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Birst vs Cube comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Birst
Ranking in Embedded BI
19th
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
20
Ranking in other categories
Reporting (28th)
Cube
Ranking in Embedded BI
10th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
AI Data Analysis (91st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Embedded BI category, the mindshare of Birst is 1.5%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Cube is 0.6%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Embedded BI Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Cube0.6%
Birst1.5%
Other97.9%
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Featured Reviews

SK
Principal Engineering Manager I at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
Offers dashboards and self-service reports. The report performance is very slow.
Dashboards and self-service reports. These are widely used by customers in the EPM domain Most of our customers are interested in dashboards and self-service reports. We are able to offer them these features with this solution. Customer support takes lot of time to get a solution The report…
Peter Jefferson - PeerSpot reviewer
Customer Success Manager at Unilever Inc.
Automated reporting has freed time for deeper analysis and improved budget and variance reviews
A specific example of how my team uses Cube in our day-to-day work is that above all, Cube has vastly enhanced our ability to get financial reporting done quickly and free up our time to really dig deep into various accounts. This has greatly improved the accuracy of our financial results beyond what you would even believe. The clean portal and organization help my team by making it easy to navigate and the data collected is very clean and managed in an understandable manner, hence making it very easy to make data-driven decisions. Regarding the features, customer service is great, customization of financial reports, ease of integration with other tools seamlessly, continuous system testing and upgrades, and easy creation of monthly and P&L variance analysis. Data import and export is smooth and efficient. Monthly reporting and analysis is easy to pull and update. The positive impact Cube has had on my organization includes additional time for analysis, less than budgeted spend, and more accurate financial results resulting in better decisions. The error rate has reduced from 40 to 50%. The reduction in errors has affected my team and the business overall by improving speed and efficiency for month-end close processes. Better consolidation of data for long-term trend analysis is evident, and easy P&L creation and variance analysis has been great.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The option to build and deploy analytical models quickly, within days rather than months."
"This is the best cloud based BI platform/solution out there."
"Its ability to create a complete, end-to-end BI solution using a single software stack product is the most valuable feature."
"Birst uses several connection methods to take data in from your data sources and stages it into its own data mart, and this staging from several sources makes Birst a fairly robust data warehouse solution."
"We found technical support to be very good and responsive."
"The fact that it is completely cloud based makes the maintenance easier since we don't have the onus of maintaining the server."
"Birst is a great tool for: Creating a simple data warehouse Uploading data for quick analysis, visualizations, and dashboards"
"Scalability is one of the core features of this product that makes Birst great."
"Cube completes my tasks very easily and takes less time, allowing me to deliver any project in a timely manner to our clients."
"NPS improved to approximately eight out of ten for our feature, and internally ticket handling times decreased, allowing reallocation of resources to higher-impact projects."
"Implementation was super smooth, and within two weeks we were up and running and the metrics were exposed in our app."
 

Cons

"The ability to filter out massive amounts of data and load it properly on screen needs to be improved."
"For complex reports with heavy calculations, performance can be improved."
"We are yet to realize the real return on the investment given the need to alter the underlying intention of the product’s use."
"The cost-benefit was not great."
"Release management and version control are poor or not available."
"Visualization: This aspect of the product is not up to the same level as its competitors in the market."
"The initial setup was extremely complex. The Birst consultants wasted a lot of time in configuring the system."
"Error logging is cumbersome to work through to find issues."
"Cube can be improved by enhancing data refresh over multiple tabs."
"Cube's interface can be challenging for non-technical users, needing clearer use-case examples to ease integration into workflows."
"I did not see any return on investment from Cube."
"There is no way to create a real template that is not exposed directly in the UI."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Please negotiate on the price and purchase the latest version."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
17%
Construction Company
15%
Marketing Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
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Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise12
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cube?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that the price is very cost-effective and licensing is very affordable, making it a great financial reporting tool for startups.
What needs improvement with Cube?
Cube can be improved by enhancing data refresh over multiple tabs. The speed at which data is imported can also be improved. Additionally, Cube needs to add functionality for headcount planning.
What is your primary use case for Cube?
Cube is the best absolute best FP&A software, dollar for dollar out there. My organization looked at a few different tools and none of them came close to Cube in terms of the value that we get ...
 

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