Coremetrics / IBM Digital Analytics (discontinued) vs. Pyramid Analytics

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Coremetrics / IBM Digital Analytics (discontinued)
Score 7.9 out of 10
N/A
Based on the former Coremetrics, IBM Digital Analytics is a discontinued analytics product. IBM acquired Coremetrics in 2010, and re-branded the platform to the IBM Digital Marketing Optimization Solution. Product support was ultimately provided by Acoustic, but the product is not a part of the company's plans going forward.N/A
Pyramid Analytics
Score 9.0 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
Pyramid Analytics is a business intelligence software offering from Pyramid Analytics.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Features
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BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
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Ratings
Pyramid Analytics
9.3
Ratings
13% above category average
Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Customizable dashboards00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
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Pyramid Analytics
8.3
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3% above category average
Drill-down analysis00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Formatting capabilities00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
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Pyramid Analytics
9.3
Ratings
11% above category average
Publish to PDF00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Report Versioning00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
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Pyramid Analytics
8.3
Ratings
4% above category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Predictive Analytics00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
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Pyramid Analytics
8.3
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2% below category average
Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
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Pyramid Analytics
9.0
Ratings
14% above category average
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Best Alternatives
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Small Businesses
StatCounter
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Score 9.0 out of 10
BrightGauge
BrightGauge
Score 9.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Siteimprove
Siteimprove
Score 10.0 out of 10
Reveal
Reveal
Score 10.0 out of 10
Enterprises
Optimal
Optimal
Score 9.0 out of 10
Kyvos Semantic Intelligence Layer
Kyvos Semantic Intelligence Layer
Score 9.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
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9.0
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Likelihood to Renew
5.8
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Usability
9.0
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9.0
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Availability
10.0
(0 ratings)
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Performance
8.0
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Support Rating
2.3
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9.0
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Online Training
7.1
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Implementation Rating
9.9
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Configurability
8.0
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Product Scalability
9.0
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User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
  • As mentioned earlier, transactional heavy web assets such as eStores are particularly strong candidates.
  • IBM CXA along with other, similar tools, is not set-and-forget. The solution must be well managed in order to deliver value. Purchase of the solution is one thing; driving analytic results is another. If a company's staff are not strong analytical thinkers, CXA will not help. IBM CXA is not just a technology platform - it is a basis to design strong customer touchpoints and interactions. You need to be customer journey design literate to get the best from this.
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Pyramid Analytics is a great tool to see the path of how something is progressing to make or see how aspects affect your process. You can find out how to improve your industry and compare departments on the fly. Pyramid Analytics is easy to add or subtract data in a report. I have not found a scenario where Pyramid Analytics is not a good tool to look at your process
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Pros
  • Marketing attribution models - capable to deliver an holistic view of the marketing channels performance
  • Multisite capabilities : allows to have a Cie view as well as individual site's view
  • Unique customer view and Live Profile: we are able to go to the visitor level and therefore use the behavioural data for marketing actions
  • Reliability of the data: we have full confidence in the data collected and the rules are clear for us
  • Support: available support 24h/7.
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  • Easy of use to add data metrics and demission
  • Easy to publish and distribute
  • Advanced graphics
  • Easy to administer
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Cons
  • The new UI is slow, buggy, incomplete, is not intuitive, and has limited support or explanation.
  • The demo videos for the new UI showcase features that are not even available in the new UI and support said those features may never be available so they are not sure either why they are shown in the demo videos.
  • Tag management is extremely manual leaving a lot of room for human error.
  • Support across the board for the legacy UI and new UI are not very helpful. They typically do not take the time to understand the root of your problem and commonly default to the response "that feature is not available". For example, you cannot currently delete reports in the new UI even though there is a delete button available. Support says the feature is not available, so if you want anything deleted you have to submit a list to support and they will delete it for you. This is extremely frustrating when you are creating "test" reports in the new UI and then you have no option to delete them when done.
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Likelihood to Renew
It is still a best in class analytics platform, but working with IBM contracting has proven to be quite a hassle at times... There are proven pros and cons to each of the major systems and vendors (most I already listed). I always recommend to establish the business questions you are trying to answer, determine which platform answers them best and decide whether it is worth the dollar investment
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Usability
Very easy to implement and use.
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Pyramid Analytics brings a tool that is graphically pleasing and easy to use to generate publications so you can understand your data. You can see your data in a new way in just a few clicks. This is very helpful in gaining the advantage of your processes and leading in your industry. Getting data quickly and being able to see how your business is being affected over time can get you an advantage and streamline your workflow.
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Reliability and Availability
Never had any issues
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Performance
As reports are templated, the system is pretty quick. Sometimes you have to wait a bit for a report to render. Or you might have to re-load the page. But there is no real issue here and the system is on par with other similar systems.
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Support Rating
Overall, the level of support is very good and I would say it is a strong asset of the solution. However, you can sometimes feel that there is a difference of level among the support team.
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Pyramid Analytics looks to improve what the tool offers. They continue to add features and help with webinars. Updates to the product are easy to install. There are tools to help when looking for ways to improve your ability to of using the product.
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Online Training
Online training is really great. One of the best assets that they have. Lots of great videos, pop quizzes at the end of each module. Fantastic. Other tools have similar features, but not as good.
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Implementation Rating
See previous comment: reading and understanding the encyclopedic implementation guide is a must.
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Alternatives Considered
IBM Analytics is a great tool for measuring and analyzing web traffic along with consumer behavior to a degree. When compared to other solutions and tools available in the market today, I'd suggest checking out Kissmetrics or even Google Analytics over this tool. Ultimately, it will come down to the end user and if they are comfortable in the environment of the backend and workflows of IBM Digital Analytics.
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Scalability
This solution can support large amount of data and transaction. The way that user management features are built, it shows it is meant for large organizations.
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Return on Investment
  • Using IBM Digital Analytics has allowed us to optimize marketing spend for our clients and provide us the insight to reduce the spend on vendors that are not performing well or not bringing in qualified traffic.
  • Using IBM Digital Analytics data to power on-site product recommendations has increased the percentage of total sales from recommendation zones to around 10% compared to around 1% with manually merchandised zones.
  • Using IBM's TruePath Funnels to analyze the checkout process for various clients has allowed us to see where visitors are dropping out of the checkout process and make improvements to increase conversion rate.
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  • I like the product ease of use
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ScreenShots

Pyramid Analytics Screenshots

Screenshot of the Welcome screenScreenshot of ModulesScreenshot of the Data Model ModuleScreenshot of the Discover ModuleScreenshot of the Formulate ModuleScreenshot of the Tabulate Module