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Rivery vs SAP Business Data Cloud comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 15, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
5.1
Rivery improves productivity and efficiency, reducing manual work and cutting costs by enabling independent project management with fewer employees.
Sentiment score
5.4
SAP Business Data Cloud boosts ROI through improved analytics, automation, efficiency, and integration across various industries in three years.
It saved my team time and really reduced manual work, so overall, it improved efficiency.
software tester at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
By using Snowflake and Rivery, I was able to set up and complete project goals myself without the necessity to employ additional data engineers or DevOps.
Researcher at a educational organization with 11-50 employees
We have saved a lot on the number of employees, and implementation time for the projects has reduced significantly since we started using the standard features of SAP Business Data Cloud.
Principal Architect at a tech consulting company with 501-1,000 employees
Once the content is available, then it is a faster go-live with lesser cost in implementation, and that would give an ROI.
Director & Co Owner at INFRABEAT TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD
There is a return on investment with SAP Business Data Cloud, as it saves money because it performs results quickly and easily, facilitating integrations and speeding up operations compared to other analytics tools, thereby saving time and money.
Consultant-SAP GRC at a tech consulting company with 201-500 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.8
Rivery's support is highly rated for personalized assistance, quick feedback, and encouraging user learning despite occasional technical challenges.
Sentiment score
6.0
SAP Business Data Cloud's customer support is generally well-received, but some users encounter delays and desire quicker resolutions.
One significant challenge was implementing custom-built Python scripts using Rivery for transformations.
CDL at Ycotek
Customer support is great; they are answering really fast.
Manager, Business Intelligence at WalkMe - the Enterprise-Class Online Guidance and Engagement platform.
The customer support for Rivery is excellent.
Manager, Application at a non-profit with 1,001-5,000 employees
The technical support is a very well-organized service, with a lot of tools for me as a consultant and for the end user on how to contact SAP support and get issues solved.
Competence Leader - BI at Sabris CZ s.r.o.
For example, when I provide a set of instructions, they often simply ask me to implement those steps without checking whether they are applicable.
Lead Analyst at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
In SAP's policy, for the first couple of years, the product team is also part of the support team.
Director & Co Owner at INFRABEAT TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.0
Rivery scales effectively, integrating diverse data sources, supporting increased use, and connecting to databases and tools like Snowflake and Tableau.
Sentiment score
7.2
SAP Business Data Cloud offers scalable, cloud-based solutions for enterprises of all sizes, enhancing performance and accommodating growth.
It has handled growing data volumes and additional pipelines without major issues.
software tester at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
The focus is on the ability to connect to different sources and to put all the data together.
Data Analyst at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
SAP Analytics Cloud can be used by a small company, and it can be used by a large corporate.
Competence Leader - BI at Sabris CZ s.r.o.
Since SAP has consolidated everything on one platform, there is ample room to expand as much as needed.
Sap Data & Analytics Consultant at Dezert Innovation Technology Company
There are no limitations in terms of scale, so it fits both SMB customers and enterprise customers.
Director & Co Owner at INFRABEAT TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.4
Rivery is stable and user-friendly, offering reliable performance with excellent support, despite occasional glitches and past slowdowns with large datasets.
Sentiment score
7.5
SAP Business Data Cloud is stable and secure, though improvements needed in connectivity and performance during peak times.
I found the tool very easy to use, allowing me to gain a lot of insights.
Data Analyst at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
The excellent support we received from Rivery team contributes to this perception.
CDL at Ycotek
You have a chance to test it on your test tenant in small increments, so it should not break your productive reports and productive environment.
Competence Leader - BI at Sabris CZ s.r.o.
Other than during these quarterly release periods, the availability is excellent.
Sap Data & Analytics Consultant at Dezert Innovation Technology Company
In a typical quarter, the availability has been over 99%; in a few cases, it dropped to around 98.5%.
Lead Analyst at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Room For Improvement

Rivery needs better dependency analysis, user-friendly interface, AI integration, and competitive pricing with improved analytics and visualization.
SAP Business Data Cloud needs cost reduction, enhanced features, better integration, training resources, and improved ease of use.
As an end-to-end solution for ETL with Snowflake, Rivery has proven to be reliable and efficient in my day-to-day work.
software tester at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
Agentic AI with open source tools can be used to build all configurations automatically for pipelines.
Researcher at a educational organization with 11-50 employees
One feature that stood out in Informatica was the ability to see data flowing through each transformation step while debugging, which I felt was missing in Rivery.
CDL at Ycotek
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.
Competence Leader - BI at Sabris CZ s.r.o.
If SAP can come up with innovative options to reduce licensing costs, many customers would incline toward SAP Business Data Cloud.
Principal Architect at a tech consulting company with 501-1,000 employees
If I compare the cost with SAP competitors, I find that when creating an enterprise data lake, if I don't use SAP Business Data Cloud and make it directly in the hyperscalers, it is pretty much cheaper than doing the same in SAP Business Data Cloud.
Director & Co Owner at INFRABEAT TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD
 

