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We performed a comparison between Pentaho Business Analytics and Redwood Reporting - Report2Web based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Azhagarasan Annadorai
Great automation, easy migration, and a rather simple setup
It automated several data preparation tasks, enabled cleaner/standardized data for Tableau reports, and was used for integrating data from the... Read more →
Gowri-Shankar
A customizable solution that helps to pull reports and send them as emails
We were manually populating things but the tool has helped us automate the process. We could pull the report automatically and send it as an email.
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Pros
"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.""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.""Easy to use components to create the job.""The most valuable feature of Pentaho is the Tableau report.""The initial setup is pretty straightforward."

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"We were manually populating things but the tool has helped us automate the process. We could pull the report automatically and send it as an email."

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Cons
"Version control would be a good addition.""Logging capability is needed.""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information from different sources without technical user intervention.""Pentaho Business Analytics' user interface is outdated.""Another concern is that Pentaho is not customizable or interactive.""The repository should be improved.""Deployment is not simple.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.""We did not achieve the ROI. The work delivered to users had lesser value than the subscription cost."

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"You need to put queries manually. When you customize, you need to put queries manually."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Free and commercial versions are available."
  • "Pentaho is expensive ."
  • "We were lucky enough to find a Pentaho OEM partner who offered a data warehouse model and the ETL software for about 60K SGD per year."

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    Jaspersoft vs. Pentaho – Which one to use & is there any need to purchase the commercial edition
    Any company (be it technology, manfucaturing, human resource, ecommerce, SME etc) always has the need for Business Intelligence to some or the other extent. If cost is one of the consideration factor, then the 2 BI tools which are at the forefront are Pentaho and Jaspersoft. But, often the same companies are caught up in an imbrogilo as to which tool to use, what are the technology/and end business user wise differences/ do i actually need to purchase commercial edition, is there any work around etc. Differences :- In the below mentioned points, I have tried to cover functionality wise the differences a. Reports :- Jaspersoft is known for its picture pixel perfect reporting. Jasper uses ireport for designing the reports. Hence, for having reports, Jaspersoft is the most ideal candidate. Pentaho uses Pentaho Report Designer. b. Dashboards :- Pentaho provides much more capabililties, interactivity in terms of dashboards. Dashboards designed in Pentaho are far more superior in functionality, aesthetically as compared to Jaspersoft. Pentaho CE uses CDE/CDF, Pentaho EE uses PDD . Dashboard functionality is present only in the Enterprise edition of Jaspersoft. c. Pentaho is having an intermediate layer known as Xactions & hence providing much more flexibility in terms of plugin designing, integration with applications, having out of box experience etc. Xactions supports scripting and scheduling of scripts execution. Jaspersoft dosent provide that much of flexibility in terms of… Read more →
    Questions from the Community
    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 recommend as follows:  1) If you have legacies of SAP, Oracle  - look for SAP… more »
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Pentaho Business ...
    Top Answer:The organization has both options based on their needs and budget constraints. The Enterprise Edition is expensive with references to an added number of features.
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    What needs improvement with Pentaho Business Analytics?
    Top Answer:The product to me is not as user-friendly as other players in the market. It also still needs improvement in the reporting module. You will need to search for deployment examples or need to have a… more »
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    What do you like most about Redwood Reporting - Report2Web?
    Top Answer:We were manually populating things but the tool has helped us automate the process. We could pull the report automatically and send it as an email.
    What needs improvement with Redwood Reporting - Report2Web?
    Top Answer:You need to put queries manually. When you customize, you need to put queries manually.
    What advice do you have for others considering Redwood Reporting - Report...
    Top Answer:I rate the solution an eight out of ten.
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    Also Known As
    Pentaho, Kettle, Hitachi Pentaho Business Analytics
    Redwood Reporting, Report2Web
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    Overview

    Pentaho is an open source business intelligence company that provides a wide range of tools to help their customers better manage their businesses. These tools include data integration software, mining tools, dashboard applications, online analytical processing options, and more.

    Pentaho has two product categories: There is the standard enterprise version. This is the product that comes directly from Pentaho itself with all of the benefits, features, and programs that come along with a paid application such us analysis services, dashboard design, and interactive reporting.

    The alternative is an open source version, which the public is permitted to add to and tweak the product. This solution has its advantages, aside from the fact that it is free, in that there are many more people working on the project to improve its quality and breadth of functionality.

    Redwood Reporting automatically delivers critical report output, when, where and how it is needed most. This eliminates the frustration, wasted time, and errors associated with manually accessing, calculating and mapping pieces of information from disparate systems and data sources.

    Redwood Reporting provides:

    • Intuitive, browser-based access to reports from virtually any application
    • Push and pull options so that users have instant access to new and historical report content when needed
    • Optional analysis, decollation, and conversion of report content before distribution to support business and security rules
    • Automatic assembly of sections from disparate reports sources into personalized, unified documents for distribution via email or publication
    • Robust APIs for easy integration with existing business applications and instant content access
    • Easy administration of report access through security tools already within the user enterprise


    Redwood Software was founded in 1993 with a singular goal – to free people from the effort associated with unnecessary manual activity. Redwood delivers automation solutions worldwide for workload and scheduling, finance, and report distribution. Its technology is built on modern, adaptable architecture that is uniquely designed to be delivered as-a-service for maximum benefit and scalability.

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    Computer Software Company19%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    University13%
    Marketing Services Firm6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm21%
    Government12%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Educational Organization9%
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    Small Business50%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise33%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business27%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise60%
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    Pentaho Business Analytics is ranked 16th in Reporting with 42 reviews while Redwood Reporting - Report2Web is ranked 21st in Reporting with 1 review. Pentaho Business Analytics is rated 8.0, while Redwood Reporting - Report2Web is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Pentaho Business Analytics writes "Flexible, easy to understand, and simple to set up". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Redwood Reporting - Report2Web writes "A customizable solution that helps to pull reports and send them as emails ". Pentaho Business Analytics is most compared with Microsoft Power BI, Databricks, Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services, SAP Crystal Reports and Tableau, whereas Redwood Reporting - Report2Web is most compared with .

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