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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

    Strategy Analytics

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AMicroStrategy Analytics is an enterprise business analytics and mobility platform. Key features include automatic big data analysis and reporting, data discovery and visualization, digital security credentials, and support for mobile devices.N/A
    Pricing
    Azure Analysis ServicesStrategy Analytics
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Azure Analysis ServicesStrategy 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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    Community Pulse
    Azure Analysis ServicesStrategy Analytics
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
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    Strategy
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    9 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    9 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    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 ServicesStrategy Analytics
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Azure Analysis Services and Strategy Analytics
    Feature
    Azure Analysis Services
    8.6
    8 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Strategy Analytics
    10.0
    26 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Pixel Perfect reports8.88 Ratings10.023 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards8.77 Ratings10.023 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates8.58 Ratings10.024 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Azure Analysis Services and Strategy Analytics
    Feature
    Azure Analysis Services
    8.8
    8 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Strategy Analytics
    10.0
    24 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Drill-down analysis8.96 Ratings10.022 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities8.77 Ratings10.024 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages8.77 Ratings10.016 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.08 Ratings10.023 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Azure Analysis Services and Strategy Analytics
    Feature
    Azure Analysis Services
    9.0
    8 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Strategy Analytics
    10.0
    23 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Publish to Web9.08 Ratings10.022 Ratings
    Publish to PDF8.97 Ratings10.023 Ratings
    Report Versioning9.37 Ratings10.020 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling9.08 Ratings10.022 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers8.57 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Azure Analysis Services and Strategy Analytics
    Feature
    Azure Analysis Services
    9.0
    7 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Strategy Analytics
    10.0
    22 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)9.46 Ratings10.020 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization9.07 Ratings10.019 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics8.66 Ratings10.018 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Azure Analysis Services and Strategy Analytics
    Feature
    Azure Analysis Services
    9.3
    8 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Strategy Analytics
    10.0
    21 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)9.27 Ratings10.019 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model9.38 Ratings10.020 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.38 Ratings10.020 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)9.47 Ratings10.09 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Azure Analysis Services and Strategy Analytics
    Feature
    Azure Analysis Services
    8.6
    7 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Strategy Analytics
    9.7
    19 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access8.47 Ratings10.019 Ratings
    Mobile Application9.33 Ratings10.015 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile8.35 Ratings10.019 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Azure Analysis Services and Strategy Analytics
    Feature
    Azure Analysis Services
    8.8
    7 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Strategy Analytics
    10.0
    8 Ratings
    25% above category average
    REST API8.96 Ratings10.06 Ratings
    Javascript API8.76 Ratings10.07 Ratings
    iFrames8.85 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Java API8.77 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)8.34 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)9.33 Ratings10.06 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Azure Analysis ServicesStrategy Analytics
    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
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Score7 out of 10
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Score7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Azure Analysis ServicesStrategy Analytics
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    10.0
    (50 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.9
    (27 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.2
    (5 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    2.2
    (5 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (21 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.8
    (21 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Azure Analysis ServicesStrategy Analytics
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Strategy
    MSTR is great for any organization that is looking for a way to deliver complicated data in an uncomplicated way. From business teams to marketing and finance, several departments benefit from using MSTR to keep track of KPIs enabling teams to make optimizations along the way. MSTR provides great visual representations of data enabling team members to distill thousands of data points into easily digestible charts and graphs
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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.
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    Strategy
    • They sell the product well, and make promises you will actually believe
    • "checks the box" for most features a company would need. Doesn't actually deliver them though
    • They answer the phone in a timely manner. Can't answer your questions or provide support, but the queue time isn't bad
    • They have online documentation. It's not up to date, and likely doesn't reflect the version of software you are using, but hey... they can point to it.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Strategy
    • The graph options are not as robust as an Excel user might want.
    • The metadata layer can sometimes be slower, and it takes a long time for reports to run.
    • Viewing the data feed entered can be cumbersome at times, in terms of validation with reports.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Strategy
    I would always choose to renew MicroStrategy as long as they lead the market in features, functionality and price. The support of MicroStrategy is timely and professional, I frequently get answers to my questions within 24 hours and normally have solutions within 48 hours. Training available for MicroStrategy completely covers everything required to be able to expertly use MicroStrategy and understand data warehousing.
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Strategy
    The standard grid reporting could look more like the styling and object used for the Import and Visual Insight products. In addition, object properties almost seem to be hidden when first using the product. It's as if they are asking the engineers to only use the presets we make available...and, these presets are 10+ years old. On the positive side, Microstrategy seems to be the only product, not named Cognos, which can scale to Big Data. The product is "hackable" via the SDK or tricking the Intelligence Server to do uncommon things. The Microstrategy development team also seems to be very involved with their OEM partners; especially when it comes to features and enhancements. A large majority of the improvements we suggested have made it into the product or on the roadmap for future enhancements. Only suckas fall for the shiny objects from most other vendors; Microstrategy is really the only choice for Enterprise BI.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Strategy
    I've never had an issue with MicroStrategy not being available due to MicroStrategy application malfunction. It is very robust and only failures I've seen were due to user error or the platform the machine running the service failed some how.
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    Performance
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Strategy
    Being able to customize the performance based on the business need is extremely powerful. Proper configuration and understanding of the usage pattern is key, if the technical ability of the architect is not at top level, then the product will not be configured correctly which will lead to poor performance.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Strategy
    Good user community. Support team is available if you are under AMC. You get decent support after raising the support ticket. If it is product bug they will inform you and let you know which patch will resolve the same.
    Incentivized
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    Online Training
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Strategy
    I have attended many trainings offered by MicroStrategy; both distance and in-person training. I earned my CRD (Certified Report Developer) certification via the online training. I found the training to be well organized and concise. Overall I will definitely continue to increase my knowledge with MicroStrategy via the online training offering.
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    Implementation Rating
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Strategy
    We measured following KPI for the success
    • Increase in Business Feeds Loads
    • Reduction in Controllers Manual Work.
    • Conversion of Manual Work into Systematic Workflows.
    • Increase in Customer Spend
    • Reduction in Service costs
    • Reduction in time-to-market for new campaigns
    • Increase in cross sell and Up sell
    • Error reduction in customer Identification
    • Existing client retained
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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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    Strategy
    Tableau is probably MicroStrategy Analytic's biggest competitor I've noticed over time, and I'm not sure why. Tableau only covers visualizations independently for each business user, which then creates the issues of every employee creating their own version of the data, and then you have 20 versions of the truth. A enterprise data warehouse and MicroStrategy's Visual Insight is a better method.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Strategy
    This software is extremely scaleable, one can add more core servers which performs as a load balancing. The configurations available to manage usage patterns and daily activity are as high a caliber as any other enterprise level software. This product can be installed on both a windows and unix platform allow for integration on a budget.
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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
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    Strategy
    • MicroStrategy was helpful for reducing the amount of time we needed to spend number crunching large data sets, and in doing so, allowed me as the primary users to spend more time gleaning insights from the data that in turn informed our leadership team to make strategic decisions.
    • By creating numerous canned reports available to all members of the team through email distribution or basic access to the platform, we were able to reduce the time I spent showing people how to pull the data in Microsoft Excel by nearly 40% .
    • We ended up needing to make many changes to the way our DMP was feeding data into MicroStrategy due to incorrect reporting that caused complications in accounting and finance.
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