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Phocas Business Intelligence vs. SAP Replication Server

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Phocas Business Intelligence
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Phocas helps users discover data and provides results in real time.  It is designed for non-technical users and delivers a simple yet powerful analytical capability that quickly turns data into a chart, graph or map.  It brings up data on local, regional or global sales, inventory, forecasts, prices, profit margins, budgets and more. Phocas, based in the United Kingdom, is a business intelligence firm with offices in…N/A
SAP Replication Server
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
SAP's Sybase Replication Server is database development and management software.N/A
Pricing
Phocas Business IntelligenceSAP Replication Server
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Phocas Business IntelligenceSAP Replication Server
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPhocas has built its business model on exceeding customer expectations. We’ve operated on a subscription basis from the start and in the words of Phocas Group chairman and co-founder Paul Magee: ‘That puts the onus on us to perform’. And we like that. In fact, our whole company ecosystem is built around that ‘light bulb moment’ when customers achieve a breakthrough by seeing their business through fresh eyes.—
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Community Pulse
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Top Pros
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Features
Phocas Business IntelligenceSAP Replication Server
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Phocas Business Intelligence
9.0
4 Ratings
11% above category average
SAP Replication Server
-
Ratings
Customizable dashboards9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Phocas Business Intelligence
9.6
4 Ratings
18% above category average
SAP Replication Server
-
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Drill-down analysis10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Formatting capabilities9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Phocas Business Intelligence
9.3
4 Ratings
12% above category average
SAP Replication Server
-
Ratings
Publish to PDF10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Versioning8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling9.94 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Phocas Business Intelligence
8.3
4 Ratings
3% above category average
SAP Replication Server
-
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Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Predictive Analytics8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Phocas Business Intelligence
9.9
4 Ratings
15% above category average
SAP Replication Server
-
Ratings
Multi-User Support (named login)9.94 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model9.94 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.93 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Phocas Business Intelligence
9.5
3 Ratings
18% above category average
SAP Replication Server
-
Ratings
Responsive Design for Web Access9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Source Connection
Comparison of Data Source Connection features of Product A and Product B
Phocas Business Intelligence
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SAP Replication Server
10.0
3 Ratings
18% above category average
Connect to traditional data sources00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Connecto to Big Data and NoSQL00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Data Transformations
Comparison of Data Transformations features of Product A and Product B
Phocas Business Intelligence
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Ratings
SAP Replication Server
10.0
3 Ratings
17% above category average
Simple transformations00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Complex transformations00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Data Modeling
Comparison of Data Modeling features of Product A and Product B
Phocas Business Intelligence
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Ratings
SAP Replication Server
7.6
3 Ratings
7% below category average
Data model creation00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Metadata management00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Business rules and workflow00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
Collaboration00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Testing and debugging00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Data Governance
Comparison of Data Governance features of Product A and Product B
Phocas Business Intelligence
-
Ratings
SAP Replication Server
8.0
3 Ratings
4% below category average
Integration with data quality tools00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Integration with MDM tools00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
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User Ratings
Phocas Business IntelligenceSAP Replication Server
Likelihood to Recommend
8.1
(4 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Phocas Business IntelligenceSAP Replication Server
Likelihood to Recommend
Phocas
If you would like your data in one place with easy access, this is the software for you. You can have data from multiple systems and bring it into one view so that you have a quick and easily visible dashboard for the data you wish to see.
Verified User
Anonymous
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SAP
I asked questions about a warm standby and multicast replication. We ended up using bi-directional replication and a warm standby db. Having 3 or more live OLTP DB's where each was read-write was going to be difficult to manage for contention if the same table was being updated. We stuck with an easier solution to have only two OLTP's, and then used additional DB's as read-only DW's.
Bruce Speidel | TrustRadius Reviewer
Bruce Speidel
Senior Staff Engineer
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Pros
Phocas
  • Custom reports are simple to create.
  • The ability to manage users and their dashboards is solid.
  • Easy to navigate web interface makes the software accessible from anywhere.
KM
Kenny McGarrity
IT Infrastructure Manager
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SAP
  • guaranteed delivery
  • high availability
  • scalable
  • low latency
  • data transformation
Gene Baker | TrustRadius Reviewer
Gene Baker
Vice President, Chief Architect, Development Manager and Software Engineer
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Cons
Phocas
  • Phocas needs to make it easier to connect to different types of databases.
  • The data in Phocas needs to be updated faster in some cases.
  • It needs to provide functions to create better charts and graphs.
Verified User
Anonymous
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SAP
  • Data Reconciliation Functionality.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Usability
Phocas
It is a very user-friendly product and is easy to understand. You can get your data from just a quick click and the dashboard loads. You can take the data and drill down easy to find what you are looking for.
Verified User
Anonymous
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SAP
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Support Rating
Phocas
Support is responsive. You log a call and they will respond quickly and resolve your issues. We have only had great experiences with the support team.
Verified User
Anonymous
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SAP
SAP support has been outstanding. They have quick response times and always meet their SLAs. Any time we have an issue that needs to be researched they are able to get back to us quickly with resolution.
Gene Baker | TrustRadius Reviewer
Gene Baker
Vice President, Chief Architect, Development Manager and Software Engineer
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Alternatives Considered
Phocas
Phocas is easy to use for end users and can be used on desktops, laptops, and phones.
Verified User
Anonymous
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SAP
Hands down Sybase has the best replication
Bruce Speidel | TrustRadius Reviewer
Bruce Speidel
Senior Staff Engineer
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Return on Investment
Phocas
  • It has given our business a view on data
  • We can access it from anywhere
  • You can have multiple dashboards for different information
Verified User
Anonymous
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SAP
  • A positive is that it allow quick business decision making on the basis of real time data. Huge time saving for business.
Verified User
Anonymous
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