SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Reviews & Ratings 2024

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.

Recent Reviews

Great SAP data analytics product

8 out of 10

July 27, 2022

Incentivized

SAP Business Objects and Business Intelligence is one of the flagship products of SAP. I remember the BW days and then the acquisition of …

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 …

SAP BO - Great for Operational Reporting

8 out of 10

January 10, 2022

Incentivized

SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio is used to create reports for different business users as per their requirement. The logic is built on …

SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio

8 out of 10

December 21, 2021

Incentivized

the product is used to manage applications and dashboards created for various organizations which use the corporate data warehouse along …

SAP BusinesssObjects Business Intelligence Review by Saurabh Raheja

10 out of 10

December 20, 2021

Incentivized

SAP BO BI Platform can be used for reporting purposes. There are reporting tools available within this suite e.g. Web Intelligence, …

SAP Business Objects is a must have for your organisations Reporting and Analysis needs

8 out of 10

December 14, 2021

Incentivized

SAP Bi reporting tool is our companies primary software for Reporting and Analysis. I use it heavily daily and have done it for over a …

Business Insights at Your Fingertips

8 out of 10

September 20, 2021

Incentivized

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform is being used by our Operations team to monitor performance and the impact of …

Good choice for providing business reports from a variety of data sources

7 out of 10

April 23, 2021

Incentivized

SAP Business Object Business Intelligence (BI) Platform is used widely in our company across departments like Finance, Planning and Sales. …

SAP BO and I: A love story

8 out of 10

April 22, 2021

Incentivized

SAP is currently used by a single department but for data that is pulled business-wide. We integrate the date of various departments and …

SAP Business Objects: Review by a Grumpy Old Customer

8 out of 10

December 09, 2020

SAP Business Objects has been a primary BI/Reporting solution for the City of Chicago for the past 14 years. It is being used by all city …

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform Review

9 out of 10

December 01, 2020

Incentivized

We have currently deployed SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform in our company for Analytics reporting on SAP Concur …

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) overall satisfaction

9 out of 10

March 31, 2020

SAP BO BI is widely used in my organization since it is a tool that does not require an understanding of coding and provides a good …

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 …

A good tool for a business analyst

5 out of 10

December 25, 2019

Incentivized

I used SAP BO BI in my previous job as an energy market analyst. It is a good supplement to embedded with Excel tools such as VBA, Pivot …

SAP offers a sufficient tool with their BI Platform

8 out of 10

December 14, 2019

Incentivized

SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform was used for analytical reporting within the Strategy, Marketing, Operations, and …

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Popular Features

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Drill-down analysis (45)
9.0
90%
Multi-User Support (named login) (46)
8.9
89%
Customizable dashboards (45)
8.1
81%
Report Formatting Templates (45)
7.7
77%

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Pricing

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SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence

N/A

Unavailable

What is SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence?

Entry-level set up fee?

No setup fee

Offerings

Free Trial
Free/Freemium Version
Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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$10

per month per user

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SAP Analytics Cloud

$36

per month per user

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The SAP Analytics Cloud solution brings together analytics and planning with integration to SAP applications and access to heterogenous data sources. As the analytics and planning solution within SAP Business Technology Platform, SAP Analytics Cloud supports trusted insights and integrated planning…

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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

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Drill-down analysis
(45) Ratings
Drill down analysis is the ability to get to a further level of detail by going deeper into the hierarchy.
8.3
Formatting capabilities
(45) Ratings
Ability to format output e.g. conditional formatting, lines, headers, footers.
7.5
Integration with R or other statistical packages
(31) Ratings
Integration with the open-source R predictive modeling environment.
8.2
Report sharing and collaboration
(45) Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration is the ability to easily share reports with others.

Report Output and Scheduling

Ability to schedule and manager report output.

