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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Excel4apps

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AExcel4apps is a business intelligence software offering from Excel4apps.N/A

    Logi Symphony

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/ALogi Symphony is a business intelligence and data visualization software that includes customizable dashboards, reporting, and visual data analytics. It can be integrated into users’ existing business applications and its visualization and reporting tools can be customized.N/A
    Pricing
    Excel4appsLogi Symphony
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    Excel4appsLogi Symphony
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Considered Both Products
    Excel4apps
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    Insightsoftware, Inc
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    100%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Features
    Excel4appsLogi Symphony
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Excel4apps and Logi Symphony
    Feature
    Excel4apps
    6.3
    4 Ratings
    26% below category average
    Logi Symphony
    8.4
    51 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Pixel Perfect reports5.43 Ratings8.443 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards6.13 Ratings8.651 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.44 Ratings8.139 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Excel4apps and Logi Symphony
    Feature
    Excel4apps
    7.6
    4 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Logi Symphony
    8.1
    51 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Drill-down analysis7.54 Ratings7.951 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities9.24 Ratings8.250 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages6.52 Ratings7.633 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration7.14 Ratings8.645 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Excel4apps and Logi Symphony
    Feature
    Excel4apps
    6.4
    3 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Logi Symphony
    7.9
    49 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Publish to Web6.73 Ratings8.442 Ratings
    Publish to PDF8.22 Ratings7.845 Ratings
    Report Versioning5.83 Ratings7.838 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling6.23 Ratings8.337 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers5.02 Ratings7.23 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Excel4apps and Logi Symphony
    Feature
    Excel4apps
    6.7
    2 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Logi Symphony
    7.8
    49 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)7.02 Ratings8.148 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.02 Ratings7.941 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics6.02 Ratings7.432 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Excel4apps and Logi Symphony
    Feature
    Excel4apps
    8.1
    3 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Logi Symphony
    8.2
    49 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)9.03 Ratings8.648 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model9.02 Ratings8.045 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)7.23 Ratings8.246 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)7.22 Ratings8.25 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Excel4apps and Logi Symphony
    Feature
    Excel4apps
    7.8
    1 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Logi Symphony
    8.2
    45 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access9.01 Ratings8.344 Ratings
    Mobile Application8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile6.01 Ratings8.140 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Excel4apps and Logi Symphony
    Feature
    Excel4apps
    3.4
    2 Ratings
    78% below category average
    Logi Symphony
    7.8
    7 Ratings
    1% above category average
    REST API1.01 Ratings8.25 Ratings
    Javascript API5.72 Ratings8.66 Ratings
    iFrames1.01 Ratings7.05 Ratings
    Java API5.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)2.01 Ratings7.76 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)5.01 Ratings7.52 Ratings
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    Small Businesses
    Cyfe
    Score4 out of 10
    Cyfe
    Score4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Sisense
    Score6.9 out of 10
    Sisense
    Score6.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Excel4appsLogi Symphony
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    8.3
    (52 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    8.0
    (6 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.9
    (3 ratings)
    8.8
    (11 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (45 ratings)
    Data Sources
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (46 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Excel4appsLogi Symphony
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Excel4apps
    We have to calculate most all Lab / Pilot / Proposals sizing and results. The automated calculations in [Excel4apps] is awesome, as once you are familiar with them, it is easy to quickly implement them when needed.
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    Insightsoftware, Inc
    For all the scenarios I have so far worked on or I am currently working on, Dundas BI has proved to be more than adequate and apt to handle all of those. It is a very easy-to-use tool with quick shortcuts enabling you to prepare ad-hoc reports or dashboards in a matter of minutes.
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    Pros
    Excel4apps
    • Easy to install and maintain. After the initial installation, there is little involvement by the technical administrators.
