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https://media.trustradius.com/product-logos/Q9/LQ/1C5IC68XJJCP.PNGJedox AGJedox Review (developer)2019-03-22T19:26:57.247ZImplementing BI and EPM applications based on Jedox for other clients.,Integration with Excel (Import from Excel, Export to Excel, Excel Add-in etc.)
Rapid Time-To-Market because of flexible and effective excel-like development environment (surpassing other vendors by far) -> one can develop a fully functioning application in weeks if a good concept is ready.
You can install and run Jedox on your server in literally less than 1 hour (hands down, no competition!)
Powerful ETL (extract, transform, load data) incl. UI for developer
Auditing out-of-the-box (see who changed what & when)
Supervision Server (create own custom silent processes behind the scenes)
Use PHP to develop own custom functions, if required (comparable to VBA in excel)
Embed any custom HTML & javascript widgets
Write your own custom ETL routines with groovy or javascript
Automated routines (e.g. "Backup database daily" or "Send a PDF of this report to a group of persons" etc.),The licensing model since 2018 has changed and as a result Jedox is now more expensive for end-clients
No CCU ratio licencing anymore (big step backwards IMO)
No integrated out-of-the-box debugging capabilities when developing applications (especially when developing own functions with php macros)
Complex and not straightforward setup when working with two-tier architecture (separate backend and frontend servers) -> as this setup is very common in web development, this should be standardised and made more straightforward in Jedox
Security is not a strength of Jedox and should be improved to the current standards (XSS, HTML injections etc.) (tested in 2018)
Weak scaling capabilities when an application gets bigger (>100 CCU) - Jedox is not suitable for big Enterprise applications / BI!
It's not an actual disadvantage of Jedox, but just something to be aware of - Jedox is not a solution - it's a set of tools which empower you (or a developer) to build a desired EPM solution; so do not compare Jedox with solution providers like unit4 prevero (which is already an actual solution for planning and budgeting)
Still pretty bug-prone / sensitive (although over the last 5 years it got better). Sometimes you get backend-errors from a clear sky which you cannot explain (after re-login the error suddenly disappears). Another example: if one database is broken, the whole OLAP service may stop (impeding all other databases / applications),9,Infor BI, Anaplan, BOARD and IBM Cognos,9,6,Board, Infor BI, IBM Cognos, MS SharePoint,5,5,Pure ETL (extracting, transforming and loading of data from / to other systems)
Statistical analysis (e.g. using integrated R inside the ETL tool of Jedox),Classics: Planning and Budgeting
Jedox is good for any mid-size planning and reporting solution with very individual workflows and business calculations,No,Self-taught,To learn Jedox on your own is pretty easy to do, if you have an affinity to IT and have a good Excel knowledge, due to:
- It's analogy to Excel
- Pretty good online knowledge base
- Overall good and professional support
Cons:
- Jedox ecosystem (professional developer forums, libraries etc.) is relatively young / small yet,9,- Configure all you can (IP, Port, setup path etc.) via Jedox setup wizzard, as any change of the environment parameters later (after the installation) basically means searching for the right config file and changing parameters in the config file physically
- Use Jedox knowledge base to configure specific areas (openSAML, https, sso etc.),Yes - we have customized the interface extensively,Yes - we have added extensive custom code,As already mentioned before, we have done pretty complex configurations / customizations for Jedox in the past. For example attaching Jedox to corporate idAM system via OpenSAML (to use it as authentication source) is not an easy / straightforward task, which requires lots of configuration and adjustment of various config files (however, since it is not a default everyday task that you have to do, I don't consider this complexity as crucial in this review).,Yes,9,Yes,ETL / data transformation is easy to understand and use
Building new reports / planning sheets or even an entire system is easy as the front-end works pretty exactly like Excel (cells, formulas, conditional formatting, custom functions / macros etc.)
Database modelling (add / edit dimensions, elements, cubes, rules etc.) is fast and easy thanks to a pretty good OLAP modeller,Bug handling is pretty hard in Jedox. E.g. if a database suddenly won't load - there is little chance to get it work again without the help of Jedox support (especially for non-developers).
