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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

    Zoho Desk

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AZoho Support is a Saas help desk / ticketing system aimed at SMBs. I competes most often with Zendesk, and Desk.com.

    $9

    per month per user

    Pricing
    ibi WebFOCUSZoho Desk
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Free
    $0
    Express
    $9
    per month per user
    Standard
    $20
    per month per user
    Professional
    $35
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    $50
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ibi WebFOCUSZoho Desk
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
    Additional Details—A discount is offered for yearly billing.
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    Community Pulse
    ibi WebFOCUSZoho Desk
    Considered Both Products
    Cloud Software Group
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    Zoho
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    93%
    Would buy again
    14 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    14 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    87%
    Happy with the feature set
    13 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    11 Answers
    Features
    ibi WebFOCUSZoho Desk
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of ibi WebFOCUS and Zoho Desk
    Feature
    ibi WebFOCUS
    7.7
    11 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Zoho Desk
    -
    Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports7.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards9.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of ibi WebFOCUS and Zoho Desk
    Feature
    ibi WebFOCUS
    9.3
    13 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Zoho Desk
    -
    Ratings
    Drill-down analysis8.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities10.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages9.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration10.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of ibi WebFOCUS and Zoho Desk
    Feature
    ibi WebFOCUS
    8.2
    11 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Zoho Desk
    -
    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 Zoho Desk
    Feature
    ibi WebFOCUS
    6.3
    10 Ratings
    24% below category average
    Zoho Desk
    -
    Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)6.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics6.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of ibi WebFOCUS and Zoho Desk
    Feature
    ibi WebFOCUS
    9.0
    11 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Zoho Desk
    -
    Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)8.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model10.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)10.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of ibi WebFOCUS and Zoho Desk
    Feature
    ibi WebFOCUS
    5.9
    11 Ratings
    27% below category average
    Zoho Desk
    -
    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 Zoho Desk
    Feature
    ibi WebFOCUS
    8.6
    3 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Zoho Desk
    -
    Ratings
    REST API10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Javascript API8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    iFrames8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of ibi WebFOCUS and Zoho Desk
    Feature
    ibi WebFOCUS
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Desk
    8.5
    5 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Expert directory00 Ratings7.14 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings7.14 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission00 Ratings8.95 Ratings
    Ticket response00 Ratings8.95 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of ibi WebFOCUS and Zoho Desk
    Feature
    ibi WebFOCUS
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Desk
    9.8
    5 Ratings
    20% above category average
    External knowledge base00 Ratings9.85 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base00 Ratings9.85 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of ibi WebFOCUS and Zoho Desk
    Feature
    ibi WebFOCUS
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Desk
    6.6
    5 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Customer portal00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Social integration00 Ratings6.83 Ratings
    Email support00 Ratings6.15 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration00 Ratings5.44 Ratings
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    Score4 out of 10
    Help Scout
    Score9.3 out of 10
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    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Score8.1 out of 10
    LiveAgent
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Score7 out of 10
    Front
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ibi WebFOCUSZoho Desk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (16 ratings)
    8.8
    (23 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.6
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.0
    (12 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.8
    (11 ratings)
    Online Training
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.4
    (12 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sources
    9.4
    (12 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ibi WebFOCUSZoho Desk
    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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    Zoho
    Zoho Desk is a great customer service tool. It is very easy to track the ability to receive tickets and send responses in Zoho Desk. There are lots of options for customization. The knowledge base feature is very extensive and powerful. It makes creating internal and external FAQs easy.
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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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    Zoho
    • It provides a simple widget code with a few clicks once you decide to integrate it with your website or application.
    • There is a very user friendly dedicated mobile application for Zoho Desk for Android and IOS devices.
    • You can easily track all of your tickets and agents from the dashboard interface.
    • You can insert tags with each ticket to group them into specific categories for analysis and troubleshooting.
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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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    Zoho
    • The biggest drawback that I am facing while using the platform is that their ticketing system is not that great [in my opinion]. It does not give us the option to add sales tax and other charges in the invoices which leads to a big problem for us.
    • [I feel] its customer support needs improvement.
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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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    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Zoho
    I give [Zoho Desk] [an] overall usability score of 9. This is partly due to the search functionality needs improvement. There are several times where I am left unable to find a ticket and have to generate a new one. I am hoping in the future that they will make some changes!
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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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    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Zoho
    As Zoho Support is based in a different timezone to ours it can be an issue that we cannot get an immediate response to an issue. But I will say that once their Support is in the office they are fairly good to respond. they have resolved almost all issues I have told them about, but Zoho have also made system changes and not communicated these beforehand which means we are faced with something new and cannot get support on this until their support team is in the office
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    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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    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Zoho
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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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    Zoho
    We selected Zoho Desk as we needed a platform that was going to allow the business to grow through both usage and staffing numbers. We wanted something cost-effective but still offered standard features in an effective cloud-delivered solution but would still allow customization by our internal dev team, to derive better value from the service where it natively didn't do what we needed it to. FreeAgent was okay for a while, but Zoho Desk has allowed a vast improvement in our service offering to end customers.
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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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    Zoho
    • Zoho Desk has created an organised sytem of support which alows me to help my customers more efficiently.
    • By saving resolutions as articles, Zoho Desk has provided a training resource for current customers and support staff as part of solving problems.
    • All new customers become part of a database of customers who continue to receive support and education from forums created by the articles and customer questions.
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    ScreenShots

    Zoho Desk Screenshots

    Screenshot of Log and monitor phone conversations, convert them into new tickets, or attach them to existing ones. Convert social media interactions and live chat into tickets at the click of a button.Screenshot of Bring a Help Center directly into a website to strengthen self-service. Chat with Zia, an AI-powered conversation assistant. Customers can chat with Zia right from a mobile app or website. Zia processes their questions and suggests appropriate solutions from the Knowledge Base.Screenshot of With advanced process automation, internal processes can be setup within the help desk, implement them automatically, and make sure that all processes are followed precisely.Screenshot of Instant responses for instant happiness. Respond to customers the minute they reach out with Zoho Desk's embeddable chat widget. Customers can get in touch with agents instantly, right from the Help Center, so agents can respond and help them find answers faster.Screenshot of Monitor a team's performance, customize and schedule reports. Custom dashboards can be created.Screenshot of Zia brings together predictions across anomalies, sentiment, trending ticket tags, and more into a common dashboard for decision-makers to consume. They can drill down further into the details from the same dashboard to investigate further.