We performed a comparison between SAP BW4HANA and SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Data Warehouse solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Out of the box, this solution has a lot of standard features."
"The solution's performance is really good. Also, it's easy to operate, easy to administer, and relatively simple to install."
"It is a stable solution."
"SAP BW4HANA aids in managing data from ER to front-end analysis, contributes to ROI, and fosters business growth understanding. I like that the solution breaks down components to a very granular level, allowing for customization and implementation based on specific requirements. The solution is stable. The solution is scalable."
"I like that it's quite quick."
"The solution is easier to maintain than traditional SAP products."
"Some of the main features of this solution are that it uses HANA and it has good performance."
"The most valuable features are the speed of reporting and the HANA database."
"The security and audit procedures are the most valuable features."
"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."
"It's an excellent over-all tool for managers to analyze their business."
"It is a robust system."
"A robust and efficient product."
"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."
"It's complicated to use. You need to spend a lot of time learning about it. The interface could be improved. It's not intuitive to build a data model and use their ETL tools."
"We cannot integrate with third-party tools like Python or advanced integration options. You can't fine-tune tables within BW or generate specific views or reports."
"From a technical perspective, it could be even more related to legacy systems. The connectivity requirement is quite high and requires systems that are up-to-date."
"The solution is not easy to implement. It requires a lot of learning at the beginning."
"The monitoring for the remodeling feature is very difficult to understand."
"The dashboard should be simplified and made easier for exploration and decision making."
"Connecting multiple sources is a challenge because you have to go through a lot of different setups."
"There's one area where the other vendors have an upper edge, which is the data lake. I think SAP is trying to figure out whether to stick with IQ, their own data lake solution, or push customers toward customer-preferred vendors, like Azure Data Lake, AWS, or any other provider."
"Design and modeling could be simplified."
"The product could provide more features."
"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"
"I think more integration with other applications would be perfect."
"Connectors are complex, and it is difficult to understand or know which connector should be used. For instance, if I want to connect APIs, I will not be able to do it directly. I would have to go to the portal integration to get the data. Therefore, having simplified connectors will make things much easier."
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SAP BW4HANA is ranked 7th in Data Warehouse with 34 reviews while SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse is ranked 15th in Data Warehouse with 9 reviews. SAP BW4HANA is rated 7.4, while SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of SAP BW4HANA writes "An easy-to-operate and administer tool that needs to consider revising its existing licensing cost". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse writes "Powerful solution with good security and audit procedure features". SAP BW4HANA is most compared with Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics, Snowflake, Amazon Redshift, SAP HANA and Oracle Exadata, whereas SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse is most compared with SAP Business Warehouse. See our SAP BW4HANA vs. SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse report.
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