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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)
10th
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 May 2026, in the Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) category, the mindshare of SAP S4HANA on AWS is 2.3%, down from 4.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Virtustream xStream is 0.7%, 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 AWS2.3%
Virtustream xStream0.7%
Other97.0%
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

"Especially for manufacturing, it offers great integration with my costing."
"They have their own instances where you can host your database."
"Technical support is very good from SAP and AWS...Scalability is always available in the solution...With a stable environment, it should be running very nicely."
"There are two main features that we find very valuable: One is the interface and the new user experience, which is really helpful for the end-user, and the second is the HANA database itself because it speeds up the process."
"The system has the capacity to manage all these departments in a single box and they're all integrated."
"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."
"It's one of the most stable virtualization softwares I have used."
"The product’s high availability is its best feature."
"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

"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."
"This solution is very resource-intensive, including high memory and CPU utilization."
"SAP S4HANA on AWS could improve by having the entire solution available as a web solution. They only have Fiori right now, and it's a solution for certain modules, but not for all the modules that SAP currently has."
"The solution needs a warehouse management feature. Right now, there's a built-in WM, but they don't have an EWM extended warehouse management built-in, in S/4HANA. It's a separate product. So if they can add that, that would be great."
"The product can be very complex. It is not extremely user-friendly."
"S4HANA is expensive. It costs much more than SuccessFactors."
"The main issue is the pricing, which is typically too high for small companies."
"The platform's front-end user interface needs improvement compared to other applications."
"Our account representative was inexperienced, they could improve on how they are managing accounts."
"Our account representative was inexperienced, they could improve on how they are managing accounts."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We pay a monthly fee for the use of SAP S4HANA on AWS for approximately five years. That's the time of the contract."
"The licensing of the product is reasonable but the cost of the hardware is exorbitant."
"Licensing fees are on an annual basis."
"I rate the price of SAP S4HANA on AWS an eight out of ten."
"It's expensive. It would be good if AWS and Azure could reduce the computing cost for people who move to the public cloud."
"The pricing is a little bit high."
"I rate the product price a six on a one to ten scale, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."
"There are additional modules-wise, it's needed for modules, and also for any new functions."
"The solution is a bit expensive, we are still negotiating the price."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
13%
Construction Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
9%
University
7%
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Company Size

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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?
The main issue is the pricing, which is typically too high for small companies.
What needs improvement with SAP S4HANA on AWS?
Regarding points of improvement for SAP S4HANA on AWS, there are numerous features available; it depends on how you want to customize and utilize them. If you have someone knowledgeable about end-t...
What is your primary use case for SAP S4HANA on AWS?
I mainly use SAP S4HANA on AWS for the entire accounting process, starting from the GL process, P2P procure-to-pay, and in terms of accounts receivable, accounts payable, and invoicing. It covers t...
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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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