Google Cloud vs SAP S4HANA on AWS comparison

Google and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are both solutions in the Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) category. Google is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.6, while Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #9 with an average rating of 9.0. Google holds a 4.4% mindshare in ISI, compared to Amazon Web Services (AWS)’s 2.1% mindshare. Additionally, 97% of Google users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 97% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users who would recommend it.

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SAP S4HANA on AWS

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97% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 16, 2024

SAP S4HANA on AWS and Google Cloud compete in cloud-based enterprise solutions. SAP S4HANA on AWS seems to have the upper hand in enterprise resource planning due to its robust integration and performance benefits, while Google Cloud is praised for usability and flexible pricing.

Features: SAP S4HANA on AWS distinguishes itself with financial capabilities and process automation, using the HANA database for enhanced speed and efficiency. It offers AI and machine learning capabilities and provides comprehensive module coverage. Google Cloud is known for its ease of use, flexible hosting, and scalability, offering managed services that simplify infrastructure management with a familiar interface.

Room for Improvement: SAP S4HANA on AWS is complex and resource-intensive, with high on-premises hardware costs and integration difficulties. Enhanced technical support and pricing transparency are sought by users. Google Cloud could improve analytics capabilities, multilingual support, and offer more intuitive training resources and smoother integration with external devices.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SAP S4HANA on AWS offers deployment across various environments but faces slow support response times. Google Cloud is mainly used in public cloud deployments with a straightforward implementation process. While its support is effective, improvements in technical documentation and response clarity would be beneficial.

Pricing and ROI: SAP S4HANA on AWS requires strategic financial planning due to high licensing and hardware costs but delivers robust ROI through operational efficiencies. Google Cloud is recognized for competitive, scalable pricing, appealing to small and medium businesses with flexible pay-as-you-go models, though clearer pricing transparency is desirable.

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Google Cloud vs. SAP S4HANA on AWS

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Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score

5.0

Users achieved significant ROI from Google Cloud via increased efficiency, cost reduction, faster tasks, and fair pricing for features.

Sentiment score

7.5

Implementing SAP S4HANA on AWS offers efficiency, cost savings, and ROI within months, recouping investment in 4-5 years.

One task that could be developed in a day, now it could be done in around one or two hours.

reviewer2837757

Data Scientist at a comms service provider with 501-1,000 employees

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On a very good implementation, usually, if the scale of the business is large, the implementation can give a payback within six, seven, or eight months of implementation.

AtifNajam

Group CIO at Ghulam Faruque Group

Although our investment was higher compared to the previous ERP system, we are able to derive ROI from SAP S4HANA on AWS.

SrinivasVadde

Finance Controller at kauvery

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

6.2

Google Cloud's support receives mixed reviews, with varying effectiveness depending on service tiers, user experience, and specific needs.

Sentiment score

6.3

SAP S4HANA on AWS provides varied support, with quicker AWS responses, while SAP's promptness and expertise need improvement.

I would rate the customer support a nine on a scale of 1 to 10.

reviewer2837757

Data Scientist at a comms service provider with 501-1,000 employees

I consider them good partners when it comes to support.

RaidHammouri

Presales Engineer at 2P - Perfect Presentation

We have consulted Google support several times, and we received a quick response.

Saurav Singh

Technology Manager at Publicis Sapient

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They have a support model available, with first-level support handling initial issues when I integrate the system.

AtifNajam

Group CIO at Ghulam Faruque Group

We received the right support during our implementation and continue to benefit from it.

SrinivasVadde

Finance Controller at kauvery

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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

7.7

Google Cloud's scalability enables efficient integration and expansion, supporting large workloads with ease and attracting various sectors.

Sentiment score

7.8

SAP S4HANA on AWS is highly rated for scalability and flexibility, efficiently serving medium to large enterprises with ease.

If I had to rate scalability from one to ten, I would rate it a nine as we have never faced any issues with scalability.

Saurav Singh

Technology Manager at Publicis Sapient

Google Cloud is highly scalable, and we have not faced any issues with its scalability.

Irfan Qureshi

IT Service Delivery Manager at NGK

This solution is suitable for enterprise-level organizations, particularly in finance and healthcare domains where there is substantial data volume.

