Skip to main content
TrustRadius
Entrinsik Informer

Entrinsik Informer

Overview

What is Entrinsik Informer?

Entrinsik Informer is a web-based reporting and business intelligence application popular in the higher education vertical market. It helps organizations transform real-time data into actionable information by delivering ad-hoc reporting, data analysis, and interactive dashboards.

Read more
Recent Reviews

TrustRadius Insights

Entrinsik Informer is a versatile reporting tool that has transformed the way data is accessed and analyzed on campus. Users find Informer …
Continue reading
TrustRadius Insights
TrustRadius Insights
Read all reviews

Popular Features

View all 21 features
  • Multi-User Support (named login) (11)
    9.0
    90%
  • Report sharing and collaboration (10)
    9.0
    90%
  • Drill-down analysis (9)
    9.0
    90%
  • Formatting capabilities (10)
    8.1
    81%

Reviewer Pros & Cons

View all pros & cons
Florante Roa | TrustRadius Reviewer
Florante Roa
Director, Systems Management & MIS Operations
College of the Desert (Higher Education, 501-1000 employees)
Return to navigation

Pricing

View all pricing
Entrinsik Informer

Entrinsik Informer

N/A
Unavailable

What is Entrinsik Informer?

Entrinsik Informer is a web-based reporting and business intelligence application popular in the higher education vertical market. It helps organizations transform real-time data into actionable information by delivering ad-hoc reporting, data analysis, and interactive dashboards.

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Would you like us to let the vendor know that you want pricing?

8 people also want pricing

Alternatives Pricing

Spotfire

Spotfire

$0.99
Per Hour (Starting)
What is Spotfire?

Spotfire® is a data visualization platform that utilizes predictive analytics. In addition to data viz, it includes data wrangling capabilities, predictive analytics, location analytics, and real-time streaming analytics. Spotfire® is a business unit of Cloud Software Group, formerly known as…

SAP Analytics Cloud

SAP Analytics Cloud

$36
per month per user
What is SAP Analytics Cloud?

The SAP Analytics Cloud solution brings together analytics and planning with integration to SAP applications and access to heterogenous data sources. As the analytics and planning solution within SAP Business Technology Platform, SAP Analytics Cloud supports trusted insights and integrated planning…

Return to navigation

Features

BI Standard Reporting

Standard reporting means pre-built or canned reports available to users without having to create them.

7.6
Avg 8.1

Ad-hoc Reporting

Ad-Hoc Reports are reports built by the user to meet highly specific requirements.

8.6
Avg 8.1

Report Output and Scheduling

Ability to schedule and manager report output.

9.1
Avg 8.3

Data Discovery and Visualization

Data Discovery and Visualization is the analysis of multiple data sources in a search for patterns and outliers and the ability to represent the data visually.

7.3
Avg 8.0

Access Control and Security

Access control means being able to determine who has access to which data.

9.1
Avg 8.5

Mobile Capabilities

Support for mobile devices like smartphones and tablets.

9.1
Avg 7.9

Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding

APIs are a set of routines, protocols, and tools for used for embedding one application in another

8.2
Avg 7.9
Return to navigation

Product Details

What is Entrinsik Informer?

Informer 5 from Entrinsik is a data discovery and analytics tool that aims to simplify the process of accessing, cleansing, blending, and analyzing data from multiple sources. According to the vendor, with Informer, companies can aggregate all their disparate data into a single platform using an intuitive, 100% web-based interface that replaces outdated query tools and complicated reporting systems.

The tool aims to eliminate the need for data warehouses and cubes, and eliminate complicated “views” and limited functionality. With extensible architecture, collaborative environment, and enterprise-level performance, Informer aims to deliver actionable insights and better, data-driven decisions for its customers.

