We performed a comparison between IBM InfoSphere Optim and Oracle Essbase based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Database Development and Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I feel the solution to be a bit faster than the traditional methods, which makes it easy to customize."
"We like that we can easily restore the database with just a few clicks. The database is linked as well."
"Essbase is extremely stable and low-maintenance."
"The solution can handle a large volume of data."
"I have found the most valuable aspect is the user-friendly environment and current features."
"The solution is stable and reliable."
"It helps us fetch specific data sets per users' requirements."
"It is highly efficient and easily scalable, particularly for handling large databases."
"The solution is scalable."
"Unlike relational, where you're linking together multiple tables, with Essbase, you basically define what the dimensions are beforehand, and you define the hierarchy, and then load the data. This allows you to do a pretty sophisticated analysis so that you can drill into it and slice and dice the data."
"While the solution is very supportive of Db2, it is not so friendly when it comes to IMS databases."
"We're looking for a solution that can be implemented on AWS. IBM InfoSphere Optim can be implemented on AWS, but it costs more than double what we're currently paying. So, it's not really of good value for us."
"The initial setup is pretty complex."
"Essbase has a programming language, and it has a couple of functions to do forecasting, however, their feature set for that is not that good."
"The initial setup could be simplified."
"The ability to drive external reporting out for development could be improved."
"It's an expensive product to use."
"They should improve the solution's performance."
"There is room for improvement in terms of cost-effectiveness."
"I would like to see an integration with application performance management and a version control management tool."
IBM InfoSphere Optim is ranked 17th in Database Development and Management with 3 reviews while Oracle Essbase is ranked 10th in Database Development and Management with 10 reviews. IBM InfoSphere Optim is rated 6.6, while Oracle Essbase is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of IBM InfoSphere Optim writes "Can easily restore the database, but the cost needs to be reduced". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle Essbase writes "It is easy to use and receives patch updates on regular intervals ". IBM InfoSphere Optim is most compared with Solix Enterprise Data Management, Informatica Data Archive, Informatica Persistent Data Masking and Oracle Enterprise Manager, whereas Oracle Essbase is most compared with Microsoft Power BI, SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform, SAP Analytics Cloud, Oracle Analytics Cloud and Tableau. See our IBM InfoSphere Optim vs. Oracle Essbase report.
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