How does SAP ETL & Data Integration perform on certain components?
In our study we also looked at all relevant products of SAP ETL & Data Integration software. We evaluated SAP ETL & Data Integration on no less than [survey-number-of-terms] criteria. The bar graph below gives good insight into the strengths and weaknesses of SAP Data Integration, compared to key competitors. Please note that Passionned Group is 100% independent of the software vendors in our research. We do not sell software licenses, we do not make deals or have any legal ties to the vendor. Among other things, we help and advise organizations in selecting the right ETL & Data Integration platform.
Figure 1: Scorecard of the Data Integration provider SAP. The best supplier on a particular topic gets a maximum of 100 percent. Reference: the ETL & Data Integration Guide 2023. Do you need more clarification about our research? Check out our buyers guide for ETL & Data Integration.
The SAP analysis was compiled by collecting large amounts of publicly accessible data and from there it was extensively analyzed. More than 2,418 documents have been analyzed from SAP since it was included in our research. In this analysis both algorithms and the critical eye of a senior Data Integration expert played a key role in performing the validation.
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SAP and their complete ETL & Data Integration product portfolio
The software company SAP carries (a minimum of) 22 products in the field of ETL & Data Integration. We rank and describe the products below in order of relevance:
What is SAP Data Integration?
In this section, we portrait SAP Data Integration, including some of its features and any related products. This product group consists of SAP HANA, SAP BW, SAP Data Services, SAP Master Data Governance, SAP Data Warehouse, SAP Data Hub, SAP Data Quality Management, SAP Replication, Powerdesigner, SAP Netweaver Pi, DQM Microservices, SAP Master Data Integration, IBP Data Integration and SAP IBP. This product / group of products can be characterized by the following features:
- data integration
- master data management > master data
- data integration > ETL
- data management
- data infrastructure > cloud platforms
- master data management > master data integration
- data quality management > data quality
- data integration > ETL > SQL
- data connectivity > WSDL
- data connectivity > salesforce
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What is SAP HANA?
This product is also known as: HANA
Under this heading, we provide a description of SAP HANA, including some of its features and any related products. This product group consists of SAP HANA Smart Data Integration and S/4hana Smart Data Integration. This product / group of products can be best defined by the following features:
- data integration > ETL > SQL
- data infrastructure > security
- data management > real time
- data integration > data warehouse
- data management
- data integration
- data infrastructure > security > authentication > SSO
- data management > data migration > database migration
- data infrastructure > operating system > windows
- data infrastructure > microservice
Are you curious about all the functionalities (100+) of SAP HANA? In that case open the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.
What is SAP HANA Smart Data Integration?
In this paragraph, we describe SAP HANA Smart Data Integration, including some of its features and any related products. This product / group of products can be best characterized by the following features:
- data integration
- data quality management > data quality
- data management > real time
- data management > data sources
- data management > real-time > real-time data
- data integration > ETL
- data infrastructure > cloud platforms
- data infrastructure > rest API
- master data management > master data
- data replication
Are you now curious about all the functionalities (100+) of SAP HANA Smart Data Integration? Download the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.
What is S/4hana Smart Data Integration?
This product is also known as: SAP Smart Data Integration
In this section, we give you insight in the key behaviors of S/4hana Smart Data Integration, including some of its features and any related products. The product S/4hana Smart Data Integration can be best defined by the following properties:
- data integration
- data management > data sources
- data integration > data warehouse
- data connectivity > ABAP
- data management > real-time
- data connectivity > sql server
- data management > real time
- data quality management > data quality
- data connectivity > salesforce
- data integration > ETL
Do you want to know everything about all elements (100+) of S/4hana Smart Data Integration? Then order the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.
What is SAP BW?
This product is also known as: BW
We do not display here all the features but, in this paragraph, we provide a description of SAP BW, including some of its features and any related products. This product group consists of SAP Netweaver BW and SAP BW Data Integration. This product / group of products can be defined by the following functionalities:
- data integration > data warehouse
- data connectivity > ABAP
- data management > data sources
- business intelligence
- data management > real time
- data infrastructure > data transfer
- data management > data extraction
- data integration > ETL > SQL
- data integration > data warehouse > enterprise data warehousing
- data management > real-time > real-time data warehousing
Are you curious about all the functions (100+) of SAP BW? Download the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.
