●● Reporting / Dashboard
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● Advanced Analytics
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- User rating
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.
- Functions (BARC classification)
Functions (BARC classification)
● = Function covered, ●● = Functional focus
● = Function covered
●● = Functional focus
- User rating
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.
- Functions (BARC classification)
Functions (BARC classification)
●● Reporting / Dashboard
●● Analysis
– Advanced Analytics
●● Planning
● = Function covered, ●● = Functional focus
● = Function covered
●● = Functional focus
- User rating
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 MicroStrategy ONE
Integrated BI suite for reporting, analysis, dashboards with functions for mobile BI, operational BI and GenAI.
- Functions (BARC classification)
Functions (BARC classification)
●● Reporting / Dashboard
●● Analysis
● Advanced Analytics
– Planning
● = Function covered, ●● = Functional focus
● = Function covered
●● = Functional focus
- User rating
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
Integrated, web-based BI platform for dashboards, reporting, analysis and advanced analytics.
- Functions (BARC classification)
Functions (BARC classification)
●● Reporting / Dashboard
●● Analysis
●● Advanced Analytics
– Planning
● = Function covered, ●● = Functional focus
● = Function covered
●● = Functional focus
- User rating
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.
- Functions (BARC classification)
Functions (BARC classification)
●● Reporting / Dashboard
●● Analysis
● Advanced Analytics
– Planning
● = Function covered, ●● = Functional focus
● = Function covered
●● = Functional focus
- User rating
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
End-to-end BI platform that automates reporting and equips users with flexible dashboards and data visualizations.
- Functions (BARC classification)
Functions (BARC classification)
●● Reporting / Dashboard
●● Analysis
– Advanced Analytics
– Planning
● = Function covered, ●● = Functional focus
● = Function covered
●● = Functional focus
- User rating
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.
- Functions (BARC classification)
Functions (BARC classification)
●● Reporting / Dashboard
●● Analysis
– Advanced Analytics
●● Planning
● = Function covered, ●● = Functional focus
● = Function covered
●● = Functional focus
- User rating
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 with Watson
Web-based BI suite for reporting, analysis (visual, advanced), dashboards with a Jupyter Notebook integration.
- Functions (BARC classification)
Functions (BARC classification)
●● Reporting / Dashboard
●● Analysis
● Advanced Analytics
– Planning
● = Function covered, ●● = Functional focus
● = Function covered
●● = Functional focus
- User rating
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.
- Functions (BARC classification)
Functions (BARC classification)
● Reporting / Dashboard
●● Analysis
– Advanced Analytics
●● Planning
● = Function covered, ●● = Functional focus
● = Function covered
●● = Functional focus
- User rating
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.
- Functions (BARC classification)
Functions (BARC classification)
●● Reporting / Dashboard
●● Analysis
● Advanced Analytics
– Planning
● = Function covered, ●● = Functional focus
● = Function covered
●● = Functional focus
- User rating
Number of reviews: 36
Customer Satisfaction
★★★★★★★★★★ 7.5/10
7.5
User Experience
★★★★★★★★★★ 6.2/10
6.2
Functionality
★★★★★★★★★★ 6.4/10
6.4
Business Value
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5/10
4.5
What is MyReport
French BI tool for SMBs to visualize data using reports (Excel-based) and web-based dashboards
- Functions (BARC classification)
Functions (BARC classification)
●● Reporting / Dashboard
● Analysis
– Advanced Analytics
– Planning
● = Function covered, ●● = Functional focus
● = Function covered
●● = Functional focus
- User rating
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
Cloud suite for reporting, dashboards and analysis. Predefined content for Oracle's operational systems available with OAC (operational analytics).
- Functions (BARC classification)
Functions (BARC classification)
●● Reporting / Dashboard
●● Analysis
● Advanced Analytics
– Planning
● = Function covered, ●● = Functional focus
● = Function covered
●● = Functional focus
- User rating
Number of reviews: 26
Customer Satisfaction
★★★★★★★★★★ 7.3/10
7.3
User Experience
★★★★★★★★★★ 6.7/10
6.7
Functionality
★★★★★★★★★★ 6.5/10
6.5
Business Value
★★★★★★★★★★ 6.1/10
6.1
What is Phocas
Comprehensive cloud-based platform for BI and analytics, budgeting and forecasting, financial reporting and analysis. Flexible platform for business users to create individual planning, budgeting and forecasting applications, typically used in addition to Phocas’ BI and analytics capabilities.
- Functions (BARC classification)
Functions (BARC classification)
●● Reporting / Dashboard
●● Analysis
– Advanced Analytics
● Planning
● = Function covered, ●● = Functional focus
● = Function covered
●● = Functional focus
- User rating
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 QlikView
Visualization and analysis platform (consisting of desktop and web client) with functionality for set-based (assosiative) analysis and creation of individual dashboard applications.
- Functions (BARC classification)
Functions (BARC classification)
●● Reporting / Dashboard
●● Analysis
● Advanced Analytics
– Planning
● = Function covered, ●● = Functional focus
● = Function covered
●● = Functional focus
- User rating
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.
- Functions (BARC classification)
Functions (BARC classification)
●● Reporting / Dashboard
●● Analysis
● Advanced Analytics
●● Planning
● = Function covered, ●● = Functional focus
● = Function covered
●● = Functional focus
- User rating
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
- Functions (BARC classification)
Functions (BARC classification)
●● Reporting / Dashboard
●● Analysis
– Advanced Analytics
● Planning
● = Function covered, ●● = Functional focus
● = Function covered
●● = Functional focus
- User rating
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 Tableau (Salesforce)
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.
- Functions (BARC classification)
Functions (BARC classification)
●● Reporting / Dashboard
●● Analysis
● Advanced Analytics
– Planning
● = Function covered, ●● = Functional focus
● = Function covered
●● = Functional focus
- User rating
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.
- Functions (BARC classification)
Functions (BARC classification)
●● Reporting / Dashboard
● Analysis
● Advanced Analytics
– Planning
● = Function covered, ●● = Functional focus
● = Function covered
●● = Functional focus
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