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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Epicor Grow

    Score6.3 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Grow, from Epicor since the March 2022 acquisition, is a business intelligence software that is designed to empower businesses to become data-driven and accelerate growth by aligning team objectives and inspiring strategic decisions.N/A

    Jaspersoft Community Edition

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AJaspersoft Community Edition is a free product that offers embeddable pixel-perfect reports for Java apps and small workgroups.

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    Pricing
    Epicor GrowJaspersoft Community Edition
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Epicor GrowJaspersoft Community Edition
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Epicor GrowJaspersoft Community Edition
    Considered Both Products
    Epicor Software
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
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    Features
    Epicor GrowJaspersoft Community Edition
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Epicor Grow and Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Feature
    Epicor Grow
    8.0
    32 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    9.3
    28 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Customizable dashboards9.032 Ratings9.023 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.025 Ratings10.023 Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings9.024 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Epicor Grow and Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Feature
    Epicor Grow
    7.7
    31 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    9.3
    26 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Drill-down analysis7.027 Ratings9.025 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities7.028 Ratings10.025 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.030 Ratings9.023 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Epicor Grow and Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Feature
    Epicor Grow
    6.7
    29 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    9.4
    27 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Publish to Web7.025 Ratings10.022 Ratings
    Publish to PDF7.025 Ratings9.027 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling6.025 Ratings10.024 Ratings
    Report Versioning00 Ratings9.017 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings9.016 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Epicor Grow and Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Feature
    Epicor Grow
    7.0
    26 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    9.3
    21 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)7.024 Ratings9.021 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.023 Ratings10.018 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Epicor Grow and Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Feature
    Epicor Grow
    7.0
    31 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    9.3
    26 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)7.031 Ratings9.024 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model7.025 Ratings10.025 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)7.025 Ratings9.026 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)7.017 Ratings9.017 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Epicor Grow and Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Feature
    Epicor Grow
    7.7
    26 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    9.3
    21 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access8.026 Ratings10.019 Ratings
    Mobile Application7.513 Ratings9.010 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile8.018 Ratings9.016 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Epicor Grow and Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Feature
    Epicor Grow
    7.0
    20 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    9.5
    23 Ratings
    20% above category average
    REST API7.020 Ratings10.018 Ratings
    Javascript API00 Ratings9.019 Ratings
    iFrames00 Ratings10.016 Ratings
    Java API00 Ratings9.014 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings10.014 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings9.013 Ratings
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    Epicor GrowJaspersoft Community Edition
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Score8.2 out of 10
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    Score8.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Score7 out of 10
    Sisense
    Score6.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Epicor GrowJaspersoft Community Edition
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (32 ratings)
    10.0
    (29 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.8
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    7.1
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.4
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
    (8 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.1
    (6 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    10.0
    (26 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sources
    7.1
    (26 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Epicor GrowJaspersoft Community Edition
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Epicor Software
    Grow.com is well suited if you have a lot of data or client data to manage. If you do not have tons of data, there are other options out there that are a bit more simple and easy to use and a better price.
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    Cloud Software Group
    Any scenario where you need to reach back into TIBCO support is something I would highly avoid. Most responses at the second round get you pointed to engaging their professional services. The general mentality seems to be "since our product acquisition cost is low, why don't you engage PS to get the value you need" If you are looking at enterprise scenarios, I would highly recommend looking at other more established products.
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    Pros
    Epicor Software
    • I love the fact that you have a team of developers who can help me build metrics or fix metrics that I do not create properly. I had to learn SQL in order to really build the metrics that mattered, which was a lot of fun, but resulted in many broken metrics. The vendor's team was great in responding to me requests for help!
    • Really, really appreciate the fact that Grow has SQL formulas to reference when building metrics. Again, as a novice, this accelerated my ability to learn and not have to leave your site and resources and stay within the Grow web properties.
    • Great account managers who check in regularly and are willing to help out whenever needed.
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    Cloud Software Group
    • Very intuitive tool - An Advanced reporting user can figure out in a day on the end to end operations.
    • Easy customization - Simple changes in UI makes it less headache for the end user who maintains the tool. Being an open source product (offers Jasper web services) makes a lot developer friendly compared to SSRS, Cognos etc.
