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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Strategy Analytics

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AMicroStrategy Analytics is an enterprise business analytics and mobility platform. Key features include automatic big data analysis and reporting, data discovery and visualization, digital security credentials, and support for mobile devices.N/A

    SAP Customer Data Solutions

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AThe SAP Customer Data Cloud, based on Gigya (acquired by SAP in 2017) is a product suite that allows users to identify consumers, business customers, or partners across devices and channels to drive registrations and engagement; manage access, permission, and consent; and transform data into unified customer profiles.N/A
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    Strategy AnalyticsSAP Customer Data Solutions
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    Strategy AnalyticsSAP Customer Data Solutions
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Strategy AnalyticsSAP Customer Data Solutions
    Considered Both Products
    Strategy
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    98%
    Would buy again
    50 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    95%
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    Implementation went as expected
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    93%
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    Features
    Strategy AnalyticsSAP Customer Data Solutions
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Strategy Analytics and SAP Customer Data Solutions
    Feature
    Strategy Analytics
    10.0
    26 Ratings
    20% above category average
    SAP Customer Data Solutions
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    Pixel Perfect reports10.023 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards10.023 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates10.024 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Strategy Analytics and SAP Customer Data Solutions
    Feature
    Strategy Analytics
    10.0
    24 Ratings
    22% above category average
    SAP Customer Data Solutions
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    Drill-down analysis10.022 Ratings00 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities10.024 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages10.016 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration10.023 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Strategy Analytics and SAP Customer Data Solutions
    Feature
    Strategy Analytics
    10.0
    23 Ratings
    20% above category average
    SAP Customer Data Solutions
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    Publish to Web10.022 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to PDF10.023 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Versioning10.020 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling10.022 Ratings00 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Strategy Analytics and SAP Customer Data Solutions
    Feature
    Strategy Analytics
    10.0
    22 Ratings
    22% above category average
    SAP Customer Data Solutions
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    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)10.020 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization10.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics10.018 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Strategy Analytics and SAP Customer Data Solutions
    Feature
    Strategy Analytics
    10.0
    21 Ratings
    16% above category average
    SAP Customer Data Solutions
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    Multi-User Support (named login)10.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model10.020 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)10.020 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)10.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Strategy Analytics and SAP Customer Data Solutions
    Feature
    Strategy Analytics
    9.7
    19 Ratings
    23% above category average
    SAP Customer Data Solutions
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    Responsive Design for Web Access10.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Application10.015 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile10.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Strategy Analytics and SAP Customer Data Solutions
    Feature
    Strategy Analytics
    10.0
    8 Ratings
    25% above category average
    SAP Customer Data Solutions
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    REST API10.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Javascript API10.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    iFrames10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Java API10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)10.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Tag Management
    Comparison of Tag Management features of Strategy Analytics and SAP Customer Data Solutions
    Feature
    Strategy Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Customer Data Solutions
    7.8
    27 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Tag library00 Ratings7.826 Ratings
    Tag variable mapping00 Ratings7.824 Ratings
    Ease of writing custom tags00 Ratings7.825 Ratings
    Rules-driven tag execution00 Ratings7.825 Ratings
    Tag performance monitoring00 Ratings8.024 Ratings
    Page load times00 Ratings7.925 Ratings
    Mobile app tagging00 Ratings7.524 Ratings
    Library of JavaScript extensions00 Ratings7.623 Ratings
    Audience Segmentation & Targeting
    Comparison of Audience Segmentation & Targeting features of Strategy Analytics and SAP Customer Data Solutions
    Feature
    Strategy Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Customer Data Solutions
    7.5
    28 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Standard visitor segmentation00 Ratings8.028 Ratings
    Behavioral visitor segmentation00 Ratings8.027 Ratings
    Traffic allocation control00 Ratings4.227 Ratings
    Website personalization00 Ratings9.926 Ratings
    Customer Data Management
    Comparison of Customer Data Management features of Strategy Analytics and SAP Customer Data Solutions
    Feature
    Strategy Analytics
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    Ratings
    SAP Customer Data Solutions
    6.4
    29 Ratings
    24% below category average
