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SAP HANA Cloud vs. Microsoft SQL Server

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    SAP HANA Cloud

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/ASAP HANA is an application that uses in-memory database technology to process very large amounts of real-time data from relational databases, both SAP and non-SAP, in a very short time. The in-memory computing engine allows HANA to process data stored in RAM as opposed to reading it from a disk which means that the data can be accessed in real time by the applications using HANA. The product is sold both as an appliance and as a cloud-based software solution.

    $0.95

    per month Capacity Units

    Microsoft SQL Server

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

    $1,418

    Per License

    Pricing
    SAP HANA CloudMicrosoft SQL Server
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Subscription
    $1,418.00
    Per License
    Enterprise
    $13,748.00
    Per License
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SAP HANA CloudMicrosoft SQL Server
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsIncludes a one year free trial.—
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    Community Pulse
    SAP HANA CloudMicrosoft SQL Server
    Considered Both Products
    SAP
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    Main features is in memory database. SAP HANA Cloud is specifically good for Accounting and supply chain management.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    We have been using Microsoft SQL for our database related tasks until we made a successful & much-needed transition to SAP HANA for good. With the level of complexities SAP HANA can handle & deliver it was our obvious choice.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    As SAP HANA is built into memeory, the proformance of the product is hard to beat against it's rivals but that comes with a price. You can get away with using another product but you'll be losing out else where. For example in time/multiple systems and efforts to relplicate …
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    The customer has most of their investment in Microsoft databases. If SAP HANA was not available, we would have gone to getting data into a SQL server and creating APIs to access them inside SAP. But, with the help of HANA, we could avoid all those unnecessary things and get …
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    The choice of the SAP HANA solution was mainly determined by the choice of the new company ERP, which having been SAP, naturally led to the choice of its DB solution.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    1. In memory functionality.
    2. Data compression using columnar storage functionality.
    3. Performance.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    SAP HANA is a more modern database with capabilities which reach far beyond a classical database. We chose SAP HANA as it represents the future direction of SAP which aligns with our strategic direction. With the introduction of S/4 HANA, SAP HANA will remain the only …
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    SAP HANA is much better suited for SAP ERP connectivity.
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    SAP HANA uses the sheer power of in memory analytics based on columnar compression of data in the back-end resulting in an overall decreased footprint of the data resulting in a paradigm shift. The traditional RDBMS database would rely heavily on additional indexes to retrieve …
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    There are many alternatives to SAP HANA if we consider functionality. Most of them, just like HANA, have their own niche place of specialization. But SAP HANA is at the forefront when it comes to performance comparison in its area of expertise which is business intelligence and …
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP HANA Cloud
    MS SQLServer is an alternative if the data foundation is not very big and a separate application layer or Excel can be used for reports.
    Incentivized
    Microsoft
    Chose Microsoft SQL Server
    Microsoft SQL Server was our first choice as we are a Microsoft partner.
    Incentivized
    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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    User Ratings
    SAP HANA CloudMicrosoft SQL Server
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.4
    (292 ratings)
    7.9
    (99 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (10 ratings)
    7.2
    (13 ratings)
    Availability
    3.6
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    3.6
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (252 ratings)
    7.9
    (25 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Configurability
    3.6
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    3.6
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)