8.7

Avg 8.4

8.3
Publish to Web
(38) Ratings
7.9
Publish to PDF
(44) Ratings
9.1
Report Versioning
(40) Ratings
Report versioning is the assignment of version numbers to each version of a report to help in tracking.
9.1
Report Delivery Scheduling
(45) Ratings
Report Delivery Schedule is the ability to have reports delivered to a destination at a specific data and time.
9.2
Delivery to Remote Servers
(24) Ratings
Ability to deliver reports to remote servers

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

8.3
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
(39) Ratings
Pre-built visualization formats are canned visualization types that can be selected to visualize different kinds of data.
7.7
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
(37) Ratings
Location analytics is the visualization of geographical or spatial data.
8.9
Predictive Analytics
(36) Ratings
Predictive Analytics is the ability to build forecasting models based on existing data sets.

Access Control and Security

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

9.4

Avg 8.6

8.9
Multi-User Support (named login)
(46) Ratings
Named model access means that users have access based on name and password.
9.1
Role-Based Security Model
(44) Ratings
Role-based access means that access to data is determined by job or position in the corporation.
9.8
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
(43) Ratings
Multiple access permission levels means that different levels of users have different rights.
9.9
Single Sign-On (SSO)
(27) Ratings
Allows users to use one set of login credentials to access multiple applications

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

7.3
REST API
(19) Ratings
REST is an architecture style for designing networked applications
7.2
Javascript API
(17) Ratings
A Javascript API is a type of API
8.1
iFrames
(16) Ratings
An iFrame is an HTML document embedded inside another HTML document on a website
7.5
Java API
(20) Ratings
A Java application programming interface (API) is a list of all classes that are part of the Java development kit (JDK)
7.3
Themeable User Interface (UI)
(19) Ratings
A themeable user interface means that a specific visual them can be applied to it
7.3
Customizable Platform (Open Source)
(18) Ratings
A customizable, open source API Gateway is a fast and scalable type of API

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Product Details

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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 Types	On-premise
Operating Systems	Apple 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 Application	No

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Reviewers rate 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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December 01, 2020

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform Review

Dharmesh Shah

Associate Principal

LTI - Larsen & Toubro Infotech (Banking, 10,001+ employees)

Score 9 out of 10

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Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We have currently deployed SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform in our company for Analytics reporting on SAP Concur Modules. We also deploy SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform for our customer to address their business needs and provide cognitive analytical solution

Pros and Cons

SOA Service Oriented architecture
Architecture scaling and deployment can be managed easily, clustering nodes and servers to give scalability
User friendly administration modules
User friendly reporting modules like Web Intelligence, SAP Lumira, SAC
Strong semantic layer supporting multi-source database

Waterfall model design is used
Need to compete with Agile architecture and design
Quick turn time like Modern BI agile tools

Likelihood to Recommend

Best suited for SAP data source. Seamless integration with SAP BW/BEX queries. Integrates with all SAP Modules. Supports all the traditional relational database, big data, data lake.

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Feature Ratings

BI Platform

N/A

Supported Data Sources

N/A

BI Standard Reporting (3)

90%

9.0

Pixel Perfect reports: 100%
10.0
Customizable dashboards: 90%
9.0
Report Formatting Templates: 80%
8.0

Ad-hoc Reporting (4)

90%

9.0

Drill-down analysis: 90%
9.0
Formatting capabilities: 90%
9.0
Integration with R or other statistical packages: 80%
8.0
Report sharing and collaboration: 100%
10.0

Report Output and Scheduling (5)

94%

9.4

Publish to Web: 90%
9.0
Publish to PDF: 90%
9.0
Report Versioning: 90%
9.0
Report Delivery Scheduling: 100%
10.0
Delivery to Remote Servers: 100%
10.0

Data Discovery and Visualization (3)

86.66666666666666%

8.7

Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.): 90%
9.0
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization: 80%
8.0
Predictive Analytics: 90%
9.0

Access Control and Security (4)

92.5%

9.3

Multi-User Support (named login): 90%
9.0
Role-Based Security Model: 90%
9.0
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete): 100%
10.0
Single Sign-On (SSO): 90%
9.0

