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3.6 out of 5
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What is SAP Lumira?

SAP Lumira delivers beautiful visualizations, allowing you to easily articulate and share key data insights.  Discover hidden patterns and transform the way you communicate your data – big and small in the most engaging way. SAP Lumira lets you pull data directly from a variety of sources and bring it all together in a repeatable, self-service way. Point and click data manipulation lets you organize and consolidate data the way you want to: quickly and easily.  Through the intuitive interface and engaging visualizations you can analyze data effortlessly to discover valuable insights that can help keep you organized and agile with your data.  

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SAP Lumira is the #25 ranked solution in top Data Visualization solutions. PeerSpot users give SAP Lumira an average rating of 7.2 out of 10. SAP Lumira is most commonly compared to Tableau Enterprise: SAP Lumira vs Tableau Enterprise.
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SAP Lumira mindshare

As of August 2025, the mindshare of SAP Lumira in the Data Visualization category stands at 0.9%, down from 1.0% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Visualization Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
SAP Lumira0.9%
Tableau21.4%
Apache Superset10.2%
Other67.5%
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PeerResearch reports based on SAP Lumira reviews

TypeTitleDate
CategoryData VisualizationAug 29, 2025Download
ProductReviews, tips, and advice from real usersAug 29, 2025Download
ComparisonSAP Lumira vs Tableau EnterpriseAug 29, 2025Download
ComparisonSAP Lumira vs Apache SupersetAug 29, 2025Download
ComparisonSAP Lumira vs Splunk Cloud PlatformAug 29, 2025Download
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Tableau Enterprise4.221.4%89%307 interviewsAdd to research
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Key learnings from peers

Valuable Features

SAP Lumira offers quick visualization creation with large datasets, real-time dynamic dashboards, and complex chart generation. Users benefit from its ease of use, integration with SAP HANA, and ability to connect multiple data sources. Geographic and geospatial features enhance data representation, while self-service capabilities allow for actionable insights. It enables users to visualize data across hierarchies, timelines, and organizations, supporting data discovery. Its intuitive interface simplifies data management and reporting.
  • "SAP Lumira is the best system in the world, at least in my opinion. I like that it's a stable system and that many people in my company have development experience in SAP Lumira. The solution keeps on improving and has excellent support."
  • "The most valuable features of SAP Lumira are the dashboards, geographical elements, and graph filtering, and the usage is similar to a website which makes it easy to use."
  • "The best feature is the ease of developing dashboards."

Room for Improvement

SAP Lumira needs enhancements in stability and functionality as updates often disrupt existing features. The software requires improvements in data manipulation, visualization flexibility, and integration with other tools. Connectivity across multiple data sources is challenging, and performance issues arise due to high memory requirements. Greater user-friendliness and simpler processes for creating dashboards are necessary. Users desire more competitive features akin to industry peers, better geospatial accuracy, and enhanced data handling capabilities.
  • "I'm not a fan of using SAP Lumira because it requires putting in a lot of information by keyboard directly because it requires some coding, so this is one area for improvement.From a user point of view, SAP Lumira is a complex system to learn and teach, so another area for improvement in the solution is that it needs to be more user-friendly."
  • "SAP Lumira can improve if they game more capability to the end user to prepare dashboards because it's more of an IT task to create them. In Tableau, we can drag, drop, and create. However, in SAP Lumira, we need a designer and a separate KT to be able to do it well."
  • "Lumira uses a lot of memory resources, so the execution of dashboards is slow."

Pricing

SAP Lumira users noted that its Standard Edition costs around $185 per user, making it less affordable compared to competitors like PowerBI, priced at $10 per user with minimal setup costs. Users appreciated the availability of a 30-day trial but expressed interest in a longer trial period. SAP Lumira's pricing and licensing were seen as a significant factor in their evaluation process for enterprise solutions.
  • "In terms of cost, SAP Lumira is less affordable."
  • "PowerBI is way more capable at a much better price point: $10 per user without all the associated setup costs."

Popular Use Cases

Primary use of SAP Lumira is for data visualization and preparation. Groups utilize it to develop dashboards for discovery and visualization, serving tax purposes by creating dashboards with KPIs like revenues and operating income. Integrated data from sources such as Workday is also a common use. Departments in organizations including procurement, planning, production, reporting, finance, and HR often employ SAP Lumira for comprehensive data management and dashboard creation.

Service and Support

SAP Lumira's customer service and support receive generally positive feedback. Users appreciate the responsiveness and quality of technical assistance, with some wishing for faster response times. Email communication is praised for its promptness. Many find SAP Lumira intuitive, reducing the need for frequent support. Training resources, such as videos, provide additional guidance. While some have not engaged directly with support, satisfaction with existing processes and resources remains high.

Deployment

Users find SAP Lumira's initial setup generally straightforward, especially with direct connectors to SAP HANA. Challenges arise with separate server configurations and complex integrations like BW and HANA. Compared to PowerBI, Lumira can be more cumbersome. Licensing and deployment can involve delays. User experiences vary, with some finding it simple and others facing a learning curve. Setup time can range from a few hours to several months, depending on expertise and environment complexity.

Scalability

SAP Lumira struggles with large datasets, often encountering errors when handling high volumes. Some users report it scales adequately for their purposes, while others find it slows down with increased workload. It appears more suited for smaller datasets and visualization tasks. Configuration adjustments are sometimes needed to improve performance. While some consider it highly scalable, others note limitations requiring IT assistance for even minor dashboard changes. Ideal for specific roles like financial planners.

Stability

Lumira encounters stability issues, particularly when handling large datasets or prolonged use, leading to crashes and slow performance. Some users report improved stability in newer versions, while others note no significant issues. Performance is affected by resource usage and server configurations. Bugs and stability challenges have hindered production deployment for some. Despite these concerns, others find Lumira stable and free of performance problems, experiencing satisfaction with its functionality.
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Features:

·       Quickly extract and analyze data from virtually any source, create compelling visualizations, and share key insights with ease. 

·       Expand your business intelligence by cleaning, enriching and merging multiple datasets together. 

·       Streamline discovery by exploring any volume or type of data in real time, without sacrificing performance or security 

·       Simplify the 360-degree view of your business by bringing together data from enterprise sources across all lines of business straight to your desktop 

·       Share data visualizations and collaborate with colleagues or business partners using SAP Lumira, Server for Teams


SAP Lumira was previously known as SAP BusinessObjects Lumira.

SAP Lumira customers

Medtronic, Cirque du Soleil, Antarc, B&G Manufacturing, EarlySense, eBay, Ferrero, James Austin Company, Lenovo, Sagem, RAK Ceramics, Vodafone

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SAP Lumira Reviews Summary
Author infoRatingReview Summary
Supply Chain Manager, Proxy, Matw Global D&I Council Memeber at SAUERESSIG Group4.5I use SAP Lumira for procurement and planning, and it's widely implemented across all departments in my company. It's stable and improves continuously with excellent support, but it could be more user-friendly as it's complex and requires direct input and coding.
Software Engineer (Reporting Analyst) at a computer software company with 5,001-10,000 employees3.0No summary available
Team Leader Analytics at a tech services company with 1-10 employees2.5No summary available
Development and Alumni Relations Associate at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees3.5No summary available
Global Manager BI Applications at a engineering company with 1,001-5,000 employees2.0No summary available
SAP HANA Architect Associate at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees4.5No summary available
Planning Analyst at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees3.0No summary available
Junior SAP Consultant at a tech company with 501-1,000 employees3.5No summary available