SAP ETL & Data Integration

In this comprehensive article we give a comprehensive overview of our objective ETL & Data Integration survey of the software vendor SAP and its product range (such as SAP HANA, SAP BW and SAP Netweaver BW). SAP ETL & Data Integration scores better in our survey than Oracle but quite worse than Microsoft. SAP is the most developed in data quality management and comes out the least strong in the category self-service integration. Within the context of ETL & Data Integration, we have researched the pros and cons of SAP Data Integration, and listed them by theme (data integration, ETL, data replication and data quality). We also display the strengths of key products like SAP HANA, SAP BW and SAP Netweaver BW et cetera.

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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.

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 290 criteria. The bar graph to the right gives good insight into the strengths and weaknesses of SAP Data Integration. 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.

The SAP analysis was compiled by collecting large amounts of publicly accessible data and from there it was extensively analyzed. More than 2,378 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 Quality Management, SAP Data Hub, 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
• data integration > ETL > SQL
• data quality management > data quality
• master data management > master data integration
• data connectivity > salesforce
• data connectivity > WSDL

Are you now curious about all the functionalities (100+) of SAP Data Integration? Then download our ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.

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Figure 2, 3 and 4: Several images show the operation of SAP Data Integration. Click on the image to enlarge it.

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 infrastructure > security
• data management > real time
• data integration > ETL > SQL
• data integration > data warehouse
• data management
• data infrastructure > cloud platforms
• data connectivity > ABAP
• data integration
• data infrastructure > security > authentication > SSO
• data infrastructure > operating system > red hat

Are you curious about all the functionalities (100+) of SAP HANA? In that case open the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.

Figure 5, 6 and 7: Several images show the operation of SAP HANA. Click on the image to magnify.

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 infrastructure > cloud platforms
• data management > data sources
• data management > real-time > real-time data
• data integration > ETL
• master data management > master data
• data infrastructure > rest API
• 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.

Figure 8, 9 and 10: Overlying images illustrate the functionality of SAP HANA Smart Data Integration. Click on the image to enlarge it.

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 connectivity > ABAP
• data management > data migration
• data management > real time
• data integration > data warehouse
• data management > real-time
• data connectivity > sql server
• data quality management > data quality
• data management > data extraction

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.

Figure 11, 12 and 13: Several images show the operation of S/4hana Smart Data Integration. Click on an image to enlarge it.

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
• master data management > master data
• business intelligence
• data management > data sources
• data integration > data warehouse > ods
• data infrastructure > data transfer
• data management > data extraction
• data integration > ETL > SQL
• data management > real time

Are you curious about all the functions (100+) of SAP BW? Download the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.

Figure 14, 15 and 16: Various figures show the operation of SAP BW. Click on the image to make it bigger.

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 infrastructure > security
• data integration > data warehouse > enterprise data warehousing
• data connectivity > XML
• data integration > data flow
• data infrastructure > operating system > UNIX
• data integration > data warehouse > data marts
• data management > data sources

Are you curious about all features (100+) of SAP Netweaver BW? Open the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.

Figure 17, 18 and 19: These three images give a first impression of SAP Netweaver BW. Click on an image to enlarge it.

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 integration > ETL
• data connectivity > ABAP
• data integration > data warehouse > ods
• data governance
• data integration > data flow > process flow diagrams
• data infrastructure > cloud platform

Do you want to know everything about all properties (100+) of SAP BW Data Integration? Then download our ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.

Figure 20, 21 and 22: Overlying images illustrate the functionality of SAP BW Data Integration. Click on the image to make it bigger.

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 integration > ETL
• data connectivity > JDBC
• data infrastructure > operating system > linux
• data quality management > data quality
• data management
• business intelligence

Are you curious about all the functions (100+) of SAP Data Services? Open the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.

Figure 23, 24 and 25: Overlying images illustrate the functionality of SAP Data Services. Click on an image to enlarge it.

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
• master data management > MDG
• data governance
• master data management > master data governance
• master data management
• data management
• data quality management > data quality
• data quality management
• MDM
• data quality management > business rules

Are you curious about all the functionalities (100+) of SAP Master Data Governance? Download the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.

