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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (48.8% of reviews)
Mid-Market (60.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0 Free for 30 days
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SAP Analytics Cloud
Star Rating
(862)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (48.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0 Free for 30 days
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansVena
Star Rating
(365)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (60.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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Browse all 2 pricing plansSAP Analytics Cloud vs Vena
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Vena easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Vena overall.
- Reviewers felt that Vena meets the needs of their business better than SAP Analytics Cloud.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Vena is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Vena over SAP Analytics Cloud.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
SAP 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)
Vena
Professional Plan
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Professional Plan is the most flexible way to get started quickly and add as you grow. The plan includes: Vena Platform, Vena Copilot for FP&A, Customer Success Manager, Standard Support and Customer Portal.
- Full Microsoft Excel Integration
- Central Database
- Integrations
Free Trial
SAP Analytics Cloud
Free Trial is available
Vena
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.1
546
8.9
264
Ease of Use
8.1
566
8.6
307
Ease of Setup
7.9
297
8.1
251
Ease of Admin
7.8
261
8.5
153
Quality of Support
8.0
489
9.0
260
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.3
256
9.1
152
Product Direction (% positive)
8.2
522
9.2
253
Features by Category
Reports
8.4
311
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
293
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
322
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
283
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
311
|
Verified
Not enough data
Self Service
7.9
307
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
313
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
297
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
288
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
265
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
261
|
Verified
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics
8.3
258
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
309
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
234
|
Verified
Not enough data
Building Reports
7.9
206
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
156
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
173
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
167
|
Verified
Not enough data
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
8.4
311
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
293
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
322
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
283
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
311
|
Verified
Not enough data
Reports
8.1
15
Not enough data
8.4
15
Not enough data
8.0
15
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.2
13
Not enough data
8.5
13
Not enough data
Visualization
8.9
15
Not enough data
8.5
14
Not enough data
8.8
15
Not enough data
8.7
15
Not enough data
Data Updates
8.3
15
Not enough data
8.1
15
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.7
14
Not enough data
8.5
14
Not enough data
7.4
14
Not enough data
Data Updates
8.9
28
Not enough data
9.0
31
Not enough data
8.7
15
Not enough data
Reports
8.4
311
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
293
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
322
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
283
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
311
|
Verified
Not enough data
Data Preparation
8.2
151
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
147
|
Verified
Not enough data
Data Modeling and Blending
8.2
160
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
171
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
158
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.7
26
Not enough data
7.5
24
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
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
Not enough data
Self Service
7.9
307
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
313
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
297
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
288
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
265
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
261
|
Verified
Not enough data
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
7.5
19
Not enough data
7.7
19
Not enough data
7.6
19
Not enough data
7.3
18
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics
8.3
258
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
309
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
234
|
Verified
Not enough data
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
7.3
18
Not enough data
7.4
19
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
7.8
18
Not enough data
7.8
18
Not enough data
7.9
18
Not enough data
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
8.1
18
Not enough data
8.4
18
Not enough data
7.9
18
Not enough data
8.3
18
Not enough data
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
8.1
18
Not enough data
7.9
18
Not enough data
8.1
18
Not enough data
Building Reports
7.9
206
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
156
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
173
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
167
|
Verified
Not enough data
Budget Creation
Not enough data
8.8
161
Not enough data
9.0
162
Not enough data
8.8
162
Not enough data
8.8
154
Not enough data
8.4
134
Not enough data
9.0
159
Budget Management
Not enough data
9.1
145
Not enough data
8.9
143
Not enough data
8.8
148
Forecasting
Not enough data
9.1
154
Not enough data
9.0
148
Not enough data
8.9
145
Not enough data
8.9
147
Not enough data
6.6
69
Analytics
Not enough data
8.9
150
Not enough data
9.1
148
Not enough data
9.0
142
Agentic AI - Budgeting and Forecasting
Not enough data
