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SAP HANA pros and cons

Vendor: SAP

4.2 out of 5

91 reviews
91% willing to recommend

Pros & Cons summary

SAP HANA offers exceptional performance with in-memory capabilities for rapid data access and real-time processing. Its integration features ensure seamless interaction with external systems, while scalability accommodates growing business needs. Predictive capabilities enhance real-time forecasts. Despite significant licensing and implementation costs, storage optimization is a benefit. Challenges include complex setup and technical support issues, affecting overall user experience. Pricing varies based on users and added factors.

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Prominent pros & cons

PROS

SAP HANA provides predictive capabilities for asset maintenance and real-time forecasts.

It is known for high performance due to its in-memory processing capability.

The integration and flexibility with other solutions are highly valued.

Data storage requirements are reduced, offering efficient storage solutions.

Users appreciate the high database loading performance and efficiency in operations.

CONS

SAP HANA is very expensive, with high licensing, implementation, hosting, and appliance costs.

SAP HANA's initial setup is complex and requires significant expertise.

SAP HANA's integration with third-party tools is challenging.

SAP HANA's scalability and performance still need improvement.

SAP HANA's technical support and customer service have room for enhancement.

SAP HANA Pros review quotes

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SAP Enterprise Solution Architect at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

Mar 20, 2018

Provides us with predictive capabilities for asset maintenance, and real-time forecasts.

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Technical manager at SAFE-SAS

Jul 28, 2019

It has a very huge bandwidth and data transfer.

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SAP Consultant at a construction company with 501-1,000 employees

Jul 29, 2019

This solution is very fast.

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Test Manager (global) at a non-tech company with 10,001+ employees

Aug 26, 2019

If you want to scale with new processes and new reports, that's fairly easy.

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ICT Consultant at Spring Training & Consulting

Sep 22, 2019

The most value for us was in terms of using it to issue tenders online. We host our server, but it is open to the public, so clients who want to buy those tenders were able to go online, put their tender documents up, and we could evaluate them using SAP.

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Section Head at a energy/utilities company

Sep 23, 2019

Integration is the most valuable feature we use SAP HANA for.

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Sr. Solution Manager Consultant at Sfource AG

Oct 3, 2019

One feature I find very valuable, is the response time of the application on the database memory.

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Consultant at a mining and metals company with 5,001-10,000 employees

Oct 13, 2019

The functionality is of the solution is very good.

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Consultant Application Manager at a energy/utilities company with 5,001-10,000 employees

Oct 16, 2019

The data storage requirement is reduced from the original database to the HANA database.

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Vinayak Shenoy Katarsal

IT Manager at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

Nov 27, 2019

The user interface is very good. You can do any kind of reporting analytics from the platform.

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SAP HANA Cons review quotes

PT

SAP Enterprise Solution Architect at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

Mar 20, 2018

Needs graphical programming without coding.

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Technical manager at SAFE-SAS

Jul 28, 2019

The solution is very expensive, however. The pricing depends on the number of users and many other factors that affect licensing.

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SAP Consultant at a construction company with 501-1,000 employees

Jul 29, 2019

The inclusion of a well-performing Time Machine is vital.

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Test Manager (global) at a non-tech company with 10,001+ employees

Aug 26, 2019

In terms of improvement, the speed is not as good as we thought it would be. That is why we are trying different solutions that will be built with different technologies.

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ICT Consultant at Spring Training & Consulting

Sep 22, 2019

The interface is a little bit hard to customize. You almost have to consult the SAP original developer to change it.

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RS

Section Head at a energy/utilities company

Sep 23, 2019

FI, or the financial module of SAP, has room for improvement. It has to have some better localization for the Middle East, especially in regards to taxes and the letter of credit cycle. I would like to see better localization from the HCM.

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Sr. Solution Manager Consultant at Sfource AG

Oct 3, 2019

If the developers were to enhance or improve the application logic while processing the transactions, that would be great.

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Consultant at a mining and metals company with 5,001-10,000 employees

Oct 13, 2019

The challenge right now is all databases are on S4 HANA architecture. You're running it for HANA, but not all the functionalities are available. If they can speed up getting all the databases on S4 HANA that would help.

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Consultant Application Manager at a energy/utilities company with 5,001-10,000 employees

Oct 16, 2019

I think that the pricing is high and it needs improvement.

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Vinayak Shenoy Katarsal

IT Manager at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

Nov 27, 2019

When you do a report on a non-SAP platform, you face some compatibility problems.

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