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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Entrinsik Informer

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AEntrinsik Informer is a web-based reporting and business intelligence application popular in the higher education vertical market. It helps organizations transform real-time data into actionable information by delivering ad-hoc reporting, data analysis, and interactive dashboards.N/A

    Oracle Analytics

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AOracle Analytics is a solution used to visually explore data to create and share compelling stories. Oracle Analytics Cloud is a cloud native service, and Oracle Analytics Server is the on-premise option.N/A
    Pricing
    Entrinsik InformerOracle Analytics
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Entrinsik InformerOracle Analytics
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsMust contact sales team for pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    Entrinsik InformerOracle Analytics
    Considered Both Products
    Entrinsik
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    Oracle
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    94%
    Would buy again
    15 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    14 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    16 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    12 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    12 Answers
    Features
    Entrinsik InformerOracle Analytics
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Entrinsik Informer and Oracle Analytics
    Feature
    Entrinsik Informer
    7.3
    8 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Oracle Analytics
    8.1
    62 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Pixel Perfect reports5.51 Ratings8.055 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards9.17 Ratings8.161 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.57 Ratings8.361 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Entrinsik Informer and Oracle Analytics
    Feature
    Entrinsik Informer
    8.6
    11 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Oracle Analytics
    8.0
    66 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Drill-down analysis9.19 Ratings8.464 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities8.210 Ratings8.265 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages8.21 Ratings7.145 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.110 Ratings8.262 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Entrinsik Informer and Oracle Analytics
    Feature
    Entrinsik Informer
    9.1
    11 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Oracle Analytics
    7.8
    63 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Publish to Web9.14 Ratings7.755 Ratings
    Publish to PDF9.19 Ratings7.762 Ratings
    Report Versioning9.13 Ratings7.753 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling9.17 Ratings7.958 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers9.11 Ratings7.938 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Entrinsik Informer and Oracle Analytics
    Feature
    Entrinsik Informer
    7.3
    1 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Oracle Analytics
    7.8
    61 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)7.31 Ratings7.559 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.31 Ratings7.552 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics00 Ratings7.747 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings8.63 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Entrinsik Informer and Oracle Analytics
    Feature
    Entrinsik Informer
    9.1
    11 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Oracle Analytics
    8.4
    61 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)9.111 Ratings8.160 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model9.19 Ratings8.160 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.18 Ratings8.560 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control9.11 Ratings8.54 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings8.641 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Entrinsik Informer and Oracle Analytics
    Feature
    Entrinsik Informer
    9.1
    1 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Oracle Analytics
    8.0
    48 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access9.11 Ratings8.046 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile9.11 Ratings8.044 Ratings
    Mobile Application00 Ratings8.033 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Entrinsik Informer and Oracle Analytics
    Feature
    Entrinsik Informer
    8.2
    1 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Oracle Analytics
    7.9
    36 Ratings
    2% above category average
    REST API8.21 Ratings8.231 Ratings
    Javascript API00 Ratings7.930 Ratings
    iFrames00 Ratings8.223 Ratings
    Java API00 Ratings7.931 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings7.531 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings7.924 Ratings
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    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
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    User Ratings
    Entrinsik InformerOracle Analytics
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (77 ratings)
    8.1
    (76 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.7
    (67 ratings)
    9.1
    (8 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (14 ratings)
    8.2
    (6 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    8.3
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (11 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.0
    (12 ratings)
    9.2
    (57 ratings)
    Data Sources
    8.0
    (12 ratings)
    8.1
    (57 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.1
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Entrinsik InformerOracle Analytics
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Entrinsik
    It makes creating queries very easy for end users so not only research or technicians can do it. The availability for creating Live reports that are accessible via Excel on the network has given many of our users the ability to get the information they need in a format they can use without needing someone to translate the raw data
    Incentivized
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    Oracle
    Oracle Data Visualization is very effective if used in an enterprise context with huge volumes of data coming from different systems. It supports dashboard and reporting capabilities and is easy to scale. It also allows you to leverage machine learning capabilities to extract hidden data trends. Visualization capabilities are powerful but not so various if compared to other solutions on the market. If you want to present a dashboard to an executive audience and you want to make your dashboards beautiful you must adapt them through PowerPoint.
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    Pros
    Entrinsik
    • Simple user-interface: Informer is relatively easy to learn and end users can begin running reports and creating new reports quickly.
    • Email "burst" functionality: This feature allows emails to be sent out based on data in the report. So for example, a report could be scheduled that would email all student employment managers listing out the specific employees that report to them that haven't submitted their time sheets. Each manager would only see the rows that correspond to their email address.
    • Analytics and grouping: Users can quickly drag columns to group and sub-total, and can use the analytics tab to get deeper insights into the data.
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    Oracle
    • Available without of the box connectors for Salesforce and oracle Saas Cloud. This is a huge plus for our business since we don't need another middleware solution just for this sake.
