Leading Analysis Tools to Enhance Your Data Interpretation and Discovery

Analysis tools are pivotal in extracting meaningful insights from raw data, empowering businesses to make informed decisions. These tools provide the analytical prowess necessary for deep data exploration, trend detection, and root cause analysis. Our reviews at BARC, guided by comprehensive user feedback and expert analysis, highlight the most effective tools in the market. Discover the tools that excel in data analysis and how they can facilitate your business growth. Get exclusive access to detailed reports and analyses that can transform your data strategy with BARC+.

Number of reviews: 122
Customer Satisfaction
7.6/10
7.6
User Experience
6.5/10
6.5
Functionality
8.2/10
8.2
Business Value
7.5/10
7.5

What is Bissantz DeltaMaster

Integrated product for (advanced) analysis, reporting, dashboards and planning. Vast array of intelligent analysis functions for large data volumes (including statistical and advanced analytics methods) and innovative chart types for data-dense reports and dashboards.

Number of reviews: 30
Customer Satisfaction
5.9/10
5.9
User Experience
7.6/10
7.6
Functionality
6.1/10
6.1
Business Value
5.9/10
5.9

What is Board

Flexible, fully web-based platform with tightly integrated system architecture of proprietary multidimensional in-memory database and front ends. Graphical no-code development environment for business power users to create tailored planning and performance management applications.

Number of reviews: 53
Customer Satisfaction
9.6/10
9.6
User Experience
8.9/10
8.9
Functionality
7.9/10
7.9
Business Value
8.5/10
8.5

What is NEMO GmbH InfoZoom

In-memory tool for set-based (ad-hoc) analysis and detection of patterns and anomalies in the data (data profiling), available as a desktop and server version. OEM List & Label is also available for reporting requirements.

Number of reviews: 28
Customer Satisfaction
8.4/10
8.4
User Experience
7.2/10
7.2
Functionality
8.5/10
8.5
Business Value
7.3/10
7.3

What is Pyramid Analytics Decision Intelligence Platform

Integrated, web-based BI platform for dashboards, reporting, analysis and advanced analytics.

Number of reviews: 81
Customer Satisfaction
5.4/10
5.4
User Experience
6/10
6
Functionality
6.1/10
6.1
Business Value
6.4/10
6.4

What is Qlik Sense

BI platform for data visualization, set-based (assosiative) and visual analysis, dashboards and analytical applications, e.g. for embedding. Complementary data management products available.

Number of reviews: 74
Customer Satisfaction
5.3/10
5.3
User Experience
5.8/10
5.8
Functionality
7.3/10
7.3
Business Value
7.4/10
7.4

What is Strategy One

Integrated BI suite for reporting, analysis, dashboards with functions for mobile BI, operational BI and GenAI.

Number of reviews: 29
Customer Satisfaction
9.3/10
9.3
User Experience
7.4/10
7.4
Functionality
8.8/10
8.8
Business Value
7.8/10
7.8

What is TARGIT Decision Suite

Integrated BI platform for reporting, analysis and dashboards with predefined applications for selected industries.

Number of reviews: 0

What is Acterys

Flexible Microsoft technology-based CPM platform for data discovery and planning. Leveraging a variety of prebuilt templates, customers can support planning and performance management processes in Power BI, Excel and web browsers as well as on mobile devices.

Number of reviews: 0

What is Amazon QuickSight

A SaaS platform fully managed by AWS with a focus on dashboards, ad hoc query, (formatted) reporting and analysis. Supplementary GenAI features available.

Number of reviews: 0

What is Carto

Location Intelligence Platform with additional functions for data preparation and visualization (dashboards)

Number of reviews: 0

What is Comma Soft AG INFONEA

In-memory-based platform for set-based ad-hoc analytics in interconnected data with supplementary functions for reporting, dashboards and data science for business users

Number of reviews: 38
Customer Satisfaction
5.1/10
5.1
User Experience
6.6/10
6.6
Functionality
4.7/10
4.7
Business Value
4.5/10
4.5

What is DigDash

Tool for visualizing and analyzing data using interactive web-based dashboards with additional integration in PowerPoint and Excel.

Number of reviews: 0

What is Dimensional Insight Diver Platform

BI platform for analysis, dashboards and reporting with supplementary ETL functions. Predefined solutions (industry, topic) available.

