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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AThe SAP® BusinessObjects™ Business Intelligence Platform provides users with ad hoc queries, reporting, data visualizations, and analysis tools. Its integrated, unified infrastructure aims to offer scalability from one-to-many tools and interfaces on-premise, in the cloud, or as a hybrid approach.N/A

    Sisense

    Score6.9 out of 10
    N/ASisense is a BI software and analytics platform. With what the vendor calls their In-Chip™ and Single Stack™ technologies, users have access to a comprehensive tool to analyze and visualize large, disparate data sets without IT resources.N/A
    Pricing
    SAP BusinessObjects Business IntelligenceSisense
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SAP BusinessObjects Business IntelligenceSisense
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsMust contact sales team for pricing.
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    SAP BusinessObjects Business IntelligenceSisense
    Considered Both Products
    SAP
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    Sisense Ltd
    Chose Sisense
    Before purchasing Sisense and began recommending it as a solution to our clients, we tested four other BI visualization tools. All four of these ranked high on the Gartner Magic Quadrant. We researched Domo, Looker, MS Power BI and Tableau. Looker could be a better solution if …
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    Would buy again
    81%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    81%
    Happy with the feature set
    13 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    9 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    SAP BusinessObjects Business IntelligenceSisense
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and Sisense
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    7.8
    56 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Sisense
    9.7
    47 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Pixel Perfect reports8.550 Ratings10.037 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards6.752 Ratings10.047 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates8.151 Ratings9.033 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and Sisense
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    7.1
    53 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Sisense
    8.8
    47 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Drill-down analysis6.452 Ratings10.047 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities6.551 Ratings9.047 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages8.335 Ratings9.027 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration7.352 Ratings7.33 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and Sisense
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    7.8
    53 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Sisense
    10.0
    46 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Publish to Web8.344 Ratings10.036 Ratings
    Publish to PDF8.251 Ratings10.046 Ratings
    Report Versioning7.646 Ratings10.024 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling8.052 Ratings10.039 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers6.931 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and Sisense
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    6.0
    48 Ratings
    28% below category average
    Sisense
    9.5
    45 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)5.846 Ratings10.045 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization6.143 Ratings9.042 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics6.042 Ratings9.029 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining6.16 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and Sisense
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    7.4
    53 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Sisense
    10.0
    45 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)7.953 Ratings10.045 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model7.351 Ratings10.044 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)7.450 Ratings10.045 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control7.37 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)7.234 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and Sisense
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    6.3
    38 Ratings
    21% below category average
    Sisense
    9.7
    40 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access5.637 Ratings10.040 Ratings
    Mobile Application5.332 Ratings10.025 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile5.534 Ratings10.034 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and Sisense
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    7.9
    28 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Sisense
    -
    Ratings
    REST API8.124 Ratings00 Ratings
    Javascript API7.723 Ratings00 Ratings
    iFrames8.221 Ratings00 Ratings
    Java API7.426 Ratings00 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)7.624 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)8.522 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Score8.2 out of 10
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    Score8.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Score7 out of 10
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    Score7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    SAP BusinessObjects Business IntelligenceSisense
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.1
    (78 ratings)
    10.0
    (58 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.3
    (24 ratings)
    8.9
    (14 ratings)
    Usability
    6.6
    (21 ratings)
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.6
    (16 ratings)
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    7.1
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.2
    (45 ratings)
    9.1
    (47 ratings)
    Data Sources
    8.3
    (45 ratings)
    9.2
    (47 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SAP BusinessObjects Business IntelligenceSisense
    Likelihood to Recommend
    SAP
    As mentioned earlier reporting was a big headache for us and the tools we used didn't support large data sets and visualization Performing analytics with such data sets was cumbersome and later post using this SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence we were able to correlate different data sets and prepare the dashboard pretty easier which were helpful and easier to understand.
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    Sisense Ltd
    I believe Sisense is perfectly suited for any organization of any size that have access to the proper resources, as the tool is very expensive. The data connectors come in all shapes and sizes out of the box, which allows a great deal of data control within the ElastiCubes. Additionally, while the platform only runs on Windows platforms, the web application can be accessed on any client: mobile, Apple, Windows, etc. This allows a much more flexible user experience, resulting in data and dashboards reaching further than any other tool.
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    Pros
    SAP
    • This software is easy to initially learn, and very powerful in producing reusable reports.
    • It is much faster than my company's internal manual queries. The ability to build off of a saved query and share queries to other users is a great positive.
    • My favorite part is that you can run queries in the background and it does not interfere with your current work or slow your computer down.
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    Sisense Ltd
    • Customization - lots of supported and community plugins available. Users can also adjust the look and feel through JavaScript.
    • Innovation - Sisense is continuing to push the envelope by developing new features through Sisense Labs.
    • Customer support - the commitment to excellent customer service and ensuring organizations get the most out of their investment.
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    Cons
    SAP
    • The installation can be very complex and time-consuming, it requires a lot of planning and foresight as to what role the software will play in the organization.
    • The software has a relatively large learning curve that takes dedicated users months to get comfortable with, the UI is a bit intimidating for new users.
    • SAP could organize their help better, it can be difficult to find dependable solutions to issues via their website and support channels.
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    Sisense Ltd
    • The usability of the application on mobile devices needs some improvement, especially navigation and filtering.
    • Dashboards that are created by multiple users can be a bit of a hassle to share by Admins.
    • If you need to embed dashboards into your website, you are require to buy a license separate from the user and platform license. This is a norm on most BI visualization tools, but Sisense can seem a bit on the high side, cost-wide.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    SAP
    The institution has decided to move in a different direction, and will be using MSBI for reporting. I have been very happy with the Business Objects suite of tools, and will continue to use them heavily until we make the transition.
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    Sisense Ltd
    I think the business and myself as a user has come to rely on SiSense as a dashboarding and quick ad-hoc reporting tool. I am hoping to integrate SiSense dashboards into more parts of the business in the future. We have reduced our report turn-around time for the most part from hours/days to minutes and in some cases almost the speed of thought. Reports are also easier on the eye and more easily distributed. I would also like to say that the support and professionalism from the SiSense team has been excellent.
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    Usability
    SAP
    From a server and client side perspective. the Business Intelligence Platform provides a foundation for all aspects of content development, distribution, analysis, collaboration and self service. Ease of use from targeted content delivery through controlled accessibility. Content exporting in the format of the users choice. Scheduling for internal or external delivery. Public and private folders for secure content access when requied. Web based for viewing on the users device of choice without the need to download additional applications.
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    Sisense Ltd
    New V5 is ground floor of an exciting collection of possibilities. Weekly Sisense developers come up with new functionality that they share with us in their forums. The move to HTML5 has been pleasing in that widgets auto size themselves into appropriate forms in the board but everyone of them can be popped out to full page size to be looked at in more detail
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    Reliability and Availability
    SAP
    When we implemented 3.1, we had a tough time managing the system: It took almost a year to stabilize.

