SAP BW/4HANA 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

SAP BW/4HANA

3.7

(3)

Pricing

Pricing available upon request

About SAP BW/4HANA

SAP BW/4HANA is a data warehouse that helps companies get insights from their data quickly and easily. The solution can integration with both SAP and non-SAP applications. SAP BW/4HANA includes advanced analytics, machine learning and other capabilities to help users reimagine business processes and get the most out of their data.

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SAP BW/4HANA Pricing and Plans

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SAP BW/4HANA Features

Popular features found in Data Warehouse
Data Capture and Transfer
Data Connectors
Data Extraction
Data Integration
Data Migration
Data Quality Control
ETL - Extract Transfer Load
In-Database Processing
Multiple Data Sources
Reporting/Analytics
More features of SAP BW/4HANA
Activity Dashboard
Ad hoc Analysis
API
Collaboration Tools
Customizable Reports
Data Cleansing
Data Discovery
Data Transformation
Drag & Drop
High Volume Processing
Real-Time Data
Reporting & Statistics
Secure Data Storage
Visual Analytics
Visual Discovery

SAP BW/4HANA Integrations

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence

SAP BW/4HANA User Reviews

Overall Rating

3.7

Ratings Breakdown

67%

33%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

3.3

Value for money

3.0

Customer support

5.0

Functionality

3.7

Have you used SAP BW/4HANA and would like to share your experience with others?

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Reviewer

Information Technology and Services

10000+ employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed June 2025

BW4HANA : modern yet demanding

This gives a wide range of options to explore being upgraded from classical BW. The data tiering process and removing the persisting layers by using DTP to load data from source to stage DSO. Nice product by SAP

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The Data tiering process BW4HANA has given is what fascinated me the most. It has 3 layers of data management hot,warm and cold based on how frequently the data is used.

Cons:

Migration from old 3.x and 7.5 BW is very much complex and costly which is why most clients still not moved to BW4HANA.

Jérôme C.

Verified reviewer

Computer Software

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed February 2024

Solidity of SAP

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

SAP is a proven good quality and sustainability supplier of data management. The solution HANA is in the same vein. Working well.

Cons:

The solution is strong but may be old fashioned and slow facing new competitive solutions

Michael H.

Verified reviewer

Accounting

201-500 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed February 2024

Not user friendly, time consuming, convoluted

It was my least favorite of all systems/reporting & database tools I have ever used. I don't like to be overly negative about any kind of tool, but I must be honest. I am not a fan of SAP BW. I'd prefer Netsuite or Hyperion HFM for the same purposes (I work in finance).

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Functionality

Pros:

I don't want to simply write a complaint here. But, out of ALL the reporting systems/database-tools I have used throughout my career (and there have been many), this one was absolutely my least favorite.

Cons:

1. User Friendliness - From the upload templates, to setting up new retrieves using BW's formulas, to the resources of your PC it consumes because in Excel it operates as an XSLXM file (which also leaves the files open to security vulnerabilities), this system is really convoluted to use, difficult to track down and fix errors in formulas because they are so long and hard to follow through all the variables, and it takes a long time to train for proper use.

Reasons for switching to SAP BW/4HANA

Our company was acquiring several companies per year and integrating their operations & financial reporting into our overall reports. All of the new acquisitions, as well as several of our international subsidiaries, were all on different reporting systems. We had no database uniformity. This was the program which upper management decided that ALL of our subsidiaries & new acquisitions should have.

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