We performed a comparison between ibi WebFOCUS and MicroStrategy based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Embedded BI solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I would rate the scalability a ten out of ten. It's highly scalable and can handle significant data volumes."
"The most valuable feature is building ad hoc reports."
"The solution can read and write 500 different types of outputs."
"It stands out for its ability to work across different platforms, support mainframe data, offer cloud integration, automate report scheduling, and provide a robust scripting language."
"I really like the visualizations. I like how you can put large data sets in there, then the user can quickly go through the data and drill down at various levels to understand things."
"The most important feature is the way it handles ad hoc queries and provides formatted reports."
"The most valuable features are drill down, dashboards, documents, bringing everything under one roof, and visualizations."
"The solution is a very good enterprise tool with excellent enterprise functionality for security and user access. It also works perfectly in distribution, with everyone getting their own reports. It is very complex, so you can do whatever you want. If you want to make some data limitations, you can do it. I also like the internal in-memory engine with the Symantec layer. This makes the solution pretty powerful."
"The interactive features that appear in the report were good. The external rendering option they give with multi servers was also good."
"You can build once and deploy to multiple operating systems. Also, it resizes in the way you want it to."
"Scalability is fantastic. It can go from a small operation up to a gigantic operation. "
"The single stack solution will always be more profitable, scalable, and elastic for organizational needs."
"The solution can be improved by adding more automated options for reporting."
"The challenge lies not in what the tool can do but in how you use it and understand the data."
"If there were to be any improvements right now, their documentation needs to get in sync with their product."
"When it comes to customer support, we don't always reach the right person. Sometimes, we get junior-level reps who aren't as knowledgeable as we are."
"Lacks a thriving community"
"There might be opportunities for reporting or data analysis, perhaps even in the realm of simulation."
"MicroStrategy is not cloud native today and some of their APIs are a little limiting."
"The graphs available for the new dashboard of version 10 are weak."
"I don't think that they will, but I'd like to see parallel processing, scalable parallel processing."
"Needs more visualizations out-of-the-box."
"The solution has a very non-logical user usage part. It has a library mode where users can access all the data, reports, and dashboards, but they also can be accessed from a platform. They have to log into the platform. The user experience is confusing for the users. MicroStrategy needs to define which one they will use. Some functionality isn’t available in library mode but is available in the portal. There should be Office integration. For example, if I do a presentation, then I should be able to add a chart to my presentation."
"Another feature to consider in the future would be adding some additional offline capabilities without using desktops."
ibi WebFOCUS is ranked 10th in Embedded BI with 18 reviews while MicroStrategy is ranked 4th in Embedded BI with 156 reviews. ibi WebFOCUS is rated 8.8, while MicroStrategy is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of ibi WebFOCUS writes "A flexible mainframe product with unique file features and a rock solid scheduling feature". On the other hand, the top reviewer of MicroStrategy writes "A robust solution for powerful data analytics". ibi WebFOCUS is most compared with Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform, Databricks and Amazon QuickSight, whereas MicroStrategy is most compared with Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, IBM Cognos, SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform and Qlik Sense. See our MicroStrategy vs. ibi WebFOCUS report.
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