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What it is

SAP Analytics Cloud brings business intelligence, analytics and enterprise planning together in a cloud service. It supports financial, supply chain and operational planning, with real-time data refresh, scheduled reports, embedded analytics, natural-language queries and row-level security. Joule can automate reports, model scenarios, surface insights and handle analytics and planning tasks through conversation. More than 100 prebuilt business content packages are available across lines of business. Named data sources include SAP HANA, SAP S/4HANA, SAP BW/4HANA, SAP BusinessObjects, SQL, OData and Google BigQuery. Live connections analyze data at its source without replication; import connections bring data in for modeling. The service offers web, iOS and Android access and hybrid deployment. Mobile apps require an SAP Analytics Cloud account and mobile services enabled by the user's IT department. Pricing is on request, and there is no free plan. A no-cost 30-day trial uses sample data on a shared tenant and excludes some administration, customization, master data management and integration capabilities.

Spec sheet

What it does
SAP Analytics Cloud is a SaaS product combining business intelligence, planning, predictive analytics, reporting, and collaboration.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.sap.com
Deployment
hybridRead 21 Sep 2026 · help.sap.com
Free plan
NoRead 21 Sep 2026 · help.sap.com
Trial
The basic trial is a no-cost, 30-day experience on a shared tenant using sample data; it omits some administration, customization, master data management, and integration capabilities.Read 11 Oct 2026 · sap.com
Integrations
Named data sources include SAP HANA, SAP S/4HANA, SAP BW/4HANA, SAP BusinessObjects, SQL, OData, and Google BigQuery.Read 11 Oct 2026 · sap.com
Security
The product supports user, role, and access administration, and its help documentation describes single sign-on and folder access and privacy settings.Read 11 Oct 2026 · help.sap.com
Compliance
SAP states that its cloud infrastructure uses ISO 27001 and SOC reporting, with compliance evidence available through the Trust Center.Read 15 Oct 2026 · sap.com
Support
SAP identifies partner specialists, SAP experts, and its extended developer community as support resources for deployment and questions.Read 11 Oct 2026 · sap.com
Headquarters
Walldorf, GermanyRead 23 Sep 2026 · sap.com
Founded
1972Read 23 Sep 2026 · sap.com
Company
SAP SE was founded in 1972 and lists its headquarters in Walldorf, Germany.Read 11 Oct 2026 · sap.com
AI and insights
Joule can automate reporting, model scenarios, surface insights, and handle analytics and planning tasks through a conversational experience.Read 11 Oct 2026 · sap.com
Analytics and planning
The product unifies financial, supply-chain, and operational planning with analytics in one cloud solution.Read 15 Oct 2026 · sap.com
Business content
SAP says the product includes more than 100 prebuilt business content packages across lines of business.Read 11 Oct 2026 · sap.com
Data connections
It supports live connections that analyze source data without replication and import connections that acquire and replicate data for modeling.Read 11 Oct 2026 · sap.com
Data-load limit
SAP connectivity guidance lists a maximum of 800,000 rows and 100 columns for a data-acquisition load.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.sap.com
Deployment model
SAP Analytics Cloud is delivered as a public SaaS service on SAP Business Technology Platform rather than as customer-installed software.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.sap.com
Documentation depth
SAP Help includes administrator, security, lifecycle, mobile, API, connectivity, and developer guides.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.sap.com
Embedded analytics
YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · help.sap.com
Import connectivity
Import connections copy source data into SAP Analytics Cloud and support sources including SAP, SQL, OData, Google BigQuery, Google Drive, Salesforce, Qualtrics, and Open Connectors.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.sap.com
iOS SDK
SAP publishes an iOS SDK guide for building and distributing an internally branded version of the mobile app.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.sap.com
JavaScript API
Analytics Designer, optimized-story, and Lite Viewer APIs use JavaScript-based scripting for interactive applications and stories.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.sap.com
Joule AI
Joule agents can analyze data, assess risk, generate scripts, and support planning tasks through conversational interaction.Read 15 Oct 2026 · sap.com
Limit: implementation complexity
Reviewers say integrating non-SAP sources can be difficult and may require specialist SAP contractors.Read 15 Oct 2026 · softwareadvice.com
Limit: learning curve
Reviewers frequently say the product is complex and takes time to learn, especially for new users.Read 15 Oct 2026 · softwareadvice.com
Limit: performance
Reviewers report latency or slower performance with heavy data loads and high-volume models.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Limit: pricing
Reviewers describe the product as expensive for small businesses and note that pricing should be reconsidered for smaller firms.Read 15 Oct 2026 · softwareadvice.com
