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SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence vs Microsoft SQL Server Comparison (2026)

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SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence

Microsoft SQL Server

Overview

SAP BusinessObjects is a business intelligence suite with reporting and visualization tools for gaining insight into key metrics such as sales performance, revenue, budgets, and more. Empower business users with anytime, anywhere access to key insights delivered in context and in real time.

SQL Server is a relational database management system (RDMS) designed to help businesses of all sizes analyze structured or unstructured data across various data environments including Azure SQL Database, Azure Cosmos DB, MySQL, and more.

Platforms supported

Web-based
iPhone app
Android app
Windows Phone app

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Customer support

Phone
Online
Knowledge base
Video tutorials

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Platforms supported

Web-based
iPhone app
Android app
Windows Phone app

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Customer support

Phone
Online
Knowledge base
Video tutorials

view more detailsview details

Video & Screenshots

No videos yet

Pricing

Starting from

14000

Per year

Free trial available
Credit cardless trial
Free account
Subscription based

Starting from

209

One-time payment

Free trial available
Credit cardless trial
Free account
Subscription based

User reviews

4.3

244

114

100

Value for money

Ease of use

Features

Customer support

68%

would recommend this app

4.6

1.9K

1.2K

661

Value for money

Ease of use

Features

Customer support

85%

would recommend this app

Pros

“SAP Business has also helped us alot to identify weak spots in our marketing with its amazing analysis tools, it helps us fill in the gaps to stay on top of all the new upcoming trends on the market for our industry.”

michelle m.

Counselor

“I love to use sap and supports mobile access, allowing decision-makers to view and interact with reports and dashboards on the go.”

Ravi G.

Fashion consultant

“I appreciated the fast service within the application given the amount of data it holds, across multiple servers.”

Natalie M.

Intern

Pros

“It offers powerful data management features, excellent performance, and strong integration with Microsoft tools like Power BI and Azure.”

Piyusha P.

Customer service operator

“Licensing costs can become significant as environments grow, and some advanced administration, performance tuning, and high-availability features require specialized database expertise.”

Dave R.

Manager

“From an IT administration perspective, SQL Server has been an important part of maintaining stable business operations and supporting critical enterprise systems.”

Dave R.

Manager

Cons

“What we least like about SAP is that it can not be used by just anyone a bit of computer literacy is needed as some functions and instructions are a bit hard to understand with out some computer literacy.”

michelle m.

Counselor

“Most of the reports for a user would be available as Global reports however certain specific customised reports are sent to the inbox of the user where that user can only run the same report and will not be available for other users. While accessing the inbox reports, we often encountered issues where the user was not able to run the report or the report will get deleted automatically after some time or the report output will be very slow.”

Ruby S.

Test Lead

“That’s a huge issue, especially when mistakes happen.”

CHANDA Q.

Team Lead

Cons

“The learning curve for complex query is quite high without basic knowledge of SQL language it is quite hard to write queries”

Issac P.

Senior Engineer

“The licensing costs can be quite high for smaller businesses.”