What is SAP Netweaver BW?
This product is also known as: SAP Netweaver, Netweaver
In this paragraph, we provide a description of SAP Netweaver BW, including some of its features and any related products. This product / group of products can be defined by the following characteristics:
- data connectivity > ABAP
- data integration > data warehouse
- business intelligence
- data integration > data flow
- data infrastructure > security
- data integration > data warehouse > enterprise data warehousing
- data connectivity > XML
- data integration > data warehouse > data marts
- data infrastructure > operating system > UNIX
- data connectivity > microsoft sql server
Are you curious about all features (100+) of SAP Netweaver BW? Open the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.
What is SAP BW Data Integration?
In this paragraph, we provide a description of SAP BW Data Integration, including some of its features and any related products. This product / group of products can be best characterized by the following properties:
- data integration
- data management > real time
- data management > real-time
- data integration > data flow
- data governance
- data integration > data flow > process flow diagrams
- data infrastructure > cloud platform
- data integration > data warehousing
- data connectivity > PDF
- data connectivity > AWS
Do you want to know everything about all properties (100+) of SAP BW Data Integration? Then download our ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.
What is SAP Data Services?
This product is also known as: BODS, SAP BODS
In this paragraph, we provide a description of SAP Data Services, including some of its features and any related products. This product / group of products can be best defined by the following features:
- metadata management > metadata
- data integration
- master data management > MDG
- data management > data migration
- data infrastructure > operating system > linux
- data integration > ETL
- data quality management > data quality
- data management
- business intelligence
- data integration > ETL > SQL
Are you curious about all the functions (100+) of SAP Data Services? Open the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.
What is SAP Master Data Governance?
This product is also known as: SAP MDG
In this paragraph, we describe SAP Master Data Governance, including some of its features and any related products. This product can be defined by the following properties:
- master data management > master data
- data governance
- master data management > MDG
- master data management > master data governance
- master data management
- data management
- data quality management > data quality
- data quality management
- MDM
- master data management > customer master data
Are you curious about all the functionalities (100+) of SAP Master Data Governance? Download the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.
What is SAP Data Warehouse?
In this section, we provide a description of SAP Data Warehouse, including some of its features and any related products. This product / group of products can be best characterized by the following properties:
- data integration > data warehouse
- data management > data sources
- data integration > ETL > SQL
- data integration
- business intelligence
- data infrastructure > security > authentication > saml authentication
- data infrastructure > security
- data management
- data connectivity > ABAP
- master data management > master data
Are you curious about all the functions (100+) of SAP Data Warehouse? Then order the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.
What is SAP Data Hub?
In this paragraph, we provide a description of SAP Data Hub, including some of its features and any related products. The product SAP Data Hub can be best characterized by the following functionalities:
- data integration > data integration hub
- data management > big data management > big data
- metadata management > metadata
- data connectivity > ABAP
- data management > big data management > data lakes
- data integration
- data management > data pipelines
- data management
- data integration > data warehouse
- data governance
Are you curious about all the functions (100+) of SAP Data Hub? Then download our ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.
What is SAP Data Quality Management?
This product is also known as: SAP DQM
In this paragraph, we provide a description of SAP Data Quality Management, including some of its features and any related products. SAP Data Quality Management can be characterized by the following features:
- data quality management > data quality
- data quality management
- data infrastructure > microservice
- master data management > master data
- master data management > location data
- master data management > MDG
- data governance
- data infrastructure > microservices
- data quality management > address cleansing
- data infrastructure > cloud platforms
Do you want to know the intricacies of all features (100+) of SAP Data Quality Management? Download the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.
What is SAP Replication?
In this paragraph, we provide a description of SAP Replication, including some of its features and any related products. This product group consists of SAP Replication Server, SAP LT Replication Server and Sybase Replication Server. This product can be characterized by the following characteristics:
- data management > real time
- data replication > replication model
- data management > real-time
- master data management > master data
- data connectivity > sybase
- data connectivity > ABAP
- data integration > data warehouse > snowflake
- data integration
- master data management > master data replication
Are you now curious about all the functionalities (100+) of SAP Replication? Then download our ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.
What is SAP Replication Server?
