We performed a comparison between Pentaho Business Analytics, QlikView, and Tableau based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
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"The initial setup is pretty straightforward."
"Easy to use components to create the job."
"Pentaho is an analytics platform that can be used when an organization has a lot of big data storage systems already installed and needs to manage and analyze that data. It has a specific use case for unstructured data, such as documents, and needs to be able to search and analyze it."
"We were able to install it without any assistance from tech support."
"The most valuable feature of Pentaho is the Tableau report."
"Pentaho Business Analytics' best features include the ease of developing data flows and the wide range of options to connect to databases, including those on the cloud."
"I use the BI Server, CDE Dashboards, Saiku, and Kettle, because these tools are very good and highly experienced."
"Our Qlikview applications help us to get a good idea of our Client Base Performance and assist us in the decision making for Seasonal Specials. On the other hand QlikView helps us to get a grasp on our Suppliers and helps us to negotiate pricing with them."
"The scalability is there."
"It enables us to configure various elements, such as dashboard settings, including factors like color schemes and other customization parameters."
"The search feature: ability to see the related data."
"This solution has simplified getting to and understanding our data, no matter where it is housed."
"The initial setup is not very complex."
"QlikView is one of the strongest tools, I would say. Also, it has a very vast capability to process the data"
"I had the option to prepare data myself instead of always having to depend on the data team."
"Easy to create graphs and visualizations."
"I have found the solution easy to use and the interface is very good."
"It gives us a new dimension to the way that we analyse our data."
"The solution helps users create dashboards and analyze data without relying on IT or product teams."
"Tableau is easy to use. That's the first and most important thing. I not only provide consulting but I also train people to use it, so with its ease-of-use it's not as difficult for me to train executives and management staff, because they don't have the IT background, unlike when I'm using Python."
"A valuable feature of Tableau is that it is a useful tool for small setups. I shuffle between Tableau and MicroStrategy, so I use Tableau for personal purposes more than enterprise. I like the light version of Tableau for personal usage and doing some use cases on my own. When it comes to something small, I use Tableau for setups, rather than any other tool."
"The most valuable features of the solution are the permission management and the user management."
"The geospatial maps representation and the visualizations are nice."
"Another concern is that Pentaho is not customizable or interactive."
"Pentaho Business Analytics' user interface is outdated."
"Deployment is not simple. It is not simple because we are dealing with a lot of data; we are dealing with a lot of storage. So, it's not a simple process."
"Logging capability is needed."
"Version control would be a good addition."
"We did not achieve the ROI. The work delivered to users had lesser value than the subscription cost."
"The repository should be improved."
"Pentaho, at the general level, should greatly improve the easy construction of its dashboards and easy integration of information from different sources without technical user intervention."
"The user interface is old."
"Sometimes, dealing with complex reports requires more effort, which could be really improved."
"If a user wanted to see something not included in the application the new object had to be created by a power user or developer because Qlik view's scripting has somewhat of a learning curve."
"Although Qliktech's road map clearly states that QlikView has a long way to go, most of the R&D effort seems to be benefiting Qlik Sense."
"There could be a feature to analyze the sales and accounting data of the client."
"I really wish the application was easier to use in the development phase."
"There is a lack of static PDF report generation and automatic resizing of the dashboard to fit the device."
"Better source data connectors."
"The customization in the front end is a bit difficult."
"There are not enough language options. It needs to be offered in more than just English."
"The price could be better."
"I would like Tableau to handle geospatial data better in terms of multiple layers and shapefiles."
"Implementation requires a technical background."
"They need a write-back; that is what is missing. If they get the write back to the database, they will be fully automated, but for the time being, they are not."
"We would like a report model, because currently there is no schema that we can create in the tool."
"The cost of owning the solutions from Tableau is much higher compared to any other analytical solutions."