    With 4.0, we want to roll out to more users, and are holding back because of fears about the performance issue
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    Sisense Ltd
    There are very few situations when there is unexpected downtime. Mostly during development, new dashboard implementation and during upgrades. other then that there were very few crashes.
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    Performance
    SAP
    Overall, the tool (Web Intelligence 4.2) is fast and solid. One issue is a dependability on JAVA for a full feature report creation/edit capabilities (as opposed to limited HTML option). Second, planned end of JAVA support by major browsers (Chrome is already not supporting JAVA applet).
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    Sisense Ltd
    SiSense is usually performing better then other solutions even if going for complex reports/dashboards(of course within reasonable frames). I haven't noticed any bad influence on other systems, usually if something happens it stays within SiSense.
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    Support Rating
    SAP
    SAP has released various versions of SAP BO BI. starting from 3.1 and going to 4.0,4.1,4.2 and latest being 4.3. SAP provides support to these new versions. As new versions keep on coming, support for the very old software goes out of scope from SAP. it is when the different organization plans to get their BO content migrated from a lower version to a newer version. The newer version had definitely added functionality and features which ease the work of users.
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    Sisense Ltd
    SiSense's support ninjas are very knowledgeable and are exceptionally responsive. So far, all of the issues we ran into were resolved within minimum time. My sense of dealing with the support staff at SiSense is that they are very focused on not just answering your immediate question, but also to delve into the cause of the matter.
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    In-Person Training
    SAP
    SAP authorized training is best, Please go ahead with it. Even lot of online training options/videos available for self learning
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    Sisense Ltd
    Easy and free training that allowed us quickly understand basics in SiSense and start using them. More advanced features requires some browsing through SiSense forums, but there is always support to help, and SiSense support is one of the best whith which I worked so far.
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    Online Training
    SAP
    I haven't used it or got feedback from the end user.

    Content looks to be pretty detailed. Focused on SQL but not BW.
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    Sisense Ltd
    Many examples, videos and scenarios which you try on your own right away. This combined with in-person training gives you enough to utilize most of SiSense's power.
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    Implementation Rating
    SAP
    Hire specialists and experienced staff. Mix some beginners so that everyone is not a leader but a learner too. Plan well; architect well; break down implementation in small steps and move towards larger steps. Create a centralized and authorized SAP Business Objects implementation team.
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    Sisense Ltd
    Remember to migrate the plugins. The documentation however is pretty straight forward.
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    Alternatives Considered
    SAP
    We selected SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) based on price. It can stack up against others in terms of price and honestly, that's about it. Salesforce Commerce does a hell of a better job at handling it. However, in the space of Business Intelligence, SAP can do more, and that's why at the end we went with it
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    Sisense Ltd
    1) Easy to use, really, there is nothing too much to say. The set up is easy and not confusing. You can use it internally or externally.
    2) Customer Service, having spoken to various product reps from similar industry. Sisense rep provides you with the best support to get started, and it is really appreciated.
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    Scalability
    SAP
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform supports SOA Service Oriented Architecture. You can start/restart/enable/disable all the servers. You can seamless do load balancing and clustering. It supports all leading application and web server. Supports LDAP SSO integration. People who can work on excel with training they can work on SAP Business Objects Web Intelligence, dashboard, Lumira, Information design tool product suite. Tool is very user friendly and easy to learn and implement
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    Sisense Ltd
    Product is quite easily scalable. The whole installation can be easily moved to stronger machine if needed.
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    Return on Investment
    SAP
    • By generating and distributing reports in a timely manner, we were able to save millions of dollars for the company which otherwise would not have been visible.
    • Almost realtime dashboard, saved the company a huge amount by showing the outages and kept the company from buying a tool to do just that.
    • It showed the customers who were not paying the bills and were missing in the system due to some loophole. This was visible by doing reporting on the theft usage of electricity.
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    Sisense Ltd
    • Report development time is reduced from 2~3 days to 2~3 hours.
    • Report querying time is improved from 0.5~10 mins to 2~30 seconds.
    • A 2-staff team delivers 10 times the BI output that we did on the old system.
    • We were able to deliver BI and data analysis for all business functions instead of a very limited group of users
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