Compare SAP IQ vs. SAP SQL Anywhere

SAP IQ is ranked 9th in Relational Databases with 3 reviews while SAP SQL Anywhere which is ranked 14th in Relational Databases with 1 review. SAP IQ is rated 7.6, while SAP SQL Anywhere is rated 7.0. The top reviewer of SAP IQ writes "An excellent column-based, enterprise relational database solution with good speed and compression". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP SQL Anywhere writes "A very fast and reliable solution, but the interface could be more user-friendly". SAP IQ is most compared with SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise, Apache Hadoop and SAP HANA, whereas SAP SQL Anywhere is most compared with SQL Server, MySQL and SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise.

SAP IQ

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SAP IQ

Read 3 SAP IQ reviews.

11,860 views|3,201 comparisons

SAP SQL Anywhere

Read 1 SAP SQL Anywhere review.

4,220 views|2,507 comparisons

Most Helpful Review

Noufal Hameed

Technology Lead at a tech services company

A column-based solution with the highest performance on query

Instead of having a PNO process at the end of the day, which was running forever (six hours) I moved the process into SAP IQ. Now, I am giving real... Read more »

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Pros
Unbeatable speed and compression with a colummn-structured relational database.The column-based technologies (basically all the database for ITP) are used for SAP IQ. It is used as a column-based solution. Read more »	We've found the solution very reliable overall. It's very fast. Read more »
Cons
The organization who owns the product does not support it well and appears not to be doing significant development for the future.The room for improvement would be the marketing of the product, because this product is much better than advertised. Read more »	The interface is not easy in comparison to the SQL Server. It could be more user-friendly. Read more »

Pricing and Cost Advice
The only costs after standard licensing fees are for add-ons and upgrades. Read more »	SQL Anywhere cost us about $400. Read more »

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9th out of 30 in Relational Databases Views 11,860 Comparisons 3,201 Reviews 3 Average Words per Review 486 Avg. Rating 7.0	14th out of 30 in Relational Databases Views 4,220 Comparisons 2,507 Reviews 2 Average Words per Review 268 Avg. Rating 7.0
Top Comparisons
SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise vs. SAP IQ Compared 20% of the time. Apache Hadoop vs. SAP IQ Compared 19% of the time. SAP HANA vs. SAP IQ Compared 15% of the time. See more SAP IQ competitors » + Add more products to compare	SQL Server vs. SAP SQL Anywhere Compared 35% of the time. MySQL vs. SAP SQL Anywhere Compared 22% of the time. SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise vs. SAP SQL Anywhere Compared 13% of the time. See more SAP SQL Anywhere competitors » + Add more products to compare
Also Known As
Sybase IQ	Sybase SQL Anywhere
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Overview
SAP® IQ software delivers speed and power for extreme-scale enterprise data warehousing and analytics. Its column-oriented, grid-based massively parallel processing (MPP) architecture and patented data compression and indexing technologies enable companies to exploit the value of huge amounts of data at the speed of business.	SAP SQL Anywhere enables companies to develop custom mobile and IoT application and rapidly design and deploy embedded database applications. The RDBMS solutions can provide secure, reliable data management and synchronization for thousands of mobile devices, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, and remote environments. They let business users work uninterrupted, even without a network connection.
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Sample Customers
ASR Group, Citrix, State of Indiana, PocketCard Co. Ltd.	AOK Bundesverband, Surgutneftegas Open Joint Stock Company, Molson Coors Brewing Company, City of Buenos Aires, ASR Group, Citrix, EarlySense, Usha International Limited, Automotive Resources International, Wªrth Group, Takisada-Osaka Co. Ltd., Coelba, RZD Russian Railways, National Basketball Association, TALLY WEiJL

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