SAP BusinessObjects BI - the budget killer
August 25, 2017
SAP BusinessObjects BI - the budget killer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform
SAP BusinessObjects BI (BOBJ) is used across the organization. Access to reporting is the main problem it addresses however it's limited by the number of licenses available to our end users. It also addresses our need for pixel-perfect reporting and distributed reporting.
- Merged dimension queries.
- Flexibility with Universe Query vs. Free-Hand SQL.
- Licensing cost is very prohibitive for smaller/medium-sized businesses.
- Upgrades to BOBJ are non-existent without additional cost.
- BOBJ is severely lagging on available technologies at the current price point.
ThoughtSpot is superior for query speed and simplicity but is inferior in merged-dimension query setup and execution. BOBJ is superior to Tableau in that the universes simplify the queries for the end-user, however, it's inferior in visualizations. decisionpoint is a dashboard tool with potential but is still new. However, decisionpoint is superior in building dashboards on limited technical resources and varying database platforms.