Setup Cost

Rivery's pricing is competitive but can be steep for small businesses, with complex integrations increasing costs significantly.
SAP Business Data Cloud offers comprehensive features but may be costly for small businesses, better suited for large enterprises.
I found myself asking my stakeholder to make it only five times a day because it was really expensive.
Manager, Application at a non-profit with 1,001-5,000 employees
I found the pricing and licensing to be fair and competitive compared to other solutions I have seen.
Manager, Business Intelligence at WalkMe - the Enterprise-Class Online Guidance and Engagement platform.
If I compare the cost with SAP competitors, I find that when creating an enterprise data lake, if I don't use SAP Business Data Cloud and make it directly in the hyperscalers, it is pretty much cheaper than doing the same in SAP Business Data Cloud.
Director & Co Owner at INFRABEAT TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD
Frankly, pricing, setup cost, and licensing seem a bit high compared to other hyperscalers.
Principal Architect at a tech consulting company with 501-1,000 employees
The pricing for SAP Business Data Cloud is higher compared to alternatives.
SAP BDC Consultant at IBM
 

Valuable Features

Rivery excels in seamless integration, user-friendly design, and efficient data processing, appealing to various technical skill levels.
SAP Business Data Cloud excels in seamless integration, unique data sharing, and AI-enhanced analytics for efficient, scalable decision-making.
Rivery saved time and money because everything was handled in one place by only one or two data people instead of using the resources of a development team, which is great, and all the knowledge is handled in one team.
Manager, Application at a non-profit with 1,001-5,000 employees
The main benefit Rivery brought to my organization was the time we were able to save on development.
Researcher at a educational organization with 11-50 employees
Rivery has positively impacted my organization by reducing the need for a big team of data engineers and speeding up the work when we need to connect to a new data source; this can happen really fast.
Manager, Business Intelligence at WalkMe - the Enterprise-Class Online Guidance and Engagement platform.
For SuccessFactors and S/4HANA Cloud, there are pre-built reports available which are commonly used by customers.
Project Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
SAP Business Data Cloud has positively impacted my organization by federating SAP data, which is now available for all to use.
Associate director, SAP technical at a outsourcing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The main standout feature is BDC Connect, as it is very useful for sharing data without replicating to third-party tools such as Enterprise Databricks, Snowflake or even in the near future, Google BigQuery as well as Microsoft Fabric.
Principal Architect at a tech consulting company with 501-1,000 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Rivery
Ranking in Data Integration
25th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
Migration Tools (3rd), Cloud Migration (12th), Cloud Data Integration (15th)
SAP Business Data Cloud
Ranking in Data Integration
10th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
89
Ranking in other categories
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (3rd), Business Performance Management (3rd), Cloud Analytics (2nd), Predictive Analytics (2nd), Data Governance (9th), Cloud Data Warehouse (10th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Data Integration category, the mindshare of Rivery is 0.7%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP Business Data Cloud is 0.9%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Integration Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SAP Business Data Cloud0.9%
Rivery0.7%
Other98.4%
Data Integration
 

Featured Reviews

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CDL at Ycotek
Training has boosted custom ETL scripting and now debugging complex incremental loads needs work
The best feature Rivery offers is the ability to build custom or user-defined functions. You can even develop Python scripts to perform transformations on your data frames. This flexibility allows you to implement custom requirements, making Rivery more versatile than relying solely on in-built functions. Regarding features such as the interface, scheduling, or connectors, I found that as of 2022 when I last used it, the monitoring was good, although the debugging process for custom scripts was somewhat challenging. If we encountered issues with custom-built scripts, debugging was difficult since it used to send standard errors rather than specific ones. From what I recall, monitoring worked well, and we could connect to multiple relational and other sources, which was advantageous. A few of my colleagues and I were able to earn certifications on Rivery, which motivated us, even though we could not pursue or implement Rivery project for clients. The learning experience was very valuable as we had around seven or eight resources participating in those trainings, and they were all excited to learn about this new tool for us at the time.
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.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
15%
Comms Service Provider
14%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Manufacturing Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Construction Company
6%
Retailer
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise3
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business28
Midsize Enterprise19
Large Enterprise51
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Rivery?
I do not know about the experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing as it was not part of my job.
What needs improvement with Rivery?
I think Rivery could be improved by having more analytical features inside. I do not know if in the latest updates there are some AI tools to use or something related to that. Sometimes I wish for ...
What is your primary use case for Rivery?
My main use case for Rivery involves collecting data from different sources, and with Rivery, I am able to put them together and load the data directly in Snowflake.
Which would you choose - Tableau or SAP Analytics Cloud?
Tableau is easy to set up and maintain. In about a day it is possible for the entire platform to be deployed for use. This relatively short amount of time can make all the difference for companies ...
What do you like most about SAP Analytics Cloud?
In the data warehouse, you're free to make changes. You can make everything text, meaning it's always a string. Even numbers appear as text, giving you the flexibility to work with all columns.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAP Analytics Cloud?
I normally do not deal with the commercials, so I am not aware of the pricing part of it.
 

Also Known As

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SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP Digital Boardroom, SAP Analytics Hub
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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