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What is Jedox?

Jedox is a Business Intelligence and Corporate Performance Management solution. According to the vendor, their solution’s unified planning, analysis and reporting empowers decision makers from finance, sales, purchasing and marketing. Additionally, the vendor says this solution helps business users work…

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What is Jedox?

Jedox is a Business Intelligence and Corporate Performance Management solution. According to the vendor, their solution’s unified planning, analysis and reporting empowers decision makers from finance, sales, purchasing and marketing. Additionally, the vendor says this solution helps business…

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Product Details

What is Jedox?

Jedox is a Business Intelligence and Corporate Performance Management solution. According to the vendor, their solution’s unified planning, analysis and reporting empowers decision makers from finance, sales, purchasing and marketing. Additionally, the vendor says this solution helps business users work smarter, streamline business collaboration, and make insight-based decisions with confidence. The vendor also says 1,900 organizations in 127 countries are using Jedox for real-time planning on the web, the cloud, and on any device.

The vendor’s value proposition is that Jedox empowers users to analyze historical data for meaningful insight, and to plan and forecast intelligently. In addition, the vendor says the powerful and intuitive write-back means users can streamline any business process, in any department, where they capture, calculate and present data.

Jedox Features

Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting Features

  • Supported: Long-term financial planning
  • Supported: Financial budgeting
  • Supported: Forecasting
  • Supported: Scenario modeling
  • Supported: Management reporting

Consolidation and Close Features

  • Supported: Financial data consolidation
  • Supported: Journal entries and reports
  • Supported: Multi-currency management
  • Supported: Intercompany Eliminations
  • Supported: Local and consolidated reporting
  • Supported: Detailed Audit Trails

Financial Reporting and Compliance Features

  • Supported: Financial Statement Reporting
  • Supported: Management Reporting
  • Supported: Excel-based Reporting
  • Supported: Automated board and financial reporting

Analytics and Reporting Features

  • Supported: Personalized dashboards
  • Supported: Color-coded scorecards
  • Supported: KPIs
  • Supported: Cost and profitability analysis
  • Supported: Key Performance Indicator setting
  • Supported: Benchmarking with external data

Integration Features

  • Supported: Flat file integration
  • Supported: Excel data integration
  • Supported: Direct links to 3rd-party data sources

Jedox Screenshots

Screenshot of Management Dashboard with Google Maps WidgetScreenshot of ABC Analysis (Procurement)Screenshot of Executive Sales ReviewScreenshot of Finance DashboardScreenshot of Sales DashboardScreenshot of Start

Jedox Competitors

  • Board
  • Qlik
  • Tableau
  • Corporate Planning

Jedox Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsWindows, Linux
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Mobile Web

Frequently Asked Questions

Board are common alternatives for Jedox.

Reviewers rate Management reporting and Financial data consolidation and Intercompany Eliminations highest, with a score of 10.

The most common users of Jedox are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Jedox has been successfully implemented across various departments such as finance, sales, and project management, making it a versatile tool for planning purposes and operational reporting. Users have found Jedox particularly beneficial in industries like automotive manufacturing, retail, FMCG, healthcare, and the public sector. It has proven invaluable for performance management, promotions management, service line reporting, patient level costing, and business intelligence reporting. The software's ability to simplify monthly management reporting and budgeting cycles has greatly aided finance teams, allowing for both ad-hoc analysis and structured data updates. Notably, Jedox has been chosen as a replacement for previous GL reporting tools and highly valued since its implementation. Customers have praised its accessibility in terms of price, implementation speed, and maintenance ease while still delivering high-quality and rich functionality. Several consulting firms specializing in financial analytic solutions have also utilized Jedox effectively for their clients' integrated planning, management dashboards, and real-time write back capabilities. Overall, the user experiences highlight the wide range of use cases for Jedox in helping businesses streamline their planning processes and drive informed decision-making.

Seamless Integration with Excel: Multiple users have praised Jedox for its seamless integration with Excel, allowing for easy import/export and use of Excel add-ins. This feature has been consistently mentioned by reviewers, highlighting the convenience and familiarity it brings to their workflow.

Rapid Time-to-Market Development Environment: Reviewers have expressed their satisfaction with Jedox's rapid time-to-market development environment, emphasizing that a fully functioning application can be developed in a matter of weeks if a good concept is ready. The flexibility and effectiveness of this excel-like development environment have been commended by multiple users.