In this paragraph, we describe the key elements of SAP Replication Server, including some of its features and any related products. This product can be characterized by the following features:
- data connectivity > sybase
- data management > real time
- data connectivity > PDF
- data infrastructure > operating system > windows
- data management > real-time > real-time data
- data management > CDC
- data management > data sources
- data infrastructure > operating system > UNIX
- data infrastructure > security
- data replication > data synchronization
Are you curious about all properties (100+) of SAP Replication Server? Then download our ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.
What is SAP LT Replication Server?
We do not display here all the features but, in this paragraph, we provide a description of SAP LT Replication Server, including some of its features and any related products. This product can be characterized by the following features:
- data management > real time
- data management > real-time
- data connectivity > ABAP
- data connectivity > PDF
- data replication
- data management > CDC
- data management > change data capture
- data management > scheduling
- data integration > data integration hub
- data management > real-time > real-time data
Do you want to know everything about all the functionalities (100+) of SAP LT Replication Server? Then download our ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.
What is Sybase Replication Server?
In this paragraph, we describe Sybase Replication Server, including some of its features and any related products. This product / group of products can be defined by the following features:
- data connectivity > sybase
- data management > real time
- data management > real-time
- data replication
- data management > real-time > real-time data
- data infrastructure > operating system > windows
- data integration > ETL > SQL
- data infrastructure > operating system > UNIX
- data connectivity > PDF
- data integration
Do you want to know the intricacies of all the functionalities (100+) of Sybase Replication Server? Then download our ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.
What is Powerdesigner?
In this section, we portrait Powerdesigner, including some of its features and any related products. The Powerdesigner can be characterized by the following features:
- data integration > ETL > SQL
- metadata management > metadata
- data connectivity > sybase
- data connectivity > JSON
- metadata management
- data connectivity > JDBC
- data connectivity > GIT
- metadata management > metadata repository
- data infrastructure > operating system > windows
- data infrastructure > operating system > linux
Do you want to know the intricacies of all the functionalities (100+) of Powerdesigner? In that case order the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.
What is SAP Netweaver Pi?
This product is also known as: SAP Pi
Under this heading, we give you insight in the key behaviors of SAP Netweaver Pi, including some of its features and any related products. The SAP Netweaver Pi can be best defined by the following characteristics:
- data connectivity > ABAP
- data infrastructure > SOA
- data connectivity > SOAP
- business intelligence
- data infrastructure > security
- data infrastructure > enterprise service bus
- master data management
- data infrastructure > security > authentication > SSO
- data infrastructure > operating system
- data connectivity > XML
Are you curious about all the functionalities (100+) of SAP Netweaver Pi? Download directly our ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.
What is DQM Microservices?
We do not display here all the features but, in this paragraph, we describe the key elements of DQM Microservices, including some of its features and any related products. The product DQM Microservices can be best characterized by the following functionalities:
- data quality management
- data infrastructure > microservices
- data quality management > data quality
- DQM
- master data management > location data
- data quality management > address cleansing
- data quality management > reverse geocoding
- data infrastructure > cloud platforms
- data infrastructure > cloud platform
Do you want to know everything about all elements (100+) of DQM Microservices? Then order the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.
What is SAP Master Data Integration?
We do not display here all the features but, in this paragraph, we give you insight in the key behaviors of SAP Master Data Integration, including some of its features and any related products. This product / group of products can be characterized by the following functionalities:
- master data management > master data
- data integration
- master data management > master data integration
- master data management > MDG
- data governance
- master data management > master data governance
- data infrastructure > API
- master data management
- data management
- data connectivity > SOAP
Do you want to know everything about all characteristics (100+) of SAP Master Data Integration? Download the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.
What is IBP Data Integration?
We do not display here all the features but, in this paragraph, we provide a description of IBP Data Integration, including some of its features and any related products. The IBP Data Integration can be defined by the following characteristics:
- data integration > data integration job
- master data management > master data
- data infrastructure > cloud platforms
- data management > real time
- data connectivity > CSV
- data infrastructure > cloud platform
- data management > real-time
- BI
- data connectivity > SOAP
Are you now curious about all features (100+) of IBP Data Integration? In that case order the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.
What is SAP IBP?
