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Infobright DB vs SAP BW4HANA comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

Infobright DB
Ranking in Data Warehouse
19th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
Relational Databases Tools (33rd)
SAP BW4HANA
Ranking in Data Warehouse
10th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
44
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Data Warehouse category, the mindshare of Infobright DB is 2.3%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP BW4HANA is 3.2%, down from 4.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Warehouse Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SAP BW4HANA3.2%
Infobright DB2.3%
Other94.5%
Data Warehouse
 

Featured Reviews

it_user708987 - PeerSpot reviewer
MySQL DBA at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
Excellent reporting server that is compatible with MySQL
We ran into some quirks that Infobright had. We interacted with Infobright's support and were able to resolve them. There still are issues with data replication - Infobright is currently for one server (unless you buy the Infobright appliance). This would mean that redundancy is something you need to implement yourself.
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SAP Analytics Lead at Miracle Software Systems, Inc
Support and pricing challenges overshadow user expertise
In SAP BW4HANA, I have worked in modeling, extraction, and reporting. I have experience with different tools including Power BI, BEx tools, Web Intelligence reports, and SSC. The best features include the ability to create data sources directly on tables, and perform mapping without creating info objects. It directly maps to target fields and source fields. There is no info cube concept, only ODS concept. We can create BEx queries in HANA itself, not as a separate tool. The modeling and reporting processes are easier to accomplish.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We now have multiple times faster queries in comparison to MS SQL."
"It is very straightforward and easy to work with."
"Infobright allowed us to reduce the number of moving parts and complexity that we had while providing good performance to produce our reports."
"A valuable feature was the use of a columnar database for large, ever-growing, big datasets."
"The high compression and the relatively fast load for a free product."
"Infobright gave us the ability to avoid significant changes in our data structure and just use Infobright like BigDataMySql."
"ICE helped us improve the speed for the “group-by” query by 10x."
"The performance of ad hoc aggregation queries is superior to any RDBMS that I have used and I have used them all."
"Its direct approach is the most valuable. You get more real time and capabilities than BW."
"The ability to instantly pull data is the most valuable feature."
"The product has efficient performance."
"It's a good solution if you're integrating data from SAP software like ERP and looking out for the day-to-day reporting from the operational users at the lower level."
"Some of the main features of this solution are that it uses HANA and it has good performance."
"We like that it is an SAP product, so we can easily connect with the SAP ERP system."
"SAP BW4HANA aids in managing data from ER to front-end analysis, contributes to ROI, and fosters business growth understanding. I like that the solution breaks down components to a very granular level, allowing for customization and implementation based on specific requirements. The solution is stable. The solution is scalable."
"The UI is completely new, beautiful, and user-friendly, with helpful features like global filters and advanced tools, and from a technical perspective, the performance has been enhanced and optimized while the content settings are more advanced."
 

Cons

"We didn’t purchase the Enterprise Edition because it was too expensive for a product that wasn’t going to replace our main DWH database (Oracle), but was, somehow, only an addition for it."
"There was no scalability at all. Infobright didn't permit any changes in tables."
"Only the data from the columns that reached 2GB will actually decrease. Other columns below 2GB in size do not leave the disk."
"After all the re-work to our product to remove as much reliance on Infobright, and the extra hardware costs we had to absorb, there was definitely a negative return on investment."
"There still are issues with data replication - Infobright is currently for one server (unless you buy the Infobright appliance)."
"When running a complex subquery, the system hangs without giving the user any response."
"On the contrary, we have switched back to the MS SSAS Tabular Model, because of pricing policy."
"MPP, distributed processing!!! And better integration with Hadoop."
"One thing that could be enhanced in SAP BW4HANA is the user interface for process chains."
"The cost of the product might be an area that might introduce some restrictions or limitations to customers, making it one of the aspects where improvements are required."
"The solution is not easy to implement. It requires a lot of learning at the beginning."
"The tool is not easy to use for an end user."
"One thing is that it costs more because you have to acquire that license for the product, which itself is a waste."
"I would like to see easier connectivity with other tools."
"I cannot integrate it with my other tools. It's not possible to do something in the predictive analysis. Mobile reporting is also not available."
"Price wise, this solution is on the higher side."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Our pricing was based on server instances and it was actually very cheap compared to Oracle. I guess you get what you pay for."
"The product is free if we have the ECC license."
"Price wise, this solution is on the higher side."
"The solution is expensive."
"The cost and licensing depends on how the customer is going to use the solution."
"For the on-premises version of the product, the solution offers a perpetual-based licensing model to its users. In general, SAP offers a monthly subscription-based licensing model to its users."
"It is an expensive product."
"The SAP HANA application still hasn't been leveraged to the fullest extent, but it's a five-year enterprise license."
"We started as early birds from the SAP side. We got this entire suite for free. I cannot really talk about the price because we didn't have to pay anything."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
18%
Comms Service Provider
12%
University
9%
Construction Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Retailer
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise2
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise29
 

Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about SAP BW4HANA?
One significant advantage of SAP BW/4HANA is the direct integration with the SAP HANA database, providing seamless access to real-time analytics. Additionally, it enables real-time data integrati...
What needs improvement with SAP BW4HANA?
The integration with AI/ML in SAP BW4HANA is currently very limited, which is definitely an area that needs improvement. The second area for improvement is integration with third-party systems, whi...
 

Also Known As

Infobright
SAP BW/4HANA
 

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Sample Customers

REZ-1, SonicWALL, IntegriChain, Fuseforward International Inc., Polystar, Live Rail, Mavenir Systems, JDSU Partners, Bango
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