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There is room for at least 45% discount as compared to the initial price.
MS BI comes with all the tools and it is, to the best of my knowledge, the most affordable solution.
There is room for at least 45% discount as compared to the initial price.
MS BI comes with all the tools and it is, to the best of my knowledge, the most affordable solution.
Databricks is an industry-leading data analytics platform which is a one-stop product for all data requirements. Databricks is made by the creators of Apache Spark, Delta Lake, ML Flow, and Koalas. It builds on these technologies to deliver a true lakehouse data architecture, making it a robust platform that is reliable, scalable, and fast. Databricks speeds up innovations by synthesizing storage, engineering, business operations, security, and data science.
Licensing on site I would counsel against, as on-site hardware issues tend to really delay and slow down delivery.
I do not exactly know the costs, but one of our clients pays between $100 USD and $200 USD monthly.
Licensing on site I would counsel against, as on-site hardware issues tend to really delay and slow down delivery.
I do not exactly know the costs, but one of our clients pays between $100 USD and $200 USD monthly.
Azure Data Factory is a powerful tool designed to efficiently manage and integrate data from various sources. Users find it valuable for its seamless integration with Azure services, ability to handle large data volumes, flexibility in data transformation, and user-friendly interface.
The tool has improved team performance, workflow, collaboration, and productivity by streamlining processes and enhancing communication.
Our licensing fees are approximately 15,000 ($150 USD) per month.
This is a cost-effective solution.
Our licensing fees are approximately 15,000 ($150 USD) per month.
This is a cost-effective solution.
Tableau is a tool for data visualization and business intelligence that allows businesses to report insights through easy-to-use, customizable visualizations and dashboards. Tableau makes it exceedingly simple for its customers to organize, manage, visualize, and comprehend data. It enables users to dig deep into the data so that they can see patterns and gain meaningful insights.
For big business, Tableau could be expensive as having a lot of Tableau server users (entering with a browser to reports) could be a bit expensive.
Buy 50 at a time. Project your use base every three months, and project your requirements forward.
For big business, Tableau could be expensive as having a lot of Tableau server users (entering with a browser to reports) could be a bit expensive.
Buy 50 at a time. Project your use base every three months, and project your requirements forward.
Informatica PowerCenter is a data integration and data visualization tool. The solution works as an enterprise data integration platform that helps organizations access, transform, and integrate data from various systems. The product is designed to support companies in the full cycle of a project, from its initial rollout to critical deployments. Informatica PowerCenter allows developers and analysts to collaborate while accelerating the work process to deploy projects within days instead of months.
We have found the pricing very cost-effective. The licensing is CPU and data source-based.
Cost could be improved.
We have found the pricing very cost-effective. The licensing is CPU and data source-based.
Cost could be improved.
SQL Server is a relational database management system (RDBMS) by Microsoft. The product's main purposes are to store data and retrieve it as requested by other software applications - on the same computer or on another computer across a shared network. The solution is built on top of Structured Query Language (SQL), which is a standardized programming language used for relational database management.
It has the easiest licensing.
This is a downside of enterprise Microsoft products.
It has the easiest licensing.
This is a downside of enterprise Microsoft products.
SSIS (SQL Server Integration Services) is a powerful tool used for data integration tasks like extracting, transforming, and loading data from multiple sources. It is highly versatile, making it suitable for data migration, ETL processes for data warehouses, real-time data processing, and automating data workflows.
Users appreciate SSIS for its ease of use and flexibility, allowing them to design and execute ETL processes through its intuitive interface. The robust data transformation tools enable complex data manipulation, while the scheduling capabilities automate tasks and streamline workflows.
With extensive connectivity options to various data sources and destinations, SSIS is praised for improving data quality and consistency. For organizations, SSIS greatly enhances efficiency and productivity, providing easy access to important data and simplifying complex processes.
This solution has provided an inexpensive tool, and it is easy to find experienced developers.
My advice is to look at what your configuration will be because most companies have their own deals with Microsoft.
This solution has provided an inexpensive tool, and it is easy to find experienced developers.
My advice is to look at what your configuration will be because most companies have their own deals with Microsoft.
AWS Glue is a serverless cloud data integration tool that facilitates the discovery, preparation, movement, and integration of data from multiple sources for machine learning (ML), analytics, and application development. The solution includes additional productivity and data ops tooling for running jobs, implementing business workflows, and authoring.
This solution is affordable and there is an option to pay for the solution based on your usage.
AWS Glue is quite costly, especially for small organizations.
This solution is affordable and there is an option to pay for the solution based on your usage.
