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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Salesforce CRM Analytics

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/ASalesforce CRM Analytics (formerly Tableau CRM) is a cloud-based business intelligence solutions and analytics software. It provides users with automated data discovery, CRM-connected analytics, top-down views of data, augmented analytics, predictive insights, and customizable data visualization tools.

    $125

    per month

    Yellowfin

    Score8.6 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Yellowfin is a cloud-based business intelligence and dashboarding platform.

    $250

    per month

    Pricing
    Salesforce CRM AnalyticsYellowfin
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Salesforce CRM AnalyticsYellowfin
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Community Pulse
    Salesforce CRM AnalyticsYellowfin
    Considered Both Products
    Salesforce
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    73%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    67%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    63%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    91%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
    67%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
    67%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    4 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    71%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    Salesforce CRM AnalyticsYellowfin
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Salesforce CRM Analytics and Yellowfin
    Feature
    Salesforce CRM Analytics
    7.8
    48 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Yellowfin
    7.6
    15 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Pixel Perfect reports7.541 Ratings6.78 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards8.548 Ratings8.415 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.546 Ratings7.613 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Salesforce CRM Analytics and Yellowfin
    Feature
    Salesforce CRM Analytics
    7.8
    49 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Yellowfin
    8.2
    15 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Drill-down analysis8.548 Ratings8.614 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities7.548 Ratings8.715 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages7.537 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration7.546 Ratings8.614 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Salesforce CRM Analytics and Yellowfin
    Feature
    Salesforce CRM Analytics
    8.1
    47 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Yellowfin
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    Ratings
    Publish to Web9.037 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to PDF7.044 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Versioning8.543 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling8.540 Ratings00 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers7.534 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Salesforce CRM Analytics and Yellowfin
    Feature
    Salesforce CRM Analytics
    7.4
    45 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Yellowfin
    7.1
    15 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.042 Ratings7.115 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization6.540 Ratings6.715 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics7.042 Ratings7.413 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Salesforce CRM Analytics and Yellowfin
    Feature
    Salesforce CRM Analytics
    9.0
    48 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Yellowfin
    7.6
    14 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)9.046 Ratings7.314 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model8.546 Ratings7.012 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.042 Ratings7.013 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)9.541 Ratings8.96 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Salesforce CRM Analytics and Yellowfin
    Feature
    Salesforce CRM Analytics
    6.7
    45 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Yellowfin
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    Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access7.543 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Application7.034 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile6.539 Ratings00 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Salesforce CRM Analytics and Yellowfin
    Feature
    Salesforce CRM Analytics
    8.2
    33 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Yellowfin
    6.4
    8 Ratings
    12% below category average
    REST API8.031 Ratings6.48 Ratings
    Javascript API8.529 Ratings6.18 Ratings
    iFrames8.525 Ratings7.37 Ratings
    Java API8.528 Ratings6.88 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)7.528 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)8.527 Ratings6.06 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Salesforce CRM AnalyticsYellowfin
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (51 ratings)
    8.6
    (15 ratings)
    Usability
    8.5
    (10 ratings)
    8.4
    (10 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.7
    (6 ratings)
    5.6
    (7 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.1
    (41 ratings)
    8.1
    (6 ratings)
    Data Sources
    7.7
    (41 ratings)
    8.1
    (6 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
    Salesforce CRM AnalyticsYellowfin
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Salesforce
    For us it really comes down to that book management and next best contact for our advisors. When we're thinking about a book of business that may range, depending on the advisor, from 400 clients to a thousand clients, how do they really optimize their time? Who do they call next? Who do they work with to make sure not only they're keeping those clients engaged, they're not leaving the firm going to other advisors who they haven't talked to in a while who might need their attention. That's really where that CRM analytics is really proven pretty powerful for us.
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    Idera, Inc.
    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
    Salesforce
    • Interactive Dashboards, it [consists] of wide variety of charts
    • Data from different sources can be easily integrated with it
    • Security, it provides easy way to secure and share the information with the users
    • Support actions like opening hyperlink etc
    • Almost everything can be done from configuration
    • Data can easily be managed from dataflow.
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    Idera, Inc.
    • 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
    Salesforce
    • Implementation takes time and resources. It is a heavy lift to implement and at first, it can take a little bit of time to understand what you are looking at. But once it's implemented it's easy to get started.
    • Without any BI expertise or resources available to your organization, the implementation of this is difficult. If you aren't used to BI tools and don't have an expert in house, the terminology can be difficult to understand at first.
    • Their support is not on hand to help you if you encounter any issues, at least not on all the plans or the basic plans. Real-time support service is an add-on, so you'll need to be patient if you require help or pay extra money.
    • More functionality for the tool is needed to compete with other heavyweights in the arena like Tableau, Qlik, and Microstrategy. Still lacks the robustness, functionality, and flexibility other competing products possess.
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    Idera, Inc.
    • 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
    Salesforce
    For someone who don't have coding background, this could be a useful tool and fairly easy to learn and use given the good support. However, if you know other open source tools, it would be much easier to use the other tools and the knowledge is more transferable in the future.
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    Idera, Inc.
    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
    Salesforce
    No answers on this topic
    Idera, Inc.
    99.9% availability
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    Support Rating
    Salesforce
    I was not able to be in interaction much with Salesforce support team since every feature works the way it should be working. So far I have not experienced any bug or major glitches that would delay the result of my work and performance. There is also a hotline in our company for Salesforce issue but so far I have not used it.
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    Idera, Inc.
    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
    Salesforce
    No answers on this topic
    Idera, Inc.
    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
    Salesforce
    No answers on this topic
    Idera, Inc.
    Web-based training for large audiences for Level 1 and Level 2 I would suggest
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    Implementation Rating
    Salesforce
    An implementation partner would certainly result in greater output in a more efficient amount of time. However, I have found implementation partners to be extremely expensive for the output received (at least working for a non-profit company they are frequently unaffordable). Internal implementation does help with usable output though since internal knowledge would better know the data architecture and business processes
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    Idera, Inc.
    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
    Salesforce
    Tableau is the absolute top of the class when it comes to business intelligence, but it doesn't make sense for every business case. In our case, we needed a simple data visualization platform for our CRM platform and sales pipeline. Salesforce Analytics, while nowhere near as robust, did the job we needed it to do perfectly in a significantly more cost-effective manner.
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    Idera, Inc.
    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
    Salesforce
    No answers on this topic
    Idera, Inc.
    - 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
    Salesforce
    • I would say it's been positive just because as a company, anyone that has access to it can go in there and pull any company information and we're very up to date then on all of our client base. So I would say it's been a very positive impact.
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    Idera, Inc.
    • made our org more data centric
    • Decisions are made based on data vs opinion
    • has created a single source of truth for the bulk of the organization
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