Quick Installation and Setup Process: Several users have highlighted the quick installation and setup process of Jedox, stating that it can be installed and run on a server in less than an hour. This speedy implementation process sets Jedox apart from its competitors in terms of speed, providing a hassle-free experience for customers.

CCU Ratio Licensing Discontinued: Some users have expressed disappointment that Jedox no longer offers CCU ratio licensing, which was a preferred licensing model for some.

Lack of Integrated Debugging Capabilities: Reviewers have mentioned that Jedox lacks integrated debugging capabilities, particularly when developing specific functions with PHP macros. This can make troubleshooting and application development more challenging for users.

Complex Setup with Two-Tier Architecture: According to multiple reviewers, the setup process in Jedox can be complex and not straightforward when working with a two-tier architecture. The use of separate backend and frontend servers adds complexity, and users have suggested that this setup should be standardized and made more straightforward in the software.

Users recommend utilizing the free trial version and implementing Jedox well to optimize its value. They suggest having an expert on your databases and partnering with Jedox for quality and support. The importance of user-friendliness is emphasized, and comparing Jedox's possibilities with your own requirements is recommended. Users also advise planning thoroughly in advance and proceeding with implementation in phases. They suggest assessing requirements and getting an impartial assessment from a Jedox partner. Additionally, users highlight the speed of implementation and ease of use as great features of the tool. They recommend doing a trial installation to evaluate if Jedox fits your needs.

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Karolis Aušra | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Implementing 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.)
  • No CCU ratio licencing (anymore)
  • No integrated out-of-the-box debugging capabilities when developing applications (especially when developing specific 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 (was) not a strength of Jedox and should be improved to the current standards (XSS, HTML injections etc.) (pentested in 2018!)
  • Comparably weak scaling capabilities when an application gets big (>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 CPM solution; so do not compare Jedox with solution providers like unit4 prevero (which is already an actual solution for planning and budgeting!)
  • No integrated version control
Best suited for financial consolidation and / or as a highly customized and compact EPM / BI solution (up to 100 CCU) with individual workflows, planning and reporting functionalities, with moderate number of users (no restrictions for any industry, all industries are covered well). It also has advanced reporting & data analysis requirements and provides an integration and reporting layer of imported data from different external systems (via ETL). It can help with migrating your legacy Excel-based business models to the Web.

It is not well suited for Enterprise BI applications with expecting >500 CCU (users at the same time working with the system) - this may cause serious performance issues, as all data is kept in RAM. Jedox is also less suited for applications with heavy document management requirements (document management is not an out of the box functionality in Jedox and rather requires custom development through custom widgets etc.).
Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting (5)
100%
10.0
Long-term financial planning
100%
10.0
Financial budgeting
100%
10.0
Forecasting
100%
10.0
Scenario modeling
100%
10.0
Management reporting
100%
10.0
Consolidation and Close (6)
95%
9.5
Financial data consolidation
100%
10.0
Journal entries and reports
70%
7.0
Multi-currency management
100%
10.0
Intercompany Eliminations
100%
10.0
Local and consolidated reporting
100%
10.0
Detailed Audit Trails
100%
10.0
Financial Reporting and Compliance (4)
100%
10.0
Financial Statement Reporting
100%
10.0
Management Reporting
100%
10.0
Excel-based Reporting
100%
10.0
Automated board and financial reporting
100%
10.0
Analytics and Reporting (6)
85%
8.5
Personalized dashboards
20%
2.0
Color-coded scorecards
100%
10.0
KPIs
90%
9.0
Cost and profitability analysis
100%
10.0
Key Performance Indicator setting
100%
10.0
Benchmarking with external data
100%
10.0
Integration (3)
93.33333333333334%
9.3
Flat file integration
100%
10.0
Excel data integration
100%
10.0
Direct links to 3rd-party data sources
80%
8.0
BI Standard Reporting
N/A
N/A
Ad-hoc Reporting
N/A
N/A
Report Output and Scheduling
N/A
N/A
Data Discovery and Visualization
N/A
N/A
Access Control and Security
N/A
N/A
Mobile Capabilities
N/A
N/A
  • Quicker decision making
  • Quick implementation of individual business cases
  • Relatively high ROI (when compared to other technologies)
  • Empowers Planning and Business Intelligence (Reporting) in one tool
Pros: - Rapid Time-To-Market - Maximum flexibility due to cell-based approach inherited from Excel (vs. WYSIWYG and drag & drop UI (like BOARD) which is not as flexible) - It is a compact EPM / BI system, which you can get installed and run on your server in less than 1 hour (try this with TM1 or Sharepoint -> good luck!) - Great oob tools included and ready for use in your case (ETL, Auditing, Supervision Server, PHP Editor, HTML widgets etc.)
5
Application Development
5
Required skills: - OLAP understanding - ETL unterstanding - PHP skills - Groovy skills - Advanced Excel skills
  • Classics: Planning and Budgeting
  • Jedox is good for any mid-size planning and reporting solution with very individual workflows and business calculations
  • Financial consolidation
  • Developed a Tax calculation / optimization application with Jedox
  • Developed a SaaS (publically usable and accessible) application with Jedox
  • Developed a Carbon Reporting application with Jedox
  • Developed some other exotic and very individual planning cases
  • 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)
No
  • Price
  • Product Features
  • Product Usability
  • Prior Experience with the Product
Would not change it in any way.
  • Implemented in-house
No
  • We implemented Jedox for developing purposes (developing Jedox applications for other clients) with no issues. The below features require advanced know-how though
  • Enabling SSO is not straightforward and requires advanced know-how
  • Enabling third party Authentication via SAML is not straightforward and requires advanced know-how
  • Connecting Active Directory is not straightforward and requires advanced know-how
  • Splitting Frontend and Backend servers is not straightforward and requires advanced know-how
The implementation of SSO, SAML Authentication, HTTPS, Server splitting (Frontend / Backend servers) could be more standardized and made more user friendly to set up (e.g. via setup guide). Otherwise the implementation of Jedox is quick and simple when compared to other similar technologies.
  • Online training
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
Pros:
- Highly configurable on application level due to cell-based-approach in the web-frontend (create your own CI, customized frontends, individual workflows, own variables, buttons, controls etc.)
- Some of the global parameters (cache size, dropdown paging settings, smtp settings etc., file storage path) can be set via so called keys directly in web by poweruser (no need to search for physical config files on server)
- Very flexible user rights approach, user rights can be configured on cell-level

