Active Intelligence Server (AIS) vs. Azure Analysis Services

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Active Intelligence Server (AIS)
Score 7.0 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
Active Intelligence Server (AIS) is a feature-rich Reporting Server used by millions of users from various open source reporting communities, i.e. BIRT, Jaspersoft and Pentaho. Users can deploy new and existing reports onto AIS. The vendor says AIS's self service BI capabilities are designed to enable end users to make data driven decision at the right time, all with minimal IT dependency. Tightly integrated user and role management aims to ensure correct information distribution and prevent…N/A
Azure Analysis Services
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Azure Analysis Services delivers enterprise-grade BI semantic modeling capabilities with the scale, flexibility, and management benefits of the cloud. Azure Analysis Services helps transform complex data into actionable insights. Azure Analysis Services is built on the analytics engine in Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services.N/A
Pricing
Active Intelligence Server (AIS)Azure Analysis Services
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Active Intelligence Server (AIS)Azure Analysis Services
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsAIS is free for personal use and free for business use with a support subscription. Buyers can contact sales@activeintelligence.co.uk for OEM and Enterprise pricing information, including the white label solution.—
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Features
Active Intelligence Server (AIS)Azure Analysis Services
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Active Intelligence Server (AIS)
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Ratings
Azure Analysis Services
8.7
10 Ratings
7% above category average
Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings8.810 Ratings
Customizable dashboards00 Ratings8.89 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings8.510 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Active Intelligence Server (AIS)
-
Ratings
Azure Analysis Services
8.9
10 Ratings
10% above category average
Drill-down analysis00 Ratings9.08 Ratings
Formatting capabilities00 Ratings8.99 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings8.89 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings9.110 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Active Intelligence Server (AIS)
-
Ratings
Azure Analysis Services
9.0
10 Ratings
8% above category average
Publish to Web00 Ratings9.110 Ratings
Publish to PDF00 Ratings8.99 Ratings
Report Versioning00 Ratings9.39 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings8.910 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings8.89 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Active Intelligence Server (AIS)
-
Ratings
Azure Analysis Services
9.0
9 Ratings
11% above category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings9.38 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings9.19 Ratings
Predictive Analytics00 Ratings8.68 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Active Intelligence Server (AIS)
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Ratings
Azure Analysis Services
9.2
10 Ratings
8% above category average
Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings9.29 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings9.310 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings9.110 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings9.39 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Active Intelligence Server (AIS)
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Ratings
Azure Analysis Services
8.8
9 Ratings
10% above category average
Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings8.58 Ratings
Mobile Application00 Ratings9.45 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings8.67 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Active Intelligence Server (AIS)
-
Ratings
Azure Analysis Services
8.8
9 Ratings
11% above category average
REST API00 Ratings8.97 Ratings
Javascript API00 Ratings8.77 Ratings
iFrames00 Ratings9.06 Ratings
Java API00 Ratings8.98 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings8.36 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings9.25 Ratings
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Small Businesses
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Medium-sized Companies
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Enterprises
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Score 9.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
Active Intelligence Server (AIS)Azure Analysis Services
Likelihood to Recommend
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(11 ratings)
User Testimonials
Active Intelligence Server (AIS)Azure Analysis Services
Likelihood to Recommend
Active BI Ltd
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Microsoft
We would have many technical issues and glitches with previous similar providers but found that Azure Analysis Services can simply handle our workload and memory better. I remember we lost an account due to cloud issues not fully saving or corrupting some files. Granted, this is rare with any cloud but haven't had that issue with the same load of memory with Azure Analysis Services.
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Pros
Active BI Ltd
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Microsoft
  • Providing role based access or we can say privilege based on the role to the user if it is integrated with Azure active directory and hence securing the access to sensitive data.
  • We use to run different type of analytics services to get the better result which is hectic if done manually or with human efforts.
  • We also use to collect bulk of data with the help of this tool and run customized test cases for better efficiency of result and better decision making. The result are very crucial and helps in taking big decision.
  • It supports different or we can say heterogeneous database vendors like the Oracle, SQL, and hence make the task easy.
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Cons
Active BI Ltd
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Microsoft
  • Microsoft Azure Analysis Services is very costly solution and in that price we can get some better business intelligence tool with lot more of capabilities
  • The dashboard or we can say user interface is complex and need time to understand and gain expertise in order for proper working.
  • It needs continuation monitoring which is sometime a big task.
  • Sometime, the tool shows unusual behavior and become unstable, so we need to clear temp files for proper functioning.
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Alternatives Considered
Active BI Ltd
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Microsoft
The best thing about it is the ability to create a query and drill down the data to a more granular level when needed. The best thing about Azure Analysis Services is. It provides secured access anytime from anywhere, it also provides REST API for this, which is very easy to use, and it provides video tutorials for beginners means you get the whole package of learning and implementation!!
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Return on Investment
Active BI Ltd
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Microsoft
  • Azure Analysis Service scale resources to match our business needs.
  • Helps us to govern, deploy, test and deliver our BI solution with confidence.
  • Stores our business data and clients data in a safe place where it's easy to access and visible to all our teams.
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ScreenShots

Active Intelligence Server (AIS) Screenshots

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