Pyramid Analytics vs. Rational BI

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
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
Rational BI
Score 7.7 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
Rational BI provides analytics, data science and business intelligence in an analytical platform that connects to databases, data files and cloud drives including AWS and Azure data sources, enabling users to explore and visualize data. Users can build real-time notebook-style reports directly in a web browser with JavaScript and SQL with direct and live connections to data. Filter and query data with an SQL database embedded in the client, without network…
$0
single user
Pricing
Pyramid AnalyticsRational BI
Editions & Modules
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Free
$0
single user
Professional
$129
single user
Enterprise
Varies
single user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Pyramid AnalyticsRational BI
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
Additional DetailsAdditional cost per extra user (varies by edition)
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Community Pulse
Pyramid AnalyticsRational BI
Features
Pyramid AnalyticsRational BI
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Pyramid Analytics
9.3
Ratings
13% above category average
Rational BI
8.3
Ratings
1% below category average
Pixel Perfect reports9.00 Ratings7.60 Ratings
Customizable dashboards10.00 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates9.00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Pyramid Analytics
8.3
Ratings
3% above category average
Rational BI
8.3
Ratings
4% above category average
Drill-down analysis8.00 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Formatting capabilities9.00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration8.00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Pyramid Analytics
9.3
Ratings
11% above category average
Rational BI
9.0
Ratings
6% above category average
Publish to PDF10.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Report Versioning9.00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling10.00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers8.00 Ratings9.30 Ratings
Publish to Web00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Pyramid Analytics
8.3
Ratings
4% above category average
Rational BI
8.2
Ratings
1% above category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Predictive Analytics9.00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Pyramid Analytics
8.3
Ratings
2% below category average
Rational BI
-
Ratings
Multi-User Support (named login)8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Pyramid Analytics
9.0
Ratings
14% above category average
Rational BI
-
Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
User Ratings
Pyramid AnalyticsRational BI
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
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7.7
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Usability
9.0
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8.7
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Support Rating
9.0
(0 ratings)
7.7
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Pyramid AnalyticsRational BI
Likelihood to Recommend
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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Rational BI allows managing data analysis coming from different projects in order to create useful reports and dashboards. I usually set up automatically scheduled reports. All the stakeholders can easily share a rational view with the possibility to filter between the interesting arguments. Sometimes different user profiles could be needed, optimize the view.
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Pros
  • Easy of use to add data metrics and demission
  • Easy to publish and distribute
  • Advanced graphics
  • Easy to administer
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  • Provides high performance embedded analytics
  • Seamless integration to import and export data
  • Rich features for data visualization
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Cons
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  • Documentation for new users could be better. Sometimes it's hard for my users that are not that skilled in IS/IT to set up data connectors are understand the dynamics of data sources.
  • I have used several other BI solutions as well, and their GUI is okay, but surely there is also room for improvement here. Not all things are made entirely logically.
  • Understanding their price structure. Generally, their website looks nice, but it's not very informative when it comes to pricing, and support options. I really miss some kind of transparency and overview.
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Usability
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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Rational BI allows managing data analysis coming from different projects. The outputs are one or more reports, that can be delivered automatically to the stakeholders or other communication media inside the organization. Nice dashboards help to describe and analyze data. Sometimes different user profiles could be needed, optimize the view.
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Support Rating
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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I haven't had to use support to date for this product.
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Alternatives Considered
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Today there are many companies providing BI solutions, and generally, I think Microsoft Power BI is the easiest go-to solution as it is part of the Office365 software. However all software solutions have their limitations, advantages, and disadvantages, but sometimes you don't need the perfect solution. You just need a solution that delivers 80-90 percent of the full potential to reach your goal and in this scope, we were really happy with Rational BI.
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Return on Investment
  • I like the product ease of use
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  • Allows folks to work on other items as reporting is done in the background.
  • Scheduling and delivery of reports with one click.
  • Single pane of management.
  • 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

Rational BI Screenshots

Screenshot of Modern Business IntelligenceScreenshot of Drag-and-drop InsightsScreenshot of Accessible for everyone, power when you need itScreenshot of Beautiful analytics on every screen and deviceScreenshot of Scheduled reporting: Broadcast your findings to everyoneScreenshot of Connect all your data no matter where it lives