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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Azure Data Science Virtual Machines (DSVM)

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AAvailable on Microsoft's Azure platform, Data Science Virtual Machines (DSVMs) are comprehensive pre-configured virtual machines for data science modelling, development and deployment.N/A

    Rational BI

    Score7.7 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Rational BI provides analytics, data science and business intelligence in an analytical platform that connects to databases, data files and cloud drives including AWS and Azure data sources, enabling users to explore and visualize data. Users can build real-time notebook-style reports directly in a web browser with JavaScript and SQL with direct and live connections to data. Filter and query data with an SQL database embedded in the client, without network…

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    Pricing
    Azure Data Science Virtual Machines (DSVM)Rational BI
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Free
    $0
    single user
    Professional
    $129
    single user
    Enterprise
    Varies
    single user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Azure Data Science Virtual Machines (DSVM)Rational BI
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsAdditional cost per extra user (varies by edition)
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    Features
    Azure Data Science Virtual Machines (DSVM)Rational BI
    Platform Connectivity
    Comparison of Platform Connectivity features of Azure Data Science Virtual Machines (DSVM) and Rational BI
    Feature
    Azure Data Science Virtual Machines (DSVM)
    8.7
    2 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Rational BI
    -
    Ratings
    Connect to Multiple Data Sources7.82 Ratings00 Ratings
    Extend Existing Data Sources9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic Data Format Detection9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    MDM Integration9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Exploration
    Comparison of Data Exploration features of Azure Data Science Virtual Machines (DSVM) and Rational BI
    Feature
    Azure Data Science Virtual Machines (DSVM)
    8.1
    2 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Rational BI
    -
    Ratings
    Visualization7.82 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interactive Data Analysis8.42 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Preparation
    Comparison of Data Preparation features of Azure Data Science Virtual Machines (DSVM) and Rational BI
    Feature
    Azure Data Science Virtual Machines (DSVM)
    8.9
    2 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Rational BI
    -
    Ratings
    Interactive Data Cleaning and Enrichment9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Transformations9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Encryption9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Built-in Processors8.42 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform Data Modeling
    Comparison of Platform Data Modeling features of Azure Data Science Virtual Machines (DSVM) and Rational BI
    Feature
    Azure Data Science Virtual Machines (DSVM)
    8.4
    2 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Rational BI
    -
    Ratings
    Multiple Model Development Languages and Tools8.42 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated Machine Learning9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single platform for multiple model development7.82 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-Service Model Delivery8.42 Ratings00 Ratings
    Model Deployment
    Comparison of Model Deployment features of Azure Data Science Virtual Machines (DSVM) and Rational BI
    Feature
    Azure Data Science Virtual Machines (DSVM)
    7.7
    2 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Rational BI
    -
    Ratings
    Flexible Model Publishing Options8.42 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security, Governance, and Cost Controls7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Azure Data Science Virtual Machines (DSVM) and Rational BI
    Feature
    Azure Data Science Virtual Machines (DSVM)
    -
    Ratings
    Rational BI
    8.3
    4 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings7.63 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards00 Ratings8.74 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings8.54 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Azure Data Science Virtual Machines (DSVM) and Rational BI
    Feature
    Azure Data Science Virtual Machines (DSVM)
    -
    Ratings
    Rational BI
    8.3
    4 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Drill-down analysis00 Ratings7.73 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities00 Ratings8.24 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings9.24 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Azure Data Science Virtual Machines (DSVM) and Rational BI
    Feature
    Azure Data Science Virtual Machines (DSVM)
    -
    Ratings
    Rational BI
    9.0
    4 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Publish to Web00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Publish to PDF00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Report Versioning00 Ratings8.63 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings9.24 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings9.33 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Azure Data Science Virtual Machines (DSVM) and Rational BI
    Feature
    Azure Data Science Virtual Machines (DSVM)
    -
    Ratings
    Rational BI
    8.2
    4 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings8.24 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings8.33 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics00 Ratings7.93 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Azure Data Science Virtual Machines (DSVM)Rational BI
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (2 ratings)
    7.7
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.7
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.7
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Azure Data Science Virtual Machines (DSVM)Rational BI
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    Azure DSVM is useful in [a] Machine Learning environment where GPU-based processing is [required]. [The] most relevant [users] for the Azure DSVM is in ML/AI for model training and processing [high-end] CPU tasks with GPU compatibility. Azure DSVM is built for [a] startup to low medium IT environments where the ML/AI-based projects are [carried] out.
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    Rational BI
    Definitely well suited for small companies, but again many of their competitors are also well suited in this segment. We were in general happy with the solution provided, but I'm not blown away by their solution or support. If you want to get more data-driven visual boards with data displayed in nice graphics is in my opinion a good start, and here Rational BI delivers what it should.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • Leveraging data.
    • Computer vision.
    • Data science.
    Incentivized
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    Rational BI
    • Arrange data.
    • Dashboard.
    • Automatic reports.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • Azure DSVM pricing must be reduced so that an AI-based start-up can use the Azure DSVM.
    • Azure must create an environment to use Azure DSVM offline as well.
    • Lack of frameworks
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    Rational BI
    • Not seeing anything at this time, comprehensive product.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Rational BI
    Overall Rational BI is a valuable enterprise reporting tool for any data driven organization. It offers great depth and breadth of features for reporting and analytics that can lead to better business outcomes. Its easy to use and highly configurable to evolve to changing reporting needs of organizations of any scale.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Rational BI
    I haven't used the support myself, but my colleagues have been satisfied with the support. As I have understood from my colleagues the support is as you could expect. Still, the documentation could be better and that could avoid the need to contact their support, but overall we're still happy with the support as well.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    It's within the Azure environment and it's easy to manage.
    Incentivized
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    Rational BI
    Rational BI allows a deeper data analysis with respect to the other software I experimented with. The velocity to perform the analysis is similar to the other one. The predictive analysis could be very useful, but at the moment I do not use it in my activities. Dashboards are nice and easy to understand.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • Azure DSVM is little costly with long term support for ML based environments.
    • Azure DSVM is very good for short tasking and costs us [a] little low than the on-prem server.
    • [Scaling] option is very convenient.
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    Rational BI
    • Allows folks to work on other items as reporting is done in the background.
    • Scheduling and delivery of reports with one click.
    • Single pane of management.
    • Ease of use.
    Incentivized
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