Azure Analysis Services vs. Oracle Analytics Server

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Azure Analysis Services
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Azure 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
Oracle Analytics Server
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
Oracle Analytics Server, replacing the former Oracle BI Foundation Suite is a business intelligence reporting and analytics platform. It provides users with a series of integrated tools for ad-hoc query and analysis, dashboard and scorecard creation, enterprise reporting, mobile analytics, multidimensional OLAP, and predictive analytics.N/A
Pricing
Azure Analysis ServicesOracle Analytics Server
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Azure Analysis ServicesOracle Analytics Server
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Azure Analysis ServicesOracle Analytics Server
Features
Azure Analysis ServicesOracle Analytics Server
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Azure Analysis Services
8.7
9 Ratings
6% above category average
Oracle Analytics Server
8.0
38 Ratings
2% below category average
Pixel Perfect reports8.99 Ratings8.034 Ratings
Customizable dashboards8.78 Ratings8.037 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates8.59 Ratings8.038 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Azure Analysis Services
9.0
9 Ratings
12% above category average
Oracle Analytics Server
7.0
38 Ratings
13% below category average
Drill-down analysis9.07 Ratings8.037 Ratings
Formatting capabilities8.98 Ratings8.038 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages8.98 Ratings5.024 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration9.09 Ratings7.037 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Azure Analysis Services
9.0
9 Ratings
8% above category average
Oracle Analytics Server
7.0
38 Ratings
17% below category average
Publish to Web9.19 Ratings7.032 Ratings
Publish to PDF8.98 Ratings7.038 Ratings
Report Versioning9.48 Ratings7.030 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling9.09 Ratings7.036 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers8.78 Ratings7.018 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Azure Analysis Services
9.1
8 Ratings
14% above category average
Oracle Analytics Server
6.8
37 Ratings
15% below category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)9.37 Ratings6.036 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization9.28 Ratings6.032 Ratings
Predictive Analytics8.87 Ratings7.027 Ratings
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Azure Analysis Services
9.3
9 Ratings
9% above category average
Oracle Analytics Server
8.0
38 Ratings
6% below category average
Multi-User Support (named login)9.38 Ratings8.038 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model9.49 Ratings8.038 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.29 Ratings8.037 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)9.58 Ratings8.021 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Azure Analysis Services
8.8
8 Ratings
12% above category average
Oracle Analytics Server
7.3
29 Ratings
7% below category average
Responsive Design for Web Access8.58 Ratings6.729 Ratings
Mobile Application9.54 Ratings7.325 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile8.56 Ratings7.527 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Azure Analysis Services
8.9
8 Ratings
14% above category average
Oracle Analytics Server
7.0
18 Ratings
10% below category average
REST API8.97 Ratings7.015 Ratings
Javascript API8.77 Ratings7.017 Ratings
iFrames9.06 Ratings7.014 Ratings
Java API8.98 Ratings7.016 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)8.65 Ratings7.015 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)9.24 Ratings7.014 Ratings
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Small Businesses
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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Score 9.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
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Score 10.0 out of 10
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Score 10.0 out of 10
Enterprises
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Jaspersoft Community Edition
Score 9.7 out of 10
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Score 9.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
Azure Analysis ServicesOracle Analytics Server
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
(10 ratings)
7.0
(45 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(8 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(3 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(3 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(3 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Azure Analysis ServicesOracle Analytics Server
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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Oracle
The entire deployment and configuration stage was easy and it was accessible across the organization in a matter of days. Oracle Analytics Server being a cloud-based solution helped right from Input of Bulk Data to Info preparation, Data cleaning, and finally Data Modeling. Everything was visual and the Help Wizard was very intuitive.
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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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Oracle
  • Oracle helps with easy customization of reports.
  • It helps with the creation of dashboards and the integration of different data sources.
  • Oracle BI was a package used for multiple users across our organization - publishing and distributing reports was a breeze.
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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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Oracle
  • More AI but with human back up.
  • Less mumbo jumbo so even IT guys/gals can more easily work.
  • More statistics (math) and orientation for those not familiar with it.
  • More live as well as virtual (live) show casing of real situations in business.
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Likelihood to Renew
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Oracle
Scalability and rich integration capabilities. In the future, if we go with Hyperion for the Financial Consolidation and planning purposes -BI integration with Hyperion is going to be much simpler as it has native interface connectivity and even integration capabilities with well known CRM products (Siebel) and ERP Products (Oracle EBS, Peoplesoft, SAP) is going to be easy and straight forward.
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Usability
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Oracle
Great, if you are limited to using it along with other Oracle products; sadly, not if you are integrating with other products, which can be a challenge. It is a great product with tons of functionality and great integration with other in-house platforms. Great visuals and customization for data and analytics to provide decision-making data and analysis.
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Reliability and Availability
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Oracle
No problems, it's that simple.
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Performance
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Oracle
Other than anomalies or expected quirks, there were never any earth-shattering delays.
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Support Rating
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Oracle
It's fast, efficient and easy to work with. Scheduling could help when planning out a day however overall it's a big plus when rolling out and supporting Oracle.
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In-Person Training
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Oracle
Oracle University offers very in-depth training.
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Online Training
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Oracle
It was a private training site.
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Implementation Rating
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Oracle
A properly implemented Endeca solution performs extremely well on the largest of datasets and it positions your organization to immediately achieve your ROI.
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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.
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Oracle
Oracle BI works pretty well and has been well acknowledged and appreciated by the business users and power users who develop reports and dashboards. Compared to other tools, Oracle BI object development is easier and has a quick turnout. Using Oracle BI with Essbase and Oracle Exadata db, we believe the performance rendering data is quite good. We are using MicroStrategy as well almost equally, but for critical reporting needs considering the back end is Oracle and Oracle Financial Services Analytical Applications (OFSAA) we have chosen OBIEE.
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Scalability
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Oracle
We have seen the results of this in our initial research and are not surprised that Oracle does this like it does soo many other things in this area, so well.
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Return on Investment
Microsoft
  • Azure Analysis Service scale resources to match our business needs.
  • Helps us to govern, deploy, test and deliver our BI solution with confidence.
  • Stores our business data and clients data in a safe place where it's easy to access and visible to all our teams.
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Oracle
  • We've used OBIEE (or it's previous named product) for over 13 years and it's still the most used tool for BI by the business.
  • We moved our largest business system off of Business Object into OBI so we could gain improved performance, reliability, and easier management of metadata.
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