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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IBM Hybrid Data Management Platform

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AIBM Hybrid Data Management Platform is designed to manage data and facilitate analysis across on-premise or cloud databases or integrated across structured and unstructured data types. Deployable resources are tied directly to pricing via IBM FlexPoints, which are bought on a subscription basis.N/A

    Microsoft BI (MSBI)

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft BI is a business intelligence product used for data analysis and generating reports on server-based data. It features unlimited data analysis capacity with its reporting engine, SQL Server Reporting Services alongside ETL, master data management, and data cleansing.

    $14

    per month per user

    Oracle Analytics

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AOracle Analytics is a solution used to visually explore data to create and share compelling stories. Oracle Analytics Cloud is a cloud native service, and Oracle Analytics Server is the on-premise option.N/A
    Pricing
    IBM Hybrid Data Management PlatformMicrosoft BI (MSBI)Oracle Analytics
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Power BI Pro
    $14
    per month per user
    Power BI Premium
    $24
    per month per user
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM Hybrid Data Management PlatformMicrosoft BI (MSBI)Oracle Analytics
    Free Trial
    NoNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsMust contact sales team for pricing.
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    IBM Hybrid Data Management PlatformMicrosoft BI (MSBI)Oracle Analytics
    Considered Multiple Products
    IBM
    No answer on this topic
    Microsoft
    Chose Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Outsourcing work is easy to understand, and there are plenty of resources available in the marketplace. It is expensive, but it is still significantly less costly than the alternatives. Results from Microsoft BI (MSBI) are dependable; therefore, there is no problem with trust. …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Easy data load through Excel.
    Data load using standard API is possible.
    Data synchronized and harmonized.
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Microsoft BI is ideal for proficient Excel users, and it is the best choice in terms of visualizations. We decided to use Microsoft BI for these reasons.
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    One of the main reasons Microsoft BI was chosen by our company is because it is a reliable program. We tried different programs in the past (and currently also use other ones for certain reporting and analysis needs) but Microsoft BI was the least buggy out of our top choices.
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Oracle is primarily one amongst the leader in ERP applications and they have quite easily leveraged their BI products to offer pre-built dashboard and operational reporting which is received well by the users. But with Microsoft BI there are host of other features which beats …
    Incentivized
    Oracle
    Chose Oracle Analytics
    Compared to Microsoft BI, Oracle BI has got good data modeling, adhoc reporting, scheduling and some rich visualization capabilities which definitely made us to choose Oracle BI against Microsoft BI.

