We performed a comparison between SAP BW4HANA and SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Data Warehouse solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable features are the speed of reporting and the HANA database."
"I like that it's quite quick."
"It is a stable solution."
"It is a stable solution...The initial setup was easy."
"Some of the main features of this solution are that it uses HANA and it has good performance."
"We benefited from BW/4HANA's ability to utilize predefined content inside. We didn't need to start from scratch."
"I like the reporting features of the solution."
"Out of the box, this solution has a lot of standard features."
"Data modeling is a valuable feature."
"The security and audit procedures are the most valuable features."
"A robust and efficient product."
"It is a robust system."
"Transformation is a valuable feature of SAP NetWeaver. I can transform the data as per my needs or my client's needs. For example, flat tables can be transformed with respect to our requirements to combine multiple modules into one single table, and we can derive analytics."
"It's an excellent over-all tool for managers to analyze their business."
"It provides us with proof of data, we can centralize all of the information, check it, and then provide the information to our users."
"Not a ten because it's expensive and its ecosystem is not very open."
"The solution does occasionally get a few bugs, but this is typical for any product."
"The licensing cost could be made better."
"I cannot integrate it with my other tools. It's not possible to do something in the predictive analysis. Mobile reporting is also not available."
"I would like more integration."
"BW/4HANA could improve query optimization. For example, there could be an error message that pops up when you hover over it if any query fails. That would make it easier to find out what went gone wrong. Guided SAP help tools would make it easier for us to go forward."
"Challenges arise with real-time client requirements when clients are accustomed to Microsoft Excel's extensive features for data analysis. They expect similar flexibility and customization in the solution, particularly regarding headers displaying keys and descriptions or just keys. Achieving this level of customization can be challenging, and it's an area that may need improvement."
"We cannot integrate with third-party tools like Python or advanced integration options. You can't fine-tune tables within BW or generate specific views or reports."
"I think more integration with other applications would be perfect."
"There are performance issues in terms of scalability and availability."
"It is difficult when your native language is not English. It is difficult for us to explain our issue and also difficult for the technical team to explain a resolution to us."
"Connectors are complex, and it is difficult to understand or know which connector should be used. For instance, if I want to connect APIs, I will not be able to do it directly. I would have to go to the portal integration to get the data. Therefore, having simplified connectors will make things much easier."
"The program is difficult to learn to use"
"The product could provide more features."
"Design and modeling could be simplified."
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SAP BW4HANA is ranked 7th in Data Warehouse with 34 reviews while SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse is ranked 15th in Data Warehouse with 9 reviews. SAP BW4HANA is rated 7.4, while SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of SAP BW4HANA writes "An easy-to-operate and administer tool that needs to consider revising its existing licensing cost". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse writes "Powerful solution with good security and audit procedure features". SAP BW4HANA is most compared with Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics, Snowflake, Amazon Redshift, SAP HANA and Oracle Exadata, whereas SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse is most compared with SAP Business Warehouse. See our SAP BW4HANA vs. SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse report.
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