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OpenText Intelligence vs SAP Business Data Cloud comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 15, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

OpenText Intelligence
Ranking in BI (Business Intelligence) Tools
37th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Reporting (28th), Data Visualization (24th)
SAP Business Data Cloud
Ranking in BI (Business Intelligence) Tools
3rd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
120
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (11th), Business Performance Management (4th), Cloud Analytics (2nd), Predictive Analytics (2nd), Data Governance (10th), Cloud Data Warehouse (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the BI (Business Intelligence) Tools category, the mindshare of OpenText Intelligence is 0.9%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP Business Data Cloud is 3.4%, up from 3.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SAP Business Data Cloud3.4%
OpenText Intelligence0.9%
Other95.7%
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Featured Reviews

it_user220707 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director & Lead Consultant at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
The Briefing Book feature enables measures to be filtered and viewed based on different criteria by end users.
This software is targeted at executive users, not the data analysts who want to slice and dice. The software will not replace your BI tools, but it will sit nicely on top of a BI tool if you want management to have quick and easy access to performance data. Initiative Management Metrics Management – Key Interfaces
Pavlina Pankova - PeerSpot reviewer
Competence Leader - BI at Sabris CZ s.r.o.
Brings reporting, planning, and prediction together in one seamless workflow
I think the areas of SAP Analytics Cloud that could be improved or enhanced are mentioned by users or companies, and they would definitely mention the price in terms of planning licensing. From a consulting point of view, I don't see any major weaknesses. It is reasonably well-developed, and the perfect strength is that innovations are coming on a quarterly basis. It is slightly behind other tools in terms of the number of graphical outputs. Some tools have it faster, but every increment of innovations contains new features. On the other hand, it is perfectly fitting to the SAP environment, with seamless integration to all SAP modules, not only ERP but also SuccessFactors and other tools from the SAP family, for example, integrated business planning for the production planning. This is really a highlight compared to other tools.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is a comprehensive solution for performance management, and yet it is easy to setup and easy to use, especially in comparison with Oracle, SAS, Hyperion and SAP."
"One feature I've found most valuable is discovery."
"This is a robust solution and I like that it's oriented to develop what we need in our ERP."
"I like the connectivity the solution provides with other products, as one can see different data sources, such as SAP ERP and the in-house hub, create a business warehouse, and import multi-dimensional data from flat files and various sources."
"SAP Analytics Cloud is superior to other tools in terms of planning and forecasting."
"In my opinion, it is good for analytics. Everything is in the cloud."
"Moving my old BW data to SAP Business Data Cloud greatly improves my daily data operations by making them faster and easier."
"Planning and integration are the most valuable features. It is useful for planning, and it is useful for integrating with on-prem or cloud SAP solutions."
"It is the best business intelligence platform."
 

Cons

"It needs to have better quality built in reports."
"SAP Business Data Cloud needs to be more reasonable in terms of costing."
"What I dislike about SAP Business Data Cloud is that the way they position the data products is a little confusing for users because it is fundamentally different whether you're using data products that SAP delivers."
"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 security, authorization, and live connection to the back-office system features can be improved."
"Improvement could be made in the pricing of the product which is very expensive, more than Oracle and Power BI and similar solutions."
"One area for improvement in SAP Analytics Cloud is incorporating Python into the coding. That functionality is available, but it's not as efficient, and it's a bit difficult sometimes to do it, so that could be improved."
"My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing of SAP Business Data Cloud is that it is very high compared to implementation costs."
"On the pricing point, I would say it is quite high compared to other solutions that are available in the market."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"I don't have the exact price for SAP Analytics Cloud, but it could be improved and made cheaper, especially when compared to Power BI."
"The product is expensive."
"It is not the most expensive one. You have to do the cost-of-ownership analysis and take a lot of things into consideration to come up with the conclusion that it is cheaper or not, but its price is reasonable. It provides value for money."
"SAP pricing tends to be premium, so it is slightly higher."
"This solution is pricey."
"The pricing is reasonable."
"It's not that costly as such for the time being."
"The price is competitive. There is a power user license and normal user license, but the normal user license is reasonable."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
14%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Insurance Company
8%
Media Company
13%
Outsourcing Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Construction Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business47
Midsize Enterprise22
Large Enterprise79
 

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Also Known As

OpenText Magellan Analytics Suite, BIRT iHub Visualization Platform, OpenText Actuate Information Hub
SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP Digital Boardroom, SAP Analytics Hub
 

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