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SAP Business Warehouse vs. Microsoft SQL Server

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    SAP BW

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/ASAP Business Warehouse, or SAP BW (formerly SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse) is SAP's legacy data warehouse solution, now superseded by SAP BW/4HANA, and the SAP Data Warehouse Cloud which was launched in 2019. SAP BW versions up to 7.4 have reached end of maintenance. SAP BW 7.5 support is extended to align with SAP Business Suite with NetWeaver components. For existing customers maintenance is scheduled to continue through 2027, with extended support available through 2030.N/A

    Microsoft SQL Server

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft SQL Server is a relational database.

    $1,418

    Per License

    Pricing
    SAP BWMicrosoft SQL Server
    Editions & Modules
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    Subscription
    $1,418.00
    Per License
    Enterprise
    $13,748.00
    Per License
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SAP BWMicrosoft SQL Server
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    SAP BWMicrosoft SQL Server
    Considered Both Products
    SAP
    Chose SAP BW
    The main reason we chose SAP was the price. SAP Business Warehouse was relatively cheaper compared to other alternatives. SAP Business Warehouse is very popular software for reporting purposes and data storage. But also, it is hard to shift to a newer software once the roots …
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP BW
    SAP Business Warehouse scores higher in data warehouse functionalities for integration to SAP ERP and other SAP solutions such as SAP CRM, SAP APO, and SAP SRM. Standard SAP data source extractors which are available in SAP ERP can be used immediately for full or delta …
    Incentivized
    Microsoft
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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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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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    SAP BWMicrosoft SQL Server
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of SAP Business Warehouse and Microsoft SQL Server
    Feature
    SAP Business Warehouse
    8.5
    3 Ratings
    Microsoft SQL Server
    -
    Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)9.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)9.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location-Based Data Governance6.43 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Modeling
    Comparison of Data Modeling features of SAP Business Warehouse and Microsoft SQL Server
    Feature
    SAP Business Warehouse
    8.7
    3 Ratings
    Microsoft SQL Server
    -
    Ratings
    Data model creation8.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Exploration
    Comparison of Data Exploration features of SAP Business Warehouse and Microsoft SQL Server
    Feature
    SAP Business Warehouse
    5.4
    3 Ratings
    Microsoft SQL Server
    -
    Ratings
    Visualization5.43 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Warehouse
    Comparison of Data Warehouse features of SAP Business Warehouse and Microsoft SQL Server
    Feature
    SAP Business Warehouse
    7.5
    3 Ratings
    Microsoft SQL Server
    -
    Ratings
    High-Volume Data Processing7.93 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Warehouse Management9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Administrative Automation7.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-Optimization5.63 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    SAP BWMicrosoft SQL Server
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (14 ratings)
    7.9
    (99 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.2
    (13 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.9
    (25 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)