# SAP HANA: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 9 judge labels across 2 categories by 7 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/sap-hana

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Data virtualization](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/data-virtualization/index.md) | 0% | 19 | 14% | 7 |
| [Managed relational databases](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/managed-relational-databases/index.md) | 0% | 57 | 50% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "Sensible when SAP ERP and the surrounding SAP ecosystem dominate." (Perplexity Sonar, Data virtualization)
- "Choose SAP HANA Cloud if: You're already in the SAP ecosystem" (Kimi K2, Data virtualization)

## And against it

- "Expensive licensing and infrastructure requirements" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Data virtualization)
- "High cost and complexity; often best for organizations deeply integrated with SAP systems." (MiniMax M2.5, Managed databases)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named SAP HANA, from 40 of the 41 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 35
- verifiedmarketresearch.com: 18
- gane.ai/index: 17
- peerspot.com: 16
- scmgalaxy.com: 15
- sourceforge.net: 14
- techtarget.com: 12
- thectoclub.com: 11
- aws.amazon.com: 9
- denodo.com: 9

### Pages cited

- https://verifiedmarketresearch.com/blog/best-data-virtualization-software: 18
- https://g2.com/categories/data-virtualization/enterprise: 15
- https://scmgalaxy.com/tutorials/top-10-data-virtualization-platforms-features-pros-cons-comparison: 15
- https://g2.com/categories/data-virtualization/small-business: 11
- https://peerspot.com/categories/data-virtualization: 11
- https://sourceforge.net/software/data-virtualization: 11
- https://thectoclub.com/tools/best-data-virtualization-software: 10
- https://airbyte.com/top-etl-tools-for-sources/data-virtualization-tools: 8

## In its own words

What SAP HANA's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: free on-premise to SAP HANA Cloud migration assessment (https://www.sap.com/registration/free-migration-sap-hana-cloud.html)
- For: SAP HANA Customers (https://www.sap.com/registration/free-migration-sap-hana-cloud.html)
- Price stated: free (https://www.sap.com/registration/free-migration-sap-hana-cloud.html)
- Free plan or trial: free assessment (https://www.sap.com/registration/free-migration-sap-hana-cloud.html)

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.