Board vs. Solver

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Board
Score 7.9 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
BOARD is a business decision-making platform for organizations of any size. BOARD hosts several business modeling, planning, and analysis all in one cloud-based platform.N/A
Solver
Score 9.7 out of 10
N/A
Solver BI360 is a business intelligence software solution that includes features such as enterprise collaboration, budgeting, and data warehousing.N/A
Pricing
BoardSolver
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BoardSolver
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
BoardSolver
Considered Both Products
Board
Chose Board
Board was generally more visually appealing when compared to many alternatives, some of which would retain the appearance of a spreadsheet and would have limited formatting or visualization capabilities. In addition, some tools were specifically a financial reporting and/or …
Solver

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Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
BoardSolver
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Board
6.5
93 Ratings
20% below category average
Solver
9.5
2 Ratings
18% above category average
Pixel Perfect reports6.580 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable dashboards6.593 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates6.586 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Board
6.5
98 Ratings
24% below category average
Solver
9.5
2 Ratings
14% above category average
Drill-down analysis6.596 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Formatting capabilities5.694 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages6.566 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration7.389 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Board
6.9
90 Ratings
17% below category average
Solver
8.8
2 Ratings
8% above category average
Publish to Web6.579 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Publish to PDF7.387 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Report Versioning6.580 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling7.378 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Board
7.1
73 Ratings
7% below category average
Solver
5.0
1 Ratings
41% below category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)6.572 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.366 Ratings00 Ratings
Predictive Analytics7.364 Ratings00 Ratings
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining7.31 Ratings00 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Board
7.3
74 Ratings
17% below category average
Solver
10.0
2 Ratings
14% above category average
Multi-User Support (named login)7.372 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model7.369 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)6.572 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)8.169 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Board
6.5
77 Ratings
20% below category average
Solver
9.0
1 Ratings
12% above category average
Responsive Design for Web Access5.672 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Mobile Application5.657 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile5.668 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting
Comparison of Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting features of Product A and Product B
Board
7.3
79 Ratings
13% below category average
Solver
10.0
1 Ratings
19% above category average
Long-term financial planning7.274 Ratings00 Ratings
Financial budgeting7.378 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Forecasting6.575 Ratings00 Ratings
Scenario modeling8.171 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Management reporting7.377 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Consolidation and Close
Comparison of Consolidation and Close features of Product A and Product B
Board
7.0
74 Ratings
13% below category average
Solver
8.2
1 Ratings
3% above category average
Financial data consolidation8.070 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Journal entries and reports6.471 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Multi-currency management7.361 Ratings00 Ratings
Intercompany Eliminations7.362 Ratings00 Ratings
Minority Ownership7.356 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Local and consolidated reporting6.568 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Detailed Audit Trails6.465 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Financial Reporting and Compliance
Comparison of Financial Reporting and Compliance features of Product A and Product B
Board
6.8
77 Ratings
19% below category average
Solver
10.0
1 Ratings
20% above category average
Financial Statement Reporting7.372 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Management Reporting6.576 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Excel-based Reporting6.473 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Automated board and financial reporting7.370 Ratings10.01 Ratings
XBRL support for regulatory filing6.450 Ratings00 Ratings
Analytics and Reporting
Comparison of Analytics and Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Board
7.2
79 Ratings
11% below category average
Solver
7.5
1 Ratings
7% below category average
Personalized dashboards7.378 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Color-coded scorecards7.374 Ratings00 Ratings
KPIs6.576 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost and profitability analysis7.372 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Key Performance Indicator setting7.371 Ratings00 Ratings
Benchmarking with external data7.362 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration
Comparison of Integration features of Product A and Product B
Board
7.3
77 Ratings
13% below category average
Solver
8.5
1 Ratings
3% above category average
Flat file integration7.376 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Excel data integration7.375 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Direct links to 3rd-party data sources7.271 Ratings00 Ratings
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Score 8.3 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
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Centage
Score 9.6 out of 10
Centage
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Score 9.6 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 8.7 out of 10
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Score 8.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
BoardSolver
Likelihood to Recommend
6.5
(99 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
7.7
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
In-Person Training
7.3
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.2
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
BoardSolver
Likelihood to Recommend
Board International
