Oracle Discoverer (discontinued) vs. Sisense for Cloud Data Teams

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)
Score 7.8 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
Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
Score 4.1 out of 10
N/A
Sisense 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
Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Features
Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
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
Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
7.0
19 Ratings
14% below category average
Pixel Perfect reports8.017 Ratings6.010 Ratings
Customizable dashboards7.717 Ratings7.019 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates8.020 Ratings8.017 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)
7.9
22 Ratings
2% below category average
Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
4.8
19 Ratings
48% below category average
Drill-down analysis7.021 Ratings6.015 Ratings
Formatting capabilities8.022 Ratings7.018 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages7.514 Ratings3.010 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration9.020 Ratings3.019 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% above category average
Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
7.6
18 Ratings
7% below category average
Publish to Web8.021 Ratings5.012 Ratings
Publish to PDF9.020 Ratings10.012 Ratings
Report Versioning9.018 Ratings8.012 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling8.022 Ratings5.015 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers7.716 Ratings10.06 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
0% above category average
Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
4.8
19 Ratings
47% below category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.416 Ratings7.018 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.815 Ratings8.017 Ratings
Predictive Analytics7.815 Ratings1.011 Ratings
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings3.01 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
13% above category average
Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
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Ratings
Multi-User Support (named login)10.022 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model10.020 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.021 Ratings00 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)10.017 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)
8.0
16 Ratings
3% above category average
Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
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Ratings
Responsive Design for Web Access7.915 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Application7.811 Ratings00 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile7.811 Ratings00 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
3% below category average
Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
-
Ratings
REST API8.08 Ratings00 Ratings
Javascript API8.09 Ratings00 Ratings
iFrames8.08 Ratings00 Ratings
Java API7.08 Ratings00 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)8.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)6.08 Ratings00 Ratings
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Reveal
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Score 9.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(22 ratings)
4.0
(19 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
6.9
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Oracle Discoverer (discontinued)Sisense for Cloud Data Teams
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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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
Discontinued Products
  • 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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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
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  • 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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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
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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
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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
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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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
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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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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