Oracle Big Data Appliance vs SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse comparison

Oracle and SAP are both solutions in the Data Warehouse category. Oracle is ranked #14 with an average rating of 8.0, while SAP is ranked #21. Oracle holds a 2.5% mindshare in Data Warehouse, compared to SAP’s 2.0% mindshare. Additionally, 75% of Oracle users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 80% of SAP users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse and Oracle Big Data Appliance are data management and analytics products. SAP NetWeaver shines in integration with SAP applications, while Oracle Big Data Appliance leads in scalability and processing of large data sets.

Features: SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse supports data modeling and extensive ETL features, providing integrated business intelligence tools. Users benefit from data cleansed and centralized information, allowing organizations to streamline reporting processes. Security and audit procedures are robust, enhancing data management reliability. Oracle Big Data Appliance supports Hadoop distributions and uses Spark, ensuring efficient data processing. It allows user-based access control, and its language processing covers over 80 languages, making it suitable for global deployments.

Room for Improvement:SAP NetWeaver could enhance user-friendliness for non-technical users and improve its scalability to handle larger data volumes. Integration with non-SAP systems may also require enhancements. Oracle Big Data Appliance might focus on simplifying deployment processes and reducing the cost of ownership. Better integration with existing Oracle systems may also be beneficial. It could further improve language processing capabilities to support niche languages better.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse offers straightforward deployment for companies using SAP, benefiting from comprehensive support and documentation. Oracle Big Data Appliance, while more complex, provides in-depth support for big data processes but may require specialist knowledge for setup. Oracle's support emphasizes robust assistance for substantial data processing needs.

Pricing and ROI: SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse may present a cost-effective solution for existing SAP users, with potentially lower initial setup costs and favorable ROI due to existing infrastructure compatibility. In contrast, Oracle Big Data Appliance might demand higher upfront costs due to advanced hardware, yet offers significant ROI through its capacity to process large datasets efficiently. Users often base their decision on pre-existing IT environments and scale requirements.

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle Big Data Appliance

Ranking in Data Warehouse

14th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

SAP NetWeaver Business Ware...

Ranking in Data Warehouse

21st

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Data Warehouse category, the mindshare of Oracle Big Data Appliance is 2.5%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse is 2.0%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Data Warehouse Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Oracle Big Data Appliance	2.5%
SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse	2.0%
Other	95.5%

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reviewer1031826

Analytics Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

Platinum partnership leverages advanced storage and fosters seamless data integration

Areas of Oracle Big Data Appliance that can be improved include the pricing perspective because nowadays they have competition. We have so many technologies that have come to the market for less than even one-fourth or one-fifth of the Oracle price. For my side, the last time I worked with Oracle was in '21, '22. The price is a challenge that they have to look after. From the storage and data management perspective, I cannot recall anything that they have to improve, but they have to improve the visualization part significantly because they offer Oracle BI, which is an extremely not-matured application.

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AnilKumar38

Project Manager - Analytics at Mindsprint

Can transform data per clients' needs and can easily distribute reports to end users

I would recommend looking at all of the solutions currently available and then decide. I would not immediately suggest going for SAP NetWeaver. Being able to transform the data according to my requirements is a crucial feature; the phasing layers are helpful to distinguish data with respect to a specific project; analytics and reporting are very feasible; and the distribution of reports to the end users is also very easy. However, connectors need to be simplified, and technical support needs to be improved. Thus, on a scale from one to ten, I would rate SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse at eight.

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"This is a comprehensive solution that is easy to deploy."

"The best thing about the product is that the end-user can build the reports by themselves without really knowing anything about databases."

"Because Big Data Appliance allows me to have a single source of truth, it means I have clean data that can be monetized and leveraged to gain more insights with real-time reports from the dashboard."

"The best thing about the product is that the end-user can build the reports by themselves without really knowing anything about databases."

"The most valuable feature is that it can be used in conjunction with Spark memory processing, and our processing time has gone to 20 minutes from what used to be two or three hours on the mainframe."

"Big Data responds to my needs."

