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SAP BW4HANA vs WP Bolt comparison

 

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

Categories and Ranking

SAP BW4HANA
Ranking in Data Warehouse
11th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
45
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
WP Bolt
Ranking in Data Warehouse
27th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Data Warehouse category, the mindshare of SAP BW4HANA is 3.4%, down from 4.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of WP Bolt is 1.5%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Warehouse Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SAP BW4HANA3.4%
WP Bolt1.5%
Other95.1%
Data Warehouse
 

Featured Reviews

Ritesh Durvasha - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Has supported efficient data processing and streamlined reporting for large-scale sales operations
The capability to handle a large amount of data and perform ETL operations is most valuable. Additionally, sending data out of SAP BW4HANA through Open Hub, which is a free service, is another valuable feature. In contrast, many other products charge for sending data out of their systems, such as Data Sphere or BDC, which charge premium service fees. Regarding advanced analytic tools in SAP BW4HANA, users can directly connect to Analysis for Office without additional charges. It's convenient as users don't have to download data into Excel since it's already connected to the system. From an integration capabilities perspective, it's easy to connect to SAP systems, though integration with non-SAP systems presents more challenges.
it_user665328 - PeerSpot reviewer
ETL Developer at a music company with 501-1,000 employees
the most useful feature of the product is object imaging. It is the champion in the world of RDBMS.
Although they already have patches to address the instability of CORV (Create or Replace Views) CASCADE, I believe this is the area that should receive most attention. I am, however, still not sure if the patch has officially been recognised and deployed as part of their version updates. There are a few critical issues/bugs that we have experienced on our production environment, which required intervention from Kognitio. As one of Kognitio's biggest clients, their response times were quick and patches were also quick to be released to address production issues. Also, slabs management seems to be, or can be, a very hands-on tasks especially when reaching its capacity. It will be every WX2/KAP developer’s or DBA’s paradise if the product can be configured in this area to be fully/semi-automated.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We benefited from BW/4HANA's ability to utilize predefined content inside, and we didn't need to start from scratch."
"The solution is based on SAP ERP, so there's some business content already included. For customers who use SAP ERP, SAP BW4HANA is a good choice for their DW implementation."
"The system has always been stable."
"It provides the functions in a way that even a less technical person can do the modeling."
"My advice for anybody who is considering SAP BW4HANA is that it's a very stable product, and if you are looking at a huge volume of data that you want to process daily or any similar kind of task, then this is definitely a good solution."
"It's quite scalable."
"It is a stable solution...The initial setup was easy."
"We like that it is an SAP product, so we can easily connect with the SAP ERP system."
"In the world of RDBMS, WX2/KAP is, I believe, the champion, or should be if not already!"
 

Cons

"I would like to be able to design new reports in a future release."
"Pricing would be a good improvement. A lot of customers think that it's very expensive and especially support is very expensive."
"The product needs to improve with more performance and fewer data layers."
"This solution is very costly compared to competitors on the market, which stops some people from implementing it."
"There's the complexity in migration from BW to BW/4HANA, especially with data migration."
"SAP BW/4HANA can generally be less flexible than other tools, depending on how it is set up."
"Other competitors provide better solutions that are more up to date with current technology. For example, machine learning and artificial intelligence."
"The initial setup is quite complex. We are a worldwide team, we need quite a few people to manage this solution."
"It does not have the robustness or stability like of Oracle or Teradata; the upper right quadrant."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"This is an expensive solution and there are costs in addition to the standard licensing fees."
"SAP BW/4HANA is expensive."
"As an investment, the solution is very expensive."
"The tool is affordable."
"It's a little expensive compared to Microsoft Azure."
"The SAP HANA application still hasn't been leveraged to the fullest extent, but it's a five-year enterprise license."
"The cost and licensing depends on how the customer is going to use the solution."
"For some, the rates offered by SAP can be costly while for others it may seem cheap. The price ultimately depends on how you have negotiated your contract with SAP."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Retailer
9%
Construction Company
9%
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Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise30
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with SAP BW4HANA?
For improvement, I think AWS for HANA could be better, but it is an on-premise solution. SAP is asking us to move to one client approach and suggested moving to data warehouse cloud, which should h...
What is your primary use case for SAP BW4HANA?
My use cases involve the client I am working with, who already has a BW ON HANA system, and we are currently migrating and redeveloping things in SAP BW4HANA; they are decommissioning the BW On HAN...
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Also Known As

SAP BW/4HANA
Kognitio WX2, WX2
 

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