Oracle Essbase vs Sisense comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle Essbase

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

4.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Database Development and Management (11th)

Sisense

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (18th), Cloud Analytics (6th), Reporting (13th), Data Visualization (14th), Embedded BI (8th)

Mindshare comparison

Oracle Essbase and Sisense aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Oracle Essbase is designed for Database Development and Management and holds a mindshare of 0.9%, down 1.1% compared to last year.
Sisense, on the other hand, focuses on BI (Business Intelligence) Tools, holds 1.3% mindshare, down 1.4% since last year.

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Bhavya N

Senior System Engineer at Infosys

Ensuring efficient data analysis and reporting while identifying areas for calculation and export improvements

The features of Oracle Essbase are valuable, such as its multi-dimensional database used for dynamic calculations and reporting purposes. These features are valuable because they support multi-dimensional data views, allowing users to analyze relationships across various data categories and establish a comprehensive perspective on business operations. Moreover, dynamic calculations allow real-time data analysis, significantly improving the accuracy and depth of financial insights. I have utilized Essbase's data aggregation capabilities. The Oracle Essbase interface provides a good user experience, allowing users to easily navigate and analyze data with fast query performance, effective data visualization tools such as charts, graphs, and tables, and flexibility for customizable analysis and reporting, including the ability to create ad hoc reports. The benefits of the interface include improving productivity and enhancing decision-making.

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Wiboon Thabsuwan

Senior Consultant at IMD Company Limited

Helps businesses save time and offers good integration features

I would say that using Sisense on Linux's platform might not be advantageous for everyone. I am more familiar with Windows than Linux. With Windows, the system performs very fast. Even if your data size consists of like 10,00,00,000 loads or whatever, it works very fast. When using Sisense, it is better to have some people with a very good understanding of Linux. I need more technical people who understand about Linux OS. Only two people would be enough to operate the tool.

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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 is highly efficient and easily scalable, particularly for handling large databases."

"Oracle Essbase is a web integration system that integrates with other data systems."

"The Oracle Essbase interface provides a good user experience, allowing users to easily navigate and analyze data with fast query performance, effective data visualization tools such as charts, graphs, and tables, and flexibility for customizable analysis and reporting, including the ability to create ad hoc reports."

"The solution is stable and reliable."

"The solution can handle a large volume of data."

"The solution is scalable."

"It helps us fetch specific data sets per users' requirements."

"It is very fast compared to other normal databases, like SQL and MySQL."

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"ElastiCube Manager is a very easy to use ETL tool, which includes the ability to easily transform raw data into reusable data."

"I have found the dashboard creating feature helpful."

"A very simple setup: Easy to download, install, and updates are pain free."

"Whenever we have an issue or are unsure how to proceed, they manage to simplify the issue and help us execute it in a graceful and scalable way."

"The Sisense solution was very easy to set up, and its visualizations were effective."

"Visually displaying data."

"No issues with stability. It is a very stable solution."

"Ability to work with very large data sources without the limitations of Excel."

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Cons

"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."

"There is room for improvement in terms of cost-effectiveness."

"The solution could enhance business analytics. I delved into the data using Oracle Essbase to create a new support tool."

"The ability to drive external reporting out for development could be improved."

"The consolidation engine, which is HFM or FCCS, needs some room for improvement."

"The main concern is that Oracle is ending on-premises server support, so it would be better if there was a cloud platform available for Oracle Essbase."

"It's an expensive product to use."

"I would like to see an integration with application performance management and a version control management tool."

More Oracle Essbase cons

"I would like Sisense to improve its performance, particularly when we are dealing with large-scale data."

"I would like to see an improvement in the live data connection, specifically making the process faster."

"I would like to see more development and growth for the support of Knowledge Base and Community forums."

"I would say that using Sisense on Linux's platform might not be advantageous for everyone."

"I would love to have more customization capabilities for building dashboards, especially in creating custom widget sizes."

"Larger datasets will sometimes give a "Accumulated logs" error when trying to make minor changes. T"

"I would also like to be able to run a bursts of reports based on different field values with PDF output right in the tool, rather than filtering on each field value and generating each PDF manually."

"The solution's setup process could be easier."

More Sisense cons

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is a costly solution."

"I believe the licensing is on a monthly base."

"Essbase is competitively priced."

"The solution is expensive."

"Compared to Power BI or Tableau, Sisense is much more expensive."

"This solution is more expensive than Tableau, Qlik and Dundas. It is an expensive tool. They charge $75,000 while Tableau is $45,000."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

22%

Computer Software Company

Insurance Company

Retailer

Financial Services Firm

18%

Computer Software Company

10%

Government

University

Company Size

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Small Business

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Essbase?

It's not that expensive, but also not cheap. I'm not sure because it's a private license.

What needs improvement with Oracle Essbase?

Improvements for Oracle Essbase could be made, as there are many tools available now, such as FCCS, TRCS, and ERCS. I find managing the database difficult, especially regarding optimization and dat...

What is your primary use case for Oracle Essbase?

I have been using Oracle Essbase for the last thirteen years and I am into this space for thirty years. I am working on the sales-based platform where I work with different clients for GE, Thomson ...

What needs improvement with Sisense?

I would like to see an improvement in the live data connection, specifically making the process faster. Additionally, incorporating more self-service capabilities would benefit the product.

What is your primary use case for Sisense?

I was looking into some of our business operations with tow truck companies. I focused on evaluating turnaround times for tow trucks to arrive on-site for accidents and how long it took them to cle...

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sisense?

There was no significant difference in pricing between Sisense and ThoughtSpot. They were practically dead even from a pricing perspective.

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Overview

Oracle Essbase is an OLAP (Online Analytical Processing) Server that provides an environment for deploying pre-packaged applications or developing custom analytic and enterprise performance management applications.

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Sisense is an end-to-end business analytics software that enables users to easily prepare and analyze large, complex datasets. Sisense’s Single-Stack BI software includes data preparation, data management, analysis, visualization and reporting capabilities.

Sample Customers

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