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Progress OpenEdge RDBMS vs SAP HANA comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 25, 2026

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

Categories and Ranking

Progress OpenEdge RDBMS
Ranking in Embedded Database
8th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.0
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SAP HANA
Ranking in Embedded Database
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
93
Ranking in other categories
Data Virtualization (2nd), Relational Databases Tools (3rd), Database Management Systems (DBMS) (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Embedded Database category, the mindshare of Progress OpenEdge RDBMS is 6.0%, up from 2.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP HANA is 11.1%, up from 9.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Embedded Database Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SAP HANA11.1%
Progress OpenEdge RDBMS6.0%
Other82.9%
Embedded Database
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1648848 - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President Strategic Development at a hospitality company with 1-10 employees
Customizable, intelligent, and reacts in real-time
There aren't any areas of improvement. We have a very long relationship with their R&D group. They're fairly dynamic there, however, it's not the relationships I manage. The only big hurdle for us is that most customers aren't familiar with it, so it's scary. If you're in commercial environments, everybody knows SQL, everybody knows Oracle, or whatever. It doesn't really matter due to the fact that it's embedded, however, they're paying those licenses. The only drawback is you can't just say, "Hey, provide us three Enterprise SQL licenses," and they just go reach into their Microsoft licensing deal and plug them in and go. Instead, it's plugging a new product into the mix that they otherwise would take care of on their own. The apparent cost is higher, however, in the end, it's really not.
HP
SAP Analytics Lead at Miracle Software Systems, Inc
Performs well with high database and reporting performance
We face difficulties replicating the AC DOCA table, which is a huge table, from S/4HANA to SAP HANA BAS, Business Application Studio, or HANA Studio using SLT. For developing Power BI reports using the AC DOCA table, we are replicating full data daily. We want to implement delta load, and while we used OData service for one client, the delta OData service link is not properly updating delta records. Licensing costs with SAP HANA are very high. Due to high pricing, many clients are moving from BW on SAP HANA and S/4HANA to Azure SQL. I have worked with several clients who have moved all data flows to Azure and developed Power BI queries on top of Azure. Many clients are also using Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The certification costs are also very high, more than ₹1,40,000 INR. Previously, it was ₹30,000 to ₹40,000. I want to pursue three certifications but am unable to do so due to the cost.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The product can be scaled in any direction and a very nice feature is that you can logically split the database by the value of the data, which is great."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"It's my 'go to' database if I want a database to just run 24/7/365, year-after-year with absolute minimal downtime."
"It is very customizable and it's intelligent."
"Once you switch it on, it simply runs and runs."
"The solution is easy to manage enterprise resources and the reporting and analytics are included; it is good for company growth and all modules are managed well."
"The tool is an in-memory database that stores and retrieves data very quickly. This speed makes it faster to use and maintain data, as no additional processes move data between memory and disk."
"It has a very huge bandwidth and data transfer."
"One feature I find very valuable, is the response time of the application on the database memory."
"SAP saves you from asking to bring an entire assembly with a lot of parts."
"Using this solution has given us better details for reporting and analytics."
"The performance in terms of processing time is unmatched due to the in-memory processing capability."
"SAP HANA should cover all and automate your business processes without needing a lot of customizations."
 

Cons

"Advanced security would be a good additional feature."
"The installation process can be a bit confusing for someone who's new to OpenEdge."
"The only big hurdle for us is that most customers aren't familiar with it, so it's scary. If you're in commercial environments, everybody knows SQL, everybody knows Oracle, or whatever."
"Advanced security would be a good additional feature."
"The only big hurdle for us is that most customers aren't familiar with it, so it's scary."
"The user experience should be better. Its user interface is not good. I also don't like the transition concept."
"The solution could improve in the handling of backup data and the administration tools."
"The user interface and CRM need to be more user-friendly."
"However, for the pricing part, this is the main issue. SAP has to do much more on SAP HANA pricing because it is quite expensive."
"The product is very demanding on memory requirements."
"The interface is a little bit hard to customize."
"The solution is very expensive, however. The pricing depends on the number of users and many other factors that affect licensing."
"The high price of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"I would rate the pricing of the solution a ten on ten. The pricing for on-prem SAP HANA is on a yearly basis and expensive. I am not aware of the actual pricing but it is based on 64 Gigabytes. For instance, if you consider $10,000 for 64 Gigabytes, then you can calculate the cost for Terabytes in case you have one. You will have to buy expensive hardware as well which is quite a lot."
"The tool has a high price. I rate the solution’s pricing, one on a scale of ten, where one is expensive and ten is cheap."
"People who are technical will accept the cost, but financially they will assess whether this solution will bring them revenue or not. People often ask, how will I profit when the cost is so high?"
"It is expensive."
"There is an annual payment needed to use the solution."
"The solution's license is very expensive so I rate pricing a one out of ten."
"SAP HANA is affordable. I rate it a seven out of ten."
"We pay annually for the license of the solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Legal Firm
10%
Energy/Utilities Company
10%
Healthcare Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Manufacturing Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Government
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business26
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise62
 

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

OpenEdge RDBMS, Progress OpenEdge
SAP High-Performance Analytic Appliance, HANA
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Apero Solutions, Heath Village, International Energy Services, Exact Software, PepsiCo Russia, Pero, SVK, FreshERP
Unilever, NHS 24, adidas Group, CHIO Aachen, Hamburg Port Authority (HPA), Bangkok Airways Public Company Limited
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