Compare IBM Cloud Pak for Data and SAP Analytics Cloud 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (50.0% of reviews)
Enterprise (47.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$0 Free for 30 days
IBM Cloud Pak for Data
Star Rating
(88)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (50.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about IBM Cloud Pak for DataSAP Analytics Cloud
Star Rating
(887)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (47.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0 Free for 30 days
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that SAP Analytics Cloud excels in providing a comprehensive platform that integrates reporting, analytics, and planning. Users appreciate the convenience of moving from data observation to understanding without needing to switch between different tools, which enhances productivity.
- Users say that IBM Cloud Pak for Data is a vital asset for organizations undergoing digital transformation. Its integrated approach to data management and analytics has streamlined operations, allowing teams to unify siloed data and identify critical trends effectively.
- Reviewers mention that SAP Analytics Cloud offers a wide range of data connectivity options, making it easy to integrate with the SAP Business suite. This feature is particularly valued for its AI capabilities and predictive analytics, which help users derive insights from their data.
- According to verified reviews, IBM Cloud Pak for Data is praised for its intuitive user interface, which facilitates data analysis workflows and solution development. Users find it easy to connect securely with various data sources, enhancing their overall experience.
- G2 reviewers highlight that while both platforms have similar ease of use ratings, SAP Analytics Cloud stands out with a quicker setup process. Users have noted that the onboarding experience is straightforward, allowing them to get started with minimal friction.
- Users report that SAP Analytics Cloud's collaboration tools are a significant advantage, enabling teams to work together seamlessly. This feature allows finance and marketing teams to discuss findings and update plans in one space, reducing the need for endless email exchanges.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
IBM Cloud Pak for Data
No pricing availableSAP Analytics Cloud
30-DAY TRIAL
$0
Free for 30 days
- 1 user
- Business Intelligence functionality only
- Basic data source imports (excel, csv, and Google Drive)
Free Trial
IBM Cloud Pak for Data
No trial information availableSAP Analytics Cloud
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
47
8.1
556
Ease of Use
8.1
47
8.1
578
Ease of Setup
7.2
26
7.9
308
Ease of Admin
7.6
27
7.8
264
Quality of Support
8.3
42
8.0
497
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.1
25
8.3
259
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
47
8.2
532
Features by Category
Reports
Not enough data
8.3
315
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
296
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
323
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
284
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
316
|
Verified
Self Service
Not enough data
7.9
308
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
315
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
300
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
289
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
269
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
262
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
8.4
260
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
311
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
237
|
Verified
Building Reports
Not enough data
7.9
206
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
158
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
174
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
167
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reports
Not enough data
8.3
315
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
296
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
323
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
284
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
316
|
Verified
Reports
Not enough data
8.1
15
Not enough data
8.4
15
Not enough data
8.0
15
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
8.5
13
Visualization
Not enough data
8.9
15
Not enough data
8.5
14
Not enough data
8.8
15
Not enough data
8.7
15
Data Updates
Not enough data
8.3
15
Not enough data
8.1
15
Collaboration
Not enough data
8.7
14
Not enough data
8.5
14
Not enough data
7.4
14
Data Updates
Not enough data
8.9
29
Not enough data
9.0
31
Not enough data
8.7
15
Reports
Not enough data
8.3
315
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
296
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
323
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
284
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
316
|
Verified
Data Preparation
Not enough data
8.2
152
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
147
|
Verified
Data Modeling and Blending
Not enough data
8.2
160
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
171
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
160
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.7
26
Not enough data
7.5
24
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.8
18
Not enough data
7.9
18
Not enough data
8.0
18
Not enough data
7.8
18
Not enough data
8.1
18
Not enough data
7.8
18
Not enough data
8.1
18
Self Service
Not enough data
7.9
308
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
315
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
300
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
289
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
269
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
262
|
Verified
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.6
19
Not enough data
7.7
19
Not enough data
7.6
19
Not enough data
7.5
20
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
8.4
260
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
311
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
237
|
Verified
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
6.6
24
Not enough data
7.4
19
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.8
18
Not enough data
7.8
18
Not enough data
8.0
19
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.1
18
Not enough data
8.4
18
Not enough data
7.9
18
Not enough data
8.3
18
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.1
18
Not enough data
7.9
18
Not enough data
8.1
18
Building Reports
Not enough data
7.9
206
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
158
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
174
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
167
|
Verified
Customization
8.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Infrastructure
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Infrastructure Provision
7.7
8
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
Management
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
Functionality
8.3
8
Not enough data
System
9.5
11
Not enough data
Model Development
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
Model Development
8.5
12
Not enough data
Machine/Deep Learning Services
8.7
9
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
Machine/Deep Learning Services
9.2
8
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
Deployment
9.3
9
Not enough data
9.3
9
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Financial Planning
Not enough data
8.3
49
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
56
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
56
|
Verified
Agentic AI - FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Financial Insight
Not enough data
8.7
51
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
58
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
56
|
Verified
Data
Not enough data
8.8
61
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
60
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
57
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
58
|
Verified
Status Communication
Not enough data
8.5
56
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
55
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
57
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
52
|
Verified
Data Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
9.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Data Fabric
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Scalability and Performance - Generative AI Infrastructure
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cost and Efficiency - Generative AI Infrastructure
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration and Extensibility - Generative AI Infrastructure
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security and Compliance - Generative AI Infrastructure
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Usability and Support - Generative AI Infrastructure
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Statistical Tool
8.3
5
8.0
148
8.8
8
8.2
153
8.6
7
8.0
150
Data Analysis
8.7
9
8.5
166
9.0
7
8.3
163
Decision Making
8.3
6
8.3
162
8.8
7
8.5
161
8.8
8
8.4
164
8.3
8
8.4
120
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.9
9
Data Transformation
8.5
27
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
15
|
Verified
Not enough data
Connectivity
8.0
23
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
22
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
25
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
Operations
8.7
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
25
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
23
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
Building Reports
Not enough data
7.9
206
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
158
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
174
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
167
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
IBM Cloud Pak for Data and SAP Analytics Cloud are categorized as Predictive Analytics
Unique Categories
IBM Cloud Pak for Data is categorized as Data Fabric, Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Big Data Analytics, Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), and Generative AI Infrastructure
SAP Analytics Cloud is categorized as Analytics Platforms, FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis), and Data Visualization
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
IBM Cloud Pak for Data
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
SAP Analytics Cloud
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
12.9%
Banking
8.6%
Information Technology and Services
8.6%
Education Management
5.7%
Financial Services
5.7%
Other
58.6%
Information Technology and Services
17.7%
Computer Software
6.2%
Financial Services
4.3%
Accounting
4.1%
Hospital & Health Care
3.3%
Other
64.4%
Discussions
IBM Cloud Pak for Data has no discussions with answers
What is the use of SAP Analytics Cloud?
2 Comments
GP
It is useful for business intelligence to better understand business and improve planning.Read more
What is SAP Analytics Cloud used for?
2 Comments
AG
SAP Using for Business Intelligence (BI), Data Visualization, Planning and Forecasting, Predictive Analytics, Data Connectivity, Data Integration and more...Read more
Can I use SAC for planning with non-SAP data sources like Oracle and others ?
1 Comment
BM
YesRead more
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