    Tableau BI is a very simple and easy tool to implement and helps business users …
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
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    94%
    Would buy again
    15 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    14 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    15 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    16 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    13 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    12 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    11 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    12 Answers
    Features
    IBM Hybrid Data Management PlatformMicrosoft BI (MSBI)Oracle Analytics
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of IBM Hybrid Data Management Platform and Microsoft BI (MSBI) and Oracle Analytics
    Feature
    IBM Hybrid Data Management Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    9.0
    53 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Oracle Analytics
    8.1
    62 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings8.546 Ratings8.055 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards00 Ratings9.653 Ratings8.161 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings8.951 Ratings8.361 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of IBM Hybrid Data Management Platform and Microsoft BI (MSBI) and Oracle Analytics
    Feature
    IBM Hybrid Data Management Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    8.5
    53 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Oracle Analytics
    8.0
    66 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Drill-down analysis00 Ratings8.548 Ratings8.464 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities00 Ratings8.253 Ratings8.265 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings8.342 Ratings7.145 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings8.953 Ratings8.162 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of IBM Hybrid Data Management Platform and Microsoft BI (MSBI) and Oracle Analytics
    Feature
    IBM Hybrid Data Management Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    8.5
    52 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Oracle Analytics
    7.8
    63 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Publish to Web00 Ratings9.348 Ratings7.755 Ratings
    Publish to PDF00 Ratings9.148 Ratings7.762 Ratings
    Report Versioning00 Ratings7.444 Ratings7.753 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings8.547 Ratings7.958 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings8.426 Ratings7.938 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of IBM Hybrid Data Management Platform and Microsoft BI (MSBI) and Oracle Analytics
    Feature
    IBM Hybrid Data Management Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    8.7
    52 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Oracle Analytics
    7.8
    61 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings9.651 Ratings7.559 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings8.748 Ratings7.552 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics00 Ratings7.845 Ratings7.747 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings8.76 Ratings8.63 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of IBM Hybrid Data Management Platform and Microsoft BI (MSBI) and Oracle Analytics
    Feature
    IBM Hybrid Data Management Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    9.3
    53 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Oracle Analytics
    8.4
    61 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings9.449 Ratings8.160 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings9.347 Ratings8.160 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings8.949 Ratings8.560 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings9.36 Ratings8.54 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings9.431 Ratings8.641 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of IBM Hybrid Data Management Platform and Microsoft BI (MSBI) and Oracle Analytics
    Feature
    IBM Hybrid Data Management Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    8.0
    42 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Oracle Analytics
    8.0
    48 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings8.239 Ratings8.046 Ratings
    Mobile Application00 Ratings8.030 Ratings8.033 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings7.839 Ratings8.044 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of IBM Hybrid Data Management Platform and Microsoft BI (MSBI) and Oracle Analytics
    Feature
    IBM Hybrid Data Management Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    8.5
    24 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Oracle Analytics
    7.9
    36 Ratings
    2% above category average
    REST API00 Ratings9.221 Ratings8.231 Ratings
    Javascript API00 Ratings8.821 Ratings7.930 Ratings
    iFrames00 Ratings8.820 Ratings8.223 Ratings
    Java API00 Ratings8.718 Ratings7.931 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings8.021 Ratings7.531 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings7.319 Ratings7.924 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    IBM Hybrid Data Management PlatformMicrosoft BI (MSBI)Oracle Analytics
    Likelihood to Recommend
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (77 ratings)
    8.1
    (76 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (25 ratings)
    9.1
    (8 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (19 ratings)
    8.2
    (6 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (15 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.9
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.6
    (7 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (42 ratings)
    9.2
    (57 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (41 ratings)
    8.1
    (57 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM Hybrid Data Management PlatformMicrosoft BI (MSBI)Oracle Analytics
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Microsoft BI has a lot of features and is a very powerful tool, especially if you have folks on your team that know how to utilize all of its capabilities. To truly unlock all that it can do, it does require people to have a deep understanding of its capabilities. That's where the software really shines. If you are looking for a simpler, more basic reporting tool, there are other programs available that do not require such a steep learning curve.
    Incentivized
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    Oracle
    Oracle Data Visualization is very effective if used in an enterprise context with huge volumes of data coming from different systems. It supports dashboard and reporting capabilities and is easy to scale. It also allows you to leverage machine learning capabilities to extract hidden data trends. Visualization capabilities are powerful but not so various if compared to other solutions on the market. If you want to present a dashboard to an executive audience and you want to make your dashboards beautiful you must adapt them through PowerPoint.
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    Pros
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    • Comparatively easy to use compared to other data analytics solutions, collaborating with other colleagues on data work is simple.
    • Using Visual Studio for database, ETL, reporting, and analytics development save time and money.
    • Transfer of data from one application to another via Excel and comparison of data attributes between applications
    • Dashboard functionality, as well as Python support, are available, allowing you to add additional charts and graphs.
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    Oracle
    • Available without of the box connectors for Salesforce and oracle Saas Cloud. This is a huge plus for our business since we don't need another middleware solution just for this sake.
    • We are able to connect to our on-prem SQL Server database where we have our RMA database and other applications seamlessly without writing custom APIs.
