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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IBM Planning Analytics

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AIBM Planning Analytics, powered by IBM TM1®, is an integrated planning solution designed to promote collaboration across the organization and help keep pace with the speed of modern business. With its calculation engine, this enterprise performance management solution is designed to help users move beyond the limits of spreadsheets, automating the planning process to drive faster, more accurate results. Use it to unify data sources into one single repository, enabling users to build…

    $825

    per month 5 users

    Zendesk Explore

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AZendesk offers Explore, a business intelligence and customer analytics tool which integrates with the Zendesk suite featuring ticket analytics, custom fields, dashboards, and other features. Zendesk is migrating customers of the BIME analytics product, which is approaching end of support, to Zendesk Explore in 2019.N/A
    Pricing
    IBM Planning AnalyticsZendesk Explore
    Editions & Modules
    Essentials
    $825
    per month 5 users
    Standard
    $1,650
    per month 10 users
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM Planning AnalyticsZendesk Explore
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    IBM Planning AnalyticsZendesk Explore
    Considered Both Products
    IBM
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    Zendesk
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    99%
    Would buy again
    128 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    114 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    125 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    89 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    104 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    Features
    IBM Planning AnalyticsZendesk Explore
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of IBM Planning Analytics and Zendesk Explore
    Feature
    IBM Planning Analytics
    7.6
    116 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Zendesk Explore
    9.0
    10 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Pixel Perfect reports7.6102 Ratings8.06 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards7.7116 Ratings9.010 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.5109 Ratings9.97 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of IBM Planning Analytics and Zendesk Explore
    Feature
    IBM Planning Analytics
    8.0
    122 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Zendesk Explore
    6.7
    10 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Drill-down analysis8.5119 Ratings10.010 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities7.9120 Ratings5.110 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages7.992 Ratings4.85 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration7.8118 Ratings7.110 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of IBM Planning Analytics and Zendesk Explore
    Feature
    IBM Planning Analytics
    8.1
    116 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Zendesk Explore
    7.8
    10 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Publish to Web7.9109 Ratings6.96 Ratings
    Publish to PDF8.2109 Ratings6.08 Ratings
    Report Versioning8.3106 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling8.298 Ratings8.97 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of IBM Planning Analytics and Zendesk Explore
    Feature
    IBM Planning Analytics
    7.5
    117 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Zendesk Explore
    7.1
    7 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.1117 Ratings6.66 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.7109 Ratings7.16 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics7.8107 Ratings5.55 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining6.638 Ratings9.43 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of IBM Planning Analytics and Zendesk Explore
    Feature
    IBM Planning Analytics
    8.0
    122 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Zendesk Explore
    7.3
    10 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)8.1120 Ratings8.09 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model7.7121 Ratings8.010 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.0122 Ratings6.08 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control7.549 Ratings8.64 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)8.4114 Ratings6.18 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of IBM Planning Analytics and Zendesk Explore
    Feature
    IBM Planning Analytics
    7.6
    105 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Zendesk Explore
    7.8
    7 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access7.7102 Ratings6.15 Ratings
    Mobile Application7.666 Ratings8.32 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile6.676 Ratings9.06 Ratings
    Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting
    Comparison of Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting features of IBM Planning Analytics and Zendesk Explore
    Feature
    IBM Planning Analytics
    8.4
    131 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Zendesk Explore
    -
    Ratings
    Long-term financial planning8.0127 Ratings00 Ratings
    Financial budgeting8.4130 Ratings00 Ratings
    Forecasting8.7130 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scenario modeling8.6129 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management reporting8.6129 Ratings00 Ratings
    Consolidation and Close
    Comparison of Consolidation and Close features of IBM Planning Analytics and Zendesk Explore
    Feature
    IBM Planning Analytics
    8.5
    122 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Zendesk Explore
    -
    Ratings
    Financial data consolidation9.1118 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journal entries and reports9.2108 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-currency management8.5110 Ratings00 Ratings
    Intercompany Eliminations8.4107 Ratings00 Ratings
    Minority Ownership8.6101 Ratings00 Ratings
    Local and consolidated reporting7.8114 Ratings00 Ratings
    Detailed Audit Trails8.1115 Ratings00 Ratings
    Financial Reporting and Compliance
    Comparison of Financial Reporting and Compliance features of IBM Planning Analytics and Zendesk Explore
    Feature
    IBM Planning Analytics
    8.8
    123 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Zendesk Explore
    -
    Ratings
    Financial Statement Reporting8.2119 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management Reporting8.7120 Ratings00 Ratings
    Excel-based Reporting9.4122 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated board and financial reporting9.1111 Ratings00 Ratings
    XBRL support for regulatory filing8.680 Ratings00 Ratings
    Analytics and Reporting
    Comparison of Analytics and Reporting features of IBM Planning Analytics and Zendesk Explore
    Feature
    IBM Planning Analytics
    8.4
    125 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Zendesk Explore
    -
    Ratings
    Personalized dashboards8.7124 Ratings00 Ratings
    Color-coded scorecards8.4119 Ratings00 Ratings
    KPIs8.1122 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost and profitability analysis8.2120 Ratings00 Ratings
    Key Performance Indicator setting8.5119 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benchmarking with external data8.590 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration
    Comparison of Integration features of IBM Planning Analytics and Zendesk Explore
    Feature
    IBM Planning Analytics
    8.7
    123 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Zendesk Explore
    -
    Ratings
    Flat file integration8.7120 Ratings00 Ratings
    Excel data integration9.0120 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct links to 3rd-party data sources8.6112 Ratings00 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of IBM Planning Analytics and Zendesk Explore
    Feature
