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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Metabase

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/AMetabase aims to bring data tools with the simplicity of consumer products to the crufty world of enterprise business intelligence. Their open source analytics and business intelligence applications connect to most commonly used databases to let anyone in a company ask questions, and create dashboards or nightly emails without knowing SQL. Metabase Enterprise enables the user to embed branded analytics into customer applications.

    $85

    per month

    MS SharePoint / SQL

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AMS SharePoint / SQL refers to Microsoft Sharepoint, a web-based collaborative platform, being used in tandem with Microsoft SQL Server to provide business intelligence analytics and reporting. They can provide BI content such as data connections, reports, scorecards, dashboards, and more.N/A
    Pricing
    MetabaseMS SharePoint / SQL
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    $85
    per month (includes 5 users, then $5 per user, per month)
    Starter
    $85
    per month up to 5 users
    Pro
    $500
    per month up to 10 users
    Growth
    $749
    per month (includes 10 users, then $15 per user, per month)
    Enterprise
    15,000
    per year
    Open Source
    Free
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    MetabaseMS SharePoint / SQL
    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
    MetabaseMS SharePoint / SQL
    Considered Both Products
    Metabase
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    Microsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    81%
    Would buy again
    13 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    87%
    Delivers good value for the price
    13 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    14 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    12 Answers
    Features
    MetabaseMS SharePoint / SQL
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Metabase and MS SharePoint / SQL
    Feature
    Metabase
    7.4
    4 Ratings
    10% below category average
    MS SharePoint / SQL
    7.6
    58 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Pixel Perfect reports8.02 Ratings8.639 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards8.04 Ratings7.055 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates6.34 Ratings7.348 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Metabase and MS SharePoint / SQL
    Feature
    Metabase
    8.3
    4 Ratings
    3% above category average
    MS SharePoint / SQL
    8.1
    53 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Drill-down analysis8.54 Ratings7.742 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities7.44 Ratings8.253 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages7.92 Ratings8.030 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.54 Ratings8.550 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Metabase and MS SharePoint / SQL
    Feature
    Metabase
    8.7
    2 Ratings
    5% above category average
    MS SharePoint / SQL
    8.9
    58 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Publish to Web9.01 Ratings8.852 Ratings
    Publish to PDF9.01 Ratings9.449 Ratings
    Report Versioning8.02 Ratings8.348 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling9.01 Ratings9.039 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings9.032 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Metabase and MS SharePoint / SQL
    Feature
    Metabase
    8.8
    4 Ratings
    10% above category average
    MS SharePoint / SQL
    8.6
    36 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.54 Ratings8.834 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization10.02 Ratings8.032 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics8.92 Ratings9.330 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining7.92 Ratings8.53 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Metabase and MS SharePoint / SQL
    Feature
    Metabase
    9.5
    4 Ratings
    11% above category average
    MS SharePoint / SQL
    8.1
    69 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)8.64 Ratings7.860 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model10.03 Ratings8.064 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.54 Ratings8.268 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control9.53 Ratings7.84 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)10.04 Ratings8.854 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Metabase and MS SharePoint / SQL
    Feature
    Metabase
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    14% above category average
    MS SharePoint / SQL
    9.4
    59 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access8.01 Ratings9.457 Ratings
    Mobile Application10.01 Ratings9.436 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile9.02 Ratings8.739 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Metabase and MS SharePoint / SQL
    Feature
    Metabase
    8.8
    3 Ratings
    12% above category average
    MS SharePoint / SQL
    8.8
    38 Ratings
    12% above category average
    REST API8.93 Ratings9.229 Ratings
    Javascript API9.02 Ratings9.228 Ratings
    iFrames9.02 Ratings9.027 Ratings
    Java API10.01 Ratings9.025 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)7.02 Ratings8.033 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)9.01 Ratings8.024 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    MetabaseMS SharePoint / SQL
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (4 ratings)
    8.9
    (77 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.8
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.8
    (12 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.8
    (7 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.4
    (64 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.3
    (63 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    MetabaseMS SharePoint / SQL
