Shlomi Lavi /
Dec 28, 2022
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Workday Adaptive Planning or SAP BusinessObjects BI?
SAP BusinessObjects BI is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Workday Adaptive Planning, and Workday Adaptive Planning is rated higher (94/100) than SAP BusinessObjects BI (75/100). Workday Adaptive Planning offers users more features (15) than SAP BusinessObjects BI (9). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Workday Adaptive Planning!
Looking for the right Budgeting & CPM 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:
Workday Vs. SAP
Workday: In 2005, software visionaries Dave Duffield and Aneel Bhusri met for brunch at a Truckee diner, a few miles north of Lake Tahoe. They decided to form a startup—one that would sell cloud-based finance and HR software. The two longtime friends had plenty of experience. Dave founded PeopleSoft in 1987 and served as the company's CEO and board chairma...
SAP: SAP ® AG is German software corporation that makes enterprise software to manage business operations and customer relations. SAP ® is the market leader in enterprise application software. The company's best-known software products are its enterprise resource planning application (SAP ® ERP), its enterpr...
Who is more expensive? Workday Adaptive Planning or SAP BusinessObjects BI?
The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Budgeting & CPM 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 Workday Adaptive Planning and SAP BusinessObjects BI.
Workday Adaptive Planning price starts at $15,000 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 Workday Adaptive Planning is rated 8, which is higher than the average cost of Budgeting & CPM software. SAP BusinessObjects BI price starts at $14,000 per year , When comparing SAP BusinessObjects BI to its competitors, the software is rated 8 - higher than the average Budgeting & CPM software cost.
Bottom line: Workday Adaptive Planning cost is around the same cost of SAP BusinessObjects BI.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared Workday Adaptive Planning Vs. SAP BusinessObjects BI based on some of the most important and required Budgeting & CPM features.
Workday Adaptive Planning: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Ad-Hoc Analysis, Ad-Hoc Reporting, Automatic Scheduled Reporting, Dashboarding, Forecasting & Budgeting, Performance Measurements, Predictive-Analysis, Profit Analysis.
SAP BusinessObjects BI: Ad-Hoc Analysis, Ad-Hoc Reporting, Dashboarding, Graphic Benchmark, Issue Indicators.
Target customer size
Workday Adaptive Planning is intended for large enterprises looking for easier ways for preparing cash flow projections, balance sheet forecasting and sales planning. SAP BusinessObjects BI is ideal for small to large enterprises in which access to information is crucial for business operation.