TrustRadius Insights for SAP Analytics Cloud are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, third party data sources.
Pros
Planning Features: Users have expressed satisfaction with the robust planning features in SAP Analytics Cloud, which allow for detailed cost analysis, risk assessment, and efficient management tasks. Having this convenience and organization has also been incredibly time-saving for users.
Impressive Graphics: The visually appealing graphics provided by the platform enhance data interpretation and facilitate better decision-making processes. Having better graphics has additionally helped users focus and increase overall work productivity.
Seamless Integration: Customers appreciate the seamless integration of SAP Analytics Cloud with both SAP and non-SAP systems for accurate forecasting, contributing to a positive user experience and enabling effective data-driven decisions within organizations utilizing the platform.
We use it to unify data from multiple systems - our ERP, Salesforce crm, and our proprietary lab information system. All into a single analytical layer. I build predictive models for things like reagent forecasting and vendor performance analytics. These use live data connections from SAP.
Pros
Awesome visualizations.
The cloud environment is fairly consistent.
Cons
We manage nearly 40 data models feeding into separate story dashboards. SAC doesn't handle versioning gracefully.
Likelihood to Recommend
It is exceptional in tying business, finance, and operational data together. Not so much when you're dealing with unstructured data like logs stored in MongoDB.
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Verified User
Manager in Information Technology (Information Technology & Services company, 201-500 employees)
I created several SAP Analytics Cloud Review dashboards in my carreer. Many analítics and few planning. Not problems but some performance challenges, sometimes the data ingestion if we are using many sources and specially non sap sources. I work cross departments but focus in finance today. Overall y noticed that in each release there are many new features and improvements
Pros
Data governance
Analítics view (maps, charts, etc)
Drivers, reallocations
Data sharing
Cons
Undo option
Security
Data model complexity
Likelihood to Recommend
Analítics view and dashboards for operations reporting, inventory, Human Resources, finance as well.
I think SAC has the challenge to improve more the planning features like top down, allocations, drivers and data actions. Also is good to invest in IA as well, sap already is on it but put more energy and development will make the difference !
I use SAP Analytics Cloud as functional consultant. We built in it a BI to analyze BU profitability across the world. To help in the use of SAP Analytics Cloud, we have extracted Data from S/4HANA data base & build SAP Analytics Cloud stories on it.
This avoid business acrros the organization to use Excel.
Pros
Displaying of graphs based on table
easy data analyze with several dimension
Easy to use interface for the end user
Cons
Can be slow to display stories with a lot of data
Likelihood to Recommend
It is well suit if you want to provide to end user a possibility to aggregate and display large volume of data.
In our case we use it to display high level reporting data.
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Verified User
Consultant in Finance and Accounting (Information Technology & Services company, 201-500 employees)
We use it for front end analytics dashboards, we have a lot of sales employees that needs recent statistics about their sales. so, SAP Analytics Cloud is a great tool achieve these statsitical information. Even it's connected to our Business warehouse systems, so you will get always the latest sales to your employee.
Pros
Sales Dashboard
Stories
Mobile App
Cons
Scheduling reports
Documentation
easier to understand
Likelihood to Recommend
SAP Analytics Cloud is well suited for customers and on management area to provide with the most recent business data and to keep your sales running. Even on a late evening, you can check your statistics on the mobile phone, as example to check how much you sold that day and so on.
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Administrator in Information Technology (Information Technology & Services company, 1001-5000 employees)
SAP Analytics Cloud is our primary tool for business decision making. We have implemented multiple modules interlinked with each other these include cost management, Operations & risk management. Data visualization has become quite easier and the dashboards can be access restricted making it suitable for multiple levels. The suite provides a unified approach to organizational analytics.
Pros
Cost analysis & path charting.
Risk analysis & management.
Data visualization along with decisions & planning.
Cons
Product is sophisticated and requires trainings.
Noticeable lags between acquired & live data.
If we remove the limitations on the number of cells data, we get performance issues.
Likelihood to Recommend
SAP Analytics Cloud combines all aspects of out business in a single platform. Various pipelines can be clubbed and analyzed simultaneously for better decision making. Data visualization models for reporting are the cherries on top. It might not be suitable for businesses that aren't keen on investing such a large amount for their Analytics needs as there are multiple vendors available that do it for a much lesser price, such as Zoho.
In our organization, SAP Analytics Cloud serves as a pivotal tool for data-driven decision-making. We harness its capabilities for comprehensive business intelligence, utilizing interactive dashboards to analyze and visually present insights from diverse data sources. SAC facilitates collaborative planning and forecasting processes, enabling real-time simulations and fostering team collaboration. The platform's predictive analytics feature empowers us to anticipate trends and identify opportunities, while its seamless integration with both SAP and non-SAP systems ensures a holistic approach to data consolidation. SAC's mobile analytics support keeps decision-makers informed on-the-go, and the self-service analytics feature empowers business users to perform ad-hoc analysis, enhancing agility. The scope of our SAC use extends across various departments, including finance, sales, marketing, and operations, ensuring a unified and responsive analytics environment to address a multitude of business challenges.
Pros
Data Visualization
Planning and Forecasting
Integration with SAP and Non-SAP Systems
Cons
Pricing Transparency
Offline Access
Customization Options
Performance and Speed in case of large data set
Likelihood to Recommend
SAP Analytics Cloud is great for big companies that want advanced data analysis and planning, especially when they need to work together in real-time or when people need to access data on their phones. It's like a super tool for predicting future trends in industries like retail or finance. SAC also works well for companies that use different types of computer systems because it can easily connect them. But, for small businesses that only need basic reports or don't have a lot of technical resources, a simpler tool might be better. If a company doesn't always have a good internet connection or if they're just starting with analytics, there might be other tools that work better.
At our organisation SAP analytics cloud is a gamechanger. It helps us keep tabs on how well our startups are doing tracking things like customer acquisition and growth live. We can easily evaluate performance of any employee using experience and knowledge. We use it to keep record of our orders and to anlalyze them easily.
Pros
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.
Cons
User Interface of SAP cloud analytics can be improved more so that it can be made more accessible.
User support is not that much good and time consuming.
Limited team work and collaboration possible as their are not much collaborative features available, it makes it sometime time consuming.
Likelihood to Recommend
If you want to track your organizations performance live on regular basis and needs good analytics option you should try this out, it's easy to implement, cost friendly and you can almost track all of organizations processes from just a single place but if there's more team work required on analysis in your organization or you're looking for more collaborative tool with better support it will not work that much good for your usecase.
My team and I use SAP analytics cloud to analyze bulk of CRM data, create segmentation and automated workflows for decision making. With Cloud Analytics, we can generate insights from sales data at a daily, monthly and even quarterly cadence. We can even create the mandates for sales team basis their performance throughout the funnel basis their lead data.
Pros
Data security
Access control
Access from anywhere
Cons
The mobile app could be faster & lighter. Currently it hangs often while loading dashboards.
It takes some time to get accustomed to a new peson. The training modules are not very informative.
Difficult to integrate with existing legacy systems.
Likelihood to Recommend
Well suited for distributed access control wherein you need to give a dashboard to individual sales team members, especially for target vs achievement incentivization schemes. The team can see live tracking data on top of custom dashboard to monitor & act at all times. It is less appropriate for custom querying and aggregation.
