Microsoft Power BI vs TIBCO Jaspersoft vs TIBCO Spotfire comparison

The compared Microsoft and TIBCO solutions aren't in the same category. Microsoft is ranked #1 in BIT , with an average rating of 7.8, and holds a 21.1% mindshare in the category. TIBCO is ranked #8 in RT , with an average rating of 7.8, and holds a 2.6% mindshare. Additionally, 93% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 83% of TIBCO users who would recommend it.

Microsoft Power BI

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93% willing to recommend

TIBCO Jaspersoft

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583 Comparison Views

83% willing to recommend

TIBCO Spotfire

Read 70 TIBCO Spotfire reviews

1,142 Views
809 Comparison Views

96% willing to recommend

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Shoury Priyanshu

Senior Manager, Strategy & Consulting at Viacom18 Media Pvt Ltd

Facilitates seamless data aggregation with some outdated visual elements hindering user appeal

Real-time data integration is an area for improvement. Although I've worked on several solutions involving real-time integration, it's not very user-friendly and often lags, especially with over a million data rows. This makes Power BI difficult to manage as loading times can reach one or two minutes, which is problematic today. There are challenges with scalability, requiring multiple pages in dashboards to manage these issues. Visualization could be improved as it appears outdated. Users, especially newcomers, find it unappealing and not user-friendly.

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AnkurMathur

Solutions Architect at Majesco

A scalable and stable product that enables users to set properties dynamically

The solution is used mainly for reporting purposes. We generate PDFs, which are delivered to the recipient via email We can set any property dynamically. We have to use different currencies. Sometimes, we use the pound sign. Sometimes, we use the dollar sign. Our software is a multi-currency…

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Fuad Mammadli

Deputy Chief Financial Officer at Unibank

A scalable tool to create dashboards for financial reporting

I have experience with Qlik. Our company moved from Qlik to TIBCO, as the latter provided us with easier options to make dashboards. We consider TIBCO to be better for our company in some of the areas related to automation and analytics. The data monitoring team in our company prefers TIBCO.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It gives you an edge if you are on the Microsoft platform. If you have been using Microsoft products for a long time or if you have the Microsoft infrastructure, this is the right tool for you. It has seamless integration with Microsoft SQL Server and other sources, and you get the best of the three things (SSIS, SSAS, and SSRS) in one suite."

"It's a powerful platform."

"The most valuable feature is definitely the visual aspect and the DAX capabilities to virtually do anything."

"My primary use is for view of the dashboard."

"Power BI is more powerful than other tools because it is new for us. Each new version has more capabilities, and we're expecting AI and ML features in the next version."

"We have found the product very stable and reliable."

"The initial setup is relatively simple."

"With the out-of-the-box Data Platform and Business Intelligence ecosystem, you get the entire platform with a single license."

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"It's easy to use and maintain."

"You can do quite a lot with it in terms of automated reports and dashboards."

"The end-user reporting is very handy and the standard reports that can be achieved by using Jaspersoft Studio are quite impressive."

"I give the stability of the solution a nine out of ten."

"It offers high processing power for report generation and is cost-effective."

"The growth time is the most valuable feature of TIBCO Jaspersoft."

"We can set any property dynamically."

"We find the access restrictions on different user groups valuable."

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"One of the main features is integrated statistical analysis."

"We used it pretty heavily in gathering data, which goes to our VPs. They are able to base their next revenue planning based on this metric. So, it has been invaluable."

"It’s stable and straightforward."

"The two features that I have found most valuable are its ability to customize the dashboards when it comes to the evaluation. The second feature is its ability to handle a large amount of data, which is also something very unique about it."

"Data discovery is very simple."

"From a scalability standpoint, I would say it's pretty fantastic."

"We particularly like the data angling feature of this solution. This gives us the ability to work on data transformations, join files, and carry out other data preparation tasks all in a single tool."

"The ability to connect to many different data sources is one of the key features. The other would then be the different ways in which that data can be visualized."

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Cons

"There is room for improvement in terms of customization and configuration options, particularly for more advanced users."

"Integration with products that are not Microsoft could be more improved."

"The solution doesn't integrate well with third-party tools."

"The solution could be more customizable and you do not have too much freedom on the code."

"It has come a long way in terms of how it was working two years ago, but there are some things that you still can't do with it. For example, permission management and user access management are still a bit limited. It is basically based on the idea that everybody from the organization can see everything or limit the type of data they can see. If I want you to see only one report and the other guy to see another report, I can't do it. There should be a better way to manage permissions and users. It should also support external users much better."

"They can improve it in terms of rule-based security. Currently, it has very limited rules."

"I would suggest improvements in visualization standards, particularly in customization and appearance."

"In Microsoft Excel, you are able to have tabs. However, in Microsoft BI you do not have this flexibility."

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"The reporting templates have room for improvement."

"A better focus should be put on self-service reporting."

"We'd like to see the community version offer a little bit more support and better documentation and we'd like the enterprise edition to have better pricing."

"The Ad Hoc Report Writer does not include as many features as Tableau and needs to be improved to meet expectations."

"The stability of TIBCO Jaspersoft needs improvement."

"There might be some compatibility issues with the dashboard if we're using the latest version and some clients are using the older version. Some features might not be supported."

"Jaspersoft should focus on user interaction features, and one should not expect it to suit every niche."

"The upgrades are not easy."

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"The way TIBCO Spotfire is designed, in my opinion, is the reason why it lags a bit, especially compared to other BI tools like Qlik."

"When it comes to data manipulation, there are features which are good, but one of the features which has really been missing in Spotfire is an offline ability for data manipulation."

"Compared to competitors, the UI is quite dated."

"The number of charts available out of the box in Spotfire can be enhanced."

