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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Google Drive

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Drive is a cloud file storage, synchronization, and collaboration platform and service, that features Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides for document editing and presentation.

    $6

    per month

    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AThe SAP® BusinessObjects™ Business Intelligence Platform provides users with ad hoc queries, reporting, data visualizations, and analysis tools. Its integrated, unified infrastructure aims to offer scalability from one-to-many tools and interfaces on-premise, in the cloud, or as a hybrid approach.N/A
    Pricing
    Google DriveSAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    Editions & Modules
    Basic
    $6.00
    per month
    Business
    $12.00
    per month
    Enterprise
    Contact Vendor for Quote
    per month
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google DriveSAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiscounts are available for students, educators, and non profit organizations.—
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    Community Pulse
    Google DriveSAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    Considered Both Products
    Google
    No answer on this topic
    SAP
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    99%
    Would buy again
    120 Answers
    81%
    Would buy again
    13 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    114 Answers
    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
    12 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    117 Answers
    81%
    Happy with the feature set
    13 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    81 Answers
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    9 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    99%
    Implementation went as expected
    93 Answers
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    11 Answers
    Features
    Google DriveSAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Google Drive and SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Google Drive
    8.4
    221 Ratings
    0% above category average
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    -
    Ratings
    Versioning8.7195 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video files7.8190 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audio files8.3184 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document collaboration9.0218 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access control8.0216 Ratings00 Ratings
    File search8.1220 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device sync8.9205 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Security & Administration
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Google Drive and SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Google Drive
    8.6
    215 Ratings
    1% below category average
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    -
    Ratings
    User and role management9.0202 Ratings00 Ratings
    File organization8.0213 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device management8.799 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Platform
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Google Drive and SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Google Drive
    8.9
    214 Ratings
    3% above category average
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    -
    Ratings
    Performance9.2212 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reliability9.1214 Ratings00 Ratings
    Storage Reports8.587 Ratings00 Ratings
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Google Drive and SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Google Drive
    -
    Ratings
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    7.8
    56 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings8.550 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards00 Ratings6.752 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings8.251 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Google Drive and SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Google Drive
    -
    Ratings
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    7.1
    53 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Drill-down analysis00 Ratings6.452 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities00 Ratings6.551 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings8.335 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings7.352 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Google Drive and SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Google Drive
    -
    Ratings
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    7.8
    53 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Publish to Web00 Ratings8.344 Ratings
    Publish to PDF00 Ratings8.251 Ratings
    Report Versioning00 Ratings7.646 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings8.052 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings6.931 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Google Drive and SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Google Drive
    -
    Ratings
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    6.0
    48 Ratings
    28% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings5.846 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings6.143 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics00 Ratings6.042 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings6.16 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Google Drive and SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Google Drive
    -
    Ratings
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    7.4
    53 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings7.953 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings7.251 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings7.450 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings7.27 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings7.234 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Google Drive and SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Google Drive
    -
    Ratings
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    6.4
    38 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings5.637 Ratings
    Mobile Application00 Ratings5.332 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings5.534 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Google Drive and SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Google Drive
    -
    Ratings
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    7.9
    28 Ratings
    2% above category average
    REST API00 Ratings8.124 Ratings
    Javascript API00 Ratings7.723 Ratings
    iFrames00 Ratings8.221 Ratings
    Java API00 Ratings7.526 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings7.624 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings8.622 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Google DriveSAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (224 ratings)
    7.1
    (78 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    8.3
    (24 ratings)
    Usability
    8.8
    (54 ratings)
    6.6
    (21 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (49 ratings)
    8.6
    (16 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    Configurability
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (45 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.3
    (45 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Google DriveSAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Google
    It is possible to share files and folders with up to 200 email addresses, as well as with persons outside the company.Use the drop-down arrow to select who may see, comment on, or change the file or folder before sending out an invitation.I am very much impressed with this feature
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    SAP
    As mentioned earlier reporting was a big headache for us and the tools we used didn't support large data sets and visualization Performing analytics with such data sets was cumbersome and later post using this SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence we were able to correlate different data sets and prepare the dashboard pretty easier which were helpful and easier to understand.
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    Pros
    Google
    • Any user with access can store a file using different platforms like Android, IOS, Windows, or Ubuntu (Desktop version)
    • You can share files with any number of different users with different access rights or you can even keep it public by providing the access link and assign different rights for public access
    • You can open Excel/Word files using google software Sheets/Docs in the browser environment without having to install software like Microsoft Office etc on your Windows OS
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    SAP
    • This software is easy to initially learn, and very powerful in producing reusable reports.
    • It is much faster than my company's internal manual queries. The ability to build off of a saved query and share queries to other users is a great positive.
    • My favorite part is that you can run queries in the background and it does not interfere with your current work or slow your computer down.
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    Cons
    Google
    • Having a little bit more control and clarity over what is shared and how it is shared would be a useful improvement.
    • Could be more robust and flexible as far as assigning restrictions.
    • Google Sheets could be enhanced because Excel really is not there yet as a product with equal capabilities as there are still quite a few limitations to the functionality.
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    SAP
    • The installation can be very complex and time-consuming, it requires a lot of planning and foresight as to what role the software will play in the organization.
    • The software has a relatively large learning curve that takes dedicated users months to get comfortable with, the UI is a bit intimidating for new users.
    • SAP could organize their help better, it can be difficult to find dependable solutions to issues via their website and support channels.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Google
    It's perfect for me. It keeps things saved and is easy to remove items if needed. Also, I very much enjoy the formatting options. Along with the integrations it has for SSO. Overall, this is the most user friendly system I have ever come across.
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    SAP
    The institution has decided to move in a different direction, and will be using MSBI for reporting. I have been very happy with the Business Objects suite of tools, and will continue to use them heavily until we make the transition.
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    Usability
    Google
    It's easy enough to use for computer users of all ages and skill levels. I am an advanced user, and I think the hardest part might be showing someone how to download and set up the app on their device if they weren't too familiar with computers, but overall it is very easy to understand.
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    SAP
    From a server and client side perspective. the Business Intelligence Platform provides a foundation for all aspects of content development, distribution, analysis, collaboration and self service. Ease of use from targeted content delivery through controlled accessibility. Content exporting in the format of the users choice. Scheduling for internal or external delivery. Public and private folders for secure content access when requied. Web based for viewing on the users device of choice without the need to download additional applications.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Google
    Always available
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    SAP
    When we implemented 3.1, we had a tough time managing the system: It took almost a year to stabilize.

