9 Spokes vs. ibi WebFOCUS

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
9 Spokes
Score 10.0 out of 10
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9 Spokes is a smart dashboard that is designed to help companies see their business more clearly. Key metrics across essential areas of the user’s business are displayed in one place, revealing exactly how it's performing. The vendor’s value proposition is that 9 Spokes makes it easier for companies to make the right calls to manage or grow their business. According to the vendor, key benefits for SMEs include: One smart dashboard for your cloud business apps…N/A
ibi WebFOCUS
Score 7.0 out of 10
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The ibi™ WebFOCUS® product is an enterprise business intelligence and analytics solution equipped with data management, visual discovery, predictive analytics, and visualizations. Combining these capabilities and data science in one unified containerized platform, the WebFOCUS® solution can be used to make data-driven decisions across the enterprise and provide reports, dashboards, and customer-facing applications at scale.N/A
Pricing
9 Spokesibi WebFOCUS
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
9 Spokesibi WebFOCUS
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details9 Spokes is free to use - that’s joining, using the smart dashboard and connecting your apps to it. You'll only pay for any new apps you decide to purchase, but you can trial most of the app recommendations for free! If you want to purchase an app, we'll direct you to the app's website so you can sign up with them. If you sign up to a plan, you'll pay the apps directly and then you can connect the app to your dashboard.
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Top Pros

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Features
9 Spokesibi WebFOCUS
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
9 Spokes
9.0
1 Ratings
9% above category average
ibi WebFOCUS
7.7
11 Ratings
6% below category average
Customizable dashboards9.01 Ratings9.011 Ratings
Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings7.06 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings7.011 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
9 Spokes
7.0
1 Ratings
15% below category average
ibi WebFOCUS
9.3
13 Ratings
14% above category average
Drill-down analysis7.01 Ratings8.013 Ratings
Formatting capabilities00 Ratings10.013 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings9.08 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings10.012 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
9 Spokes
10.0
1 Ratings
21% above category average
ibi WebFOCUS
6.3
10 Ratings
25% below category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)10.01 Ratings6.08 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings7.09 Ratings
Predictive Analytics00 Ratings6.07 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
9 Spokes
9.0
1 Ratings
5% above category average
ibi WebFOCUS
9.0
11 Ratings
5% above category average
Multi-User Support (named login)9.01 Ratings8.011 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings10.011 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings10.011 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
9 Spokes
8.0
1 Ratings
1% above category average
ibi WebFOCUS
5.9
11 Ratings
30% below category average
Responsive Design for Web Access6.01 Ratings9.011 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile10.01 Ratings8.08 Ratings
Mobile Application00 Ratings3.32 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
9 Spokes
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ibi WebFOCUS
8.2
11 Ratings
2% below category average
Publish to Web00 Ratings10.09 Ratings
Publish to PDF00 Ratings8.09 Ratings
Report Versioning00 Ratings6.010 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings10.011 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
9 Spokes
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ibi WebFOCUS
8.6
3 Ratings
8% above category average
REST API00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Javascript API00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
iFrames00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
9 Spokesibi WebFOCUS
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(1 ratings)
7.0
(16 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
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8.6
(5 ratings)
Usability
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8.0
(3 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
5.0
(1 ratings)
7.0
(3 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
6.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
9 Spokesibi WebFOCUS
Likelihood to Recommend
9 Spokes International Limited
Good for letting your investors, employees and others know at a glance how your company is doing. The interface is clean and organized well. I just wish more of the app's functionality was available for testing and implementation. "Coming soon" is not really encouraging when we already have been waiting for a year or more.
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IBI (Information Builders)
I would less recommend it because it looks like IBI is receding a bit from the European market. I would not be certain for future support. Knowledge in the market in western Europe is limited Functional wise the application suits almost all situations. I would for sure recommend it purely based on its capabilities
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Pros
9 Spokes International Limited
  • Grouping several apps in one place for easy viewing.
  • Clean dashboard interface that looks uncluttered when viewing several apps at once.
  • Setting up the apps is a breeze when the platform supports them.
