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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (63.3% of reviews)
Enterprise (44.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$2 Compute/Hour
SAP HANA Cloud
Star Rating
(571)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (63.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about SAP HANA CloudSnowflake
Star Rating
(667)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (44.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$2 Compute/Hour
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansSAP HANA Cloud vs Snowflake
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Snowflake easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Snowflake overall.
- Reviewers felt that Snowflake meets the needs of their business better than SAP HANA Cloud.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Snowflake is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Snowflake over SAP HANA Cloud.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
SAP HANA Cloud
No pricing availableSnowflake
Standard
$2
Compute/Hour
Compute usage is billed on a per-second basis, with a minimum of 60 seconds. You can secure price discounts with pre-purchased Snowflake capacity options.
- Complete SQL Data Warehouse
- Secure Data Sharing across regions / clouds
- Premier Support 24 x 365
Free Trial
SAP HANA Cloud
Free Trial is available
Snowflake
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
351
9.1
505
Ease of Use
8.1
361
9.0
541
Ease of Setup
7.8
246
8.9
326
Ease of Admin
7.9
197
8.6
204
Quality of Support
8.1
335
8.7
462
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
193
9.0
205
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
318
9.2
475
Features by Category
Reports
8.5
30
Not enough data
8.4
29
Not enough data
8.9
29
Not enough data
8.6
26
Not enough data
9.0
29
Not enough data
Self Service
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
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Building Reports
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
8.5
30
Not enough data
8.4
29
Not enough data
8.9
29
Not enough data
8.6
26
Not enough data
9.0
29
Not enough data
Reports
8.6
22
Not enough data
8.5
22
Not enough data
8.0
22
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.2
19
Not enough data
6.2
19
Not enough data
Visualization
8.7
22
Not enough data
8.1
22
Not enough data
9.0
21
Not enough data
8.4
21
Not enough data
Data Updates
8.3
22
Not enough data
8.7
22
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.2
22
Not enough data
8.0
22
Not enough data
8.3
22
Not enough data
Data Updates
8.9
25
Not enough data
8.9
26
Not enough data
8.1
25
Not enough data
Cartography
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
8.8
83
Not enough data
8.7
79
Not enough data
8.6
81
Not enough data
Federation
8.6
76
Not enough data
8.5
75
Not enough data
8.4
74
Not enough data
8.7
77
Not enough data
Transformation
8.7
82
Not enough data
8.8
84
Not enough data
8.7
82
Not enough data
Deployment
Not enough data
9.2
12
Not enough data
8.9
12
Not enough data
9.0
12
Not enough data
9.3
12
Not enough data
9.3
12
Deployment
Not enough data
9.3
10
Not enough data
9.5
10
Not enough data
9.5
10
Not enough data
9.5
10
Not enough data
9.3
10
Management
Not enough data
9.2
12
Not enough data
9.0
12
Not enough data
9.2
12
Not enough data
9.0
12
Operations
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
9.5
10
Management
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
9.3
9
Not enough data
9.0
10
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
8.3
10
System
Not enough data
9.2
28
Model Development
Not enough data
9.1
27
Not enough data
8.5
27
Not enough data
8.3
27
Not enough data
8.7
27
Model Development
Not enough data
8.7
27
Machine/Deep Learning Services
Not enough data
8.6
27
Not enough data
8.6
27
Not enough data
8.4
27
Not enough data
8.4
26
Machine/Deep Learning Services
Not enough data
8.5
27
Not enough data
8.5
24
Deployment
Not enough data
9.1
29
Not enough data
9.0
27
Not enough data
9.3
27
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.4
25
Not enough data
8.3
25
Not enough data
8.5
25
Agentic AI - Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
8.5
13
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
8.2
12
Data Management
Not enough data
9.0
183
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
168
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
175
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
170
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
150
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
154
|
Verified
Integration
Not enough data
8.2
141
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
170
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
159
|
Verified
Deployment
Not enough data
7.8
140
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
175
|
Verified
Performance
Not enough data
9.2
179
|
Verified
Security
Not enough data
8.9
165
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
176
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.0
79
Not enough data
8.1
80
Management
8.7
20
8.9
83
8.8
20
9.2
83
9.0
19
9.5
88
8.8
20
9.0
86
8.9
19
9.1
87
Maintenance
8.5
20
9.3
85
8.9
20
9.0
84
8.6
20
9.3
85
Security
8.8
20
9.2
85