Entrinsik Informer Features

BI Platform Features

  • Supported: Administration via Web Interface
  • Supported: Live Connection to External Data
  • Supported: Snapshot of External Data
  • Supported: In-memory data model
  • Supported: Multi-Data Source Reporting (Blending)

Supported Data Sources Features

  • Supported: MS Excel Workbooks
  • Supported: Text Files (CSV, etc)
  • Supported: Oracle
  • Supported: MS SQL Server
  • Supported: IBM DB2
  • Supported: Postgres
  • Supported: MySQL
  • Supported: ODBC
  • Supported: Cloudera Hadoop
  • Supported: Hortonworks Hadoop
  • Supported: SAP Hana

BI Standard Reporting Features

  • Supported: Customizable dashboards
  • Supported: Report Formatting Templates

Ad-hoc Reporting Features

  • Supported: Drill-down analysis
  • Supported: Formatting capabilities
  • Supported: Report sharing and collaboration

Report Output and Scheduling Features

  • Supported: Publish to Web
  • Supported: Publish to PDF
  • Supported: Report Versioning
  • Supported: Report Delivery Scheduling
  • Supported: Delivery to Remote Servers

Data Discovery and Visualization Features

  • Supported: Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
  • Supported: Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization

Access Control and Security Features

  • Supported: Multi-User Support (named login)
  • Supported: Role-Based Security Model
  • Supported: Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
  • Supported: Report-Level Access Control
  • Supported: Table-Level Access Control (BI-layer)
  • Supported: Field-Level Access Control (BI-layer)

Mobile Capabilities Features

  • Supported: Responsive Design for Web Access
  • Supported: Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile

Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding Features

  • Supported: REST API

Entrinsik Informer Screenshots

Screenshot of Screenshot of Screenshot of

Entrinsik Informer Videos

Customers Talk About Informer
Introduction to Informer 5 BI & Data Analytics

Entrinsik Informer Competitors

Entrinsik Informer Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsWindows, Linux, Mac
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

Entrinsik Informer is a web-based reporting and business intelligence application popular in the higher education vertical market. It helps organizations transform real-time data into actionable information by delivering ad-hoc reporting, data analysis, and interactive dashboards.

Infor Birst, Tableau Server, and Microsoft Power BI are common alternatives for Entrinsik Informer.

Reviewers rate Publish to Web and Report Versioning and Role-Based Security Model highest, with a score of 9.1.

The most common users of Entrinsik Informer are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
Return to navigation

Comparisons

View all alternatives
Return to navigation

Reviews and Ratings

(86)

Community Insights

TrustRadius Insights are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, 3rd-party data sources. Have feedback on this content? Let us know!

Entrinsik Informer is a versatile reporting tool that has transformed the way data is accessed and analyzed on campus. Users find Informer easy to grasp and use, making training a breeze. With its seamless integration with multiple systems, Informer allows users to create and manipulate data as needed, eliminating the need for manual gathering of report data and saving hours of time. The software empowers end users to govern their own data and find the information they need with minimal support. IT departments have control over access, limiting what each user sees based on their access level. Additionally, the scheduling feature in Informer has been a game changer for users by allowing reports to run automatically and be delivered via email, streamlining workflows and processes. Informer's ability to provide accurate and timely reports from multiple databases has increased usage campus-wide, with different groups of users running created reports. It serves as a single point for querying multiple systems and databases, allowing users to create their own reports and reducing the burden on IT programmers. Overall, Informer has solved a multitude of problems for colleges and universities by addressing quick and complex reporting needs across various departments and empowering users to make informed decisions based on up-to-date information.

Users have made several recommendations for Entrinsik Informer based on their experiences. Many users find Informer to be a useful tool for reporting that is easy to use for end users. Furthermore, users highly recommend Informer for its ability to create various data gathering options and its outstanding customer service. Additionally, users have found that Informer is a tremendous time saver as it decreases report development time and enables users to create their own reports. Users also suggest using Informer when a database or CRM lacks a strong built-in reporting feature and recommend using external software like Excel for any necessary alterations.

