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Longview Analytics (arcplan)

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What is Longview Analytics (arcplan)?

Longview Analyticsis a reporting tool that doesn’t require additional tools or experts to create custom dashboards to enable teams to monitor company-wide activities and implement performance-enhancing changes. It is designed to empower users to improve resource management and strategic impact…

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Good one but needs more work

Rating: 7 out of 10
April 28, 2016
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
arcplan is used by three of my clients to measure metrics and BI. I directly support these clients.
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Chin Uba (MBA, MSc, MCITP, MCSE)
Manager - Information Technology
IT Division Manager
Melbourne IT Solutions
Longview Analytics (arcplan)3 years of experience

Full BI capabilities with arcplan

Rating: 10 out of 10
January 29, 2016
Vetted ReviewVerified User
We're implementing BI systems for our customers. We help them select the correct tool or platform, and then implement their BI environment with them. arcplan, for our customer...
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Erik Jansma
Professional - Professional Services
arcplan BI architect
Acceleration
Longview Analytics (arcplan)16 years of experience
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What is Longview Analytics (arcplan)?

Longview Analyticsis a reporting tool that doesn’t require additional tools or experts to create custom dashboards to enable teams to monitor company-wide activities and implement performance-enhancing changes. It is designed to empower users to improve resource management and strategic impact…

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Good one but needs more work

Rating: 7 out of 10
Incentivized
April 28, 2016
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
arcplan is used by three of my clients to measure metrics and BI. I directly support these clients.
Pros
  • Excellent dashboard.
  • Well advanced BI metrics.
  • Better interfacing to other DW.
Cons
  • Pricing. Quite on the high side.
  • Not many partners. Had a user in the Philippines and had to support them from here.
  • Training materials are outdated.
Likelihood to Recommend
arcplan is very well suited for reporting metrics and measuring BI. It is good for guys in pharmaceuticals/warehousing and small banks. I would not recommend this for FMCG or retail industries. SMEs will benefit from this product because of its versatility and lots of interfacing to other database tools.
Alternatives Considered
Personally, I prefer QlikView not because it's more stable but simply just for the looks of the dashboard. One of my clients in Sydney recently moved from arcplan to QlikView. The reason was mainly looks and that QlikView has more training materials for the support users to train with. So in all, it does not really stack well against QlikView.
Other Software Used
Longview Analytics (arcplan) Feature Ratings
BI Platform
N/A
N/A
Supported Data Sources
N/A
N/A
BI Standard Reporting (3)
70%
7.0
Pixel Perfect reports
50%
5.0
Customizable dashboards
80%
8.0
Report Formatting Templates
80%
8.0
Ad-hoc Reporting (4)
70%
7.0
Drill-down analysis
50%
5.0
Formatting capabilities
60%
6.0
Integration with R or other statistical packages
90%
9.0
Report sharing and collaboration
80%
8.0
Report Output and Scheduling (4)
85%
8.5
Publish to Web
70%
7.0
Publish to PDF
100%
10.0
Report Versioning
100%
10.0
Report Delivery Scheduling
70%
7.0
Data Discovery and Visualization (3)
73.33333333333333%
7.3
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
70%
7.0
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
70%
7.0
Predictive Analytics
80%
8.0
Access Control and Security (3)
80%
8.0
Multi-User Support (named login)
90%
9.0
Role-Based Security Model
80%
8.0
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
70%
7.0
Mobile Capabilities (3)
70%
7.0
Responsive Design for Web Access
80%
8.0
Mobile Application
50%
5.0
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
80%
8.0
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
N/A
N/A

