Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse vs SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse comparison

Microsoft and SAP are both solutions in the Data Warehouse category. Microsoft is ranked #11 with an average rating of 8.3, while SAP is ranked #21. Microsoft holds a 2.9% mindshare in Data Warehouse, compared to SAP’s 2.1% mindshare. Additionally, 87% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 80% of SAP users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse and SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse compete in the realm of enterprise data warehousing. Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse appears to have the upper hand in terms of cost efficiency and integration within its ecosystem, whereas SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse excels in data modeling within the SAP universe.

Features: Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse is known for its performance boost, offering 10-100X faster data loading operations, ease of integration with Microsoft products like Power BI, and its ability to store and process data efficiently. SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse features extensive data modeling capabilities, strong ETL functionalities, and integrated business intelligence tools, providing convenient data management and reporting capabilities.

Room for Improvement: Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse could enhance its non-Microsoft ecosystem integration, simplify setup processes, and improve data management flexibility. SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse may benefit from simplifying its data modeling approaches, enhancing scalability of its performance, and streamlining user interfaces.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse supports varied deployment models, including public, private, on-premises, and hybrid clouds, providing extensive flexibility for different IT environments. SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse primarily focuses on on-premises and private cloud deployments, which might limit some options. Both offer competent customer service, though there are calls for improved responsiveness and support quality.

Pricing and ROI: Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse provides flexible pricing models fitting organizational needs, especially when paired with Azure, making it cost-effective for large-scale operations. SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse generally incurs higher costs due to licensing, particularly additional user licenses. Despite this, both solutions deliver significant returns on investment by meeting performance expectations consistently.

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Parallel Data War...

Ranking in Data Warehouse

11th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

SAP NetWeaver Business Ware...

Ranking in Data Warehouse

21st

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Data Warehouse category, the mindshare of Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse is 2.9%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse is 2.1%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Data Warehouse Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse	2.9%
SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse	2.1%
Other	95.0%

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HassanFatemi

CEO at Smart Data-Driven Solutions

Has handled large volumes of data effectively but still needs cost flexibility

There could be improvements on the cost side of Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse because it is still considered to be quite expensive by a lot of users, and many companies are not interested in solutions with parallel data warehousing due to this expense. Addressing the cost would be the number one area for improvement. Additionally, I have not worked recently with it, so I don't know if this feature already exists, but if it doesn't, having an elastic feature that adjusts the service's power dynamically based on the workload would be beneficial instead of fixing the power at a specific level.

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AnilKumar38

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.

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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

"The most valuable feature of this solution is performance."

"The most valuable feature for me is querying."

"MPP processing gives us the ability to distribute large data sets across nodes."

"The biggest advantage of Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse is the possibility to stop or pause the service because it can be very expensive, and the ability to pause the service when I don't use it is probably the main feature, along with the possibility to handle huge amounts of data, which is quite an interesting capability of the service."

"One of the most important features is the ease of using MS SQL."

"The most valuable feature is the business intelligence (BI) part of it."

"The most valuable features are the performance and usability."

"The UI is very simple and functional for my clients, most of the clients that use the solution are not experts."

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"It's an excellent over-all tool for managers to analyze their business."

"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."

"This is a very robust and efficient product, and it's very powerful, in particular when it comes to data management in the SAP system."

"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."

"The security and audit procedures are the most valuable features."

"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."

"Data modeling is a valuable feature."

"A robust and efficient product."

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Cons

"We find the cost of the solution to be a little high."

"More tools to help designers should be included."

"The reporting for certain types of data needs to be improved."

"The only issue with the product is that the process is very slow when we have a huge amount of data."

"When there are many users or many expensive queries, it can be very slow."

"The ETL designing process could be optimized for better efficiency."

"It requires significant infrastructure expertise to implement."

"The performance could be improved because the query is slow if we don't optimize it. And even if we optimize it, sometimes it still runs very slow."

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"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 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."

"I think more integration with other applications would be perfect."

"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."

"There are performance issues in terms of scalability and availability."

"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."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I think the program is well-priced compared to the other offerings that are out in the market."

"The tool could be expensive if we need to manage a lot of data."

"All the features that we use do not require any additional subscription or yearly fees."

"The solution's pricing is fairly decent for organizations with huge data sizes."

"Technical support is an additional fee and is expensive."

"They offer an annual subscription. The pricing depends on the size of the environments."

"Microsoft has an agreement with the government in our country, so our customers get their licensing costs from the Ministry. Whenever we work with any government, company, or government institute, which is mainly what we are doing, that license comes directly from the Ministry of Technology and Information."

"The solution is cost-effective."

"Pricing is based on the number of user IDs and tyhe user ID works across a suite of products."

"All SAP products are expensive."

"The licensing cost is high for SAP NetWeaver compared to that for other products."

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse?

Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse is very expensive.

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What needs improvement with Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse?

The pricing could be better; I think it actually just went up.

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What is your primary use case for Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse?

The basic use case for us is virtual machines. In real estate, we use it for our operations. They handle large data sets well, and the performance is good during those times.

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Also Known As

Microsoft PDW, SQL Server Data Warehouse, Microsoft SQL Server Parallel Data Warehouse, MS Parallel Data Warehouse

NetWeaver Business Warehouse, NetWeaver BusinessObjects Warehouse

Overview

The traditional structured relational data warehouse was never designed to handle the volume of exponential data growth, the variety of semi-structured and unstructured data types, or the velocity of real time data processing. Microsoft's SQL Server data warehouse solution integrates your traditional data warehouse with non-relational data and it can handle data of all sizes and types, with real-time performance.

Microsoft

With NetWeaver Business Warehouse, you can quickly Capture, store, and consolidate your vital information with our real-time data warehouse platform. Tightly integrate your warehousing capabilities for a single version of the truth, decision-ready business intelligence, and accelerated operations.

SAP

Sample Customers

Auckland Transport, Erste Bank Group, Urban Software Institute, NJVC, Sheraton Hotels and Resorts, Tata Steel Europe

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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