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SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse vs Snowflake comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 1, 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

SAP NetWeaver Business Ware...
Ranking in Data Warehouse
20th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Snowflake
Ranking in Data Warehouse
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
106
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Data Warehouse (1st), AI Synthetic Data (1st), Database Management Systems (DBMS) (3rd), AI Software Development (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Data Warehouse category, the mindshare of SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse is 2.2%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Snowflake is 9.4%, down from 13.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Warehouse Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Snowflake9.4%
SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse2.2%
Other88.4%
Data Warehouse
 

Featured Reviews

AK
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.
SunilPatil1 - PeerSpot reviewer
Asset Builder at Genpact - Headstrong
Have prioritized security while managing multi-agent data migration and cloud adoption
We utilize Time Travel with Snowflake because this is a very useful feature. Everyone finds it crucial because in conventional data platforms, it's very difficult to handle these kinds of things. This feature is essential, though I don't have the use cases currently; it is just there for implementation. Regarding Snowflake's automated scaling and suspension features, this auto-scaling is very significant. We had a comparison with Databricks and Snowflake a few months back, and this auto-scaling takes an edge within Snowflake; that's what our observation reflects.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Data modeling is a valuable feature."
"It is a robust system."
"It's an excellent over-all tool for managers to analyze their business."
"With SAP BW, the organization can start to deploy a data warehouse and deliver data to business people."
"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."
"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."
"Prior to implementing SAP, I used some local ERPs but finally, I found this to be the most powerful platform."
"We are an airline and use the system for data modeling and data warehousing, and we implement it for time performance and feedback analysis."
"Snowflake on cloud is the best right now."
"The querying speed is fast."
"The syntax is advanced which reduces the time to write code."
"As long as you don't need to worry about the storage or cost, this solution would be one of the best ones on the market for scalability purposes."
"Snowflake is faster than on-premise systems and allows for variable compute power based on need."
"The solution is very stable."
"Snowflake is a great solution if you have substantial data volume."
"It's ultra-fast at handling queries, which is what we find very convenient."
 

Cons

"The setup needs skilled resources in SAP BW. A lack of trained resources can create serious problems."
"I think more integration with other applications would be perfect."
"Design and modeling could be simplified."
"It is difficult when your native language is not English. It is difficult for us to explain our issue and also difficult for the technical team to explain a resolution to us."
"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."
"There are performance issues in terms of scalability and availability."
"The product could provide more features."
"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."
"There are some functions in the SQL language in other products which are not yet included in Snowflake's SQL."
"Snowflake has support for stored procedures, but it is not that powerful."
"More data governance and access control features would be a welcome addition."
"Snowpipe auto-ingest should be automatic."
"If there is a need for scaling the setup is not so good."
"Its stability could be better."
"One main area for improvement in Snowflake is cost visibility and optimization; while it's flexible and scalable, costs can increase quickly if warehouses are left running unnecessarily or workloads are not monitored carefully, raising the costs of the tool."
"The pricing of the solution should be much easier to calculate or find by yourself."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing cost is high for SAP NetWeaver compared to that for other products."
"All SAP products are expensive."
"Pricing is based on the number of user IDs and tyhe user ID works across a suite of products."
"There is a separation of storage and compute, so you only pay for what you use."
"The solution is expensive but worth the cost because the quality is there."
"You pay based on the data that you are storing in the data warehouse and there are no maintenance costs."
"It is pay-as-you-go. Its cost is in the medium range."
"The whole licensing system is based on credit points. You can also make a license agreement with the company so that you buy credit points and then you use them. What you do not use in one year can be carried over to the next year."
"The price for the solution's license depends on the use cases."
"I have not been billed yet, but it should be less. I'm still running the trial version, but it seems to be less than Databricks."
"We used Snowflake to see if it is cheaper than using BigQuery. It was just to maintain the cost or the KPI regarding the cost of connectivity by users. Snowflake wasn't cheaper than BigQuery, and its affordability was the main issue."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
19%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Outsourcing Company
7%
Construction Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Large Enterprise7
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business30
Midsize Enterprise20
Large Enterprise61
 

Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Snowflake?
I am not the person who manages pricing, setup cost, and licensing. Our team is not limited in pricing. The only experience we have had in terms of running and reprocessing a large number of histor...
What needs improvement with Snowflake?
One main area for improvement in Snowflake is cost visibility and optimization; while it's flexible and scalable, costs can increase quickly if warehouses are left running unnecessarily or workload...
What is your primary use case for Snowflake?
As a Data Engineer, I primarily use Snowflake for data warehousing tasks as well as ETL processing, and sometimes I also use it for data sharing. I personally find Snowflake better than other tools...
 

Also Known As

NetWeaver Business Warehouse, NetWeaver BusinessObjects Warehouse
Snowflake Computing, Snowflake Data Cloud
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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)
Accordant Media, Adobe, Kixeye Inc., Revana, SOASTA, White Ops
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