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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    BrightGauge

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/ABrightGauge is a BI tool from ConnectWise that puts essential information in one place, providing visibility for more informed decisions. The user can customize BrightGauge dashboards and sync other business tools in its BI dashboard software for ultimate visibility. Users can also display data with embeddable gauges on public sites.

    $325

    per month

    SAP Analytics Cloud

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/AThe SAP Analytics Cloud solution brings together analytics and planning with integration to SAP applications and access to heterogenous data sources. As the analytics and planning solution within SAP Business Technology Platform, SAP Analytics Cloud supports trusted insights and integrated planning processes enterprise-wide to help make decisions without doubt.

    $36

    per month per user

    Pricing
    BrightGaugeSAP Analytics Cloud
    Editions & Modules
    Standard
    $325
    per month
    Enterprise
    $449
    per month
    Enterprise+
    $635
    per month
    SAP Analytics Cloud for Business Intelligence
    $36.00
    per month per user
    SAP Analytics Cloud for Planning
    Price upon request
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BrightGaugeSAP Analytics Cloud
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup Fee$499 one-time feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsSet up fee is waived for Enterprise+ customers. A discount is offered for annual billing.A 30-day trial with SAP Analytics Cloud is available, supporting analytics enterprise-wide. A trial can be extended up to 90 days on request.
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    Community Pulse
    BrightGaugeSAP Analytics Cloud
    Considered Both Products
    ConnectWise
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    SAP
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    95%
    Would buy again
    202 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    176 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    197 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    87%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    122 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
    144 Answers
    Features
    BrightGaugeSAP Analytics Cloud
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of BrightGauge and SAP Analytics Cloud
    Feature
    BrightGauge
    8.1
    14 Ratings
    1% below category average
    SAP Analytics Cloud
    8.0
    247 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Pixel Perfect reports8.210 Ratings8.0204 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards8.814 Ratings8.1242 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.113 Ratings7.9220 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of BrightGauge and SAP Analytics Cloud
    Feature
    BrightGauge
    7.7
    14 Ratings
    5% below category average
    SAP Analytics Cloud
    7.9
    257 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Drill-down analysis8.414 Ratings8.1248 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities8.513 Ratings8.1245 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages4.67 Ratings7.7190 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.213 Ratings7.8235 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of BrightGauge and SAP Analytics Cloud
    Feature
    BrightGauge
    7.9
    14 Ratings
    5% below category average
    SAP Analytics Cloud
    8.0
    242 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Publish to Web9.410 Ratings8.0208 Ratings
    Publish to PDF7.414 Ratings8.4233 Ratings
    Report Versioning5.07 Ratings8.1202 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling9.214 Ratings7.7194 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers8.44 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of BrightGauge and SAP Analytics Cloud
    Feature
    BrightGauge
    5.9
    12 Ratings
    30% below category average
    SAP Analytics Cloud
    8.0
    250 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.012 Ratings7.7239 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.26 Ratings7.7232 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics6.06 Ratings8.3236 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining2.52 Ratings8.234 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of BrightGauge and SAP Analytics Cloud
    Feature
    BrightGauge
    8.7
    14 Ratings
    3% above category average
    SAP Analytics Cloud
    8.1
    256 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)9.614 Ratings8.1235 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model9.313 Ratings8.1242 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.313 Ratings7.8233 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control8.34 Ratings8.245 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)8.35 Ratings8.5236 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of BrightGauge and SAP Analytics Cloud
    Feature
    BrightGauge
    6.8
    7 Ratings
    14% below category average
    SAP Analytics Cloud
    7.9
    219 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access8.56 Ratings7.7208 Ratings
    Mobile Application6.01 Ratings7.5180 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile5.86 Ratings8.0203 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of BrightGauge and SAP Analytics Cloud
    Feature
    BrightGauge
    7.4
    8 Ratings
    5% below category average
    SAP Analytics Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    REST API8.26 Ratings00 Ratings
    Javascript API9.62 Ratings00 Ratings
    iFrames10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Java API6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)3.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score8.7 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Score9.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BrightGaugeSAP Analytics Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (14 ratings)
    8.2
    (297 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.8
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    8.4
    (7 ratings)
    8.0
    (219 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    5.6
    (75 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    2.0
    (6 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    9.4
    (6 ratings)
    8.0
    (61 ratings)
    Data Sources
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    8.1
    (61 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BrightGaugeSAP Analytics Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ConnectWise
    BrightGauge lets us know when we have critical issues that need solving. A massive influx of tickets all at the same time triggers an investigation. Usually, it is tied to a server going down, which we can address. It would not be helpful for a small MSP or IT department with just a few daily tickets. The stats are better used to track a large amount of clients.
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    SAP
    SAP Analytics Cloud is great for big companies that want advanced data analysis and planning, especially when they need to work together in real-time or when people need to access data on their phones. It's like a super tool for predicting future trends in industries like retail or finance. SAC also works well for companies that use different types of computer systems because it can easily connect them. But, for small businesses that only need basic reports or don't have a lot of technical resources, a simpler tool might be better. If a company doesn't always have a good internet connection or if they're just starting with analytics, there might be other tools that work better.
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    Pros
    ConnectWise
    • SQL queries can be presented in many different ways to illustrate the data. They can be used in lists, graphs, meter, etc.
    • The datasets frequency of updates can be customized to from 5 minutes to annually. It's very granular in this respect.
    • It allows dashboards to be shared outside your organization with clients, partners, and vendors to maximize collaboration and reporting.
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    SAP
    • It makes it easier yo analyse order and related records easily.
    • We can easily maintain and track the performance of employees in organisation.
    • Can easily track various aspects for the growth of an organisation thus allowing real time analysis and tracking of organisation's growth and performance.
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    Cons
    ConnectWise
    • Annual or more than annualized data is desperately needed for MSPs to show trends, current limitation is previous 240 days for ConnectWise tickets
    • Alerts when datasets do not sync properly, I have to rely on my team to notice vs get an automated alert from BrightGauge
    • Small thing, but it would be nice to have more options on the report scheduler to enable a start date. If you wish to do it quarterly, you have to start the schedule exactly 3 months from the next run.
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    SAP
    • Complexity in Data Modeling
    • SAC supports various data sources, but improvements in the ease of connecting to and integrating with certain data repositories, especially non-SAP databases, would enhance the platform's versatility and integration capabilities.
    • An offline mode for SAC could be valuable for users who need to access and analyze data without an internet connection. Additionally, optimizing performance for large datasets and complex visualizations would contribute to a smoother user experience.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    ConnectWise
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    There’s no doubt I will renew SAP Analytics Cloud. It is the most vital tool in our organization that makes it seamless to make rapid business decisions by collecting, modeling and visualizing data in real-time.
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    Usability
    ConnectWise
    Usability is BrightGauge's strength. Granting the ability of virtually any user to be able to create a dashboard is incredibly valuable. If an organization very simple and straight forward reporting needs then BrightGauge is a perfect fit for them. Connecting to the dataset we used was very quick and easy and I imagine it would be the same for any major data source you would like to pull from.
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    SAP
    On a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate 8 SAP Analytics Cloud's overall usability as a 7. SAC has a clean, modern user interface with drag-and-drop features. It is an integrated platform that combines reporting, planning, and predictive analytics in one tool. It has Real-time connectivity with SAP data sources like S/4HANA.


