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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ibi WebFOCUS

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AThe ibi™ WebFOCUS® product is an enterprise business intelligence and analytics solution equipped with data management, visual discovery, predictive analytics, and visualizations. Combining these capabilities and data science in one unified containerized platform, the WebFOCUS® solution can be used to make data-driven decisions across the enterprise and provide reports, dashboards, and customer-facing applications at scale.N/A

    Reveal

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AReveal is a True SDK embedded analytics and business intelligence platform built for software teams shipping customer-facing dashboards, reporting, and AI insights inside their own applications. Unlike iFrame-based or bolt-on BI tools, Reveal embeds natively — with full control over UX, branding, and architecture, and no separate licensing or infrastructure overhead. End users get self-service analytics including drag-and-drop dashboard creation, conversational AI…

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    Pricing
    ibi WebFOCUSReveal
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Embedded Analytics - Contact Us!
    $0.00
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ibi WebFOCUSReveal
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Community Pulse
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    Considered Both Products
    Cloud Software Group
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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
    No answers on this topic
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    15 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    81%
    Happy with the feature set
    13 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    11 Answers
    Features
    ibi WebFOCUSReveal
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of ibi WebFOCUS and Reveal
    Feature
    ibi WebFOCUS
    7.7
    11 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Reveal
    7.0
    10 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Pixel Perfect reports7.06 Ratings6.58 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards9.011 Ratings7.410 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of ibi WebFOCUS and Reveal
    Feature
    ibi WebFOCUS
    9.3
    13 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Reveal
    7.3
    10 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Drill-down analysis8.013 Ratings7.09 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities10.013 Ratings7.310 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages9.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration10.012 Ratings8.09 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of ibi WebFOCUS and Reveal
    Feature
    ibi WebFOCUS
    8.2
    11 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Reveal
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    Ratings
    Publish to Web10.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to PDF8.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Versioning6.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling10.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of ibi WebFOCUS and Reveal
    Feature
    ibi WebFOCUS
    6.3
    10 Ratings
    24% below category average
    Reveal
    7.6
    8 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)6.08 Ratings7.58 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.09 Ratings7.55 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics6.07 Ratings7.77 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of ibi WebFOCUS and Reveal
    Feature
    ibi WebFOCUS
    9.0
    11 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Reveal
    6.7
    10 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)8.011 Ratings6.610 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model10.011 Ratings7.17 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)10.011 Ratings7.68 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)8.04 Ratings5.66 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of ibi WebFOCUS and Reveal
    Feature
    ibi WebFOCUS
    5.9
    11 Ratings
    27% below category average
    Reveal
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    Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access9.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Application3.32 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile8.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of ibi WebFOCUS and Reveal
    Feature
    ibi WebFOCUS
    8.6
    3 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Reveal
    6.0
    6 Ratings
    18% below category average
    REST API10.01 Ratings2.65 Ratings
    Javascript API8.02 Ratings7.23 Ratings
    iFrames8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Java API00 Ratings6.43 Ratings
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    Enterprises
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
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    Score8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ibi WebFOCUSReveal
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (16 ratings)
    10.0
    (16 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.6
    (5 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.4
    (16 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.4
    (12 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sources
    9.4
    (12 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ibi WebFOCUSReveal
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cloud Software Group
    I would less recommend it because it looks like IBI is receding a bit from the European market. I would not be certain for future support. Knowledge in the market in western Europe is limited Functional wise the application suits almost all situations. I would for sure recommend it purely based on its capabilities
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    Infragistics
    As a company responsible for people money we have to deal with following challenges every day: Clients who want to track the status of their transfers. Licensing agencies who need to ensure professional standards are met. Internal team managers who need to track client and staff progress to ensure company progression and success. Reveal does a good job as self-service tool enabling the accountable parties to have full access to important insights 24/7. The prebuilt dashboard themes save time and investment as we don’t need to hire a dedicated data analyst. The interactive dashboards give full transparency. The ability to easily create, analyze and report keeps clients, partners and stuff on the same page.
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    Pros
    Cloud Software Group
    • One thing that has always been good at WebFOCUS is how they interact with the customer on items. They take suggestions and implement them. In addition technical support is timely and very detailed.
    • I think they keep up with and lead in implementing new technologies in the BI space. One case of this are the ability for user to create their own easy dashboard using the green plus buttons. Also the ability to link d3 into and have the ability to implement new types of graphs is nice.
    • I have been to a spoke at one of their user conferences and they are worth going to. In addition to all of the great seminars the interaction you get with vendors and other users is key in the growth of your knowledge. I've learned so much for my time at these conferences.
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    Infragistics
    • Ease of Use - Reveal is super intuitive when it comes to creating dashboards. You don't need to be a data expert, which is key for me.
    • Sharing - The ability to share across our teams, locations, and with clients is great. We create teams for our different clients and share dashboards there that also are connected to our company dashboards.
    • Support and Roadmap - Reveal support has been great. They care about the needs of their customers. They have released 3 updates in the last few months, and they are adding a lot of value.
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    Cons
    Cloud Software Group
