We performed a comparison between Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services and Pentaho Business Analytics 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."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."
"I am impressed with the product's seamless integration. It can work with different databases like Oracle."
"I like Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services' automated reporting feature."
"We get good support from Microsoft."
"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."
"The solution is known for its robust security features."
"It is scalable."
"In Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services, the installation and configuration are easy."
"Easy to use components to create the job."
"The initial setup is pretty straightforward."
"We were able to install it without any assistance from tech support."
"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."
"The most valuable feature of Pentaho is the Tableau report."
"I use the BI Server, CDE Dashboards, Saiku, and Kettle, because these tools are very good and highly experienced."
"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."
"We encounter some barriers while trying to build a report."
"It is not easy to integrate the product with other tools in the market."
"The product should improve its performance."
"Technical support is in minor need of improvement so that they can solve problems in a more timely manner."
"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."
"Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services needs to improve performance."
"There is room for improvement in the pricing model."
"We did not achieve the ROI. The work delivered to users had lesser value than the subscription cost."
"Pentaho Business Analytics' user interface is outdated."
"Logging capability is needed."
"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."
"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."
"Another concern is that Pentaho is not customizable or interactive."
"The repository should be improved."
"Version control would be a good addition."
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Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services is ranked 8th in Reporting with 13 reviews while Pentaho Business Analytics is ranked 16th in Reporting with 42 reviews. Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services is rated 7.6, while Pentaho Business Analytics is rated 8.0. 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 Pentaho Business Analytics writes "Flexible, easy to understand, and simple to set up". Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services is most compared with TIBCO Jaspersoft, Tableau, Microsoft Power BI, SAP Crystal Reports and Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer, whereas Pentaho Business Analytics is most compared with Microsoft Power BI, Databricks, SAP Crystal Reports, Tableau and KNIME. See our Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services vs. Pentaho Business Analytics report.
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