and integrity."

"As a partner, I can mention something positive about SAP Analytics Hub: its products are tightly integrated, so the business context of data is retained in the analytics solution, and that's the main advantage."

"What I like best about this solution is that it is built into the SAP line, making it easier to integrate with other SAP products."

"Data consistency is also a notable feature; the system takes care of data consistency, so you don't need to handle it manually."

"SAP Analytics Hub offers a user-friendly interface with effortless configuration, seamless updates, and real-time availability of information. It avoids the complexities associated with batch processing, providing a smooth and efficient experience."

"This product provides good reports using a single pane of glass."

Cons

"My analysts have used the technical support. Sometimes they have felt like they did not receive the answer that they needed, or you have to go and upgrade in order to address a problem. "

"It's very powerful, but there is also a big learning curve. It should be a little more intuitive."

"If we could upload other data, e.g., pivot tables which can be done in BOARD already, that we have pre-existing and have that data distribute to more complex spreadsheets, I would like that going forward."

"Some of our users are still using an MS Office add-in for Excel for certain calculations, and when they export from Board, some of the values, some of the totals and column names, are not coming through into Excel."

"I'd like to see a more passive report user for enterprise report writers that aren't particularly technical."

"We can't delete entities and cubes in Boards because it interrupts our whole data model."

"The setup was a bit complex."

"It can have more functionality for narrative reporting. They should also improve their training courses, which are currently very lightweight. When you get into more complex things, it is quite difficult to figure out what you're supposed to do, and you have to look at a lot of videos before you actually understand, which is a bit frustrating. Their training can be more comprehensive."

More Board cons

"The interface can be simplified because it is not a user-friendly experience."

"The platform could easily integrate with other ERP data solutions. Additionally, it should be faster compared to competitors in the cloud space."

"Pricing and support are integrated into the system. However, the support process can be challenging, particularly when navigating the SAP support site, which lacks user-friendliness and ease of access."

"The search capability could be better, and SAP needs to come out with a clear roadmap for the solution going ahead, as they have not yet provided that."

"The analytics part of SAP has not been that good up until now. They're still in the infant stage and development is still going on. SAP has some cloud analytics and they're trying to configure it in Lumira, but it's not that good at this point."

"The technical support for Analytics Hub is limited and could be improved."

"Faster implementation of new functions for the new product is an area of improvement in SAP Analytics Hub."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Find a partner who will take responsibility for the implementation, and be available for support."

"The solution is quite expensive, if it is made cheaper then we can have more clients. I rate it four out of ten."

"The tool's price is a bit high compared to other solutions."

"In terms of the pricing, it was reasonable. BOARD is not the lowest in the market, but it was reasonable for us."

"It is not the cheapest product on earth, but you get so much. It provides good value for money."

"They are pursuing a highly assertive approach to target businesses of all sizes within the industry."

"It is an expensive solution."

"The product is expensive."

"The pricing is reasonable."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Computer Software Company

Insurance Company

Manufacturing Company

15%

Transportation Company

Retailer

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	13
Midsize Enterprise	12
Large Enterprise	8

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	2
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	3

Questions from the Community

Is Board better than Anaplan as a Business Intelligence (BI) solution?

We've had several FP&A departments include Anaplan in their analytics discussions, and while BI information IS generated, the focus is generally on compiling input from various sources and simu...

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What do you like most about Board?

All the reports are prepared automatically.

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What needs improvement with Board?

Board's integration could be a bit more robust, but what we have works. If the design isn't right, the flexibility of Board can negatively impact performance.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAP Analytics Hub?

The product is expensive. The cost starts from $1,000,000 per year. Moreover, there are additional costs involved for customization.

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What needs improvement with SAP Analytics Hub?

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What advice do you have for others considering SAP Analytics Hub?

When speaking about integration with various analytic sources, for example, if I wanted to send the data from SAP BW or B4HANA to a data lake, we used to earlier use the Open Data Hub or Analytics ...

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Overview

BOARD International - headquartered in Switzerland - is a leading global provider of software for improving business results through better decision making. By unifying Business Intelligence and Corporate Performance Management into a single product, BOARD enables companies to achieve a shared vision of their performance across the entire organization, and thus a single version of the truth.

BOARD provides seamless solutions for • Reporting & Analysis • Budgeting, Planning & Forecasting • Profitability Modelling & Optimization • Simulation & What-if-Analysis • Scorecarding & Strategy Management • Financial Consolidation. Based on visual modelling, BOARD has enabled global companies to deploy BI and CPM applications without a single line of code in a fraction of the time and cost associated with traditional solutions.

Board International

SAP Analytics Hub simplifies access to analytics scattered across multiple heterogeneous environments. The solution recommends the best analytics to fit personalized needs and grants users with actionable insights without compromising agility.

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Sample Customers

Coca-Cola, Puma, Desigual, Ricoh, KPMG, H&M, Groupe SEB

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