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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting

    Score7.3 out of 10
    N/AThe OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting (formerly OpenText Information Hub (iHub)) component of OpenText™ Magellan™ Analytics Suite is a scalable analytics and data visualization platform that enables IT leaders and their teams to design, deploy, and manage secure, interactive web applications, reports, and dashboards fed by multiple data sources. Magellan BI & Reporting supports high volumes of users, and its integration APIs enable embedded analytic content in any app, displayed on any…N/A

    Plotly Dash

    Score8 out of 10
    N/APlotly headquartered in Montreal creates data visualization and UI tools for ML, data science, engineering, and the sciences with language support for Python, R, Julia, and JS. Plotly's Dash aims to empower teams to build data science and ML apps that put Python, R, and Julia in the hands of business users. The vendor states that full stack apps that would typically require a front-end, backend, and dev ops team can be built and deployed in hours by data scientists with Dash.N/A
    Pricing
    OpenText Magellan BI & ReportingPlotly Dash
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    OpenText Magellan BI & ReportingPlotly Dash
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    OpenText Magellan BI & ReportingPlotly Dash
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting and Plotly Dash
    Feature
    OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting
    5.0
    1 Ratings
    36% below category average
    Plotly Dash
    -
    Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards2.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting and Plotly Dash
    Feature
    OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting
    7.7
    1 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Plotly Dash
    -
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    Drill-down analysis6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting and Plotly Dash
    Feature
    OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Plotly Dash
    -
    Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting and Plotly Dash
    Feature
    OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting
    8.7
    1 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Plotly Dash
    -
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    Multi-User Support (named login)10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting and Plotly Dash
    Feature
    OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Plotly Dash
    -
    Ratings
    REST API7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Javascript API9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Java API7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform Connectivity
    Comparison of Platform Connectivity features of OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting and Plotly Dash
    Feature
    OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting
    -
    Ratings
    Plotly Dash
    8.9
    3 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Connect to Multiple Data Sources00 Ratings8.43 Ratings
    Extend Existing Data Sources00 Ratings9.33 Ratings
    Automatic Data Format Detection00 Ratings8.43 Ratings
    MDM Integration00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    Data Exploration
    Comparison of Data Exploration features of OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting and Plotly Dash
    Feature
    OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting
    -
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    Plotly Dash
    9.0
    4 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Visualization00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Interactive Data Analysis00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Data Preparation
    Comparison of Data Preparation features of OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting and Plotly Dash
    Feature
    OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting
    -
    Ratings
    Plotly Dash
    6.2
    2 Ratings
    27% below category average
    Interactive Data Cleaning and Enrichment00 Ratings4.42 Ratings
    Data Transformations00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Data Encryption00 Ratings3.92 Ratings
    Built-in Processors00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Platform Data Modeling
    Comparison of Platform Data Modeling features of OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting and Plotly Dash
    Feature
    OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting
    -
    Ratings
    Plotly Dash
    8.4
    2 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Multiple Model Development Languages and Tools00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Automated Machine Learning00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Single platform for multiple model development00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Self-Service Model Delivery00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Model Deployment
    Comparison of Model Deployment features of OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting and Plotly Dash
    Feature
    OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting
    -
    Ratings
    Plotly Dash
    9.7
    2 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Flexible Model Publishing Options00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    Security, Governance, and Cost Controls00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
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    User Ratings
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sources
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    OpenText Magellan BI & ReportingPlotly Dash
    Likelihood to Recommend
    OpenText
    iHub is a decent enough environment that it serves our needs. We can have unlimited users and it can tie into AD although we do not use that feature currently. It is a decent place to store all of the reports in one location, even though for us it is not visually appealing to the end users. iHub is not a place where you want to create robust/interactive dashboards for end users to drill through and follow a "story".
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    Plotly
    Applicable for data visualization across disciplines. I have used it for data from buildings, building occupancy, public health, and statistics. It is a useful tool to use for big data. It has nice templates and a number of interesting visualization types. If you are familiar with R and python it is easy to use.
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    Pros
    OpenText
    • It is fairly easy to set the sharing rules for a report/dashboard.
    • They have a decent amount of time frame options for setting a schedule to generate a report.
    • The support is mostly helpful and timely if you have an issue.
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    Plotly
    • Powerful visualization options.
    • Ability to create in-browser interactive visualization apps.
    • Ability to create hosted apps.
    • Allows you to develop web-based reporting applications without requiring web application development expertise.
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    Cons
    OpenText
    • Setting up a "dashboard" is extremely lacking in functionality. The different chart widgets you place on the page do not interact with each other. When you select an item from one do not expect it to highlight or filter another.
    • The speed and stability are not great, but maybe that is just our environment not being up to snuff...even though we are above the "recommended" settings.
    • The main GUI for a user is TERRIBLE. You log into a File Tree format where you have to navigate folders to reach the correct dashboard. There are ways around this, but it would either require an expensive payment to the Professional Services team to revamp to UI or another option they gave us was to create the "Default Dashboard" and provide that link to users and in that Dashboard, you use a new tab to include the navigation back to the main screen so that at least on the initial load the user is taken to a friendly looking dashboard instead of a file tree.
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    Plotly
    • Would be good if Dashboard Engine was included in the Enterprise VPC plan
    • Would love to see ready made fintech apps
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    Alternatives Considered
    OpenText
    Our instance of iHub does not stack up against the other larger BI tools out today. It is a good place to store reports in a central location that allows users to run very specific reports on demand, but it is not a place I would want to store all of my "dashboards". As far as holding individual reports that are specific to an individual need, it is a great tool. If you want to create a report that will be used as a Template for a Form or a Label, iHub is a good choice to store and schedule the report or call it via API to generate it and return it to your calling app.
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    Plotly
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    Return on Investment
    OpenText
    No answers on this topic
    Plotly
    • A no-cost option as it is open sourced.
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    ScreenShots

    OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting Screenshots

    Screenshot of A Magellan dashboard that an individual can interact with and personalize to their needs, such as changing chart types or computations.Screenshot of An ad-hoc report being created through the Magellan Analytics Studio, a component of Magellan BI & Reporting.