    • Easy Connectivity - Can connect to any data source (can connect to multiple data sources) for a single report - can be customized.
    • Community - A very strong community available online, videos - on basic how to questions, also provides assistance to use case specific scenarios.
    • Ease of Reporting - Can create a reports with in few clicks with out struggle.
    • Domain Designer - A very powerful tool you can create a dataset using clicks with out writing SQL code.
    • OnDemand Scheduling - A very good scheduling feature and a has got lot more simplistic compared to other popular tools like Cognos.
    • Jasper Studio - Very good programmatic tool (desktop tool) lets you customize the reports more company specific, can embed complex coding with 3rd party languages like Java, Groovy (scripting language).
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    Cons
    Epicor Software
    • There are basic labeling issues with some of the graph types. Wish there was more customizability here, especially on complex graphs.
    • Could help more with analysis of data and trends, but that's going into full-fledged BI territory.
    • The functionality of being able to snapshot data isn't quite there.
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    Cloud Software Group
    • Easier to customize the Jasper Server GUI. More flexibility with the input controls look and feel and maybe more input control types to select from.
    • Have browser event functionality in the reporting itself.
    • An easier way to iterate through an object. Maybe an option that tells the report Java run-time to stop following the report sequential flow and first integrate through this stated object many times.
    • An easier way to create a list and add values to this list.
    • Maybe one could stipulate the process flow of what needs to be computed first in a given field.
    • The crosstab is a bit buggy on the Jasper studio side, so if that could be improved.
    • Better and more examples of custom components
    • The jive functionality on the tables needs an update. It looks so old and outdated.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Epicor Software
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    Cloud Software Group
    Even though there are challenges with Architecture, sizing and other areas with Jaspersoft provided that Jaspersoft comes up with the right set of innovation, performance, scalability, and documentation in future it will be great expansion (win-win) situation for the clients and as well as Jaspersoft.
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    Usability
    Epicor Software
    This tool is definitely a little bit difficult to be able to figure out at first, but after some time of learning you can definitely pick it up. I do wish there were more resources online that would be able to help speed up the learning process
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    Cloud Software Group
    The overall performance of this platform has been excellent. It is easy to work with the user interface. Creation of digital content and publishing on our social media platforms during marketing has been easy. Running our applications and upgrading our system to meet international standards has been successful. The user dashboard displays reports and performance of all departments effectively.
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    Support Rating
    Epicor Software
    The support team is very helpful and in every situation we have needed help in, they have been able to assist. So I have had a good experience with them
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    Cloud Software Group
    We have only had a couple of tickets to be open while using Jaspersoft. Each time we have a very prompte responses that would meet our expectations. We always felt that our issues were being address in a timely manner
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    Online Training
    Epicor Software
    No answers on this topic
    Cloud Software Group
    While the training was somewhat beneficial, a lot of what was taught to us was what we managed to figure out in the weeks prior. It did provide some useful tips and reference material, but overall something more tailored to our requirements would've been better.
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    Implementation Rating
    Epicor Software
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    Cloud Software Group
    New releases can be very buggy, also lacking when it comes to standard time zones and formats that are outside the US. As a company we never feel comfortable implementing a new release for at least 3-6 months due to errors that are found
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    Alternatives Considered
    Epicor Software
    Grow doesn't have as many advanced analytics features and other capabilities as some other 'dashboard' platforms on the market. Simply, if you want a tool for internal use only that has high-level analytics capabilities (regressions, completely custom visualizations, modeling), Grow probably isn't the platform for you. To put it another way, if you have a team of data engineers and scientists doing complex analysis, Grow might not make the most sense. However, if you understand the value of data/visualization/dashboards, but lack some of those skillsets in your company, Grow might be the perfect fit. Not only is it incredibly scalable and reasonably priced compared to other market solutions, but their transform capabilities really stand out. They have many native data transformations that mimic SQL coding of a dataset, without requiring any knowledge of SQL. They've converted these transformations to easy-to-use tools in the platform, which are perfect for the less-technical user.
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    Cloud Software Group
    Crystal reports is very expensive and does not integrate well with java based servers. Jasper also provides community edition, if we every want to downgrade the use, we always have the option of eliminating the server and using the reports as they are. Jasper also give you the opportunity to build BI on case by base basis including Dashboards.
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    Return on Investment
    Epicor Software
    • Made it so much easier and faster to access data across tools
    • Lessened the time exporting and uploading data to excel/sheets for analysis
    • Made data and metrics more easily accessible to others in our orgs
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    Cloud Software Group
    • Jaspersoft Community Edition has not had any significant impact on our ROI as we have purchased the commercial edition of the product.
    • The only impact on ROI is that when we bring on new developers, he or she can begin work using the community edition while awaiting the installation of the commercial edition.
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    ScreenShots

    Epicor Grow Screenshots

    Screenshot of Marketing desktop dashboard in dark-mode.Screenshot of TV, desktop, and mobile dashboards.Screenshot of KPI desktop dashboard in light-mode.Screenshot of Chart builder and data visualization.