There is no out-of-the-box functionality for document management (upload / download a document inside a Jedox application by end-users). If you want to have this kind of functionality in your Jedox application, you will need to kind of develop it yourself (building custom html / js widgets).,Yes, but I don't use it,9,4,8,7,SAP ERP (FI & HR)
Active Directory
Corporate idAM
MySQL
Excel
Flatfiles,File import/export
Single Signon
API (e.g. SOAP or REST)
Javascript widgets
ETL tools
AppExchange or similar marketplace,9,Make sure the connector you need is included in your licence.Karolis AušraThat was easy! Jedox tranforms our reporting experience.2018-11-12T21:25:10.926ZCurrenty we use Jedox within our finance team to simplify the effort of monthly management reporting and our budgeting cycle. Jedox as a tool has given us the flexibility to update and quickly analyse at a high level our general ledger data on an ad-hoc basis as well as in more structured ways. Jedox was selected when our previous GL reporting tool went end of life. We haven't looked back since.,Using the Excel add-in means that our team was almost instantly productive, being able to use a familiar interface to present and manipulate data.
Allows us to quickly do analysis and comparison of current and historic data.
Really good to produce meaningful management reporting that can be adapted responsively to business requirements.
Implementing Jedox in our budget cycle dramatically reduced the time and complexity of the process, while making it more transparent.,As a business user, it's hard to "discover" functionality so a bit like Excel we probably miss out on maximising capability.
The online knowledge base is not as informative as it could be to help explorers learn about functionality/use cases.
Marketplace is still maturing and it's not quite plug and play for some of the models available. This would be a huge gain.,10,Microsoft Power BI,9,10,Microsoft Power BITobias CrushAn Overview of Jedox Premium2014-11-24T16:42:56.892ZMy company is a provider of tailored business intelligence solutions. We work with a number of BI technologies based on the specific requirements of our clients. We specialize in services around Power BI and the www.acterys.com solution. Particularly around integrated planning/budgeting, management dashboards and specialized solutions that require real time write back, concept driven modelling (i.e. business end users without IT skills can simulate changes of model structures e.g. dimensions hierarchies) and more complex calculations models.,integration into Excel
Strong Security down to cell level
Mobile device support,Limited data discovery features but integration with third party products
Complex projects require expertise of specialised consultants
Limited options for online training but extensive in person training available
Limited scalability. For systems with more than 50 users there are better solutions,6,Cognos TM1, Power BI and Infor BI,7,Our company still supports Jedox clients but recommends to review more modern technologies that integrate data discovery and planning seamlessly.,6,5,5Verified UserJedox Planning BI Suite - a powerful spreadsheet style solution that's as easy as 1-2-32016-02-12T18:03:19.946ZWithin our own organisation, we use Jedox across the board for all planning purposes and operational reporting. This includes financial, sales and project management. We predominantly use Jedox with our clients across a large proposition of our client portfolio, ranging from performance management in the automotive manufacturer sector; through promotions management in the retail and FMCG sector, through service line reporting and patient level costing in the health sector to business intelligence reporting on an international scale in the public sector.,Self Service BI. With its familiar front end - both the Excel add-in and its web based spreadsheet portal - it is easy for new users to be up and running very quickly, writing reports and answering questions of their data.
Budgeting and Planning. At the core to Jedox is its In-Memory OLAP database that can be written to. The Excel like front end is then able to write back to this central database to take advantage of the ease of use of a spreadsheet system, but combine the power of a central database application.
Modelling. Jedox has very powerful but easy to use tools to model any business requirement, from simple KPI calculations, through inter- and intra- business unit cost allocations to complex Activity Based Costing and Budgeting.
Data Integration. Jedox has a a powerful and easy to use ETL for both reading from and writing to databases, ERP's, Salesforce and Qlikview applications, for example.,Diversity. Jedox can be applied to many different use cases from small to large deployments and from budgeting to enterprise class BI solutions. But rarely is one tool able to fulfill all of these requirements in one organisation. This value proposition can be complicated for prospective users.
