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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Tableau Public

    Score9.7 out of 10
    N/ATableau Public is a free edition of the Desktop product. With this edition, data can only be published to the Tableau public website and does not allow work to be saved or exported locally.

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    Pricing
    SAP BusinessObjects Business IntelligenceTableau Public
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SAP BusinessObjects Business IntelligenceTableau Public
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Community Pulse
    SAP BusinessObjects Business IntelligenceTableau Public
    Considered Both Products
    SAP
    Chose SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    I have worked on different BI tools in the market and could not find any other tool that was better and more powerful than SAP BusinessObjects.
    Incentivized
    Tableau
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    83%
    Would buy again
    10 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    90%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
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    Features
    SAP BusinessObjects Business IntelligenceTableau Public
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and Tableau Public
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    8.2
    51 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Tableau Public
    9.8
    12 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Pixel Perfect reports8.646 Ratings9.710 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards7.747 Ratings10.012 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates8.347 Ratings9.712 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and Tableau Public
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    7.8
    48 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Tableau Public
    9.7
    12 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Drill-down analysis7.147 Ratings9.812 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities8.347 Ratings9.712 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages7.333 Ratings9.59 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration8.647 Ratings9.811 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and Tableau Public
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    7.9
    48 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Tableau Public
    9.5
    11 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Publish to Web9.040 Ratings10.011 Ratings
    Publish to PDF7.446 Ratings10.09 Ratings
    Report Versioning6.742 Ratings9.89 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling8.447 Ratings9.69 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers7.726 Ratings8.17 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and Tableau Public
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    7.2
    43 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Tableau Public
    9.8
    11 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)6.941 Ratings9.811 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization6.939 Ratings9.811 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics7.938 Ratings9.79 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining7.32 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and Tableau Public
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    9.2
    48 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Tableau Public
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    Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)9.048 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model9.646 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.045 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control9.62 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)9.029 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and Tableau Public
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    5.8
    34 Ratings
    30% below category average
    Tableau Public
    -
    Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access6.733 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Application3.928 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile3.930 Ratings00 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and Tableau Public
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    7.1
    24 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Tableau Public
    -
    Ratings
    REST API6.721 Ratings00 Ratings
    Javascript API7.319 Ratings00 Ratings
    iFrames7.318 Ratings00 Ratings
    Java API7.122 Ratings00 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)7.321 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)6.720 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    SAP BusinessObjects Business IntelligenceTableau Public
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.7
    (73 ratings)
    8.5
    (14 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.3
    (24 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    7.6
    (16 ratings)
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.6
    (16 ratings)
    9.6
    (6 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.2
    (45 ratings)
    8.2
    (9 ratings)
    Data Sources
    8.3
    (45 ratings)
    8.8
    (9 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SAP BusinessObjects Business IntelligenceTableau Public
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Tableau
    Tableau public is the best platform to build dashboards for your personal profile and share with recruiters. It's always good to keep ourselves updated on the latest features, create sample dashboards and save them to a personal profile. Tableau public is free and doesn't need any subscription. anyone can create an account and start building reports.
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    Pros
    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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    Tableau
    • Data visualization: lots of different options, including bar, scatter, pie, waterfall charts to explore relationships between variables, and to present findings/trends to different teams
    • Integrates readily with limited, though different data sources: TXT, CSV, TDE, Access
    • Exports reports for review of different dashboards: client-ready/team-ready, with a clean and tidy presentation in PDF format (or hardcopy)
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    Cons
    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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    Tableau
    • Tableau Public (both Desktop and Server) like their "for a fee" counterparts offer very easy to learn and use tools to transform data into pictures and gain insights into your data. Most organizations report a reduction in development time of 10x vs. other similar tools, due to the intuitive user interface. That said, with Tableau Public, published workbooks are "disconnected" from the underlying data sources and require periodic updates when the data changes. Users are limited to 1 Gb of storage space per user ID and password as well.
    • I would like to see better options for public sharing of visualizations and data from within the "for a fee" products as more and more organizations are moving in the direction of data sharing with partners and their communities.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Tableau
    It's free, right? I'll keep using the free version. So the real question to ask is this? Will I pay $999 for the Personal version or $1,999 for the Professional? Yikes! That is a big stretch. I'm not sure about that. The product comparison chart is at: http://www.tableausoftware.com/public/comparison
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    Usability
    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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    Tableau
    Tableau public is a great training tool to understand the basics of Tableau before buying it. A great tool to extend Excel's visualization and to publish data for others. Not useful for anything you need secure. No ability to access databases. Static information only.
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    Reliability and Availability
    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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    Tableau
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    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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    Tableau
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    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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    Tableau
    I have not yet required to contact support as the documentation and help i found online has always worked so far
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    In-Person Training
    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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    Tableau
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    Online Training
    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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    Tableau
    I found it sufficient, and fast. I could easily "kick the tires" with Tableau on my data so I got up and running fast.
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    Implementation Rating
    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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    Tableau
    Start at the end and work backward. Identify the business case / issue and questions the end users have, then identify the data needed, and where to get it.
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Tableau
    Google Charts/Drive is sufficient for simpler data sets, but it does not integrate with other web platforms and the visualization does not look as professional. I'm not aware of any other competitors that offer the same package as Microsoft.
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    Scalability
    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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    Tableau
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Tableau
    • Tableau Public visualizations have helped drive traffic to our content and sites
    • The lack of cost means it's easy to demonstrate our experience to attract paying clients
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