SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud vs VMware Cloud Foundation comparison

SAP and VMware are both solutions in the Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) category. SAP is ranked #13 with an average rating of 8.1, while VMware is ranked #11 with an average rating of 8.3. SAP holds a 1.7% mindshare in ISI, compared to VMware’s 1.3% mindshare. Additionally, 88% of SAP users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 91% of VMware users who would recommend it.

SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud

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88% willing to recommend

VMware Cloud Foundation

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91% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 16, 2024

SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud and VMware Cloud Foundation compete in the cloud solutions category. VMware Cloud Foundation often appears more favorable due to its extensive feature set and hybrid cloud capabilities.

Features: SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud facilitates robust data processing, real-time analytics, and efficient enterprise resource management. VMware Cloud Foundation provides integrated hybrid cloud capabilities, streamlined automation, and comprehensive data management for greater scalability and flexibility.

Room for Improvement: SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud could enhance its deployment ease by simplifying dependency on SAP-specific expertise and addressing customization limits. It might also improve integration with non-SAP systems. VMware Cloud Foundation could benefit from reducing complexity in setup, improving cost management for smaller enterprises, and offering more competitive pricing models.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: VMware Cloud Foundation allows easy deployment with advanced automation and robust support for complex environments, making it more versatile. SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud offers tailored support for SAP environments but requires extensive SAP knowledge, potentially complicating deployments.

Pricing and ROI: SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud presents competitive pricing and solid ROI for businesses within SAP's ecosystem. VMware Cloud Foundation has higher upfront costs justified by its feature set, leading to potential long-term cost efficiency and better ROI based on strategic cloud resource needs.

To learn more, read our detailed SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud vs. VMware Cloud Foundation Report (Updated: June 2025).

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Categories and Ranking

SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud

Ranking in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)

13th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

VMware Cloud Foundation

Ranking in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)

11th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms (3rd)

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) category, the mindshare of SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud is 1.7%, down from 1.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Cloud Foundation is 1.3%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Rajnikant Verma

SAP S4 Hana Solution Architect / Presales at Tech Mahindra Limited

Real-time data processing and good support with room for market-driven improvements

SAP RFX and overall SAP solutions provide a very intuitive and integrated solution within finance, leading procurement, and other business scenarios. The real-time data processing and the ability to track all leasing processes and contracts are particularly valuable. SAP's capability to integrate with other systems like GIS and non-SAP applications also stands out.

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Mangesh Parjane

Technical Manager at Owens & Minor, Inc.

Experience has improved centralized management through single console operations

There is room for improvement in how section updates are handled. The challenge lies in the difficulty of pinpointing issues when something goes wrong at a single stage. Also, each user needs deep knowledge of every aspect of virtualization, and the VMware personnel might not fully grasp aspects outside their expertise, requiring the involvement of other professionals.

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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

"This solution is as good as any other S/4HANA SAP solution. The continuous support we get is very valuable."

"Ensuring data integrity across finance, supply chain, and other critical areas is paramount for real-time decision-making. Access to accurate and up-to-date information is essential for data protection. While the digital solution primarily serves basic maintenance, the ability to handle these core aspects efficiently is invaluable for your needs."

"The processes and the way we take advantage and use assistance are good."

"What I like the most is that we can convert databases into a proper multi-dimensional model, and then we can project with the integration with Power BI."

"Fiori is the most valuable feature, as well as the the integration between S/4 and another solution as an extension."

"The solution's initial setup process is straightforward."

"One of the features that I've found most useful is that It's very simple. They take care of the technical aspects of the data, installations, patches."

"The real-time data processing and the ability to track all leasing processes and contracts are particularly valuable."

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"The most valuable area is the ECS environment which includes many features."

"VMware Cloud Foundation provides us with the vSphere dashboard through which we can manage, monitor, schedule, and spin up your virtual machines. We can manage, monitor, and get reports of your infrastructure."

"I'm able to deploy many platforms like AWS, Google Cloud, Oracle, and Azure on VMware."

"VMware Cloud Foundation's most valuable features are password and certificate management. The SDDC manager tool is the front tool we are using to manage the entire VCF stack. In the SDDC manager, we can able to rotate, and update the passwords of all users. Anything in the VMware portfolio, we can manage from a single dashboard and we have various data centers. We have connected everything into one Federation. From one single place, we are managing our entire virtual interactions."

"The stability of VMware Cloud Foundation is very high."

"The initial setup is straightforward and easy."

