Metabase vs. Phocas Business Intelligence

Very well-suited in growing organizations, at a company of the size I work at it is the perfect solution in terms of functionality and cost. Compared to other solutions like PowerBI etc, which can run into the hundreds of thousands just to implement, Metabase is fantastic. In terms of scalability, as we grow, there will be inevitable questions over how well we can grow with Metabase.

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If you would like your data in one place with easy access, this is the software for you. You can have data from multiple systems and bring it into one view so that you have a quick and easily visible dashboard for the data you wish to see.

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• Store Data
• Make Querying easy
• Quickly ingest data from many sources

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• Custom reports are simple to create.
• The ability to manage users and their dashboards is solid.
• Easy to navigate web interface makes the software accessible from anywhere.

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• Report Types
• Updates
• Colour/Branding

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• Phocas needs to make it easier to connect to different types of databases.
• The data in Phocas needs to be updated faster in some cases.
• It needs to provide functions to create better charts and graphs.

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Its generally quite easy to use but some SQL is definitely important

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It is a very user-friendly product and is easy to understand. You can get your data from just a quick click and the dashboard loads. You can take the data and drill down easy to find what you are looking for.

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Support is responsive. You log a call and they will respond quickly and resolve your issues. We have only had great experiences with the support team.

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I used Looker in a previous role and found it clunky, difficult to navigate, hard to collaborate on, and ultimately massively expensive. I evaluated Looker to see if it would be right to implement it as a solution in my current role, but Metabase was the clear winner - the ease of use, cost, functionality, and simple report exploration made it an easy decision.

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Phocas is easy to use for end users and can be used on desktops, laptops, and phones.

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• We can make great reports for our customers quickly
• We can store customer data dynamically
• we can create customer specific metrics

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• It has given our business a view on data
• We can access it from anywhere
• You can have multiple dashboards for different information

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