SAP Data Hub vs SAP Data Services comparison

The compared SAP Data Hub and SAP Data Services solutions aren't in the same category. SAP Data Hub is ranked #31 in DG , and holds a 1.1% mindshare in the category. SAP Data Services is ranked #9 in DI , with an average rating of 8.1, and holds a 1.4% mindshare. Additionally, 66% of SAP Data Hub users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 86% of SAP Data Services users who would recommend it.

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66% willing to recommend

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86% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

SAP Data Hub

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Governance (31st), Metadata Management (14th)

SAP Data Services

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Integration (9th), Data Quality (3rd)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Data Quality Tools solutions, they serve different purposes. SAP Data Hub is designed for Data Governance and holds a mindshare of 1.1%, up 1.0% compared to last year.
SAP Data Services, on the other hand, focuses on Data Integration, holds 1.4% mindshare, down 2.5% since last year.

Data Governance Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
SAP Data Hub	1.1%
Microsoft Purview Data Governance	12.1%
Collibra Platform	8.8%
Other	78.0%

Data Governance

Data Integration Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
SAP Data Services	1.4%
SSIS	3.7%
Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC)	3.5%
Other	91.4%

Data Integration

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Vijaya Macherla

GTM Lead at Capgemini

The solution is seamless, but the database sometimes leads to confusion

We used to have multiple different kinds of databases, which internally, had different compliance levels. Retention management is very different now. If the policy is live and the claim has been completed, I couldn't archive the claim. I needed to keep a reference integrity of that claim and understand which policy paid out the claim. With this solution, the policy came in six months ago and qualified for archiving. The claim had been paid and in every environment, the claim had been closed, including the reporting system, the claims system, etc. With the payment set gateway, I can just go and archive. But, we had a hard time during this process. I rate the overall solution a seven out of ten.

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reviewer2686500

SAP BI Architect at a government with 10,001+ employees

Integration has become more robust and seamless

SAP Data Services is mainly used for extraction of data, and it works with all databases. The flows and everything are configured effectively. One of the most valuable features is that it is integrated. Compared to the past, it is much more robust and easier to use. The only issue is that documentation is not up to the mark. The data quality management features support our business because we can fetch anything based on the requirements. Before, we used to have a tough time getting data, but now, with HANA and all these tools, it is seamless.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"SAP is one of the most seamless ERPs that have integrated SAP archiving within Excel. I have not seen this with any other database."

"Its connection to on-premise products is the most valuable. We mostly use the on-premise connection, which is seamless. This is what we prefer in this solution over other solutions. We are using it the most for the orchestration where the data is coming from different categories. Its other features are very much similar to what they are giving us in open source. Their push-down approach is the most advantageous, where they push most of the processing on to the same data source. This means that they have a serverless kind of thing, and they don't process the data inside a product such as Data Hub. They process the data from where the data is coming out. If it is coming from HANA, to capture the data or process it for analytics, orchestration, or management, they go to the HANA database and give it out. They don't process it on Data Hub. This push-down approach increases the processing speed a little bit because the data is processed where it is sitting. That's the best part and an advantage. I have used another product where they used to capture the data first and then they used to process it and give it. In Data Hub, it is in reverse. They process it first and give it, and then they put their own manipulations. They lead in terms of business functions. No other solution has business functions already implemented to perform business analysis. They have a lot of prebuilt business functions for machine learning and orchestration, which we can use directly to get an analysis out from the existing data. Most of the data is sitting as enterprise data there. That's a major advantage that they have."

"The most valuable feature is the S/4HANA 1909 On-Premise"

"The most valuable feature of SAP Data Services is the integration with data sources."

"One of the most valuable features is that it is integrated."

"Data Services' table comparison mechanism is very powerful. It's pretty hard to find a similar feature in other solutions."

"SAP Data Services has been around for a while and still performs its job well; it remains a fast data-moving tool, faster than most new ones."

"The user interface is ok."

"It is a powerful product with a broad range of features."

"I have worked with Data Services for a long time, and currently, I find the dashboarding and reporting part to be the most valuable function."

