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SAP Business Data Cloud pros and cons

Vendor: SAP
4.0 out of 5
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PROS

Moving old BW data to SAP Business Data Cloud improves daily data operations by making them faster and easier.
SAP Business Data Cloud provides a single platform for all analytics and planning applications, integrating third-party and SAP data sources to ease decision-making.
Integration with SAP and other tools is seamless, improving data reporting and access to real-time insights.
Users can benefit from enhanced predictive analytics and AI algorithms, aiding in improved data-driven decision-making.
SAP Business Data Cloud offers significant cost savings by reducing the need for multiple software licenses and tools, enhancing return on investment.

CONS

Cost is quite high compared to competitors.
Integration with non-SAP systems could be improved.
Analytics lacks maturity and is not as developed as competitors.
Technical support could be more responsive and helpful.
Performance and stability issues are prevalent, requiring improvements.
 

SAP Business Data Cloud Pros review quotes

Pavlina Pankova - PeerSpot reviewer
Competence Leader - BI at Sabris CZ s.r.o.
Nov 14, 2025
The capabilities of SAP Analytics Cloud that I consider the most valuable are that all three functionalities are in one tool, and because they are, you don't have to buy another tool to make planning, you don't have to buy another tool to implement prediction.
Amarjeet Kamble - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager at Syntegon
Jul 1, 2026
I don't find any negative aspects of SAP Business Data Cloud, to be very honest.
Norman Ruppert - PeerSpot reviewer
Director Of Analytics at a outsourcing company with 501-1,000 employees
Jun 11, 2026
The most valuable feature of SAP Business Data Cloud is not really limited to BDC itself, it's the two core applications, which are SAC and Data Sphere, and I think seamless planning is the number one feature that is really advantageous to users and really something that stands out for SAP versus everybody else because no other tool has that feature.
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Sarah Essam - PeerSpot reviewer
Business Data Lead (Egypt And North Africa) at Reckitt Benckiser
Jun 26, 2026
Using the integration between SAP HANA Cloud and SAP Business Data Cloud is the most efficient integration, and when it's all in one SAP ecosystem, that's when it actually shows and shines.
Arka Chattopadhyay - PeerSpot reviewer
Sap Data Architect at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Jun 18, 2026
The best feature of SAP Business Data Cloud is that it's a cloud-based solution, making it software as a service, and we save on the BODS license and avoid the costs associated with the Enterprise HANA 48 terabyte box while easily storing petabytes of data for significant cost savings going forward.
Ramesha R - PeerSpot reviewer
Firmware Developer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Jul 20, 2026
SAP Business Data Cloud has helped us improve operational efficiency, enhance data-driven decision-making, and establish a scalable foundation for future analytics.
reviewer2860185 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Jun 22, 2026
Overall, having self-service analytics has significantly improved my team's decision-making processes compared to previous methods in Excel.
SS
Lead Analyst at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Apr 30, 2026
Time to value has significantly increased because there is a lot less dependency on your traditional IT organization.
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Solutions Architect at NTT DATA
Jun 22, 2026
Seamless planning is equal to live data, and when using live data it is very helpful because I get the data up to date, I do not have to manually refresh it, I can perform all sorts of calculations on my presentation or calculation layer, and present it to the client with live data being fetched into the system, which helped greatly for BI capabilities and allowed me to create multiple reports and dashboards to understand the sales-related dynamics of the current business in real time.
SS
Associate Consultant at Infosys
May 11, 2026
SAP Business Data Cloud is quite helpful for live data reporting, replication, and data transformation.
 

SAP Business Data Cloud Cons review quotes

Pavlina Pankova - PeerSpot reviewer
Competence Leader - BI at Sabris CZ s.r.o.
Nov 14, 2025
It is slightly behind other tools in terms of the number of graphical outputs.
Amarjeet Kamble - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager at Syntegon
Jul 1, 2026
If SAP Business Data Cloud could elaborate on some areas in the future, I could say insights are currently the default, representing your data into pie charts and chart patterns.
Norman Ruppert - PeerSpot reviewer
Director Of Analytics at a outsourcing company with 501-1,000 employees
Jun 11, 2026
What I dislike about SAP Business Data Cloud is that the way they position the data products is a little confusing for users because it is fundamentally different whether you're using data products that SAP delivers.
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Sarah Essam - PeerSpot reviewer
Business Data Lead (Egypt And North Africa) at Reckitt Benckiser
Jun 26, 2026
I would prefer to see it grow more efficiently, especially the AI helper tool.
Arka Chattopadhyay - PeerSpot reviewer
Sap Data Architect at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Jun 18, 2026
From a learning perspective, there needs to be better support from SAP. The learning documentation and software are not as robust as I would hope from SAP's side.
Ramesha R - PeerSpot reviewer
Firmware Developer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Jul 20, 2026
Learning the platform can be challenging for teams new to SAP modern data ecosystem.
reviewer2860185 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Jun 22, 2026
I do not perceive any return on investment with SAP Business Data Cloud, as its performance in that area is exceptionally poor and shows no signs of improvement.
SS
Lead Analyst at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Apr 30, 2026
In my experience, I would rate SAP support as two to three out of five.
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Solutions Architect at NTT DATA
Jun 22, 2026
There are significant hindrances in the reliability area of SAP Business Data Cloud related to connections. On one project, we created two to three connections for each module; however, when we moved from the development phase to the UAT or quality check phase, we found that our connections had expired, which meant redevelopment work, loss of time and money, and we also lost the trust of the customer.
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Associate Consultant at Infosys
May 11, 2026
On the pricing point, I would say it is quite high compared to other solutions that are available in the market.