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Merge vs SAP Business Technology Platform comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 15, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Merge
Ranking in Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)
17th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
2.2
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SAP Business Technology Pla...
Ranking in Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)
12th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
48
Ranking in other categories
PaaS Clouds (11th), IoT Platforms (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) category, the mindshare of Merge is 1.0%, down from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP Business Technology Platform is 3.3%, down from 5.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SAP Business Technology Platform3.3%
Merge1.0%
Other95.7%
Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)
 

Featured Reviews

SA
Principal Data Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Merge has streamlined change data capture and supports cost‑effective ELT hiring flexibility
Regarding optimization, I have observed that on the Snowflake side, with Merge being used on a table that has micro partitions and has been well maintained, the statement execution will be very fast. This helps in both cost savings and performance-wise optimization. It would be beneficial if there is a common public community so that people who may not be aware of this will become more aware. Additionally, when we do joins within the Merge statement, there is always a chance of getting duplicates. Snowflake added a feature called QUALIFY that allows us to filter based on ranking and eliminate duplicate records. If such a feature were available in regular Merge statements within any database, that would be helpful. This would eliminate the need to rebuild another subquery inside the Merge statement.
Frederic Hautecoeur - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior System Integrations Architect at bs-team
Event-based data exchange has improved integrations but analytics and support remain weak
SAP Cloud Platform is a strong part of their offering. They are very poor in the analytics area. You do not have much available. If you want to have analytics, you have to do everything yourself. Everything is very expensive, so it is not helping with the infrastructure costs. There is a lot of latency and glitches. The support is very difficult and not really helpful. The fact is you are completely losing control of the infrastructure. If something bad happens, there is nothing you can really do. You have to ask the support and the support will answer when they want or when they can.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Merge has positively impacted my organization by being extremely useful and allowing me to review multiple files at increased speed."
"One significant advantage is the ability to go with open source and not depend on proprietary ETL tools, which saves licensing costs and allows me to hire broadly for common SQL and data warehousing skills instead of niche tool expertise."
"SAP Cloud Platform's performance is much faster than the on-premises solution because of continuous fine-tuning by their team."
"SAP has provided very good support."
"The dashboard gives pretty good clarity of what's happening and what needs to be done."
"It’s great that we have the entire suite of SAP at our fingertips."
"The product is very stable."
"It’s easy to maintain, as everything is handled by SAP."
"One of the best features of this solution is that it is web-based and you can log in and work on it from anywhere."
"The solution is very useful and interactive with a dashboard for viewing other interfaces."
 

Cons

"Merge could be improved in terms of scriptability, as I recall it was not as strong as Beyond Compare in this regard."
"Additionally, when we do joins within the Merge statement, there is always a chance of getting duplicates."
"What I would like to see improved is the learning curve."
"The cost when it comes to monitoring can be difficult. We have to be very, very careful and aware of any changes so the price won't go up too much."
"The tool's UI is not very intuitive for cloud integration, so it needs research to understand its options and how it may work."
"The addition of more industry use cases would be an improvement."
"I would like for it to have integration to GitHub."
"The pricing is too high across all SAP products relative to resource utilization."
"We have had bad experiences or negative ones in performance and with the functionality."
"SAP Cloud Platform's installation is not straightforward. You need a person with knowledge to handle it."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"SAP Cloud Platform is expensive. It can be quite costly."
"SAP provides good discounts."
"Licensing costs for this solution are based on the number of users and the bandwidth."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a nine out of ten."
"SAP offers yearly, subscription-based, and pay-as-you-use licensing."
"I discovered that the SAP Cloud Platform is affordable, contrary to the impression that it's expensive. The pricing for extra packages or messages is quite reasonable, especially for things like message throughput and processing."
"The pricing can be negotiated."
"SAP Cloud Platform is generally more expensive than the other options."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Consumer Goods Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Construction Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise3
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise27
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Merge?
Merge could be improved in terms of scriptability, as I recall it was not as strong as Beyond Compare in this regard.
What is your primary use case for Merge?
My main use case for Merge is in adding infrastructure in GitHub. A specific example of how I use Merge for adding is that we are creating infrastructure resources by Terraform. After that, we clon...
What advice do you have for others considering Merge?
My advice to others looking into using Merge is that if someone is considering Merge, then they should use this tool because it is very helpful. It will save time and effort in uploading a task and...
Which is better - SAP Cloud Platform or Microsoft Azure?
One of the best features of SAP Cloud Platform is that it is web-based and you can log in from anywhere in the world. SAP Cloud Platform is suitable for companies of any size; it works well with bo...
How is SAP Cloud Platform different than Amazon AWS?
How is SAP Cloud Platform different than Amazon AWS? Amazon AWS offers options both in terms of upgrading and expanding capabilities as well as acquiring greater storage space. These upgrades can ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAP Cloud Platform?
The pricing is not suitable for small or medium organizations. Price and features are concerns.
 

Also Known As

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SAP HANA Cloud Platform for the Internet of Things, SAP Cloud Platform
 

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Sample Customers

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Medtronic, Cirque du Soleil, Antarc, B&G Manufacturing, EarlySense, eBay, Ferrero, James Austin Company, Lenovo, Sagem, RAK Ceramics, Vodafone
Find out what your peers are saying about Merge vs. SAP Business Technology Platform and other solutions. Updated: September 2026.
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