    • OAC writes directly into ADW which is another advantage for loading Excel files into ADW after dataflow transformations.
    • OAC allows replication of the database from fusion ERP and lets us create subject areas using the data modeler.
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    Cons
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    • MSBI designs can work on increasing data processing capabilities enough to handle the huge datasets etc.
    • It would be a lot better if it is a little low on cost.
    • it needs to create opportunities little more than they do regarding customization of some very unique visualization effects
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    Oracle
    • More AI but with human back up.
    • Less mumbo jumbo so even IT guys/gals can more easily work.
    • More statistics (math) and orientation for those not familiar with it.
    • More live as well as virtual (live) show casing of real situations in business.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Microsoft BI is fundamental to our suite of BI applications. That being said, Northcraft Analytics is focused on delighting our customers, so if the underlying factors of our decision change, we would choose to re-write our BI applications on a different stack. Luckily, mathematics are the fundamental IP of our technology... and is portable across all BI platforms for the foreseeable future.
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    Oracle
    Scalability and rich integration capabilities. In the future, if we go with Hyperion for the Financial Consolidation and planning purposes -BI integration with Hyperion is going to be much simpler as it has native interface connectivity and even integration capabilities with well known CRM products (Siebel) and ERP Products (Oracle EBS, Peoplesoft, SAP) is going to be easy and straight forward.
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    Usability
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    The Microsoft BI tools have great usability for both developers and end users alike. For developers familiar with Visual Studio, there is little learning curve. For those not, the single Visual Studio IDE means not having to learn separate tools for each component. For end-users, the web interface for SSRS is simple to navigate with intuitive controls. For ad-hoc analysis, Excel can connect directly to SSAS and provide a pivot table like experience which is familiar to many users. For database development, there is beginning to be some confusion, as there are now three tool choices (VS, SSMS, Azure Data Studio) for developers. I would like to see Azure Data Studio become the superset of SSMS and eventually supplant it.
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    Oracle
    Great, if you are limited to using it along with other Oracle products; sadly, not if you are integrating with other products, which can be a challenge. It is a great product with tons of functionality and great integration with other in-house platforms. Great visuals and customization for data and analytics to provide decision-making data and analysis.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    The product has been reliable.
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    Oracle
    No problems, it's that simple.
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    Performance
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) can drag at times. We created two report servers and placed them under an F5 load balancer. This configuration has worked well. We have seen sluggish performance at times due to the Windows Firewall.
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    Oracle
    Other than anomalies or expected quirks, there were never any earth-shattering delays.
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    Support Rating
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    MSBI natively has a site that allows you to vote on user enhancements and bug fixes. This allows the largest nagging issues to float to the top and the development team can prioritize accordingly. As mentioned earlier, the large community base of MSBI developers assist technical resources in handling technical questions.
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    Oracle
    Oracle Analytics Support team is very proactive and I have never had a situation where I had to wait for more than a day or two to get my issues resolved. This is a very big help for us and we appreciate Oracle and its team for guaranteeing that experience.
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    In-Person Training
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    This training was more directed toward what the product was capable of rather than actual programming.
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    Oracle
    Oracle University offers very in-depth training.
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    Online Training
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    I have used on-line training from Microsoft and from Pragmatic Works. I would recommend Pragmatic Works as the best way to get up to speed quickly, and then use the Microsoft on-line training to deep dive into specific features that you need to get depth with.
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    Oracle
    It was a private training site.
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    Implementation Rating
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    We are a consulting firm and as such our best resources are always billing on client projects. Our internal implementation has weaknesses, but that's true for any company like ours. My rating is based on the product's ease of implementation.
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    Oracle
    A properly implemented Endeca solution performs extremely well on the largest of datasets and it positions your organization to immediately achieve your ROI.
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    Alternatives Considered
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    We have used the built in ConnectWise Manager reports and custom reports. The reports provide static data. PowerBI shows us live data we can drill down into and easily adjust parameters. It's much more useful than a static PDF report.
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    Oracle
    Oracle Analytics Cloud, is one of the most agile and secure data analysis platforms that according to the budget and the amount of use, you can use the resources you need under the cloud. The Oracle brand is also very well known in this field and can meet all the needs of an organization or industry in any sector.
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    Scalability
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Oracle
    We have seen the results of this in our initial research and are not surprised that Oracle does this like it does soo many other things in this area, so well.
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    Return on Investment
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    • As a SaaS provider we see being able to provide self-service BI to our client users as a competitive advantage. In fact the MSSQL enabled BI is a contributing factor to many winning RFPs we have done for prospective client organisations.
    • However MSSQL BI requires extensive knowledge and skills to design and develop data warehouses & data models as a foundation to support business analysts and users to interrogate data effectively and efficiently. Often times we find having strong in-house MSSQL expertise is a bless.
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    Oracle
    • We've used OBIEE (or it's previous named product) for over 13 years and it's still the most used tool for BI by the business.
    • We moved our largest business system off of Business Object into OBI so we could gain improved performance, reliability, and easier management of metadata.
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