    Account Scoring00 Ratings8.027 Ratings
    Customer Data Governance00 Ratings8.928 Ratings
    Data Connectors00 Ratings4.329 Ratings
    Data Enhancement00 Ratings5.229 Ratings
    Data Ingestion00 Ratings6.129 Ratings
    Data Storage00 Ratings2.529 Ratings
    Data Visibility00 Ratings8.029 Ratings
    Event Data00 Ratings6.127 Ratings
    Identity Resolution00 Ratings8.927 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Strategy AnalyticsSAP Customer Data Solutions
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (50 ratings)
    9.0
    (58 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.9
    (27 ratings)
    9.5
    (10 ratings)
    Usability
    3.2
    (5 ratings)
    9.1
    (7 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (57 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.3
    (7 ratings)
    Support Rating
    2.2
    (5 ratings)
    9.1
    (8 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    9.1
    (7 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    7.3
    (7 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.0
    (21 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sources
    8.8
    (21 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Strategy AnalyticsSAP Customer Data Solutions
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Strategy
    MSTR is great for any organization that is looking for a way to deliver complicated data in an uncomplicated way. From business teams to marketing and finance, several departments benefit from using MSTR to keep track of KPIs enabling teams to make optimizations along the way. MSTR provides great visual representations of data enabling team members to distill thousands of data points into easily digestible charts and graphs
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    SAP
    It's best suited for business business to turn digital interaction in to richer and high value and experience that reach across computing platform also it offers a holistic and integrated approach to managing customer data and enhancing and personalized experience.it also draw actionable insights.because it offers wide range of products . perfect customer insight data solutions
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    Pros
    Strategy
    • They sell the product well, and make promises you will actually believe
    • "checks the box" for most features a company would need. Doesn't actually deliver them though
    • They answer the phone in a timely manner. Can't answer your questions or provide support, but the queue time isn't bad
    • They have online documentation. It's not up to date, and likely doesn't reflect the version of software you are using, but hey... they can point to it.
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    SAP
    • SAP's Customer Data Solutions provide a comprehensive customer view by collecting detailed data, including age, web activity, and buying history.
    • The software's strong analytics features give valuable information about how customers use content and products, so we can enhance our strategies.
    • SAP Customer Data Solutions offers insights to create specific marketing campaigns that sort audiences by preferences, browsing, and purchase behavior.
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    Cons
    Strategy
    • The graph options are not as robust as an Excel user might want.
    • The metadata layer can sometimes be slower, and it takes a long time for reports to run.
    • Viewing the data feed entered can be cumbersome at times, in terms of validation with reports.
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    SAP
    • I find the interface a bit complex and challenging to navigate. I remember having difficultly grasping it completely especially when I was new to the system. Simplifying the user experience would make it more accessible for everyone, making tasks quicker and more intuitive.
    • integrating it seamlessly with other software and platforms could enhance its functionality. I would really really love an integration between BenchMark email marketing tool.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Strategy
    I would always choose to renew MicroStrategy as long as they lead the market in features, functionality and price. The support of MicroStrategy is timely and professional, I frequently get answers to my questions within 24 hours and normally have solutions within 48 hours. Training available for MicroStrategy completely covers everything required to be able to expertly use MicroStrategy and understand data warehousing.
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    SAP
    On the whole I am really impressed with SAP Customer Data Solutions and would highly recommend that other professionals look at this software to enhance their B2C and B2B sales
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    Usability
    Strategy
    The standard grid reporting could look more like the styling and object used for the Import and Visual Insight products. In addition, object properties almost seem to be hidden when first using the product. It's as if they are asking the engineers to only use the presets we make available...and, these presets are 10+ years old. On the positive side, Microstrategy seems to be the only product, not named Cognos, which can scale to Big Data. The product is "hackable" via the SDK or tricking the Intelligence Server to do uncommon things. The Microstrategy development team also seems to be very involved with their OEM partners; especially when it comes to features and enhancements. A large majority of the improvements we suggested have made it into the product or on the roadmap for future enhancements. Only suckas fall for the shiny objects from most other vendors; Microstrategy is really the only choice for Enterprise BI.
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    SAP
    We mostly work with the API which is of very good quality and is well documented.However, some of our success is also due to having very talented developers on staff, and also understanding advanced gamification design. The tool supports a talented team! It won't actually do everything for you automatically.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Strategy
    I've never had an issue with MicroStrategy not being available due to MicroStrategy application malfunction. It is very robust and only failures I've seen were due to user error or the platform the machine running the service failed some how.
