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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Visual KPI

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AVisual KPI is a business intelligence software offering from Transpara.N/A

    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
    Visual KPIYellowfin
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    Visual KPIYellowfin
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Community Pulse
    Visual KPIYellowfin
    Considered Both Products
    Transpara
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    Idera, Inc.
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    67%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    63%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    67%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    67%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    71%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    Visual KPIYellowfin
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Visual KPI and Yellowfin
    Feature
    Visual KPI
    8.2
    2 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Yellowfin
    7.6
    15 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Pixel Perfect reports7.32 Ratings6.78 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards9.12 Ratings8.415 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates8.22 Ratings7.613 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Visual KPI and Yellowfin
    Feature
    Visual KPI
    8.4
    2 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Yellowfin
    8.2
    15 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Drill-down analysis9.12 Ratings8.614 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities9.12 Ratings8.715 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages8.22 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration7.32 Ratings8.614 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Visual KPI and Yellowfin
    Feature
    Visual KPI
    8.2
    2 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Yellowfin
    -
    Ratings
    Publish to Web9.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to PDF9.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Versioning8.22 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling8.22 Ratings00 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers6.42 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Visual KPI and Yellowfin
    Feature
    Visual KPI
    7.6
    2 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Yellowfin
    7.1
    15 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.22 Ratings7.115 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization9.12 Ratings6.715 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics5.52 Ratings7.413 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Visual KPI and Yellowfin
    Feature
    Visual KPI
    7.3
    2 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Yellowfin
    7.6
    14 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)7.32 Ratings7.314 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model7.32 Ratings7.012 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)7.32 Ratings7.013 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)7.32 Ratings8.96 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Visual KPI and Yellowfin
    Feature
    Visual KPI
    7.8
    2 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Yellowfin
    -
    Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access7.32 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Application8.22 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Visual KPI and Yellowfin
    Feature
    Visual KPI
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Yellowfin
    6.4
    8 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Themeable User Interface (UI)8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    REST API00 Ratings6.48 Ratings
    Javascript API00 Ratings6.18 Ratings
    iFrames00 Ratings7.37 Ratings
    Java API00 Ratings6.88 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings6.06 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Visual KPIYellowfin
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    8.6
    (15 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    8.4
    (10 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    5.6
    (7 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.1
    (6 ratings)
    Data Sources
    8.0
    (1 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
    Visual KPIYellowfin
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Transpara
    [Visual KPI is well suited for:] 1. Maintenance or field worker in oil & gas/chemical/ process industry mostly; machines status on the map & functionality for tracing exact location of the machines. 2. Key personnel of the site is always in move within the site/plant; useful for monitoring key performance indicators of the plant 3. KPIs to be built based on multiple data sources as well as integration with ERP tool
    Incentivized
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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
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Transpara
    • The latest user interface makes it easier to use.
    • The search function helps find projects quickly.
    • It covers a lot of areas of your business so there is intrinsic value to how robust it is.
    Incentivized
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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
    Transpara
    • Intelligent prediction & AI
    • Deep integration is limited to OSISoft's PI AF; bit time consuming for large integration for other historians > mapping hierarchy
    • Template to create Apps like OEE, Cycle time etc for rapid deployment
    Incentivized
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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
    Transpara
    1. At large it was successful implementation. - [Users] are empowered to find out performance measures easily - issues like machine downtime, trend analysis, location specific downtime information, roll out functionalities, up time of the machines or area, alert based on run hour of the machines/ pumps, manual data entry to capture reason code for any downtime
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Transpara
    No answers on this topic
    Idera, Inc.
    99.9% availability
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    Support Rating
    Transpara
    1. Online documentation 2. How to do videos 3. Very supportive customer support 4. Excellent & user centric sales team
    Incentivized
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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
    Transpara
    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
    Transpara
    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
    Transpara
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Transpara
    Most of these products serve as the master source for managing data, but they all seem to have their own focus for what kind of data and metrics they monitor, visualize and analyze. I think Visual KPI holds its own against the competition because it serves so many purposes for so many departments at your organization.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Transpara
    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
    Transpara
    • Duration to realize the benefit is less
    • OpEx requirement is steady since system is very robust
    • Minimum to no training required for users; VisualKPI is very intuitive
    Incentivized
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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
    Incentivized
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