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ibi WebFOCUS

ibi WebFOCUS
Formerly TIBCO WebFOCUS

Overview

What is ibi WebFOCUS?

The ibi™ WebFOCUS® product is an enterprise business intelligence and analytics solution equipped with data management, visual discovery, predictive analytics, and visualizations. Combining these capabilities and data science in one unified containerized platform, the WebFOCUS® solution can be used to…

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Recent Reviews

TrustRadius Insights

Users of WebFocus have found it to be a versatile tool for generating reports and analyzing data. It is widely used across different …
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WebFOCUS in Higher Ed

7 out of 10
September 12, 2016
Incentivized
WebFOCUS is the primary reporting and analytics tool used by Information Technology and the various departmental representatives in need …
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WebFOCUS 7

10 out of 10
June 01, 2016
Incentivized
WebFOCUS is currently in use across the whole organization from field users to upper management. We are using this technology to keep …
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Popular Features

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  • Formatting capabilities (13)
    10.0
    100%
  • Report sharing and collaboration (12)
    10.0
    100%
  • Customizable dashboards (11)
    9.0
    90%
  • Drill-down analysis (13)
    8.0
    80%
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Pricing

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What is ibi WebFOCUS?

The ibi™ WebFOCUS® product is an enterprise business intelligence and analytics solution equipped with data management, visual discovery, predictive analytics, and visualizations. Combining these capabilities and data science in one unified containerized platform, the WebFOCUS® solution can be used…

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  • No setup fee

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  • 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.

9.3
Avg 8.1

Report Output and Scheduling

Ability to schedule and manager report output.

8.2
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.

6.3
Avg 8.1

Access Control and Security

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

9
Avg 8.6

Mobile Capabilities

Support for mobile devices like smartphones and tablets.

5.9
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

8.6
Avg 7.9
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Product Details

What is ibi WebFOCUS?

The ibi™ WebFOCUS® product is an enterprise business intelligence and analytics solution equipped with data management, visual discovery, predictive analytics, and visualizations. Combining these capabilities and data science in one unified containerized platform, the WebFOCUS® solution can be used to make data-driven decisions across the enterprise and provide reports, dashboards, and customer-facing applications at scale.

ibi WebFOCUS Technical Details

Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

Microsoft Power BI, Qlik Analytics Platform, and Tableau Desktop are common alternatives for ibi WebFOCUS.

Reviewers rate Formatting capabilities and Report sharing and collaboration and Publish to Web highest, with a score of 10.

The most common users of ibi WebFOCUS are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Community Insights

TrustRadius Insights are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, 3rd-party data sources. Have feedback on this content? Let us know!

Users of WebFocus have found it to be a versatile tool for generating reports and analyzing data. It is widely used across different departments and projects within organizations, including sales, healthcare, marketing, procurement, and R&D. One key use case is the creation of dashboards and executive reporting, which enables key business individuals to build and manage information solutions effectively. Additionally, WebFocus is utilized for generating scheduled reports tied to releases and independent time-triggered reports, making it easier for users to access real-time data in graphical form.

WebFocus addresses the challenges of generating and handling reports efficiently. With its HTML pages, users can select parameters and run queries quickly and easily. The ability to generate custom reports in various formats such as HTML, Excel, or PDF provides flexibility for different users' preferences. Moreover, the integration with Oracle as the backend database enhances the reliability and performance of fetching data for display in reports.

Another notable use case of WebFocus is ad-hoc analysis of data, providing meaningful insights for analysts and executives. This feature allows users to perform predictive analytics using the new version 8 of WebFocus. Furthermore, it serves as a central business intelligence solution for consolidating transactional information from multiple countries, improving data quality and providing valuable insights for decision-making.

Overall, WebFocus is well-regarded by users due to its user-friendly interface, efficient report generation capabilities, support for various data formats, integration with Oracle as the backend database system, and its ability to fulfill diverse use cases across different departments within an organization.

