We performed a comparison between Anaplan and SAP Analytics Cloud based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Predictive Analytics solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution scales well."
"Technical support has been good."
"I am impressed with the tool’s real-time calculations and intuitive interface. The tool’s user interface is the best compared to other software that I have worked with. I also find the tool’s management reporting feature valuable."
"Anaplan's strongest feature is that its GUI is very modern and user-friendly."
"The most valuable feature of Anaplan is machine learning. The solution is constantly evolving from feedback. Additionally, there is a wide range of training material online."
"The best thing is that it's very intuitive and user-friendly. You don't need coding skills to manipulate the platform."
"You don't need to have a programming language to use Anaplan."
"The features that I have found most valuable are that it is web-based and easy to use."
"There is a really nice insight feature that I enjoy using."
"The SKU, the story build all are user- friendly. For the story build one just has to drag and drop it. And for the table, you just need some sort of selections and everything there."
"The visualizations have been the most valuable feature."
"The product is flexible and has features like AI, link analysis, and insights. It has many features. I can search, and it creates automatic charts without selecting anything. For example, I can ask, "What is the gross margin?" the tool builds a chart based on my question."
"Technical support is helpful."
"The solution is stable."
"The solution is quite effective for collaborative planning."
"Considering the reporting part, I rate the tool a nine out of ten."
"When there is a lot of data, it sometimes takes long to load."
"The visualization tools in the product are limited in comparison to other reporting tools."
"One area of improvement is conditional formatting. It's not very practical, and you need to specify additional formatting."
"Anaplan is a relatively expensive piece of software."
"Anaplan should come up with flexible options to connect to a data warehouse rather than an Anaplan hub."
"Space and integration are a problem."
"Anaplan could be improved with a stronger consolidation module."
"There are so many business rules to set up in the system that as a business user it's hard to gauge what they're doing and it's possible to get lost."
"In the live connection model, we can't create calculated dimensions, however, in the import model we can create them."
"Figuring out how to navigate all of the products around Data Warehouse Cloud and SAP Analytics Cloud and BW for HANA is quite difficult."
"The general management of this solution could be improved. The graphics or icons could also be improved to allow them to integrate with other environments on the web."
"AI doesn't work as well with SAP live connections."
"I am not happy with the predictive analytics features and smart features offered by the product, making them areas where improvements are required."
"The business intelligence features should be improved because there is a lack of functionality regarding that part."
"The scope is limited to a few accounts."
"Improvements are coming quarterly whereas previously it was on a monthly basis."
Anaplan is ranked 4th in Predictive Analytics with 24 reviews while SAP Analytics Cloud is ranked 2nd in Predictive Analytics with 61 reviews. Anaplan is rated 8.0, while SAP Analytics Cloud is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Anaplan writes "Great for large-scale modelling, easy to learn, and very stable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP Analytics Cloud writes "Good for reporting but needs to improve its predictive analytics features". Anaplan is most compared with SAP ERP, SAP S/4HANA, Oracle Hyperion, IBM Planning Analytics and Board, whereas SAP Analytics Cloud is most compared with SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform, Tableau, IBM Planning Analytics, Microsoft Power BI and IBM Cognos. See our Anaplan vs. SAP Analytics Cloud report.
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