Number of reviews: 0

What is disy Cadenza

Location intelligence platform with additional functions for analysis, dashboards and reporting

Number of reviews: 0

What is Domo Data Experience Platform

Cloud-based platform for the development of interactive web applications or dashboards, analyses, screen-oriented reports and data products

Number of reviews: 0

What is elKomSolutions elKomBI

Solution for BI & Analytics and creation of customized applications. Integration with other elKom solutions elKomPlan and elKomKons. All solutions based on IBM Planning Analytics technology (database, data integration and front-ends).

Number of reviews: 34
Customer Satisfaction
9.4/10
9.4
User Experience
8.5/10
8.5
Functionality
7.9/10
7.9
Business Value
7.4/10
7.4

What is Entrinsik Informer

Reporting tool with strength in the evaluation and visualization of MultiValue databases but also with connectors to other data sources

Number of reviews: 0

What is enventa Group Enventa BI

BI solution with modules for reporting, analysis, scorecards, planning and event-based dashboards (for implementing IoT scenarios) with a focus on SMEs

Number of reviews: 27
Customer Satisfaction
6.1/10
6.1
User Experience
6.1/10
6.1
Functionality
7.2/10
7.2
Business Value
4.5/10
4.5

What is evidanza

Platform for building individual analytics and performance management applications (reporting, analysis, planning) with additional functions for collaboration.

Number of reviews: 0

What is FluenceXL

Interactive Excel add-in-based creation of reports, dashboards and analyses with publication in Excel, PowerPoint and on the web (formerly XLCubed)

Number of reviews: 0

What is Galigeo Location Analytics

Software for geo-analysis/location intelligence (incl. predictive), available as a stand-alone, extension for SAP BI, Microsoft Power BI, IBM Cognos Analytics and Salesforce or embedded version.

Number of reviews: 0

What is GoodData

SaaS platform for creating data products that bundles BI functions (interactive dashboards) with data pipelines to create an end-to-end solution with open APIs.

Number of reviews: 0

What is HKS Informatik Kosy

Tool for BI, reporting, controlling and corporate planning; focused on small and medium-sized companies

Number of reviews: 0

What is Hypergene Planning

Cloud-based platform for strategic planning, budgeting & forecasting, analysis & data insights, reporting and KPI tracking

Number of reviews: 0

What is ibi WebFOCUS

WebFOCUS as a business intelligence and analytics suite for reporting, dashboards, analysis and predictive analytics as well as Data Migrator for connecting various data sources.

Number of reviews: 28
Customer Satisfaction
3.4/10
3.4
User Experience
4.8/10
4.8
Functionality
5.9/10
5.9
Business Value
5.6/10
5.6

What is IBM Cognos Analytics

Web-based BI suite for reporting, analysis (visual, advanced), dashboards with a Jupyter Notebook integration.

Number of reviews: 102
Customer Satisfaction
6.4/10
6.4
User Experience
7.9/10
7.9
Functionality
5.7/10
5.7
Business Value
7.2/10
7.2

What is IBM Planning Analytics

Flexibile platform for business power users to create tailored planning, budgeting and forecasting as well as analytics applications based on a high-performance and scalable in-memory database. Comprehensive functionality for preparing individual content in Excel and publishing it to the web.

Number of reviews: 0

What is insightsoftware Cubeware

Integrated platform for data management, data modeling, reporting, ad-hoc and OLAP analysis, dashboarding and planning based on multidimensional databases

Number of reviews: 0

What is insightsoftware Fiplana

Flexible platform for integrated corporate planning integrated in Qlik Sense

Number of reviews: 0

What is insightsoftware Jet Reports

Excel-based add-in for self-service analyses and reports for Microsoft Dynamics in Excel.

Number of reviews: 0

What is insightsoftware Logi Symphony

Modular suite for creating web applications and reports, especially for embedded BI

Number of reviews: 0

What is insightsoftware Power ON Visual Planner for Power BI

Planning solution integrated in Power BI, which enables writing back to the Microsoft environment. The solution can be operated in the cloud, on-premise or hybrid.

Number of reviews: 0

What is Microsoft Azure Data Explorer

Cloud service for analyzing and monitoring of streaming data to detect patterns, anomalies and trends.