AWS Glue is quite costly, especially for small organizations.
Amazon QuickSight is a fast, cloud-powered business analytics service that makes it easy to build visualizations, perform ad-hoc analysis, and quickly get business insights from your data. Using our cloud-based service you can easily connect to your data, perform advanced analysis, and create stunning visualizations and rich dashboards that can be accessed from any browser or mobile device.
I wouldn't say that it is an expensive product, but to stay competitive they would need to bring down the prices.
It is simpler and cheaper than other solutions.
I wouldn't say that it is an expensive product, but to stay competitive they would need to bring down the prices.
It is simpler and cheaper than other solutions.
Alteryx can be used to speed up or automate your business processes and enables geospatial and predictive solutions. Its platform helps organizations answer business questions quickly and efficiently, and can be used as a major building block in a digital transformation or automation initiative. With Alteryx, you can build processes in a more efficient, repeatable, and less error-prone way. Unlike other tools, Alteryx is easy to use without an IT background. The platform is very robust and can be used in virtually any industry or functional area.
A designer and scheduler for $13K/year in total is pretty much earning you the money back in time and in other resources.
The seat is too expensive.
A designer and scheduler for $13K/year in total is pretty much earning you the money back in time and in other resources.
The seat is too expensive.
Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) is a data integration software solution that provides a unified infrastructure to streamline data and application integration projects. It uses a powerful design approach to data integration, which separates the declarative rules from the implementation details. The solution is based on a unique ELT (Extract Load Transform) architecture, eliminating the need for a standalone ETL server and proprietary engine.
Being an ODI developer, I never had to pay for this product. I know that the pricing/licensing is not really low, but the product is really good.
We found that the cost compared to other integration tools is a little high, but the solution works great.
Being an ODI developer, I never had to pay for this product. I know that the pricing/licensing is not really low, but the product is really good.
We found that the cost compared to other integration tools is a little high, but the solution works great.
Confluent is an enterprise-ready, full-scale streaming platform that enhances Apache Kafka.
You have to pay additional for one or two features.
Confluent is expensive, I would prefer, Apache Kafka over Confluent because of the high cost of maintenance.
You have to pay additional for one or two features.
Confluent is expensive, I would prefer, Apache Kafka over Confluent because of the high cost of maintenance.
Mule Anypoint Platform is a high-ranking solution that creates a communication layer between disparate systems to eliminate integration problems. The product retrieves and stores data streams from any source type, device, or application, both in the cloud and locally. Mule Anypoint Platform solves the most challenging connectivity problems across Software as a Service (SaaS), service-oriented architecture (SOA), and application programming interfaces (APIs) through connectivity, control, and composability. The unified hybrid integration platform achieves this by creating an application network of data, apps, and devices with API-led connectivity.
Licensing can be complex as is the case with most iPaaS/cloud offerings.
The product comes complete at one set price including support.
Licensing can be complex as is the case with most iPaaS/cloud offerings.
The product comes complete at one set price including support.
IBM InfoSphere DataStage is a high-quality data integration tool that aims to design, develop, and run jobs that move and transform data for organizations of different sizes. The product works by integrating data across multiple systems through a high-performance parallel framework. It supports extended metadata management, enterprise connectivity, and integration of all types of data.
High-cost of ownership: They could take a page from open source software.
Pricing varies based on use, and it is not as costly as some competing enterprise solutions.
High-cost of ownership: They could take a page from open source software.
Pricing varies based on use, and it is not as costly as some competing enterprise solutions.
Palantir Foundry is an enterprise data management platform offering comprehensive tooling for working with big data. Because it is an operating system made for modern enterprises, it is highly available and a continuously updated platform.
Palantir Foundry is a fully managed SaaS platform that spans from cloud hosting and data integration to flexible analytics, visualization, model-building, operational decision-making, and decision capture. It equips technical and non-technical users to make data-driven operational decisions.
Palantir Foundry has different pricing models that can be negotiated.
It's expensive.
Palantir Foundry has different pricing models that can be negotiated.
It's expensive.
AWS Database Migration Service, also known as AWS DMS, is a cloud service that facilitates the migration of relational databases, NoSQL databases, data warehouses, and other types of data stores. The product can be used to migrate users' data into the AWS Cloud or between combinations of on-premises and cloud setups. The solution allows migration between a wide variety of sources and target endpoints; the only requirement is that one of the endpoints has to be an AWS service. AWS DMS cannot be used to migrate from an on-premises database to another on-premises database.
The pricing can be better and it should be more competitive.
Pricing can be improved.
The pricing can be better and it should be more competitive.