    IBM Planning Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    Zendesk Explore
    4.9
    5 Ratings
    45% below category average
    REST API00 Ratings3.15 Ratings
    Javascript API00 Ratings5.04 Ratings
    iFrames00 Ratings6.04 Ratings
    Java API00 Ratings5.04 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings3.13 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    IBM Planning AnalyticsZendesk Explore
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    Score4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Centage
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    Score7.2 out of 10
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Score7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    IBM Planning AnalyticsZendesk Explore
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (132 ratings)
    10.0
    (10 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.8
    (69 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.3
    (93 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    Data Sources
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM Planning AnalyticsZendesk Explore
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IBM
    Ideal for large organization with complex multi-dimensional data, large budgets and dedicated administrator support. The performance of the TM1 data base is unmatched. The PAW and PAX options providing planners to work in both Excel and workspace environment. Higher Implementation efforts due to the greenfield implementations. Visualization features are not up to the mark.
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    Zendesk
    Zendesk Explore is well suited for tracking ticket flow, agent performance, and customer satisfaction providing valuable insights into response and resolution time, workload and support quality. Particularly useful for monitoring ticket handling for different teams. Helps ensure accountability by tracking how long tickets remain assigned before being reassigned to another group. Drill down capability helps identify support bottlenecks. However, it is less appropriate for real time monitoring as it lacks real time data updates making it unsuitable for instant decision making.
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    Pros
    IBM
    • Handle very large data volumes.
    • Scale to a large number of users.
    • Not having to compromise on business complexity.
    • It can be run by business users.
    • Availability of highly qualified consultants to support businesses.
    • REST API allows for an open eco system and a variety of solutions to extend the product.
    • Vast integration possibilities.
    • AI-infused engine with IBM Watson.
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    Zendesk
    • Zendesk Explore is easy to use.
    • Zendesk Explore allows users to create custom metrics.
    • Zendesk Explore allows users to create custom attributes.
    • Zendesk Explore is easy to learn.
    • Compared to other analytics function of other Ticket Management System, Zendesk Explore is probably the best as of now.
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    Cons
    IBM
    • sometimes it is hard to produce pixel perfect reports from the Web UI. I know it is not made for this, but still, it'll be great
    • getting in e.g. an Excel file just by drag and drop, and the AI should "understand" what the data is all around
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    Zendesk
    • Some aspects of Zendesk, in general, are not super intuitive. The same goes for Zendesk Explore. And, while you can google answers and hope you find something helpful, there isn't a great way to learn to get the full potential out of the product unless you want to pay for someone from your team to take a class (which costs several hundred dollars).
    • To piggyback off the last point, if you would prefer to get help from a Zendesk expert, you'll find that there is almost no customer support available to you. For a company that aims to help other companies help their customers, this has always struck me as odd. Again, Google is your friend and beyond that, you're mostly out of luck.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    IBM
    Since IBM Cognos Express is suitable only for medium data warehouse environment, we are not sure if this tool solves the long term need as the business keeps growing rapidly. So its a 50/50 ratio to renew Express license. But having said that, the components of IBM Cognos Express are also available in other Cognos BI suites like Cognos 10.x version. So we will probably upgrade our environment to IBM Cognos 10.x which comes with more new features.
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    Zendesk
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    IBM
    IBM Planning Analytics is generally good in terms of functionalities. It can be used reduce time for budget planning, resource planning, demand forecasting, etc. The performance of IBM Planning Analytics is acceptable, but user interface can be improved. It would be good to see new features that allow users to customise the dashboard.
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    Zendesk
    I rate Zendesk Explore 8 out of 10 for it's overall usability because it offers powerful reporting and analytics with an easy to navigate interface and intuitive dashboards. It helps improve customer satisfaction by providing valuable insights into ticket handling, agent performance and customer satisfaction. Though the complex query builder can be challenging for non technical users.
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    Support Rating
    IBM
    IBM support has been very quick to respond and handle the very few issues we've had. We've had a third-party who partners with IBM to be our consulting team which has helped greatly reduce the need for us to contact IBM directly. I highly recommend researching and selecting a well-respected partner to help with an implementation as well as ongoing support as needed.
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    Zendesk
    Support for all of Zendesk has exceeding my expectations. This company will always get a 10 out of 10 in my book. Any question you have they make sure you have the answer plus a step-by-step guide on how to do each step so you are set up for success!
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    Alternatives Considered
    IBM
    For strong technical teams and flexibility IBM Planning Analytics is the way to go. For quicker adoption and less technical teams Anaplan is the best option. If consolidation, financials, and moving from legacy tools are main focus than OneStream will be a really good choice. If deeply invested into SAP already than the SAP BPC will be the best fit to maintain the investment.
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    Zendesk
    I selected Zendesk Explore only to provide an easy and quick access for my managers and supervisors regading metrics and volume trends. Is not the most flexible nor complete data visualization tool, but works well for day-to-day follow ups. You need to use another tool if you want to see long-term patterns (e.g. month over month volume trends) and you need another platform if you want your interaction metrics to interact with other important factors of the business
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    Return on Investment
    IBM
    • Automate direct data connections to multiple data sources
    • One secured version of the the truth (for data and formulas)
    • Ability to scale to much more detailed planning with option to create predictive forecasts at detail
    • Business user friendly with powerful Excel integration
    • Very flexible and powerful modeling, can handle custom modeling needs at scale
    • Can make the same data available across finance and ops, but at the level of details and timeline that makes sense for them
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    Zendesk
    • Money saved due to proper staffing.
    • Happier Staff- proper staffing ensures no one is overworked.
    • Ability to quickly pinpoint where issues are and why.
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