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SAP S4HANA on AWS vs Virtustream xStream comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

SAP S4HANA on AWS
Ranking in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)
9th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
43
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Virtustream xStream
Ranking in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)
27th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) category, the mindshare of SAP S4HANA on AWS is 2.1%, down from 3.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Virtustream xStream is 0.8%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SAP S4HANA on AWS2.1%
Virtustream xStream0.8%
Other97.1%
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)
 

Featured Reviews

Jayakrishna Amm - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Manager at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
End-to-end accounting has been streamlined and secures data with automated controls
SAP S4HANA on AWS is mostly well secured because you need a VPN of the company you are working in to log in and view only with the VPN. It is not possible to connect to a random network, and it is very safe. In terms of usage and automation, SAP S4HANA on AWS is very good at automation, where instead of manually punching entry by entry as with Tally, Zoho, or NetSuite, you can do a bulk upload and close it from one GL to another GL entry from one T-code to another T-code. These are all the options and features, and it is user-friendly. Once you learn SAP S4HANA on AWS, you tend to know how to customize things and what features you want. You can add in features by working closely with the SAP team, whether it is a direct SAP team or through a contract with some agent. There are numerous things you can do; it is not limited to only one function. You can have end-to-end control, and back-dated entries are not possible as in Tally or Zoho, which is very good in terms of security and safety. There are no accounting frauds; we can even identify who has done an entry by name. It is very secure; a password gets locked automatically after two incorrect attempts, and you have to contact the SAP team for that. Data privacy is very good, and overall, it is a better option. Regarding real-time analytics features in SAP S4HANA on AWS, you can integrate with Qlik or Power BI, and I believe there is also an analytics component within SAP itself. SAP S4HANA on AWS provides one analytics tool, and these tools can be integrated and customized however you want. It is very easy to do analytics; you can download reports or integrate those reports with Power BI. It is very convenient that way. When it comes to AI capabilities integrated with SAP S4HANA on AWS, I am not certain because most of it comes via tools such as Qlik and Power BI. There are multiple other things that can help you integrate and work on it. For example, integrating Power BI with N28 or Cloud is convenient with tools such as Copilot. However, I am unsure how it works in SAP S4HANA on AWS because most organizations do not allow integrating AI with SAP S4HANA on AWS.
RH
Business Systems Manager at a consultancy with 1,001-5,000 employees
Improves efficiencies, has encryption, and great mission-critical customer support
Previously we had an amateur solution where we were managing on our own data center but we had the management in-house. It was a strategic move to give people who were more competent and with business focus other core initiatives. It was a strategic outsource model. The equipment we were using was out date and at the end of its life cycle, we had to make some transitions, do a hardware replacement, or move on. We moved on to this solution.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"With extensive data and a sizable client base, this ensures seamless operations, responsiveness, and overall reliability, addressing our enterprise-scale needs effectively."
"The most valuable features of SAP S4HANA on AWS are that it's simplified and the analytical capabilities are good."
"They have their own instances where you can host your database."
"My advice to someone looking to implement this solution would be to just do it."
"If you look at this product in comparison with other products in this category, it has more features than really almost any of my customers' needs, and it is specifically much better in financial ability in the way it controls costs and transactions."
"The support is top-notch."
"This product is much better than most of the other products in this categaory as far as financial capabilities."
"The solution is very stable, it's reliable, there aren't bugs or glitches, it doesn't crash or freeze, and with HANA they had much fewer problems with the database, resulting in a more stable landscape."
"Once we made the move to this solution, we received efficiencies, 100%, 200%, even up to 1000%, depending on some processes."
"The solution has encryption which we did not have before."
 

Cons

"I would like to see a lower price for the solution."
"Currently, we have some integration areas like Concur and Ariba that could be improved. Having these integrations as a single source rather than working in silos would be beneficial for customers."
"The AI aspect of SAP S4HANA can be improved."
"SAP S4HANA on AWS could improve by having more data centers because there are limited data centers in the region I am in. Amazon AWS has announced a few more data centers to be added, but they're still not 100 percent operational for SAP solutions."
"The product can be very complex. It is not extremely user-friendly."
"S4HANA is expensive. It costs much more than SuccessFactors."
"In Azure, files can be downloaded and easily repurposed based on our solutions, which is lacking in AWS and in GCP."
"Not just S4 but for SAP in general, the price is a little high because they have implemented a new licensing scheme on a number of connections. The price being too expensive is some of the feedback we get from our customers."
"Our account representative was inexperienced, they could improve on how they are managing accounts."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"SAP S4HANA on AWS has reasonable pricing."
"I rate the price of SAP S4HANA on AWS an eight out of ten."
"We pay an annual subscription fee for the solution, which is slightly expensive."
"On a scale of one to ten, where ten is the highest price, I rate the solution's pricing an eight."
"It is a significant investment, around six hundred thousand dollars, and it involves both a one-time on-premises installation on servers and a cloud subscription with different flavors for SAP S4HANA."
"I would rate the pricing as a two and a half out of five."
"The pricing is a little bit high."
"The vendors have different pricing, ways of serving, security, and providing the service. You go and compare the offerings. Some might be better with smaller companies. For example, Microsoft Azure can handle small and medium-sized companies best but still can cover some large companies. Whereas Amazon AWS and IBM are going to cover sized companies. There's no clear advantage. Probably Amazon AWS may have been the first to be certified by SAP as a cloud-hosting partner. Then Microsoft Azure and IBM were certified at the same time. You have to partner up and be certified by the software."
"The solution is a bit expensive, we are still negotiating the price."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
14%
Construction Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Educational Organization
7%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business19
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise18
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAP S4HANA on AWS?
Customers need to pay for a license on a yearly basis with a one-year strategy. I believe SAP S4HANA on AWS is a little bit more expensive than other solutions.
What needs improvement with SAP S4HANA on AWS?
I want to improve the cloud data center by establishing a local data center in the country.
What is your primary use case for SAP S4HANA on AWS?
SAP S4HANA on AWS is useful when comparing it with on-premise solutions because everything is maintained in the cloud. With managed services, you do not have to worry about your data center or mana...
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SAP S/4HANA on AWS
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Sample Customers

Brigade Group, DoHome, Royal FloraHolland
Continental, Domino Foods, Florida Crystals, Intel, Lanx, UOL Group
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