Pricing can be improved.
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence provides a wide range of tools to help you analyze your organization's data. IBM Cognos BI allows businesses to monitor events and metrics, create and view business reports, and analyze data to help them make effective business decisions.
IBM Cognos offers competitive pricing similar to other BI vendors in the market.
The pricing and licensing policies are comparatively cheaper than other products in the market .
IBM Cognos offers competitive pricing similar to other BI vendors in the market.
The pricing and licensing policies are comparatively cheaper than other products in the market .
SAP Analytics Cloud is an all-in-one Software-as-a-Service business intelligence tool that provides the key functionalities of an analytics tool to SAP business users. This tool is built on HANA Business Intelligence (BI) platform, providing analytics from data collected from multiple sources, such as ERP, Microsoft SQL, and Salesforce, among other solutions.
It is a bit expensive, but really worth it, especially if you are already using other SAP tools.
It's quite expensive and costs a lot to maintain, especially with licensing.
It is a bit expensive, but really worth it, especially if you are already using other SAP tools.
It's quite expensive and costs a lot to maintain, especially with licensing.
Qlik Sense is a visual analytics and business intelligence (BI) platform that gives users full control over their system’s data. From this platform they can control every aspect of their system data. It maximizes an organization’s ability to make decisions driven by their data.
The solution is worth it.
Start small with tokens. You can always buy more.
The solution is worth it.
Start small with tokens. You can always buy more.
SAP Data Services is a top-ranking data integration and data quality tool. This is a product that aims to provide its users with effective access to their data in order to transform it and connect it to various business processes. SAP Data Services offers companies detailed data insights which improve decision-making and make company operations more effective.
Pricing is good, there is no problem.
The pricing is a little high to make the product more competetive in the marketplace.
Pricing is good, there is no problem.
The pricing is a little high to make the product more competetive in the marketplace.
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform is a versatile and flexible solution for reporting and dashboards, focusing on analytics and ad hoc reporting. It can be deployed on-premise or in the cloud. The solution includes tools such as Web Intelligence, Crystal Reports, SAP Lumira, and Analytical Cloud and is primarily used for comprehensive business intelligence reporting.
Just work with SAP to make sure you have enough licenses but don't go overboard.
There's no additional charge for a Development environment license, so build an additional development server.
Just work with SAP to make sure you have enough licenses but don't go overboard.
There's no additional charge for a Development environment license, so build an additional development server.
Oracle OBIEE (Oracle Business Information Enterprise Edition) is a business intelligence (BI) tool developed by Oracle. OBIEE will gather, store and analyze an organization's network data and compile the information to create reports, dashboard graphs, and performance analysis. OBIEE’s unique platform allows clients to discover new awareness and improve the speed of completing important business decisions by providing robust visual tools and intuitive realization coupled with the latest unmatched enterprise analytics available. OBIEE helps IT enterprise organizations to experience an intelligent view of all enterprise data from across all sources and empowers trusted users with increased levels of reliable, dependable access, interaction, and the ability to utilize the data to increase the overall effectiveness and productivity of the organization.
It is high.
It's expensive.
It is high.
It's expensive.
webMethods Integration Server is widely considered to be the best integration server available in the marketplace today. The solution can help users integrate everything and anything.
Initialy good pricing and good, if it comes to Enterprise license agreements.
It is worth the cost.
Initialy good pricing and good, if it comes to Enterprise license agreements.
It is worth the cost.
SAS Visual Analytics is a data visualization tool that is used for reporting, data exploration, and analytics. The solution enables users - even those without advanced analytical skills - to understand and examine patterns, trends, and relationships in data. SAS Visual Analytics makes it easy to create and share reports and dashboards that monitor business performance. By using the solution, users can handle, understand, and analyze their data in both past and present fields, as well as influence vital factors for future changes. SAS Visual Analytics is most suitable for larger companies with complex needs.
Licensing is simple.
$10,000 per annum for an enterprise license.
Licensing is simple.
$10,000 per annum for an enterprise license.
Matillion ETL is a powerful tool for extracting, transforming, and loading large amounts of data from various sources into cloud data warehouses like Snowflake. Its ability to load data dynamically and efficiently using metadata is a standout feature, as is its open-source ETL with good performance and high efficiency.
The prices needs to be lower.
It was very easy to purchase through the AWS Marketplace, but it was also expensive.
The prices needs to be lower.
It was very easy to purchase through the AWS Marketplace, but it was also expensive.
