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We performed a comparison between SAP IQ and SAP SQL Anywhere based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Relational Databases Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed SAP IQ vs. SAP SQL Anywhere Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"Valuable features for us include the compression, speed, fast response time, and easy object maintenance.""Columnar storage allows high compression, high load rates and high query performance.""The column-based technologies (basically all the database for ITP) are used for SAP IQ. It is used as a column-based solution.""Unbeatable speed and compression with a colummn-structured relational database.""It is very robust for ad hoc DW queries and its columnar compression is unique and valuable.""The primary benefit of SAP IQ is its ability to limit the expansion of the costly SAP HANA database, which has limited storage capacity. This necessitates a form of data management that involves moving data from SAP HANA to SAP NLS, which is essentially archiving. This allows us to retain access to the data via a link whenever it is required."

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"We've found the solution very reliable overall. It's very fast.""SAP SQL Anywhere is very helpful.""The auto-backup replication is a perfect feature. That is the feature I liked the most.""The most valuable features of SAP SQL Anywhere are the ease of use and the user interface is intuitive.""It works well in general."

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Cons
"The room for improvement would be the marketing of the product, because this product is much better than advertised.""Multiplex is very problematic. There are consistency problems in the metadata, meaning it is possible to lose metadata consistency. You should make sure you have healthy backups.""The organization who owns the product does not support it well and appears not to be doing significant development for the future.""I think the universe should be part of the Sybase IQ tool set.""Concurrency and functional error messaging.""The solution works best when combined with other SAP solutions. If the environment has other systems other options might be better."

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"A problem we are experiencing now is when doing a backup in SQL 2012 and 14.""We have had some stability issues with SAP SQL Anywhere, but I am not sure if it is an application or network issue. We sometimes have a large amount of data being queried and it cannot handle it.""It is not as secure as it could be.""The interface is not easy in comparison to the SQL Server. It could be more user-friendly.""SAP SQL Anywhere needs to incorporate functionalities like SAP S/4HANA."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Evaluate all options; check to see if you need expensive add-ons."
  • "Negotiate based on the features required."
  • "Negotiation is very important."
  • "The only costs after standard licensing fees are for add-ons and upgrades."
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  • "SQL Anywhere cost us about $400."
  • "SAP SQL Anywhere is affordable."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The primary benefit of SAP IQ is its ability to limit the expansion of the costly SAP HANA database, which has limited storage capacity. This necessitates a form of data management that involves… more »
    Top Answer:The solution’s pricing is high, but coverage is good with high implementation with customer requirements.
    Top Answer:The product should add more business intelligence factors.
    Top Answer:SAP SQL Anywhere needs to incorporate functionalities like SAP S/4HANA.
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    Comparisons
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    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.

    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
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm55%
    Marketing Services Firm9%
    Healthcare Company9%
    Insurance Company9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm37%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Manufacturing Company6%
    Healthcare Company4%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company19%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Construction Company9%
    Healthcare Company7%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise67%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business11%
    Midsize Enterprise9%
    Large Enterprise80%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business35%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise52%
    Buyer's Guide
    SAP IQ vs. SAP SQL Anywhere
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about SAP IQ vs. SAP SQL Anywhere and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    765,234 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    SAP IQ is ranked 21st in Relational Databases Tools with 17 reviews while SAP SQL Anywhere is ranked 20th in Relational Databases Tools with 6 reviews. SAP IQ is rated 8.0, while SAP SQL Anywhere is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of SAP IQ writes "Easy to use, highly stable, but integration could improve". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP SQL Anywhere writes "Reliable and able to expand but needs to be more secure". SAP IQ is most compared with Snowflake, SQL Server, SAP HANA, Apache Hadoop and SAP BW4HANA, whereas SAP SQL Anywhere is most compared with SQL Server, SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise, MySQL, Oracle Database and MariaDB. See our SAP IQ vs. SAP SQL Anywhere report.

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