"The best advantages of SAP Data Services are the good scalability and high customer satisfaction."

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Cons

"In 2018, connecting it to outside sources, such as IoT products or IoT-enabled big data Hadoop, was a little complex. It was not smooth at the beginning. It was unstable. It took a lot of time for the initial data load. Sometimes, the connection broke, and we had to restart the process, which was a major issue, but they might have improved it now. It is very smooth with SAP HANA on-premise system, SAP Cloud Platform, and SAP Analytics Cloud. It could be because these are their own products, and they know how to integrate them. With Hadoop, they might have used open-source technologies, and that's why it was breaking at that time. They are providing less embedded integration because they want us to use their other products. For example, they don't want to go and remove SAP Analytics Cloud and put everything in Data Hub. They want us to use SAP Analytics Cloud somewhere else and not inside the Data Hub. On the integration part, it lacks real-time analytics, and it is slow. They should embed the SAP Analytics Cloud inside Data Hub or support some kind of analysis. They do provide some analysis, but it is not extensive. They are moreover open source. So, we need a lot of developers or data scientists to go in and implement Python algorithms. It would be better if they can provide their own existing algorithms and give some connections and drop-down menus to go and just configure those. It will make things really quick by increasing the embedded integrations. It will also improve the process efficiency and processing power. Its performance needs improvement. It is a little slow. It is not the best in the market, and there are other products that are much better than this. In terms of technology and performance, it is a little slow as compared to Microsoft and other data orchestration products. I haven't used other products, but I have read about those products, their settings, and the milliseconds that they do. In Azure Purview, they say that they can copy, manage, or transform the data within milliseconds. They say that they can transform 100 gigabytes of data within three to five seconds, which is something SAP cannot do. It generally takes a lot of time to process that much amount of data. However, I have never tested out Azure."

"Nowadays there are some inconsistencies in data bases, however, they upgrade and release the versions to market."

"The company has everything offshore."

"The solution could improve the overall features. There is a lot that can be done in the solution, therefor there are areas where it can improve. Additionally, there is a need to make it easier for one to create connections to other non-SAP systems. The flexibility to connect to other non-SAP systems is needed."

"SAP Data Services should be made a web-based solution."

"Some of the jobs that are built within Data Services require local files, and during initial deployment, those local files cannot be transported between machines simply because of security issues."

"It's an ETL that is very good with relational databases but not as good with files and semi-structured files."

"In the future, Data Services should offer a cloud version."

"The solution should offer more machine learning and automation."

"I want some more business intelligence applications. People need to know more and more about data, including the transformation rules, etc. Informatica is a better product for data cataloging. SAP should update the data catalog."

"It would be nice if this solution was a bit easier to move from development to production."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The Cloud is very expensive, but SAP HANA previous service is okay."

"The license price is expensive but medium to large-scale companies, should be able to afford it. Other solutions, such as Talend are easier to afford for smaller companies. Depending on the sources of the data where you are receiving your data you could be paying for more than one license."

"The product’s on-premise version is expensive for a medium-sized company."

"Speaking about prices, Oracle and SAP are market leaders. So, the prices are more."

"The pricing is a little high to make the product more competetive in the marketplace."

"The price is very reasonable."

"There is a one time purchase fee plus annual maintenance."

"Its pricing is as per the enterprise agreement and not a concern for us."

"The enterprise version of SAP Data Services is free."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

19%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Government

10%

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

14%

Government

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	13
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	36

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I believe the license for the product is fair, even though some competitors offer similar services at lower prices. The difference between the Edge edition and the next one up is significant in pr...

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I think after some preparation, a beginner will be able to use SAP Data Services, however, if you are completely unprepared, you may have some issues. I think that in particular you will need a mo...

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SAP Data Services has helped our whole staff understand the data across various sources and systems within the company. Not everyone who works at my organization is an IT expert - most just have av...