    • The newest versions of WebFOCUS have an unnecessarily complicated security layout that makes configuration difficult to accomplish without bringing in the vendor for installs.
    • This software tries to cover too many bases allowing you to switch from writing code manually to creating reports using only GUI tools. This sometimes complicates screens and functionality where the two methods don't always work well together. -though its nice to have the choice.
    • The sales force is not as top notch as many software companies
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    Infragistics
    • There are a limited number of templates, but this is something they say they are working on.
    • Cost is reasonable for individual personal use, but prohibitive to small companies looking to embed their services in their own App.
    • Responses to emails for support can be delayed, but what else is new?
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cloud Software Group
    This software is deeply engrained with my organization and has become a tool that would not easily be replaced without spending more money and resources to get the same results. License cost is comparable to other report writing tools and the capabilities are greater than the competition without having to buy multiple apps to do the same thing.
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    Infragistics
    As a developer of the project, I feel comfortable with this tool for its peculiarities: acceptable costs, simple configuration, creation and maintenance of simple reports, fairly complete account management, also, not least, I appreciate the work done by their technical support always timely intervention and, above all, resolutive.
    Furthermore, as far as end users are concerned, I found a good appreciation of the proposed reports
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    Usability
    Cloud Software Group
    Best BI tool/product I have used. The others don't compare overall. Some can look fancier, but when you actually use them with large data and data from numerous systems/sources that is where most of the competition falls away. I also don't like downtime. I have basically none for a large user base with WebFocus. Even SAP Crystal Reports went down for 4 days once - 4 days because the admin password got locked out due to a glitch and we had zero reports for 4 days. WebFocus has never had more than a few minutes of downtime. It's like a tank that just keeps rolling. There is no other choice for reliable BI.
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    Infragistics
    Reveal has a great usability for any level of computer user. The only major thing I see that is not exactly user friendly, is the color scheme issue I stated earlier in my review. Although, I am coming from a graphic design background, I need a platform that every team member in our office can use.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Cloud Software Group
    Tracking availability formally for almost two years and we are at 99.8%
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    Infragistics
    This assessment is due to the fact that I have not yet found Reveal not available for use. Apart from some problems of development crash, then fixed by the product assistance service, I have not found any particular problems or loss of time caused by the instrument.
    Incentivized
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    Performance
    Cloud Software Group
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    Infragistics
    The pages load rather quickly even in the presence of several elevations in the same dashboard that insist on different data sources and with visualizations that insist on different types of graph. I can only be satisfied with these performances.
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    Support Rating
    Cloud Software Group
    They have extremely knowledgeable techs that I have worked with over the years. Some have actually become really good friends of mine. I see them often at local user groups and when we show them how we are using their tools to save millions of dollars throughout the company
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    Infragistics
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    Cloud Software Group
    It's hit and miss, the last class was overcrowded and people were having trouble connecting which took up much of the time. Instructors vary
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    Infragistics
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    Implementation Rating
    Cloud Software Group
    Plan ahead on what data will be accessible and the type of security required on the database and if you will want to use security that is built into the software. It is worth consulting with the vendor on what your plan is and how they recommend you proceed in order to get results you are happy with.
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    Infragistics
    None in particular, however, would be welcome if improvements were made in the personalization of the prospects and in the connection between them (perhaps being able to transfer the selections present in one prospect to another recalled by the first).
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cloud Software Group
    Webfocus handles the side of our business that is involved with our catalogs. Our catalogs is a huge revenue driver for us and this tool has been extremely useful with planning feature catalogs. Tableau is used more for marketing and merchandising purchases since we can filter data based on website sales.
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    Infragistics
    Lacks ability to generate analytics as complex as Tableau and not as easy to embed and interface with other software and databases as Looker. But a very good option for those not needing the complexities found in other products.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Cloud Software Group
    No answers on this topic
    Infragistics
    This evaluation is the result of the fact that I have not had the opportunity to deepen the Reveal interface with other tools and / or other software, so the evaluation that I am giving follows what I have been able to read regarding the characteristics of the product online.
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    Return on Investment
    Cloud Software Group
    • We are not yet a success story. Though we've been implementing WebFOCUS for over a year, we have very few products in our Production portal. Of course, this is not all the responsibility of Information Builders, but we were ill-advised by our 'training coordinator' in our training of staff and coming up to speed with the tools has been very slow.
    • Once skilled analysts and professional IT staff achieve a grasp of the products, they are able to very quickly create polished and well-received products.
    • The DW/BI project has helped us to establish standards and protocols of communication that will allow us to more quickly meet knowledge transfer requirements
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    Infragistics
    • We have the best platform for visualizing data for better understanding
    • The drag and drop features saves time
    • With data from multiple sources, we get the right intelligence to drive our business forward.
    • While it is expensive, the benefits outweighs the high cost
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Reveal Screenshots

    Screenshot of full control over deployment, user access, and the look, feel, and behavior of the embedded BI experience.Screenshot of self-service dashboard creation, allowing app users to view, edit, and build their own dashboards within the application, reducing support requests to development teams.Screenshot of Reveal's flat-rate pricing model, offering robust analytics capabilities without hidden costs or usage-based price increases.Screenshot of Reveal's true embedded SDK architecture, which eliminates the need for iFrames and provides full client- and server-side API support for a secure, in-context analytics experience.Screenshot of full theming and branding control, allowing the analytics experience to match the host application's brand.Screenshot of the analytics interface supporting both read-only dashboards and full self-service BI in a single, visually rich experience.