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AtScale Adaptive Analytics (A3) vs SAP HANA comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 25, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

AtScale Adaptive Analytics ...
Ranking in Data Virtualization
7th
Average Rating
5.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (45th), Data Governance (43rd), BI on Hadoop (1st)
SAP HANA
Ranking in Data Virtualization
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
93
Ranking in other categories
Embedded Database (1st), Relational Databases Tools (3rd), Database Management Systems (DBMS) (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Data Virtualization category, the mindshare of AtScale Adaptive Analytics (A3) is 6.9%, up from 6.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP HANA is 16.8%, up from 10.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Virtualization Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SAP HANA16.8%
AtScale Adaptive Analytics (A3)6.9%
Other76.3%
Data Virtualization
 

Featured Reviews

it_user822762 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior BI and Reporting Analyst at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
The GUI interface is nice and easy to use, but the organization of the icons is not saved across users
Connecting to a Hadoop database to create a cube to connect to Tableau. We want to be able to easily create cubes which can be connected to Tableau for visualization The product had many issues. We had great collaboration with the product development team, but the product was not able to meet our…
Bassem Mohammed - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Application Manager at TBTD
Integrated business processes have improved real-time analytics and financial performance
Whether I or my customers utilize SAP HANA's real-time analytics depends on the data needed to be displayed, and then choosing how to transfer the data to the analytic object, data source, or database to be displayed in the reports. It may be near real-time, real-time, or running batch every day. There are tools for integration between third-party systems, such as OData or APIs from SAP to get in or push data to other systems. Support for both structured and unstructured data helps organizations unify data sources depending on the needed data to be displayed. There are many ways to store it for report displays, but structured data will be better than unstructured data.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The GUI interface is nice and easy to use."
"Integration is the most valuable feature we use SAP HANA for."
"SAP HANA is one of the best databases known for its performance...The new version of the solution is stable."
"SAP HANA is a good product and I can recommend it."
"We've had good experiences with technical support."
"Anyone currently using SAP will be transitioning to HANA."
"The product's initial setup phase was really easy."
"SAP HANA should cover all and automate your business processes without needing a lot of customizations."
"SAP HANA's most valuable features are monitoring, reporting, and price and stock control."
 

Cons

"The product was not able to meet our 10 second refresh requirements."
"The organization of the icons is not saved across users."
"There was an issue with the incremental aggregation not working as indicated."
"The high price of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The product is very demanding on memory requirements."
"However, for the pricing part, this is the main issue. SAP has to do much more on SAP HANA pricing because it is quite expensive."
"I don't like the presentation layer tools on the analytics side, it's too complex."
"In practice, SAP HANA is very powerful, but I see areas where it could be improved to make life easier for users and teams, such as having too many Fiori apps with overlapping functionality, navigation not being intuitive for finance users, and users still needing to switch between Fiori and SAP GUI."
"The initial setup of SAP HANA is quite difficult as it has a steep learning curve."
"Some production features are lacking. For example, we cannot see any dashboards in the production department."
"The solution could improve in the handling of backup data and the administration tools."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It comes with a significant cost."
"The price of SAP HANA is very expensive and it is paid annually."
"SAP HANA is expensive, but unfortunately, we do not have any alternatives."
"There is an annual payment needed to use the solution."
"SAP HANA is very expensive here in China. My company bought the SAP ERP suite, which includes SAP HANA. For others who use SAP HANA as an analytical database, CPU numbers will affect the pricing, so as a solution, it's costly."
"I would rate the pricing of the solution a ten on ten. The pricing for on-prem SAP HANA is on a yearly basis and expensive. I am not aware of the actual pricing but it is based on 64 Gigabytes. For instance, if you consider $10,000 for 64 Gigabytes, then you can calculate the cost for Terabytes in case you have one. You will have to buy expensive hardware as well which is quite a lot."
"The pricing is a bit on the high side."
"SAP HANA is more expensive than other solutions."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Healthcare Company
14%
Comms Service Provider
14%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Construction Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Outsourcing Company
8%
 

Company Size

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Company SizeCount
Small Business26
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise64
 

Questions from the Community

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What are the biggest benefits of using SAP HANA?
Based on my work with SAP HANA, the biggest benefit that it can bring to your business is total data management. This product is by SAP - a company that serves almost all needs a client may have co...
Is SAP HANA’s customer and technical support reliable?
We have been using SAP HANA for a fairly short period of time and have only taken advantage of their customer support. So far, we have not had issues that required specialized help from technical s...
Is SAP HANA difficult to set up and start using?
SAP HANA is fairly easy to set up, however, I do not think a complete beginner can do it. You certainly need some preparation - either you need to have experience with similar solutions, or with ot...
 

Also Known As

AtScale, AtScale Intelligence Platform
SAP High-Performance Analytic Appliance, HANA
 

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Sample Customers

Rakuten, TD Bank, Aetna, Glaxo-Smith Kline, Biogen, Toyota, Tyson
Unilever, NHS 24, adidas Group, CHIO Aachen, Hamburg Port Authority (HPA), Bangkok Airways Public Company Limited