Live connectivity
Live connections let users analyze on-premises or cloud data without replicating it into SAP Analytics Cloud.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.sap.com
Maker founded
SAP was founded in 1972.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
Maker headquarters
SAP lists its headquarters in Walldorf, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
Maker legal name
The product is made by SAP SE.Read 15 Oct 2026 · sap.com
Maker size
LinkedIn lists SAP as having 10,001 or more employees.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
Microsoft Excel integration
Microsoft Office integration allows analysis of SAP Analytics Cloud models in Excel and saving planning changes back to the cloud.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.sap.com
Mobile
Mobile apps are available for iOS and Android, and require an SAP Analytics Cloud user account with mobile services enabled by the user's IT department.Read 11 Oct 2026 · help.sap.com
Mobile app
The iOS app supports responsive stories, chart drill-down, filtering, inspection, chat, and notifications.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
Natural-language insights
Users can ask questions in natural language and receive answers from governed business data.Read 15 Oct 2026 · sap.com
Natural-language queries
YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · help.sap.com
Planning
The product supports financial, supply chain, and operational planning in a unified solution.Read 11 Oct 2026 · sap.com
Praise: dashboards and usability
Reviewers commonly praise dashboard creation, visualization, self-service reporting, and flexible analytics.Read 15 Oct 2026 · getapp.com
Praise: SAP integration
Reviewers repeatedly praise tight SAP-product integration, live connections, and the ability to combine SAP and external data.Read 15 Oct 2026 · softwareadvice.com
Prebuilt content
SAP provides more than 100 prebuilt business-content packages containing KPIs, models, and data flows.Read 15 Oct 2026 · sap.com
Rating on Apple App Store
4.8 out of 5 from 20 ratingsRead 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
Rating on Capterra
4.4 out of 5 from 120 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.com
Rating on G2
4.2 out of 5 from 908 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Rating on Gartner Peer Insights
4.4 out of 5 from 336 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · gartner.com
Rating on GetApp
4.4 out of 5 from 119 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · getapp.com
Rating on Google Play
4.8 out of 5 from 69 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com
Rating on Software Advice
4.4 out of 5 from 120 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · softwareadvice.com
Refresh frequency
real-timeRead 21 Sep 2026 · help.sap.com
Release update
The Q3 2026 release added AI-assisted prompt insights, expanded Just Ask time handling, new visualizations, Compass widgets, and calendar APIs.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.sap.com
REST API
The REST API follows OpenAPI and lets third-party applications access tenant data; OAuth setup and a tenant URL are required.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.sap.com
Row-level security
YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · help.sap.com
Scenario simulation
Compass supports best-case, worst-case, and expected-outcome simulations across business drivers.Read 15 Oct 2026 · sap.com
Scheduled reports
YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · help.sap.com
Security controls
SAP documents SSO, role and team authorization, folder privacy settings, data-access controls, and OAuth authentication.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.sap.com
System requirements
SAP publishes separate technical-prerequisite matrices for browser, mobile, live connectivity, import connectivity, and supported source versions.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.sap.com
Widget extensibility
Custom widgets and widget add-ons can be created for the optimized story and analytics-designer experiences.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.sap.com

Plans and prices

Business Intelligence $36 a month per user / per month Ask · Analyze · Predict · Act and report Read 15 Oct 2026 · getapp.com
SAP Analytics Cloud Priced on request Price upon request; in blocks of 1 user per year; contract duration 3–12 months; auto-renewal Purchase through SAP Business Data Cloud core capacity; prerequisites apply Read 11 Oct 2026 · sap.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Real-time refresh, scheduled reports and embedded analytics
  • Supports natural-language queries and row-level security
  • More than 100 prebuilt business content packages
  • Live and import data connections are available

Limits

  • Pricing is available on request
  • No free plan
  • The 30-day trial omits some capabilities
  • Mobile services must be enabled by IT

Who it suits

It suits organizations that need analytics and financial, supply chain or operational planning in one service. Mobile users need an SAP Analytics Cloud account and mobile services enabled by their IT department.

Verdict

SAP Analytics Cloud combines planning and analytics with several ways to connect and model data. Its trial is limited, and pricing is available on request.

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