The document compares SAP Analytics Cloud and Lumira 2.x. SAP Analytics Cloud is a web-based application hosted on SAP's HANA platform, while Lumira 2.x is a client tool that must be installed locally. SAP Analytics Cloud provides automatic upgrades and real-time dashboards, while Lumira 2.x requires manual client and server upgrades to access new features. Licensing also differs between the products.

1. SAP Analytics Cloud vs Lumira 2.x
SAP Analytics Cloud Lumira 2.x
• Self - service data discovery by business users based on Web
• Track organizational KPIs in real-time with up-to-the-minute
updates to your interactive dashboards.
• Predictive analysis thorough inbuilt forecasting capability
• Expose data on an extranet to partners
• SAP Analytics Cloud is web based application and built on
HANA platform.
• No further environment upgrade cost in case of new release
as application will upgrade automatically.
• SAP will upgrade the SAC with every new release.
• SAP Hybrid license roadmap is planned for 2nd half of 2018.
• Single subscription license including SAP BusinessObjects
Enterprise Professional and SAP Analytics cloud
• Self - service data discovery based on Client tool
• Lumira is Client tool which means to install on system along
with BI server add-in installation.
• Extra cost of leveraging new features in new releases
through server and client upgrade.
• Company/Vendor needs to upgrade on latest support pack.
• Separate licensing cost for Lumira Discovery & Designer.
RequirementInfrastructureLicenses

2. SAP Analytics Cloud vs Lumira 2.x
SAP Analytics Cloud Lumira 2.x
• Ability to create comments
• Data export options:
• Export to PDF
• No offline connectivity
• Mobile BI access is enabled
• Analytical/Planning/Predictive capabilities
• All data (from whatever source is selected) is ‘uploaded’
(replicated) to SAP Analytics Cloud in-memory HANA
Database. SAP Analytics Cloud then stores the model
and data. Security can be added to the model within
SAP Analytics Cloud. Both Analytic and Planning
models generate an account type model.
• SAP Cloud Platform/SAP S4/HANA Cloud
• All data stays within the SAP Cloud Platform or SAP
S4/HANA Cloud. The data is not replicated to SAP
Analytics Cloud. Modelling and model security is
managed on the source system. Data connection
between systems is secured within SAP Cloud Platform.
• Comments not possible.
• Data export options:
• Export to PDF
• Export to Excel
• Offline connectivity option is available
• Mobile BI only available in iPad
Lumira 2.0 connectivity options are as:
• SAP BW Live data :Live (BICS) In this mode,
the latest data is available in the document without the
need for manual refresh. It supports Security Token
Service (STS) based SSO.
• Import data from BW:Data is acquired into the tool and
refreshes are performed with scheduling
• SAP HANA Live data/Import data from
HANA:Connectivity options to SAP HANA is very
similar to that of SAP BW
• SAP Universe
• Query with SQL
CollaborationConnectivity

3. SAP Analytics Cloud vs Lumira 2.x
SAP Analytics Cloud Lumira 2.x
• On-premise (HANA/BW/Universe
• All data stays within the remote (customer) landscape.
The data is not replicated to SAP Analytics Cloud.
Modelling and model security is managed on the source
system.
• SAP focus is on SAP Analytics Cloud platform and in near
future all new major features will come in the SAC
• SAP Analytics Cloud will add mobile first and offline
capabilities in multiple phases starting in 2H 2018.
• Lumira 2.0 connectivity options are as (contd..):
• MS Excel/Text
• Custom extension:There are scenarios in which a
unique data source is required and the required driver
may not be found in SAP Lumira Discovery. The
workaround for that would be to use the SDK
component to establish this connection if it has an
open API/JDBC connector
• New features development will be minimal in Discovery from
2019.
• Lumira 2.x support is continued till 2024.
ConnectivitySAPRoadMap