Awareness. Jedox punches above its weight in capability and scalability, but not enough people have heard about it and therefore procurement processes can be drawn out as a result.,9,IBM Cognos TM1, Hyperion Planning, Anaplan, BOARD and TARGIT,Tableau Server, Tableau Desktop, Tableau Public, Zoho CRM, Salesforce.com,9,9,9,No,Building complex models in Jedox is possible but can lead to overlooking small tweaks that can have performance improvements. Jedox support is happy to receive anonymised models that they review and recommend changes to improve performance. This goes far beyond the typical vendor support that I have experienced in other companies.Steve AdamsBe happy, use Jedox for BI & performance management2015-01-09T21:56:27.797ZCelcus is a specialized consultancy company that helps companies and non-profit organizations meet their information challenges in 2 ways: we help to design, build and maintain applications to meet the needs for intelligence and steering within an organization and; we secure self-proficiency in the business by leveraging in-house capabilities in the area of business intelligence and performance management. We have used Jedox technology as a BI/EPM platform for over 20 customers: large multi-nationals, medium sized businesses, family firms, municipalities, universities and so forth. Most projects start with a focus on creating financial insight and steering. Often it is rolled out throughout the organization to meet all BI and EPM requirements like human resources, sales, procurement and risk. All our Jedox implementations are still being used; have led to 100% satisfaction, more users and more applications to address various common and specific business needs. In general, Jedox is accessible in terms of price, speed of implementation and ease of maintenance. It offers high quality and rich functionality for a reasonable price.,By now everybody has business intelligence, a logical starting point. However, traditional BI tools do not allow for write back functionality. Sharing expectations among each other in terms of budgets, forecasts, planning and associated comments including workflow and audit trail is not facilitated in BI tools. Jedox offers both BI functionality and such performance management functionality in one integrated platform.
It is easy. For many reasons. At the end of the day the proof of the pudding is in the eating. After an initial implementation and some training many of our Jedox customers have started to build their own BI and EPM applications. Be it reporting, dashboards or more complicated applications like cost allocations. Of course one has to keep in mind that this is all relative. Some solutions require a very high technical and business know-how & experience but compared to other tools Jedox is definitely easy.
It is fast. To implement but also in terms of (query) performance.
Quality/ price ratio is excellent.,Jedox has made an important step toward corporate disclosure management functionality but this could be improved/ extended.
In terms of visualization Jedox is up there with most well-known BI vendors. However, Jedox lacks the visualization data discovery features that some of these tools offer. Having said that, an analyst will not regard it as a showstopper.,10,,10,Jedox can and is applied for a whole range of applications throughout the company or organization. Typically the number of users rises as the applications grow in size/ functionality and number.,10,10,9,10,10,The beauty of jedox is that it is so easy. The recommendation would be to just start and yes, as with any suceesful BI/CPM implementation you will find that you want to add new functionality. Functionality that may require an adjustment to the model. Over the years we have found that Jedox is scalable enough te keep adding stuff. It is just impossible to know all beforehand. It does help to use an experienced Jedox user to set up the initial architecture/ model. They may be able to look beyond your initial reporting & analysis goals and provide a model allows for the neccesary extensions as you move on.,Yes - we have customized the interface extensively,Some - we have added small pieces of custom code,On the Jedox website, some of the Jedox Partners have promoted some of the standard (functional) solutions they have made with Jedox.,Yes,10,Yes,Support is exceptional when delivered at a constant high quality over a long period, when it is there when you need it. It is comforting to know Jedox doesn't just offer a 'formal' support desk but it is an extention of their commitment to quality and innovation.,10,10,10,10Steven KoelemeijerJedox the best of two worlds (BI+CPM)2016-02-01T17:42:58.419ZWe are a consulting firm that implements financial analytic solutions built with Jedox. Solutions include planning and budgeting, and cost management.,Write-back to the data repository
BI combined with CPM functionalities
License Pricing,Think Reporting can be improved to look like reporting leaders like Tableau,10,,9,9Manuel RamirezJedox is a speed boat for controllers2016-02-01T13:52:58.417ZUsed by all business units,Easy to deploy through web interface
Highly integrated in Excel, very familiar platform for end users
very short implementation at reasonable cost,Reporting of relational data is possible but not the strength of Jedox
For special requirements it is possible to use programming languages, but you have to learn Groovy, PHP or Java.,10,IBM Cognos TM1,Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Power BI,10,9Verified User
Windows, Linux
Jedox
15 Ratings
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