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."Some of the main features of this solution are that it uses HANA and it has good performance."
"I like that it's quite quick."
"The solution is easier to maintain than traditional SAP products."
"It is a stable solution."
"I like the reporting features of the solution."
"The processes are the most valuable aspect of this solution."
"We benefited from BW/4HANA's ability to utilize predefined content inside. We didn't need to start from scratch."
"I like how it blends no-code and ABAP code for complex transformations during data loading."
"A robust and efficient product."
"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."
"Data modeling is a valuable feature."
"It is a robust system."
"It provides us with proof of data, we can centralize all of the information, check it, and then provide the information to our users."
"It's an excellent over-all tool for managers to analyze their business."
"The security and audit procedures are the most valuable features."
"The cost of the product might be an area that might introduce some restrictions or limitations to customers, making it one of the aspects where improvements are required."
"It's complicated to use. You need to spend a lot of time learning about it. The interface could be improved. It's not intuitive to build a data model and use their ETL tools."
"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."
"One thing that could be enhanced in SAP BW4HANA is the user interface for process chains."
"There's one area where the other vendors have an upper edge, which is the data lake. I think SAP is trying to figure out whether to stick with IQ, their own data lake solution, or push customers toward customer-preferred vendors, like Azure Data Lake, AWS, or any other provider."
"Price wise, this solution is on the higher side."
"Other competitors provide better solutions that are more up to date with current technology."
"From a technical perspective, it could be even more related to legacy systems. The connectivity requirement is quite high and requires systems that are up-to-date."
"The product could provide more features."
"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."
"There are performance issues in terms of scalability and availability."
"I think more integration with other applications would be perfect."
"The program is difficult to learn to use"
"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."
"Design and modeling could be simplified."
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SAP BW4HANA is ranked 8th in Data Warehouse with 36 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 "Performs all necessary data warehouse tasks and offers additional functionalities". 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, SAP HANA, Amazon Redshift and SAP IQ, 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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