MicroStrategy Analytics

MicroStrategy Analytics

Score 7.7 out of 10
MicroStrategy Analytics

Overview

What is MicroStrategy Analytics?

MicroStrategy Analytics is an enterprise business analytics and mobility platform. Key features include automatic big data analysis and reporting, data discovery and visualization, digital security credentials, and support for mobile devices.
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Popular Features

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  • Formatting capabilities (23)
    4.9
    49%
  • Customizable dashboards (22)
    4.1
    41%
  • Report Formatting Templates (23)
    3.2
    32%
  • Pixel Perfect reports (22)
    3.0
    30%

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What is MicroStrategy Analytics?

MicroStrategy Analytics is an enterprise business analytics and mobility platform. Key features include automatic big data analysis and reporting, data discovery and visualization, digital security credentials, and support for mobile devices.

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Features

BI Standard Reporting

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

3.4Avg 8.1

Ad-hoc Reporting

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

3.6Avg 8.0

Report Output and Scheduling

Ability to schedule and manager report output.

4.8Avg 8.3

Data Discovery and Visualization

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

5.7Avg 8.1

Access Control and Security

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

4.1Avg 8.5

Mobile Capabilities

Support for mobile devices like smartphones and tablets.

5.9Avg 7.9

Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding

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

8Avg 7.9
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Product Details

What is MicroStrategy Analytics?

The MicroStrategy platform differs somewhat from competing platforms in that it does not include a data warehouse.

The platform integrates with a wide range of third-party data warehouses however. MicroStrategy also built a free discovery/visualization tool called MicroStrategy Analytics Desktop, which is not completely integrated with the rest of the platform. MicroStrategy has strong mobile and cloud capabilities which are differentiators for the platform. MicroStrategy's cloud offerings are unique in that they host the software in their own data centers and allow customers to keep their data on-premise to alleviate security concerns. Analytics is a platform for Business Intelligence (BI) and self-service analytics. It enables organizations worldwide to analyze the vast amounts of data stored across their enterprises to make better business decisions.

MicroStrategy currently has 3 versions:

  • MicroStrategy Analytics Enterprise: Enterprise-grade business intelligence
  • MicroStrategy Analytics Desktop: Free self-service visual analytics
  • MicroStrategy Analytics Express: Free cloud-based self-service visual analytics

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MicroStrategy Analytics Technical Details

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

Frequently Asked Questions

MicroStrategy Analytics is an enterprise business analytics and mobility platform. Key features include automatic big data analysis and reporting, data discovery and visualization, digital security credentials, and support for mobile devices.

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The most common users of MicroStrategy Analytics are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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March 04, 2016

From zero to hero.

Davide Moraschi | TrustRadius Reviewer
Davide Moraschi
Business Intelligence Contractor, Author, Trainer
self employed (Computer Software, 1-10 employees)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Renew
10
In the BI category it's the most feature rich and complete solution. Other software may be cheaper but falls short in one area or another. MicroStrategy allows greater control on the way the SQL is generated and has a complete set of tools to publish and distribute reports and dashboards to the users. Email subscriptions, iPad push, web embedding are among the several techniques available to distribute content. Portlets for the most common content management portals are included at no cost.
March 01, 2016

MicroStrategy Reviewed from the Trenches

Randy Kirschner | TrustRadius Reviewer
Randy Kirschner
Sr MicroStrategy/BI Consultant
Cablevision (Telecommunications, 10,001+ employees)
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Renew
8
MicroStrategy is deeply engrained in the daily reporting. They are also constantly updating and making the product better. There would have to be a viable alternative that has features so beneficial it would make the investment to switch worth it.
March 01, 2016

MicroStrategy - Retail made easy

Frank Bluemke | TrustRadius Reviewer
Frank Bluemke
Planning Manager Ecommerce
kate spade (201-500 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Renew
10
I cannot imagine using a different reporting/data management solution other than Microstrategy. The system is scalable, fast and efficient and allows for users of multiple skill levels to get quick information from the system. Ad Hoc queries can be built very quickly to answer simple questions, while more complicated reports can be designed, scheduled and automated saving time and providing detailed information to manage our business.
Microstrategy is the basis for most of the business decisions we make - how we buy and manage inventory, reacting to sales trends, improving customer service at the store level - the list is endless!
The system is quick and efficient at returning results which is a key factor in any reporting solution.
May 11, 2015

"Enterprise" BI in Microstrategy

Jonathon Frampton | TrustRadius Reviewer
Jonathon Frampton
Manager of Web Analytics
Academy Sports + Outdoors (Retail, 10,001+ employees)
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Renew
10
In addition to previously noted points Microstrategy has become the "single version of truth" for our organizational performance reporting outside of Accounting. In addition to the cost barrier of converting to a different system, the new versions of MS coming soon (at least to us) will help to answer many concerns around more advanced visualizations and additional (non-structured and standard) data sources.
April 29, 2015

Microstrategy is 'great enough' for business.

