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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    BusinessObjects Data Integrator (discontinued)

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/ABusinessObjects Data Integrator was an ETL tool, acquired by BusinessObjects from the company Acta, where the tool was known as ActaWorks. After SAP's acquisition of BusinessObjects, the tool was discontinued.N/A

    Improvado

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AImprovado is a marketing intelligence platform designed for medium to large enterprises and agencies. Improvado integrates, simplifies, governs, and attributes complex data from various sources, delivering a unified view of marketing ROI and performance.N/A
    Pricing
    BusinessObjects Data Integrator (discontinued)Improvado
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BusinessObjects Data Integrator (discontinued)Improvado
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
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    Data Source Connection
    Comparison of Data Source Connection features of BusinessObjects Data Integrator (discontinued) and Improvado
    Feature
    BusinessObjects Data Integrator (discontinued)
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Improvado
    -
    Ratings
    Connect to traditional data sources10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Connecto to Big Data and NoSQL10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Transformations
    Comparison of Data Transformations features of BusinessObjects Data Integrator (discontinued) and Improvado
    Feature
    BusinessObjects Data Integrator (discontinued)
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Improvado
    -
    Ratings
    Simple transformations10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Complex transformations10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Modeling
    Comparison of Data Modeling features of BusinessObjects Data Integrator (discontinued) and Improvado
    Feature
    BusinessObjects Data Integrator (discontinued)
    7.6
    1 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Improvado
    -
    Ratings
    Data model creation7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Metadata management7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Business rules and workflow8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Testing and debugging8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Governance
    Comparison of Data Governance features of BusinessObjects Data Integrator (discontinued) and Improvado
    Feature
    BusinessObjects Data Integrator (discontinued)
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Improvado
    -
    Ratings
    Integration with data quality tools8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with MDM tools8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    BusinessObjects Data Integrator (discontinued)Improvado
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BusinessObjects Data Integrator (discontinued)Improvado
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    Great tool for ETL with the ability to integrate with SAP products seamlessly. Supports Big data integration.
    Incentivized
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    Improvado
    This solution helped us when we were stuck trying to explore data deeper and didn’t have enough resources to prepare data for further analysis. The software solves data integrity problems bringing more granularity to all insights. Integration with data visualization tools and well-arranged insights shows how each of the company’s marketing channels performs in real-time. Improvado is also useful for risk mitigation when launching or adjusting marketing strategies. It may also become a valuable tool for businesses, who are aiming at automation and the elimination of routine processes. ETL processes automation unleashes marketing analysts’ potential granting them more time for research of marketing reports.
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • Processing business validations on the input data set.
    • Scheduling and notification using the Admin console tool.
    • Code management across group of developers.
    • Simple deployment process across environment.
    • Ability to deploy stand alone jobs to automate task. Integration with OS and support for variety of data bases.
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    Improvado
    • ETL processes. Once adjusted, Improvado never fails to streamline data from our advertisement platforms to the data warehouse.
    • Variety of data sources. Improvado extracts data from over 200 sources, including both well-established platforms and the ones that are rapidly gaining momentum.
    • Full-cycle support. Improvado provided us with a dedicated manager available 24/7. Any issues that arose during the product integration were settled in a matter of minutes.
    • Flexibility and client-focused approach. After the integration, we adjusted our marketing campaign and needed new ad platforms to be integrated. The vendor allocated the development team ASAP to add new connectors to our existing network.
    • Professional services package. The company doesn't provide dashboard views by default. However, we had no time to figure out how to do it ourselves, so we hired a team of Improvado's analysts that set everything up for us.
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • Writing custom components is a complex process.
    • Along with ETL BODI should have some data quality integration.
    • Ready documentation of the code and inbuilt commenting on components.
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    Improvado
    • Improvado didn’t have all the integrations that we needed. However, they offered full coverage and quickly found ways to extract data from the sources we required.
    • The user interface for BI tools may be confusing to inexperienced users. Personally, I didn't have any problems. However, some of the junior marketing specialists from my department needed more time to adapt to the UI. Otherwise, the interface is great.
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    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    It is a good ETL tool to use if you are SAP shop and looking for a simple and elegant solution for automation.
    Incentivized
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    Improvado
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    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    It is a good package tool with SAP BO set of product line
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    Improvado
    We chose Improvado for the following reasons:
    • Their data transformation framework cleans, normalizes and prepares data for loading into our data visualization tool;
    • We connected our CRM to our analytics tool and as ad account;
    • Extensive social media reports - the marketing team can view our ads, posts, comments right from the dashboard.
    • Scheduled reports and immediate data sync options help us to get the reports with the most accurate data at the time we need them;
    • Google Ads auto-connect new ad accounts.
    Our marketing team evaluated Funnel.io and has opted for Improvado because of the following drawbacks:
    • With Funnel we’d have to set up an extraction process for each campaign and account manually;
    • The more accounts you need to connect or integrations to use, the more you’ll pay;
    • Limited data storage options;
    • Complicated account export. We had to filter accounts to export through the custom filter rules.
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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • It was a packaged purchase of BO toolset including BOXI and BODI.
    • Optimized performance for integrating different data sources.
    • Simple and easy setup and maintenance cost.
    Incentivized
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    Improvado
    • Increased ROI
    • Improved cost of acquisition analysis
    • Improved CPA, CPI, CPL report drawing process
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    Screenshot of an extensive list of data sources to pull the dataScreenshot of connectionsScreenshot of the DataPrep tool to transform the data efficiently