Company: Founded in 1989, MicroStrategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) is a leading worldwide provider of enterprise software platforms. With direct operations in 26 countries worldwide and approximately 2,000 employees, our mission is to provide enterprise analytics, mobility, and security platforms that are flexible, powerful, scalable and user-friendly. To learn more, visit MicroStrategy online, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
They made a change in the licensing module some time ago and we can now use all the enterprise tools for free.
The pricing for MicroStrategy is always on the higher side. They should seriously start thinking about their pricing and licensing strategy.
They made a change in the licensing module some time ago and we can now use all the enterprise tools for free.
The pricing for MicroStrategy is always on the higher side. They should seriously start thinking about their pricing and licensing strategy.
Denodo is a leading data integration, management, and delivery platform that uses a logical approach to enable data science, hybrid and multi-cloud data integration, self-service BI, and enterprise data services. Organizations of different sizes across various industries utilize the product to get above the data silos. The solution offers organizations the freedom to migrate data to the cloud, or logically unify data warehouses and data lakes, without affecting business. This can ultimately result in the evolution of data strategies.
I don't know the actual cost, but it's tens of thousands of dollars per month.
The licensing should be improved, as the cost per connector is quite expensive.
I don't know the actual cost, but it's tens of thousands of dollars per month.
The licensing should be improved, as the cost per connector is quite expensive.
Oracle Analytics is a complete platform with ready-to-use services for a wide variety of workloads and data.
Oracle Analytics allows businesses to add AI and machine learning capabilities to any application—and as part of our integrated suite of cloud services to comply with data security and connected without disrupting business operations.
Offering valuable, actionable insights from all types of data—in the cloud, on-premises, or in a hybrid deployment—Oracle Analytics empowers business users, data engineers, and data scientists to access and process relevant data, evaluate predictions, and make quick, accurate decisions.
Bottom line, the cost is really, really cheap compared to other solutions. Oracle has made a huge effort on the pricing.
The price is reasonable; it's quite a bit lower than Tableau and Spotfire.
Bottom line, the cost is really, really cheap compared to other solutions. Oracle has made a huge effort on the pricing.
The price is reasonable; it's quite a bit lower than Tableau and Spotfire.
Spring Cloud Data Flow is a toolkit for building data integration and real-time data processing pipelines.
Pipelines consist of Spring Boot apps, built using the Spring Cloud Stream or Spring Cloud Task microservice frameworks. This makes Spring Cloud Data Flow suitable for a range of data processing use cases, from import/export to event streaming and predictive analytics. Use Spring Cloud Data Flow to connect your Enterprise to the Internet of Anything—mobile devices, sensors, wearables, automobiles, and more.
This is an open-source product that can be used free of charge.
If you want support from Spring Cloud Data Flow there is a fee. The Spring Framework is open-source and this is a free solution.
This is an open-source product that can be used free of charge.
If you want support from Spring Cloud Data Flow there is a fee. The Spring Framework is open-source and this is a free solution.
The cost of SAP products is quite high but the quality is really good.
The pricing for this solution is fine.
The cost of SAP products is quite high but the quality is really good.
The pricing for this solution is fine.
QlikView is a Business Intelligence tool that allows you to keep tabs on all of your business-related information in a clean, clear, and easy to access database that is intuitive to build and simple to navigate. It is ideal for business owners who wish to improve overall output by creating the most productive system possible.
Pricing is a bit too high and I think licenses should be unlimited.
QlikView pricing and licensing is on the high side for a small sized company, but it's competitive among its peers.
Pricing is a bit too high and I think licenses should be unlimited.
QlikView pricing and licensing is on the high side for a small sized company, but it's competitive among its peers.
Price is not a problem, because they are a competitor and we have a special rate.
Kofax's prices are pretty reasonable.
Price is not a problem, because they are a competitor and we have a special rate.
Kofax's prices are pretty reasonable.
Informatica Enterprise Information Catalog provides a machine-learning-based discovery engine to collect data assets across the enterprise while increasing the understanding of those data assets through a graph-based enterprise information catalog. Powered by Informatica’s unique metadata services engine, Enterprise Information Catalog enables business analysts and data stewards to find all types of data across the enterprise; discover relationships among them; enrich data with business glossary terms and crowdsourced annotations; and understand the provenance, quality, and usage of their data.
I rate the product's pricing a five on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive.
I rate the product's pricing a five on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive.
Google Data Studio (beta) turns your data into informative dashboards and reports that are easy to read, easy to share, and fully customizable. Dashboarding allows you to tell great data stories to support better business decisions.
The tool is free.
The solution is free but the Google Looker is expensive.
The tool is free.
The solution is free but the Google Looker is expensive.