Figure 26, 27 and 28: Overlying images illustrate the functionality of SAP Master Data Governance. Click on an image to magnify.

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 integration > ETL > SQL
• data management > data sources
• data integration
• data infrastructure > security
• business intelligence
• data infrastructure > security > authentication > saml authentication
• data management
• data integration > data warehouse > data marts
• data connectivity > ABAP

Are you curious about all the functions (100+) of SAP Data Warehouse? Then order the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.

Figure 29, 30 and 31: Several images show the operation of SAP Data Warehouse. Click on the image to make it bigger.

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. The product SAP Data Quality Management can be best characterized by the following functionalities:

• 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 quality management > address cleansing
• data infrastructure > cloud platforms
• data management

Are you curious about all the functions (100+) of SAP Data Quality Management? Then download our ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.

Figure 32, 33 and 34: Overlying figures show the operation of SAP Data Quality Management. Click on an image to enlarge it.

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. SAP Data Hub can be characterized by the following features:

• data integration > data integration hub
• data management > big data management > big data
• metadata management > metadata
• data integration
• data management > big data management > data lakes
• data management > data pipelines
• data connectivity > ABAP
• data management > data sources
• data management
• data governance

Do you want to know the intricacies of all features (100+) of SAP Data Hub? Download the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.

Figure 35, 36 and 37: Overlying figures show the operation of SAP Data Hub. Click on the image to make it bigger.

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
• master data management > master data
• data management > real-time
• data connectivity > sybase
• data connectivity > ABAP
• master data management > employee master data
• data integration > data warehouse > snowflake
• data integration

Are you now curious about all the functionalities (100+) of SAP Replication? Then download our ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.

Figure 38, 39 and 40: Various figures show the operation of SAP Replication. Click on an image to enlarge it.

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 management > real-time > real-time data
• data infrastructure > operating system > UNIX
• data infrastructure > operating system > windows
• data management > CDC
• data connectivity > ibm db2
• data integration > ETL > SQL
• data management > data sources

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 connectivity > ABAP
• data replication
• data connectivity > PDF
• data management > CDC
• data management > source table
• data integration > data integration hub
• data management > scheduling
• data infrastructure > data transfer
• data integration > ETL

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.

Figure 41, 42 and 43: Overlying figures show the operation of SAP LT Replication Server. Click on an image to enlarge it.

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 integration > ETL > SQL
• data connectivity > sql server
• data infrastructure > operating system > windows
• data infrastructure > SDK
• data infrastructure > operating system > UNIX

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.

Figure 44, 45 and 46: Overlying images illustrate the functionality of Sybase Replication Server. Click on the image to make it bigger.

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:

• metadata management > metadata
• data connectivity > sybase
• data integration > ETL > SQL
• data connectivity > JSON
• data infrastructure > security > authentication > LDAP authentication
• data infrastructure > operating system > windows
• metadata management
• data connectivity > JDBC
• data infrastructure > operating system > linux
• data infrastructure > security > authentication

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.

Figure 47, 48 and 49: Overlying figures show the operation of Powerdesigner. Click on an image to enlarge it.

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.

Figure 50, 51 and 52: Various figures show the operation of SAP Netweaver Pi. Click on an image to enlarge it.

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.

Figure 53, 54 and 55: Overlying images illustrate the functionality of DQM Microservices. Click on the image to enlarge it.

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.

Figure 56, 57 and 58: Various figures show the operation of SAP Master Data Integration. Click on the image to magnify.

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 infrastructure > cloud platform
• data connectivity > CSV
• data connectivity > ABAP
• BI
• data management > real-time

Are you now curious about all features (100+) of IBP Data Integration? In that case order the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.

Figure 59, 60 and 61: These three images give a first impression of IBP Data Integration. Click on the image to magnify.

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.

Figure 62, 63 and 64: Overlying images illustrate the functionality of SAP IBP. Click on the image to magnify.

The latest innovations of SAP Data Integration-tools and the version history

Over time, SAP has seen a negative 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 management > real-time > real-time data streaming, data management > big data management > big data processing and data integration > ETL > SQL > sql join > outer join.

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 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: employee master data, master data integration, master data replication, virtual table and real-time data replication.

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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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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