"We would like to see some improvement in the default properties of the solution, so that there is less need for us to spend our time coding."

"Personalising Spotfire, as a whole, is painful and is something that could be made easier."

"We would like an easier way to get the product to the cloud. Right now, we have the on-premise version, and we would like to find a way to make it easier to migrate it over to the cloud."

"The Text Area feature needs to be more user-friendly. It is a little clunky to use, and it is difficult to consistently format text."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"We have a professional license for Microsoft BI and the price is fair."

"Both cost-wise and implementation-wise, this product is a good choice."

"Power BI's price is reasonable, especially if you can put it in some bigger package and use it with other products. The value of a solution doesn't just come from its features as a standalone product. The price should also reflect how easy it's to set up, clean data, and integrate with other solutions."

"We pay for users who are publishing on the cloud. The desktop version is free. Its licensing is on a yearly basis."

"I would rate the pricing an eight out of ten, with one being cheap and ten being expensive."

"I have never worked on licensing, but I have heard that it is reasonable."

"Microsoft BI requires licenses."

"Globally, we evaluated a number of products, including Salesforce's product, Microsoft won on the ground of simple functionally and cost."

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"Since I checked last time, only one annual license costs about $25,000."

"I give the cost of the solution a five out of ten."

"I find the price to be reliable and not overly costly."

"The solution is a little bit expensive."

"I would rate the pricing as four out of five because it's expensive."

"The pricing is cost effective because it is based on servers rather than users."

"The solution is affordable one."

"In comparison to other solutions such as IBM Cognos, TIBCO Spotfire is more affordable."

"The ROI is nearly impossible to calculate."

"The Tibco sales teams have been very difficult to work with - ignoring requests, misrepresenting level of demand, etc."

"The cost is a few hundred dollars per user per year."

"I would describe TIBCO Spotfire as an averagely-priced product."

"The pricing seems competitive and reasonable. The value delivered by the product far exceeds the cost."

"This product carries a monthly licensing charge, with the amount depending on the features that are to be included. This costs also covers the use of technical support."

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Co-Founder at Helical IT Solution (Jaspersoft, Pentaho, Talend, Kettle, DWBI, ETL, Ctools, iReport, Jasper Report)

Jun 10, 2013

Jaspersoft vs. Pentaho – Which one to use & is there any need to purchase the commercial edition

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…

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Educational Organization

28%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Computer Software Company

Government

Financial Services Firm

20%

Computer Software Company

17%

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

Manufacturing Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Computer Software Company

10%

Energy/Utilities Company

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

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Seeking lightweight open source BI software

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What do you like most about TIBCO Jaspersoft?

We can set any property dynamically.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for TIBCO Jaspersoft?

I am sharing a scenario for pricing: for ten thousand users and a robust server, it may cost in the hundreds of thous...

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What do you like most about TIBCO Spotfire?

TIBCO Spotfire is easy to use. We initiated Spotfire as POC, with support from a tech team based in South Africa. Whi...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for TIBCO Spotfire?

TIBCO Spotfire's pricing is high, particularly in traditional markets like Turkey, impacting market penetration. Ther...

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What needs improvement with TIBCO Spotfire?

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Also Known As

SSRS, SSAS, MSBI, MS Reporting Services, Microsoft BI Tools, Microsoft Big Data, Power BI Pro, MS BI

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Overview

Microsoft Power BI is a powerful tool for data analysis and visualization. This tool stands out for its ability to merge and analyze data from various sources. Widely adopted across different industries and departments, Power BI is instrumental in creating visually appealing dashboards and generating insightful business intelligence reports. Its intuitive interface, robust visualization capabilities, and seamless integration with other Microsoft applications empower users to easily create interactive reports and gain valuable insights.

Microsoft

TIBCO Jaspersoft is a versatile BI tool used for creating and integrating reports, with added functionality for business intelligence such as ad hoc report writers, online report writers, and dashboard designers. It is used for various purposes such as employee performance, revenue management and billing reports, and IT operational reporting.

The solution can be deployed on-premises or in the cloud, is user-friendly, with drag-and-drop report creation, access restrictions for user groups, and connectivity to multiple data sources. It has helped organizations fulfill their needs related to security and create reports quickly, with easy scheduling and report creation with different parameters.

TIBCO

TIBCO Spotfire is a versatile data analytics platform that can handle large datasets and be deployed on-premise or in the cloud. Its dynamic reporting, easy creation of dynamic dashboards, and highly customizable tool make it a valuable asset for process data analysis, industrial performance dashboards, problem root cause analysis, business intelligence, and real-time analytics for IoT devices in the energy sector.

The solution also offers data science functions, map visuals, R and Python integration, and the ability to write HTML and JavaScript text areas. Spotfire has helped organizations deliver projects more efficiently and cost-effectively, allowing for faster data analysis.

TIBCO

Sample Customers

Accenture Adidas Aetna AIG Airbus Alibaba Allstate Amazon American Express Aon AT&T Audi Bank of America BASF Bayer Berkshire Hathaway Boeing Coca-Cola Comcast Cisco Coca-Cola Dell Disney Emirates Equinix FedEx Ford GE Google H&M Home Depot Honda IBM Intel JPMorgan Chase Kellogg's Kroger L'Oréal McDonald's Merck MetLife Microsoft Nike Oracle P&G PepsiCo Procter & Gamble Prudential Financial SAP Siemens Snapchat Spotify Starbucks Target Toyota T-Mobile Unilever Visa Walmart WeWork World Bank Xerox

Mosaic, Vander University, Telesoft, Entrust, Ericsson, BT, Groupon, John Hopkins, Puma

Allergan, ASSS de Montreal, Avantium, Blue River, Bank of Montreal, Citibank, FrieslandCampina, Hellmann Logistics, Merck, Novartis

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