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    Phocas Business Intelligence

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/APhocas 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

    Shiny

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AShiny allows users to create data visualization apps, and is designed to be easy to write with. These apps let users interact with data and analyses with R or Python.N/A
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    Phocas Business IntelligenceShiny
    Editions & Modules
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    Phocas Business IntelligenceShiny
    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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    Phocas Business IntelligenceShiny
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Features
    Phocas Business IntelligenceShiny
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Phocas Business Intelligence and Shiny
    Feature
    Phocas Business Intelligence
    9.0
    4 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Shiny
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    Customizable dashboards9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Phocas Business Intelligence and Shiny
    Feature
    Phocas Business Intelligence
    9.6
    4 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Shiny
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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 Phocas Business Intelligence and Shiny
    Feature
    Phocas Business Intelligence
    9.3
    4 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Shiny
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    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 Phocas Business Intelligence and Shiny
    Feature
    Phocas Business Intelligence
    8.3
    4 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Shiny
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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 Phocas Business Intelligence and Shiny
    Feature
    Phocas Business Intelligence
    9.9
    4 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Shiny
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    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 Phocas Business Intelligence and Shiny
    Feature
    Phocas Business Intelligence
    9.5
    3 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Shiny
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    Responsive Design for Web Access9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Phocas Business IntelligenceShiny
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (4 ratings)
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    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
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    Data Sources
    10.0
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    User Testimonials
    Phocas Business IntelligenceShiny
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Posit (formerly RStudio)
    Shiny is well suited where an organisation is looking to empower their analysts to minimise time spent on repetitive analysis by deploying repeatable analytical pipelines, but also looking for them to add greater value to the organisation by utilising more advanced analytical techniques. Ideally it is well suited where IT are on board and supportive of some of the more advanced features such as deploying R Shiny dashboards.
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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.
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    Posit (formerly RStudio)
    • Data tables are appealing to look at.
    • Enables us to create trend indexes in an effective way.
    • Easy to integrate with the rest of my R syntax.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Posit (formerly RStudio)
    • Easier ways to connect to data sources
    • Better access control for different roles in the organization
    • Video material that allows a better learning experience
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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.
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    Posit (formerly RStudio)
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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.
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    Posit (formerly RStudio)
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    Alternatives Considered
    Phocas
    Phocas is easy to use for end users and can be used on desktops, laptops, and phones.
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    Posit (formerly RStudio)
    - Faster response working with a large amount of data. - R Studio connection and flexibility. - Scenarios modelling.
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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
    Incentivized
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    Posit (formerly RStudio)
    • We saw a good involvement to researchers when showing their models in shiny.
    • We can have a quicker review from the user when the model is in production.
    • False positives can be found easily and they help the retraining of the model.
    Incentivized
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