Yashashvi Dwivedi

RPA developer at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees

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AWS has been running probably 96% of Fortune 500 companies across the globe, so scalability is not an issue.

AtifNajam

Group CIO at Ghulam Faruque Group

The product is versatile and can manage complexity beyond expectations.

Yasir Khalid

Project Manager at BSF

For scalability and the ability to expand, I would also rate it an eight.

Jayakrishna Amm

Associate Manager at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

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Stability Issues

Sentiment score

8.2

Google Cloud is reliable with high user satisfaction, minimal downtime, and consistent performance, despite occasional capacity concerns.

Sentiment score

7.8

SAP S4HANA on AWS is highly stable and reliable, with minimal performance issues and 24/7 availability, improving over time.

Regarding the stability of the product, it is the best one.

AnjaneyaVara Prasad

Solution Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

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As a finance controller, we have seen improvements in finance deliverables, SLAs in payables, and reconciliation timelines.

SrinivasVadde

Finance Controller at kauvery

I would rate the stability of SAP S4HANA on AWS an eight out of ten.

Jayakrishna Amm

Associate Manager at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

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Room For Improvement

Google Cloud requires improvements in usability, analytics, pricing, security, integration, and reliability for better user experience and database management.

SAP S4HANA on AWS needs better UI, ease of use, integration, customization, and support, with improved automation and scalability.

If the hierarchy or similarities were the same, that would help developers more conveniently migrate from a traditional SQL server to BigQuery.

Yashashvi Dwivedi

RPA developer at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees

Providing more hypervisors would be beneficial.

RaidHammouri

Presales Engineer at 2P - Perfect Presentation

The logging could be improved; there's currently no intuitive way to filter logs on the Google console, especially for individuals who are not familiar with query languages.

Saurav Singh

Technology Manager at Publicis Sapient

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The interface and interaction with the technical team require intensive training.

Yasir Khalid

Project Manager at BSF

SAP introduced flexible workflows, which are even better if I want customized workflows for my documentation within the procurement domain.

AtifNajam

Group CIO at Ghulam Faruque Group

Having these integrations as a single source rather than working in silos would be beneficial for customers.

SrinivasVadde

Finance Controller at kauvery

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Setup Cost

Google Cloud offers competitive pricing with flexible billing, though some find costs higher than alternatives like Azure.

Enterprise buyers consider SAP S4HANA on AWS costly, though its capabilities sometimes justify high expenses, yet smaller firms seek alternatives.

As far as I know, it is a little more expensive compared to other cloud options.

RaidHammouri

Presales Engineer at 2P - Perfect Presentation

Compared to buying new hardware, Google Cloud offers flexible options for scaling up or down, making it more convenient.

Irfan Qureshi

IT Service Delivery Manager at NGK

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SAP is not cheap, with many hidden costs encountered during implementation.

Yasir Khalid

Project Manager at BSF

The initial setup required a higher investment, but the return on investment has justified the cost.

SrinivasVadde

Finance Controller at kauvery

The main issue is the pricing, which is typically too high for small companies.

Jayakrishna Amm

Associate Manager at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

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Valuable Features

Google Cloud offers seamless scalability, robust security, user-friendliness, efficient integration, and excellent technical support, enhancing business efficiency.

SAP S4HANA on AWS offers scalability, speed, real-time analytics, and cost-effectiveness, enhancing decision-making and operational efficiency.

The most valuable features of Google Cloud for us are the integration with Kubernetes, IAM, Istio integration, and Terraform capabilities.

Saurav Singh

Technology Manager at Publicis Sapient

When you need to handle not 10, but 50 per week, and this could be done within one or two hours, that saves a lot of time.

reviewer2837757

Data Scientist at a comms service provider with 501-1,000 employees

If customers use different technologies within their environment, GCP cannot offer a full performance analysis covering all the disclosures.

RaidHammouri

Presales Engineer at 2P - Perfect Presentation

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The costing and personnel planning integration are among the strongest areas of this solution.

AtifNajam

Group CIO at Ghulam Faruque Group

From the finance side, we have enhanced our internal controls and reduced the timeline for closing the month from a year to just two days.