Wm. Dexter Jones | TrustRadius Reviewer
Wm. Dexter Jones
Manager, Business Intelligence and Reporting Services
IgnitionOne (Internet, 201-500 employees)
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Renew
8
MicroStrategy is the best analytics tool on the market. From database preparation to dashboard development, the suite of products is the most flexible and complete. Some of the product offerings feel disjointed as if they were developed by different consulting firms, but, for the most part, the product offers everything. A common phrase in our shop is that 'MicroStrategy makes the hard things easy and the easy things hard', but the more recent releases seem to be addressing much of this. Support is pretty good and the MicroStrategy community is very involved with the development of the product as a whole.
April 08, 2015

Ground level perspective of MicroStrategy

Paul Campbell | TrustRadius Reviewer
Paul Campbell
Professional Services Engineer
Chartwise Medical Systems (Information Technology and Services, 11-50 employees)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Renew
10
I would always choose to renew MicroStrategy as long as they lead the market in features, functionality and price. The support of MicroStrategy is timely and professional, I frequently get answers to my questions within 24 hours and normally have solutions within 48 hours. Training available for MicroStrategy completely covers everything required to be able to expertly use MicroStrategy and understand data warehousing.
February 25, 2015

Microstrategy is not a walk in the park

Justin Sharifipour | TrustRadius Reviewer
Justin Sharifipour
Analyst in Finance and Accounting
Emerson College (Retail, 10,001+ employees)
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Renew
5
There are other tools out there that are more nimble and less costly. It is a robust product but not for those with small IT organizations or dedicated report developers. It's analytic components are available but seem to be a little less mature than other products on the market. Visualizations have gotten better with some new modules but the base product is a little lacking in this area (look to Tableau instead).
December 09, 2014

Empower your Sales Teams and boost ROI!

Verified User
Executive in Finance and Accounting
501-1000 employees
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Renew
9
We compared Microstrategy vs many other vendors, and based on the price-value ratio there was no vendor even close. The implementation was the smoothest out of 4 BI tools that I have been a part of onboarding. If you are using this from a financial reporting or sales playbook format, no other product can provide the cross platform linkages needed to tell a complete story of business/advertiser performance.
December 04, 2014

MicroStrategy - Great for some, overkill for most.

Lara Rasner | TrustRadius Reviewer
Lara Rasner
Data Warehouse Developer
EEDAR (Entertainment, 201-500 employees)
Score 2 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Renew
2
MicroStrategy, for the use by our company, was WAY overkill for their needs, both in functionality and price. It can be a great tool, but their licensing scheme is frustratingly painful and expensive for the quality of software they provide. If your company does not want to pay a DBA or DB Developer to write optimized T-SQL or queries, then by all means MicroStrategy may be your answer. For the price, you could pay an employee who knows your data and writes much more optimized T-SQL, and utilize the great features of MSFT Excel to slice and dice your data - this would work for 90% or more of the companies who want a great data warehouse. As far as the current implementation of the data warehouse, so much investment and time went into rolling out MicroStrategy that, unless there was a major data structure change, it does not make sense to recreate all the reports in Excel.
March 31, 2014

Classroom and business experience from a college student

Verified User
Analyst in Marketing
Education Management Company, 201-500 employees
Score 4 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Renew
2
People with different proficiency levels. Some employees are experts and others are experienced and tied to other analysis systems. There is too much data in some business instances to use MicroStrategy effectively. It is a struggle to input some data, when there is mass amounts, into MicroStrategy into every colleague's system.
November 18, 2013

Solid enterprise level reporting & BI with a cost (difficult to integrate new data sets)

Alex Uher | TrustRadius Reviewer
Alex Uher
Sr Manager, CRM & Analytics
L'Oréal (Retail, 5001-10,000 employees)
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Renew
10
I would see Business Objects as the main competitor to MSTR in the way we used the tool. I wouldn't see a reason to go through a change considering the level of effort the lack of significant differences between the two tools. For a smaller implementation I would strongly consider Tableau, however.
November 16, 2013

MicroStrategy Review (Version 9)

Toreyan Clarke | TrustRadius Reviewer
Toreyan Clarke
Strategy and Market Development Analyst
MediaMath (Banking, 10,001+ employees)
Score 5 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Renew
3
I think there are better tools available than MicroStrategy such as Tableau based simply on the ease of manipulating data sets and how quickly you can churn through data sets. The amount of time it takes to train people on MicroStrategy is a bit frustrating as well. I think MicroStrategy has great potential, but could be a better product overall.
November 10, 2013

Micromanage your Business with Microstrategy

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Toni (Snyder) Neff
Assortment Analyst
Lane Bryant (Retail, 10,001+ employees)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Renew
10
We have built a significant data warehouse within this system allowing us to serve our business effectively. Continuing to utilize this tool and build on data will only continue to help strengthen our platform for use. I do not know of any other product that would better serve us in this area than MicroStrategy
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