8.6
20
9.2
88
Management
8.5
85
Not enough data
8.4
84
Not enough data
8.4
80
Not enough data
8.6
84
Not enough data
Support
8.3
84
Not enough data
8.6
85
Not enough data
8.3
86
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Security
8.8
82
Not enough data
8.6
82
Not enough data
8.7
82
Not enough data
8.8
84
Not enough data
Performance
8.7
81
Not enough data
8.7
80
Not enough data
8.6
80
Not enough data
8.7
78
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Database Features
8.7
210
Not enough data
8.6
212
Not enough data
8.5
213
Not enough data
8.6
211
Not enough data
8.7
211
Not enough data
8.2
202
Not enough data
8.3
197
Not enough data
Storage
Not enough data
9.2
44
Not enough data
9.2
44
Availability
Not enough data
9.1
39
Not enough data
9.2
37
Not enough data
9.2
41
Performance
Not enough data
9.2
44
Security
Not enough data
9.1
44
Not enough data
9.2
45
Not enough data
8.9
38
Not enough data
9.2
38
Support
Not enough data
9.2
36
Not enough data
9.1
35
Setup
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
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
Customization
Not enough data
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
Centralized computation
Not enough data
9.3
25
Localized computation
Not enough data
9.0
24
Integration - Machine Learning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Learning - Machine Learning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Statistical Tool
8.2
10
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
Data Analysis
8.8
10
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
Decision Making
8.1
9
Not enough data
9.4
9
Not enough data
9.3
9
Not enough data
9.3
9
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.9
9
Not enough data
7.2
9
Not enough data
Configuration
8.7
82
Not enough data
8.5
78
Not enough data
8.7
80
Not enough data
8.2
74
Not enough data
8.7
77
Not enough data
Database Administration
8.5
78
Not enough data
8.3
77
Not enough data
8.4
78
Not enough data
Availability
8.7
80
Not enough data
8.5
78
Not enough data
8.6
76
Not enough data
8.6
75
Not enough data
Security
8.7
69
Not enough data
8.6
72
Not enough data
8.6
72
Not enough data
Data Management
8.6
74
Not enough data
8.6
73
Not enough data
Database
Not enough data
8.9
98
Not enough data
9.3
101
Not enough data
9.3
95
Integrations
Not enough data
8.6
76
Not enough data
8.7
81
Platform
Not enough data
9.1
91
Not enough data
9.0
97
Not enough data
8.7
81
Processing
Not enough data
9.3
96
Not enough data
9.1
94
Data Transformation
Not enough data
9.2
86
Not enough data
9.4
86
Connectivity
Not enough data
8.5
78
Not enough data
8.7
79
Not enough data
9.1
80
Not enough data
9.1
81
Operations
Not enough data
8.6
83
Not enough data
9.2
79
Not enough data
8.9
75
Not enough data
8.8
80
Not enough data
8.7
77
Building Reports
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
SAP HANA Cloud and Snowflake are categorized as Database Management Systems (DBMS), MLOps Platforms, and Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms
Unique Categories
SAP HANA Cloud is categorized as Data Virtualization, Database as a Service (DBaaS), Relational Databases, Data Visualization, Location Intelligence, Predictive Analytics, Text Analysis, Time Series Intelligence, and Machine Learning
Snowflake is categorized as Data Clean Room, Columnar Databases, Big Data Integration Platforms, Big Data Processing and Distribution, Big Data Analytics, and Data Warehouse
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
SAP HANA Cloud
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Snowflake
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
19.9%
Computer Software
8.1%
Retail
4.5%
Accounting
4.3%
Oil & Energy
3.9%
Other
59.3%
Information Technology and Services
14.4%
Computer Software
13.0%
Financial Services
10.4%
Marketing and Advertising
4.7%
Hospital & Health Care
3.7%
Other
53.7%
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Discussions
SAP HANA Vs Oracle
2 Comments
PB
HANA is in-memory database delivered with its appliance, can compress the data at its optimized size which helps to lower the size of DB to be used in...Read more
How is SAP HANA makes data processing and transactions very fast
2 Comments
SN
by minimizing the no. of business process steps by 30 to 40%Read more
HANA What is Next
1 Comment
PB
HANA what is next ?question is tricky, see HANA is a in memory DB with its certified appliance, a strong DB fighting against the traditional DBs like Oracle,...Read more
What's the best way to manage change data capture in Snowflake?
4 Comments
VT
Please go through this link: https://docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/streams
You might get a pertinent response from it.
Please click on this link...Read more
which is best snowflake or My sql
2 Comments
LH
Depends on your needs. MySQL is open source/free. It or Postgres (another open source db) is good for pretty much any normal need. You can install on...Read more
What is the difference between Snowflake vs Redshift? Which one is Good to Learn.
2 Comments
DW
I've used both; Snowflake is superior in my view. Redshift certainly offers a lot of power being an AWS product, however Snowflake is more fully-featured....Read more
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