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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

    Visual KPI

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AVisual KPI is a business intelligence software offering from Transpara.N/A
    Pricing
    Excel4appsVisual KPI
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Excel4appsVisual KPI
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Excel4appsVisual KPI
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Excel4apps and Visual KPI
    Feature
    Excel4apps
    6.3
    4 Ratings
    26% below category average
    Visual KPI
    8.2
    2 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Pixel Perfect reports5.43 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards6.13 Ratings9.12 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.44 Ratings8.22 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Excel4apps and Visual KPI
    Feature
    Excel4apps
    7.6
    4 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Visual KPI
    8.4
    2 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Drill-down analysis7.54 Ratings9.12 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities9.24 Ratings9.12 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages6.52 Ratings8.22 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration7.14 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Excel4apps and Visual KPI
    Feature
    Excel4apps
    6.4
    3 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Visual KPI
    8.2
    2 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Publish to Web6.73 Ratings9.12 Ratings
    Publish to PDF8.22 Ratings9.12 Ratings
    Report Versioning5.83 Ratings8.22 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling6.23 Ratings8.22 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers5.02 Ratings6.42 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Excel4apps and Visual KPI
    Feature
    Excel4apps
    6.7
    2 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Visual KPI
    7.6
    2 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)7.02 Ratings8.22 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.02 Ratings9.12 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics6.02 Ratings5.52 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Excel4apps and Visual KPI
    Feature
    Excel4apps
    8.1
    3 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Visual KPI
    7.3
    2 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)9.03 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model9.02 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)7.23 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)7.22 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Excel4apps and Visual KPI
    Feature
    Excel4apps
    7.8
    1 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Visual KPI
    7.8
    2 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access9.01 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Mobile Application8.01 Ratings8.22 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile6.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Excel4apps and Visual KPI
    Feature
    Excel4apps
    3.4
    2 Ratings
    78% below category average
    Visual KPI
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    3% above category average
    REST API1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Javascript API5.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    iFrames1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Java API5.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)2.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Excel4appsVisual KPI
    Small Businesses
    Cyfe
    Score4 out of 10
    Cyfe
    Score4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Score7 out of 10
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Score7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Excel4appsVisual KPI
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.9
    (3 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sources
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Excel4appsVisual KPI
    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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    Transpara
    [Visual KPI is well suited for:] 1. Maintenance or field worker in oil & gas/chemical/ process industry mostly; machines status on the map & functionality for tracing exact location of the machines. 2. Key personnel of the site is always in move within the site/plant; useful for monitoring key performance indicators of the plant 3. KPIs to be built based on multiple data sources as well as integration with ERP tool
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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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    Transpara
    • The latest user interface makes it easier to use.
    • The search function helps find projects quickly.
    • It covers a lot of areas of your business so there is intrinsic value to how robust it is.
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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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    Transpara
    • Intelligent prediction & AI
    • Deep integration is limited to OSISoft's PI AF; bit time consuming for large integration for other historians > mapping hierarchy
    • Template to create Apps like OEE, Cycle time etc for rapid deployment
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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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    Transpara
    1. At large it was successful implementation. - [Users] are empowered to find out performance measures easily - issues like machine downtime, trend analysis, location specific downtime information, roll out functionalities, up time of the machines or area, alert based on run hour of the machines/ pumps, manual data entry to capture reason code for any downtime
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    Support Rating
    Excel4apps
    I have not needed support yet
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    Transpara
    1. Online documentation 2. How to do videos 3. Very supportive customer support 4. Excellent & user centric sales team
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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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    Transpara
    Most of these products serve as the master source for managing data, but they all seem to have their own focus for what kind of data and metrics they monitor, visualize and analyze. I think Visual KPI holds its own against the competition because it serves so many purposes for so many departments at your organization.
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    Return on Investment
    Excel4apps
    • Increase team transparency
    • Increased reporting
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    Transpara
    • Duration to realize the benefit is less
    • OpEx requirement is steady since system is very robust
    • Minimum to no training required for users; VisualKPI is very intuitive
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