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GoodData vs SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 3, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

GoodData
Ranking in Data Visualization
24th
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.1
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Embedded BI (14th)
SAP BusinessObjects Busines...
Ranking in Data Visualization
4th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
114
Ranking in other categories
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Data Visualization category, the mindshare of GoodData is 1.4%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence is 3.6%, up from 2.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Visualization Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence3.6%
GoodData1.4%
Other95.0%
Data Visualization
 

Featured Reviews

it_user241098 - PeerSpot reviewer
Engagement Manager at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
​Setup is straightforward from a business user standpoint but MAQL needs to be easier.
Cloud connect Report generator MAQL needs to be easier Better row-level security for end-users I've used it for nine months, mainly for implementation and delivery to customers. No issues encountered. No issues encountered. When the source is big and/or the source is Netsuite there are…
TarunKumar7 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Data Engineer at LTI LATAM and Toubro Improtech
Data insights have driven faster financial forecasts and improved role-based decision making
The best features SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform offers include cross-enterprise sharing, where sharing insights is easier and seamless across my organization, and creating role-based dashboards. The role-based dashboards help my team and organization by providing information to specific users, allowing them to make decisions more easily, anytime, anywhere, across any device. SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform has positively impacted my organization by allowing us to perform financial reporting to make decisions faster. Since we started using SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform, we have been able to make faster, data-driven business decisions based on actual data insights and data analysis, which has accelerated our ability to make better decisions for our business productivity.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's a good product for your end to end BI needs when its all on the cloud."
"The Dynamic HTML (DHTML) client option of Webi has been enhanced adding features that were previously only available with the Java client including conditional formatting and support of XLS as a data provider."
"Go ahead with it -- it’s a good product."
"It integrates well with BW and HANA, which demonstrates strong data integration capabilities."
"We are using SAP BusinessObjects because its scheduling capabilities are more powerful than those of other tools."
"It allows hundreds of end-users to be able to access business reports and make business decisions based upon them."
"What I find most valuable is that you can run the reports anytime and you can receive the report at a scheduled time."
"It is the best product for business analysis and help to grow the business."
"The level of stability is very good. There are no bugs or glitches."
 

Cons

"When the source is big and/or the source is Netsuite there are issues."
"There is room for improvement in providing more user-friendly and versatile reporting options."
"ROI for the reporting product alone, as a component in a whole stack of things contributing to ROI, is in my view a minor contributor."
"Reports/Dashboards on RDBMS cannot handle or scale the demands of the latest data analytics solutions."
"If the business case is for dynamic reports/dashboards, I don't recommend it."
"This should be fixed so that companies don't require three separate licenses for three separate applications."
"Previously there was the Discussion board function, but it was not good and no one used it."
"The combination of Lumira along with Design Studio merger last year still needs development from a visualization standpoint."
"I can't recommend BusinessObjects because its usage is limited, and it can't provide a new solution for end-users."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Its price is fair."
"Depending on your size, try to stick with SAP BusinessObjects BI Edge. Most people tend to overthink the licensing. Remember that one concurrent user means that one person can be performing a task at a given time. That does not mean that only one user can be on the system at a time, it means that only one person can be refreshing a report or designing a dashboard. There are tons of ways you can access your data or reports without consuming a license. I've seen cases where five concurrent licenses support thousands of users."
"We purchase licenses through Epic. So, we get an Epic price as opposed to the SAP price. If we were going to use other products like Webby that they offer or exclusively use BI Launch Pad, it would cost a lot because half of our employees would touch it in some fashion. So, we use Epic-Crystal integration to keep the licensing cost down. I believe the BI Launch Pad licensing is something like $800 for each, and the Crystal Report licensing is something like $500 for each, but that's not what we pay."
"There is an annual license to use SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform."
"Just work with SAP to make sure you have enough licenses but don't go overboard."
"I have always found SAP BI to be expensive. It is expensive even when you compare SAP BI Cloud with Microsoft Power BI. Power BI is probably around $9.99 per month, and the cheapest SAP BI is around $20, which is double. In terms of price, Power BI is definitely a lot better. If you have budget issues, you may want to go for Power BI."
"There's no additional charge for a Development environment license, so build an additional development server."
"The SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform has to improve its licensing cost."
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Comparison Review

it_user6663 - PeerSpot reviewer
BI Expert at a transportation company with 51-200 employees
May 25, 2013
SAP Business Objects vs. Microsoft BI
A quick look at the whole idea on another weblogs gives you a sense that all of them just talked about very brief things like report refresh feature in BO or cube feature in MS Analysis Service. I choose MS BI and I want to share my reasons and opinions on why I choose it and give you another quick…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
20%
Comms Service Provider
13%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Construction Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

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Company SizeCount
Small Business34
Midsize Enterprise20
Large Enterprise67
 

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Also Known As

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SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform, SAP BusinessObjects, Business Objects, SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards, SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio
 

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