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    Microsoft Power BI

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Power BI is a visualization and data discovery tool from Microsoft. It allows users to convert data into visuals and graphics, visually explore and analyze data, collaborate on interactive dashboards and reports, and scale across their organization with built-in governance and security.

    $10

    per month per user

    SAP BW/4HANA

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ASAP BW/4HANA is a next-generation data warehouse solution. It is specifically designed to use the advanced in-memory capabilities of the SAP HANA platform. For example, SAP BW/HANA can integrate many different data sources to provide a single, logical view of all the data. This could include data contained in SAP and non-SAP applications running on-premise or in the cloud, and data lakes, such as those contained in the Apache Hadoop open-source software framework. With SAP BW/4HANA,…N/A
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    Microsoft Power BISAP BW/4HANA
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    Microsoft Power BISAP BW/4HANA
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Microsoft Power BISAP BW/4HANA
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
    Chose Microsoft Power BI
    Similar products however Qlik much better at handling very large volumes of data whilst Power BI easier for back end loading and requires less coding. Power BI much easier to publish and share via server. End-to-end processing from desktop to publishing to sharing can be done …
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    SAP
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    95%
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Microsoft Power BISAP BW/4HANA
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Microsoft Power BI and SAP BW/4HANA
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.8
    140 Ratings
    8% above category average
    SAP BW/4HANA
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    Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports8.5120 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards10.0140 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates8.0128 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Microsoft Power BI and SAP BW/4HANA
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.2
    140 Ratings
    2% above category average
    SAP BW/4HANA
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    Drill-down analysis7.0139 Ratings00 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities9.0138 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages8.0103 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.0135 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Microsoft Power BI and SAP BW/4HANA
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.6
    134 Ratings
    3% above category average
    SAP BW/4HANA
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    Publish to Web8.0129 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to PDF9.0122 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Versioning9.0102 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling8.0104 Ratings00 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers9.074 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Microsoft Power BI and SAP BW/4HANA
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.7
    136 Ratings
    9% above category average
    SAP BW/4HANA
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    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)9.0131 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.0122 Ratings00 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics9.0102 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Microsoft Power BI and SAP BW/4HANA
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.6
    127 Ratings
    1% above category average
    SAP BW/4HANA
    8.8
    1 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)9.0121 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model9.0102 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)10.0111 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)8.394 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Location-Based Data Governance00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Microsoft Power BI and SAP BW/4HANA
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.0
    117 Ratings
    2% above category average
    SAP BW/4HANA
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    Responsive Design for Web Access8.0111 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Application7.793 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile7.7112 Ratings00 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Microsoft Power BI and SAP BW/4HANA
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.4
    80 Ratings
    8% above category average
    SAP BW/4HANA
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    REST API8.072 Ratings00 Ratings
    Javascript API9.956 Ratings00 Ratings
    iFrames8.055 Ratings00 Ratings
    Java API8.046 Ratings00 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)8.163 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)8.444 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Modeling
    Comparison of Data Modeling features of Microsoft Power BI and SAP BW/4HANA
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
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    SAP BW/4HANA
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Data model creation00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Data Exploration
    Comparison of Data Exploration features of Microsoft Power BI and SAP BW/4HANA
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
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    SAP BW/4HANA
    4.0
    1 Ratings
    27% below category average
    Visualization00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Data Warehouse
    Comparison of Data Warehouse features of Microsoft Power BI and SAP BW/4HANA
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    SAP BW/4HANA
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    24% below category average
    High-Volume Data Processing00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Data Warehouse Management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Administrative Automation00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Self-Optimization00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
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    Score8.8 out of 10
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    Zendesk Explore
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Cloudera Enterprise Data Hub
    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Score9.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft Power BISAP BW/4HANA
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (142 ratings)
    8.0
    (9 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.9
    (58 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (53 ratings)
    9.7