"I like that VMware Cloud Foundation reduces both the installation and setup time from a matter of weeks to hours."

"The most valuable features in VMware Cloud Foundation are life cycle management and ease of use."

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Cons

"The stability needs to be improved to be able to handle large amounts of data."

"SAP support isn't on par with products like Microsoft Azure or AWS. It's nowhere close to the competitors."

"They should probably offer more cloud services. Most of the cloud infrastructure providers we have make everything pretty transparent, you know what you're getting, you have all these metrics and measurements and everything in the dashboard. Here you have to go through the contracting negotiations and all those things."

"The SAP products are complicated to deploy anywhere."

"The cost could be improved. I think it's higher than the competition."

"The solution is scalable from an infrastructure point of view. However, it becomes more complex over time because technology is changing so fast."

"The product must provide more details of the errors."

"The main thing is that SAP needs to give better response times for support tickets."

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"After the acquisition, prices have been going up."

"The customization has room for improvement."

"There is room for improvement in customer service and support."

"I would like to be able to connect the APIs."

"The price could be better. VMware Cloud Foundation is overpriced, but I think we get what we pay for. It would be better if it were cheaper because it would be easier to go to customers and get them to buy it. We'd get more projects, and that would be great."

"The tool's price tag is high."

"There may be room for improvement in the resource allocation feature."

"The solution is quite expensive."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"If you choose the minimum, it will probably cost around $1,000 USD per month if you take a contract for a year or two."

"The price is high compared to other databases, which is why HANA is still not widely used. Some enterprises prefer Sybase, Oracle, or other traditional databases because HANA is a little pricey. Cost is one factor SAP needs to work on to make it more competitive with other databases. Otherwise, they'll never be able to develop a mass customer base."

"The pricing is reasonable when compared to other vendors like Oracle who offer technology enterprise resource software."

"The price is expensive compared to the competition."

"It's very, very expensive."

"The licensing of the solution is on a yearly basis. The normal price of the solution is quite high, but I received a special discount by making a purchase near the end of the year."

"SAP may not be the most cost-effective option, but it does offer a comprehensive set of tools and features. When you have the right information, structure, and dashboard in place, it can provide excellent value. Additionally, competition with Oracle might be a factor to consider."

"The product itself is relatively expensive."

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"The licensing is expensive compared with Hyper V and Unitech's platform."

"The price of VMware Cloud Foundation is expensive."

"It is quite expensive."

"If our customer has the option to buy a server for $4,000 or $5,000, but VMware asks for two-person licensing $7,000 to $8,000, which is more than the hardware price. So sometimes, the customer cannot pay for it because it's too expensive."

"This solutuion can be expensive for small and medium-sized companies."

"The price of VMware Cloud Foundation is a bit high. However, it comes with a lot of useful features and can handle a lot of operational complexity. Overall the price can be seen as being fair for what it offers."

"The pricing can be more competitive."

"The solution’s pricing could be improved and made more flexible."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

20%

Computer Software Company

16%

Financial Services Firm

University

Computer Software Company

16%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud?

It has significantly streamlined our operations.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud?

SAP HANA Cloud can be quite costly compared to other solutions. The high licensing costs make it an expensive option, particularly for smaller customers. However, they offer solutions for mid-sized...

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What needs improvement with SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud?

SAP should adopt more rapid changes in market processes and customer needs to deliver solutions that meet new industry requirements swiftly. SAP finance needs to be more advanced to keep up with cu...

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What do you like most about VMware Cloud Foundation?

VMware Cloud Foundation provides us with the vSphere dashboard through which we can manage, monitor, schedule, and spin up your virtual machines. We can manage, monitor, and get reports of your inf...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for VMware Cloud Foundation?

I'm not involved in sales, so I have no specific information about pricing. However, I've heard it's not a cheap product, but the cost includes very good support.

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What needs improvement with VMware Cloud Foundation?

VMware Cloud Foundation is complex, and there are always updates regarding security features, accessibility, and the user interface. Making changes isn't simple because there are a lot of tables to...

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Overview

SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud is a fully scalable and secure private managed cloud solution. It empowers organizations to unlock the full value of SAP HANA in the cloud - accelerating growth and innovation, driving IT and business transformation, quickly delivering business outcomes, and reducing risk.

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VMware Cloud Foundation makes it easy to deploy and run a hybrid cloud. VMware Cloud Foundation provides integrated cloud infrastructure (compute, storage, networking, and security) and cloud management services to run enterprise applications in both private and public environments.

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