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Comparisons

Microsoft Purview Data Governance vs SAP Data Hub

Compared 15% of the time

Collibra Platform vs SAP Data Hub

Compared 13% of the time

Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) vs SAP Data Hub

Compared 13% of the time

Palantir Foundry vs SAP Data Hub

Compared 10% of the time

Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) vs SAP Data Hub

Compared 7% of the time

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Compared 9% of the time

Palantir Foundry vs SAP Data Services

Compared 5% of the time

Qlik Talend Cloud vs SAP Data Services

Compared 5% of the time

Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) vs SAP Data Services

Compared 4% of the time

Azure Data Factory vs SAP Data Services

Compared 4% of the time

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Overview

The SAP® Data Hub solution enables sophisticated data operations management. It gives you the capability and flexibility to connect enterprise data and Big Data and gain a deep understanding of data and information processes across sources and systems throughout the distributed landscape. The unified solution provides visibility and control into data opportunities, integrating cloud and on-premise information and driving data agility and business value. Distributed processing power enables greater speed and efficiency.

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SAP Data Services is a top-ranking data integration and data quality tool. This is a product that aims to provide its users with effective access to their data in order to transform it and connect it to various business processes. SAP Data Services offers companies detailed data insights which improve decision-making and make company operations more effective.

Organizations can increase the value of their structured and unstructured data with the functionalities of this product regarding data integration, quality, and cleansing. Through various components such as:

Simplified maintenance
On-premises deployment
Data quality and integration
Intuitive user interfaces

the product transforms data into a ready-to-use resource for business insights.

Some of the key components of SAP Data Services include:

Universal data access
Native-text data processing
Intuitive user interfaces
Data quality dashboards
Simplified data governance
Scalability and high performance

Through these components, the product allows its clients to access and integrate data sources and targets with native connectors. Users can derive meaning from unstructured text data, match data to reduce duplicates, and see the impact of data quality issues. The tool also offers the option to enable parallel processing, bulk data loading, and grid computing for high-volume data loads.

SAP Data Services Features

The solution has different features for data integration, data quality, data profiling, and processing of text data. Using these features, clients can manage their company's data easily and achieve excellent results by optimizing it. Some of the product’s features include:

Data integration capabilities: The features regarding data integration provide a wide variety of opportunities. The product is available in 31 languages and connects to many data sources, providing its clients with access to their data anywhere at any time. It is also integrated with the SAP Business Suite applications, allowing users the full experience that the company has to offer. The tool is interconnected with SAP Data Hub, orchestrating data flows through the SAP Data Intelligence solution. Additionally, it supports a large number of third-party data sources, it is optimized for SAP HANA, and provides fine-tuned data replication and transformation through unique mechanisms.
Data quality capabilities: Clients can use a single interface to access designing, testing, debugging, editing, running, maintaining, and monitoring of data integration and data quality. It allows for the delivery of ready-to-use transformations and exposes hidden problems in users' data. With this feature, clients can build a single version of their data that is most efficient for them.
Data profiling capabilities: Companies that work with high-volume data can employ parallel processing, bulk data loading, and grid computing to be able to operate with the data more efficiently. This feature enables unlimited scalability and high availability by various automations. It also provides excellent security for the treated data through encryption and other services.
Processing of text data capabilities: This feature allows users to extract data from unstructured texts and understand it better. It works with 220 different file and text formats and 31 languages.

SAP Data Services Benefits

This solution offers various benefits to its clients regarding the efficient operation of their data. The key benefits of SAP Data Services include:

Broad access to data which can build a better perspective for companies of their information.
Improved decision-making and information management due to efficient data operations.
Ability to utilize various tools to help unify data on premises, in the cloud, or within big data.
The software provides efficient insight for reporting and data analytics.
The tool allows for easy integration with a large number of different databases.
The product provides the opportunity to seamlessly connect with other SAP solutions.
The solution simplifies extract, transform, and load (ETL) construction processes through intuitive graphic software.

Reviews from Real Users

According to Michael Lutz, senior data warehouse developer at Fox Chase Cancer Center, SAP Data Services is a powerful tool that does a lot.

An associate consultant at a consultancy says the tool is easy to use, simple to implement, and offers very good mapping capabilities.

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