Name: SAP BusinessObjects BI Suite
Rating: 4.2 (832 reviews)

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Product Information on SAP BusinessObjects BI Suite

Updated 13th October 2025

What is SAP BusinessObjects BI Suite?

SAP BusinessObjects BI Suite is a software designed to facilitate business intelligence processes through integrated reporting, analysis, and data visualization capabilities. The software enables users to access, analyze, and share data across multiple sources, supporting decision-making and performance management within organizations. It offers tools for ad-hoc queries, dashboards, and advanced analytics, allowing users to transform raw data into meaningful insights. The software addresses business challenges related to data fragmentation by consolidating information and providing a unified platform for accessing enterprise-wide data. It supports both on-premise and cloud deployments, accommodates various user roles, and integrates with other SAP solutions to enhance scalability and extend analytical functions.

Overall experience with SAP BusinessObjects BI Suite

Data Analyst

500M - 1B USD, Banking

FAVORABLE

“Logical Feature Grouping and Intuitive Panels Enhance Report Building Experience”

4.0

Dec 31, 2025

Ease of use of the product and short learning curve. Any user can quickly learn the ways on how to build reports for the first time, the features are grouped logically and can be accessed easily.

DEVOPS ENGINEER

10B - 30B USD, Telecommunication

CRITICAL

“Examining the Effectiveness and Limitations of this Cost-effective BI Tool”

3.0

Sep 30, 2024

There are some hard limitations which make this tool good only for specific needs.

About Company

Company Description

SAP was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Walldorf, Germany. The company employs over 105,000 people globally and develops software solutions for enterprise resource planning (ERP) and related business functions. SAP’s early products, SAP R/2 and SAP R/3, were widely adopted for managing core business processes. Its current ERP platform, SAP S/4HANA, uses in-memory computing to support data-intensive operations and integrates capabilities such as artificial intelligence and machine learning. SAP offers a portfolio of software applications that support various business functions across industries. These applications are designed to operate on a unified digital platform. As of 2025, SAP reports over 230 million cloud users and provides more than 100 solutions. The company’s offerings are used by organizations to manage finance, human resources, procurement, supply chain, and other operational areas.

Company Details

Company type

Public

Year Founded

1972

Head office location

Walldorf, Germany

Number of employees

10001+

Annual Revenue

30B+ USD

Website

http://www.sap.com

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SAP BusinessObjects BI Suite Likes & Dislikes

BO tool panels are aligned logically for any user to access and use them intuitively. Great for data reporting, visualization has improved and sharing is easy.

Easy to implement. Cost effective. High community.

Its userability. As a new user everything is set out logically and follows a flow and pattern that is easy to understand

learning curve is slow

Capability limitations compared to other BI tools. Outdated user interface and graphics. Hard to reverse engineer.

The product has failed to adapt to the need for natural language generation. It is more suited to pixel perfect reporting but has lost out on the self service analytics

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50M-1B USD

Banking

Review Source

Logical Feature Grouping and Intuitive Panels Enhance Report Building Experience

DATA ANALYST

<50M USD

Software

Pixel Perfect Reporting Prioritized Over Adaptation to Modern Analytics Demands

Dec 29, 2025

Was 5 star before the acquisition by SAP. Unfortunately, as with all big vendor take overs you lose the personability of the product

BI & ANALYTICS MANAGER

Manufacturing

SAP DataServices Excels While Business Objects Backend Architecture Shows Limitations

Sep 30, 2025

SAP BO BI Suite is a solid platform with both strengths and some limitations. On the positive side, I found SAP DataServices to be an excellent ETL tool, it's powerful, reliable, and integrates well for managing complex data processes. When it comes to reporting, Business Objects does deliver strong capabilities, but the solution feels somewhat obsolete and complicated on the backend compared to more modern BI tools. While it gets the job done, the architecture feels dated. Overall, it's a dependable suite with robust functionality, especially on the ETL side (new cloud connectors would be useful), but it could benefit from modernization and simplification in its reporting components. Let's see what new features and capabilities SAP BI 2025 will introduce!

Insurance (except health)

Flexible Reporting Features Appreciated Despite Concerns Over Outdated Interface Design

5.0

Mar 30, 2026

easy to use, ensures consistency and reliability across departments

Product Manager

10B+ USD

Energy and Utilities

Comprehensive Reporting and Scalability Offset by Lengthy Initial Implementation

Sep 2, 2025

It has extensive reporting capabilities. Easily scalable and user friendly. The platform offers a wide variety of reporting tools but the initial implementation is quite long and time consuming for non experts.

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Product Information on SAP BusinessObjects BI Suite

What is SAP BusinessObjects BI Suite?

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Overall experience with SAP BusinessObjects BI Suite

“Logical Feature Grouping and Intuitive Panels Enhance Report Building Experience”

“Examining the Effectiveness and Limitations of this Cost-effective BI Tool”

About Company

Company Description

Company Details

Key Insights

A Snapshot of What Matters - Based on Validated User Reviews

User Sentiment About SAP BusinessObjects BI Suite

Reviewer Insights for: SAP BusinessObjects BI Suite

Deciding Factors: SAP BusinessObjects BI Suite Vs. Market Average

Performance of SAP BusinessObjects BI Suite Across Market Features

SAP BusinessObjects BI Suite Likes & Dislikes

Top SAP BusinessObjects BI Suite Alternatives

1. Tableau

2. Microsoft Power BI

3. Qlik Sense

Peer Discussions

SAP BusinessObjects BI Suite Reviews and Ratings

Recommended Gartner Insights

About Company

Company Description

Company Details

User Sentiment About SAP BusinessObjects BI Suite

Reviewer Insights for: SAP BusinessObjects BI Suite

Deciding Factors: SAP BusinessObjects BI Suite Vs. Market Average

Performance of SAP BusinessObjects BI Suite Across Market Features

SAP BusinessObjects BI Suite Likes & Dislikes

Top SAP BusinessObjects BI Suite Alternatives

1. Tableau

2. Microsoft Power BI

3. Qlik Sense

Recommended Gartner Insights

SAP BusinessObjects BI Suite Reviews and Ratings

Logical Feature Grouping and Intuitive Panels Enhance Report Building Experience

Pixel Perfect Reporting Prioritized Over Adaptation to Modern Analytics Demands

SAP DataServices Excels While Business Objects Backend Architecture Shows Limitations

Flexible Reporting Features Appreciated Despite Concerns Over Outdated Interface Design

Comprehensive Reporting and Scalability Offset by Lengthy Initial Implementation

4.2

(832 Ratings)

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