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Hubble vs MicroStrategy comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Hubble
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
Business Performance Management (30th), Financial Performance and Strategy Management (17th), Data Visualization (31st), Financial Close Software (28th)
MicroStrategy
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
161
Ranking in other categories
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (7th), Embedded BI (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Business Intelligence solutions, they serve different purposes. Hubble is designed for Business Performance Management and holds a mindshare of 0.6%, up 0.2% compared to last year.
MicroStrategy, on the other hand, focuses on BI (Business Intelligence) Tools, holds 2.8% mindshare, down 3.7% since last year.
Business Performance Management
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools
 

Featured Reviews

PG
Excellent for budgeting and forecasting, but long-term it will no longer be developed or supported
The fact that in a few years' time it is no longer going to be supported is a big concern. Therefore, I would advise against Hubble. Additionally, I think we underestimated the time for deployment, we thought it would be a few months and it took much longer than expected because the consultants didn't understand our process in detail before committing to the process. On a scale of one to ten, I would give Hubble a seven.
AJIN S L - PeerSpot reviewer
Experience has shown effective features for analysis, but needs interface improvements
The most effective features of MicroStrategy for data analysis are those that cater to user needs. However, I find Power BI to be more useful when comparing some features, but my company does not choose Power BI due to certain code restrictions. The MicroStrategy interface is not as good as Power BI, especially concerning the user-friendly aspects.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable features are both its budgeting and forecasting."
"The most effective features of MicroStrategy for data analysis are those that cater to user needs."
"The stability of the product is good."
"Stability is great, especially with package deployments. It is very consistent and stable."
"Comprehensive security control and more."
"We leverage it, not only for reporting but for analytics and also for geospatial reporting."
"Provides us charts and graphs for reporting."
"Having the intelligence server sit in the middle is huge for us. It is going to save us a lot of time, make our work a lot simpler, make it easier for deployment, and getting the reports in the hands of our users sooner."
"The solution's platform analytics gives us real-time analysis of how a particular user uses the report and how the systems behave."
 

Cons

"We have been advised by the owners that the budgeting tool is no longer going to be supported with future development, so my recommendation would be for them to continue to invest in development. Otherwise, at some point we will have to migrate to another technology."
"Our data warehouse is sort of static; negative load and that is it. It is not as real-time as we would like. We are working on building that out first to create more real-time, at which point we will work on some potential integrations with other applications, but I don't think we are there yet."
"The web developer tool for documents creation does not have all the features of the client version"
"Something I would be interested in is more visualizations, because right now we use SDK to create some. If there were more out-of-the-box options, we would be happy with that."
"The solution lacks good visualization. They should work on the user interface to make it more slick and modern."
"There might be opportunities for reporting or data analysis, perhaps even in the realm of simulation."
"It would be good if it had greater analytics so we could build these visualizations by ourselves with scripts."
"They should provide more tutorials and include some project files."
"Needs more visualizations out-of-the-box."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The pricing for MicroStrategy is always on the higher side. They should seriously start thinking about their pricing and licensing strategy."
"There have been actual direct bottomline impacts in terms of extra revenue created from the reporting solutions."
"Additional costs are associated with maintenance."
"While initial cost of MicroStrategy is still on the higher side, the long-term benefits brings down overall cost of ownership significantly as compared to other tools like Tableau/Cognos."
"We are waiting to switch to Microsoft Power BI because MicroStrategy is too costly."
"The pricing list itself is not publicly accessible, so it's a bit opaque."
"I am unsure what the licensing costs are for this solution however, development costs are around $100,000 per year."
"Now, the price is high."
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Comparison Review

it_user6330 - PeerSpot reviewer
May 2, 2013
MicroStrategy vs. Tableau
After a recent presentation, several attendees asked me about the applications of Visual Insights and Tableau. Many companies are investing in both tools and are trying to figure out the right tool for specific applications Tableau has found its sweet-spot as an agile discovery tool that analysts…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
11%
Construction Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Media Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
10%
Retailer
8%
Insurance Company
8%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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What do you like most about MicroStrategy?
The stability of the product is good.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for MicroStrategy?
For larger businesses, I think the pricing is logical, but for smaller companies, it can be a bit costly.
What needs improvement with MicroStrategy?
Areas of MicroStrategy that have room for improvement include pricing because it is costly. Organizations that are well-established and have more money can afford MicroStrategy, but startups and mi...
 

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Sample Customers

Dole, Ghiradelli, Ninetendo, Avon, Hallmark, Treasury Wine Estates, Kitchener-Wilmot Hydro, City of Prince George, Weingarten Realty Investors, Coloplast A/S, Western Forest Products Inc, The Deltic Group Ltd, Financial Times, Johnson & Johnson, Mitsubishi, National Geographic Maps
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