Dimensional Insight vs. MS SharePoint / SQL

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Dimensional Insight
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Dimensional Insight provides integrated business intelligence and performance management solutions globally.N/A
MS SharePoint / SQL
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
MS SharePoint / SQL refers to Microsoft Sharepoint, a web-based collaborative platform, being used in tandem with Microsoft SQL Server to provide business intelligence analytics and reporting. They can provide BI content such as data connections, reports, scorecards, dashboards, and more.N/A
Pricing
Dimensional InsightMS SharePoint / SQL
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
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Dimensional InsightMS SharePoint / SQL
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Dimensional InsightMS SharePoint / SQL
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Dimensional InsightMS SharePoint / SQL
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Dimensional Insight
8.3
2 Ratings
1% above category average
MS SharePoint / SQL
8.9
55 Ratings
8% above category average
Pixel Perfect reports8.01 Ratings8.936 Ratings
Customizable dashboards10.02 Ratings8.653 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates7.02 Ratings9.145 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Dimensional Insight
8.0
2 Ratings
1% below category average
MS SharePoint / SQL
9.0
52 Ratings
10% above category average
Drill-down analysis10.02 Ratings8.942 Ratings
Formatting capabilities5.02 Ratings9.552 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages8.01 Ratings8.030 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration9.01 Ratings9.750 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Dimensional Insight
10.0
2 Ratings
18% above category average
MS SharePoint / SQL
9.0
56 Ratings
7% above category average
Publish to Web10.02 Ratings8.852 Ratings
Publish to PDF10.02 Ratings8.048 Ratings
Report Versioning10.01 Ratings8.745 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling10.02 Ratings9.740 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers10.01 Ratings10.032 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Dimensional Insight
9.0
1 Ratings
11% above category average
MS SharePoint / SQL
9.2
34 Ratings
13% above category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)9.01 Ratings8.933 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization9.01 Ratings10.032 Ratings
Predictive Analytics9.01 Ratings10.029 Ratings
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Dimensional Insight
10.0
2 Ratings
15% above category average
MS SharePoint / SQL
9.3
67 Ratings
8% above category average
Multi-User Support (named login)10.02 Ratings10.059 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model10.02 Ratings9.062 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)10.02 Ratings9.466 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)10.01 Ratings9.053 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Dimensional Insight
9.0
2 Ratings
12% above category average
MS SharePoint / SQL
9.2
57 Ratings
14% above category average
Responsive Design for Web Access8.01 Ratings9.754 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile10.01 Ratings8.038 Ratings
Mobile Application00 Ratings9.133 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Dimensional Insight
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Ratings
MS SharePoint / SQL
9.3
37 Ratings
16% above category average
REST API00 Ratings9.028 Ratings
Javascript API00 Ratings9.926 Ratings
iFrames00 Ratings9.027 Ratings
Java API00 Ratings9.025 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings9.032 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings9.923 Ratings
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User Ratings
Dimensional InsightMS SharePoint / SQL
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(2 ratings)
8.8
(74 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(7 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(2 ratings)
9.0
(7 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(2 ratings)
8.7
(7 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
7.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Dimensional InsightMS SharePoint / SQL
Likelihood to Recommend
Dimensional Insight
Well suited - as stated before - allows user to answer their own questions.
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Microsoft
A simple and important scenario well suited is that you can configure alerts to notify you when the production server fails. another best feature is the report server is the central component of reporting services. For me something less appropriate is that the admin must ensure optimal performance for farm operations, they recommend that you install SQL Server on a dedicated server that does not run other farm roles and does not host databases for other applications.
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Pros
Dimensional Insight
  • The product is excellent!
  • Experienced DI Consultants with a broad knowledge in both, product and client data.
  • Customer service and technical support is always available; very professional and investigate reported issues until resolved.
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Microsoft
  • Flexible - able to make any changes we would like vs traditional service desk system.