"The best feature of Oracle Big Data Appliance, from a price perspective for the storage, is because they have technology called the ZFS technology; it offers huge storage with a decent price."

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"Data modeling is a valuable feature."

"Queries based on the Data warehouse have enabled the Service department of the organization analyze data deeply and get insights into daily inflow and revenue as well as analyze data over time periods, various models, model years, by customer segment, etc."

"Data cleansed and harmonization. It provides us with proof of data, we can centralize all of the information, check it, and then provide the information to our users."

"Transformation is a valuable feature of SAP NetWeaver. I can transform the data as per my needs or my client's needs. For example, flat tables can be transformed with respect to our requirements to combine multiple modules into one single table, and we can derive analytics."

"We are an airline and use the system for data modeling and data warehousing, and we implement it for time performance and feedback analysis."

"It is a robust system."

"It provides us with proof of data, we can centralize all of the information, check it, and then provide the information to our users."

"This is a very robust and efficient product, and it's very powerful, in particular when it comes to data management in the SAP system."

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Cons

"It seems like the deployment of repositories has become more difficult in later versions of the product rather than easier."

"The product should be simplified for the average user."

"We had to pursue several performance tuning measures to bring up the system to scale."

"From a technical perspective, Big Data Appliance could be improved with more innovation in the AI and machine-learning parts instead of relying on Cloudera."

"The product should be simplified for the average user."

"It seems like the deployment of repositories has become more difficult in later versions of the product rather than easier."

"We need to display the results on our website. I think there is another product that joins with it to give you the possibility."

"From a technical perspective, Big Data Appliance could be improved with more innovation in the AI and machine-learning parts instead of relying on Cloudera."

"There are performance issues in terms of scalability and availability."

"The product could provide more features."

"The setup needs skilled resources in SAP BW. A lack of trained resources can create serious problems."

"People using SAP BW have to undergo some training to be able to use the product. Complexity can be reduced and could be made a bit more user-friendly."

"The complexity of this data warehouse application is huge and makes it tough to manage and deploy it. In general, it requires a lot of know-how and time which makes it expensive to deliver fast answers."

"Connectors are complex, and it is difficult to understand or know which connector should be used. For instance, if I want to connect APIs, I will not be able to do it directly. I would have to go to the portal integration to get the data. Therefore, having simplified connectors will make things much easier."

"Design and modeling could be simplified."

"I think more integration with other applications would be perfect."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Oracle's prices are too high compared to others in the market."

"All SAP products are expensive."

"Pricing is based on the number of user IDs and tyhe user ID works across a suite of products."

"The licensing cost is high for SAP NetWeaver compared to that for other products."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

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Manufacturing Company

13%

Government

13%

Comms Service Provider

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Large Enterprise

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Small Business

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Small Business	1
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	6

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Small Business	3
Large Enterprise	7

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NetWeaver Business Warehouse, NetWeaver BusinessObjects Warehouse

Overview

Oracle Big Data Appliance is a flexible, high-performance, secure platform for running diverse workloads on Hadoop and NoSQL systems. With Oracle Big Data SQL, Oracle Big Data Appliance extends Oracle’s industry-leading implementation of SQL to Hadoop and NoSQL systems. By combining the newest technologies from the Hadoop ecosystem and powerful Oracle SQL capabilities together on a single pre-configured platform, Oracle Big Data Appliance is uniquely able to support rapid development of new Big Data applications and tight integration with existing relational data.

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Oracle

With NetWeaver Business Warehouse, you can quickly Capture, store, and consolidate your vital information with our real-time data warehouse platform. Tightly integrate your warehousing capabilities for a single version of the truth, decision-ready business intelligence, and accelerated operations.

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Sample Customers

Caixa Bank

EMC Corporation, Takisada-Osaka Co. Ltd., Eldorado, Mozzart, The VELUX Group, AOK Bundesverband, Hilti Group, Nissha Printing Company Ltd., Asian Paints, Aareal Bank Group, Magazine zum Globus (Migros Group)

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