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Databricks vs SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Databricks
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
91
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Data Warehouse (8th), Data Science Platforms (1st), Streaming Analytics (1st)
SAP NetWeaver Business Ware...
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
Data Warehouse (14th)
 

Featured Reviews

ShubhamSharma7 - PeerSpot reviewer
Capability to integrate diverse coding languages in a single notebook greatly enhances workflow
Databricks offers various courses that I can use, whether it's PySpark, Scala, or R. I can leverage all these courses in a single notebook, which is beneficial for clients as they can access various tools in one place whenever needed. This is quite significant. I usually work with PySpark based on client requirements. After coding, I feed the Databricks notebooks into the ADF pipeline for updates. Databricks' capability to process data in parallel enhances data processing speed. Furthermore, I can connect our Databricks notebook directly with Power BI and other visualization tools like Qlik. Once we develop code, it allows us to transform raw data into visualizations for clients using analysis diagrams, which is very helpful.
Gebrehiwot Tesfay Gebreslassie - PeerSpot reviewer
Data modeling is a valuable feature but there are some issues with scalability
We are an airline and use the system for data modeling and data warehousing, and we implement it for time performance and feedback analysis. I'm the business intelligence senior developer and we are customers of SAP.  The data modeling is very valuable for us. There are performance issues in…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The integration with Python and the notebooks really helps."
"The solution is easy to use and has a quick start-up time due to being on the cloud."
"What I like about Databricks is that it's one of the most popular platforms that give access to folks who are trying not just to do exploratory work on the data but also go ahead and build advanced modeling and machine learning on top of that."
"The solution is very simple and stable."
"Automation with Databricks is very easy when using the API."
"I like the ability to use workspaces with other colleagues because you can work together even without seeing the other team's job."
"It's very simple to use Databricks Apache Spark."
"It's great technology."
"The security and audit procedures are the most valuable features."
"Data modeling is a valuable feature."
"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."
"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's an excellent over-all tool for managers to analyze their business."
 

Cons

"It would be better if it were faster. It can be slow, and it can be super fast for big data. But for small data, sometimes there is a sub-second response, which can be considered slow. In the next release, I would like to have automatic creation of APIs because they don't have it at the moment, and I spend a lot of time building them."
"I would like it if Databricks made it easier to set up a project."
"Can be improved by including drag-and-drop features."
"I have seen better user interfaces, so that is something that can be improved."
"Some of the error messages that we receive are too vague, saying things like "unknown exception", and these should be improved to make it easier for developers to debug problems."
"In my opinion, areas of Databricks that have room for improvement involve the dashboards. Until recently, everyone used third-party systems such as Power BI to connect to Databricks for dashboards and reports, but they're now coming up with their IBI dashboard, and I think they're on the right track to improve that even further."
"Anyone who doesn't know SQL may find the product difficult to work with."
"The product should provide more advanced features in future releases."
"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."
"I think more integration with other applications would be perfect."
"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."
"The program is difficult to learn to use"
"There are performance issues in terms of scalability and availability."
"Design and modeling could be simplified."
"The product could provide more features."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I rate the price of Databricks as eight out of ten."
"The price is okay. It's competitive."
"There are different versions."
"The solution requires a subscription."
"Licensing on site I would counsel against, as on-site hardware issues tend to really delay and slow down delivery."
"The basic version of this solution is now open-source, so there are no license costs involved. However, there is a charge for any advanced functionality and this can be quite expensive."
"I do not exactly know the costs, but one of our clients pays between $100 USD and $200 USD monthly."
"The pricing depends on the usage itself."
"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
17%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Healthcare Company
6%
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Questions from the Community

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Also Known As

Databricks Unified Analytics, Databricks Unified Analytics Platform, Redash
NetWeaver Business Warehouse, NetWeaver BusinessObjects Warehouse
 

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Sample Customers

Elsevier, MyFitnessPal, Sharethrough, Automatic Labs, Celtra, Radius Intelligence, Yesware
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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