SAP Analytics Cloud vs Zoho Analytics

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.

Zoho Analytics is a business intelligence platform for connecting data, creating visualizations, and sharing reports and dashboards. It can connect and blend data from more than 500 live sources and lists more than 500 out-of-the-box business integrations. Its visualization choices include over 50 chart types and 80 visualization options. Users can schedule reports and apply permissions, roles, groups, and row-level security. Ask Zia supports natural-language questions and actions, while security controls include SSO, audit logs, data masking, and compliance controls. Native mobile apps provide analytics access away from a desktop. Deployment options include cloud and on-premise use, and the offering is described as hybrid. The always-free plan allows two users, 10,000 rows, and five workspaces, with unlimited reports and dashboards. Basic starts at $24.00 per month billed annually, for two users and 0.5 million rows. A 15-day trial can be canceled anytime. Listed headquarters are in Chennai, India, with U.S. headquarters in Austin, Texas.