SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise vs VMware Tanzu Data Solutions comparison

SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise vs. VMware Tanzu Data Solutions

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Categories and Ranking

SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise

Ranking in Relational Databases Tools

14th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

VMware Tanzu Data Solutions

Ranking in Relational Databases Tools

11th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Database Development and Management (7th), Data Warehouse (9th), Message Queue (MQ) Software (5th)

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Relational Databases Tools category, the mindshare of SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise is 0.9%, down from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Tanzu Data Solutions is 0.2%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Tejas Raj

Manager at Capgemini

Offers cost-efficiency as it needs a very small amount of RAM to function

SAP is least bothered about Adaptive Server Enterprise nowadays since it wants to focus on promoting its new product, which is S/4HANA. If SAP gives out new releases and a patch upgrade to improve performance and provide additional options, then SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise can compete with other relational database systems in the market. The overall performance of the product is an area where the tool has certain shortcomings and needs to improve. I work in a very stable environment, and I prefer a very stable replication and database management system. Most of our company's customers do not want to opt out of SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise, but SAP has announced that it will be ending its support for it in 2027, and though I feel SAP might extend it, I feel SAP will want to promote its new product. Previously, I heard that SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise's end-of-support dates were announced for 2025, but now I think that they have extended it to 2027 or 2030.

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Sushma Polavarapu

Sr Data Analytics Consultant at Capgemini

Create essential reporting scripts with simplicity but has some operational challenges

We mainly create functions and scripts required for reporting The product is not complex; I do not have to create stored procedures, functions, or views. It's just simple to use. There is general room for improvement. I have been using it for five years. I have faced stability issues, mainly…

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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

"They provide easy integration with other systems."

"This is a wonderful database that is, in my opinion, underrated. Users are able to get the most out of my experience by taking advantage of its centralized environment."

"It's user-friendly, especially in the logistics field."

"I like that SAP ASE can match code and the database index to index data in the programming language. There are many other valuable features, such as the table buffer, tuning, and various control agents like dispatcher. SAP ASE can handle many different data types, including views, domains, data elements, structures, objects, and various table types that are most useful in the application. Its modularization technique is also handy."

"The actual interface is good."

"SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise is a good transactional database."

"Provides very good integration."

"The most valuable part of the tool stems from the fact that it is a very cost-efficient product compared to the newer technologies because it needs a very small amount of RAM."

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"The solution's technical support is good."

"The parallel load features mean that Greenplum is capable of high-volume data loading in parallel to all of the cluster segments, which is really valuable."

"With VMware Tanzu Greenplum, one can make a huge database table and analyze the queries by adding in the SQL command. Some hint or command for the query goes over the multi-parallel execution."

"The solution's best feature is its exceptional speed, delivering efficient utilization of resources."

"It's super easy to deploy and it also supports different languages and analytics."

"I like the high throughput of 20K messages/sec, and that it supports multiple protocols."

"RabbitMQ provides access to SDKs for development and the ability to raise and log tickets if we encounter issues. We can integrate RabbitMQ using various languages like Java or Python using the provided SDKs."

"Very sophisticated routing control and priority messaging capabilities"

Cons

"In my opinion, product support is not that great from SAP because they have already declared the end-of-date for SAP ASE. They will be stopping product support."

"The solution should improve view partitioning. The documentation is very confined and available only for users. Distributors also would like access to it."

"There could be some improvements in barcode scanning and RFID access."

"User interface could be more user friendly."

"Because the solution is customized. we do occasionally face unique bugs. There are always some changes that need to be made here and there."

"I think that the solution needs to be positioned better within the market as it appears as though the Adaptive Server is being left out of the SAP scope."

"The overall performance of the product is an area where the tool has certain shortcomings and needs to improve."

"Cost-wise, SAP is still expensive compared to other available products."

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"Extra filters would be helpful."

"I was struggling with installing a few things. It would be good if was somewhat similar to RedHat. There should be more documentation regarding installation troubleshooting."

"We would like to see Greenplum maintain a closer relationship with and parity to features implemented in PostgreSQL."

"Lacks sufficient inbuilt machine-learning functions for complex use cases."

"They should improve on the ability to scale your queues in a very simple and elegant way with the same power that they have would be great."

"It doesn't have any GUI-based monitoring tools."

"The initial deployment was a little difficult."

"It will be very useful if we could communicate with other database types from Greenplum (using a database link)."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing cost for ASE is pretty low."

"Price-wise, the product is worth it since one needs very less infrastructure to use it."

"I rate SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise's pricing a six out of ten."

"Since the tool is an open-source product, there is no need to pay anything."

"It is the best product with best fit for price/performance customer objectives."

"Tanzu Greenplum's pricing is really competitive and gives excellent value for money."

"are using the open-source version, which can be used free of cost."

"It’s an open-source solution."

"The pricing for RabbitMQ is reasonable. It is worth the cost."

"We are using the open-source version of this solution."

"The product is available for free use since it is an open-source technology."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

18%

Manufacturing Company

16%

Computer Software Company

11%

Comms Service Provider

Financial Services Firm

28%

Computer Software Company

16%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise?

SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise is a good transactional database.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise?

The licensing cost for ASE is pretty low when you compare it with Microsoft SQL Server. If you compare it with SQL Server, it is pretty low.

What needs improvement with SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise?

The main thing is it's not getting upgraded to meet today's needs. It's not upgrading at the level of transaction needs. For example, PostgreSQL or Oracle, these are pretty good databases. They can...

How does IBM MQ compare with VMware RabbitMQ?

IBM MQ has a great reputation behind it, and this solution is very robust with great stability. It is easy to use, simple to configure and integrates well with our enterprise ecosystem and protocol...

What do you like most about VMware Tanzu Greenplum?

The loading speed is very good.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for VMware Tanzu Greenplum?

It’s an open-source solution. There are no expenses for using it.

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Also Known As

SAP ASE

Greenplum, Pivotal Greenplum, VMware RabbitMQ, VMware Tanzu GemFire, VMware Postgres

Overview

SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) is a high-performance relational database management system designed for mission-critical, data-intensive environments. It provides a centralized environment for storing and managing data, with the ability to handle a wide range of data types and a modularization technique allowing easy customization.

SAP ASE is particularly valuable for financial operations, as it offers integrated financial features. The solution also offers various control agents and the ability to match code and database index. SAP ASE has improved daily data collection and program functionality for many organizations.

SAP

VMware Tanzu is a robust platform tailored for data warehousing, complex analytics, BI applications, and predictive analytics. It excels in scalability, performance, and parallel processing, enhancing data handling efficiency. Users report significant productivity improvements and streamlined operations, making it ideal for comprehensive data solutions.

VMware

Sample Customers

City of Buenos Aires, ASR Group, Citrix, EarlySense, Usha International Limited, Automotive Resources International (ARI), Takisada-Osaka Co. Ltd., Coelba (Grupo Neoenergia), RZD Russian Railways, National Basketball Association - NBA, TALLY

General Electric, Conversant, China CITIC Bank, Aridhia, Purdue University

SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise vs. VMware Tanzu Data Solutions