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Business Performance Management
March 2024
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We performed a comparison between IBM Planning Analytics, Microsoft Power BI, and Oracle DataScience.com Platform based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Gnanavel-Chakkarapani
Can easily create dashboards and helps businesses improve forecasting accuracy
Artur-Kowalczyk
Ensures powerful data integration, analysis, and visualization capabilities, enabling users to easily derive...
Power BI has significantly enhanced our data analysis and visualization capabilities, showcasing its versatility. It seamlessly connects to a... Read more →
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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Our licensing cost is approximately $50,000.00 per year."
  • "The license of this solution is paid annually. Most of my customers choose a license that includes support."
  • "It is a bit expensive, but you get what you are paying for."
  • "IBM Planning Analytics is not the cheapest solution, but it's priced per the market standard for this type of solution. I rate the price at seven out of ten."
  • "I would rate the tool's pricing a nine out of ten since it's expensive."
  • "IBM Planning Analytics is priced well, and licensing costs are yearly."
  • "Compared with the other tools in the market, IBM Planning Analytics is a bit expensive."

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  • "There is room for at least 45% discount as compared to the initial price."
  • "MS BI comes with all the tools and it is, to the best of my knowledge, the most affordable solution."
  • "All in all, for the price, this is an excellent tool for helping your organization turn mounds of data into useful insights."
  • "I would advise that Microsoft BI products are rightly priced and the licensing is easy to follow and to fulfill."
  • "Remove the cost of a licence to show a dashboard within SharePoint. Why should readers of a dashboard have to pay to view? ​"
  • "Make it low in cost. It is a no-brainer!"
  • "Globally, we evaluated a number of products, including Salesforce's product, Microsoft won on the ground of simple functionally and cost."
  • "Paid for itself in the first month."

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    Comparison of SAP BO, Tableau, QlikView, Cognos, Microsoft, OBIEE and Pentaho

    Valuable Features

    1. SAP BO/BI Enterprise scalability Security Ease of use Semantic layer 2. Tableau Visualization Data discovery Turnaround time 3. IBM Cognos Enterprise scalability Security In-memory feature 4. MS BI - Flexibility 5. Pentaho - Open source but still enterprise grade 6. QlikView Data visualization Turnaround time. 7. OBIEE Enterprise security Semantic model

    Room for Improvement

    1. SAP BO/BI Visualization 2. Tableau Scalability 3. IBM Cognos Ease of use 4. MS BI Visualization Ease of use 5. Pentaho Ease of use Semantic layer 6. QlikView Scalability 7. OBIEE Visualization Database connectivities

    Use of Solution

    I have used SAP for almost 12 years Tableau – Rate 6/10 overall but 9/10 for visualization. I have used it for three years IBM Cognos - Rate 7/10 and I have used it for three years MS BI - Rate 5/10 and I have used it for two years Pentaho - Rate 5/10 and I have used it for over five years QlikView- Rate 7/10 and I have used it for two years OBIEE – Rate 7/10 and I have used it for five years

    Customer Service and Technical Support

    Customer Service: SAP BO/BI - Below average Tableau - Good IBM Cognos - Average MS BI - Average Pentaho - Average QlikView - Above average OBIEE - Average Technical Support: SAP BO/BI - Below average Tableau - Good IBM Cognos - Average MS BI - Average Pentaho - Average QlikView - Above average OBIEE - Average

    Other Advice

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    Questions from the Community
    What do you like most about IBM Planning Analytics?
    Top Answer:The product's stability is good.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Planning Anal...
    Top Answer:The licensing part of the product is good. Every year, there is a need to renew the license. My company also uses… more »
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    What needs improvement with IBM Planning Analytics?
    Top Answer:The local authentication part is difficult to manage in the product, making it an area where improvements are required.
    Read all 11 answers   →
    Seeking lightweight open source BI software
    Top Answer:There are many...It would rather depend what System BI architecture or Enterprise legacy you have at your end...I would… more »
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    Is Power BI a complete platform or only a visualization tool?
    Top Answer:Power BI is an advanced visualization tool oriented to big data with a very complete set of widgets to visualize… more »
    Read all 10 answers   →
    How does Oracle OBIEE compare with Microsoft BI?
    Top Answer:Oracle OBIEE is great in allowing design and creativity per the individual needs of the organization. Dashboards are… more »
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    Ranking
    6th
    out of 41 in Business Performance Management
    Views
    2,270
    Comparisons
    1,328
    Reviews
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    Average Words per Review
    325
    Rating
    9.3
    1st
    out of 108 in BI (Business Intelligence) Tools
    Views
    34,187
    Comparisons
    29,049
    Reviews
    23
    Average Words per Review
    553
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    out of 53 in Data Science Platforms
    Views
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    Also Known As
    Cognos TM1, IBM Cognos TM1
    SSRS, SSAS, MSBI, MS Reporting Services, Microsoft BI Tools, Microsoft Big Data, Power BI Pro, MS BI
    Oracle Data Science Platform, DataScience.com Platform, DataScience, DataScience.com
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    Overview

    IBM Planning Analytics is an integrated planning solution that uses AI to automate planning, budgeting, and forecasting and drive more intelligent workflows.

    Built on TM1, IBM’s powerful calculation engine, this enterprise performance management tool allows you to transcend the limits of manual planning and become the Analytics Hero your business needs. Quickly and easily drive faster, more accurate plans for FP&A, sales, supply chain and beyond.

    Microsoft Power BI is a powerful tool for data analysis and visualization. This tool stands out for its ability to merge and analyze data from various sources. Widely adopted across different industries and departments, Power BI is instrumental in creating visually appealing dashboards and generating insightful business intelligence reports. Its intuitive interface, robust visualization capabilities, and seamless integration with other Microsoft applications empower users to easily create interactive reports and gain valuable insights.

    The DataScience.com Platform makes it easy and intuitive for data science teams to work collaboratively on the data-driven projects that transform how companies do business. Explore and visualize data, share analyses, deploy models into production, and track performance - all from one place.

    Sample Customers
    ManpowerGroup, Convergys, AIG, Orchard Brands, Citibank, InterGen, Northwestern University, EF Education First, Ironside, Bazan Group, CSOB Insurance, Macquarie Group, Charles Stanley, SATO, Government of Sint Maarten, BMW Financial Services
    Accenture Adidas Aetna AIG Airbus Alibaba Allstate Amazon American Express Aon AT&T Audi Bank of America BASF Bayer Berkshire Hathaway Boeing Coca-Cola Comcast Cisco Coca-Cola Dell Disney Emirates Equinix FedEx Ford GE Google H&M Home Depot Honda IBM Intel JPMorgan Chase Kellogg's Kroger L'Oréal McDonald's Merck MetLife Microsoft Nike Oracle P&G PepsiCo Procter & Gamble Prudential Financial SAP Siemens Snapchat Spotify Starbucks Target Toyota T-Mobile Unilever Visa Walmart WeWork World Bank Xerox
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    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company25%
    Real Estate/Law Firm13%
    Leisure / Travel Company13%
    Hospitality Company13%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization43%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Computer Software Company7%
    Manufacturing Company5%
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm15%
    Manufacturing Company13%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Government9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization35%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    Computer Software Company8%
    Government5%
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    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business58%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise25%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business11%
    Midsize Enterprise47%
    Large Enterprise42%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business39%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise45%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business14%
    Midsize Enterprise41%
    Large Enterprise45%
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    Buyer's Guide
    Business Performance Management
    March 2024
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