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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Analytic Solver

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AFrontline Systems Analytic Solver is an Excel add-on for performing data mining, and predictive analytics from within Microsoft Excel.N/A

    SAP Predictive Analytics

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/ASAP Predictive Analytics is, as the name would suggest, a statistical analysis and data mining platform that can be deployed with SAP HANA.N/A
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    Analytic SolverSAP Predictive Analytics
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    SAS Enterprise Guide
    Score9.4 out of 10
    SAS Enterprise Guide
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    SAS Enterprise Guide
    Score9.4 out of 10
    SAS Enterprise Guide
    Score9.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Analytic SolverSAP Predictive Analytics
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
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    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Data Sources
    7.0
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    User Testimonials
    Analytic SolverSAP Predictive Analytics
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Frontline Systems
    Based on my limited experience and use, and therefore limited global knowledge of the software, I would recommend it especially if the data that will be used as inputs to the model has previously worked on a spreadsheet such as Excel. I would also recommend it to analyze problems of medium and small size. Given the experience I have had when I have used it with large problems, there have been noticeable decreases in the speed of response (which are not associated with the size of the system of equations involved in the calculation). Excellent for processing linear programming models.
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    SAP
    It's a great tool to merge actual data analysis (which Lumira doesn't do that well) with visualization (which Lumira does well) - so it can be seen as Lumira for data analysts. However, a lot of the 'predictive' side is hidden/black box which can be frustrating for those analysts, so you could argue it is too complex for casual users, but too 'black box' for analysts.
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    Pros
    Frontline Systems
    • Easy to use and learn.
    • Strong optimization platform for business and supply chain problems which can be modeled in Excel
    • It can handle multiple objectives and more than 8000 decision variables in a problem.
    • Lots of tutorial and examples are available to solve the problem
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    SAP
    • It doesn't require you to have a Ph.D. to build models!
    • You can use it to address a very large and wide dataset without worrying about sampling.
    • Automation is in the product DNA. You can prepare your data, ingest it into the "Kernel", then get insights about what was found, decide to publish it and schedule scoring tasks or model refresh in the same product.
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    Cons
    Frontline Systems
    • On the few occasions when I have used it to deal with problems of optimization of relatively large parameters (with a large number of restrictions and decision variables), the program has been slower, not substantially but slower, than programs such as the WinQsb, even when the latter runs on 32-bit machines and not 64. That has caught my attention, even though it is not a real problem for the uses I give to the program.
    • Given my partial function as a university professor, it has been much more effective and practical to use other software, due to the limited options that the educational license associated with the software has.
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    SAP
    • Working with this software is very simple and enjoyable for me as [an] IT consultant and expert, but it is a bit complicated for novice users.
    • Some big data takes more time‌to load, which I think could be faster
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    Usability
    Frontline Systems
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    SAP
    the UI is a bit dated and available as a desktop tool mostly.
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    Support Rating
    Frontline Systems
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    SAP
    The documentation provides an explanation about what features are available but not necessarily what's happening behind the scenes. On the other side, the "community" has grown since the acquisition and most questions are properly addressed by SAP folks. Since the "product maintenance" mode announcement was made, there wasn't much new content published except on the Smart Predict side (which is built by the SAP Predictive Analytics team)
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    Alternatives Considered
    Frontline Systems
    We believe in building the models in Excel. A limitation with Excel is that Excel Solver can not take more than 200 decision variables with multiple constraints. It is cheap in terms of license and maintenance fees against other softwares which are available in the market.
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    SAP
    We have typically used Spotfire for data analysis but decided to move to SAP Business Objects due to its innate connection with SAP. I found Lumira to be good for visualizations but it is not meant for data analysis. Therefore, we have introduced Predictive Analytics to see if it can fill that gap. So far, it's been far less intuitive than Spotfire to get started, and as far as I am aware so far, it does not bring many additional capabilities. I do, however, like that it utilizes the Lumira look/feel and integrates very well.
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    Return on Investment
    Frontline Systems
    • - It has allowed finding ways to optimize (minimizing costs or times) the field processes involved in various projects.
    • It has even allowed, in specific cases where it was used for that purpose, to optimize the allocation of resources (people) to work in different jobs that present weekly variations of the activity that these people must perform.
    • It has allowed the sensitivity analysis of projects to changes in the decision variables related to them, which, and in very dynamic and changing environments, resulted in substantial decreases in money losses.
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    SAP
    • Proper forecasting increases our credibility with partners and customers
    • Forecasting determines the amount of investment in each sector and reduces the cost of additional costs
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