Number of reviews: 61
Customer Satisfaction
2.2/10
2.2
User Experience
3.1/10
3.1
Functionality
1.0/10
1.0
Business Value
2.8/10
2.8

What is Microsoft Excel

Tool for preparing, analyzing and visualizing data; optional provision of models and analyses via SQL Server or Azure; part of the Microsoft Office package.

Number of reviews: 183
Customer Satisfaction
6.0/10
6.0
User Experience
5.3/10
5.3
Functionality
6.1/10
6.1
Business Value
5.5/10
5.5

What is Microsoft Power BI

Cloud-based and business user-oriented BI solution for creating dashboards, analyses and reports. Paginated reports available for print-oriented reporting. Also part of Microsoft Fabric.

Number of reviews: 0

What is OpenText Analytics Cloud

Package of data management, analysis, search (incl. text) and reporting components with Magellan BI as a BI suite for reporting, dashboarding and analysis

Number of reviews: 33
Customer Satisfaction
4.9/10
4.9
User Experience
3.6/10
3.6
Functionality
5.6/10
5.6
Business Value
4.5/10
4.5

What is Oracle Analytics Cloud

Suite for reporting, dashboards and analysis. Predefined content created with OAC available. Oracle Analytics Server available as an on-premises version (functions are adjusted annually).

Number of reviews: 0

What is PST BI

Integrated solution for dashboarding, reporting, OLAP analysis, planning and profitability analysis based on the Microsoft platform

Number of reviews: 40
Customer Satisfaction
4.4/10
4.4
User Experience
5/10
5
Functionality
4.7/10
4.7
Business Value
6.1/10
6.1

What is Qlik QlikView

Visualization and analysis platform (consisting of desktop and web client) with functionality for set-based (assosiative) analysis and creation of individual dashboard applications.

Number of reviews: 0

What is Quantrix Quantrix

Solution for flexible multidimensional financial modeling based on spreadsheet logic that can be used for analysis and planning. The Modeler can be expanded to include the Qloud and Enterprise modules.

Number of reviews: 70
Customer Satisfaction
4.3/10
4.3
User Experience
5.4/10
5.4
Functionality
7/10
7
Business Value
6.6/10
6.6

What is Salesforce Tableau

Business user-oriented BI solution for visual (ad-hoc) data analysis, data preparation and dashboards with access to a variety of data sources and use of your own visual query language for data.

Number of reviews: 121
Customer Satisfaction
3/10
3
User Experience
2.5/10
2.5
Functionality
3.9/10
3.9
Business Value
3.3/10
3.3

What is SAP Analytics Cloud

Integrated business-user-friendly platform for enterprise planning and BI with embedded capabilities for augmented analytics and application design. Comprehensive capabilities for implementing custom planning applications with supporting workflow and collaboration functionality.

Number of reviews: 68
Customer Satisfaction
1.8/10
1.8
User Experience
1.9/10
1.9
Functionality
3.3/10
3.3
Business Value
2.1/10
2.1

What is SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BO)

BI suite consisting of Crystal Reports, Web Intelligence and Analysis with a focus on reporting, analysis and dashboards, among others.

Number of reviews: 0

What is Serviceware Financial

Financial management solution that supports companies in a variety of collaborative planning processes.

Number of reviews: 0

What is Solvistas sol-9

Software suite for corporate management with various modules for financial, cost, liquidity, key figure, BSC and sales planning and analysis

Number of reviews: 0

What is Spotfire

Plattform for interactive visual data analysis (big data, predictive, location, event, content analytics) and data science with functions for creating analytical applications and dashboards

Number of reviews: 0

What is ThoughtSpot ThoughtSpot

BI solution for (search-based) ad-hoc queries, analyses, data visualization and embedding of BI content.

Number of reviews: 0

What is Virtivity Apollo

Planning and analytics platform based on IBM Planning Analytics (TM1) with predefined modules for various sub-planning, own web front-end and connectors

Number of reviews: 33
Customer Satisfaction
7.3/10
7.3
User Experience
7.3/10
7.3
Functionality
8.2/10
8.2
Business Value
9/10
9

What is Zoho Analytics

Business user-oriented tool for (ad hoc) reporting, analysis and dashboards with a visual drag & drop user interface. Additional modules for e.g. data preparation and content for industries and topics available.

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