Mode vs. SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio

Mode is a clear category winner for how it easy it is to go from interactive analysis to professional quality reporting. You can easily do all your SQL and quite a bit of R/Python. If you want to quickly go from your database to simple charts, this is your pick. If you need to do heavier data modeling, scheduling jobs, or ML, you'll need something else, like Databricks. In my opinion, the quality of visualizations and some developer/analyst features make Databricks an unacceptable substitute.

SAP Business Objects is well suited for the scenarios where most of the logic is written on the backend (in some other application) and one can expose that data for the business users through Business Objects. It is easy to schedule the report, format the same and download the data for analysis. Some simple calculations can also be added on the BO side as needed It is not very appropriate for complex calculations/logic.

• It allows me to undertake data visualization tasks by creating really insightful charts and dashboards
• It allows for easy sharing and work collaboration on data analysis tasks
• Mode has an easier to use SQL editor as well
• I love how it organizes all our SQL data tables into easy-to-view data we can draw insights on

• visualize data
• enable interactions
• real-time connectivity

• Date ranges aren't always the most intuitive to set, strangely
• Faster refresh rates would be ideal
• Would love more dynamic mobile device integration (alerts, etc)

• Not able to paste multiple values without semi-colon while filtering the data. Adding semi-colon makes the functionality difficult to use.
• User interface can be improved
• It is costly
• The performance of the report decreases if complex logic/functions are added

For the advanced user already familiar with Python. It is just the same tool, already managed and connected to the data.

The software is easy to use if you are familiar with drag and drop design with data or no data views

Mode has dedicated agents who are online in a chatroom, ready to take on any questions and provide helpful feedback.

Support has been good so far

We used both Qlik and Mode at our organization. The mode was used a quick analysis SQL tool while Qlik was our enterprise BI solution.

Other offering include PowerBI and Tableau. Both alternatives have different licensing options to consider, in terms of capabilities, they increase in conjunction with the license price.

• Extremely positive. It's a key feature in our application.
• Were it not for the account management bit, Mode would be hands-down our recommendation for anyone looking for cloud BI.

• Positive impact for providing Adhoc and Scheduled reports to business users
• Positive impact for supporting data analysis
• Positive impact for less training time for users and developers