We performed a comparison between MicroStrategy and TIBCO Spotfire 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."The most valuable features are ad hoc reporting and the ability to create dashboards."
"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 most valuable features of MicroStrategy are user-friendliness and integration with the different data warehouse systems."
"It is one tool which you can find everything. "
"It is definitely customizable. We have been able to put in key metrics and performance indicators, thus it is customizable."
"The ability to create aesthetically pleasing information by providing dashboards."
"On our mobile solution you can deploy up to 100,000 users. In our case, we're up to about 10,000 active users, and MicroStrategy's server technology behind the scenes, the Intelligence Server and the Mobile Servers, are very robust and they can handle the workload."
"I really like the visualizations. I like how you can put large data sets in there, then the user can quickly go through the data and drill down at various levels to understand things."
"The ability to create a real-time data mark, using just one piece of software, is the best feature of this product."
"The product's initial setup phase was simple."
"The most valuable features of TIBCO Spotfire are visualization. It's very nice, clear, and, flexible. You can analyze many data types and the user interface is very good."
"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."
"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."
"The most valuable feature is the map visuals that help us connect to the geo-specialized data which is more advanced than other solutions."
"Live Query data on demand, R and Python integration, and the ability to write HTML and JavaScript text areas are all valuable features."
"This solution allows us to integrate data from across all client departments, for effective reporting via a single dashboard."
"The UI seems klutzy with its manual entry."
"I would try to make it a little more basic, user-friendly. In terms of the UX, it's a bit sluggish there."
"We're starting to open it up to more and more people to give them the ability and start looking at these things themselves, but it's not the most intuitive system, Enterprise Manager that is, so it's tough. We're trying to bridge the gap between usability and who we let in the system, because you're not going to come in and just pick it up."
"The problem is the way that their metrics are designed. It can be difficult to understand what you're actually looking at. Then when you're comparing a document against the VI, you can't actually do that properly. So there are components, and there is a huge learning curve in the Enterprise Manager space. I think it would benefit them greatly if they were to exercise a significant amount of research and development in that space."
"The pricing could be lower because it is costly."
"I would like to see more Writeback capabilities that would allow our IT department not to be worried about the wild, Wild West of Writeback."
"Training would be an area that they could improve upon."
"I know we are not competing against Tableau, but MicroStrategy needs to step up its game on the GUI side."
"The number of charts available out of the box in Spotfire can be enhanced."
"One aspect where Spotfire could improve is its global recognition, especially in terms of support."
"When you do the data loading, it is slow."
"The handling and consumption of realtime data could be improved."
"Compared to competitors, the UI is quite dated."
"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 initial setup is complicated and needs experience and knowledge."
"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."
MicroStrategy is ranked 9th in BI (Business Intelligence) Tools with 155 reviews while TIBCO Spotfire is ranked 13th in BI (Business Intelligence) Tools with 66 reviews. MicroStrategy is rated 8.2, while TIBCO Spotfire is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of MicroStrategy writes "A robust solution for powerful data analytics". On the other hand, the top reviewer of TIBCO Spotfire writes "A robust BI tool, with good dashboard features and adverse event tracking". MicroStrategy is most compared with Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform, IBM Cognos and Alteryx, whereas TIBCO Spotfire is most compared with Tableau, Microsoft Power BI, Qlik Sense, QlikView and Amazon QuickSight. See our MicroStrategy vs. TIBCO Spotfire report.
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