Data Science Workbench vs MicroStrategy Analytics

What users are saying about

Score 7.3 out of 10

Based on 14 reviews and ratings

Score 7.4 out of 10

Based on 263 reviews and ratings

Feature Set Ratings

Platform Connectivity

7.5

Data Science Workbench

75%

MicroStrategy Analytics

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

Cloudera Data Science Workbench ranks higher in 4/4 features

Connect to Multiple Data Sources

7.0

70%

2 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Extend Existing Data Sources

8.0

80%

2 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Automatic Data Format Detection

7.0

70%

2 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

MDM Integration

8.0

80%

2 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Data Exploration

7.6

Data Science Workbench

76%

MicroStrategy Analytics

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

Cloudera Data Science Workbench ranks higher in 2/2 features

Visualization

7.1

71%

2 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Interactive Data Analysis

8.0

80%

2 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Data Preparation

7.8

Data Science Workbench

78%

MicroStrategy Analytics

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

Cloudera Data Science Workbench ranks higher in 4/4 features

Interactive Data Cleaning and Enrichment

7.0

70%

2 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Data Transformations

8.0

80%

2 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Data Encryption

8.0

80%

2 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Built-in Processors

8.0

80%

2 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Platform Data Modeling

7.6

Data Science Workbench

76%

MicroStrategy Analytics

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

Cloudera Data Science Workbench ranks higher in 4/4 features

Multiple Model Development Languages and Tools

8.0

80%

2 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Automated Machine Learning

7.0

70%

1 Rating

N/A

0 Ratings

Single platform for multiple model development

7.1

71%

2 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Self-Service Model Delivery

8.1

81%

2 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Model Deployment

8.0

Data Science Workbench

80%

MicroStrategy Analytics

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

Cloudera Data Science Workbench ranks higher in 2/2 features

Flexible Model Publishing Options

8.1

81%

2 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

Security, Governance, and Cost Controls

7.8

78%

2 Ratings

N/A

0 Ratings

BI Standard Reporting

Data Science Workbench

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

6.3

MicroStrategy Analytics

63%

MicroStrategy Analytics ranks higher in 3/3 features

Pixel Perfect reports

N/A

0 Ratings

6.1

61%

24 Ratings

Customizable dashboards

N/A

0 Ratings

6.7

67%

24 Ratings

Report Formatting Templates

N/A

0 Ratings

6.0

60%

25 Ratings

Ad-hoc Reporting

Data Science Workbench

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

6.4

MicroStrategy Analytics

64%

MicroStrategy Analytics ranks higher in 4/4 features

Drill-down analysis

N/A

0 Ratings

6.3

63%

23 Ratings

Formatting capabilities

N/A

0 Ratings

7.1

71%

25 Ratings

Integration with R or other statistical packages

N/A

0 Ratings

5.7

57%

17 Ratings

Report sharing and collaboration

N/A

0 Ratings

6.3

63%

24 Ratings

Report Output and Scheduling

Data Science Workbench

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

6.4

MicroStrategy Analytics

64%

MicroStrategy Analytics ranks higher in 5/5 features

Publish to Web

N/A

0 Ratings

5.7

57%

23 Ratings

Publish to PDF

N/A

0 Ratings

7.1

71%

23 Ratings

Report Versioning

N/A

0 Ratings

7.4

74%

21 Ratings

Report Delivery Scheduling

N/A

0 Ratings

6.3

63%

23 Ratings

Delivery to Remote Servers

N/A

0 Ratings

5.5

55%

6 Ratings

Data Discovery and Visualization

Data Science Workbench

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

7.3

MicroStrategy Analytics

73%

MicroStrategy Analytics ranks higher in 3/3 features

Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)

N/A

0 Ratings

6.7

67%

21 Ratings

Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization

N/A

0 Ratings

6.0

60%

19 Ratings

Predictive Analytics

N/A

0 Ratings

9.3

93%

19 Ratings

Access Control and Security

Data Science Workbench

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

6.5

MicroStrategy Analytics

65%

MicroStrategy Analytics ranks higher in 4/4 features

Multi-User Support (named login)

N/A

0 Ratings

6.5

65%

20 Ratings

Role-Based Security Model

N/A

0 Ratings

6.6

66%

21 Ratings

Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)

N/A

0 Ratings

6.2

62%

21 Ratings

Single Sign-On (SSO)