    With 4.0, we want to roll out to more users, and are holding back because of fears about the performance issue
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    Performance
    Google
    The documents load fairly quickly and also update in real time, especially given the fact that multiple people can be using it at once. The "Offline" feature works great to allow the user to make edits and access the document without access to the internet, and then sync changes later once they're back.
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    SAP
    Overall, the tool (Web Intelligence 4.2) is fast and solid. One issue is a dependability on JAVA for a full feature report creation/edit capabilities (as opposed to limited HTML option). Second, planned end of JAVA support by major browsers (Chrome is already not supporting JAVA applet).
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    Support Rating
    Google
    It takes a few days for customer support to get back to you. Although, I have not had to use support too often. Once you get an email back, they are very thorough and work hard to fix the problem quickly. It is a really great resource and a great way to get the help you need if you're stuck. A phone call also works quickly but you have to call during specific times.
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    SAP
    SAP has released various versions of SAP BO BI. starting from 3.1 and going to 4.0,4.1,4.2 and latest being 4.3. SAP provides support to these new versions. As new versions keep on coming, support for the very old software goes out of scope from SAP. it is when the different organization plans to get their BO content migrated from a lower version to a newer version. The newer version had definitely added functionality and features which ease the work of users.
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    In-Person Training
    Google
    The effective google workspace using training that my organization received and was conducted by me (as a team lead of the ICT team) was mind-blowing and as a result, our staff is performing well in terms of using the application for their daily jobs than before. Now, in my institution, all teachers and all the administrative personnel are very much interested in cloud storage facilities, in previous my institution was afraid of losing all important documents in the cloud storage. But, after having received the training they are now realized that if anyone has only one google account then he or she can use 15GB of cloud storage freely and they are now happy because now it is not necessary for anyone to carry the traditional pen drive.
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    SAP
    SAP authorized training is best, Please go ahead with it. Even lot of online training options/videos available for self learning
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    Online Training
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    I haven't used it or got feedback from the end user.

    Content looks to be pretty detailed. Focused on SQL but not BW.
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    Implementation Rating
    Google
    It's an extremely easy software to implement, once you sign up for a google account you automatically have access to google drive with a set amount of storage space. The business or Google Suite accounts have more storage space than a regular free account, but setting up and accessing google drive is very easy in both cases
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    SAP
    Hire specialists and experienced staff. Mix some beginners so that everyone is not a leader but a learner too. Plan well; architect well; break down implementation in small steps and move towards larger steps. Create a centralized and authorized SAP Business Objects implementation team.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Google
    In short, Google Drive is better for independent users who store a normal amount of stuff. OneDrive makes more sense for businesses and teams that are doing heavy-duty storage or large-scale syncing. Realistically, though, most users will fall somewhere in between the two, where either platform would meet their needs.
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    SAP
    We selected SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) based on price. It can stack up against others in terms of price and honestly, that's about it. Salesforce Commerce does a hell of a better job at handling it. However, in the space of Business Intelligence, SAP can do more, and that's why at the end we went with it
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    Scalability
    Google
    I have always been able to access
    Incentivized
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    SAP
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform supports SOA Service Oriented Architecture. You can start/restart/enable/disable all the servers. You can seamless do load balancing and clustering. It supports all leading application and web server. Supports LDAP SSO integration. People who can work on excel with training they can work on SAP Business Objects Web Intelligence, dashboard, Lumira, Information design tool product suite. Tool is very user friendly and easy to learn and implement
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    Return on Investment
    Google
    • It has given our operation remote capabilities
    • Easier to access and understand client's need through collaborative enviroment
    • availability to digital resources fast and easy
    • saved our operation hundreds of dollars in physical storage (both investment and maintenance)
    • our operation became easier for new staff to get onboard: small learning curve to use it
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    SAP
    • By generating and distributing reports in a timely manner, we were able to save millions of dollars for the company which otherwise would not have been visible.
    • Almost realtime dashboard, saved the company a huge amount by showing the outages and kept the company from buying a tool to do just that.
    • It showed the customers who were not paying the bills and were missing in the system due to some loophole. This was visible by doing reporting on the theft usage of electricity.
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