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Yellowfin vs ibi WebFOCUS comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 29, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

ibi WebFOCUS
Ranking in Embedded BI
16th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
Predictive Analytics (8th)
Yellowfin
Ranking in Embedded BI
14th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (36th), Reporting (24th), Data Visualization (21st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Embedded BI category, the mindshare of ibi WebFOCUS is 2.1%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Yellowfin is 2.8%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Embedded BI Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Yellowfin2.8%
ibi WebFOCUS2.1%
Other95.1%
Embedded BI
 

Featured Reviews

Twanette Jurd - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Director / Solutions Architect at InfoBuild
Business Intelligence, reporting, data integration, ETL, data migration - everything is handled within one unified platform and highly scalable solution.
WebFOCUS goes beyond just dashboards. It's also used for operational reporting, making it crucial for mission-critical systems. In fact, a core strength is that it's not "just" a BI tool; it can be used to build complete applications. It is the best tool because of its all-in-one nature. Data integration, ETL, data migration, everything is handled within the same platform. Then, on the front end, it offers portals, reporting, distributed analysis, and more. For customers who have data in the right structure and right format, the WebFOCUS Designer tool is very powerful. It allows them to create self-service reporting applications.
AC
‎IS Executive at SAINS
It is a central source of up-to-date data and information, but needs more charting capabilities
Management information Reporting Statistics Data analysis It reduces sending copies of different report/spreadsheet versions over email, which makes it difficult to access the right report. It is also able to create information dashboards for various users' throughout.  All management…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Information Builders allows decision makers to harness the power of data to make strategic decisions that will advance the goals and objectives of the organization."
"The most valuable feature is building ad hoc reports."
"We are getting good support from my end of the picture."
"The solution can read and write 500 different types of outputs."
"This is a great BI product and an excellent roadmap and vision."
"The tool helps in planning and management, decision making and optimizing resources, analyzing data and coming up with an excellent report presentation."
"All features are very helpful and easy to use, and end users can see their data in more meaningful ways."
"Overall it is a user-friendly and powerful solution."
"It reduces time to reproduce reports, provides easy access to organisational data, and has the ability to generate a wide range of reports and analysis."
"It is a central source of up-to-date data and information."
"It is able to create information dashboards for various users' throughout."
"Yellowfin doesn’t try to do everything – it is a BI presentation and communication tool, and it does it brilliantly."
"It is a central source of up-to-date data and information."
 

Cons

"More access via end users without using reporting objects. Easy way to create charts and graphs for reporting to executive staff."
"The solution can be improved by adding more automated options for reporting."
"If there were to be any improvements right now, their documentation needs to get in sync with their product."
"For WebFOCUS 8, it has been very trying to get used to new version."
"If there were to be any improvements right now, their documentation needs to get in sync with their product."
"It's too complex to setup the security features."
"When it comes to customer support, we don't always reach the right person. Sometimes, we get junior-level reps who aren't as knowledgeable as we are."
"If IBI can make each release of WebFOCUS consistent, we don't have to make changes for each release, it will be very helpful."
"It needs more presentation/charting capabilities and integration with GIS."
"The first release was a bit buggy, but they seem to have gotten on top of that very quickly."
"It needs more presentation/charting capabilities and integration with GIS."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would rate the pricing a five out of ten, with ten being expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Government
12%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
6%
Construction Company
15%
Educational Organization
15%
Healthcare Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise14
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Comparisons

 

Also Known As

WebFOCUS
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Overview

 

Sample Customers

Ace Hardware, AutoZone, Fred Hutch, MasterCard, OFS Brands, PostFinance, Real D, Yellow Pages, ABC Financial, AcuSport, BBVA, Babcock
NCS, Universitat Konstanz, AT&T, PG&E, SingTel, InternetStores
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