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OpenText Intelligence vs SAP Business Data Cloud comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 15, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

OpenText Intelligence
Ranking in BI (Business Intelligence) Tools
37th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Reporting (29th), Data Visualization (24th)
SAP Business Data Cloud
Ranking in BI (Business Intelligence) Tools
3rd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
121
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (6th), Business Performance Management (2nd), Cloud Analytics (2nd), Predictive Analytics (2nd), Data Governance (4th), Cloud Data Warehouse (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the BI (Business Intelligence) Tools category, the mindshare of OpenText Intelligence is 0.9%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP Business Data Cloud is 3.0%, down from 3.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SAP Business Data Cloud3.0%
OpenText Intelligence0.9%
Other96.1%
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Featured Reviews

it_user220707 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director & Lead Consultant at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
The Briefing Book feature enables measures to be filtered and viewed based on different criteria by end users.
This software is targeted at executive users, not the data analysts who want to slice and dice. The software will not replace your BI tools, but it will sit nicely on top of a BI tool if you want management to have quick and easy access to performance data. Initiative Management Metrics Management – Key Interfaces
Pavlina Pankova - PeerSpot reviewer
Competence Leader - BI at Sabris CZ s.r.o.
Brings reporting, planning, and prediction together in one seamless workflow
I think the areas of SAP Analytics Cloud that could be improved or enhanced are mentioned by users or companies, and they would definitely mention the price in terms of planning licensing. From a consulting point of view, I don't see any major weaknesses. It is reasonably well-developed, and the perfect strength is that innovations are coming on a quarterly basis. It is slightly behind other tools in terms of the number of graphical outputs. Some tools have it faster, but every increment of innovations contains new features. On the other hand, it is perfectly fitting to the SAP environment, with seamless integration to all SAP modules, not only ERP but also SuccessFactors and other tools from the SAP family, for example, integrated business planning for the production planning. This is really a highlight compared to other tools.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is a comprehensive solution for performance management, and yet it is easy to setup and easy to use, especially in comparison with Oracle, SAS, Hyperion and SAP."
"The most valuable feature of the tool is machine learning."
"Using these connectors has significantly impacted our workflow and data integration with third-party tools."
"This tool is very useful; when I do my analysis there, the AI tool helps me a lot to understand the data and what I need to do."
"SAP Analytics Cloud is superior to other tools in terms of planning and forecasting."
"I like the connectivity the solution provides with other products, as one can see different data sources, such as SAP ERP and the in-house hub, create a business warehouse, and import multi-dimensional data from flat files and various sources."
"The ease of use of the solution is its most valuable feature. We haven't tried all of the features yet. The graphing and the ease of using the analytics tools have been great. It's all drag and drop; you don't need to code anything."
"There is a real-time reporting mechanism in place. SAP Analytics Cloud operates on the SAP S/4HANA database, ensuring real-time reporting is always available. This capability allows the business to monitor cash inflows and outflows at any given moment easily."
"The user interface is quite good for developing reports out of models."
 

Cons

"It needs to have better quality built in reports."
"Technical support is only an online chat option. They need a phone number to talk to someone and they need to increase the support available."
"All the features are there, maybe except for the one-gauge visualization."
"From a learning perspective, there needs to be better support from SAP. The learning documentation and software are not as robust as I would hope from SAP's side."
"Custom visuals is another area of improvement. There are also some mobile features that are missing. There are features that aren't available on the mobile."
"This is not a very stable product."
"The analytics part of SAP has not been that good up until now. They're still in the infant stage and development is still going on. SAP has some cloud analytics and they're trying to configure it in Lumira, but it's not that good at this point."
"In the live connection model, we can't create calculated dimensions, however, in the import model we can create them."
"We are currently working on connectivity with S/4HANA, but we would like to have better connectivity with our legacy systems."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It is an expensive solution."
"The pricing of this product is reasonable."
"The platform is about 50% more expensive than Power BI."
"The pricing is based on an annual license and is rated a four out of ten."
"The pricing is reasonable."
"The premium option is very expensive at five thousand dollars. I use the nine hundred and ninety-nine dollar option."
"It's not that costly as such for the time being."
"Its pricing is okay as compared to its competitors."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
16%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Insurance Company
9%
Media Company
14%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Construction Company
8%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business48
Midsize Enterprise21
Large Enterprise79
 

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Also Known As

OpenText Magellan Analytics Suite, BIRT iHub Visualization Platform, OpenText Actuate Information Hub
SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP Digital Boardroom, SAP Analytics Hub
 

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