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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ibi WebFOCUS

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AThe ibi™ WebFOCUS® product is an enterprise business intelligence and analytics solution equipped with data management, visual discovery, predictive analytics, and visualizations. Combining these capabilities and data science in one unified containerized platform, the WebFOCUS® solution can be used to make data-driven decisions across the enterprise and provide reports, dashboards, and customer-facing applications at scale.N/A

    Qlik Sense

    Score7.4 out of 10
    N/AQlik Sense® is a self-service BI platform for data discovery and visualization. It supports a full range of analytics use cases—data governance, pixel-perfect reporting, and collaboration. Its Associative Engine indexes and connects relationships between data points for creating actionable insights.

    $200

    per month

    Pricing
    ibi WebFOCUSQlik Sense
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Starter
    $200
    per month
    Standard
    $825
    per month
    Premium
    $2,750
    per month
    Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows
    Contact Sales
    Enterprise
    Custom Quote
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ibi WebFOCUSQlik Sense
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    ibi WebFOCUSQlik Sense
    Considered Both Products
    IBI (Information Builders)
    No answer on this topic
    Qlik
    Chose Qlik Sense
    WebFocus InfoDiscovery.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    88%
    Would buy again
    69 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
    53 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    70 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    44 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    50 Answers
    Features
    ibi WebFOCUSQlik Sense
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of ibi WebFOCUS and Qlik Sense
    Feature
    ibi WebFOCUS
    7.7
    11 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Qlik Sense
    8.5
    312 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Pixel Perfect reports7.06 Ratings8.3213 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards9.011 Ratings8.9310 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.011 Ratings8.2225 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of ibi WebFOCUS and Qlik Sense
    Feature
    ibi WebFOCUS
    9.3
    13 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Qlik Sense
    8.6
    323 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Drill-down analysis8.013 Ratings8.9319 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities10.013 Ratings8.2312 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages9.08 Ratings8.4152 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration10.012 Ratings9.0296 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of ibi WebFOCUS and Qlik Sense
    Feature
    ibi WebFOCUS
    8.2
    11 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Qlik Sense
    8.8
    275 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Publish to Web10.09 Ratings8.8207 Ratings
    Publish to PDF8.09 Ratings8.8254 Ratings
    Report Versioning6.010 Ratings8.8174 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling10.011 Ratings8.8180 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers7.03 Ratings8.8106 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of ibi WebFOCUS and Qlik Sense
    Feature
    ibi WebFOCUS
    6.3
    10 Ratings
    24% below category average
    Qlik Sense
    8.7
    311 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)6.08 Ratings8.5304 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.09 Ratings8.8281 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics6.07 Ratings8.7193 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of ibi WebFOCUS and Qlik Sense
    Feature
    ibi WebFOCUS
    9.0
    11 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Qlik Sense
    9.0
    294 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)8.011 Ratings9.2273 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model10.011 Ratings9.0270 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)10.011 Ratings8.8272 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)8.04 Ratings8.9216 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of ibi WebFOCUS and Qlik Sense
    Feature
    ibi WebFOCUS
    5.9
    11 Ratings
    28% below category average
    Qlik Sense
    7.4
    220 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access9.011 Ratings8.3214 Ratings
    Mobile Application3.32 Ratings8.2132 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile8.08 Ratings8.2184 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of ibi WebFOCUS and Qlik Sense
    Feature
    ibi WebFOCUS
    8.6
    3 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Qlik Sense
    8.6
    143 Ratings
    10% above category average
    REST API10.01 Ratings8.8123 Ratings
    Javascript API8.02 Ratings8.492 Ratings
    iFrames8.02 Ratings8.592 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)8.03 Ratings8.695 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)9.01 Ratings8.482 Ratings
    Java API00 Ratings8.669 Ratings
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    Cyfe
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Cyfe
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Zendesk Explore
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Zendesk Explore
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Score9.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ibi WebFOCUSQlik Sense
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (16 ratings)
    8.5
    (327 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.6
    (5 ratings)
    8.4
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.0
    (11 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    7.3
    (8 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (5 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.4
    (12 ratings)
    3.4
    (36 ratings)
    Data Sources
    9.4
    (12 ratings)
    7.5
    (37 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ibi WebFOCUSQlik Sense
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IBI (Information Builders)
    I would less recommend it because it looks like IBI is receding a bit from the European market. I would not be certain for future support. Knowledge in the market in western Europe is limited Functional wise the application suits almost all situations. I would for sure recommend it purely based on its capabilities
    Incentivized
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    Qlik
    Qlik Sense is a program whose purpose is to greatly improve all your operations and use of all data in an organic way. The mission will always be to increase the economic and commercial processes of the company in a short time. I recommended it for its high technology, which was Created for this area, the results are successful. We have noticed how it has increased relationships with our clients thanks to the credibility and security that we provide.
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    Pros
    IBI (Information Builders)
    • One thing that has always been good at WebFOCUS is how they interact with the customer on items. They take suggestions and implement them. In addition technical support is timely and very detailed.
    • I think they keep up with and lead in implementing new technologies in the BI space. One case of this are the ability for user to create their own easy dashboard using the green plus buttons. Also the ability to link d3 into and have the ability to implement new types of graphs is nice.
