SAP Analytics Cloud is an analytics and business intelligence (ABI) solution that unifies analytics and planning in one cloud product. Business users can build dashboards, run budgets and forecasts, and simulate scenarios on the same governed data, then act on results without switching tools. It is the analytics and planning layer within SAP Business Data Cloud and supports agentic analytics through Joule, including story generation, model creation, and planning cycle management. It connects to a wide range of on-premises and cloud sources such as SAP HANA, SAP S/4HANA, SAP BW/4HANA, SQL, OData, and Google BigQuery, and includes more than 100 prebuilt business content packages. Licensing is available via SAP Business Data Cloud core capacity with flexible usage-based billing.
SAP Analytics Cloud Features
Unified analytics and planning in one cloud solution
Dashboard creation for business users
Budgeting, forecasting, and scenario simulation on governed data
Agentic analytics through Joule: story generation, model creation, planning cycle management
Connects to SAP HANA, SAP S/4HANA, SAP BW/4HANA, SQL, OData, Google BigQuery, and more
More than 100 prebuilt business content packages
Integration into SAP applications and data sources for analytics with business context
SAP Analytics Cloud Use Cases
Building interactive dashboards from governed business data
Running budgets and forecasts with scenario simulation
Generating stories and models with AI assistance via Joule
Connecting on-premises and cloud data sources without moving or replicating data
Embedding analytics at the point of decision within SAP applications
SAP Analytics Cloud FAQs
It is an analytics and business intelligence solution that unifies analytics and planning in one cloud product, letting business users build dashboards, run budgets and forecasts, and simulate scenarios on the same governed data.
Yes. It is the analytics and planning layer within SAP Business Data Cloud. Existing standalone customers can continue without interruption or transition their tenant to a fully managed solution with SAP Business Data Cloud.
Agentic analytics applies AI agents across the data-to-insight workflow. SAP Analytics Cloud grounds analyses in its semantic layer, and through Joule users can access capabilities such as story generation, model creation, and planning cycle management.
It connects to a wide range of on-premises and cloud sources, including SAP HANA, SAP S/4HANA, SAP BW/4HANA, SAP BusinessObjects solutions, SAP Business Planning and Consolidation, SQL, OData, and Google BigQuery. On-premises sources can be connected without moving or replicating data to the cloud.
You can license it via SAP Business Data Cloud core capacity, which includes access to BDC Core capabilities and connects SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP HANA Cloud, SAP Master Data Governance, and SAP Datasphere. Prerequisites apply; see the BDC Core pricing page for details.
Billing is flexible and usage-based in blocks of 1 user, with a contract duration of 3 to 12 months and auto-renewal.
A Cloud test and demo tenant is available exclusively for partners. It is non-productive and non-commercial, offered in blocks of 1 Entitlements Package with a minimum 3-month contract and auto-renewal.
Yes. It comes with more than 100 prebuilt business content packages across lines of business, along with machine learning capabilities to accelerate insights and decision-making.
SAP Analytics Cloud is licensed via SAP Business Data Cloud core capacity; pricing is not listed on the page. A non-productive, non-commercial test and demo tenant is available exclusively for partners.
SAP Analytics Cloud via SAP Business Data Cloud core capacity
Price to be verified
License SAP Analytics Cloud through SAP Business Data Cloud core capacity, which connects SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP HANA Cloud, SAP Master Data Governance, and SAP Datasphere in a unified data foundation.
Includes access to BDC Core capabilities
Connects SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP HANA Cloud, SAP Master Data Governance, and SAP Datasphere
Flexible usage-based billing in blocks of 1 user
Contract duration 3 to 12 months with auto-renewal
Prerequisites apply; see BDC Core pricing page
Cloud test and demo for SAP Analytics Cloud
Price to be verified
A non-productive and non-commercial tenant for test and demo purposes only, available exclusively for partners.
