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."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 get good support from Microsoft."
"I am impressed with the product's seamless integration. It can work with different databases like Oracle."
"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."
"We were able to embed the report builder within our internal proprietary systems, improving our reporting capabilities."
"The initial setup is easy."
"I like Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services' automated reporting feature."
"The tool's valuable features are its drill-down feature, graphs, and charts."
"There are a lot of functions in the product, including a drill-down functionality and level-based hierarchies that are very attractive."
"There are some great new features in the latest version."
"They were reasonable in terms of price."
"It has helped to consolidate data and report on a single version of the truth."
"The most valuable features of the solution are the various scenarios the product offers and its stability."
"In terms of features, everything is good. It is also stable and scalable."
"The solution offers a wide range of software tools to meet various needs, such as those concerning reports, developer solutions like APEX and the integration of data."
"I have found the most valuable features are business intelligence and reporting."
"The product could be improved by reducing the time it takes to build and deploy reports."
"The setup is difficult because you have to install different servers."
"The product should improve its performance."
"In this solution, the cost should be reduced for the enterprise edition."
"Tableau is more user-friendly because it doesn't need to do any extra programming. It has drag-and-drop functionality."
"There is room for improvement in the pricing model."
"It doesn't have quite the flexibility of a Tableau or something like that. Many users are more comfortable with Tableau and I'm not quite sure why that is right now, but it seems to be the case."
"The solution's interface is old."
"The platform's interface needs improvement."
"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."
"The pricing model could be improved. Right now, it's quite confusing. Many customers have this feeling that it's a super-expensive option."
"The platform's data visualization features need improvement."
"Oracle products have a lot of complications...Oracle has a history of not really providing great support."
"Expanding beyond pure data reporting and into analytics, or expanding data science, would be areas for improvement."
"While it is a user-friendly, data-driven tool, the data modeling should be easier to use."
"From the point of view of strategic management, I would like to have a feature, perhaps a form after we get to the KPI dashboard, to be used to note if something unusual happens in the operations. That way we could record extreme KPI situations, and track why a number is very low or too high."
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Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services is ranked 8th 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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