    • I have been to a spoke at one of their user conferences and they are worth going to. In addition to all of the great seminars the interaction you get with vendors and other users is key in the growth of your knowledge. I've learned so much for my time at these conferences.
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    Qlik
    • Flexibility in data recording, from the app, as well as in handling them. Allowing you to view reports quickly and effectively.
    • Easy to generate dynamic graphics according to our needs.
    • It is very easy to use, intuitive, so it does not generate costs in the learning process compared to the tool with collaborators
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    IBI (Information Builders)
    • The newest versions of WebFOCUS have an unnecessarily complicated security layout that makes configuration difficult to accomplish without bringing in the vendor for installs.
    • This software tries to cover too many bases allowing you to switch from writing code manually to creating reports using only GUI tools. This sometimes complicates screens and functionality where the two methods don't always work well together. -though its nice to have the choice.
    • The sales force is not as top notch as many software companies
    Incentivized
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    Qlik
    • Scalability is RAM limited, all data is associative and in-memory so server's RAM is directly proportional to performance
    • Limitation on advanced analytics capabilities in the form of R integration to perform complex statistical and analytical calculations
    • Can have more intuitive interface
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    IBI (Information Builders)
    This software is deeply engrained with my organization and has become a tool that would not easily be replaced without spending more money and resources to get the same results. License cost is comparable to other report writing tools and the capabilities are greater than the competition without having to buy multiple apps to do the same thing.
    Incentivized
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    Qlik
    Qlik Sense is a constantly improving it's software and working with its' users to make it better. They are great at keeping their users informed of progress and care about delivering a quality product
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    IBI (Information Builders)
    Best BI tool/product I have used. The others don't compare overall. Some can look fancier, but when you actually use them with large data and data from numerous systems/sources that is where most of the competition falls away. I also don't like downtime. I have basically none for a large user base with WebFocus. Even SAP Crystal Reports went down for 4 days once - 4 days because the admin password got locked out due to a glitch and we had zero reports for 4 days. WebFocus has never had more than a few minutes of downtime. It's like a tank that just keeps rolling. There is no other choice for reliable BI.
    Incentivized
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    Qlik
    Qlik Sense has a better and easy to learn user interface compared with other analytics tool which always help us to create regular and adhoc reports within the stipulated time frame and can be easily refreshed at a scheduled time and sent to multiple stakeholders for timely update regarding the Key metrics indicator.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    IBI (Information Builders)
    Tracking availability formally for almost two years and we are at 99.8%
    Incentivized
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    Qlik
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    IBI (Information Builders)
    They have extremely knowledgeable techs that I have worked with over the years. Some have actually become really good friends of mine. I see them often at local user groups and when we show them how we are using their tools to save millions of dollars throughout the company
    Incentivized
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    Qlik
    Not only can you ask the support team for help, but you can also ask the community. Also with the community there is a vast amount of problems that have already been solved. The problem you are encountering has a likely chance of already being discussed and even solved in the community section saving you time from reaching out.
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    In-Person Training
    IBI (Information Builders)
    No answers on this topic
    Qlik
    The instructor was very knowledgeable.
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    Online Training
    IBI (Information Builders)
    It's hit and miss, the last class was overcrowded and people were having trouble connecting which took up much of the time. Instructors vary
    Incentivized
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    Qlik
    The online instructor was very knowledgeable.
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    Implementation Rating
    IBI (Information Builders)
    Plan ahead on what data will be accessible and the type of security required on the database and if you will want to use security that is built into the software. It is worth consulting with the vendor on what your plan is and how they recommend you proceed in order to get results you are happy with.
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    Qlik
    Hire Qlik consultants. It's better done by them or with their aid.
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    Alternatives Considered
    IBI (Information Builders)
    Webfocus handles the side of our business that is involved with our catalogs. Our catalogs is a huge revenue driver for us and this tool has been extremely useful with planning feature catalogs. Tableau is used more for marketing and merchandising purchases since we can filter data based on website sales.
    Incentivized
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    Qlik
    The customization of the platform opens up plenty of other options depending on the use cases. The API layer is incredibly rich and makes integration of Qlik based visualization into web pages a simple and effective pattern. It's been very easy to use with a great community made up of professionals. Qlik Sense has introduces artificial Intelligence into my data visualization and reporting activity.
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    Return on Investment
    IBI (Information Builders)
    • We are not yet a success story. Though we've been implementing WebFOCUS for over a year, we have very few products in our Production portal. Of course, this is not all the responsibility of Information Builders, but we were ill-advised by our 'training coordinator' in our training of staff and coming up to speed with the tools has been very slow.
    • Once skilled analysts and professional IT staff achieve a grasp of the products, they are able to very quickly create polished and well-received products.
    • The DW/BI project has helped us to establish standards and protocols of communication that will allow us to more quickly meet knowledge transfer requirements
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    Qlik
    • Once an app is published and running good, we can quickly see the time we save to analyze data.
    • It's hard sometimes to realize the money we save by using this system.
    • People start understanding the power of data and asking more questions.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Qlik Sense Screenshots

    Screenshot of Qlik Sense Cash Flow DashboardScreenshot of Qlik Sense Global Smart SearchScreenshot of Qlik Sense Smart Data Compression - Get immediate insight on large dataScreenshot of Extend, mix and mash-up with our APIsScreenshot of Add "External data" with Qlik DataMarket - Data as a ServiceScreenshot of Visualization Bundle