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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Geckoboard

    Score6.2 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Geckoboard enables users to create real time dashboards using data from over 80 cloud services. It integrates with other products such as: AWeber, Basecamp, Campaign Monitor and HubSpot.

    $35

    per month

    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence

    Score6.5 out of 10
    N/AThe SAP® BusinessObjects™ Business Intelligence Platform provides users with ad hoc queries, reporting, data visualizations, and analysis tools. Its integrated, unified infrastructure aims to offer scalability from one-to-many tools and interfaces on-premise, in the cloud, or as a hybrid approach.N/A
    Pricing
    GeckoboardSAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    $35
    per month
    Team
    $159
    per month
    Team Plus
    $275
    per month
    Company
    $599
    per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    GeckoboardSAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    GeckoboardSAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    Considered Both Products
    Geckoboard
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    SAP
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    83%
    Would buy again
    10 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    90%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    Features
    GeckoboardSAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Geckoboard and SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Geckoboard
    9.3
    5 Ratings
    13% above category average
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    8.2
    51 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Pixel Perfect reports8.03 Ratings8.646 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards10.05 Ratings7.747 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates10.04 Ratings8.347 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Geckoboard and SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Geckoboard
    7.7
    5 Ratings
    5% below category average
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    7.8
    48 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Drill-down analysis8.04 Ratings7.147 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities8.03 Ratings8.347 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages7.02 Ratings7.333 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration8.05 Ratings8.647 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Geckoboard and SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Geckoboard
    9.0
    5 Ratings
    8% above category average
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    7.9
    48 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Publish to Web10.05 Ratings9.040 Ratings
    Publish to PDF9.01 Ratings7.446 Ratings
    Report Versioning9.02 Ratings6.742 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling8.03 Ratings8.447 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers9.03 Ratings7.726 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Geckoboard and SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Geckoboard
    8.7
    5 Ratings
    9% above category average
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    7.2
    43 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)10.05 Ratings6.941 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization10.05 Ratings6.939 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics6.02 Ratings7.938 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Geckoboard and SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Geckoboard
    7.8
    5 Ratings
    8% below category average
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    9.2
    48 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)9.05 Ratings9.048 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model7.03 Ratings9.646 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.03 Ratings9.045 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)6.12 Ratings9.029 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings9.62 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Geckoboard and SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Geckoboard
    9.5
    5 Ratings
    19% above category average
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    5.8
    34 Ratings
    30% below category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access9.05 Ratings6.733 Ratings
    Mobile Application10.03 Ratings3.928 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile10.04 Ratings3.930 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Geckoboard and SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Geckoboard
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    25% above category average
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    7.1
    24 Ratings
    9% below category average
    REST API10.02 Ratings6.721 Ratings
    Javascript API10.02 Ratings7.319 Ratings
    iFrames10.02 Ratings7.318 Ratings
    Java API10.02 Ratings7.122 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)10.02 Ratings7.321 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)10.02 Ratings6.720 Ratings
    User Ratings
    GeckoboardSAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    7.7
    (73 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.3
    (24 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.6
    (16 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.6
    (16 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    8.2
    (45 ratings)
    Data Sources
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    8.3
    (45 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    GeckoboardSAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Geckoboard
    Great value for the money. Excellent for smaller agencies with multiple projects and teams in a smaller space. We can quickly roll out mobile displays to help with a particular deployment push or monitoring a clients website engagement. It's also useful for showing live data without requiring analytics to run reports from a CRM, etc.
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    SAP
    As mentioned earlier reporting was a big headache for us and the tools we used didn't support large data sets and visualization Performing analytics with such data sets was cumbersome and later post using this SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence we were able to correlate different data sets and prepare the dashboard pretty easier which were helpful and easier to understand.
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    Pros
    Geckoboard
    • User self-help - the video tutorials and a robust publicly accessible knowledgebase.
    • Geckoboard can aggregate data from a number of other apps into a singular dashboard.
    • Sleek, dark UI.
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    SAP
    • This software is easy to initially learn, and very powerful in producing reusable reports.
    • It is much faster than my company's internal manual queries. The ability to build off of a saved query and share queries to other users is a great positive.
    • My favorite part is that you can run queries in the background and it does not interfere with your current work or slow your computer down.
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    Cons
    Geckoboard
    • A bit more flexibility in the number of columns would be nice.
    • Ability to scale to mobile device (web).
    • App capabilities are missing on Android.
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    SAP
    • The installation can be very complex and time-consuming, it requires a lot of planning and foresight as to what role the software will play in the organization.
    • The software has a relatively large learning curve that takes dedicated users months to get comfortable with, the UI is a bit intimidating for new users.
    • SAP could organize their help better, it can be difficult to find dependable solutions to issues via their website and support channels.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Geckoboard
    My company did not renew due to changes in the organization.
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    SAP
    The institution has decided to move in a different direction, and will be using MSBI for reporting. I have been very happy with the Business Objects suite of tools, and will continue to use them heavily until we make the transition.
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    Usability
    Geckoboard
    With a simple interface and available templates, creating basic dashboards is easy. Obviously depending on the data you want to visualize, there may be higher learning curves. That being said, they have a huge amount of integrations and extensible frameworks. If you are using anything made in the past ten years there is an API function or integration that can get it talking to the platform. As such, it's pretty easy to hit the main data points you want and get it on a cheap display in front of your team.
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    SAP
    From a server and client side perspective. the Business Intelligence Platform provides a foundation for all aspects of content development, distribution, analysis, collaboration and self service. Ease of use from targeted content delivery through controlled accessibility. Content exporting in the format of the users choice. Scheduling for internal or external delivery. Public and private folders for secure content access when requied. Web based for viewing on the users device of choice without the need to download additional applications.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Geckoboard
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    When we implemented 3.1, we had a tough time managing the system: It took almost a year to stabilize.

