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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Arcadia Data (discontinued)

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/AArcadia Data, a provider of cloud-native AI-powered business intelligence and real-time analytics, was acquired by Cloudera in late 2019. The solution is no longer available for sale, and its capabilities now augment Cloudera's Data Warehouse.N/A

    Azure Analysis Services

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AAzure 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
    Arcadia Data (discontinued)Azure Analysis Services
    Editions & Modules
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    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
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    Considered Both Products
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    9 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    9 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    Features
    Arcadia Data (discontinued)Azure Analysis Services
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Arcadia Data (discontinued) and Azure Analysis Services
    Feature
    Arcadia Data (discontinued)
    9.2
    3 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Azure Analysis Services
    8.6
    8 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Pixel Perfect reports9.03 Ratings8.88 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards9.03 Ratings8.77 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates9.73 Ratings8.58 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Arcadia Data (discontinued) and Azure Analysis Services
    Feature
    Arcadia Data (discontinued)
    9.2
    3 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Azure Analysis Services
    8.8
    8 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Drill-down analysis9.33 Ratings8.96 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities8.73 Ratings8.77 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages9.33 Ratings8.77 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.33 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Arcadia Data (discontinued) and Azure Analysis Services
    Feature
    Arcadia Data (discontinued)
    8.7
    3 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Azure Analysis Services
    9.0
    8 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Publish to Web8.33 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    Publish to PDF9.33 Ratings8.97 Ratings
    Report Versioning9.03 Ratings9.37 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling8.03 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers9.03 Ratings8.57 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Arcadia Data (discontinued) and Azure Analysis Services
    Feature
    Arcadia Data (discontinued)
    9.0
    3 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Azure Analysis Services
    9.0
    7 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.73 Ratings9.46 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization9.03 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics9.33 Ratings8.66 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Arcadia Data (discontinued) and Azure Analysis Services
    Feature
    Arcadia Data (discontinued)
    8.8
    3 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Azure Analysis Services
    9.3
    8 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)8.73 Ratings9.27 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model9.33 Ratings9.38 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.03 Ratings9.38 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)8.33 Ratings9.47 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Arcadia Data (discontinued) and Azure Analysis Services
    Feature
    Arcadia Data (discontinued)
    9.0
    3 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Azure Analysis Services
    8.6
    7 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access9.03 Ratings8.47 Ratings
    Mobile Application8.73 Ratings9.33 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile9.33 Ratings8.35 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Arcadia Data (discontinued) and Azure Analysis Services
    Feature
    Arcadia Data (discontinued)
    9.2
    3 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Azure Analysis Services
    8.8
    7 Ratings
    13% above category average
    REST API9.33 Ratings8.96 Ratings
    Javascript API9.03 Ratings8.76 Ratings
    iFrames9.33 Ratings8.85 Ratings
    Java API9.03 Ratings8.77 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)9.03 Ratings8.34 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)9.33 Ratings9.33 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Arcadia Data (discontinued)Azure Analysis Services
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
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    Usability
    9.3
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.3
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Arcadia Data (discontinued)Azure Analysis Services
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    It is suitable for companies without a proper data warehouse. He does very well in sales analysis and KPI management. It builds mini data warehouses, is good at data fusion, and interfaces well with other systems. Also, the export function and filter can greatly help you to get only the information you want in the format you want.
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    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
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    • Coding is also simple and can be learned easily.
    • It is my favorite because it shows how mathematical models are used in real life.
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    • 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
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    • You have to make sure that the information thrown makes sense and is well organized.
    • There is a risk when saving information in the cloud from computer attacks
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    Microsoft
    • There is very least content available on Microsoft docs and the Internet to get through with AAS.
    • i faced lots of connection issues while implementation.
    • The need for serious platform experience or expertise.
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    Usability
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    We can easily provide the information that the user wants and customize it according to their needs. Sometimes a certain report can be used as the basis for creating another one that saves you time to deliver critical information in the shortest amount of time with the best results. Builds mini data warehouses, is good at data fusion, and interfaces well with other systems.
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    Support Rating
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    I love how easy it is to create prototypes due to its simple simulation and modeling system. Other than that, the codes are usually simple and not very complex and it's built-in debugging adds to that ease. is an excellent tool for analyzing, classifying, and visualizing data. I do this most of the time to help me grab huge collections of data.
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    You can have a good reading of the data, you undoubtedly have cost savings and eliminate unnecessary and repetitive processes, we have unstructured data that, when structured, are elements of information that have become a competitive advantage for our organization, it is undoubtedly a strategic ally for the organization in the decision-making process
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    Microsoft
    The platform has vast number of features and modules. The UI is sleek and once you get to use to it, you will be able to do a lot of stuff. Also support for data sources is more in Azure Analysis Services.
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    Return on Investment
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    • Download the report data only in Excel. Unable to download report formats such as colors, fonts, etc.
    • It does not support the presentation of images of our products as part of the analysis.
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    • The tool has helped us a lot for taking critical decision which has resulted in the increase of profit of organization by 18 percent.
    • Return on investment is 70 percent as we are unable to utilize the tool with full functionalities, so we are still testing some of the use cases.
    • Human effort has been reduced and task has become automated hence helped in cost management
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