In this paragraph, we report the (main) characteristics of SAP IBP, including some of its features and any related products. This product can be characterized by the following characteristics:
- data management > real-time
- data infrastructure > API
- data connectivity > PDF
Do you want to know everything about all properties (100+) of SAP IBP? In that case order the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.
The latest innovations of SAP Data Integration-tools and the version history
Over time, SAP has seen a [vendor-innovation-trend-text] evolution when it comes to ETL & Data Integration functionality and support for operating systems, cloud platforms and connectivity. The latest innovations are in the areas of data replication > data synchronization > real-time data synchronization, data integration > ETL > data transformation > data type mappings and data quality management > data matching.
We investigated SAP’s latest versions of its complete product portfolio. Below we give an overview of the various releases of all available ETL & Data Integration products of SAP:
- Powerdesigner: 16.7 16.6 16.5 16 2.1
- SAP BW: 7.50 7.5 7.0
- SAP Data Hub: 2.7 2.5 2.3
- SAP Data Quality Management: 2023
- SAP Data Services: 4.2
- SAP HANA: 2.0 1.0
- SAP LT Replication Server: 3.0 2.0
- SAP Master Data Governance: 2023 9.0
- SAP Netweaver BW: 7.3
- SAP Netweaver Pi: 7.31 sp7 7.3 7.1 sps08
- SAP Replication Server: January 2023 16.0 sp04 16.0 sp03 15.7.1 sp305 15.7
- Sybase Replication Server: 15.7.1 sp101 15.5 12.5
Behind each product are the version numbers, the most recent versions are mentioned first.
Can you easily determine the licensing costs of SAP HANA, SAP BW and SAP Netweaver BW?
It is difficult to determine exactly how much a license of SAP HANA, SAP BW and SAP Netweaver BW costs because it depends on the country, the number of users, the connectors to data sources, and at what point in the year you request a quote. If you request a quote just before the end of the fiscal period of SAP, you can probably get a decent reduction in the license cost. In addition, nowadays it is recommended running the software in the cloud, you only pay for the actual use. The purchase cost of SAP HANA, SAP BW and SAP Netweaver BW may not be the largest cost item, but maintenance and support do show up in your budget every year.
What makes SAP ETL & Data Integration worth watching
In our study, we see that SAP in the field of ETL & Data Integration software has a few specific features which may be the deciding factor in purchasing. This makes SAP Data Integration more or less unique: master data integration, master data replication, MDG, employee master data and virtual table.
The advantages and disadvantages of SAP Data Integration
Figure 65: Tag cloud with the strength-weakness analysis of SAP ETL & Data Integration
Below we listed all the pros and cons of SAP ETL & Data Integration, SAP HANA, SAP BW and SAP Netweaver BW, et cetera. They are not cemented in place, i.e.: SAP can currently work on inventing and constructing new capabilities (such as support for VSAM).
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1. SAP Data Quality Management
SAP has an excellent score in our objective ETL & Data Integration survey on the subject ‘Data Quality Management’ (for this section SAP comes out as the absolute market leader in our research) with a score of 100%, compared to other vendors. We looked at the following criteria, among others: data cleansing and financial data quality. In doing so, we looked at the following three products: SAP Data Quality Management, SAP Master Data Governance and DQM Microservices. In total, we examined 28 criteria in this category. Would you like to go into more depth with the subject ‘Data Quality Management’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Guide.
2. SAP Master Data Management
SAP has an excellent performance in our 100% vendor-independent ETL & Data Integration survey on the subject ‘Master Data Management’ (for this section SAP comes out as the absolute market leader in our research) with a score of 100%, compared to other vendors. We looked at the following criteria, among others: master data, master data integration, master data quality, master data replication, employee master data, customer master data and product master data. In doing so, we looked at the following three products: SAP Master Data Governance, SAP Master Data Integration and SAP Netweaver Pi. In total, we examined 16 features within this discipline. Are you excited about the subject ‘Master Data Management’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Guide 2023. Or learn more about the following topics:
3. SAP Data Replication
SAP has an excellent performance in our study on the subject ‘Data Replication’ with a score of 83%, compared to other vendors. We looked at the following criteria, among others: database replication, sql replication, transactional replication, replication model, file replication, manual replication and position-based replication. In doing so, we analyzed the following five products: SAP HANA Smart Data Integration, Sybase Replication Server, SAP LT Replication Server, SAP Replication and SAP Master Data Integration. In total, we examined 32 criteria within this section. Would you like to go into more depth with the subject ‘Data Replication’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Guide 2023.