  • ROI - We were already using SharePoint for internal intranet, so we are simply getting more use out of licensing we had already committed to.
  • Easy to use for end users.
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Cons
Dimensional Insight
  • Some screens are not adjustable for sizing.
  • Better capability to import from a spreadsheet.
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Microsoft
  • It is hard to setup and nightmare
  • It requires a of infrastructure, thus it could be costly because of requirement and licensing required for everything to run smoothly
  • If it is not setup and organized properly from the beginning it could be maintenance nightmare
  • It is hard to have "test" environment to do patches or similar
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Likelihood to Renew
Dimensional Insight
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Microsoft
This was a long-term buy-in from a corporate perspective, to remain in the SharePoint space. Migration is certainly possible, which is good for planning and having options further out. At this point, the only planned migration is to eventually move the architecture up to SharePoint/SQL 2013. At that point, we will be able to leverage some greater efficiencies, some enhanced content design and management features, and some more current social features. It is well worth a full consideration in any shop looking at a new implementation of or migration to SharePoint (although you will probably be considering 2013 versions or beyond in those discussions), but the platform should be a strong competitor to any alternatives. Realizing the capability of a fully-branded and customized website was not part of the original choice for the architecture at Lincoln, but seeing it implemented and functioning now with this capacity far beyond original expectations has certainly cemented plans to continue using it.
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Usability
Dimensional Insight
Navigation thru the Diver portal is simple; some users have trouble but it also depends on how the analysts build models and present the reports with quickviews selections and report layouts. I am aware of DI capability to access reports thru mobile devices but I have not experience it first hand.
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Microsoft
SharePoint is very complex. This makes usability somewhat difficult from an IT perspective. An IT generalist will be able to pick it up and run with basic tasks. More customized functions would require significant specialized training and therefore limit what a standard user would be able to achieve. From an end user perspective, it's pretty straightforward to use.
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Support Rating
Dimensional Insight
Support is always quick to answer and good to deal with.
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Microsoft
It's been fantastic in terms of Premier Support so far. If there is an issue and if you report if the product has an issue, they will act upon it immediately. In some cases, if you design/develop something using the platform, Microsoft appreciates it and... publishes it on their public website. But you have to wait for some time if it is a non-Premier Support issue as you may experience delays.
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Implementation Rating
Dimensional Insight
I don't have direct experience with the first time DI was implemented but on subsequent upgrades there have been positive experiences with support and seamless transitions to avoid users discomfort.
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Microsoft
Not implemented in best practice way, there are many customizations
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Alternatives Considered
Dimensional Insight
Dimensional Insight is a lot easier to design and use. User interface is much more intuitive.
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Microsoft
At the time of the two large projects, SharePoint was the enterprise solution so we were required to use that. We have since lobbied the enterprise teams to review and consider Atlassian Confluence and were successful. Confluence is cheaper than Sharepoint which is why we wanted to bring that in. The enterprise has now made Confluence an enterprise solution as an alternative to SharePoint. After using both I think SharePoint has many more add-ins than Confluence. It has much more customization ability than Confluence. SharePoint is not good for mobile readiness. Confluence is so there is a difference that might lead you to Confluence over SharePoint. I would also say that SharePoint is very document-centric and that Confluence has better KM than SharePoint does. even with the use of SQL Server. We were told that we could not use Google Drive even though it had features we liked.
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Return on Investment
Dimensional Insight
  • Increased efficiency - very positive.
  • Sales Reporting is Interactive and Light Years ahead of previous solution.
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Microsoft
  • I've installed SharePoint in many different industries and each industry has seen greater collaboration among their teams both locally and nationally. The ability to collaborate more efficiently has reduced the need to have employees centrally located.
  • Companies which have used SharePoint in a end user training portal have had great ROI, since they can create the content once and share with all their users who subscribe to their training service. The web content management aspect of SharePoint is a very helpful feature.
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