N/A

0 Ratings

6.6

66%

10 Ratings

Mobile Capabilities

Data Science Workbench

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

6.8

MicroStrategy Analytics

68%

MicroStrategy Analytics ranks higher in 3/3 features

Responsive Design for Web Access

N/A

0 Ratings

5.6

56%

20 Ratings

Mobile Application

N/A

0 Ratings

7.8

78%

15 Ratings

Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile

N/A

0 Ratings

5.9

59%

20 Ratings

Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding

Data Science Workbench

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

8.0

MicroStrategy Analytics

80%

MicroStrategy Analytics ranks higher in 6/6 features

REST API

N/A

0 Ratings

6.7

67%

6 Ratings

Javascript API

N/A

0 Ratings

8.0

80%

7 Ratings

iFrames

N/A

0 Ratings

8.4

84%

5 Ratings

Java API

N/A

0 Ratings

8.4

84%

4 Ratings

Themeable User Interface (UI)

N/A

0 Ratings

8.9

89%

6 Ratings

Customizable Platform (Open Source)

N/A

0 Ratings

7.8

78%

6 Ratings

Attribute Ratings

Cloudera Data Science Workbench is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Support Rating

Data Science Workbench

89%

3 Ratings

6.0

MicroStrategy Analytics

60%

48 Ratings

Data Science Workbench

N/A

0 Ratings

9.9

MicroStrategy Analytics

99%

27 Ratings

Data Science Workbench

N/A

0 Ratings

6.5

MicroStrategy Analytics

65%

6 Ratings

Data Science Workbench

N/A

0 Ratings

9.0

MicroStrategy Analytics

90%

3 Ratings

Data Science Workbench

N/A

0 Ratings

9.0

MicroStrategy Analytics

90%

3 Ratings

Data Science Workbench

77%

3 Ratings

5.5

MicroStrategy Analytics

55%

9 Ratings

Data Science Workbench

N/A

0 Ratings

9.0

MicroStrategy Analytics

90%

5 Ratings

Data Science Workbench

N/A

0 Ratings

9.0

MicroStrategy Analytics

90%

7 Ratings

Data Science Workbench

N/A

0 Ratings

9.0

MicroStrategy Analytics

90%

2 Ratings

Pros

One single IDE (browser based application) that makes Scala, R, Python integrated under one tool
For larger organizations/teams, it lets you be self reliant
As it sits on your cluster, it has very easy access of all the data on the HDFS
Linking with Github is a very good way to keep the code versions intact

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Bharadwaj (Brad) Chivukula

Sr.Technical Manager/Delivery Manager

Nisum Technologies, Inc.Retail, 10,001+ employees

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They sell the product well, and make promises you will actually believe
"checks the box" for most features a company would need. Doesn't actually deliver them though
They answer the phone in a timely manner. Can't answer your questions or provide support, but the queue time isn't bad
They have online documentation. It's not up to date, and likely doesn't reflect the version of software you are using, but hey... they can point to it.

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Jeff Harris

Hospitality Consultant

TRO HospitalityHospitality, 501-1000 employees

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Cons

Installation is difficult.
Upgrades are difficult.
Licensing options are not flexible.

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Verified User

Professional in Research & Development

Utilities Company, 10,001+ employees

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The graph options are not as robust as an Excel user might want.
The metadata layer can sometimes be slower, and it takes a long time for reports to run.
Viewing the data feed entered can be cumbersome at times, in terms of validation with reports.

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Verified User

Analyst in Quality Assurance

Hospital & Health Care Company, 501-1000 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

Starting Price

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General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

Entry-level set up fee?

Starting Price

—

Likelihood to Renew

No score

No answers yet

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MicroStrategy Analytics 9.9

Based on 27 answers

I would always choose to renew MicroStrategy as long as they lead the market in features, functionality and price. The support of MicroStrategy is timely and professional, I frequently get answers to my questions within 24 hours and normally have solutions within 48 hours. Training available for MicroStrategy completely covers everything required to be able to expertly use MicroStrategy and understand data warehousing.

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Paul Campbell

Professional Services Engineer

Chartwise Medical SystemsInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees

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Usability

No score

No answers yet

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MicroStrategy Analytics 6.5

Based on 6 answers

The standard grid reporting could look more like the styling and object used for the Import and Visual Insight products. In addition, object properties almost seem to be hidden when first using the product. It's as if they are asking the engineers to only use the presets we make available...and, these presets are 10+ years old. On the positive side, Microstrategy seems to be the only product, not named Cognos, which can scale to Big Data. The product is "hackable" via the SDK or tricking the Intelligence Server to do uncommon things. The Microstrategy development team also seems to be very involved with their OEM partners; especially when it comes to features and enhancements. A large majority of the improvements we suggested have made it into the product or on the roadmap for future enhancements. Only suckas fall for the shiny objects from most other vendors; Microstrategy is really the only choice for Enterprise BI.