SrinivasVadde

Finance Controller at kauvery

In terms of usage and automation, SAP S4HANA on AWS is very good at automation, where instead of manually punching entry by entry as with Tally, Zoho, or NetSuite, you can do a bulk upload and close it from one GL to another GL entry from one T-code to another T-code.

Jayakrishna Amm

Associate Manager at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

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Categories and Ranking

Google Cloud

Ranking in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)

3rd

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

PaaS Clouds (4th)

SAP S4HANA on AWS

Ranking in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)

9th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) category, the mindshare of Google Cloud is 4.4%, down from 8.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP S4HANA on AWS is 2.1%, down from 3.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Google Cloud	4.4%
SAP S4HANA on AWS	2.1%
Other	93.5%

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Featured Reviews

AnjaneyaVara Prasad

Solution Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

Cloud services have reduced on‑prem hardware costs and now support flexible microservices workloads

Regarding potential areas of improvement for Google Cloud, considering that they are providing 300 plus services, some services could be improved. For example, if I am facing some network troubleshooting issue in GKE in Google Cloud, I have to dig deeply and enable some special logs, such as flow logs. To enable that, it is chargeable. At least for basic services, they should give end-to-end support. In terms of end-to-end support, if I am purchasing one firewall from Google and using that firewall, all firewall-related services should be free. If I want to troubleshoot something deep and perform deep troubleshooting, you have to enable some additional logs. That is not that good. If I have to enable additional logs and want to store them into Google Cloud storage, which is similar to an S3 bucket, it is again chargeable. Those kinds of things should be given as part of the package. If you take firewall, all firewall-related logs, activities, and diagnostics everything should come as one package. If you want to do some deep analysis, you have to enable these logs, and for that you have to store them in the cloud storage, which is again chargeable. We should not have those kinds of things.Regarding additional costs, it can vary case by case. If I want to do deep analysis, I have to enable some logs, and for those logs, Google is charging. I am already paying for my virtual firewall from Google, and I am paying the cost for that. If I want to do some further troubleshooting and enable some low-level logs, they are charging for that. So these are the kinds of things I am talking about. To do very deep-level troubleshooting and enable additional logs, they will be charging. Not only Google, but all clouds are charging for this. Functionality-wise, Google Cloud is fine. In terms of virtual machine deployment or VM instance, the functionality is good.

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Jayakrishna Amm

Associate Manager at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

End-to-end accounting has been streamlined and secures data with automated controls

SAP S4HANA on AWS is mostly well secured because you need a VPN of the company you are working in to log in and view only with the VPN. It is not possible to connect to a random network, and it is very safe. In terms of usage and automation, SAP S4HANA on AWS is very good at automation, where instead of manually punching entry by entry as with Tally, Zoho, or NetSuite, you can do a bulk upload and close it from one GL to another GL entry from one T-code to another T-code. These are all the options and features, and it is user-friendly. Once you learn SAP S4HANA on AWS, you tend to know how to customize things and what features you want. You can add in features by working closely with the SAP team, whether it is a direct SAP team or through a contract with some agent. There are numerous things you can do; it is not limited to only one function. You can have end-to-end control, and back-dated entries are not possible as in Tally or Zoho, which is very good in terms of security and safety. There are no accounting frauds; we can even identify who has done an entry by name. It is very secure; a password gets locked automatically after two incorrect attempts, and you have to contact the SAP team for that. Data privacy is very good, and overall, it is a better option. Regarding real-time analytics features in SAP S4HANA on AWS, you can integrate with Qlik or Power BI, and I believe there is also an analytics component within SAP itself. SAP S4HANA on AWS provides one analytics tool, and these tools can be integrated and customized however you want. It is very easy to do analytics; you can download reports or integrate those reports with Power BI. It is very convenient that way. When it comes to AI capabilities integrated with SAP S4HANA on AWS, I am not certain because most of it comes via tools such as Qlik and Power BI. There are multiple other things that can help you integrate and work on it. For example, integrating Power BI with N28 or Cloud is convenient with tools such as Copilot. However, I am unsure how it works in SAP S4HANA on AWS because most organizations do not allow integrating AI with SAP S4HANA on AWS.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Comms Service Provider

10%

University

Manufacturing Company

14%

Construction Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Educational Organization

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	42
Midsize Enterprise	10
Large Enterprise	38

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	19
Midsize Enterprise	8
Large Enterprise	18

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Google Cloud?