Attribute Ratings

Reviews

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Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I would less recommend it because it looks like IBI is receding a bit from the European market. I would not be certain for future support. Knowledge in the market in western Europe is limited

Functional wise the application suits almost all situations. I would for sure recommend it purely based on its capabilities
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
WebFOCUS is a good comprehensive tool for BI for companies. I feel that scenarios where you want the user to interact and be able to ingest data in different formats would be a good use of the tool. Performing data discovery is easier with InfoAssist, especially the most recent versions, and allows users to customize their views and provide comments.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Webfocus is great for any company who wants to maintain a strong history of analytics. The reports update frequently so it is a great tool for any e-commerce business to have. I'm not sure how well it will work for any forms of business but Webfocus is currently one of our most used forms of software.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It is well suited for just about everything that I have seen or run into. There are some cases with data from sources like Essbase (Hyperion) and other sources where you may need an adapter, but IBI has adapters available for just about everything you can think of. I also love the ability to run either straight WebFocus code or SQL code.
September 12, 2016

WebFOCUS in Higher Ed

Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
WebFOCUS is great for creating customized reports across multiple datasets and has served our institution well to report timely and actionable data for various constituents internally and externally. The need for expertise in WebFOCUS and the internal datasets supplied for analysis can be cumbersome for one particular area of responsibility, which is why embedded departmental analysts are probably the best resource.
June 01, 2016

WebFOCUS 7

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I would recommend WebFOCUS to colleagues if asked. I think this is a very impressive tool that we use to process information in a very efficient way. Our reports load fast and the information is very accurate. I also think that WF could be used in any kind of scenarios. I am planning to attend the WF summit this year and I've seen so many companies that are sharing what they've done with this and basically can be used anywhere.
Saul Arrazate | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We have very good experience with WebFOCUS being able to distribute massive reports through emails or web. It's really helpful to quickly present data in a very innovative way. Unfortunately programming wise is hard to edit and you could potentially affect the report in a way that is hard to make it fit on every drill down that your report may have.
Rob Fosnaugh | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Information Builders has built a broad and deep platform for data access, reporting, and analytics over the past 40 years. Given this, they have a suite of offerings that will fill needs of small companies to the largest. If a company is looking for a tool for a data scientist type of position their InfoDiscovery or RStat tools will fill the need, but where I feel they shine is at a mid-sized enterprise model where the platform is leveraged by everyone... at the appropriate accessibility levels. Companies should have governance over who does and sees what. I strongly recommend that only 5% of the individuals in the business should have "designer" access, and those individuals must be mentored and connected to all of the others in the company. No silos.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
I always recommend users to use an expert at least at the initial stage of setting up the environment. If your initial setup is not done correctly then you won't get the value out of this product. You need to have an expert who can provide you the output you want.

We always make sure the client is getting what they want from this product. This product can offer more and you need to know how to utilize it. Otherwise you will feel this is just ananother product in the market.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
The cost and configuration make WebFOCUS more appropriate for organizations where there are multiple developers/users. This software is particularly good in cases where you have multiple data sources in varying types of databases where you need to be able to reach them (and even combine data) using one tool. This tool is able to format results to a higher degree than the average query tool.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
If you are looking at getting WebFocus, either pay to have a data mart(data wharehouse) built for you by information builders or connect to existing databases and report that way. A home grown data mart is VERY difficult and time consuming to manage and report from.
Rupesh More | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Being a reporting tool it will find place in most of the organizations as reports are generated everywhere. All banking, finance, IT, telecom, internet, services, government organizations etc, every department requires reports on a daily basis. I think that they should expand their business in the market as i am sure many organizations do not know this product. Also I believe this product will find a great scope in market if advertized properly. More people if they use it, more people can give more inputs which will help them to improve the product.
Pamela Sprague | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
How are you prepared to assist us during initial implementation?
What educational tools are offered, without charge, to bring us up to speed with your products?
How long (in weeks, months) have your Technical Support staff been working with the latest products?
Can we count on 'our' System Engineer making regular and routine visits to show us new and improved way of using the products we own?
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