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Progress OpenEdge RDBMS vs SAP HANA comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 3, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

Progress OpenEdge RDBMS
Ranking in Embedded Database
7th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.0
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SAP HANA
Ranking in Embedded Database
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
93
Ranking in other categories
Data Virtualization (2nd), Relational Databases Tools (3rd), Database Management Systems (DBMS) (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Embedded Database category, the mindshare of Progress OpenEdge RDBMS is 6.8%, up from 3.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP HANA is 13.0%, up from 9.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Embedded Database Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SAP HANA13.0%
Progress OpenEdge RDBMS6.8%
Other80.2%
Embedded Database
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1648848 - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President Strategic Development at a hospitality company with 1-10 employees
Customizable, intelligent, and reacts in real-time
There aren't any areas of improvement. We have a very long relationship with their R&D group. They're fairly dynamic there, however, it's not the relationships I manage. The only big hurdle for us is that most customers aren't familiar with it, so it's scary. If you're in commercial environments, everybody knows SQL, everybody knows Oracle, or whatever. It doesn't really matter due to the fact that it's embedded, however, they're paying those licenses. The only drawback is you can't just say, "Hey, provide us three Enterprise SQL licenses," and they just go reach into their Microsoft licensing deal and plug them in and go. Instead, it's plugging a new product into the mix that they otherwise would take care of on their own. The apparent cost is higher, however, in the end, it's really not.
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

"It is very customizable and it's intelligent."
"It's my 'go to' database if I want a database to just run 24/7/365, year-after-year with absolute minimal downtime."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"The product can be scaled in any direction and a very nice feature is that you can logically split the database by the value of the data, which is great."
"Once you switch it on, it simply runs and runs."
"SAP HANA has everything, and that is the advantage of SAP because you can get everything in one suite, whatever you need for your company."
"It is difficult for me to narrow down what the best features are in SAP HANA because they work together to provide the overall functionality of the solution. However, the Fiori application is very good."
"The solution is extremely stable. That's the most important aspect of the solution, for our organization. There is no downtime, and the performance is very good."
"We have found that the Fiori Apps are particularly good."
"The initial setup is straightforward; it usually takes around eight months but it depends on a customer's requirements, and we can spend a month or two customizing."
"The most valuable feature of SAP HANA is the modeling of the databases."
"The data in HANA is stored in columns rather than rows, which speeds up searches and aggregations."
"It is a stable solution...It is a scalable solution."
 

Cons

"The only big hurdle for us is that most customers aren't familiar with it, so it's scary. If you're in commercial environments, everybody knows SQL, everybody knows Oracle, or whatever."
"Advanced security would be a good additional feature."
"The installation process can be a bit confusing for someone who's new to OpenEdge."
"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)."
"The price is high and could be a bit cheaper."
"I cannot recommend this product to users. I feel that SAP's approach of mandating customers to go with SAP HANA is not a good point; they should make SAP HANA so good that customers willingly choose it."
"There are limitations on tables. There is a two billion record limitation on a table."
"There are a few areas wherein there could be a patch upgrade, and that can cover up the country-specific payroll areas."
"One notable issue is the difficulty in finding consultants with experience in the SuccessFactors product, a human resource management tool part of SAP's cloud-based solutions. For example, learning the Oracle database is straightforward. You can easily go to the Oracle website, download the database, install it on your laptop, and access technical resources and books."
"The support is lacking and not worth the premium price. If support was just a nominal fee, it would be perceived differently."
"I would like to see improvement on the feedback from the road-map; it is currently extremely hard to get insight in this area."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"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."
"It is expensive, which isn't a problem for us because SAP HANA is processing the data so fast."
"The pricing is relatively high for both customers and partners."
"I would rate the pricing of the solution a ten on ten. The pricing for on-prem SAP HANA is on a yearly basis and expensive. I am not aware of the actual pricing but it is based on 64 Gigabytes. For instance, if you consider $10,000 for 64 Gigabytes, then you can calculate the cost for Terabytes in case you have one. You will have to buy expensive hardware as well which is quite a lot."
"The cost of SAP HANA is high, and I would rate the price at eight out of ten."
"SAP HANA is very expensive for small to medium businesses."
"There is an annual payment needed to use the solution."
"The price of this product is good."
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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Outsourcing Company
8%
 

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Company SizeCount
Small Business26
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise64
 

Questions from the Community

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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...
 

Also Known As

OpenEdge RDBMS, Progress OpenEdge
SAP High-Performance Analytic Appliance, HANA
 

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Sample Customers

Apero Solutions, Heath Village, International Energy Services, Exact Software, PepsiCo Russia, Pero, SVK, FreshERP
Unilever, NHS 24, adidas Group, CHIO Aachen, Hamburg Port Authority (HPA), Bangkok Airways Public Company Limited
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