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What is your primary use case for Google Cloud?

The main requirement from my clients to Google Cloud is to reduce the on-prem footprint or to minimize the maintenance cost of the on-prem data center. Those who are looking for a scalable solution...

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What advice do you have for others considering Google Cloud?

The AutoML feature of Google Cloud is really good. Google is providing good AI features. We have been leveraging ServiceNow integration through API. Whatever knowledge base articles are stored in S...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAP S4HANA on AWS?

Customers need to pay for a license on a yearly basis with a one-year strategy. I believe SAP S4HANA on AWS is a little bit more expensive than other solutions.

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What needs improvement with SAP S4HANA on AWS?

I want to improve the cloud data center by establishing a local data center in the country.

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What is your primary use case for SAP S4HANA on AWS?

SAP S4HANA on AWS is useful when comparing it with on-premise solutions because everything is maintained in the cloud. With managed services, you do not have to worry about your data center or mana...

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Also Known As

GCP

SAP S/4HANA on AWS

Overview

Google Cloud offers a comprehensive platform renowned for cost-effectiveness, scalability, robust security, and seamless integration with tools such as Kubernetes, making it suitable for various business functions.

Google Cloud stands out for its ease of setup, stable infrastructure, and user-friendly interface. It provides essential features for AI, data analytics, and reliable storage, supporting multi-regional deployments for diverse applications. While maintaining minimal operational costs, it ensures simplified deployment and comprehensive application capabilities. However, improvements are needed in monitoring tools, customer support, documentation, and pricing options. Enhancements in stability, integration, and workload management are also required.

What are the essential features of Google Cloud?

Cost-effectiveness: Enables budget-friendly operations and reduced operational costs.
Easy Setup: Offers a straightforward and quick setup process.
Scalability: Supports growing business needs with vast resources and infrastructure.
Robust Security: Provides strong protection and compliance measures.
Seamless Integration: Effective integration with tools like Kubernetes and other applications.

What benefits and ROI can be observed?

Reduction in Operational Costs: Minimizes infrastructure and maintenance expenses.
Global Reach: Allows businesses to expand operations across multiple regions.
Flexibility: Adapts to different business models and rapid scaling needs.
Cross-Platform Compatibility: Facilitates integration with existing tools and platforms.

Industries leverage Google Cloud for infrastructure management, analytics, application hosting, and development environments. Entities utilize its cloud network, machine learning support, disaster recovery solutions, and big data handling. Many rely on Workspace tools for communication and virtual machine applications for efficient IT infrastructure deployment.

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SAP S4HANA on AWS integrates seamlessly for users, offering robust real-time analytics and AI features. It excels in performance, security, and scalability with AWS, optimizing infrastructure costs and enhancing complex business functions.

SAP S4HANA on AWS is valued for its automation and integration across devices with Fiori, providing users with a strong database, real-time analytics, and AI enablement. It offers high performance, security, and scalability, making it suitable for complex business processes in finance, manufacturing, and data management. Users benefit from predictive analysis and advanced analytics, ensuring stability and efficiency for business operations on AWS's robust cloud infrastructure.

What are the key features of SAP S4HANA on AWS?

Real-Time Analytics: Provides timely insights for decision-making.
AI Enablement: Enhances automation and process efficiency.
Scalability: Grows with business needs smoothly.
Security: Ensures data protection and compliance.
Seamless Integration: Connects devices effortlessly with Fiori.

What benefits should users look for in reviews?

Cost Efficiency: Reduces infrastructure expenses.
Enhanced Performance: Optimizes business functions.
Improved Decision-Making: Facilitates better business outcomes.
Flexibility: Adapts to diverse industry needs seamlessly.
Simplified Complex Tasks: Eases management of operations.

SAP S4HANA on AWS supports diverse industries such as finance, procurement, sales, and HR. Enterprises leverage its comprehensive ERP functionalities for real-time data management and streamlined processes. AWS's strong cloud infrastructure makes it ideal for large-scale operations, enabling integration and flexibility for technical adaptability across business processes.

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Brigade Group, DoHome, Royal FloraHolland

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