Compare Microsoft SQL Server - BI and SAP Predictive Analysis - May 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / May 11, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Microsoft SQL Server - BI or SAP Predictive Analysis?

Microsoft SQL Server - BI is more expensive to implement (TCO) than SAP Predictive Analysis, and SAP Predictive Analysis is rated higher (91/100) than Microsoft SQL Server - BI (70/100). Microsoft SQL Server - BI offers users more features (5) than SAP Predictive Analysis (3).

Looking for the right Business Intelligence solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Microsoft Vs. SAP

Microsoft: Microsoft Corporation is an American corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a wide range of products and services related to computing. The company was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975. Microsoft is the world's largest software maker measured by revenues.

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Who is more expensive? Microsoft SQL Server - BI or SAP Predictive Analysis?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Business Intelligence software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Microsoft SQL Server - BI and SAP Predictive Analysis.

Microsoft SQL Server - BI price starts at $931 per provider , On a scale between 1 to 10 Microsoft SQL Server - BI Edition is rated 8, which is higher than the average cost of Business Intelligence software. SAP Predictive Analysis accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 Microsoft SQL Server - BI Edition is rated 8, which is higher than the average cost of Business Intelligence software.

Bottom line: Microsoft SQL Server - BI is more expensive than SAP Predictive Analysis.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Microsoft SQL Server - BI Vs. SAP Predictive Analysis based on some of the most important and required Business Intelligence features.

Microsoft SQL Server - BI: Business performance management, Database Management, Full Backup, Backup, Data recovery.

SAP Predictive Analysis: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Target customer size

Microsoft SQL Server - BI's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, Customers of the software include businesses of all sizes hailing from a variety of industries.



Microsoft SQL Server - BI

ITQlick rating
(4.5/5)

starts at $931 per provider

Microsoft SQL Server - BI Edition is a leading cloud-based BI software, it is designed to support small, medium and large size business. Microsoft SQL Server - BI Edition received a rating of 4.5 from ITQlick t...

Categories: Performance Management, Backup, Data recovery, Database Management.

SAP Predictive Analysis

ITQlick rating
(4.8/5)

SAP Predictive Analysis is an on-premise data mining, statistical analysis, and predictive analytics system that helps the users to unearth hidden insights within their data. The extracted data is then used to ...

Categories: BI & Analytics.

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Microsoft SQL Server - BI: 5 Features

Business performance management
Database Management
Full Backup
Backup
Data recovery

SAP Predictive Analysis: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support
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Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
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Microsof...
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
70/100
Pricing
8/10
License pricing
$931 per provider
Functionality
9
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SAP Pred...
ITQlick rating
4.8/5
Score
91/100
Pricing
5/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
4
Qlik Sen...
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
95/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
$30 per user/month
Functionality
15
SuiteAna...
ITQlick rating
4.1/5
Score
94/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
$499 per month + $99 per user
Functionality
10
Sisense
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
94/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$83 per employee/month
Functionality
35

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.