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IBI (Information Builders)
  • One thing that has always been good at WebFOCUS is how they interact with the customer on items. They take suggestions and implement them. In addition technical support is timely and very detailed.
  • I think they keep up with and lead in implementing new technologies in the BI space. One case of this are the ability for user to create their own easy dashboard using the green plus buttons. Also the ability to link d3 into and have the ability to implement new types of graphs is nice.
  • I have been to a spoke at one of their user conferences and they are worth going to. In addition to all of the great seminars the interaction you get with vendors and other users is key in the growth of your knowledge. I've learned so much for my time at these conferences.
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Cons
9 Spokes International Limited
  • Integration with apps that are listed. Some of them are not supported yet and it seems the wait is taking longer than I'd like.
  • iPhone support. It would be nice to have this in the app store. Not available as of 04/25/2018.
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IBI (Information Builders)
  • The newest versions of WebFOCUS have an unnecessarily complicated security layout that makes configuration difficult to accomplish without bringing in the vendor for installs.
  • This software tries to cover too many bases allowing you to switch from writing code manually to creating reports using only GUI tools. This sometimes complicates screens and functionality where the two methods don't always work well together. -though its nice to have the choice.
  • The sales force is not as top notch as many software companies
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Likelihood to Renew
9 Spokes International Limited
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IBI (Information Builders)
This software is deeply engrained with my organization and has become a tool that would not easily be replaced without spending more money and resources to get the same results. License cost is comparable to other report writing tools and the capabilities are greater than the competition without having to buy multiple apps to do the same thing.
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Usability
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IBI (Information Builders)
Best BI tool/product I have used. The others don't compare overall. Some can look fancier, but when you actually use them with large data and data from numerous systems/sources that is where most of the competition falls away. I also don't like downtime. I have basically none for a large user base with WebFocus. Even SAP Crystal Reports went down for 4 days once - 4 days because the admin password got locked out due to a glitch and we had zero reports for 4 days. WebFocus has never had more than a few minutes of downtime. It's like a tank that just keeps rolling. There is no other choice for reliable BI.
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Reliability and Availability
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IBI (Information Builders)
Tracking availability formally for almost two years and we are at 99.8%
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Support Rating
9 Spokes International Limited
Support was helpful in the beginning but no longer needed because I didn't use the software as much. The experience that I did have with support was very friendly but not enough to give a good review. If the support team was called for initial setup, video chat or messenger app was used.
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IBI (Information Builders)
They have extremely knowledgeable techs that I have worked with over the years. Some have actually become really good friends of mine. I see them often at local user groups and when we show them how we are using their tools to save millions of dollars throughout the company
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Online Training
9 Spokes International Limited
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IBI (Information Builders)
It's hit and miss, the last class was overcrowded and people were having trouble connecting which took up much of the time. Instructors vary
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Implementation Rating
9 Spokes International Limited
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IBI (Information Builders)
Plan ahead on what data will be accessible and the type of security required on the database and if you will want to use security that is built into the software. It is worth consulting with the vendor on what your plan is and how they recommend you proceed in order to get results you are happy with.
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Alternatives Considered
9 Spokes International Limited
I actually chose QuickBooks (currently using) and Method (used for a month) before deciding that 9 Spokes is just good for looking at a few apps in one place. I'll keep checking back with them to see if they have improved. I wouldn't be surprised if 9 Spokes improves their product within the next 6-12 months.
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IBI (Information Builders)
Webfocus handles the side of our business that is involved with our catalogs. Our catalogs is a huge revenue driver for us and this tool has been extremely useful with planning feature catalogs. Tableau is used more for marketing and merchandising purchases since we can filter data based on website sales.
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Return on Investment
9 Spokes International Limited
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IBI (Information Builders)
  • We are not yet a success story. Though we've been implementing WebFOCUS for over a year, we have very few products in our Production portal. Of course, this is not all the responsibility of Information Builders, but we were ill-advised by our 'training coordinator' in our training of staff and coming up to speed with the tools has been very slow.
  • Once skilled analysts and professional IT staff achieve a grasp of the products, they are able to very quickly create polished and well-received products.
  • The DW/BI project has helped us to establish standards and protocols of communication that will allow us to more quickly meet knowledge transfer requirements
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