Oracle Discoverer (discontinued) vs. Yellowfin

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)
Score 7.4 out of 10
N/A
Oracle'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
Yellowfin
Score 7.7 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Yellowfin is a cloud-based business intelligence and dashboarding platform.
$250
per month
Pricing
Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)Yellowfin
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)Yellowfin
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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Community Pulse
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Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)Yellowfin
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)
7.9
20 Ratings
4% below category average
Yellowfin
6.2
12 Ratings
28% below category average
Pixel Perfect reports8.017 Ratings5.85 Ratings
Customizable dashboards7.717 Ratings6.212 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates8.020 Ratings6.511 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)
7.9
22 Ratings
3% below category average
Yellowfin
6.7
12 Ratings
19% below category average
Drill-down analysis7.021 Ratings6.711 Ratings
Formatting capabilities8.022 Ratings7.112 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages7.514 Ratings6.38 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration9.020 Ratings6.511 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)
8.3
22 Ratings
1% below category average
Yellowfin
5.9
11 Ratings
34% below category average
Publish to Web8.021 Ratings6.411 Ratings
Publish to PDF9.020 Ratings6.211 Ratings
Report Versioning9.018 Ratings5.89 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling8.022 Ratings5.711 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers7.716 Ratings5.55 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)
8.0
16 Ratings
1% below category average
Yellowfin
5.9
12 Ratings
31% below category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.416 Ratings6.012 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.815 Ratings5.812 Ratings
Predictive Analytics7.815 Ratings5.810 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)
9.7
22 Ratings
12% above category average
Yellowfin
6.3
11 Ratings
31% below category average
Multi-User Support (named login)10.022 Ratings6.311 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model10.020 Ratings6.510 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.021 Ratings6.410 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)10.017 Ratings5.94 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)
8.0
16 Ratings
1% above category average
Yellowfin
6.7
8 Ratings
17% below category average
Responsive Design for Web Access7.915 Ratings6.25 Ratings
Mobile Application7.811 Ratings6.48 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile7.811 Ratings6.28 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)
7.5
9 Ratings
5% below category average
Yellowfin
6.2
5 Ratings
24% below category average
REST API8.08 Ratings6.15 Ratings
Javascript API8.09 Ratings5.45 Ratings
iFrames8.08 Ratings6.05 Ratings
Java API7.08 Ratings6.35 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)8.07 Ratings6.55 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)6.08 Ratings6.55 Ratings
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Score 8.9 out of 10
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Reveal
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Score 9.9 out of 10
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Score 9.9 out of 10
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TIBCO Jaspersoft Community Edition
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User Ratings
Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)Yellowfin
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(22 ratings)
6.3
(12 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
6.4
(7 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
5.7
(7 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)Yellowfin
Likelihood to Recommend
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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Yellowfin
We can recommend this software without hesitation, as it has the ability to generate reports and data analysis, as well as process the data automatically, which saves time. It is ideal for small and medium-sized companies that wish to improve their services in the business world
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Pros
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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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Yellowfin
  • Yellowfin’s Storyboard, Timeline and Collaborative tools make it easy to share data and insights across an organisation.
  • Strong Operational and Executive Dashboards that reflect the business KPIs and can send out prompts to people within the business based on rules.
  • Yellowfin makes it incredibly easy to create dynamic reports and dashboards which incorporate maps through locational intelligence functionality.
  • Yellowfin is a single license and all access is via a web browser making it perfect for both on-premise and cloud deployment. Mobile apps are also available.
  • User roles and source filtering allows Admin/IT to offer different functions/views by user group/role.
  • Mobile BI applications to support any device ..
  • API connectors ( YF 7.2 on the way in Mar16 ) for a range of third-party Web-based applications, data sources, Enterprises CRM/ERP apps & open data platform apps, including Salesforce, Google Analytics, Twitter, Youtube , Zoho CRM, XE.com & more coming to make endusers to integrate their applications for better benefits
  • Yellowfin Integration with Predictive analytical and Big Data processing tools like R, UDF, Spark to build rich applications for end users
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Cons
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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Yellowfin
  • The ability to predefine a colour for a specific graph as a selection option dynamically.
  • The ability to customise the label of a chart, especially with respect to performance related reporting graphs we need an increase in dynamic charting options to meet our more specialised requirements.
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Usability
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Yellowfin
As mentioned previously, if a newer company is looking for a strong, polished BI tool, Yellowfin would be a great software vendor to consider. Unfortunately, the high cost might be a barrier to these newer companies who dont have any legacy software/agreements such as an EA agreement with Microsoft.
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Reliability and Availability
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Yellowfin
99.9% availability
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Support Rating
Discontinued Products
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Yellowfin
They have good support in what they provide. But what they provide is not what is promised. I would stay with them if I can. Be very careful before signing up with them. They are not what they seem in the sales pitches. Be very careful and make sure you test and test before you sign up.
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In-Person Training
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Yellowfin
Yellowfin provides 3 levels of training to support consumers, business analytics, developers and Administrations :
  1. Yellowfin BI Training - Level 1 (Exploration)
  2. Yellowfin BI Training - Level 2 (Advanced)
  3. Yellowfin BI Training - Level 3(Expert)
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Online Training
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Yellowfin
Web-based training for large audiences for Level 1 and Level 2 I would suggest
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Implementation Rating
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Yellowfin
Design the data model and views for each dashboard is very important and it is the success factor Configuration of cluster for large implementation
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Alternatives Considered
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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Yellowfin
Yellow Fin platform is browser agnostic and is accessible from desktops as well as mobile devices. It is very simple and fast, it is integrated with Big Data, clients do not require a great training. It just works. But it’s easier to have things on the cloud, especially if you need to use different computers. Yellow Fin lacks the cloud feature.
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Scalability
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Yellowfin
- Tested 500 con-current users in Linux platform with 4 cores systems - Tested with cloud based VM - Tested with 1000 reads per minutes
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Return on Investment
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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Yellowfin
  • Yellowfin gives us a BI tool that is incredibly sleek, which leads our data to be clean, concise, and in an "easy-to-digest" format.
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ScreenShots

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