    Self-service analytics capabilities allow non-technical users to build simple dashboards.
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    Reliability and Availability
    ConnectWise
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    I would rate SAP Analytics Cloud an 8 out of 10 for scalability. It offers a flexible, cloud-based architecture that supports expansion across departments and geographies. The platform adapts well to growing data volumes and user needs, making it a strong choice for organizations looking to scale analytics capabilities efficiently.
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    Performance
    ConnectWise
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    I would rate SAP Analytics Cloud’s performance an 8 out of 10. Pages generally load quickly, and reports run within a reasonable time frame, even with complex datasets. Integration with other systems is smooth and doesn’t noticeably affect performance. Overall, it’s a responsive and efficient tool for business analytics. But
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    Support Rating
    ConnectWise
    Anytime I have reached out to the BrightGauge support team they have been quick, responsive, and solved my issue. They go out of their way to be helpful!
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    SAP
    Since the implementation stage, the support team has been very helpful and assisting. Even in the later stages, the tech team had quite a rapid response. In general, SAP has provided us with great customer support, let it be for a specific product of SAP or for integration of different modules.
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    In-Person Training
    ConnectWise
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    Good videos and reference material available in SAP Portal.
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    Online Training
    ConnectWise
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    it's ok
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    Implementation Rating
    ConnectWise
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    SAC is a simple solution ad it works fine when connecting it to other SAP tools. On the other hand, connecting it to third party solutions brings difficulties when there's no previous design and the objetives are not clear. It is really important to integrate Business users from the start to provide with valuable business insights
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    Alternatives Considered
    ConnectWise
    I'm not aware of any other competitors to Bright Gauge that we selected. They seem to be very close to managed IT service providers and have been great at tailoring their support to the PSAs like ConnectWise, AutoTask, etc. I can see Bright Gauge getting more and more popular as time goes by
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    SAP
    SAP Analytics Cloud vs. Microsoft Power BI:Cost: Power BI is often perceived as a cost-effective solution, especially for organizations already using Microsoft products. SAP Analytics Cloud might be seen as a higher-cost option.Integration: SAP Analytics Cloud may have an edge in integration with SAP systems, while Power BI is known for its broad integration capabilities, including seamless integration with other Microsoft tools.Usability: Power BI is often praised for its user-friendly interface and quick adoption, while SAP Analytics Cloud may be seen as offering more advanced features.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    ConnectWise
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    unit pricing
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    Scalability
    ConnectWise
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    I would rate SAP Analytics Cloud an 8 out of 10 for scalability. It offers a flexible, cloud-based architecture that supports expansion across departments and geographies. The platform adapts well to growing data volumes and user needs, making it a strong choice for organizations looking to scale analytics capabilities efficiently.
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    Professional Services
    ConnectWise
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    very simple
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    Return on Investment
    ConnectWise
    • We were purchased by a large PE firm because we could easily show CSAT ratings.
    • The easily trackable stats are suitable for the C-Suite to see which division is the most profitable.
    • We won 60,000 MRR by displaying to potential customers how we track important issues with the gauges.
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    SAP
    • Many manual data manipulations and exports in Excel have been replaced by the tool, providing management with improved insight into the amount of time spent at each stage of an invoice's lifetime, allowing bottlenecks to be discovered.
    • We now have more insight into the data, and people with little technical experience can easily build stories.
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