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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

    Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ASugar Sell from SugarCRM is a collaborative CRM, allowing users to track and monitor activities, map each customer’s journey. Sugar Sell replaces former editions of the SugarCRM product, including the SugarCRM Community Edition, the open source edition, which is discontinued.

    $19

    per month per user (3 users minimum, billed annually)

    Pricing
    SAP BusinessObjects Business IntelligenceSugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Essentials
    $19
    per month (billed annually) per user (3 user minimum, 9 user maximum)
    Standard
    $59
    per month (billed annually) per user (10 User Minimum)
    Advanced
    $85
    per month (billed annually) per user (10 user minimum)
    Premier
    $135
    per month (billed annually) per user (10 user minimum)
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SAP BusinessObjects Business IntelligenceSugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    SAP BusinessObjects Business IntelligenceSugar Sell (SugarCRM)
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    SAP
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    SugarCRM
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    81%
    Would buy again
    13 Answers
    70%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
    12 Answers
    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    81%
    Happy with the feature set
    13 Answers
    80%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    9 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    11 Answers
    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    Features
    SAP BusinessObjects Business IntelligenceSugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    7.8
    56 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    -
    Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports8.550 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards6.752 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates8.251 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    7.1
    53 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    -
    Ratings
    Drill-down analysis6.452 Ratings00 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities6.551 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages8.335 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration7.352 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    7.8
    53 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    -
    Ratings
    Publish to Web8.344 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to PDF8.251 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Versioning7.646 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling8.052 Ratings00 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 Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    6.0
    48 Ratings
    28% below category average
    Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    -
    Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)5.846 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization6.143 Ratings00 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics6.042 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining6.16 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    7.4
    53 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    -
    Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)7.953 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model7.251 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)7.450 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control7.27 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)7.234 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    6.4
    38 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    -
    Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access5.637 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Application5.332 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile5.634 Ratings00 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    7.9
    28 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    -
    Ratings
    REST API8.124 Ratings00 Ratings
    Javascript API7.723 Ratings00 Ratings
    iFrames8.221 Ratings00 Ratings
    Java API7.526 Ratings00 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)7.624 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)8.622 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    -
    Ratings
    Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    4.8
    33 Ratings
    48% below category average
    Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings5.032 Ratings
    Workflow management00 Ratings6.028 Ratings
    Territory management00 Ratings6.026 Ratings
    Opportunity management00 Ratings7.026 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings7.029 Ratings
    Contract management00 Ratings3.026 Ratings
    Quote & order management00 Ratings4.024 Ratings
    Interaction tracking00 Ratings3.030 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings2.025 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    -
    Ratings
    Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    2.3
    24 Ratings
    108% below category average
    Case management00 Ratings3.024 Ratings
    Call center management00 Ratings2.019 Ratings
    Help desk management00 Ratings2.017 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    -
    Ratings
    Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    5.5
    25 Ratings
    34% below category average
    Lead management00 Ratings6.022 Ratings
    Email marketing00 Ratings5.023 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    -
    Ratings
    Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    3.0
    28 Ratings
    88% below category average
    Task management00 Ratings4.026 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings3.018 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings2.024 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    -
    Ratings
    Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    3.3
    28 Ratings
    79% below category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings3.024 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization00 Ratings2.025 Ratings
    Customizable reports00 Ratings5.027 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    -
    Ratings
    Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    5.5
    29 Ratings
    33% below category average
    Custom fields00 Ratings6.029 Ratings
    Custom objects00 Ratings5.026 Ratings
    Scripting environment00 Ratings6.019 Ratings
    API for custom integration00 Ratings5.025 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    -
    Ratings
    Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    5.5
    27 Ratings
    42% below category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings5.021 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings6.026 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    -
    Ratings
    Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    3.0
    19 Ratings
    86% below category average
    Social data00 Ratings3.019 Ratings
    Social engagement00 Ratings3.016 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    -
    Ratings
    Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    4.5
    19 Ratings
    50% below category average
    Marketing automation00 Ratings5.019 Ratings
    Compensation management00 Ratings4.013 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    -
    Ratings
    Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    4.0
    20 Ratings
    62% below category average
    Mobile access00 Ratings4.020 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    SAP BusinessObjects Business IntelligenceSugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.1
    (78 ratings)
    2.0
    (59 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.3
    (24 ratings)
    8.2
    (26 ratings)
    Usability
    6.6
    (21 ratings)
    3.0
    (10 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.6
    (16 ratings)
    9.1
    (12 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.2
    (45 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sources
    8.3
    (45 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SAP BusinessObjects Business IntelligenceSugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    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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    SugarCRM
    Sugar CRM is a good tool, but it's complex to customize. It often requires expensive 3rd partners to implement more complex scenarios that SugarCRM struggles to support; coming back with explanations was usually time-consuming and unsupported. The back end is overly complex in terms of what it needs to be, with many redundant database tables and columns.
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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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    SugarCRM
    • Great way to keep myself organized. I do not miss appointments with clients since within the system I can input my appointment time and also send out a reminder to my clients.
    • It has a nice layout [that] does not seem to be cluttered. I find it to be very user friendly.
    • It has customizable dashboards which I find beneficial
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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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    SugarCRM
    • The back-end programming (logical hooks) for advanced customizations could benefit from a more user-friendly interface
    • General layout could be improved by the addition of modern templates to customize the standard look and feel
    • Support communities could be further improved with the addition of videos on how to do specific configuration, modules.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    SugarCRM
    Our organization will continue to use Sugar as long as it remains cost effective and it addresses the majority of our needs. I will, however, recommend looking into other options once our needs increase and there is additional budget for some bigger named and more robust platform options. I feel if the application was friendlier to end users we would get better productivity as well.
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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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    SugarCRM
    There's a learning curve associated with Sugar. Right away, it's not as easy as an out-of-the-box CRM. Once you learn how to use Sugar, the system fits what your needs are. With any other CRM, you'd be trying to figure out how your company can best fit the CRM. You don't want to change your business cycle for your CRM, the CRM should fit your business cycle.
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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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    SugarCRM
    SugarCRM has never been down for us.
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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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    SugarCRM
    No response time issues ever. Very productive due to its ease of use.
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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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    SugarCRM
    The support overall at least for us has been phenomenal. Anytime that the system has any Issues at all IT gets in contact from someone from support to get the system back up and running. Have never gone more than 30 minutes with the system not working. So overall I will be definetely recommending this system in any other company that I may work for in the future.
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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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    SugarCRM
    We feel clasroom training is essential to ensure user adoption and buy-in. Video and on-line training courses gave their place but being in a classroom setting enables the Team to make any potential CRM issues visble right up front.
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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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    SugarCRM
    Only part of an implemementation as noted previously.
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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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    SugarCRM
    Study, study, and study. Be prepared to train everyday until all processes are flowing nicely. The CRM is the elephant and figuring out where to take the first bite can be a challenge. But there is only one way to eat this elephant, one bite at a time. Systematic planning is very important.
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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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    SugarCRM
    SugarCRM is a lot better in many ways then LogicsCRM which I started using when I started as a sales rep at Community Tax. Yet there is still room for a lot of improvements to accommodate a steady workflow. They integration of old CRM files seems to have worked great from Logics to Sugar.
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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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    SugarCRM
    Works from 2-300 Users in our experience.
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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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    SugarCRM
    • Overall seems to be more expensive than other subscription based CRMs.
    • Has positively impact our sales team to make more efficient and accountability among sales teams. Also allows for high level aggregated reporting
    • Has been impactful for all teams, not only sales to track individual activity on a daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly basis
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    ScreenShots

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