Full BI capabilities with arcplan

Rating: 10 out of 10
January 29, 2016
EJ
Erik Jansma
arcplan BI architect
Acceleration (Information Technology and Services, 51-200 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Longview Analytics (arcplan)
16 years of experience
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We're implementing BI systems for our customers. We help them select the correct tool or platform, and then implement their BI environment with them. arcplan, for our customers, is often used in financial departments, but in some cases across the organization.
Pros
  • Endless functionality. With arcplan, you're not limited to a certain set of functions (like with most competitors), but you can think up and add functionality. This includes things like business process management modules, so that your BI really gets embedded into business processes.
  • One core, one skill-set needed, no coding. As an all-round arcplan developer, you can basically do everything. So, even when things get complex, there is no need for external scripts, macros, VBA code, etc. Even the most advanced corporate BI systems are built in arcplan with one skillset!
  • No end user training needed. With arcplan, it's easy to build applications that work purely intuitively. It's also possible to show/hide advanced options, depending on the type of users you define.
  • No data modelling required. Of course, if the business requires it, you can add semantic layers, but you are not forced to do it in all circumstances. I find this a huge advantage over other products, because most business data sources already are logically structured.
  • Multiple data sources can be connected and you're completely free in combining the data in these sources: create your own, or create modules to associate data 'on the fly', whatever you want. You want ETL? No problem. You want to avoid ETL? No problem either.
  • Write-back capabilities: this is critical if you want to really embed BI into your business processes. In BI, information should be actionable: arcplan allows the end user to really take that action.
  • Great developer interface, which makes it also possible for someone with limited technical skills (but high business acumen) to take part in developments.
  • Pricing and licensing. At first glance, arcplan seems not very cheap compared to competitors. However, the licensing model is logical, and there are no hidden costs. Compare that to 'free' products that become very costly as soon as you want to have an enterprise solution.
Cons
  • Positioning and marketing. Most BI vendors use a non-technical sales strategy and focus on shiny, sexy dashboards to sell the story. In order to position arcplan fairly and correctly, the technical and business advantages need to be part of a sales story. So, it is not really an easy product to sell to customers, if it has to compete with now-to-wow-five-minute products.
  • Learning/training for developers. It's easy to learn the basics of arcplan, because the interface is logical. But nothing prevents a beginning developer from creating a monstrous application, because there is no prescribed architecture. It really takes some experience to become a good arcplan architect. It's a disadvantage resulting from one of arcplan's biggest advantages.
  • Data connectors: arcplan standard comes with a connector of your choice. Additional connectors need to be purchased separately. Many other products come with a full range of connectors.
Likelihood to Recommend
It is very suitable for complete corporate BI solutions. If you see BI as embedding information into your organization and business processes, and thus as more than just a few scattered dashboards and reports, arcplan is your platform. It's less suitable for ad-hoc reporting and data discovery. It can do it (everything is possible), but there is strong competition in this area.
Alternatives Considered
acplan beats Qlik on basically everything, including price. It's technically far superior, provides far better security and unlike Qlik does not require coding when things get complex.

arcplan beats Tableau and Yellowfin on capabilities. Tableau and Yellowfin are very good at what they do, but capabilities are limited, unless you call the programmers.

arcplan beats SAP BO by being one product, instead of a suite with 10 components using 10 different skill sets. And, as a result, it beats SAP BO hands down on implementation costs and efforts.
Other Software Used
Tableau Desktop, Yellowfin, QlikView, SAP Business Objects
Longview Analytics (arcplan) Feature Ratings
BI Platform
N/A
N/A
Supported Data Sources
N/A
N/A
BI Standard Reporting (3)
93.33333333333334%
9.3
Pixel Perfect reports
100%
10.0
Customizable dashboards
80%
8.0
Report Formatting Templates
100%
10.0
Ad-hoc Reporting (4)
85%
8.5
Drill-down analysis
80%
8.0
Formatting capabilities
70%
7.0
Integration with R or other statistical packages
90%
9.0
Report sharing and collaboration
100%
10.0
Report Output and Scheduling (4)
100%
10.0
Publish to Web
100%
10.0
Publish to PDF
100%
10.0
Report Versioning
100%
10.0
Report Delivery Scheduling
100%
10.0
Data Discovery and Visualization (3)
63.33333333333333%
6.3
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
60%
6.0
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
60%
6.0
Predictive Analytics
70%
7.0
Access Control and Security (3)
86.66666666666666%
8.7
Multi-User Support (named login)
90%
9.0
Role-Based Security Model
80%
8.0
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
90%
9.0
Mobile Capabilities (2)
95%
9.5
Responsive Design for Web Access
100%
10.0
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
90%
9.0
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
N/A
N/A
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