TrustRadius: an HG Insights company

Devart Excel Add-ins vs. Phocas Business Intelligence

Save this comparison

Save this comparison

Add Product

Recommended Comparisons

    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Devart Excel Add-ins

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/ADevart Excel Add-ins allow you to use Excel capabilities to import, process, and analyze data from cloud applications and relational databases. The Excel Add-ins also allow users to make data changes and then save those changes back to the data source they were originally imported from.

    $399.95

    one-time fee

    Phocas Business Intelligence

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/APhocas helps users discover data and provides results in real time.  It is designed for non-technical users and delivers a simple yet powerful analytical capability that quickly turns data into a chart, graph or map.  It brings up data on local, regional or global sales, inventory, forecasts, prices, profit margins, budgets and more. Phocas, based in the United Kingdom, is a business intelligence firm with offices in…N/A
    Pricing
    Devart Excel Add-insPhocas Business Intelligence
    Editions & Modules
    Excel Add-in Database Pack
    $399.95
    one-time fee
    Excel Add-in Cloud Pack
    $499.95
    one-time fee
    Excel Add-in Universal Pack
    $599.95
    one-time fee
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Devart Excel Add-insPhocas Business Intelligence
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPurchases include a perpetual license and 1 year of subscription which includes the product updates and premium support.Phocas has built its business model on exceeding customer expectations. We’ve operated on a subscription basis from the start and in the words of Phocas Group chairman and co-founder Paul Magee: ‘That puts the onus on us to perform’. And we like that. In fact, our whole company ecosystem is built around that ‘light bulb moment’ when customers achieve a breakthrough by seeing their business through fresh eyes.
    More Pricing Information
    Features
    Devart Excel Add-insPhocas Business Intelligence
    Data Source Connection
    Comparison of Data Source Connection features of Devart Excel Add-ins and Phocas Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Devart Excel Add-ins
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Phocas Business Intelligence
    -
    Ratings
    Connect to traditional data sources8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Connecto to Big Data and NoSQL9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Transformations
    Comparison of Data Transformations features of Devart Excel Add-ins and Phocas Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Devart Excel Add-ins
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Phocas Business Intelligence
    -
    Ratings
    Simple transformations8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Complex transformations6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Modeling
    Comparison of Data Modeling features of Devart Excel Add-ins and Phocas Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Devart Excel Add-ins
    8.6
    1 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Phocas Business Intelligence
    -
    Ratings
    Data model creation10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Metadata management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Business rules and workflow8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Testing and debugging7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Governance
    Comparison of Data Governance features of Devart Excel Add-ins and Phocas Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Devart Excel Add-ins
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Phocas Business Intelligence
    -
    Ratings
    Integration with data quality tools8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with MDM tools9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Devart Excel Add-ins and Phocas Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Devart Excel Add-ins
    -
    Ratings
    Phocas Business Intelligence
    9.0
    4 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Customizable dashboards00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Devart Excel Add-ins and Phocas Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Devart Excel Add-ins
    -
    Ratings
    Phocas Business Intelligence
    9.6
    4 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Drill-down analysis00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Devart Excel Add-ins and Phocas Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Devart Excel Add-ins
    -
    Ratings
    Phocas Business Intelligence
    9.3
    4 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Publish to PDF00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Report Versioning00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings9.94 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Devart Excel Add-ins and Phocas Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Devart Excel Add-ins
    -
    Ratings
    Phocas Business Intelligence
    8.3
    4 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Devart Excel Add-ins and Phocas Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Devart Excel Add-ins
    -
    Ratings
    Phocas Business Intelligence
    9.9
    4 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings9.94 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings9.94 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings9.93 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Devart Excel Add-ins and Phocas Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Devart Excel Add-ins
    -
    Ratings
    Phocas Business Intelligence
    9.5
    3 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Devart Excel Add-insPhocas Business Intelligence
    Small Businesses
    Skyvia
    Score10 out of 10
    Cyfe
    Score4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    Score10 out of 10
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    SolarWinds Task Factory
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Score7 out of 10
    All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
    User Ratings
    Devart Excel Add-insPhocas Business Intelligence
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.1
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Devart Excel Add-insPhocas Business Intelligence
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Devart
    For a mid size company it is a perfect tool like IT application companies but if companies having large Data like Banks it is less appropriate
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Phocas
    If you would like your data in one place with easy access, this is the software for you. You can have data from multiple systems and bring it into one view so that you have a quick and easily visible dashboard for the data you wish to see.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Pros
    Devart
    • Source control
    • Unit testing
    • Schema comparisons
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Phocas
    • Custom reports are simple to create.
    • The ability to manage users and their dashboards is solid.
    • Easy to navigate web interface makes the software accessible from anywhere.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Cons
    Devart
    • It has room for improvement in terms of security and making it possible for large organizations like us to use it in a more secure way with integrating with our in-house security systems.
    • Pricing could be reduced further for it to be adopted world-wide.
    • it isn't foolproof. Excel has no means of checking for human error during data entry, which means that the wrong information can skew all the results - sometimes severe.
    • Users unfamiliar with Excel syntax may also find entering calculations and calling up other functions a bit frustrating until they get a solid understanding.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Phocas
    • Phocas needs to make it easier to connect to different types of databases.
    • The data in Phocas needs to be updated faster in some cases.
    • It needs to provide functions to create better charts and graphs.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Usability
    Devart
    It automated the whole reporting and excel. Our team can generate pivot, dashboards and multiple other reports in various formats and update them with one click. My Sales team need to update more then 1500 leads status on daily basis. By using this tool now they can do this in few minutes.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Phocas
    It is a very user-friendly product and is easy to understand. You can get your data from just a quick click and the dashboard loads. You can take the data and drill down easy to find what you are looking for.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Support Rating
    Devart
    No answers on this topic
    Phocas
    Support is responsive. You log a call and they will respond quickly and resolve your issues. We have only had great experiences with the support team.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Alternatives Considered
    Devart
    Microsoft Excel is the most used tool in the software universe. As such, asking Microsoft Excel to be the tool used post data acquisition makes a ton of sense. Almost everyone we hire has some idea on how to use this tool, which decreases the time spend training new employees.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Phocas
    Phocas is easy to use for end users and can be used on desktops, laptops, and phones.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Return on Investment
    Devart
    • It had a positive ROI as we used it on its strengths. We could save time and make some of our processes simpler.
    • It does help us up to a certain limit - but it acts as a part of our general IT infrastructure. It cannot solve our direct business objectives.
    • It cannot be expanded in all directions as we need a lot more native coding and IT infrastructure.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Phocas
    • It has given our business a view on data
    • We can access it from anywhere
    • You can have multiple dashboards for different information
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    ScreenShots

    Devart Excel Add-ins Screenshots

    Product screenshotProduct screenshotProduct screenshotProduct screenshot

    Phocas Business Intelligence Screenshots

    Screenshot of Phocas Dashboard on iPadScreenshot of Phocas Dashboard on Laptop