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We performed a comparison between Meraki Location Analytics and Pentaho Business Analytics based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two BI (Business Intelligence) Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Meraki Location Analytics vs. Pentaho Business Analytics Report (Updated: March 2024).
765,234 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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Pros
"I like Location Analytics' geofencing features for devices. You can manage thousands of devices with just a push of a button and deploy applications in seconds. For example, in schools, you can deploy an app update for thousands of iPads in just two clicks.""In general, it is helpful because it allows administrators to see where the Wi-Fi and network services are being most used.""The initial setup process is easy.""Technical support has always been very good."

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"The most valuable feature of Pentaho is the Tableau report.""I use the BI Server, CDE Dashboards, Saiku, and Kettle, because these tools are very good and highly experienced.""Pentaho is an analytics platform that can be used when an organization has a lot of big data storage systems already installed and needs to manage and analyze that data. It has a specific use case for unstructured data, such as documents, and needs to be able to search and analyze it.""The initial setup is pretty straightforward.""We were able to install it without any assistance from tech support.""Easy to use components to create the job.""Pentaho Business Analytics' best features include the ease of developing data flows and the wide range of options to connect to databases, including those on the cloud."

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"The pricing is a pain point for us. It's a bit expensive.""The biggest issue is negotiating the price with a client. That's the most complicated part, but the product is worth it.""The technical support before implementation could be better for premium partners.""I would like to see all of the features included in a single package."

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"The repository should be improved.""Version control would be a good addition.""We did not achieve the ROI. The work delivered to users had lesser value than the subscription cost.""Another concern is that Pentaho is not customizable or interactive.""Pentaho Business Analytics' user interface is outdated.""Logging capability is needed.""Pentaho, at the general level, should greatly improve the easy construction of its dashboards and easy integration of information from different sources without technical user intervention.""Deployment is not simple. It is not simple because we are dealing with a lot of data; we are dealing with a lot of storage. So, it's not a simple process."

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  • "They have different tiers of pricing including one-year, three-year, five-year, seven-year, and ten-year."
  • "The product is less expensive compared to other vendors for gold partners."
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  • "Free and commercial versions are available."
  • "Pentaho is expensive ."
  • "We were lucky enough to find a Pentaho OEM partner who offered a data warehouse model and the ETL software for about 60K SGD per year."
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    Any company (be it technology, manfucaturing, human resource, ecommerce, SME etc) always has the need for Business Intelligence to some or the other extent. If cost is one of the consideration factor, then the 2 BI tools which are at the forefront are Pentaho and Jaspersoft. But, often the same companies are caught up in an imbrogilo as to which tool to use, what are the technology/and end business user wise differences/ do i actually need to purchase commercial edition, is there any work around etc. Differences :- In the below mentioned points, I have tried to cover functionality wise the differences a. Reports :- Jaspersoft is known for its picture pixel perfect reporting. Jasper uses ireport for designing the reports. Hence, for having reports, Jaspersoft is the most ideal candidate. Pentaho uses Pentaho Report Designer. b. Dashboards :- Pentaho provides much more capabililties, interactivity in terms of dashboards. Dashboards designed in Pentaho are far more superior in functionality, aesthetically as compared to Jaspersoft. Pentaho CE uses CDE/CDF, Pentaho EE uses PDD . Dashboard functionality is present only in the Enterprise edition of Jaspersoft. c. Pentaho is having an intermediate layer known as Xactions & hence providing much more flexibility in terms of plugin designing, integration with applications, having out of box experience etc. Xactions supports scripting and scheduling of scripts execution. Jaspersoft dosent provide that much of flexibility in terms of… Read more →
    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The product is less expensive compared to other vendors for gold partners.
    Top Answer:The product's technical support services need improvement.
    Top Answer:There are many...It would rather depend what System BI architecture or Enterprise legacy you have at your end...I would recommend as follows:  1) If you have legacies of SAP, Oracle  - look for SAP… more »
    Top Answer:The organization has both options based on their needs and budget constraints. The Enterprise Edition is expensive with references to an added number of features.
    Top Answer:The product to me is not as user-friendly as other players in the market. It also still needs improvement in the reporting module. You will need to search for deployment examples or need to have a… more »
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    Pentaho, Kettle, Hitachi Pentaho Business Analytics
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    Overview

    Cisco Meraki's location analytics and engagement solution displays real-time location statistics to improve customer engagement and loyalty across sites. Data collected by intelligent Meraki APs is synced with the Meraki cloud, automatically reported in the dashboard, and exported to third-party applications via the Cisco Meraki Location Analytics API.

    Pentaho is an open source business intelligence company that provides a wide range of tools to help their customers better manage their businesses. These tools include data integration software, mining tools, dashboard applications, online analytical processing options, and more.

    Pentaho has two product categories: There is the standard enterprise version. This is the product that comes directly from Pentaho itself with all of the benefits, features, and programs that come along with a paid application such us analysis services, dashboard design, and interactive reporting.

    The alternative is an open source version, which the public is permitted to add to and tweak the product. This solution has its advantages, aside from the fact that it is free, in that there are many more people working on the project to improve its quality and breadth of functionality.

    Sample Customers
    Ladbrokes, Neinver, Westwind School Division, The Salvation Army, Queensland Airports Limited
    Cargo 2000 Lufthansa, Marketo, ModCloth, Cardiac Science, Telefonica, ExactTarget, Active Broadband Networks, and Brussels Airport.
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company23%
    Retailer20%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    Real Estate/Law Firm6%
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company19%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    University13%
    Marketing Services Firm6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm21%
    Government12%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Educational Organization9%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business27%
    Midsize Enterprise8%
    Large Enterprise66%
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    Small Business50%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise33%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business27%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise60%
    Buyer's Guide
    Meraki Location Analytics vs. Pentaho Business Analytics
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Meraki Location Analytics vs. Pentaho Business Analytics and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    765,234 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Meraki Location Analytics is ranked 35th in BI (Business Intelligence) Tools with 4 reviews while Pentaho Business Analytics is ranked 20th in BI (Business Intelligence) Tools with 42 reviews. Meraki Location Analytics is rated 10.0, while Pentaho Business Analytics is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Meraki Location Analytics writes "Straightforward to deploy, easy to maintain, provides good visibility into service usage". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Pentaho Business Analytics writes "Flexible, easy to understand, and simple to set up". Meraki Location Analytics is most compared with Microsoft Power BI, Rapid7 InsightVM and Tableau, whereas Pentaho Business Analytics is most compared with Microsoft Power BI, Databricks, Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services, Tableau and SAP Crystal Reports. See our Meraki Location Analytics vs. Pentaho Business Analytics report.

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