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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Clear Analytics

    Score8.8 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Clear Analytics is a business intelligence solution that enables non technical end users to perform analytics by leveraging existing knowledge of Excel coupled with a built in query builder. Some key features include: Dynamic Data Refresh, Data Share and In-Excel Collaboration.

    $29

    Per Seat per Month

    Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AOracle's Business Intelligence Discoverer is an ad- hoc query and analysis reporting tool oriented for end users to have easy access to relational and multi-dimensional data. The product is now end of life. The vendor has stated that Discoverer 11g release 11.1.1.7.0 is the terminal release of Discoverer.N/A
    Pricing
    Clear AnalyticsOracle Discoverer (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    Personal
    $29
    Per Seat per Month
    Team
    $165
    upto 10 Seat per Month
    Department
    $265
    upto 25 Seat per month
    Organization
    $565
    Upto 100 per seat per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Clear AnalyticsOracle Discoverer (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup Fee$800 Initial OnBoardingNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsCertain Enterprise level features can be made available to Small Business edition at additional cost. Such services include Scheduler and OLAP connectivity. Custom adapters can also be created to connect to SaaS services.—
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    Considered Both Products
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 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
    8 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Clear AnalyticsOracle Discoverer (discontinued)
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Clear Analytics and Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)
    Feature
    Clear Analytics
    9.0
    8 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)
    7.9
    20 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Pixel Perfect reports9.08 Ratings8.017 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards9.18 Ratings7.717 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates8.78 Ratings8.020 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Clear Analytics and Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)
    Feature
    Clear Analytics
    8.9
    8 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)
    7.9
    22 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Drill-down analysis9.28 Ratings7.021 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities8.78 Ratings8.022 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration8.98 Ratings9.020 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings7.514 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Clear Analytics and Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)
    Feature
    Clear Analytics
    9.0
    8 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)
    8.3
    22 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Publish to Web9.08 Ratings8.021 Ratings
    Publish to PDF9.17 Ratings9.020 Ratings
    Report Versioning8.98 Ratings9.018 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling8.87 Ratings8.022 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings7.716 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Clear Analytics and Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)
    Feature
    Clear Analytics
    9.0
    8 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)
    8.0
    16 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.98 Ratings8.416 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization9.18 Ratings7.815 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics00 Ratings7.815 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Clear Analytics and Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)
    Feature
    Clear Analytics
    9.3
    8 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)
    9.7
    22 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)9.48 Ratings10.022 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model9.08 Ratings10.020 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.48 Ratings9.021 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings10.017 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Clear Analytics and Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)
    Feature
    Clear Analytics
    8.6
    6 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)
    8.0
    16 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Mobile Application8.54 Ratings7.811 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile8.76 Ratings7.811 Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings7.915 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Clear Analytics and Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)
    Feature
    Clear Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)
    7.5
    9 Ratings
    3% below category average
    REST API00 Ratings8.08 Ratings
    Javascript API00 Ratings8.09 Ratings
    iFrames00 Ratings8.08 Ratings
    Java API00 Ratings7.08 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings8.07 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings6.08 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Clear AnalyticsOracle Discoverer (discontinued)
    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
    Sisense
    Score6.9 out of 10
    Sisense
    Score6.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Clear AnalyticsOracle Discoverer (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    8.0
    (22 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.5
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (21 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (21 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Clear AnalyticsOracle Discoverer (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Clear Analytics
    Clear Analytics has almost all the features which are mostly required by the organizations for their data analytics and transformation activities. Clear Analytics is built on the support of a parallel query engine which makes it handle large volume requests and also provides optimized results. However, every solution has some limitations, Clear Analytics lacks advanced features such as Predictive Analytics which is a very demanding feature in the market as most organizations are adopting AI/ML automation for their businesses. Also, it needs to add a lot of advanced visualizations so that the user has the choice of selection. Overall a good solution to be recommended.
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    Discoverer is well suited as a reporting tool where data integration doesn't play a major role. Discoverer suits very well situations where a user has to run a query every day. Discoverer reports can be scheduled and the user can just view the data instead of running the query manually. Also, Discoverer takes away the pain of managing the database credentials. Discoverer is not well suited to situations where the whole enterprise wants to view the same dashboard. Discoverer is more of a departmental BI tool. Discoverer doesn't offer many options to integrate data unless one has to create and handle integration using PL/SQL.
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    Pros
    Clear Analytics
    • Quick management of the data through Excel thanks to the tools Clear Analytics provides such as filtering different information for an easier view.
    • Ability to add new KPIs to measure different areas of our business.
    • Drag and drop tool which makes an easier usage of Excel.
    • Cost-effective. I find Clear Analytics to be affordable considering the number of features added and the unlimited sharing and editing it provides.
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    • SQL friendly which allows for fast adoption for those users who know how to write in SQL. This makes integration with other programs much easier.
    • Accessing data is very fast even with larger data sets.
    • The layout is clean and organized similar to a spreadsheet which allows for easier viewing and analyzing of the data.
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    Cons
    Clear Analytics
    • For Charts and Graphs , getting the Power Point Deck would be helpful. As of now we use the data from Excel Reports
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    Discontinued Products
    • There is always room for more scalability and optimization of performance.
    • Oracle BI changes a lot from version to version. A smoother transition into a new version would be very helpful.
    • Oracle BI's reporting tool is a little hard to use at first. The UI/UX of the tool can use improvement.
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    Usability
    Clear Analytics
    I have really enjoyed working with Clear Analytics. This platform has contributed to increased production and reliable data control processes. It has flexible user interface that can be operated by any organization member. Reports are shared on simple and transparent way in the dashboard for easy access. Data analytics from all departments have created manageable working environment that have increased production.
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    Support Rating
    Clear Analytics
    I have had multiple scenarios where I had to reach out to the support team of Clear Analytics, be it access-related, general queries, during initial implementation, etc. My overall experience has always been good. I got the needed support every time without any delay. I can definitely recommend Clear Analytics simply on the basis of its excellent support team.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Clear Analytics
    There are other great tools that are out there but Clear Analytics is reasonable for our business and provides a lot of features that we specifically needed
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    Discontinued Products
    Discoverer was already in place when I joined the company so I was not involved in the selection process. However, I have been involved in the review of Discoverer as compared to alternatives including Business Objects, OBIEE, and SSRS. On a cost benefit analysis Discoverer always came out on top. Changing to another tool never provided enough additional functionality to overcome the cost of conversion and ongoing maintenance.
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    Return on Investment
    Clear Analytics
    • Super useful to get started immediately
    • Didn't have to rely on migrating data
    • Easy to add members
    • Easy to learn and build charts
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    Discontinued Products
    • We have used Discoverer to respond to state sales and use tax audits and saved the company more than the cost of the product. Discoverer has thus assisted in our objective of managing costs.
    • Discoverer is used to provide reports for EEOC reporting assisting our goal of complying with all government requirements.
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    ScreenShots

    Clear Analytics Screenshots

    Screenshot of Clear Analytics integrated Excel panel essentially transforms standalone Excel into an enterprise strength, fully auditable, collaborative and centralized business intelligence platform.Screenshot of Users have the ability to dynamically query systems and render that data in any way they like.  No more waiting on IT to create reports.Screenshot of Your firms existing knowledge of Excel enables the firm to be product from day 1. Use the skills already present in your organization and don't pay for outside reporting consultants to create reports for you.Screenshot of Leverage the integration capability of Microsoft's Power BI to extend the reach of your data to web and mobile devices.Screenshot of Leverage all of Excels capabilities, from it's slicers to miniature spark-line charts to create incredibly informative and responsive dashboards.