Oracle Analytics Cloud vs. Pentaho

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Oracle Analytics Cloud
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
The Oracle Analytics Cloud service is a public cloud service that provides a full set of capabilities to explore and perform collaborative analytics.
$16
per month per user
Pentaho
Score 7.6 out of 10
N/A
Pentaho is a suite of open source business intelligence and analytics products, now offered and supported by Hitachi Data Systems since the June 2015 acquisition.N/A
Pricing
Oracle Analytics CloudPentaho
Editions & Modules
Professional - BYOL
$0.3226
OCPU per hour
Enterprise - BYOL
$0.3226
OCPU per hour
Oracle Analytics Server for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
$1.75
OCPU per hour
Professional
$16.00
per month per user
Enterprise
$80.00
per month per user
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Oracle Analytics CloudPentaho
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsOCPUs represent physical CPU cores. Most CPU architectures, including x86, execute two threads per physical core, so 1 OCPU is the equivalent of 2 vCPUs for x86-based compute. The per-hour OCPU rate customers are billed at is therefore twice the vCPU price since they receive two vCPUs of compute power for each OCPU.
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Features
Oracle Analytics CloudPentaho
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Analytics Cloud
8.4
25 Ratings
2% above category average
Pentaho
9.0
20 Ratings
9% above category average
Pixel Perfect reports8.123 Ratings8.718 Ratings
Customizable dashboards8.825 Ratings9.818 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates8.325 Ratings8.618 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Analytics Cloud
8.3
29 Ratings
2% above category average
Pentaho
8.7
19 Ratings
7% above category average
Drill-down analysis9.128 Ratings7.718 Ratings
Formatting capabilities8.228 Ratings8.319 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages7.822 Ratings9.312 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration8.325 Ratings9.617 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Analytics Cloud
8.5
26 Ratings
2% above category average
Pentaho
9.6
20 Ratings
14% above category average
Publish to Web8.024 Ratings9.618 Ratings
Publish to PDF9.125 Ratings9.719 Ratings
Report Versioning8.224 Ratings9.613 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling8.723 Ratings9.917 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers8.519 Ratings9.210 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Analytics Cloud
8.5
25 Ratings
5% above category average
Pentaho
8.2
17 Ratings
1% above category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.625 Ratings7.916 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.521 Ratings8.216 Ratings
Predictive Analytics8.220 Ratings8.314 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Analytics Cloud
9.7
22 Ratings
12% above category average
Pentaho
9.1
20 Ratings
6% above category average
Multi-User Support (named login)9.921 Ratings9.320 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model9.021 Ratings9.519 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)10.022 Ratings9.918 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)10.018 Ratings7.710 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Analytics Cloud
9.7
18 Ratings
19% above category average
Pentaho
8.3
11 Ratings
4% above category average
Responsive Design for Web Access10.016 Ratings9.610 Ratings
Mobile Application9.08 Ratings7.07 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile9.917 Ratings8.711 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Analytics Cloud
9.6
17 Ratings
19% above category average
Pentaho
8.6
10 Ratings
8% above category average
REST API9.914 Ratings8.310 Ratings
Javascript API8.913 Ratings9.09 Ratings
iFrames9.97 Ratings7.39 Ratings
Java API9.913 Ratings8.69 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)8.913 Ratings8.910 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)9.98 Ratings9.610 Ratings
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User Ratings
Oracle Analytics CloudPentaho
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
(33 ratings)
9.1
(31 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(11 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.3
(6 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
9.3
(7 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.5
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Oracle Analytics CloudPentaho
Likelihood to Recommend
Oracle
Oracle Data Visualization is very effective if used in an enterprise context with huge volumes of data coming from different systems. It supports dashboard and reporting capabilities and is easy to scale. It also allows you to leverage machine learning capabilities to extract hidden data trends. Visualization capabilities are powerful but not so various if compared to other solutions on the market. If you want to present a dashboard to an executive audience and you want to make your dashboards beautiful you must adapt them through PowerPoint.
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Hitachi Vantara
Pentaho is very well suited to perform data extraction & data mining from various cloud storage & transform that data using various available data models. However, the software struggles when it comes to visualizing the extracted data in an appealing manner & can be difficult for end-users to get an understanding of data tables created using those models.
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Pros
Oracle
  • Available without of the box connectors for Salesforce and oracle Saas Cloud. This is a huge plus for our business since we don't need another middleware solution just for this sake.
  • We are able to connect to our on-prem SQL Server database where we have our RMA database and other applications seamlessly without writing custom APIs.
  • OAC writes directly into ADW which is another advantage for loading Excel files into ADW after dataflow transformations.
  • OAC allows replication of the database from fusion ERP and lets us create subject areas using the data modeler.
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Hitachi Vantara
  • Integrate and synchronize with big data easily
  • Import data from any sources and different databases
  • Managing data in on-premise, hybrid and cloud environments.
