We performed a comparison between Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services and Oracle OBIEE based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Reporting solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."In Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services, the installation and configuration are easy."
"The solution's features are all just wrapped up in one nice easy package. I don't need a lot of toolsets to get everything I need done."
"We were able to embed the report builder within our internal proprietary systems, improving our reporting capabilities."
"The tool's valuable features are its drill-down feature, graphs, and charts."
"We get good support from Microsoft."
"I mainly use the solution for the ease of reporting and for executive dashboards."
"We can create quality reports in real time."
"I'm very satisfied with the customer service. And usually, whenever we have any issue or details, we get to the person for the support. I'm really satisfied with the service. Within a few minutes or within a few hours, the support person will be available."
"The most valuable feature is the reporting."
"The dashboard and analysis are the most valuable features of this solution."
"The most valuable feature of Oracle OBIEE, for me, would be the Web Catalog. From a development perspective, I do not need any client or any software to be installed on my laptop or desktop. Everything is browser-based, so I just open the browser and start development."
"The most valuable feature is the user-friendly set of tools that the customer can use to develop their own business dashboards."
"The performance can issue queries to work in the Oracle database in Oracle's native language. There are a lot of visualizations which suit our business."
"Provides good data visualization features, and provides a lot of visualization reports from various data sources."
"It has a lot workaround in order to do the report. data blending, and getting information from big data sources."
"The primary reason for using OBIEE is connectivity with Oracle E-Business Suite. It makes it easy to connect with our Oracle E-Business Suite. There are the standard dashboards available, which we sometimes use, and now we are looking for customized dashboards."
"The solution's interface is old."
"I would like the solution to add the scheduling feature for reports."
"The setup is difficult because you have to install different servers."
"Sometimes, we need to make sure that the configuration stays consistent across the reporting instances. They all connect to the same database. So, it shares that same backend, but the reporting services itself can also be configured. On the application level, for reporting level. And it is, based on my own experience, it is a manual effort to make sure that the reporting servers are configured the same across the environment."
"In this solution, the cost should be reduced for the enterprise edition."
"Technical support is in minor need of improvement so that they can solve problems in a more timely manner."
"We have had issues with the refresh interval since we have too many reports scheduled. Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services is also expensive."
"There is room for improvement in the pricing model."
"It's not so flexible to do BI reporting directly from the data source without models. It is not that agile."
"Customer service/technical support gets five out of 10. Sometimes good, sometimes bad."
"I find I prefer Oracle OAC over OBIEE. It's more advanced, has artificial intelligence, and there's more that we can do with it in general. OBIEE is lacking features."
"Oracle OBIEE could improve by having better integration and compatibility with other vendors."
"From an improvement perspective, the technical team should be able to provide more accurate answers by taking into consideration the context of the issues faced by users."
"The complexity of this product means that you need to have a technical team to develop the reports, although this is also true for products like Microsoft BI and Zoho."
"The performance and the complex setup are the main reason for switching to Qlik Sense."
"While it is a user-friendly, data-driven tool, the data modeling should be easier to use."
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Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services is ranked 7th in Reporting with 16 reviews while Oracle OBIEE is ranked 3rd in Reporting with 154 reviews. Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services is rated 7.8, while Oracle OBIEE is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services writes "Offers useful templates but needs to improve the connectivity offered". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle OBIEE writes "A solution that is easily accessible, scalable and requires a straightforward initial setup process to get started". Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services is most compared with Microsoft Power BI, TIBCO Jaspersoft, Tableau, SAP Crystal Reports and IBM Cognos, whereas Oracle OBIEE is most compared with Microsoft Power BI, IBM Cognos, SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform, Tableau and MicroStrategy. See our Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services vs. Oracle OBIEE report.
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