Attribute Ratings

Reviews

(26-50 of 77)
Companies can't remove reviews or game the system. Here's why
March 26, 2015

Reporting made easy through Entrinsik Informer

Verified User
Technician in Information Technology
Higher Education Company, 501-1000 employees
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
I have strongly promoted Entrinsik Informer since I began working with it. I found it to be a much more user-friendly product for providing accurate, timely information from the database to folks across campus, particularly the less technically savvy folks. It provides quick access without any serious technical skills required. But it also is great for those who want to learn more about it and create their own reports. The flexibility and ease of use are the biggest elements for me.
March 18, 2015

Informer provides great value to our customer base.

Christopher Kennedy | TrustRadius Reviewer
Christopher Kennedy
Senior Project Manager
Wynne Systems (Computer Software, 51-200 employees)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Reseller
Likelihood to Recommend
Informer works great for us - we are connecting to a DB2 database and it seems to work quite well and Entrinsik has been a very professional business partner. They have gone out of their way to help us by making the tool better and incorporating suggested changes/features into the product over time.
March 18, 2015

Entrinsik Informer ROCKS!

SH
Stephanie Holliman
Institutional Research Specialist
Indian Hills Community College (Education Management, 201-500 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
Ellucian (Datatel) did not allow users to join files based on a common key. THIS was a huge selling point in selecting Informer. Also, the cost and the ability to quickly deploy the product to users was a big plus. Our Information Technologe department was sold when they learned they didn't have to worry about end users modifying any data in the Datatel system and that security could be controlled. Finally, in using Entrinsik Informer, CUSTOMER SERVICE is OUTSTANDING!
February 04, 2015

The Little Engine That Could

Verified User
Director in Information Technology
Higher Education Company, 501-1000 employees
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
We've found Informer to be a versatile, easy-to-use solution for our reporting needs. It can handle pretty much anything we ask it to do. Although we haven't widely deployed the dashboard function I think it will be a valuable tool as well. Learning javascripting in order to create calculated columns can be daunting, especially if you have a complex column to create, but it's worth the effort if you have a need to create some sophisticated reports.
January 05, 2015

Get Consistent real-time Unidata Reporting with Informer.

Ed McClusky | TrustRadius Reviewer
Ed McClusky
Manager of Administrative Computing
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (Higher Education, 201-500 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
Entrinsik Informer is not a what-you-see-is-what-you-get true free-form report designer like can be found in some other reporting solutions. However, Informer is the best data extraction and BI provider for Unidata ever. End users should not have to go to a technical report developer to just get a set of data. Informer provides the ability to deliver customized reports either scheduled or ad-hoc when and where they want utilizing widely accepted formats.
November 11, 2014

Make Life Easier with Entrinsik Informer

Sarah Gaither | TrustRadius Reviewer
Sarah Gaither
Accountant
Cape Fear Community College (Higher Education, 501-1000 employees)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
Informer is well-suited for creating reports from Colleague in a variety of ways that are currently unavailable within the Colleague software itself. It allows you to combine different fields and values and data from multiple areas of the college within one report, and even use that report to create even more reports.
November 04, 2014

Great low-cost Reporting Tool with Superb Support Staff

Marjorie Williams | TrustRadius Reviewer
Marjorie Williams
Staff Associate, IT
Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Higher Education, 201-500 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
For Colleague clients, mapping the data and eliminating the creation of computed columns in Colleague is a big plus. It's a great product for unidata clients. I haven't had the chance to work with SQL. I am hoping to get Ellucian Recruiter added as a datasource.
November 04, 2014

Entrinsik Informer Review

Kris Hutchens | TrustRadius Reviewer
Kris Hutchens
Technical Analyst
Catawba Valley Community College (Higher Education, 501-1000 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
It is great for reporting with dashboard capability. I like the fact that I can put our logo on the forms. When I need to output the form for another staff person, I like the fact that there are different ways to do this.
November 04, 2014

Entrinsik Informer reduces support and training while improving reporting and access to data

Verdon Vaillancourt | TrustRadius Reviewer
Verdon Vaillancourt
Programmer Analyst
Appalachian State University (Internet, 201-500 employees)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
This is a great solution for medium to large institutions. It can bring a variety of data sources together into one robust querying and reporting tool. It is probably overkill for small shops, but has proven an invaluable tool, with good end-user buy in, for our university.
November 04, 2014

Informed about Informer!