My understanding is that the licensing is very costly.
Licensing scheme is too rigid
My understanding is that the licensing is very costly.
Licensing scheme is too rigid
Delphix is a software company that specializes in data virtualization and data management solutions. The company's primary product is the Delphix Dynamic Data Platform, which enables organizations to streamline data operations and accelerate application development.
The cost is $370K annually for the Delphix Masking Engine and Delphix Virtualization Engine.
To the best of my knowledge, Delphix's licensing is driven by the amount of data that you're processing or expect to use it for.
The cost is $370K annually for the Delphix Masking Engine and Delphix Virtualization Engine.
To the best of my knowledge, Delphix's licensing is driven by the amount of data that you're processing or expect to use it for.
Turn information from almost any data source into a sophisticated, interactive report with SAP Crystal Reports. This powerful, user-friendly application for small businesses and departments can help you deliver key insights to the right decision maker, at the right time, in the right format.
This product costs a lot of money.
I feel that SAP Crystal Reports is a reasonably priced product.
This product costs a lot of money.
I feel that SAP Crystal Reports is a reasonably priced product.
Anaconda makes it easy for you to install and maintain Python environments. Our development team tests to ensure compatibility of Python packages in Anaconda. We support and provide open source assurance for packages in Anaconda to mitigate your risk in using open source and meet your regulatory compliance requirements.
The licensing costs for Anaconda are reasonable.
The product is open-source and free to use.
The licensing costs for Anaconda are reasonable.
The product is open-source and free to use.
FME is the data integration platform with the best support for spatial data. Run workflows on the desktop or deploy them in a server or cloud environment.
The product's price is reasonable.
FME Server used to cost £10,000; now it can cost over £100,000.
The product's price is reasonable.
FME Server used to cost £10,000; now it can cost over £100,000.
License renewal is on a yearly basis.
The pricing is a little higher than what I had expected, but it's comparable with I-PASS competitors.
License renewal is on a yearly basis.
The pricing is a little higher than what I had expected, but it's comparable with I-PASS competitors.
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 pricing is cost effective because it is based on servers rather than users.
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.
I would rate the pricing as four out of five because it's expensive.
ThoughtSpot is a powerful business intelligence tool that allows easy searching and drilling into data. Its ad hoc exploration and query-based search features are highly valued, and it is easy to set up, stable, and scalable.
I give the pricing a six out of ten.
I give the pricing a six out of ten.
Rapidly connect public clouds, private clouds and on-premises application
It is very expensive if we want to scale.
The price could be better.
It is very expensive if we want to scale.
The price could be better.
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.
Free and commercial versions are available.
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.
Free and commercial versions are available.
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.
Plotly creates leading open source tools for composing, editing, and sharing interactive data visualization via the Web.
I only use the free tier of the product.
It is an open-source tool. My company hasn't explored Plotly's premium services yet, but I believe the prices could be on the premium side.
I only use the free tier of the product.
It is an open-source tool. My company hasn't explored Plotly's premium services yet, but I believe the prices could be on the premium side.
Informatica Intelligent Streaming allows organizations to prepare and process streams of data and uncover insights while acting in time to suit business needs. It can scale out horizontally and vertically to handle petabytes of data while honoring business service level agreements (SLAs). Intelligent Streaming provides pre-built high-performance connectors such as Kafka, HDFS, NoSQL databases, and enterprise messaging systems and data transformations to enable a code-free method of defining your data integration logic.
WebFOCUS is a strategic enterprise business intelligence (BI) and analytics platform that enables any executive, manager, analyst, employee, partner, or customer to execute smarter business from trusted data. The platform includes cutting-edge capabilities that provide organizations with everything they need to turn data into insight, and insight into impact.
The licensing costs are in the six-figure range. But compared to Power BI, Tableau, and others we use, WebFOCUS is at the low end.
I would rate the pricing a five out of ten, with ten being expensive.
The licensing costs are in the six-figure range. But compared to Power BI, Tableau, and others we use, WebFOCUS is at the low end.
I would rate the pricing a five out of ten, with ten being expensive.
It is an expensive solution.
It is an expensive solution.
The cost will depend on the client's requirements.
BizTalk Server is cheap. I would rate its pricing a two out of five.
The cost will depend on the client's requirements.
BizTalk Server is cheap. I would rate its pricing a two out of five.
TIBCO Cloud Integration, built on open-source technologies, can connect cloud, on-premises, and IoT edge applications. It has a drag-and-drop and API-led design approach and a deploy-anywhere model.
We don't pay for a license.
We don't pay for a license.