    • We are able to connect to our on-prem SQL Server database where we have our RMA database and other applications seamlessly without writing custom APIs.
    • OAC writes directly into ADW which is another advantage for loading Excel files into ADW after dataflow transformations.
    • OAC allows replication of the database from fusion ERP and lets us create subject areas using the data modeler.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Entrinsik
    • There are a lot of reports that we have in Informer that say they have never been run, even though I know they have been run. So that makes it really difficult to determine which reports can be deleted to keep a tidy report list.
    • The only other complaint I have about Informer is that there doesn't seem to be a properly detailed error code/message when the student information system can't be accessed. For example, I am currently trying to move Informer to its own standalone server and I get an error message saying that our license isn't valid. Informer Support sent a new license, which prompted the same message, and the only explanation they have given me is that Informer can't reach the student information system. I would think that if that were the case, the error message would say that instead of an invalid license.
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    Oracle
    • More AI but with human back up.
    • Less mumbo jumbo so even IT guys/gals can more easily work.
    • More statistics (math) and orientation for those not familiar with it.
    • More live as well as virtual (live) show casing of real situations in business.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Entrinsik
    Informer has been handily meeting most of our reporting needs, and we've created a library of hundreds of reports that are used every day. They have a terrific support service to help when you have questions, and I've found them to be great at listening to what customers would like and adding new features. They are a small company that really listens and really cares, and I've been very pleased over the past few years getting to know them.
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    Oracle
    Scalability and rich integration capabilities. In the future, if we go with Hyperion for the Financial Consolidation and planning purposes -BI integration with Hyperion is going to be much simpler as it has native interface connectivity and even integration capabilities with well known CRM products (Siebel) and ERP Products (Oracle EBS, Peoplesoft, SAP) is going to be easy and straight forward.
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    Usability
    Entrinsik
    From the perspective of the new user and a seasoned user I would say eight would represent both parties. It presents a 'familiar' interface and easy to navigate display. Tagging is quite nice and allows for organization of reports based on those tags. These have to be monitored like anything else to keep them consistent but provides a better than average means of organizing reports.
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    Oracle
    Great, if you are limited to using it along with other Oracle products; sadly, not if you are integrating with other products, which can be a challenge. It is a great product with tons of functionality and great integration with other in-house platforms. Great visuals and customization for data and analytics to provide decision-making data and analysis.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Entrinsik
    We have 10 concurrent licenses and we average between 6-8 at any given time during the day; and we host the application.
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    Oracle
    No problems, it's that simple.
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    Performance
    Entrinsik
    No answers on this topic
    Oracle
    Other than anomalies or expected quirks, there were never any earth-shattering delays.
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    Support Rating
    Entrinsik
    Always able to get acceptable solutions in reasonable time from friendly support staff. Initial contact is always with knowledgeable person - not someone reading from a script trying to screen calls. Thanks Entrinsik for being in tune with my needs.
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    Oracle
    Oracle Analytics Support team is very proactive and I have never had a situation where I had to wait for more than a day or two to get my issues resolved. This is a very big help for us and we appreciate Oracle and its team for guaranteeing that experience.
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    In-Person Training
    Entrinsik
    No answers on this topic
    Oracle
    Oracle University offers very in-depth training.
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    Online Training
    Entrinsik
    No answers on this topic
    Oracle
    It was a private training site.
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    Implementation Rating
    Entrinsik
    We bought the product on a Thursday morning, and we were writing reports on Friday afternoon. We did take about a month to manage the Mapping, Linking and Security to allow us to open it up across campus. We are now mapping from as many third-party vendors as we can to enable the creation of more ad-hoc reporting.
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    Oracle
    A properly implemented Endeca solution performs extremely well on the largest of datasets and it positions your organization to immediately achieve your ROI.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Entrinsik
    I have experience with Advizor AnalystX, and it was just awful. It is advertised as an interactive reporting tool, in which you can use your mouse to select and segment constituents by where they live (by clicking on a map), how much they've given to your institution, when they last gave, etc. In practice, their map feature was unusable; it's a static map image (imagine a paper map hung on your wall), rather than draggable and zoomable Google Maps, and it required hours of work to configure one map region. As far as computing constituents' giving statistics, it required way too much back-end work to build simple giving totals.
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    Oracle
    Oracle Analytics Cloud, is one of the most agile and secure data analysis platforms that according to the budget and the amount of use, you can use the resources you need under the cloud. The Oracle brand is also very well known in this field and can meet all the needs of an organization or industry in any sector.
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    Scalability
    Entrinsik
    No answers on this topic
    Oracle
    We have seen the results of this in our initial research and are not surprised that Oracle does this like it does soo many other things in this area, so well.
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    Return on Investment
    Entrinsik
    • We have definitely improved customer service due to better reporting using Informer. All departments are better empowered to help our students in a more timely and accurate manner.
    • Using Informer has given us the ability to eliminate functionality within our ERP system and offload reporting to a data store instead of the transactional system. This has resulted in successfully upgrading our core systems and improved response times.
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    Oracle
    • We've used OBIEE (or it's previous named product) for over 13 years and it's still the most used tool for BI by the business.
    • We moved our largest business system off of Business Object into OBI so we could gain improved performance, reliability, and easier management of metadata.
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