Kate Goldberg | TrustRadius Reviewer
Kate Goldberg
Director of Advancement Services
Washington College (Higher Education, 51-200 employees)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
I am unable to incorporate all of my data into "one place" - so Intrinsik is only connecting to Datatel- but I have a few other data sources that I would like to use.

Intrinsik is well suited for transactional level reporting. We often use it for data verification and data checking. For example, if we have 20 records that we are correcting, we can rerun the reports and be sure that we have fixed the problem.
September 15, 2014

Entrinsik Informer usability review.

Verified User
Analyst in Finance and Accounting
Higher Education Company, 1001-5000 employees
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
Entrinsik Informer works well as a data extraction tool and the end user doesn't need to know anything about writing queries. One question would be if a person is looking for a solution that they can give to higher management that is formatted and easily understood. This tool is lacking in that regard.
September 12, 2014

Entrinsik Informer

Kristyn Lederer | TrustRadius Reviewer
Kristyn Lederer
Database Administrator
Delaware Valley College (Higher Education, 201-500 employees)
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
I think Entrinsik Informer is well suited for a small organization that needs reporting functionality requiring IT oversight. We have one IT staff member whose primary focus is to create reports and work with end users to understand how to extract needed information. Reporting is a very delicate area - everyone needs information but not everyone understands just how to get that information out of the system. Informer has given some of our end users the ability to do reporting on their own. However, it has also allowed IT the ability to easily get the data to those who aren't as comfortable with reporting.
April 23, 2014

Entrinsik's Informer has been one of our strongest IT services since 2007

Christopher Jones | TrustRadius Reviewer
Christopher Jones
Director- IT Solutions Consulting and Information Management
Berklee College of Music (Music, 501-1000 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
Who will be the primary team creating reports in your organization? If the answer is end users, Informer could work very well. If the answer is IT, it could still be a good solution, but it may depend on the culture of your IT folks whether they want to use an interface or work more behind the scenes. I'd still recommend Informer because even if the end users don't write reports, Informer still gives them power to customize the report without reengaging IT.
April 23, 2014

Versatile reporting tool from a company who listens

MB
Matthew Baker
Programmer Analyst
The College of Wooster (Higher Education, 51-200 employees)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
I have found Informer works far better reporting on transactional data than for things like trying to do lots of aggregation. I do find the need to just write native SQL reports, or create views within the DB and use them in Informer, because getting too advanced is just beyond the realm of a tool that tries to make report creation as easy as possible. It's not a miracle worker, and you still have to know what you're doing if things get even a little complex. But with the skills of our report writers, we've been able to create a terrific library of useful report for others who don't need to be able to create them.
April 23, 2014

Resellers point of view review

Steven McKinny | TrustRadius Reviewer
Steven McKinny
Network Administrator
Media Services Group Ltd (Computer Software, 51-200 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Reseller
Likelihood to Recommend
The system is great at running complicated reports with a significant amount of fields in the parameters. However whenever processing a large request the application typically stalls. For a successful implementation an experienced report writer is recommended to train end users, along with having designated users who should have the rights to create reports where others can only run.
April 16, 2014

My Review of Entrinsik Informer

Amanda Curran | TrustRadius Reviewer
Amanda Curran
Business Application Specialist
St Ambrose University (Higher Education, 51-200 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
I think Informer is a cost effective solution for smaller companies, like the University where I work. I'm not sure if it would be well suited for companies with extremely large databases, although I can't say I've really tried to scale it to a higher level myself. Entrinsik is easy to work with and very responsive to support questions. It seems to me they have done a good job of growing very fast over recent years without too many growing pains impacting the current customer base.
Return to navigation