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SAP HANA pros and cons

Vendor: SAP
4.2 out of 5
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PROS

SAP HANA provides predictive capabilities and real-time forecasts for asset maintenance.
The performance and stability of SAP HANA are unmatched, especially with its in-memory processing capabilities.
The integration capabilities of SAP HANA with third-party systems enhance its flexibility and functionality.
SAP HANA's scalability allows for significant data compression and efficient management of enterprise resources.
SAP HANA is highly user-friendly, offering extensive support for various functionalities like finance, logistics, and workforce processes.

CONS

SAP HANA is very expensive, with high licensing, implementation, hosting, and appliance costs.
The complexity of the initial setup requires expertise and lengthy deployment times.
SAP HANA lacks some management features found in legacy databases, requiring users to develop tools for effective management.
High availability and disaster recovery options in SAP HANA are inadequate.
The migration flexibility and integration with third-party tools need improvement.
 

SAP HANA Pros review quotes

reviewer1386300 - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 23, 2020
SAP HANA is vertically and horizontally scalable.
MN
Apr 19, 2024
The product's initial setup phase was really easy.
reviewer2383002 - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 25, 2024
It's sufficed all of our requirements. We primarily needed it to run SAP applications, like NetWeaver or S/4HANA, and it has been really good at that.
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SA
Sep 23, 2022
When we upgraded, we received more functions or more features.
BV
Jan 12, 2022
The solution offers advanced features that the company was struggling to implement.
reviewer1353810 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 21, 2020
Its in-memory capabilities are good, which is why many companies still use it.
George Mukira - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
HP
Jun 11, 2025
The benefits include high database loading performance, superior reporting performance, and ease of use.
AD
May 16, 2023
SAP HANA's interface is pretty user-friendly.
accounte853641 - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 7, 2021
Eases management of databases.
 

SAP HANA Cons review quotes

reviewer1386300 - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 23, 2020
High availability and disaster recovery are very poor in HANA.
MN
Apr 19, 2024
The high price of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required.
reviewer2383002 - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 25, 2024
The releases need to be more stable. It's surprising to still encounter significant bugs after ten years of the product being available.
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SA
Sep 23, 2022
The pricing could be better.
BV
Jan 12, 2022
A documents preview could be helpful.
reviewer1353810 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 21, 2020
SAP HANA is a very proprietary tool and there's not as much support available for it as there is for an SQL Server (which is more popular).
George Mukira - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 22, 2019
The interface is a little bit hard to customize. You almost have to consult the SAP original developer to change it.
HP
Jun 11, 2025
Licensing costs with SAP HANA are very high. Due to high pricing, many clients are moving from BW on SAP HANA and S/4HANA to Azure SQL.
AD
May 16, 2023
SAP HANA's long run time to extract data could be improved upon.
accounte853641 - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 7, 2021
The user interface and CRM need to be more user-friendly.