Cons:
- Even with the possibility to adjust global parameters via keys in web, not all of the important parameters can be easily configured (like how the standard toolbar should be shown to the end-user (as not all of the functions from the toolbar may be needed by end-users and you would like to
disable them), how the context menus should be shown to the users etc.)
- Attaching Jedox to corporate Idam systems (if required) is not straightforward and may be pretty tricky to set up







- 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
As a reminder -> Jedox is not a ready to use solution, but rather a set of tools / toolbox for building applications (analogy to Excel). That means, that the user interface is mainly a part of the application that you will implement. So it is completely up to you how you want the user interface to look like -> if you have the required skills and are experienced in application development, you can build great individual user interfaces with Jedox.
Yes - we have added extensive custom code
It is possible to develop own functions from scratch with php (e.g. as a macro for a button inside the application) and groovy / java / javascript (inside ETL processes). You can also add any custom html widget inside your application.
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).
Jedox support in general is a professional and fast responding team. An easy-to-use ticketing system is in place. Bug-related questions are solved fast (responses come usually in a few hours after the question), but some questions / tickets, that are not Jedox-related bugs (for example some advanced questions about Jedox functionality), may be forwarded to Application Management team for further processing and then it may take several days or even weeks to get a response here -> there is room for improvement here.
Yes
Support fee is included in the licence (so from that perspective you do pay for the support).
Yes
In general bug-related tickets are solved fast and efficient.
While pentesting Jedox for security back in 2018, Jedox offered us great & immediate support (the pentest took some 2-3 months to complete).
See the pro's and con's in the steps before
  • 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
Scalability is one of the disadvantages of Jedox. Applications with >100 CCU (of course this number is very rough, as it also depends on the complexity of the application) scale poorly in comparison to other EPM vendors. With Jedox it is difficult to scale big applications as there are no standardized / easy-to-implement ways to do it. As a matter of fact, even a classic two-tier architecture (separate olap and web servers) is pretty complicated to implement with Jedox (when we keep in mind, that we are in the 21st century and you would expect to set it up in a few clicks during the Jedox installation, but you actually have to go through a bunch of Jedox config files on each server and edit the IP's and other parameters by hand in several redundant places / files to set it up properly and working; here I dont even start to speak about setting-up load balancing, adding more servers etc. ).
  • SAP ERP (FI & HR)
  • Active Directory
  • Corporate idAM
  • MySQL
  • Excel
  • Flatfiles
The ETL tool of Jedox ("Integrator") is pretty good and easy to use and offers lots of (standard) connectors (you can see the list of all possible connectors online at jedox.com). Jedox Integrator also offers lots of flexible transform possibilities like writing your own processes with Groovy, Java, Javascript etc.
  • None currently, as most established sources are supported per standard connector
None currently, as most established sources are supported per standard connector
  • File import/export
  • Single Signon
  • API (e.g. SOAP or REST)
  • Javascript widgets
  • ETL tools
  • AppExchange or similar marketplace
- Easy to use
- ETL flowgraph (graphical interactable flowchart showing your etl process)
- Lots of standard transforms (table union, views, filters, field transforms, normalization, denormalization etc.)
- Advanced transforms & coding with Groovy, Java, Javascript
- Informative logs / ETL monitor