4. SAP Data Management
SAP has an excellent rating in our 100% vendor-independent ETL & Data Integration survey on the section ‘Data Management’ with a score of 83%, compared to other vendors. We considered the following factors: CDC, data sources and OLAP. In doing so, we investigated the following five products: SAP HANA, SAP Data Services, SAP Data Warehouse, SAP Data Hub and SAP Data Integration. In total, we examined 71 features within this discipline. Would you like to learn more about the subject ‘Data Management’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Guide 2023.
5. SAP Data Connectivity
SAP has a good score in our objective ETL & Data Integration survey on the subject ‘Data Connectivity’, given that they score 75% on this, compared to other vendors. We considered the following factors: hadoop, apache, PDF, FTP, SOAP, ABAP and FTPS. In total, we examined 49 criteria in this category. Would you like to go into more depth with the subject ‘Data Connectivity’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Guide.
6. SAP Data Infrastructure
The vendor SAP has a good score in our 100% vendor-independent ETL & Data Integration survey of the theme ‘Data Infrastructure’, given that they score 70% on this, relative to other vendors. We considered the following factors: API, rest API, open source, operating system, interoperability, cloud platforms and enterprise service bus. In total, we examined 87 features within this discipline. Are you excited about the subject ‘Data Infrastructure’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Study 2023. Or learn more about the following topics:
7. SAP Data Integration
The vendor SAP has a good score in our independent ETL & Data Integration survey of the theme ‘Data Integration’, given that they score 68% on this, compared to other vendors. We looked at the following criteria, among others: ETL, data warehouse and data flow. In doing so, we analyzed the following five products: SAP HANA, SAP Data Services, SAP HANA Smart Data Integration, IBP Data Integration and S/4hana Smart Data Integration. In total, we examined 169 criteria within this section. Would you like to learn more about the subject ‘Data Integration’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Guide.
8. SAP Data Governance
The company has a good rating in our independent ETL & Data Integration survey on the subject ‘Data Governance’ with a score of 66%, relative to other vendors. We looked at the following criteria, among others: dataops, data protection and data privacy. In doing so, we investigated the following five products: SAP Data Services, SAP Data Hub, SAP Data Quality Management, SAP Master Data Governance and SAP Master Data Integration. In total, we examined 11 criteria in this category. Would you like to become more proficient in the subject ‘Data Governance’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Guide 2023.
9. SAP Metadata Management
SAP has a moderate rating in our study on the subject ‘Metadata Management’ with a score of 47%, compared to other vendors. We considered the following factors: metadata, data catalog and data lineage. In doing so, we looked at the following products: Powerdesigner. In total, we examined 7 aspects in this category. Would you like to go into more depth with the subject ‘Metadata Management’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Guide.
10. SAP Self-service Integration
SAP has a poor performance in our 100% vendor-independent ETL & Data Integration survey of the theme ‘Self-service Integration’, given that they score 12% on this, compared to other vendors. We looked at the following criteria, among others: self-service data management and self-service data cleansing. In total, we examined 8 features within this discipline. Are you excited about the subject ‘Self-service Integration’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Study 2023. Or learn more about the following topics:
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The footprint of SAP ETL & Data Integration in different sectors
In our study, we also looked at which industries a software vendor moves to. These are the industries where SAP has the largest footprint: agriculture, banking, education, financial services, insurance, logistics, pharmaceuticals and retail.
SAP software is most used by…
The ETL & Data Integration software from SAP is most often mentioned in combination with the following function: information steward.
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Education and training course SAP ETL & Data Integration
The specialists of Passionned Group organize various trainings in the area of ETL & Data Integration but can also provide specific SAP training, for example as incompany. For example, you can think about the following software: SAP HANA, SAP BW and SAP Netweaver BW. Of course, such training is framed with the ideas of the intelligent, data-driven organization.
Final judgment: SAP Data Integration scores high
SAP has a extensive product portfolio with which it scores high in our ETL & Data Integration survey. SAP ETL & Data Integration innovates (approximately) at an average rate of more than 15 features per year, is active (for now) in many different sectors, and specializing in data quality management.
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