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Wm. Dexter Jones

Manager, Business Intelligence and Reporting Services

IgnitionOneInternet, 201-500 employees

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Reliability and Availability

No score

No answers yet

No answers on this topic

MicroStrategy Analytics 9.0

Based on 3 answers

I've never had an issue with MicroStrategy not being available due to MicroStrategy application malfunction. It is very robust and only failures I've seen were due to user error or the platform the machine running the service failed some how.

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Paul Campbell

Professional Services Engineer

Chartwise Medical SystemsInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees

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Performance

No score

No answers yet

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MicroStrategy Analytics 9.0

Based on 3 answers

Being able to customize the performance based on the business need is extremely powerful. Proper configuration and understanding of the usage pattern is key, if the technical ability of the architect is not at top level, then the product will not be configured correctly which will lead to poor performance.

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Paul Campbell

Professional Services Engineer

Chartwise Medical SystemsInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees

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Support Rating

Data Science Workbench 7.7

Based on 3 answers

Cloudera Data Science Workbench has excellence online resources support such as documentation and examples. On top of that the enterprise license also comes with SLA on opening a ticket to Cloudera Services and support for complaint handling and troubleshooting by email or through a phone call. On top of that it also offers additional paid training services.

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Verified User

Professional in Information Technology

Telecommunications Company, 1001-5000 employees

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MicroStrategy Analytics 5.5

Based on 9 answers

MicroStrategy's support is very good. We don't have a lot of technical issues in the first place, but when we do have to open a case with them, their front-line engineers seem very capable and resolve most of the issues without escalation. Our sales team is also very good and keeps us in the loop on new features and makes sure we are satisfied customers.

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Mark McCully

Senior Network Administrator

University HealthSystem ConsortiumHospital & Health Care, 1001-5000 employees

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Online Training

No score

No answers yet

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MicroStrategy Analytics 9.0

Based on 5 answers

I have attended many trainings offered by MicroStrategy; both distance and in-person training. I earned my CRD (Certified Report Developer) certification via the online training. I found the training to be well organized and concise. Overall I will definitely continue to increase my knowledge with MicroStrategy via the online training offering.

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Shawn Stephens

Senior BI Developer

HMS1001-5000 employees

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Implementation Rating

No score

No answers yet

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MicroStrategy Analytics 9.0

Based on 7 answers

We measured following KPI for the success

Increase in Business Feeds Loads
Reduction in Controllers Manual Work.
Conversion of Manual Work into Systematic Workflows.
Increase in Customer Spend
Reduction in Service costs
Reduction in time-to-market for new campaigns
Increase in cross sell and Up sell
Error reduction in customer Identification
Existing client retained

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Dharmesh Shah

Associate Principal

LTI - Larsen & Toubro InfotechRetail, 10,001+ employees

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Alternatives Considered

Both the tools have similar features and have made it pretty easy to install/deploy/use. Depending on your existing platform (Cloudera vs. Azure) you need to pick the Workbench. Another observation is that Cloudera has better support where you can get feedback on your questions pretty fast (unlike MS). As its a new product, I expect MS to be more efficient in handling customers questions.

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Bharadwaj (Brad) Chivukula

Sr.Technical Manager/Delivery Manager

Nisum Technologies, Inc.Retail, 10,001+ employees

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Tableau is probably MicroStrategy Analytic's biggest competitor I've noticed over time, and I'm not sure why. Tableau only covers visualizations independently for each business user, which then creates the issues of every employee creating their own version of the data, and then you have 20 versions of the truth. A enterprise data warehouse and MicroStrategy's Visual Insight is a better method.

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Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Internet Company, 201-500 employees

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Scalability

No score

No answers yet

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MicroStrategy Analytics 9.0

Based on 2 answers

This software is extremely scaleable, one can add more core servers which performs as a load balancing. The configurations available to manage usage patterns and daily activity are as high a caliber as any other enterprise level software. This product can be installed on both a windows and unix platform allow for integration on a budget.

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Paul Campbell

Professional Services Engineer

Chartwise Medical SystemsInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees

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Return on Investment

Paid off for demonstration purposes.

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Verified User

Professional in Research & Development

Utilities Company, 10,001+ employees

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MicroStrategy was helpful for reducing the amount of time we needed to spend number crunching large data sets, and in doing so, allowed me as the primary users to spend more time gleaning insights from the data that in turn informed our leadership team to make strategic decisions.
By creating numerous canned reports available to all members of the team through email distribution or basic access to the platform, we were able to reduce the time I spent showing people how to pull the data in Microsoft Excel by nearly 40% .
We ended up needing to make many changes to the way our DMP was feeding data into MicroStrategy due to incorrect reporting that caused complications in accounting and finance.

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Toreyan Clarke

Strategy and Market Development Analyst

MediaMathBanking, 10,001+ employees

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