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arcplan
It is very suitable for complete corporate BI solutions. If you see BI as embedding information into your organization and business processes, and thus as more than just a few scattered dashboards and reports, arcplan is your platform. It's less suitable for ad-hoc reporting and data discovery. It can do it (everything is possible), but there is strong competition in this area.
arcplan BI architect
AccelerationInformation Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
ClicData
We used ClicData dashboards in a somewhat unorthodox way: we used "Indicators", or icons within tables to represent data, and the results looked great. The ability to integrate 3rd party HTML into dashboards was valuable (although Clic Data correctly warns that response time may suffer).The ability to start small and release dashboards incrementally suited our needs very well. We also valued the responsive account team getting us quickly pointed in the right direction.
Operations Manager Service USA
Atlas Copco USAMachinery, 10,001+ employees
Feature Rating Comparison
BI Standard Reporting
arcplan
7.6
ClicData
7.0
Pixel Perfect reports
arcplan
6.4
ClicData
—
Customizable dashboards
arcplan
8.0
ClicData
7.0
Report Formatting Templates
arcplan
8.5
ClicData
—
Ad-hoc Reporting
arcplan
7.4
ClicData
7.0
Drill-down analysis
arcplan
5.8
ClicData
7.0
Formatting capabilities
arcplan
6.3
ClicData
7.0
Integration with R or other statistical packages
arcplan
9.0
ClicData
—
Report sharing and collaboration
arcplan
8.5
ClicData
—
Report Output and Scheduling
arcplan
8.9
ClicData
6.5
Publish to Web
arcplan
7.8
ClicData
7.0
Publish to PDF
arcplan
10.0
ClicData
6.0
Report Versioning
arcplan
10.0
ClicData
—
Report Delivery Scheduling
arcplan
7.8
ClicData
—
Data Discovery and Visualization
arcplan
7.1
ClicData
7.5
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
arcplan
6.7
ClicData
8.0
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
arcplan
6.7
ClicData
7.0
Predictive Analytics
arcplan
7.7
ClicData
—
Access Control and Security
arcplan
8.2
ClicData
—
Multi-User Support (named login)
arcplan
9.0
ClicData
—
Role-Based Security Model
arcplan
8.0
ClicData
—
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
arcplan
7.5
ClicData
—
Mobile Capabilities
arcplan
6.7
ClicData
—
Responsive Design for Web Access
arcplan
8.5
ClicData
—
Dedicated iOS Application
arcplan
5.0
ClicData
—
Dedicated Android Application
arcplan
5.0
ClicData
—
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
arcplan
8.3
ClicData
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Pros
- Endless functionality. With arcplan, you're not limited to a certain set of functions (like with most competitors), but you can think up and add functionality. This includes things like business process management modules, so that your BI really gets embedded into business processes.
- One core, one skill-set needed, no coding. As an all-round arcplan developer, you can basically do everything. So, even when things get complex, there is no need for external scripts, macros, VBA code, etc. Even the most advanced corporate BI systems are built in arcplan with one skillset!
- No end user training needed. With arcplan, it's easy to build applications that work purely intuitively. It's also possible to show/hide advanced options, depending on the type of users you define.
- No data modelling required. Of course, if the business requires it, you can add semantic layers, but you are not forced to do it in all circumstances. I find this a huge advantage over other products, because most business data sources already are logically structured.
- Multiple data sources can be connected and you're completely free in combining the data in these sources: create your own, or create modules to associate data 'on the fly', whatever you want. You want ETL? No problem. You want to avoid ETL? No problem either.
- Write-back capabilities: this is critical if you want to really embed BI into your business processes. In BI, information should be actionable: arcplan allows the end user to really take that action.
- Great developer interface, which makes it also possible for someone with limited technical skills (but high business acumen) to take part in developments.
- Pricing and licensing. At first glance, arcplan seems not very cheap compared to competitors. However, the licensing model is logical, and there are no hidden costs. Compare that to 'free' products that become very costly as soon as you want to have an enterprise solution.
arcplan BI architect
AccelerationInformation Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
- There are many widgets (charts and tables to use for dashboards). There is no limit to the number of dashboards.
- Data synchronization is simple with their data connectors. Connect to Dropbox, SQL, Google Drive and more...
- Each dashboard has its own live link that you can set to use forever or have it expire after a given set of time.
- The flexibility of the product is key. Use of Azure for data storage and data connectivity to just about any type of data source is a big benefit.
Operations Manager Service USA
Atlas Copco USAMachinery, 10,001+ employees
Cons
- Positioning and marketing. Most BI vendors use a non-technical sales strategy and focus on shiny, sexy dashboards to sell the story. In order to position arcplan fairly and correctly, the technical and business advantages need to be part of a sales story. So, it is not really an easy product to sell to customers, if it has to compete with now-to-wow-five-minute products.
- Learning/training for developers. It's easy to learn the basics of arcplan, because the interface is logical. But nothing prevents a beginning developer from creating a monstrous application, because there is no prescribed architecture. It really takes some experience to become a good arcplan architect. It's a disadvantage resulting from one of arcplan's biggest advantages.
- Data connectors: arcplan standard comes with a connector of your choice. Additional connectors need to be purchased separately. Many other products come with a full range of connectors.
arcplan BI architect
AccelerationInformation Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
- I wish there were even more widgets for the dashboards such as calendar layouts.
- It would also be nice to be able to query the back-end data using SQL Studio.
- It would be nice to change data connections from the dashboard to dashboard even though they have the same fields and schema.
Operations Manager Service USA
Atlas Copco USAMachinery, 10,001+ employees
Alternatives Considered
acplan beats Qlik on basically everything, including price. It's technically far superior, provides far better security and unlike Qlik does not require coding when things get complex.arcplan beats Tableau and Yellowfin on capabilities. Tableau and Yellowfin are very good at what they do, but capabilities are limited, unless you call the programmers.arcplan beats SAP BO by being one product, instead of a suite with 10 components using 10 different skill sets. And, as a result, it beats SAP BO hands down on implementation costs and efforts
arcplan BI architect
AccelerationInformation Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
ClicData was the most flexible. It is cloud-based and even has WebService access. You can publish your data for access from other applications. The sheer number of data connectors is amazing. The ability to not only create dashboards, but you can schedule them to be delivered to specific recipients on a scheduled basis via PDF or a static HTML page.
Operations Manager Service USA
Atlas Copco USAMachinery, 10,001+ employees
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Pricing Details
arcplan
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Additional Pricing Details
—ClicData
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
Optional
$20*
1. data volume, type of data source and level of automation