1. The BI Survey is truly independent
The survey has been conducted by Passionned Group, a vendor independent research company and consultancy, specialising in business intelligence and integration from a business and technological perspective. This will give you true insight in the strengths and weaknesses of BI software as well as the vendors. We have been monitoring the business intelligence market space now for many years.
2. We have validated the answers
Vendors were asked to demonstrate the software features in an environment with live data. PowerPoints were not accepted, and to leave no doubts, we validate all the answers by comparing it to the manuals and usage experiences from the developer community.
3. Find out the vendor’s ‘secrets’
Vendors will often tell you only the strengths of their product(s). In our survey, all the features are revealed, also the weak points.
4. Negotiate better with vendors
Using the survey, you will be in a better position to negotiate with the vendor to get better pricing and conditions for the product. The vendor comparison is made based on eight categories and about hundred criteria.
5. All the detailed survey data available
The BI Survey (Full Edition) comes with all the details. At the end of the report you will find an appendix with all scores for all the products compared on all the criteria.
6. Immediate insight into how the software scored
Graphs showing you in seconds how the different BI software solutions have scored on different categories and subcategories. Comparison can be made very easily.
7. Compact report with clear expert opinions
Our 60-page report contains clear opinions and recommendations, no redundant information and focuses only on the things that really matter.
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Full market coverage
With sixteen software solutions covered, we cover all the major BI software solutions and at least 90% of the market space. The niche players Arcplan, Spotfire, Actuate and Panorama software were not included, because they did not want to fill in the questionnaire and the comparison cannot be done without the vendor’s cooperation.
9. Future prospects
The software is not only assessed by what they have now. The BI Survey has also attempted to measure the future prospects, unravelling the degree of innovation of the vendor one by one. Knowing that, you can see which products are most likely to survive in the future, leaving you with a sustainable solution.
10. Clear ease-of-use opinions
Our experts evaluated the product usability, giving you a profound view of how easy-to-use (or not) the product really is. The Survey tells you that some products are better used by programmers, other products are also suitable for the business user.