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Metabase
    Metabase is an easy tool to use if you are interested in collecting and aggregating data from multiple platforms. It is also easy to set up and start receiving the data results as a report. It is also easy to integrate with other tools that generate visual reports and take the necessary actions based on the data details.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    As I mentioned in my previous answers, MS SharePoint is very useful as a shared drive for the organization and is very easy to manage. It also helps us import data from SharePoint directly into PowerBI for creating reports. According to my understanding, only share link features should be improved.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Metabase
    • We're currently using it to fetch reports for our products, such as daily sales, pipeline, visits, and attendance reports.
    • Data representation from database directly.
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    Microsoft
    • Flexible - able to make any changes we would like vs traditional service desk system.
    • ROI - We were already using SharePoint for internal intranet, so we are simply getting more use out of licensing we had already committed to.
    • Easy to use for end users.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Metabase
    • Report Types
    • Updates
    • Colour/Branding
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    Microsoft
    • It is hard to setup and nightmare
    • It requires a of infrastructure, thus it could be costly because of requirement and licensing required for everything to run smoothly
    • If it is not setup and organized properly from the beginning it could be maintenance nightmare
    • It is hard to have "test" environment to do patches or similar
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Metabase
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    This was a long-term buy-in from a corporate perspective, to remain in the SharePoint space. Migration is certainly possible, which is good for planning and having options further out. At this point, the only planned migration is to eventually move the architecture up to SharePoint/SQL 2013. At that point, we will be able to leverage some greater efficiencies, some enhanced content design and management features, and some more current social features. It is well worth a full consideration in any shop looking at a new implementation of or migration to SharePoint (although you will probably be considering 2013 versions or beyond in those discussions), but the platform should be a strong competitor to any alternatives. Realizing the capability of a fully-branded and customized website was not part of the original choice for the architecture at Lincoln, but seeing it implemented and functioning now with this capacity far beyond original expectations has certainly cemented plans to continue using it.
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    Usability
    Metabase
    Its generally quite easy to use but some SQL is definitely important
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    I gave this rating due to MS SharePoint being a big help with our userbase. We have a lot of users that are just old enough to not have much technical skills or they have been in this industry long enough to where they haven't really needed to utilize much technology. MS SharePoint helped us move beyond that barrier without too many bumps and bruises.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Metabase
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    I've only had to call in to support on one occasion but they were able to work though our issue and find a solution that did fully resolve the issue in a timely manner. I can't always say the same about support from other companies so it was a refreshing change to have support that did help.
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    Implementation Rating
    Metabase
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Not implemented in best practice way, there are many customizations
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    Alternatives Considered
    Metabase
    It does not stack up against Metabase, they complete each other.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    At the time of the two large projects, SharePoint was the enterprise solution so we were required to use that. We have since lobbied the enterprise teams to review and consider Atlassian Confluence and were successful. Confluence is cheaper than Sharepoint which is why we wanted to bring that in. The enterprise has now made Confluence an enterprise solution as an alternative to SharePoint. After using both I think SharePoint has many more add-ins than Confluence. It has much more customization ability than Confluence. SharePoint is not good for mobile readiness. Confluence is so there is a difference that might lead you to Confluence over SharePoint. I would also say that SharePoint is very document-centric and that Confluence has better KM than SharePoint does. even with the use of SQL Server. We were told that we could not use Google Drive even though it had features we liked.
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    Return on Investment
    Metabase
    • It is serving us whatever we're looking for, and we've recommended many organizations to implement it if they want better data analytics as it provides better functionality than we will build.
    • As a negative it gets difficult to get control over data to be fetch initially.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    • ROI for ms SharePoint/SQL considering that is the best database engine with excellent features that help you to have all information in your hand.
    • Something negative could be license format.
    • These are the best relational databases in the market with powerful features that complement your system.
    Incentivized
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