    (7 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.5
    (82 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sources
    9.0
    (81 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    Microsoft Power BISAP BW/4HANA
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    Has significantly improved collation of data and visualisation especially with business across Europe. Has given me the ability to see the Site availability at the click of a button to see which Site is in the "money" and seize opportunities based on Market data
    Incentivized
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    SAP
    Some scenarios where SAP BW/4HANA is well suited are retail industry, supply chain, finance, warehouse, stocking processes, BI, [and] some finance analytics reporting. Some scenarios where SAP BW/4HANA is less appropriate [is when] relational queries are needed [and] in some small business with infrastructure limitations. Another scenario that is less appropriate is for ABAP processes requirements.
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • Options for data source connections are immense. Not just which sources, but your options for *how* the data is brought in.
    • Constant updates (this is both good and bad at times).
    • User friendliness. I can get the data connections set up and draft some quick visuals, then release to the target audience and let them expand on it how they want to.
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    SAP
    • High speed data warehouse regardless of data volumes.
    • Excellent integration with SAP systems and Data sets.
    • Simplified data modelling due to columnar data base.
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • It would be easier for users could Microsoft Power BI and Excel used the same programming languages.
    • Would like to see the online version of Microsoft Power BI be as powerful as the desktop version.
    • Publishing a Microsoft Power BI file online and then having to save the file is somewhat redundant.
    • Would like to export each page or chart as an image.
    Incentivized
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    SAP
    • Enterprise license pricing is very expensive and run-time license limits the usefulness of the tool.
    • Integration with SAP Analytics cloud for write-back to BW/4HANA. Live connection is only read from SAC.
    • Make run-time licenses more useful.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Microsoft
    Microsoft Power BI is an excellent and scalable tool. It has a learning curve, but once you get past that, the sky is the limit and you can build from the most simple to the most complex dashboards. I have built everything from simple reports with only a few data points to complex reports with many pages and advanced filtering.
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    SAP
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    Automating reporting has reduced manual data processing by 50-70%, freeing up analysts for higher-value tasks. A finance team that previously spent 20+ hours per week on Excel-based reports now does it in minutes with Microsoft Power BI's automated Real-time dashboards have shortened decision cycles by 30-40%, enabling leadership to react quickly to sales trends, operational bottlenecks, and customer behavior.
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    SAP
    SAP BW/4HANA requires specialized skillsets around data warehouse modeling and the access to data, however the modeling capabilities are intuitive and have now become accessible to both SAP and non-SAP data warehouse specialists. This new model allows for Interchangeable skillsets and access to a broader pool of experts throughout the industry, as well as easier access to data.
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    It is a fantastic tool, you can do almost everything related with data and reports, it is a perfect substitutive of Power Point and Excel with a high evolution and flexibility, and also it is very friendly and easy to share. I think all companies should have Power BI (or other BI tool) in their software package and if they are in the MS Suite, for sure Power BI should be the one due to all the benefits of the MS ecosystem.
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    SAP
    SAP Max Attention and general support for SAP BW/4HANA is broadly available. Truth to be told, MaxAttention has a premium cost but brings great engineers. So this being an enterprise capability and extremely critical, we did not consider cost as the main factor since support works well. Just keep that in mind when making your selection.
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    Implementation Rating
    Microsoft
    It was integrated with our erp easily and was accessible on cloud.
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    SAP
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    Microsoft Power BI is free. If I didn't want to create a custom platform (i.e. my organization insisted on an existing platform that I *had* to use), I'd use Microsoft Power BI. For any start-up or SMB, I'd just use Claude & Grok to build it quickly, also for free. Would not pay for Tableau or Sigma anymore. Not worth it at all.
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    SAP
    SAP Analytics Cloud is complemented by SAP BW/4 HANA through connectors that work in real-time and allow the display of indicator information in interactive and user-friendly visualizations. SAP Data Services integrates with BW/4 HANA allowing to automate the loading of information in the system taking as a data source a wide variety of platforms.
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • Power BI usage reduced the effort of analytical reports creation by about 80%
    • Empowered all the level of employee to be more vigilant of the data and business insights, gained the profit of 8% overall.
    • AI-powered predictive analytics improved forecasting accuracy by 17%, that topped the overall sales.
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    SAP
    • Faster turn-around to enhancements
    • End users can query structures that are not limited to multi-dimensional models.
    • Performance improvements means that business user can do more in the same time compared to traditional BW
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    ScreenShots

    Microsoft Power BI Screenshots

    Screenshot of Microsoft Power BI - Turns insights into impact for business usersScreenshot of Power BI integrates easily with Microsoft 365Screenshot of Microsoft Power BI - AI-Powered CapabilitiesScreenshot of Microsoft Power BI - Copilot can be used to create reportsScreenshot of Microsoft Power BI - Data HubScreenshot of Microsoft Power BI - Scales as organizational needs grow

    SAP BW/4HANA Screenshots

    Screenshot of Next generation data warehousing with SAP BW/4HANA.Screenshot of SAP BW/4HANA user cockpit.Screenshot of Geolocation analytics in SAP BW/4HANA.Screenshot of Data modeling in SAP BW/4HANA.Screenshot of Modern user experience in SAP BW/4HANA.Screenshot of Monitor the performance of your business in real-time with SAP BW/4HANA.