Mobile Capabilities (3)

90%

9.0

Responsive Design for Web Access: 90%
9.0
Mobile Application: 90%
9.0
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile: 90%
9.0

Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding (6)

85%

8.5

REST API: 90%
9.0
Javascript API: 90%
9.0
iFrames: 90%
9.0
Java API: 80%
8.0
Themeable User Interface (UI): 80%
8.0
Customizable Platform (Open Source): 80%
8.0

Return on Investment

We have seen significant ROI, 9-12 months
As per license model you can plan your deployment model to justify ROI
Tool being in industry for quite long, customer adoption and adaptability brings ROI

Alternatives Considered

MicroStrategy Analytics and IBM Cognos Analytics

MicroStrategy Analytics and IBM Cognos Analytics is costlier compared to SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform stacks. SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform stacks is user friendly, easy to adapt, easy to train resources and get them productive. SOA architecture and platform scalability adds to it.

Other Software Used

Microsoft Power BI, Looker, IBM Cognos Analytics

Usability

SOA Service oriented architecture, Platform scalability. Strong semantic layer, seamless integration with SAP BW and bex queries.

Support Rating

Good Knowledge base available, good user forum and community.

Users and Roles

1550

SAP Concur, S4 HANA, FICO

Support Headcount Required

700

Function and domain knowledge on SAP modules. Technical skills for SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence analytics. Good Administration skills for code pipeline deployment

Future Planned Uses

Add more business users
Self service BI

Business Processes Supported

Self service BI analytics
SAP BW and Bex integration
Microsoft Office SAP integration

Innovative Uses

Innovative dashboard
Collaborate with business users

Products Replaced

Key Differentiators

Implementation support

Good implementation support and user community

Evaluation Lessons Learned

Just love the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence analytics, will continue to explore it further with latest service pack features

Implementation Details / Implementation Partner

Implemented in-house

Implementation Phases

Yes

Agile framework was used, we planned the deployment in different waves, prioritize the phases.

Change Management Lessons

Change management was minimal

Document well change management to be well prepared

Implementation Issues

Not much challenges faced
Seamless installation and backup

Implementation Rating

Just love the tool, great interface and user friendly

Training Types Used

Online training
in-person training

In-Person Training

SAP authorized training is best, Please go ahead with it. Even lot of online training options/videos available for self learning

Online Training

Well managed online training. Hands on labs well managed and prepared.

Product Configurability

SAP configuration is very user friendly, I really enjoyed working on it

Configuration Lessons

Make it more competitive compared to competitors

UI Customization

Some - we have done small customizations to the interface

Extensibility and Customization

Yes - we have added extensive custom code

We have played a lot with SAP BO SDK

Additional Customization Considerations

BO SDK gives you full control on metadata

Premium Support

Yes

Benefits you get from premium support, access to the latest patches and service packs

Bug Resolution

Yes

Yes

Exceptional Examples of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Support

I've connected with SAP labs and co-workers. I was part of SAP architect team, easy to relate the upcoming landscape. SAP Innovation, collaboration is one of the best in the industry which makes SAP to be in leaders space for so long.

Easy Tasks

SAP BI BO User Interface
Strongly integrated with Microsoft office products
Easily collaborate with the users, share the output in various formats
Scheduling engine is one of the best in the industry
SOA Service Oriented Architecture

Difficult Tasks

Waterfall architecture, need quick turn around time
Need to move towards agile methodology

Mobile Interface Availability and Impressions

Yes

Awesome SAP BI mobile interface. Easy to implement and get it operational in short span of time

Scalability

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform supports SOA Service Oriented Architecture. You can start/restart/enable/disable all the servers. You can seamless do load balancing and clustering. It supports all leading application and web server. Supports LDAP SSO integration.
People who can work on excel with training they can work on SAP Business Objects Web Intelligence, dashboard, Lumira, Information design tool product suite. Tool is very user friendly and easy to learn and implement