SAP IQ Reviews & Product Details

SAP® IQ software delivers speed and power for extreme-scale enterprise data warehousing and analytics. Its column-oriented, grid-based massively parallel processing (MPP) architecture and patented data compression and indexing technologies enable companies to exploit the value of huge amounts of data at the speed of business.

Seller

SAP

Discussions

SAP IQ Community

Languages Supported

English

Solution Type

Best-of-Breed

Overview by

Alejandro Barajas (Advocacy and Amplification, Global Customer Marketing CoE at SAP)

Value at a Glance

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Perceived Cost

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SAP IQ Reviews FAQs

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Last updated: Nov 01, 2026

What is SAP IQ, and what problem is it built to solve?

SAP IQ is a column-oriented relational database used for analytical data warehousing and working with large datasets. Its columnar storage and compression support fast querying and reporting on that data.

What company sizes and industries is SAP IQ the best fit for?

SAP IQ’s strongest fit signal is among enterprise organizations, with mid-market teams also represented. Positive user feedback is concentrated in these size and industry segments:

Enterprise: The most represented company-size segment, including organizations in healthcare, information technology, and computer and network security.
Mid-market: Also represented, with users in healthcare, information technology, and financial services.

What customer support options does SAP IQ provide, and how do users find the overall support experience?

The support experience is mixed. Users describe helpful support and issues that were resolved, while others point to support gaps and limited documentation.

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Vivek Kumar A.

Data Analyst-Third Party Risk

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

11/24/2018

"IQ is great for us and can be greater for you.."

5/5

What do you like best about SAP IQ?

It works well on the linux OS. It is also very easy to work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SAP IQ?

Initial setup is more intuitive and thus difficult. Needs more documentation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering SAP IQ:

I highly recommend this product for Data Warehousing and analytics need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SAP IQ solving and how is that benefiting you?

We use this database as a datawarehouse to drive insight into our data. It is also used as a data backup. It brings data analytics to the database itself, thus improving cost and efficiency in handling data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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shilpa a.

HR Executive

Hospital & Health Care

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

11/24/2018

"SAP IQ - My new Analytics toolset"

4.5/5

What do you like best about SAP IQ?

1. Accelerate Data loading & its column based unique technology.

2. Flexibility & reduced cost.

3. Enhance security with LDAP Authentication.

4. Easily create unified data store for all data types. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SAP IQ?

1. Difficult to install and less documentation.

2. More marketing needed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Amy S.

Community Support Specialist

Consumer Electronics

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

1/11/2019

"Efficient Software"

4/5

What do you like best about SAP IQ?

The ease of use and/or learning to use. The ability to look up PO's and financial info on work orders. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SAP IQ?

Inability to log into only one screen at a time Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Verified User in Construction

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

1/22/2019

Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.

"Sap review"

5/5

What do you like best about SAP IQ?

Accounting based helped streamline and give instant reading or accounting of finances Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SAP IQ?

Couldn’t load or froze with having multiple sites open. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering SAP IQ:

Make sure have proper computer set up. Band width and able to handle multiple sites being live Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SAP IQ solving and how is that benefiting you?

Streamline tasks. Less time worrying over manual financial processing when it’s live action tells u instantly what profits are, or losses Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Verified User in Computer & Network Security

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

1/18/2019

"Great for quick retrievals"

4.5/5

What do you like best about SAP IQ?

This database service is great for storing a large amount of data that has to be retrieved frequently with various in-memory manipulations like groupings. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SAP IQ?

Inserts / Updates to existing records too frequently slowsit down, not recommended for such use cases. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Verified User in Market Research

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

1/22/2019

"Not intuitive but seems to have a monopoly on business ops"

2.5/5

What do you like best about SAP IQ?

most companies I've been at use it so i guess it's consistent Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SAP IQ?

it's not intuitive at all; although i've been using it for several years, i still need to follow step-by-step instructions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Verified User in Oil & Energy

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

1/22/2019

"Not very intuitive"

2.5/5

What do you like best about SAP IQ?

It’s easily integrated with existing technology Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SAP IQ?

It’s hard to get a hang of. The system is not as intuitive Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Verified User in Hospital & Health Care

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/22/2019

"A different feel."

3/5

What do you like best about SAP IQ?

It’s a bit different than what I used to. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SAP IQ?

Because it’s different it does take longer to learn. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Verified User in Marketing and Advertising

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5/15/2018

"SAP IQ"

3.5/5

What do you like best about SAP IQ?

I love the user friendly interface - it helped in a seamless transition we had from a prior project Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SAP IQ?

It has to be a completely different product - it can't transfer data to another platform too well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Verified User in Consumer Services

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

1/2/2018

"Great Accounting Software"

5/5

What do you like best about SAP IQ?

The simplicity of maneuvering around the system Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SAP IQ?

I haven’t worked in SAP for very long but I haven’t found anything yet that I do not like. The system is great compared to the others I have worked with Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.