    • Cloning production to a test environment does not require any additional setups unlike Oracle EBS which does.
    • Loading data and reporting on this data is handled via EXCEL spreadsheets which is the "language" of our financial users.
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    Insightsoftware, Inc
    • Project organization from Development to Production, you get a production and development license but I think the best way to do it is with DEV and Prod project in the Production box. Use the development box for testing updates and really crazy things. With the Dev and Prod projects on the same box, you just publish from Dev to Prod and you are done. Users only have access to the Prod projects so no one can mess up what you are working on.
    • Security - If you have a hierarchy (subsidiaries, divisions, department, teams) and you want each group to see only their data, then Security hierarchies are for you!
    • Dependent filters! What's this you ask? Here is an example of how it can be used, in your company you have departments and who works for what department is in your database. You make a dashboard that has a department filter (only show these departments), a managers filter, and employee filter. Not every manager or employee is in multiple departments usually only one. With dependent filters you can say that the manager and employee filter are dependent on what is selected in the departments filter so when you go to filter them they only show the managers or employees that are part of that department, and you can even it do so employees are not only dependent on department but on manager as well. Then it gets even better as it can be done in reverse as well so when you select a manager then go to the department it only shows the departments he works for (there are better situations where this is more useful).
    • It is scriptable! From calculate columns, null replacements, button actions, load actions, hover over events there a way to do what you want.
    • They are constantly improving and listens to your suggestions.
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    Cons
    Excel4apps
    • It is possible but difficult to retrieve data or set criteria from different module into a single report or retrieve. If it is more user friendly instead of having to create a complex formula to retrieve the data, this function will be utilized more often.
    • It will be nice to have visual (graphs, etc.) report template available
    • It is helpful if we can retrieve data for a range of date, instead of just YTD, PTD etc. and multi-year data all at once for comparison too.
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    Insightsoftware, Inc
    • Not too many cons for how we use the application. It really is easy and powerful. Very powerful.
    • Licensing is one thing that could be looked into. It is simple, but a little confusing. For example, if I get a license today, but a new release comes out tomorrow, it seems that the license doesn't work with the new release. Maybe that is by design, but it would be nice to clearly understand.
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    Usability
    Excel4apps
    I am not a power user of Excel. So I find Exel4apps a friendlier version of the things that I could do on Excel and making it easier with a magic wand.
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    Insightsoftware, Inc
    We are still in the implementation phase, but so far we are finding it to be easy to use and learn. The eLearning courses that they have made available for free, as well as User Forums and other training videos have made even difficult concepts easier to understand.
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    Support Rating
    Excel4apps
    I have not needed support yet
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    Insightsoftware, Inc
    We have bi-weekly calls with our Success Manager, as well as access to support as needed. Any question that I have had, multiple people have been willing and able to jump on a call to talk me through it, or send an email with the solution
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    Implementation Rating
    Excel4apps
    No answers on this topic
    Insightsoftware, Inc
    Providing that you have the client's needs well known, creating BI content using Dundas BI is a walk in the park!
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    Alternatives Considered
    Excel4apps
    Excel4apps is more user friendly and can retrieve data much easier and in a nicer format than Jaspersoft. Qlik Sense is useful and have more visual reporting and dashboard. However, it is usually used for higher level of analyses and review. Yardi is used for specific purpose, which is different than Excel4apps. Excel4apps can pull all the financial data from Oracle, including billing and collections.
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    Insightsoftware, Inc
    Per dollar spent, it offers the widest range of features of the tools that we evaluated. It offers lots of options for how to configure your environment, though they are not always intuitive to figure out. Having an ETL layer was a must have for us, as well as the ability to host to secure HIPAA compliance. It is not a replacement for ad hoc reporting, but does a great job of creating parameterized reports and dashboards that look great.
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    Return on Investment
    Excel4apps
    • Increase team transparency
    • Increased reporting
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    Insightsoftware, Inc
    • Coming from an SQL based standard delivery model, Dundas BI has provided a fantastic rate of ROI.
    • The preparation and delivery time has reduced from weeks to just a few hours.
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