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IBM solidDB vs SAP HANA comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 25, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

IBM solidDB
Ranking in Relational Databases Tools
39th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SAP HANA
Ranking in Relational Databases Tools
3rd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
93
Ranking in other categories
Data Virtualization (2nd), Embedded Database (1st), Database Management Systems (DBMS) (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Relational Databases Tools category, the mindshare of IBM solidDB is 1.3%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP HANA is 6.2%, down from 9.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Relational Databases Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SAP HANA6.2%
IBM solidDB1.3%
Other92.5%
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Featured Reviews

it_user722241 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior System Engineer at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
​No other solution came close to this product's speed and tech support is on a really high level
If you need local DB cache with extreme speed, then go for it, if you need something to work as a distributed cloud database, then solidDB would not be the right decision. With our Telco experience, we help with suggestions for new features and improvements of existing ones for new versions of solidDB. Also, in our labs, we do some pre-alpha testing to help them to complete some new features in the right way.
Bassem Mohammed - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Application Manager at TBTD
Integrated business processes have improved real-time analytics and financial performance
Whether I or my customers utilize SAP HANA's real-time analytics depends on the data needed to be displayed, and then choosing how to transfer the data to the analytic object, data source, or database to be displayed in the reports. It may be near real-time, real-time, or running batch every day. There are tools for integration between third-party systems, such as OData or APIs from SAP to get in or push data to other systems. Support for both structured and unstructured data helps organizations unify data sources depending on the needed data to be displayed. There are many ways to store it for report displays, but structured data will be better than unstructured data.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Memory cache DB and carrier grade high availability, best fit to Telco demands."
"This is a feature-rich product and I like all of them."
"It is very flexible to integrate with SaaS components."
"SAP HANA is not just a memory database, it's a big platform, it's a very, very safe database, and the performance is very, very good for an in-memory database."
"It's user-friendly so long as you use it frequently."
"Previously we were using MySQL, but due to the fast performance of SAP HANA, we switched approximately three years ago."
"The solution is very good and has covered all functional areas needed in this type of solution."
"Provides us with predictive capabilities for asset maintenance, and real-time forecasts."
"SAP saves you from asking to bring an entire assembly with a lot of parts."
 

Cons

"Data replication and data distribution between multiple nodes definitely have room for improvement here."
"Unlike other databases, it lacks management features that legacy databases like Oracle or SQL servers have. They need to make the solution easier to manage and offer tools that make management more effective. A lot of things you have on traditional databases you have to develop into HANA."
"The worst thing about SAP HANA is the price; it's very expensive. The licensing cost, implementation cost, hosting cost, and appliance cost are all high."
"The pricing could be better."
"The solution could improve in the handling of backup data and the administration tools."
"The solution is very expensive for us."
"HANA could be improved by adding analytics and development models in the institution."
"SAP HANA is a very proprietary tool and there's not as much support available for it as there is for an SQL Server (which is more popular)."
"I would like more technical documentation. I would like it to be easier to find online help or have a better launch-based service. SAP has a lot of functions, so we need more best practices and more detailed documentation on industry solutions. For example, it would be good to have documentation on why a certain process needs to be set up and which kinds of configurations need to be set up."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The solution's license is very expensive so I rate pricing a one out of ten."
"There is a yearly subscription to use SAP HANA. There is a fee for maintenance."
"We pay annually for the license of the solution."
"The price of this product is good."
"It comes with a significant cost."
"The price of licensing is dependent on the size of the project, however, we have found that there is scope to negotiate the cost. If the solution is implemented on-premises there may be some extra costs for hosting etc."
"SAP HANA is expensive, but unfortunately, we do not have any alternatives."
"The tool is expensive compared to other products, like Oracle R or Microsoft, but it offers a range of all the company's functions."
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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Outsourcing Company
8%
 

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Company SizeCount
Small Business26
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise64
 

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What are the biggest benefits of using SAP HANA?
Based on my work with SAP HANA, the biggest benefit that it can bring to your business is total data management. This product is by SAP - a company that serves almost all needs a client may have co...
Is SAP HANA’s customer and technical support reliable?
We have been using SAP HANA for a fairly short period of time and have only taken advantage of their customer support. So far, we have not had issues that required specialized help from technical s...
Is SAP HANA difficult to set up and start using?
SAP HANA is fairly easy to set up, however, I do not think a complete beginner can do it. You certainly need some preparation - either you need to have experience with similar solutions, or with ot...
 

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Also Known As

solidDB
SAP High-Performance Analytic Appliance, HANA
 

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