Oracle Hyperion (legacy) vs. SAP Analytics Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Oracle Hyperion (legacy)
Score 7.5 out of 10
N/A
Oracle's Corporate Performance Management suite was acquired from Hyperion in 2007. Hyperion customers are encouraged to migrate to Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM.N/A
SAP Analytics Cloud
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
The SAP Analytics Cloud solution brings together analytics and planning with integration to SAP applications and access to heterogenous data sources. As the analytics and planning solution within SAP Business Technology Platform, SAP Analytics Cloud supports trusted insights and integrated planning processes enterprise-wide to help make decisions without doubt.
$36
per month per user
Pricing
Oracle Hyperion (legacy)SAP Analytics Cloud
Editions & Modules
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SAP Analytics Cloud for Business Intelligence
$36.00
per month per user
SAP Analytics Cloud for Planning
Price upon request
per month per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Oracle Hyperion (legacy)SAP Analytics Cloud
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsA 30-day trial with SAP Analytics Cloud is available, supporting analytics enterprise-wide. A trial can be extended up to 90 days on request.
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Oracle Hyperion (legacy)SAP Analytics Cloud
Features
Oracle Hyperion (legacy)SAP Analytics Cloud
Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting
Comparison of Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Hyperion (legacy)
10.0
Ratings
7% above category average
SAP Analytics Cloud
-
Ratings
Long-term financial planning10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Financial budgeting10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Forecasting10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Scenario modeling10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Management reporting10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Analytics and Reporting
Comparison of Analytics and Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Hyperion (legacy)
8.2
Ratings
0% above category average
SAP Analytics Cloud
-
Ratings
Personalized dashboards8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Color-coded scorecards7.10 Ratings00 Ratings
KPIs9.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost and profitability analysis9.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Key Performance Indicator setting8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Benchmarking with external data6.00 Ratings00 Ratings
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Hyperion (legacy)
-
Ratings
SAP Analytics Cloud
8.0
Ratings
2% below category average
Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Customizable dashboards00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Hyperion (legacy)
-
Ratings
SAP Analytics Cloud
7.9
Ratings
2% below category average
Drill-down analysis00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Formatting capabilities00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings7.80 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Hyperion (legacy)
-
Ratings
SAP Analytics Cloud
8.0
Ratings
4% below category average
Publish to Web00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Publish to PDF00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Report Versioning00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Hyperion (legacy)
-
Ratings
SAP Analytics Cloud
8.0
Ratings
0% above category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Predictive Analytics00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Hyperion (legacy)
-
Ratings
SAP Analytics Cloud
8.1
Ratings
5% below category average
Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings7.80 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Hyperion (legacy)
-
Ratings
SAP Analytics Cloud
7.9
Ratings
1% above category average
Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Mobile Application00 Ratings7.60 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Oracle Hyperion (legacy)SAP Analytics Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(0 ratings)
8.2
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
5.0
(0 ratings)
7.8
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(0 ratings)
5.6
(0 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
2.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Oracle Hyperion (legacy)SAP Analytics Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
Well suited: For use in multiple offices around the world. I was able to obtain financial reporting data from 5 foreign offices and then consolidate their data with 3 domestic USA offices to prepare a consolidated financial statement. Less Appropriate: Translating the financial value for consulting services could be a bit challenging because that required human interaction and judgement. It would have been great to be able to set up some software to be able to interpret this and let it run for all future project work revenue projection.
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SAP Ecosystem Integration:For businesses already using other SAP solutions such as SAP BW or SAP HANA, SAP Analytics Cloud is a natural fit. It integrates well with the broader SAP ecosystem, providing a cohesive analytics experience for users familiar with SAP technologies.Predictive Analytics Use Cases:Companies seeking to incorporate predictive analytics into their decision-making processes can leverage SAP Analytics Cloud. Its built-in predictive features enable users to create models and gain insights into future trends based on historical data.
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Pros
  • HFM is very powerful for financial consolidations .
  • Hyperion Planning is used to project accurate planning and thus provide the benefit to organization to do allocations and driver based planning so that it can justify the numbers based on headcount, number of stops & Revenue and thus provide valuable projections and thus help reduce the expenses.
  • Essbase is powerful engine helps provide analytical adhoc reporting for financial users . Performance of reporting and ease of use helps excellent customers experience when doing adhoc analysis.
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  • It makes it easier yo analyse order and related records easily.
  • We can easily maintain and track the performance of employees in organisation.
  • Can easily track various aspects for the growth of an organisation thus allowing real time analysis and tracking of organisation's growth and performance.
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Cons
  • Oracle Hyperion requires a lot of knowledge and expertise to be successful.
  • The underlying infrastructure of Oracle Hyperion is complex and can be difficult to implement.
  • Some of the Oracle Hyperion application servers only run on Windows. Windows can sometimes be unstable.
