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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Middesk

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AMiddesk is a business intelligence (BI) software used to onboarded clients working in three primary verticals — Fintech, Credit Reporting, and Business Marketplaces.

    $1,000

    per month

    Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AOracle's Business Intelligence Discoverer is an ad- hoc query and analysis reporting tool oriented for end users to have easy access to relational and multi-dimensional data. The product is now end of life. The vendor has stated that Discoverer 11g release 11.1.1.7.0 is the terminal release of Discoverer.N/A
    Pricing
    MiddeskOracle Discoverer (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    MiddeskOracle Discoverer (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsUsers may also pay per use if they are expecting a lower volume of usage.—
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    Features
    MiddeskOracle Discoverer (discontinued)
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Middesk and Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)
    Feature
    Middesk
    7.7
    1 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)
    7.9
    20 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Pixel Perfect reports8.01 Ratings8.017 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards7.01 Ratings7.717 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates8.01 Ratings8.020 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Middesk and Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)
    Feature
    Middesk
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)
    7.9
    22 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Drill-down analysis8.01 Ratings7.021 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities8.01 Ratings8.022 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages8.01 Ratings7.514 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration8.01 Ratings9.020 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Middesk and Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)
    Feature
    Middesk
    6.4
    1 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)
    8.3
    22 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Publish to Web7.01 Ratings8.021 Ratings
    Publish to PDF5.01 Ratings9.020 Ratings
    Report Versioning5.01 Ratings9.018 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling8.01 Ratings8.022 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers7.01 Ratings7.716 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Middesk and Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)
    Feature
    Middesk
    7.3
    1 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)
    8.0
    16 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)7.01 Ratings8.416 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.01 Ratings7.815 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics8.01 Ratings7.815 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Middesk and Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)
    Feature
    Middesk
    8.5
    2 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)
    9.7
    22 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)7.01 Ratings10.022 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model8.52 Ratings10.020 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.52 Ratings9.021 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)9.02 Ratings10.017 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Middesk and Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)
    Feature
    Middesk
    6.3
    1 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)
    8.0
    16 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access8.01 Ratings7.915 Ratings
    Mobile Application8.01 Ratings7.811 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile3.01 Ratings7.811 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Middesk and Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)
    Feature
    Middesk
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)
    7.5
    9 Ratings
    3% below category average
    REST API8.01 Ratings8.08 Ratings
    Javascript API8.01 Ratings8.09 Ratings
    iFrames6.01 Ratings8.08 Ratings
    Java API8.01 Ratings7.08 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)8.01 Ratings8.07 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)10.01 Ratings6.08 Ratings
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    MiddeskOracle Discoverer (discontinued)
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    Cyfe
    Score4 out of 10
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    Score4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Score7 out of 10
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Score7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    MiddeskOracle Discoverer (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (22 ratings)
    Usability
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (21 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (21 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    MiddeskOracle Discoverer (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Middesk Inc.
    Middesk majorly provides us with real-time access to the data and documents which are required for automating KYB and CIP regulatory compliance, mitigating front and backend risk. In addition, it is the easiest way for financial services companies to verify and monitor their business customers. It for us very much makes the process of onboarding customers very easy.
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    Discontinued Products
    Discoverer is well suited as a reporting tool where data integration doesn't play a major role. Discoverer suits very well situations where a user has to run a query every day. Discoverer reports can be scheduled and the user can just view the data instead of running the query manually. Also, Discoverer takes away the pain of managing the database credentials. Discoverer is not well suited to situations where the whole enterprise wants to view the same dashboard. Discoverer is more of a departmental BI tool. Discoverer doesn't offer many options to integrate data unless one has to create and handle integration using PL/SQL.
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    Pros
    Middesk Inc.
    • Gathering information needed for registration.
    • Making the registration process efficient.
    • Guiding us through the process when we hit snags.
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    • SQL friendly which allows for fast adoption for those users who know how to write in SQL. This makes integration with other programs much easier.
    • Accessing data is very fast even with larger data sets.
    • The layout is clean and organized similar to a spreadsheet which allows for easier viewing and analyzing of the data.
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    Cons
    Middesk Inc.
    • Better navigation.
    • More marketing and make it very reachable to customers.
    • Login is difficult.
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    Discontinued Products
    • There is always room for more scalability and optimization of performance.
    • Oracle BI changes a lot from version to version. A smoother transition into a new version would be very helpful.
    • Oracle BI's reporting tool is a little hard to use at first. The UI/UX of the tool can use improvement.
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    Usability
    Middesk Inc.
    UI is not as intuitive as other systems we use. For states that require income tax withholding, some of them require registration with multiple agencies - the UI doesn't easily tell you which login credentials are tied to which agency.
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    Support Rating
    Middesk Inc.
    The user experience of this tool must be rearchitected. I am able to observe a lot of lag in the process when initiated. There are sometimes when the tool's navigation becomes difficult. The time taken at times is large to process a request and this can also be highly improved in the future.
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    Discontinued Products
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    Alternatives Considered
    Middesk Inc.
    ADP Workforce Now offers a module to handle payroll tax registrations. The interface is confusing and the information is hard to find. The service and support are awful - nobody ever knows who can answer tax account questions, they escalate to a different department and promise a callback but they never call back.
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    Discontinued Products
    Discoverer was already in place when I joined the company so I was not involved in the selection process. However, I have been involved in the review of Discoverer as compared to alternatives including Business Objects, OBIEE, and SSRS. On a cost benefit analysis Discoverer always came out on top. Changing to another tool never provided enough additional functionality to overcome the cost of conversion and ongoing maintenance.
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    Return on Investment
    Middesk Inc.
    • Better speed.
    • Better quality for optimal cost.
    • Saves a lot of time.
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    Discontinued Products
    • We have used Discoverer to respond to state sales and use tax audits and saved the company more than the cost of the product. Discoverer has thus assisted in our objective of managing costs.
    • Discoverer is used to provide reports for EEOC reporting assisting our goal of complying with all government requirements.
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