    With 4.0, we want to roll out to more users, and are holding back because of fears about the performance issue
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    Performance
    Geckoboard
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    Overall, the tool (Web Intelligence 4.2) is fast and solid. One issue is a dependability on JAVA for a full feature report creation/edit capabilities (as opposed to limited HTML option). Second, planned end of JAVA support by major browsers (Chrome is already not supporting JAVA applet).
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    Support Rating
    Geckoboard
    The support levels vary based on the level of plan that you have but that's to be expected. Virtually everything except the Enterprise plan has basic chat/email support. While they are responsive they are not going to be much assistance in helping you figure out API calls or implementing 3rd party integrations. That is to be expected and the support community can pretty much get you in the right direction if you look.
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    SAP
    SAP has released various versions of SAP BO BI. starting from 3.1 and going to 4.0,4.1,4.2 and latest being 4.3. SAP provides support to these new versions. As new versions keep on coming, support for the very old software goes out of scope from SAP. it is when the different organization plans to get their BO content migrated from a lower version to a newer version. The newer version had definitely added functionality and features which ease the work of users.
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    In-Person Training
    Geckoboard
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    SAP authorized training is best, Please go ahead with it. Even lot of online training options/videos available for self learning
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    Online Training
    Geckoboard
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    I haven't used it or got feedback from the end user.

    Content looks to be pretty detailed. Focused on SQL but not BW.
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    Implementation Rating
    Geckoboard
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    Hire specialists and experienced staff. Mix some beginners so that everyone is not a leader but a learner too. Plan well; architect well; break down implementation in small steps and move towards larger steps. Create a centralized and authorized SAP Business Objects implementation team.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Geckoboard
    Domo is more robust. We do use both because Geckoboard is really easy to show the rest of our team without the need for additional licenses.
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    SAP
    We selected SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) based on price. It can stack up against others in terms of price and honestly, that's about it. Salesforce Commerce does a hell of a better job at handling it. However, in the space of Business Intelligence, SAP can do more, and that's why at the end we went with it
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    Scalability
    Geckoboard
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform supports SOA Service Oriented Architecture. You can start/restart/enable/disable all the servers. You can seamless do load balancing and clustering. It supports all leading application and web server. Supports LDAP SSO integration. People who can work on excel with training they can work on SAP Business Objects Web Intelligence, dashboard, Lumira, Information design tool product suite. Tool is very user friendly and easy to learn and implement
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    Return on Investment
    Geckoboard
    • While we originally used this as an internal IS tool, we eventually have expanded it to be used by nearly every department.
    • Because pricing is monthly, we can grow or decrease our usage based on our current client needs.
    • Because it is low cost and easy to deploy, we can utilize it in place of considerable resources in analytics and reporting by delivering snapshots of data without pulling reports.
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    SAP
    • By generating and distributing reports in a timely manner, we were able to save millions of dollars for the company which otherwise would not have been visible.
    • Almost realtime dashboard, saved the company a huge amount by showing the outages and kept the company from buying a tool to do just that.
    • It showed the customers who were not paying the bills and were missing in the system due to some loophole. This was visible by doing reporting on the theft usage of electricity.
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    ScreenShots

    Geckoboard Screenshots

    Screenshot of Create live KPI dashboards in minutes. No coding or training required.Screenshot of Easily pull in real-time data from over 80 different tools, including spreadsheets and databases, as well as popular business tools like Salesforce, Zendesk, Google Analytics and many more.Screenshot of Anyone can build custom dashboards that make data and KPIs look professional and are easy for everyone on the team to understand at a glance.Screenshot of Get important numbers in front of the team or stakeholders, whether they're in the office or WFH.Screenshot of Every part of your organisation can surface metrics that matter to them and show progress towards their goals.