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CData Connect Cloud vs SAP HANA comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 25, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

CData Connect Cloud
Ranking in Data Virtualization
5th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.8
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Data Integration (36th)
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) (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Data Virtualization category, the mindshare of CData Connect Cloud is 8.7%, up from 4.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP HANA is 18.3%, up from 9.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Virtualization Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SAP HANA18.3%
CData Connect Cloud8.7%
Other73.0%
Data Virtualization
 

Featured Reviews

ZA
Business Intelligence Manager at a real estate/law firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
Accurate data and reliable
CData Connect is used to extract data from our own Facebook ads campaigns The most valuable feature of CData Connect is the accuracy of the data. The amount of data that can be extracted at one point in time should be improved. I have been using CData Connect for approximately three months.…
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 most valuable feature of CData Connect is the accuracy of the data."
"Provides us with predictive capabilities for asset maintenance, and real-time forecasts."
"The speed at which it gets the data is great."
"All features are valuable."
"The benefits include high database loading performance, superior reporting performance, and ease of use."
"This is a feature-rich product and I like all of them."
"The data in HANA is stored in columns rather than rows, which speeds up searches and aggregations."
"Using SAP HANA has reduced a lot of paperwork that we would typically be doing and the communication we have with our suppliers."
"The performance in terms of processing time is unmatched due to the in-memory processing capability."
 

Cons

"The amount of data that can be extracted at one point in time should be improved."
"There is a limitation in the amount of data that can be imported. This should be increased."
"The user interface and CRM need to be more user-friendly, it's abnormally painful."
"The performance and integration with other products are areas in need of improvement."
"I cannot recommend this product to users. I feel that SAP's approach of mandating customers to go with SAP HANA is not a good point; they should make SAP HANA so good that customers willingly choose it."
"I would not recommend SAP HANA because it has some issues with the speed and scalability of the size. It's also extremely expensive."
"Some production features are lacking. For example, we cannot see any dashboards in the production department."
"The user experience should be better. Its user interface is not good. I also don't like the transition concept."
"The solution could improve by having better migration flexibility. For example, it would be helpful if there was a way for customers could check their nonproduction and production deployments."
"One notable issue is the difficulty in finding consultants with experience in the SuccessFactors product, a human resource management tool part of SAP's cloud-based solutions. For example, learning the Oracle database is straightforward. You can easily go to the Oracle website, download the database, install it on your laptop, and access technical resources and books."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"A monthly or yearly license must be purchased, although its utility will be based on the cost-benefit analysis that is reached by the individual customer."
"Set up a consortium of consulting partners and hardware vendors to define your tech. Landscape TCO (total cost of ownership) and then approach the OEM for pricing (on-premise or on cloud or a hybrid model). Check if you can bring your own licenses for some of the existing application licenses on the new platform, to reduce TCO."
"The price is high and could be a bit cheaper."
"SAP HANA is more expensive than other solutions."
"SAP HANA is affordable. I rate it a seven out of ten."
"The tool is expensive compared to other products, like Oracle R or Microsoft, but it offers a range of all the company's functions."
"We pay for a maintenance license, and the licensing cost is high. In general, it is a very expensive solution."
"The pricing is relatively high for both customers and partners."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
16%
Construction Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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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

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SAP High-Performance Analytic Appliance, HANA
 

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Sample Customers

Adeptia, Tibco, Matillion, Exago, Izenda, Alfresco, Cisco, DataRobot, BigID, Combit
Unilever, NHS 24, adidas Group, CHIO Aachen, Hamburg Port Authority (HPA), Bangkok Airways Public Company Limited