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Metabase vs. Phocas Business Intelligence

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Metabase
Score 7.9 out of 10
N/A
Metabase aims to bring data tools with the simplicity of consumer products to the crufty world of enterprise business intelligence. Their open source analytics and business intelligence applications connect to most commonly used databases to let anyone in a company ask questions, and create dashboards or nightly emails without knowing SQL. Metabase Enterprise enables the user to embed branded analytics into customer applications.
$85
per month
Phocas Business Intelligence
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Phocas helps users discover data and provides results in real time.  It is designed for non-technical users and delivers a simple yet powerful analytical capability that quickly turns data into a chart, graph or map.  It brings up data on local, regional or global sales, inventory, forecasts, prices, profit margins, budgets and more. Phocas, based in the United Kingdom, is a business intelligence firm with offices in…N/A
Pricing
MetabasePhocas Business Intelligence
Editions & Modules
Starter
$85
per month (includes 5 users, then $5 per user, per month)
Starter
$85
per month up to 5 users
Pro
$500
per month up to 10 users
Growth
$749
per month (includes 10 users, then $15 per user, per month)
Enterprise
15,000
per year
Open Source
Free
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
MetabasePhocas Business Intelligence
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details—Phocas has built its business model on exceeding customer expectations. We’ve operated on a subscription basis from the start and in the words of Phocas Group chairman and co-founder Paul Magee: ‘That puts the onus on us to perform’. And we like that. In fact, our whole company ecosystem is built around that ‘light bulb moment’ when customers achieve a breakthrough by seeing their business through fresh eyes.
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Community Pulse
MetabasePhocas Business Intelligence
Features
MetabasePhocas Business Intelligence
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Metabase
7.6
4 Ratings
7% below category average
Phocas Business Intelligence
9.0
4 Ratings
10% above category average
Pixel Perfect reports8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable dashboards8.24 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates6.64 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Metabase
8.1
4 Ratings
1% above category average
Phocas Business Intelligence
9.6
4 Ratings
18% above category average
Drill-down analysis8.54 Ratings10.04 Ratings
Formatting capabilities7.44 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration9.44 Ratings10.04 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Metabase
8.7
2 Ratings
5% above category average
Phocas Business Intelligence
9.3
4 Ratings
12% above category average
Publish to Web9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to PDF9.01 Ratings10.04 Ratings
Report Versioning7.82 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling9.01 Ratings9.94 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Metabase
8.5
4 Ratings
6% above category average
Phocas Business Intelligence
8.3
4 Ratings
4% above category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.54 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization10.02 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Predictive Analytics8.22 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining7.22 Ratings00 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Metabase
9.5
4 Ratings
11% above category average
Phocas Business Intelligence
9.9
4 Ratings
15% above category average
Multi-User Support (named login)8.64 Ratings9.94 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model10.03 Ratings9.94 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.54 Ratings9.93 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control9.53 Ratings00 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Metabase
9.0
2 Ratings
14% above category average
Phocas Business Intelligence
9.5
3 Ratings
20% above category average
Responsive Design for Web Access8.01 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Mobile Application10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile9.02 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Metabase
8.8
3 Ratings
13% above category average
Phocas Business Intelligence
-
Ratings
REST API8.73 Ratings00 Ratings
Javascript API9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
iFrames9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Java API10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
MetabasePhocas Business Intelligence
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(4 ratings)
8.1
(4 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(3 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
MetabasePhocas Business Intelligence
Likelihood to Recommend
Metabase
Metabase is an easy tool to use if you are interested in collecting and aggregating data from multiple platforms. It is also easy to set up and start receiving the data results as a report. It is also easy to integrate with other tools that generate visual reports and take the necessary actions based on the data details.
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Anonymous
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Phocas
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.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Pros
Metabase
  • We're currently using it to fetch reports for our products, such as daily sales, pipeline, visits, and attendance reports.
  • Data representation from database directly.
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Anonymous
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Phocas
  • 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.
KM
Kenny McGarrity
IT Infrastructure Manager
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Cons
Metabase
  • Report Types
  • Updates
  • Colour/Branding
SA
Samuel Allen
Head of Data
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Phocas
  • 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.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Usability
Metabase
Its generally quite easy to use but some SQL is definitely important
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Phocas
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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Anonymous
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Support Rating
Metabase
No answers on this topic
Phocas
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.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Alternatives Considered
Metabase
It does not stack up against Metabase, they complete each other.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Phocas
Phocas is easy to use for end users and can be used on desktops, laptops, and phones.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Return on Investment
Metabase
  • It is serving us whatever we're looking for, and we've recommended many organizations to implement it if they want better data analytics as it provides better functionality than we will build.
  • As a negative it gets difficult to get control over data to be fetch initially.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Phocas
  • It has given our business a view on data
  • We can access it from anywhere
  • You can have multiple dashboards for different information
Verified User
Anonymous
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