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    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

    Sisense for Cloud Data Teams

    Score5 out of 10
    N/ASisense for Cloud Data Teams (formerly Periscope Data) is a data visualization tool that allows users to connect to their SQL databases to create sharable, interactive dashboards. In addition to SQL, its analytics integrate with R and Python, allowing users to prep datasets, perform analysis, and create their own visualizations. Sisense acquired Periscope Data in mid-2019.N/A
    Pricing
    OpenText Magellan BI & ReportingSisense for Cloud Data Teams
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    OpenText Magellan BI & ReportingSisense for Cloud Data Teams
    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 & ReportingSisense for Cloud Data Teams
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting and Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
    Feature
    OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting
    5.0
    1 Ratings
    36% below category average
    Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
    7.0
    19 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Pixel Perfect reports7.01 Ratings6.010 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards2.01 Ratings7.019 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates6.01 Ratings8.017 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting and Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
    Feature
    OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting
    7.7
    1 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
    4.8
    19 Ratings
    48% below category average
    Drill-down analysis6.01 Ratings6.015 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities9.01 Ratings7.018 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration8.01 Ratings3.019 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings3.010 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting and Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
    Feature
    OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
    4.8
    19 Ratings
    47% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)7.01 Ratings7.018 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.01 Ratings8.017 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics00 Ratings1.011 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting and Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
    Feature
    OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting
    8.7
    1 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
    -
    Ratings
    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 Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
    Feature
    OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
    -
    Ratings
    REST API7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Javascript API9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Java API7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting and Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
    Feature
    OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting
    -
    Ratings
    Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
    7.6
    18 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Publish to Web00 Ratings5.012 Ratings
    Publish to PDF00 Ratings10.012 Ratings
    Report Versioning00 Ratings8.012 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings5.015 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings10.06 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    OpenText Magellan BI & ReportingSisense for Cloud Data Teams
    Likelihood to Recommend
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    4.0
    (19 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.9
    (2 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Data Sources
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    OpenText Magellan BI & ReportingSisense for Cloud Data Teams
    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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    Sisense Ltd
    Sisense for Cloud Data Teams is suited so well for our project that works with lots of data and needs some ways to share data internally or externally with our clients. It's very easy to pull out the data from the sense in best and in a suitable format and moreover a huge number of options are available there to represent the data. All features of this Sisense for cloud data teams software can be taken advantage of if you have a team who are well versed in data analytics, data management, and programming.
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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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    Sisense Ltd
    • Rapid deployment of polished T-SQL-based data visualization charts and dashboards. Periscope supports a variety of database technologies, and allows users to write custom queries to display data.
    • Included caching to reduce server load.
    • Outstanding customer service/support, with expert advice as needed.
    • Constant updates and new features.
    • Built-in SQL formatters take the pain out of manipulating date/time objects.
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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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    Sisense Ltd
    • Include more appropriate updates in their monthly newsletter as opposed to the general overview that doesn't always have the most pertinent information at the forefront.
    • There are bugs at times when certain dashboards are down, though not in an overwhelming way.
    • If you do not tag something it shows up in multiple views and may be accessible to people that it should not be, though that is a user error it may make sense to prompt for a tag and security setting.
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    Usability
    OpenText
    No answers on this topic
    Sisense Ltd
    If you know SQL or are somewhat data-savvy, you'll feel right at home with Sisense for Cloud Data Teams. However, like most other BI tools, it is a little challenging to use for users that are non-technical. The graphs and charts are very visually appealing, and there's lots of customization and export options.
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    Support Rating
    OpenText
    No answers on this topic
    Sisense Ltd
    The user interface is just amazing and it's really very easy to use and navigate, even for a newbie. Mostly it provides us the accurate data.
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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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    Sisense Ltd
    Google Analytics works well but it does not have all of the bells and whistles that Periscope Data offers. Google Analytics is best used in a Google environment but if you are using other tools and programs outside of the Google universe, then Periscope Data is a much better option.
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    Return on Investment
    OpenText
    No answers on this topic
    Sisense Ltd
    • Very positive - has allowed us to glean insights quickly and in real time.
    • Definitely helpful for evaluating performance of accounts and employees.
    • Versatile - we even use it with recruiting metrics, our software team uses it to test feature deployment.
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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.