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SAP Analytics Cloud vs. Tableau Server

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    SAP Analytics Cloud

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/AThe 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

    Tableau Server

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/ATableau Server allows Tableau Desktop users to publish dashboards to a central server to be shared across their organizations. The product is designed to facilitate collaboration across the organization. It can be deployed on a server in the data center, or it can be deployed on a public cloud.

    $12

    Per User Per Month

    Pricing
    SAP Analytics CloudTableau Server
    Editions & Modules
    SAP Analytics Cloud for Business Intelligence
    $36.00
    per month per user
    SAP Analytics Cloud for Planning
    Price upon request
    per month per user
    Viewer
    $12.00
    Per User Per Month
    Explorer
    $35.00
    Per User Per Month
    Creator
    $70.00
    Per User Per Month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SAP Analytics CloudTableau Server
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    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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    Community Pulse
    SAP Analytics CloudTableau Server
    Considered Both Products
    SAP
    Chose SAP Analytics Cloud
    SAP Analytics Cloud stacks better with SAP ERP and this has improved its workability and accuracy.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP Analytics Cloud
    SAP Analytics Cloud runs jobs and provides reports quickly. Other competitors take more time to generate [the] same reports with similar logic. The visualization features in SAP Analytics Cloud are superior when compared to Qlik Sense. In areas like DevOps, this gives a …
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP Analytics Cloud
    Companies are moving to a much more data-driven, data decision driving kind of culture, which is why I think it's the perfect time to have a tool like SAP Analytics Cloud which is helping businesses take initiatives rather than waiting to respond to events. SAP Analytics Cloud …
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP Analytics Cloud
    Interface and integration with existing products is better than microstrategy, however, lacks behind MicroSoft.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP Analytics Cloud
    SAP Analytics Cloud has better integration with SAP. The other tools are more user-friendly now but SAP Analytics Cloud seems to be catching up and making constant improvements.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP Analytics Cloud
    Compared to Qlik Sense, I enjoy the functionality and feel of SAP Analytics cloud much better. The addition of the smart insights within SAP Analytics Cloud helps to identify root cause issues much quicker than the Qlik product. Additionally, with end-user deployment, SAP …
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP Analytics Cloud
    We are a heavy SAP shop and it makes more sense from a data perspective to stay within the SAP ecosystem.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP Analytics Cloud
    SAP Analytics Cloud provides more robust HANA integration for real-time data warehousing and data blending against a live/big data source.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP Analytics Cloud
    Since we have a huge legacy SAP installation, and are implementing SAP HANA, selecting SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) made it easier. This is not to say that we didn't look at the competing tools, but we found better integration not only with SAP but also some of the existing data …
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    Tableau
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Features
    SAP Analytics CloudTableau Server
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of SAP Analytics Cloud and Tableau Server
    Feature
    SAP Analytics Cloud
    8.0
    247 Ratings
    Tableau Server
    9.5
    94 Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports8.0204 Ratings9.129 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards8.1242 Ratings9.793 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.9220 Ratings9.780 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of SAP Analytics Cloud and Tableau Server
    Feature
    SAP Analytics Cloud
    7.9
    257 Ratings
    Tableau Server
    9.1
    94 Ratings
    Drill-down analysis8.1248 Ratings8.994 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities8.1245 Ratings8.892 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages7.7190 Ratings9.058 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration7.8235 Ratings9.888 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of SAP Analytics Cloud and Tableau Server
    Feature
    SAP Analytics Cloud
    8.0
    242 Ratings
    Tableau Server
    8.4
    90 Ratings
    Publish to Web8.0208 Ratings9.884 Ratings
    Publish to PDF8.4233 Ratings9.783 Ratings
    Report Versioning8.1202 Ratings9.169 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling7.7194 Ratings8.376 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings5.19 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of SAP Analytics Cloud and Tableau Server
    Feature
    SAP Analytics Cloud
    8.0
    250 Ratings
    Tableau Server
    8.7
    89 Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)7.7239 Ratings8.985 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.7232 Ratings8.984 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics8.3236 Ratings8.563 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining8.234 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of SAP Analytics Cloud and Tableau Server
    Feature
    SAP Analytics Cloud
    8.1
    256 Ratings
    Tableau Server
    8.3
    94 Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)8.1235 Ratings8.392 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model8.1242 Ratings8.389 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)7.8233 Ratings8.391 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control8.245 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)8.5236 Ratings8.361 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of SAP Analytics Cloud and Tableau Server
    Feature
    SAP Analytics Cloud
    7.9
    219 Ratings
    Tableau Server
    8.4
    78 Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access7.7208 Ratings8.276 Ratings
    Mobile Application7.5180 Ratings8.160 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile8.0203 Ratings9.067 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of SAP Analytics Cloud and Tableau Server
    Feature
    SAP Analytics Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Tableau Server
    7.2
    45 Ratings
    REST API00 Ratings9.039 Ratings
    Javascript API00 Ratings9.036 Ratings
    iFrames00 Ratings9.039 Ratings
    Java API00 Ratings5.57 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings6.19 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings4.67 Ratings
    User Ratings
    SAP Analytics CloudTableau Server
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (297 ratings)
    8.1
    (110 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.8
    (7 ratings)
    10.0
    (20 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (219 ratings)
    5.2
    (16 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (8 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.6
    (75 ratings)
    3.0
    (18 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    2.0
    (6 ratings)
    9.1
    (13 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.0
    (61 ratings)
    5.1
    (79 ratings)
    Data Sources
    8.1
    (61 ratings)
    6.6
    (82 ratings)