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Board vs Pyramid Analytics comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 1, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.8
Organizations save time and reduce costs with Board's efficiency, enhancing ERP integration and streamlining municipal processes.
Sentiment score
8.0
Finance teams achieve high ROI with Pyramid Analytics, achieving 80% forecast accuracy, benefiting resource planning and data investments.
It's hard for me to gauge the monetary benefits, but the time saved in budgeting and forecasting processes indicates a definite bonus.
Manager, Software Delivery at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
There is a positive return on the data investment for my clients using Pyramid Analytics.
CEO & Principal Consultant at Pyramid Analytics & Consulting
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.4
Board's customer service is praised for responsiveness and reliability, despite occasional communication issues, contributing to positive user experiences.
Sentiment score
8.0
Pyramid Analytics offers highly rated support with quick issue resolution, though some users desire more training materials.
As long as I go through my account manager, I receive very good support.
Manager, Software Delivery at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
The one time we had an issue related to something with the logins, they addressed it that morning.
CEO & Principal Consultant at Pyramid Analytics & Consulting
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.4
Board efficiently manages scaling, offering flexibility and robust data processing, though some face scalability issues with larger Windows client data.
Sentiment score
7.1
Pyramid Analytics excels in scalability, supporting diverse data sizes and user numbers, with users rating its integration and performance highly.
Regarding Pyramid Analytics' scalability from what I have seen, with the right people managing it, it can handle growing amounts of data and users well.
CEO & Principal Consultant at Pyramid Analytics & Consulting
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.1
Users generally find the platform stable, with occasional issues mostly due to user error or integration challenges.
Sentiment score
6.3
Pyramid Analytics' stability varies by user, improving with infrastructure upgrades, with occasional bugs not severely impacting operations.
Board's stability is excellent, with uptime around ninety-nine point nine percent, and I have not experienced any issues.
Manager, Software Delivery at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Pyramid Analytics is stable in my experience; there have not really been issues with downtime or bugs.
CEO & Principal Consultant at Pyramid Analytics & Consulting
 

Room For Improvement

Board needs improvements in integration, user experience, data handling, and performance to optimize functionality and accessibility.
Pyramid Analytics requires enhancements in data management, user interface, documentation, graphic capabilities, and offers limited training resources.
If the design isn't right, the flexibility of Board can negatively impact performance.
Manager, Software Delivery at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Any advanced user wants to implement an idea that they have, and while the whole idea of a platform is not necessarily to give a custom solution, I would not mind if they had more in terms of AutoML or that sort of capability.
CEO & Principal Consultant at Pyramid Analytics & Consulting
 

Setup Cost

Board offers flexible pricing, valued for cost-benefit despite being pricier than competitors; partner support is essential during implementation.
Pyramid Analytics offers reasonable licensing costs, cost-effective for mid-sized or larger organizations, but may incur additional consulting fees.
 

Valuable Features

Board provides a comprehensive platform for customization, reporting, data analysis, security, and diverse functionalities with minimal IT involvement.
Pyramid Analytics enhances data analysis with advanced features, supporting complex datasets for comprehensive financial reporting and data-driven decisions.
Our budgeting and forecasting processes support around three hundred twenty users who would otherwise rely on Excel, making Board invaluable for saving time.
Manager, Software Delivery at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
After implementing Pyramid Analytics for my clients, I have seen measurable outcomes and specific improvements, such as having a single platform that gets them from the raw data to the endpoint reporting.
CEO & Principal Consultant at Pyramid Analytics & Consulting
 

Categories and Ranking

Board
Ranking in BI (Business Intelligence) Tools
22nd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
37
Ranking in other categories
Business Performance Management (7th), Reporting (17th)
Pyramid Analytics
Ranking in BI (Business Intelligence) Tools
21st
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
Data Visualization (15th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the BI (Business Intelligence) Tools category, the mindshare of Board is 1.0%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Pyramid Analytics is 1.0%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Pyramid Analytics1.0%
Board1.0%
Other98.0%
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2645016 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager, Software Delivery at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Offers flexibility in design and saves time in budgeting and forecasting processes
I find Board to be simple and easy to use. It offers significant flexibility in designing solutions. The system overall is very useful, with many capabilities that provide flexibility. Our budgeting and forecasting processes support around three hundred twenty users who would otherwise rely on Excel, making Board invaluable for saving time.
Ynazif Nazif - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO & Principal Consultant at Pyramid Analytics & Consulting
Unified data workflows have improved reporting quality and now support better decisions
The best features Pyramid Analytics offers include a broad range of features, which I think is one of the advantages of it. It has a lot of connectors and a lot of different capabilities. I would say end-to-end capabilities is one of the nice features of it. Regarding the end-to-end capabilities and lots of connectors, I found the connectors most valuable. If you are trying to do Snowflake, SQL server, or any of the normal database platforms that you see in the cloud or on-premises, it has those connectors built in. You don't have to worry about writing custom drivers. That is a nice feature to have. Pyramid Analytics has impacted my organization positively in that I use it for my clients' organizations. For my organization, it is great because it gives me a technology platform that clients enjoy using and I am proficient with. For my clients, it is about delivering on their aspirations in terms of what they want to do with their data and where they want to head in their organization. This is definitely a tool that we can use in order to get there. After implementing Pyramid Analytics for my clients, I have seen measurable outcomes and specific improvements, such as having a single platform that gets them from the raw data to the endpoint reporting. I think that streamlining has a positive effect on the quality of the outputs. The quality of the outputs definitely leads to better decision making.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Insurance Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
11%
Government
11%
Insurance Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise8
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise1
 

Questions from the Community

Is Board better than Anaplan as a Business Intelligence (BI) solution?
We've had several FP&A departments include Anaplan in their analytics discussions, and while BI information IS generated, the focus is generally on compiling input from various sources and simu...
What do you like most about Board?
All the reports are prepared automatically.
What needs improvement with Board?
Board's integration could be a bit more robust, but what we have works. If the design isn't right, the flexibility of Board can negatively impact performance.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Pyramid Analytics?
Regarding my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Pyramid Analytics, I have to be honest, I did not observe any of it. They already had the platform in place when I got there. Fro...
What needs improvement with Pyramid Analytics?
As for how Pyramid Analytics can be improved, I wish that there was a greater degree of customization available. Any advanced user wants to implement an idea that they have, and while the whole ide...
What is your primary use case for Pyramid Analytics?
I have used Pyramid Analytics at a few different projects. I used it at the VA, at the Department of Health and Human Services, and on a couple smaller projects for some smaller customers that were...
 

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