  • Compatibility and flexibility of the platform with any type of scenario and any business or industry
  • Various tools in the software suite to transformation of data
  • Simple interface appearance and creative UI graphics
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Cons
Oracle
  • Reports that output data to portable and mobile devices should be in a better and more appropriate form and improved.
  • In the beginning, the initial settings take some time, which I think requires a smart wizard to set up and get started.
  • Must add mores diagrams and graphs
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Hitachi Vantara
  • I think the relative obscurity of the tool is a downside, not as many developers, consultants or peers you can tap into.
  • Lack of a solid user community held us back, looking at Power BI and Qlik, they have huge user communities that help each other out. Would have liked that here.
  • Smaller company means smaller sales force, and the lack of a local presence made it hard to only interact online with the account rep. Other companies have someone local who often stops by with pre-sales developers to just pitch in free of charge when they have time.
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Likelihood to Renew
Oracle
No answers on this topic
Hitachi Vantara
I will use Pentaho until I find a better tool with a better, easier to use report designer client. For now, Pentaho has been the most powerful reporting tool for our clients because of its ability to connect to Odoo, integrate in Odoo (reports are accessible in Odoo) and the flexibility in report design and parameter integration
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Usability
Oracle
No answers on this topic
Hitachi Vantara
The Pentaho tools are designed so you can start playing around on your own. Of course, you will need guidance at some point, but the training teams are good at guiding new users, and the online documentation is usually pretty up-to-date.
Some of the tools, such as the Pentaho Data Integration tool and the Pentaho Server, are pretty self-explanatory. The other tools maybe are not so quickly and obvious to use, but again, with some documentation and some customer support, you can find your way around them.
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Support Rating
Oracle
Oracle Analytics Support team is very proactive and I have never had a situation where I had to wait for more than a day or two to get my issues resolved. This is a very big help for us and we appreciate Oracle and its team for guaranteeing that experience.
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Hitachi Vantara
They were responsive to our questions when we raised issues. They gave us workarounds when required. They were quite knowledgeable when it came to issue analysis and providing fixes. They were forthright in informing us if a bug was not due for release soon.
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Online Training
Oracle
No answers on this topic
Hitachi Vantara
Course Taken: DI1000 Pentaho Data Integration Fundamentals Setup A week before your class started, the instructor will start sending out class material and lab setup instructions. This is helpful so that you understand how the environment is laid out and can start reviewing the content. Ultimately it saved about a 1/2 day trying to setup with 10 other people online which was great! The Course The 3-day course was laid out like many other technical classes with 15-30 minutes instruction and 15-60 minutes of lab exercises. The instructor was very knowledgeable with the functionality from version to version and answered questions as we went along. I was amazed at some of the functionality that was available that I was not using at the time and quickly implemented changes to many existing transformations and jobs. The novice users seemed to catch on quickly and more experienced users explained how some of the functionality was used in their home environments. Towards the end there was enough time so that we were able to ask very directed questions about our own environments. Overall, I really found the class to be informative and deliver enough information to be dangerous. My skills improved and I was able to design better and efficient transformations for the HIE. Course Description: https://training.pentaho.com/instructor-led-training/pentaho-data-integration-fundamentals-di1000
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Implementation Rating
Oracle
No answers on this topic
Hitachi Vantara
Get the right people in before starting implementation. Start small and build as you go approach is time consuming and involves lot of rework. Evangalize within the organization the capabilities and limitations equally so that correct delivery expectations are set. Set expectations with the Customer that the tool cannot replace proprietary software in terms of stability/usability and that timelines could change given the new ness of the product.
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Alternatives Considered
Oracle
Oracle Business Intelligence Cloud Service (OBICS) does well in terms of handling data, creating joins, managing database relationships, and data integration from multiple sources. However, the visualisation features on Oracle Business Intelligence Cloud Service (OBICS) are limited when compared to other business intelligence tools like Looker or Tableau. Again, the choice of tool depends on your specific requirements. Both provide different features and both are good at what they offer.
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Hitachi Vantara
Since the Pentaho platform offers a range of broad functionality across data preparation and advanced analytics, it also can be easily integrated to support many data sources and machine-learning frameworks. Based on that fact, we selected Pentaho to be used in our internal department. It also supports many of our BI use cases as required by company management or the business user. Last but not least, the Pentaho license is cheaper than their competitor.
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Return on Investment
Oracle
  • ROI is better than average; the product pays for itself in the long run
  • Ease of use, which is very important in today's busy environments.
  • Can be costly based on the amount of user licensing, which is a flat cost per user.
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Hitachi Vantara
  • Pentaho has improved our overall business process.
  • Pentaho has helped the Managers and Directors to analyze the numbers going up and down from time to time.
  • We have a started a big project using Pentaho that is going to include all the business processes in the organization.
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