5.8
14
Not enough data
6.1
14
Not enough data
6.2
14
Data Management
Not enough data
8.9
97
Not enough data
9.0
95
Not enough data
8.5
95
Reporting Structure
Not enough data
8.9
97
Not enough data
8.7
94
Not enough data
8.8
96
Standard Analytics
Not enough data
8.3
88
Not enough data
8.6
91
Not enough data
8.7
94
Not enough data
8.8
96
Custom Analytics
Not enough data
8.4
89
Not enough data
8.4
88
Not enough data
8.8
94
Not enough data
8.6
90
Not enough data
9.0
69
Agentic AI - Financial Analysis
Not enough data
6.1
16
Not enough data
6.1
17
Platform
Not enough data
9.2
27
Not enough data
9.1
27
Not enough data
9.4
28
Not enough data
9.6
28
Not enough data
9.3
27
Not enough data
9.2
28
Not enough data
9.5
28
Not enough data
9.5
30
Not enough data
9.6
28
Not enough data
9.4
27
Benchmarking and Equity - Compensation Management
Not enough data
9.2
25
Not enough data
9.3
25
Not enough data
9.2
25
Platform
Not enough data
9.4
35
Not enough data
9.2
34
Not enough data
8.9
33
Not enough data
9.4
36
Not enough data
8.9
35
Not enough data
8.9
32
Not enough data
9.5
35
Not enough data
9.3
33
Reconciliation
Not enough data
8.9
74
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
76
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
65
|
Verified
Reporting
Not enough data
9.0
80
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
74
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
80
|
Verified
Closing Process
Not enough data
8.8
66
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
58
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
69
|
Verified
AI - Financial Close
Not enough data
7.6
9
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
7.1
8
Not enough data
7.1
8
Financial Planning
8.3
49
|
Verified
8.8
91
|
Verified
8.6
56
|
Verified
9.1
95
|
Verified
8.2
56
|
Verified
8.5
93
|
Verified
Agentic AI - FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis)
Not enough data
7.1
25
Not enough data
7.3
25
Financial Insight
8.7
51
|
Verified
9.3
114
|
Verified
8.7
57
|
Verified
9.0
109
|
Verified
8.8
56
|
Verified
9.2
111
|
Verified
Data
8.8
61
|
Verified
8.3
104
|
Verified
8.6
60
|
Verified
8.3
109
|
Verified
8.6
57
|
Verified
9.0
112
|
Verified
8.3
58
|
Verified
8.8
105
|
Verified
Status Communication
8.5
56
|
Verified
8.5
105
|
Verified
8.6
55
|
Verified
9.0
110
|
Verified
8.7
57
|
Verified
8.9
103
|
Verified
8.5
52
|
Verified
8.4
89
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reconciliation - Financial Reconciliation
Not enough data
8.8
34
Not enough data
8.9
33
Not enough data
9.2
33
Not enough data
8.8
33
Audit - Financial Reconciliation
Not enough data
9.0
34
Not enough data
9.2
32
Not enough data
9.2
33
Not enough data
9.3
33
Integrations - Financial Reconciliation
Not enough data
9.4
31
Not enough data
9.2
31
Not enough data
9.0
31
Not enough data
9.0
31
User Permissions and Security - Financial Reconciliation
Not enough data
9.4
32
Not enough data
9.6
32
Not enough data
9.3
32
Not enough data
9.4
32
Agentic AI - Financial Reconciliation
Not enough data
7.9
8
Sales Performance Features - Sales Planning
Not enough data
9.2
33
Not enough data
9.4
33
Not enough data
9.4
33
Not enough data
9.4
33
Not enough data
9.2
32
Not enough data
9.3
33
Not enough data
9.2
33
Territory Management - Sales Planning
Not enough data
9.3
32
Not enough data
9.4
33
Quota & Capacity Management - Sales Planning
Not enough data
9.6
31
Not enough data
9.3
31
Not enough data
9.4
31
Agentic AI - Sales Planning
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
9.0
8
Platform - Compensation Planning
Not enough data
9.8
7
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
6.4
6
Not enough data
6.7
6
Not enough data
7.2
6
Additional Features - Compensation Planning
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
6.9
6
Agentic AI - Sales Performance Management
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Incentives
Not enough data
9.1
33
Not enough data
9.5
33
Not enough data
9.2
33
Not enough data
9.3
33
Personalization
Not enough data
9.2
33
Not enough data
9.1
33
Not enough data
9.2
33
Not enough data
9.4
33
Administrative
Not enough data
9.1
33
Not enough data
9.2
33
Not enough data
9.1
33
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Statistical Tool
8.0
148
Not enough data
8.2
153
Not enough data
8.0
150
Not enough data
Data Analysis
8.5
166
Not enough data
8.3
163
Not enough data
Decision Making
8.3
161
Not enough data
8.5
161
Not enough data
8.4
164
Not enough data
8.4
120
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
SAP Analytics Cloud and Vena are categorized as FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis)
Unique Categories
SAP Analytics Cloud is categorized as Analytics Platforms, Predictive Analytics, and Data Visualization
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
SAP Analytics Cloud
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Vena
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
Information Technology and Services
17.7%
Computer Software
6.1%
Financial Services
4.3%
Accounting
4.2%
Hospital & Health Care
3.3%
Other
64.4%
Information Technology and Services
9.0%
Financial Services
7.6%
Accounting
7.3%
Computer Software
5.9%
Non-Profit Organization Management
4.5%
Other
65.6%
Discussions
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 the best way to visualise data in SAP Analytics Cloud?
1 Comment
C
İf you want to get data outside from SAP world you should use SAP BODS. Connect SAP and SAP BODS to SAP BW (DWH system). Than SAC can get data from SAP...Read more
Can I use SAC for planning with non-SAP data sources like Oracle and others ?
1 Comment
BM
YesRead more
How long does it take for Vena to sync the files?
2 Comments
GC
The integration we are using is automated with Netsuite and for Vena to be updated with the most recent actuals from Netsuite takes a few minutes, but I'm...Read more
What is the maximum time to wait for synchronization of the information?
1 Comment
RT
Data is saved or synchronized almost instantaneously and team members simply have to refresh the template on their side to see the updated forecast.Read more
What's the best way to create a truly dynamic input template?
1 Comment
AH
You have to map the choose options as their own measures and in a separate block. They have to be able to return independently from the the dimensions their...Read more
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