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SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence

Overview

What is SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence?

The SAP® BusinessObjects™ Business Intelligence Platform provides users with ad hoc queries, reporting, data visualizations, and analysis tools. Its integrated, unified infrastructure aims to offer scalability from one-to-many tools and interfaces on-premise, in the cloud, or as a hybrid approach.

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Recent Reviews

Happy User

7 out of 10
July 21, 2022
I use SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards to broadcast reports to our customers. This is our analytical suite for reporting and monitoring our …
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SAP BI Review

6 out of 10
January 28, 2020
Incentivized
We are using SAP BI for analysis and reporting purposes. We use this within the insurance industry. We had some issues with a client …
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Popular Features

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  • Drill-down analysis (45)
    9.0
    90%
  • Multi-User Support (named login) (46)
    9.0
    90%
  • Customizable dashboards (45)
    8.1
    81%
  • Report Formatting Templates (45)
    7.7
    77%
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Pricing

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What is SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence?

The SAP® BusinessObjects™ Business Intelligence Platform provides users with ad hoc queries, reporting, data visualizations, and analysis tools. Its integrated, unified infrastructure aims to offer scalability from one-to-many tools and interfaces on-premise, in the cloud, or as a hybrid approach.

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee

Offerings

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  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Features

BI Standard Reporting

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

7.7
Avg 8.2

Ad-hoc Reporting

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

8.2
Avg 8.1

Report Output and Scheduling

Ability to schedule and manager report output.

8.7
Avg 8.4

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.

8.3
Avg 8.1

Access Control and Security

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

9.4
Avg 8.6

Mobile Capabilities

Support for mobile devices like smartphones and tablets.

8.8
Avg 8.0

Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding

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

7.5
Avg 7.9
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Product Details

What is SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence?

The SAP® BusinessObjects™ Business Intelligence (BI) platform is a flexible, scalable information infrastructure that aims to help you more easily discover and share insights for better business decisions. According to the vendor, the integrated, unified infrastructure enables scalability from one to many tools and interfaces on premise, in the cloud, or as a hybrid approach.

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Features

  • Supported: Reporting and analysis
  • Supported: Data visualization and analytics applications
  • Supported: Office integration

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Competitors

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise
Operating SystemsApple Safari, Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Windows: Server 2008 and 2012; Suse SLES 11 x86_64; Red Hat EL 5 and 6 x86_64; AIX 6.1 and 7.1 Power; Solaris 10 and 11 SPARC
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

The SAP® BusinessObjects™ Business Intelligence Platform provides users with ad hoc queries, reporting, data visualizations, and analysis tools. Its integrated, unified infrastructure aims to offer scalability from one-to-many tools and interfaces on-premise, in the cloud, or as a hybrid approach.

Microsoft BI (MSBI) and Tableau Desktop are common alternatives for SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence.

Reviewers rate Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete) and Single Sign-On (SSO) highest, with a score of 9.9.

The most common users of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Reviews

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December 09, 2020

SAP Business Objects: Review by a Grumpy Old Customer

Dariusz Zyskowski | TrustRadius Reviewer
Dariusz Zyskowski
Business Intelligence Manager
City of Chicago (Government Administration, 10,001+ employees)
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Renew
5
We are still debating the SAP BO license renewal. We want to make sure (by comparing it to other tools) that BO has kept up with its competition with features and general product development direction. One major point for the established BO customers (like us) is Desktop Intelligence (Deski) reports support. Back when the product was purchased this was the only reporting tool offered by BO, so great majority of reports have been created in Deski. Now, new BO release 4.1 officially does not support it, but SAP recently made some concessions to at lease extend its life and make it easier to convert them to Webi.
March 04, 2015

SAP Business Objects excels against similar competition, but against the likes of Spotfire, Tableau, Qlik, and Si Sense, it's just plain old "BO"

Verified User
Director in Information Technology
Consumer Goods Company, 5001-10,000 employees
Score 3 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Renew
5
This is not really applicable, as I am no longer with the company that selected and implemented Business Objects. However, if I were still there, I think there would be a reasonably high chance of renewal. Once the initial investments have been made in procuring, implementing, training, etc., it would be somewhat prohibitive NOT to renew.
February 25, 2015

The New SAP BusinessObjects RESTful SDK: What It Means to You

Kevin McManus | TrustRadius Reviewer
Kevin McManus
Founder
LaunchWorks (Computer Software, 11-50 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Renew
10
Its the future! The old SDK's are no longer being enhanced and the new Restful API's are being updated in an agile way that sees many updates per release. We are now looking forward to the similar increase of flexable API calls to the Design Studio, Lumira and Explorer applications in future releases
January 05, 2015

