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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Excel4apps

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AExcel4apps is a business intelligence software offering from Excel4apps.N/A
    Pricing
    Azure Analysis ServicesExcel4apps
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Azure Analysis ServicesExcel4apps
    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
    Azure Analysis ServicesExcel4apps
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
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    Excel4apps
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    9 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    9 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Azure Analysis ServicesExcel4apps
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Azure Analysis Services and Excel4apps
    Feature
    Azure Analysis Services
    8.6
    8 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Excel4apps
    6.3
    4 Ratings
    26% below category average
    Pixel Perfect reports8.88 Ratings5.43 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards8.77 Ratings6.13 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates8.58 Ratings7.44 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Azure Analysis Services and Excel4apps
    Feature
    Azure Analysis Services
    8.8
    8 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Excel4apps
    7.6
    4 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Drill-down analysis8.96 Ratings7.54 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities8.77 Ratings9.24 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages8.77 Ratings6.52 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.08 Ratings7.14 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Azure Analysis Services and Excel4apps
    Feature
    Azure Analysis Services
    9.0
    8 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Excel4apps
    6.4
    3 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Publish to Web9.08 Ratings6.73 Ratings
    Publish to PDF8.97 Ratings8.22 Ratings
    Report Versioning9.37 Ratings5.83 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling9.08 Ratings6.23 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers8.57 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Azure Analysis Services and Excel4apps
    Feature
    Azure Analysis Services
    9.0
    7 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Excel4apps
    6.7
    2 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)9.46 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization9.07 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics8.66 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Azure Analysis Services and Excel4apps
    Feature
    Azure Analysis Services
    9.3
    8 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Excel4apps
    8.1
    3 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)9.27 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model9.38 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.38 Ratings7.23 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)9.47 Ratings7.22 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Azure Analysis Services and Excel4apps
    Feature
    Azure Analysis Services
    8.6
    7 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Excel4apps
    7.8
    1 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access8.47 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Mobile Application9.33 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile8.35 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Azure Analysis Services and Excel4apps
    Feature
    Azure Analysis Services
    8.8
    7 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Excel4apps
    3.4
    2 Ratings
    78% below category average
    REST API8.96 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Javascript API8.76 Ratings5.72 Ratings
    iFrames8.85 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Java API8.77 Ratings5.92 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)8.34 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)9.33 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Azure Analysis ServicesExcel4apps
    Small Businesses
    Cyfe
    Score4 out of 10
    Cyfe
    Score4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Sisense
    Score6.9 out of 10
    Sisense
    Score6.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Azure Analysis ServicesExcel4apps
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.9
    (3 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Azure Analysis ServicesExcel4apps
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Excel4apps
    We have to calculate most all Lab / Pilot / Proposals sizing and results. The automated calculations in [Excel4apps] is awesome, as once you are familiar with them, it is easy to quickly implement them when needed.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Excel4apps
    • Easy to install and maintain. After the initial installation, there is little involvement by the technical administrators.
    • Cloning production to a test environment does not require any additional setups unlike Oracle EBS which does.
    • Loading data and reporting on this data is handled via EXCEL spreadsheets which is the "language" of our financial users.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    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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    Excel4apps
    • It is possible but difficult to retrieve data or set criteria from different module into a single report or retrieve. If it is more user friendly instead of having to create a complex formula to retrieve the data, this function will be utilized more often.
    • It will be nice to have visual (graphs, etc.) report template available
    • It is helpful if we can retrieve data for a range of date, instead of just YTD, PTD etc. and multi-year data all at once for comparison too.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Excel4apps
    I am not a power user of Excel. So I find Exel4apps a friendlier version of the things that I could do on Excel and making it easier with a magic wand.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Excel4apps
    I have not needed support yet
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    Alternatives Considered
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Excel4apps
    Excel4apps is more user friendly and can retrieve data much easier and in a nicer format than Jaspersoft. Qlik Sense is useful and have more visual reporting and dashboard. However, it is usually used for higher level of analyses and review. Yardi is used for specific purpose, which is different than Excel4apps. Excel4apps can pull all the financial data from Oracle, including billing and collections.
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • 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
    Incentivized
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    Excel4apps
    • Increase team transparency
    • Increased reporting
    Incentivized
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