  • Oracle Hyperion application server processes are dependent on each other and need to be started in a specific order. Therefore, if certain services die on one server, it could require all services/processes in the entire Hyperion landscape to be restarted in the correct order.
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  • Possibility of more advanced scripting for data transformation without analytics designer
  • Provision to consider rate types from TCURR in SAC and should be able to write FX conversion logic considering rate types
  • Read data directly from BW by reading aDSOs backend tables
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Likelihood to Renew
We're in the middle of the road because we are not sure that other products on the market fit the bill for what we need yet. Hyperion is expensive and burdensome from an administrator and maintenance standpoint, but it still seems to be the best solution for what we need. Show us an equally capable SaaS consolidation product and we'll talk again.
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There’s no doubt I will renew SAP Analytics Cloud. It is the most vital tool in our organization that makes it seamless to make rapid business decisions by collecting, modeling and visualizing data in real-time.
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Usability
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On a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate 8 SAP Analytics Cloud's overall usability as a 7. SAC has a clean, modern user interface with drag-and-drop features. It is an integrated platform that combines reporting, planning, and predictive analytics in one tool. It has Real-time connectivity with SAP data sources like S/4HANA.


Self-service analytics capabilities allow non-technical users to build simple dashboards.
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Reliability and Availability
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I would rate SAP Analytics Cloud an 8 out of 10 for scalability. It offers a flexible, cloud-based architecture that supports expansion across departments and geographies. The platform adapts well to growing data volumes and user needs, making it a strong choice for organizations looking to scale analytics capabilities efficiently.
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Performance
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I would rate SAP Analytics Cloud’s performance an 8 out of 10. Pages generally load quickly, and reports run within a reasonable time frame, even with complex datasets. Integration with other systems is smooth and doesn’t noticeably affect performance. Overall, it’s a responsive and efficient tool for business analytics. But
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Support Rating
The premium support team provides much needed dedicated customer service which we are after for what we have paid for this service. We are satisfied with the service and support and do not have any instance where there was an issue that requires escalation to get the right support team. Though the incidence of major issues that requires the premium support are less, we prefer to keep this as a safety net.
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Since the implementation stage, the support team has been very helpful and assisting. Even in the later stages, the tech team had quite a rapid response. In general, SAP has provided us with great customer support, let it be for a specific product of SAP or for integration of different modules.
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In-Person Training
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Good videos and reference material available in SAP Portal.
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Online Training
No answers on this topic
it's ok
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Implementation Rating
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SAC is a simple solution ad it works fine when connecting it to other SAP tools. On the other hand, connecting it to third party solutions brings difficulties when there's no previous design and the objetives are not clear. It is really important to integrate Business users from the start to provide with valuable business insights
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Alternatives Considered
Hyperion is easy to implement and maintain, low cost of ownership is also a great reason to select this product. Oracle's investment to keep the product innovations and improvements over the years is well appreciated by the users. The ease of managing integration with different business systems is also considered while selecting this product.
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SAP Analytics Cloud and Power BI are both tools that help businesses understand their data, but they have some differences. SAC, made by SAP, works well if your company already uses other SAP products. It's in the cloud, easy to use, and has features for analyzing data, getting insights, and planning for the future. Power BI, made by Microsoft, can be used in the cloud or on your own computers. It fits well with Microsoft tools, is easy to use, and can do advanced data analysis. SAC has built-in planning tools, while Power BI needs extra tools for detailed planning
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Scalability
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I would rate SAP Analytics Cloud an 8 out of 10 for scalability. It offers a flexible, cloud-based architecture that supports expansion across departments and geographies. The platform adapts well to growing data volumes and user needs, making it a strong choice for organizations looking to scale analytics capabilities efficiently.
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Return on Investment
  • We had to get the planning application designed correctly before we got a good ROI, but once we did it became well liked and highly utilized.
  • It has had a very positive overall impact on increasing finance literacy across campus, allowing units a better insight into their revenues and expenses and the overall planning process.
  • It has been an essential tool during a time where the campus needed to reduce it's budget by over 100 million dollars annually. Without this product, we would not have a way to identify, track and report on our progress reducing the budget.
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  • Optimized our budgeting and forecasting processes. The platform facilitates real-time collaboration among our teams, allowing for more accurate and agile financial planning. This has led to improved precision in budget allocation, ensuring that resources are strategically deployed to support the most promising startups within our portfolio.
  • SAC's intuitive dashboards and visualizations provide a consolidated view of key performance indicators, startup health metrics, and portfolio analytics. This heightened data visibility enables our teams to make informed decisions promptly, identify emerging trends, and proactively address challenges.
  • Routine tasks, such as performance tracking and reporting, are automated, allowing our teams to focus on more strategic initiatives. This has resulted in time savings and increased productivity across various operational processes.
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