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    SAP
    The platform pulls data from multiple sources, cleaning, and restructuring it allowing us to expand our growth opportunities by providing highly tailored suggestions on each page for our visitors which made it tremendously simple for us to provide rich and customized experiences to our visitors in the best way possible.
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    Performance
    Strategy
    Being able to customize the performance based on the business need is extremely powerful. Proper configuration and understanding of the usage pattern is key, if the technical ability of the architect is not at top level, then the product will not be configured correctly which will lead to poor performance.
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    SAP
    There are some latency issues. The 24 hour caching problem mentioned earlier is a problem. Sometimes the Gigya system makes two calls instead of a single call if we go directly to the social platform. For this reason, it's sometimes more efficient to go direct rather than use Gigya.
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    Support Rating
    Strategy
    Good user community. Support team is available if you are under AMC. You get decent support after raising the support ticket. If it is product bug they will inform you and let you know which patch will resolve the same.
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    SAP
    We have had multiple instances of help from Gigya to get our custom implementation working, including detailed technical assistance to a third party. We have found Gigya to be thorough and timely in their responses to all queries, which are consistently excellent.
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    In-Person Training
    Strategy
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    because it was made directly in the company
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    Online Training
    Strategy
    I have attended many trainings offered by MicroStrategy; both distance and in-person training. I earned my CRD (Certified Report Developer) certification via the online training. I found the training to be well organized and concise. Overall I will definitely continue to increase my knowledge with MicroStrategy via the online training offering.
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    SAP
    They trained me in a train the trainer model. I then trained the internal team. Total training was about two hours, with an additional two hours for system setup.
    Training was maybe a little thin, but the system was fairly easy to learn and this wasn't really a problem.
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    Implementation Rating
    Strategy
    We measured following KPI for the success
    • Increase in Business Feeds Loads
    • Reduction in Controllers Manual Work.
    • Conversion of Manual Work into Systematic Workflows.
    • Increase in Customer Spend
    • Reduction in Service costs
    • Reduction in time-to-market for new campaigns
    • Increase in cross sell and Up sell
    • Error reduction in customer Identification
    • Existing client retained
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    SAP
    There was a bit of a learning curve in the beginning, and perhaps we were unclear on some of our requirements. Once they figured out what we wanted though, things went pretty smoothly. Just some minor hiccups in the beginning
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    Alternatives Considered
    Strategy
    Tableau is probably MicroStrategy Analytic's biggest competitor I've noticed over time, and I'm not sure why. Tableau only covers visualizations independently for each business user, which then creates the issues of every employee creating their own version of the data, and then you have 20 versions of the truth. A enterprise data warehouse and MicroStrategy's Visual Insight is a better method.
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    SAP
    Resources and specialized IT personnel is needed for the effective administration and deployment of Informatica Customer 360. This resource-intensive for smaller organizations. Although Informatica has the ability to integrate, the process of setting up and establishing these integrations can be difficult and may call for programming experience.
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    Scalability
    Strategy
    This software is extremely scaleable, one can add more core servers which performs as a load balancing. The configurations available to manage usage patterns and daily activity are as high a caliber as any other enterprise level software. This product can be installed on both a windows and unix platform allow for integration on a budget.
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    SAP
    because the platform actually allows you to scale at any time if designed following best practices
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    Return on Investment
    Strategy
    • MicroStrategy was helpful for reducing the amount of time we needed to spend number crunching large data sets, and in doing so, allowed me as the primary users to spend more time gleaning insights from the data that in turn informed our leadership team to make strategic decisions.
    • By creating numerous canned reports available to all members of the team through email distribution or basic access to the platform, we were able to reduce the time I spent showing people how to pull the data in Microsoft Excel by nearly 40% .
    • We ended up needing to make many changes to the way our DMP was feeding data into MicroStrategy due to incorrect reporting that caused complications in accounting and finance.
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    SAP
    • Having a single, stremlined point of entry for the customers improves the overall customer experience
    • By the same reason, maintenance costs are reduced because interventions focus on a single object
    • It's versatile in its integration so there is no need to change the surrounding software ecosystem
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    ScreenShots

    SAP Customer Data Solutions Screenshots

    Screenshot of Customer Login in SAP Enterprise Consent and Preference ManagementScreenshot of User Identities report dashboardScreenshot of Search by Custom Fields windowScreenshot of Customer Data DataflowScreenshot of Account InformationScreenshot of SAP Customer Data Platform