Board is a useful tool with a great set of features. We migrated from human apps to board and we find it relatively fast in search results and better-managed threads and forums. There are some areas, such as UI and interactions which could be improved but overall a great product. The learning section is also pretty good.
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Solver
We have multiple departments where they use different sources and application to reports. Solver provided us with this solution in forms of Web portal reporting, which can be accessed across the Whole company, which reduces the number of reports significantly and uniformity. One reporting application through a single source. Our budgeting process is unique last year we had many account executives shuffled, which made very complex for us to reassign accounts and budget for their sales. with complex Budgeting templates, it was not easy anyway. We had to rework our template through 4 revisions
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Pros
Board International
  • The user interface is intuitive and easy to navigate
  • You don't need programming knowledge to create dashboards which is a great flex for non-technical users
  • You can seamlessly convert large, raw, and complex data to meaningful reports to visualize better and plan to act accordingly
  • The financial forecasting that Board provides post-analysis is truly reliable
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Solver
  • Ability to combine different information into one report.
  • Report building is similar to excel, which makes for easier use.
  • Current information is always pulled.
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Cons
Board International
  • Board BI tool has a steep learning curve and can be challenging for a new user to reach to board's full capacity.
  • We have to use a windows scheduler to schedule data import tasks; it would be great if Board could provide its own scheduler.
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Solver
  • Real-time data for reporting is not available when you get it from the warehouse.
  • Not compatible with Google Chrome.
  • Lack of version and source control for reports on the Web portal.
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Likelihood to Renew
Board International
Board is a fantastic product for swift BI solution delivery when compared with its peers. Ease of use, support and integration with Microsoft Office Addin open a wide horizon of opportunities for further enhancements to solutions. Easy bespoke app development capabilities make it a winner for us. BOARD is just like a white canvas, it lets you explore your creative side while designing and delivering a solution
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Solver
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Usability
Board International
From a user perspective, Board is quite simple to use. You
can evaluate the presentation of the data, the navigation, the configuration of
the users, the selection of the data etc ... It would have a better rating if
it were even more intuitive as regards the construction of a project, starting
from the database, to the info-cubes, to entities, to data acquisition
procedures from other servers.
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Solver
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Performance
Board International
very fast and no integration problems
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Solver
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Support Rating
Board International
The only time I needed assistance was due to a problem in
the prints: the colors of the brochures as they were on the screen were not
reproduced in the print, but a series of standard colors were reproduced. This
fact made colored numbers on a colored background illegible. From the
assistance they confirmed that it was a problem of version 10.2 that occurred
when leaving the brochures with the default colors proposed by Board. To obtain
the desired colors, they had to be personalized ... I didn't like the solution
very much and the technician who recommended it didn't like me either, but they
would have solved the problem with the following versions. In any case, the
assistance was quick and effective even if not exactly efficient.
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Solver
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In-Person Training
Board International
Board is fairly simple and straight forward. Advance training on workflows and procedures is a good one but the training content only touches through the interesting areas. training content needs to cover a few areas more in-depth
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Solver
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Implementation Rating
Board International
The problem of user profiling in our context is certainly
quite complex. The complexity is given by the fact that the company is divided
territorially into logistic points of sale, but at the same time they are
virtually divided into divisions (or specific implementation areas) and points
of sale of competence. The same operator can have access to data at different
logistic sales points, sales points of competence and divisions.
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Solver
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Alternatives Considered
Board International
Board has been more complete when compared to Anaplan. Although I didn't participate in the buying decision of any of those products I have used both and by far Board just has more features. It's more than a CPM, it's BI and CPM put together. If I had to make a choice now it would be Board.
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Solver
Since more employees other than accounting employees will be using BI360, it is more user friendly than other report builders.
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Return on Investment
Board International
  • Board facilitates proactive decision making - it gives all the insights of the company's needs, which includes predictive analytics and manipulation of data to make different types of reports.
  • Easy to use for non-programmer and integration with other software is seamless. It has [the] ability to handle large amounts of data.
  • It facilitates advanced decision-making.
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Solver
  • BI360 has made getting information to management much easier.
  • BI360 makes compiling information to make reports much easier.
  • Since BI360 is capable of so many reports, our company uses it for more than financial purposes.
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ScreenShots

Board Screenshots

Screenshot of PlanningScreenshot of Sales PlanningScreenshot of ProfitabilityScreenshot of GeomapScreenshot of ForecastScreenshot of Financial Plan