BOBJ: Powerful Reporting Solutions for SAP driven Data

Daniel Guzman | TrustRadius Reviewer
Daniel Guzman
Project Manager, PMO
H. D. Smith (Wholesale, 501-1000 employees)
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Renew
9
It is already an integral part of our company's reporting and will be leveraged to create new growth sectors in the industry. I see it as a valuable tool for creating new services for our customers to increase billing and strengthen ROI.
December 30, 2014

SAP Business Objects is a strong choice for an Enterprise reporting solution

Carla Simoneau | TrustRadius Reviewer
Carla Simoneau
Software Architect
5280 Solutions (Computer Software, 201-500 employees)
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Renew
8
We are currently evaluating other reporting tools to see if they can satisfy our business needs and if it's a better long term solution. Price and long term costs will be a major factor in the decision.
November 04, 2014

SAP Business Objects: Easy-to-Deploy Great Looking Management-Level and Routine Enterprise-Wide Reporting

Phil Hackman, CPA | TrustRadius Reviewer
Phil Hackman, CPA
Financial Systems Manager
Brinks Gilson and Lione (Law Practice, 201-500 employees)
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Renew
8
It provides the functionality we need to create management level reporting to our C-level suite of users. Additionally, it is a very stable product and there is ample technical support from the vendor and from third party consultants skilled in the implementation, training and support for this product suite.
October 08, 2014

You don't need IT staff to write your reports!

Robert Scrimshaw | TrustRadius Reviewer
Robert Scrimshaw
Finance Analyst III
Mayo Clinic (Hospital & Health Care, 10,001+ employees)
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Renew
7
The institution has decided to move in a different direction, and will be using MSBI for reporting. I have been very happy with the Business Objects suite of tools, and will continue to use them heavily until we make the transition.
September 26, 2014

SAP Business Objects XI 3.1: Super-Sized Business Intelligence

Len Bartlett, MBA | TrustRadius Reviewer
Len Bartlett, MBA
Director of Information Services
The Jackson Group, Inc. (Management Consulting, 11-50 employees)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Renew
10
After the initial investment, the renewal for support and new releases is extremely reasonable. Our entire reporting platform is built around SAP BO, all of our data leads to those servers, our clients are happy and we are looking to upgrade in the next six months to take advantage of its mobile reporting platform, so of course we are going to renew!
September 15, 2014

Give Business Objects another look

Joel Pick | TrustRadius Reviewer
Joel Pick
Director, Business Intelligence
Athene USA (Insurance, 1001-5000 employees)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Renew
10
We currently have a strong user base, and the Des Moines area is a strong BO community so it is easier to get talent. The value is very good for the money you pay. SAP is a leader in the industry. though it is playing catch-up in some areas, it has the money to quickly resolve that.
June 02, 2014

Quick, Intuitive System

Carrie Brate | TrustRadius Reviewer
Carrie Brate
Associate Category Manager
ARYZTA LLC (Food Production, 5001-10,000 employees)
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Renew
9
I may want to explore what else is out there just to see how it compares, but overall I am satisfied with Business Objects, and I would want to renew usage. It requires little training to get acclimated with, which allows new employees to get up to speed very quickly. I feel it is a reliable and quick system, which results in increased productivity.
May 30, 2014

Fast, Accurate, and Effiencient (but not so user friendly)

Verified User
Analyst in Finance and Accounting
Financial Services Company, 10,001+ employees
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Renew
9
I am satisified with the use of SAP Business Objects and therefore have no need to switch to another software (not to include the cost of moving to a new software). It is fast, accurate, and efficient so there is no reason for us not to renew the product. The product also works well for our company as we often have internal reorganizations and have to change the parameters of our data.
May 28, 2014

Good for accessing information, bad for data visualization

Meg DeBoer | TrustRadius Reviewer
Meg DeBoer
Business Analyst
Herman Miller (Furniture, 5001-10,000 employees)
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Renew
5
I would renew if there was nothing better in the same price range. However, the difficulty of data manipulation and dashboard creation can be a bit frustrating. I would look for a tool in this price range that can be a warehouse of information that is also easy to customize.
December 21, 2012

Problems reporting against an OLAP database.

Verified User
Analyst in Information Technology
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Company, 501-1000 employees
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Renew
8
We will likely make this decision at the end of next year. We have 2 paths. We have to determine how we consolidate our various data warehouses, and what are the enterprise promoted tools. Most of the operations reports are in the WebI ad-hoc reporting tool, and we don't have any complaints about them.
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