Data Science Workbench vs OpenText Magellan

Likelihood to Recommend

Organizations which already implemented on-premise Hadoop based Cloudera Data Platform (CDH) for their Big Data warehouse architecture will definitely get more value from seamless integration of Cloudera Data Science Workbench (CDSW) with their existing CDH Platform. However, for organizations with hybrid (cloud and on-premise) data platform without prior implementation of CDH, implementing CDSW can be a challenge technically and financially.

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Professional in Information Technology

Telecommunications Company, 1001-5000 employees

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If you do not have a large budget and are a large organization, I would steer clear of Actuate. If you are looking to do very complex washboarding, I would not use them. Your developers have to be very skilled to work with this. Plan to bring in consultants if necessary to help your process. Adhoc reporting is weak. If your pricing is user based and you expand, this could be very expensive.

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Christopher Noyes

Director Advertising Technology

Crisp MediaPublic Relations and Communications, 11-50 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

Data Science Workbench

OpenText Magellan

Connect to Multiple Data Sources

Extend Existing Data Sources

Automatic Data Format Detection

MDM Integration

Data Science Workbench

OpenText Magellan

Visualization

Interactive Data Analysis

Data Science Workbench

OpenText Magellan

Interactive Data Cleaning and Enrichment

Data Transformations

Data Encryption

Built-in Processors

Data Science Workbench

OpenText Magellan

Multiple Model Development Languages and Tools

Automated Machine Learning

Single platform for multiple model development

Self-Service Model Delivery

Data Science Workbench

OpenText Magellan

Flexible Model Publishing Options

Security, Governance, and Cost Controls

Data Science Workbench

OpenText Magellan

Customizable dashboards

Report Formatting Templates

Data Science Workbench

OpenText Magellan

Drill-down analysis

Formatting capabilities

Report sharing and collaboration

Data Science Workbench

OpenText Magellan

Publish to Web

Publish to PDF

Report Versioning

Report Delivery Scheduling

Data Science Workbench

OpenText Magellan

Role-Based Security Model

Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)

Single Sign-On (SSO)

Data Science Workbench

OpenText Magellan

Responsive Design for Web Access

Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile

Data Science Workbench

OpenText Magellan

REST API

Javascript API

Java API

Themeable User Interface (UI)

Customizable Platform (Open Source)

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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The report outputs can vary across different types such as HTML, PDF, and Excel
Their open source offering is very sufficient
There are great boards and blogs for developers and engineers to expand and use their features.
The people from the company that I've worked with are professional and courteous.

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Bri Gipson

Sr. Systems Engineer

MétierInformation Services, 11-50 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 documentation on all the available features, but most importantly on the scripting side, can be improved
The standard look & feel of some basic options, like parameter selection or sorting and filtering, looks dated and can't be customized
The server portal needs to provide better tools
More integration is needed with other OpenText products

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Martin Rubens

IT solutions Manager

APP Corporation Pty LtdConstruction, 201-500 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

No score

No answers yet

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OpenText Magellan 3.9

Based on 9 answers

I am no longer working for the company that was using Actuate but I believe they would continue to use it because the stitching costs would be to high. It would require a complete rewrite of the reports and the never version of Actuate (BIRT) even required an almost complete report rewrite

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Todd Bellamy

Systems Analyst

MATECH Solutions (Machining Technologies, Inc.)Food Production, 10,001+ employees

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Support Rating

Data Science Workbench 6.7

Based on 2 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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Professional in Information Technology

Telecommunications Company, 1001-5000 employees

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OpenText Magellan 9.1

Based on 1 answer

Always there on the front and backend for us and the client.

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Jeffrey Fischer

Business and Channel Development Director

Back2BasicsHealth, Wellness and Fitness, 201-500 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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I've used JReports and Actuate is very similar but seems to have a lot more customization features for the end user of BIRT reports.

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Amy Broome

Software Developer

ACI WorldwideComputer Software, 1001-5000 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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Actuate can handle 50 to 60 sub reports inside a report very well.
Dynamically creating the datasource, chart, graph, reports are the main advantages. We can do any level of drilling, and can create a performance matrix dashboard efficiently.

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Verified User

Employee in Information Technology

10,001+ 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?

No

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?

No

Rating Summary

Data Science Workbench

OpenText Magellan

Data Science Workbench

OpenText Magellan

Data Science Workbench

OpenText Magellan

Likelihood to Recommend