9 Spokes vs SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform

Likelihood to Recommend

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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Media Production Company, 1-10 employees

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BI was used to manage our parts and machines. It can be used to manage your factory or systems to properly allocate items to select places. However the system does not respond well, and it can scale well provided you have an actual team knowledgeable in this field. Once you get it set up it works well, but of course, if you try and add new implementations, it can become hazardous to your business.

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Michael Diaz-Suarez

Help Desk Specialist

GetronicsConsumer Goods, 10,001+ employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

9 Spokes

9.0

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform

7.1

Customizable dashboards

9.0

6.8

Pixel Perfect reports

—

7.1

Report Formatting Templates

—

7.5

9 Spokes

7.0

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform

7.4

Drill-down analysis

7.0

8.3

Formatting capabilities

—

7.1

Integration with R or other statistical packages

—

6.4

Report sharing and collaboration

—

7.7

9 Spokes

10.0

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform

7.0

Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)

10.0

7.2

Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization

—

7.5

Predictive Analytics

—

6.4

9 Spokes

9.0

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform

8.0

Multi-User Support (named login)

9.0

7.7

Role-Based Security Model

—

7.8

Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)

—

8.0

Single Sign-On (SSO)

—

8.4

9 Spokes

8.0

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform

6.1

Responsive Design for Web Access

6.0

6.1

Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile

10.0

5.9

Dedicated iOS Application

—

6.5

Dedicated Android Application

—

6.0

9 Spokes

—

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform

8.2

Publish to Web

—

7.8

Publish to PDF

—

8.4

Report Versioning

—

8.3

Report Delivery Scheduling

—

8.1

Delivery to Remote Servers

—

8.4

9 Spokes

—

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform

6.2

REST API

—

6.5

Javascript API

—

6.2

iFrames

—

6.2

Java API

—

6.0

Themeable User Interface (UI)

—

6.5

Customizable Platform (Open Source)

—

6.1

Pros

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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Media Production Company, 1-10 employees

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It has a great way of displaying information.
It's affordable.
It can scale well provided you have good support.

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Michael Diaz-Suarez

Help Desk Specialist

GetronicsConsumer Goods, 10,001+ employees

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Cons

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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Media Production Company, 1-10 employees

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The installation can be very complex and time-consuming, it requires a lot of planning and foresight as to what role the software will play in the organization.
The software has a relatively large learning curve that takes dedicated users months to get comfortable with, the UI is a bit intimidating for new users.
SAP could organize their help better, it can be difficult to find dependable solutions to issues via their website and support channels.

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Government Administration Company, 5001-10,000 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

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SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform 8.4

Based on 22 answers

We currently have a strong user base, and the Des Moines area is a strong BO community so it is easier to get talent. The value is very good for the money you pay. SAP is a leader in the industry. though it is playing catch-up in some areas, it has the money to quickly resolve that.

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Joel Pick

Director, Business Intelligence

Athene USAInsurance, 1001-5000 employees

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Usability

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SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform 9.5

Based on 4 answers

I have been creating SAP software solutions successfully since past 10 years and SAP BO's popularity and demand is still strong in the market.

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Priyanka Musale

Sr SAP BOE/BODS Lead

Data RedeemersInformation Technology and Services, 10,001+ employees

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Reliability and Availability

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SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform 1.0

Based on 3 answers

Its available anytime. Depends on the server configuration.

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Consultant in Information Technology

10,001+ employees

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Performance

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SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform 7.2

Based on 8 answers

Overall, the tool (Web Intelligence 4.2) is fast and solid. One issue is a dependability on JAVA for a full feature report creation/edit capabilities (as opposed to limited HTML option). Second, planned end of JAVA support by major browsers (Chrome is already not supporting JAVA applet).

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Dariusz Zyskowski

Business Intelligence Manager

City of ChicagoGovernment Administration, 10,001+ employees

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Support

9 Spokes 5.0

Based on 1 answer

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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Media Production Company, 1-10 employees

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SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform 7.5

Based on 6 answers

Very difficult website to use that is not very intuitive. It's hard to reach a good support person that can actually help with the issue. We usually end up solving the issue ourselves.

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Carla Simoneau

Software Architect

5280 SolutionsComputer Software, 201-500 employees

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In-Person Training

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SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform 9.5

Based on 2 answers

Great training with hand-on labs.

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Nathan Patrick Taylor

Quality Informatics Manager

DirectorySpotHospital & Health Care, 11-50 employees

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Online Training

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SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform 8.0

Based on 1 answer

SAP's training is excellent, though it is expensive.

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Nathan Patrick Taylor

Quality Informatics Manager

DirectorySpotHospital & Health Care, 11-50 employees

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Implementation

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SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform 8.4

Based on 7 answers

Choosing the right personnel to deploy and maintain the system is critical to success. Do not underestimate the value of a sandbox and or Development environment. Every aspect of the initial deployment and subsequent upgrade and enhancements should be thoroughly tested by the developers and administrators for expected functionality and compatibility with all interfaces. A Test environment is just as crucial. Initial key user content testing and formal performance testing should take place here prior to the production deployment. This is also where you finalize your operational support plans and system/user security

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Technician in Information Technology

Management Consulting Company, 11-50 employees

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Alternatives Considered

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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Media Production Company, 1-10 employees

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We currently have implementations of both Microsoft BI and SAP Business Objects so our enterprise has found reasons for both. Some users prefer BI over SAP and it depends on the department they are working for. SAP was chosen for the more complex tasks that require large data sets and its ability to help its users visualize the data and plan for the future.

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Analyst in Information Technology

Government Administration Company, 5001-10,000 employees

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Return on Investment

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By generating and distributing reports in a timely manner, we were able to save millions of dollars for the company which otherwise would not have been visible.
Almost realtime dashboard, saved the company a huge amount by showing the outages and kept the company from buying a tool to do just that.
It showed the customers who were not paying the bills and were missing in the system due to some loophole. This was visible by doing reporting on the theft usage of electricity.

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Utilities Company, 51-200 employees

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Likelihood to Recommend

9 Spokes

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform

Feature Rating Comparison

Customizable dashboards

Pixel Perfect reports

Report Formatting Templates

Drill-down analysis

Formatting capabilities

Integration with R or other statistical packages

Report sharing and collaboration

Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)

Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization

Predictive Analytics

Multi-User Support (named login)

Role-Based Security Model

Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)

Single Sign-On (SSO)

Responsive Design for Web Access

Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile

Dedicated iOS Application

Dedicated Android Application

Publish to Web

Publish to PDF

Report Versioning

Report Delivery Scheduling

Delivery to Remote Servers

REST API

Javascript API

iFrames

Java API

Themeable User Interface (UI)

Customizable Platform (Open Source)

Pros

9 Spokes

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform

Cons

9 Spokes

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform

Likelihood to Renew

9 Spokes

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform

Usability

9 Spokes

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform

Reliability and Availability

9 Spokes

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform

Performance

9 Spokes

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform

Support

9 Spokes

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform

In-Person Training

9 Spokes

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform

Online Training

9 Spokes

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform

Implementation

9 Spokes

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform

Alternatives Considered

9 Spokes

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform

Return on Investment

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SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform

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SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform

Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

General

Free Trial