Cons:
- Data preview is limited to certain number of rows, which may be a problem in some cases
- Copy pasting rows / entries is not possible or not effective (in some cases it is more convenient to edit the .xml file of the ETL project in notepad rather than editing the ETL project in web)
- No version control for ETL projects (check-in / check-out changes) -> this is rather a global disadvantage of all Jedox components (frontend, backend, ETL)
- Some of the connectors are not free of charge -> that means for some of the connectors special / additional licence must be acquired
Make sure the connector you need is included in your licence, as some of the connectors have to be purchased separately!
Price, CCU relation
There are standard licence prices, but these are in some cases (depending on size of the organization and other factors) and to some extent negotiable.
Yes
An experienced Jedox developer can perform Jedox upgrade with minimal down time or no down time at all (for suitable environments). Please be aware, that merely installing new Jedox release on the server may not be enough for some cases, as there may be application-related changes required as well (especially if you use lots of php and other custom functions (like widgets) in your Jedox applications).
  • New interface
  • Better performance
  • Standardize SSO, HTTPS, Backend / Frontend server splitting
  • Fix refresh problem after silent macro (e.g. triggered by a hyperlink)
  • Enable oob php triggering with a hyperlink (like buttons)
  • Make custom HTML widgets more stable and somewhat standard (standard input / output interface), prepare some widget templates for use
  • Implement a standard control for file upload (like dropdown or checkbox), instead of having implement a custom widget every time for this!
No
No
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Reseller
My 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
Jedox is particularly suited for small scale applications where users want to do write back, modelling and simulation in Excel
Jedox Base which has been removed from the market used to be a free option in the in-memory database space capable of write back/modelling. Now the company wants to move in the "Enterprise" space but the product doesn't have the required scalability and is still running on outdated open source server technologies.
*Cost effectiveness (in now unavailable free version) *Integration into Excel
Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting (5)
50%
5.0
Long-term financial planning
50%
5.0
Financial budgeting
50%
5.0
Forecasting
50%
5.0
Scenario modeling
50%
5.0
Management reporting
50%
5.0
Consolidation and Close (6)
35%
3.5
Financial data consolidation
40%
4.0
Journal entries and reports
30%
3.0
Multi-currency management
50%
5.0
Intercompany Eliminations
30%
3.0
Local and consolidated reporting
30%
3.0
Detailed Audit Trails
30%
3.0
Financial Reporting and Compliance (4)
50%
5.0
Financial Statement Reporting
50%
5.0
Management Reporting
50%
5.0
Excel-based Reporting
50%
5.0
Automated board and financial reporting
50%
5.0
Analytics and Reporting (6)
36.666666666666664%
3.7
Personalized dashboards
30%
3.0
Color-coded scorecards
40%
4.0
KPIs
30%
3.0
Cost and profitability analysis
40%
4.0
Key Performance Indicator setting
40%
4.0
Benchmarking with external data
40%
4.0
Integration (3)
46.66666666666667%
4.7
Flat file integration
50%
5.0
Excel data integration
50%
5.0
Direct links to 3rd-party data sources
40%
4.0
BI Standard Reporting (3)
100%
10.0
Pixel Perfect reports
100%
10.0
Customizable dashboards
100%
10.0
Report Formatting Templates
100%
10.0
Ad-hoc Reporting
N/A
N/A
Report Output and Scheduling
N/A
N/A
Data Discovery and Visualization
N/A
N/A
Access Control and Security
N/A
N/A
Mobile Capabilities
N/A
N/A
Steven Koelemeijer | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Reseller
Celcus 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.
As with any selection process I would advise to talk to references and perform a proof of concept.
We have compared Jedox to many other products. Due to the lack of performance management capabilities all 'pure' business intelligence tools (with no write back) were dropped. In comparison with other modern performance management tools Jedox offers more flexibility. Other tools may look easier at first but making very specific applications often means you have to resort to programming. Jedox is one well designed platform built by one company, not a stack of different modules based on 'integrated' technology that was bought through take-overs. As a company Jedox is passionate and has proved to be very innovative including good customer service.
For a period of 5 years all our customers using Jedox have renewed their licenses.
Jedox goed beyond traditional BI. That means that it is more important to pick an implementation partner that understands your business. A partner that can anticipate your next requirements. Using the performance management functionality of Jedox, integrating BI with forecasting, workflow, planning takes the solution closer to key (decision) making processes. People do not only use Jedox for insight, reporting, dashboards and analytics but to share expectations and comments to better drive the business. This kind of rich functionality requires a very good functional design before you implement it. That is, if you want to benefit fully what it has to offer. Technically implementing Jedox is relatively easy. In fact, according thousands of business users that participate in the yearly Business Application Research Centre (BARC) Survey, it is the best do-it-yourself BI/performance management system on the market.
Perhaps this is the strongest characteristic of Jedox. It is very flexible to configure the software to accomodate virtually all functionality one may require in the area of both business intelligence & performance management. 'Configuring' in the sense that one does not require programming skills to implement it. This is why business users love the tool: they are able to work without being dependent on their own IT department or external consultants to add functionality, make new reports or dashboards. As with any tool it requires some training but anybody that is familiar with Excel can be self sufficient with a two day training. Jedox was already know for it's self service before the term became fashionable. Having said that, that doesn't mean that this 'easy' tool cannot be used to do very complicated stuff. It can cope with huge amounts of data and huge amounts of complex business rules. Jedox is proud that is is the only OLAP platform that can use GPU cards to increase it's performance even more but the basic platform already has a very high calculation speed.
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
Any Jedox interface is customized to meet the exact requirements one may have. The grid one uses to do so is very similar to the Excel grid but offers some additional functionality that makes it even more easy & powerful. In other words, making an user interface in a web environment for end-users is something that naybody with Excel knowledge can do. Jedox partner also offer 'standard' solutions or blueprints that can speed up the development of the interface one is looking for.
Some - we have added small pieces of custom code
The code we added got noticed by Jedox. They improved it and they added it to the platform for all users.
On the Jedox website, some of the Jedox Partners have promoted some of the standard (functional) solutions they have made with Jedox.
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Jedox technical support is available as part of the yearly service & maintenance fees paid for the use of the software. These fees also allow users access to the latest versions and updates of the platform. Support is primarily delivered through the worldwide certified Jedox partner network (in your own language). If neccesary partners can use the support desk of Jedox with fast response times. The process is efficient and fast. The technical support issues are limited.
First of all, it is our experience that there are very few issues/ bugs that come with Jedox. If there are issues it is nice that a local Jedox Partner can take care of it for you. In the background they may require help from the Jedox supportdesk but issues are simply solved in the background and the customer has only one local contact point. The Jedox support desk works like clockwork.
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Having implemented Jedox at over 25 customers (international bluechip companies, small family firms, municipalities, hospitals...) it would be simply be 'too good to be true' if the odd bug did not pop up now and then. But, there are very few and some customers have never reported any. All bugs are taken care of in a timely & professional manner.
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.
To me Jedox deserves 10/10 because it is a consistent one-in-all platform with a modern look and feel. It is intuitive to use and allows you to make intuitive applications integrating traditional business intelligence with performance management functionality. It certainly has a short learning curve, especially for those that are familiar with MS Excel. An example: I've lost count but Jedox it is available in more than 25 languages. Another: Jedox does not require programming skills... it is developed to be used by the business.


Scalability is often another word for speed. Given enough data, enough users or enough calculations, the tool becomes slower and slower. You will find that Jedox has a very high performance that can even be increased by the use of grafical cards. Other thaen that it does not only offer BI (looking back based on historical ERP data) but also allows you to look forward through integrated budgetting, planning, forecasting, workflow and collaboration. Not easy to find a tool that can support so much business functionality. So, also pretty scalable in that respect.

Jedox has very few bugs. Reports are available through an Excel add-in, the web and/or mobile device (IOS/Android). In my opinion, availability also means high performance, not having to wait for the system to give you the required reports, analysis, dashboards instantly.

Jedox is the fastest OLAP tool on the market. It can use GPU cards to increase performance even more.
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