We performed a comparison between Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services and Pentaho Business Analytics based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Reporting solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We can create quality reports in real time."
"The SQL Server Reporting Services makes it very easy to get the data whenever we need it."
"I mainly use the solution for the ease of reporting and for executive dashboards."
"It is a stable solution."
"We get good support from Microsoft."
"The stability of SSRS has been reliable, with minimal issues encountered during our usage."
"The tool's valuable features are its drill-down feature, graphs, and charts."
"The initial setup is easy."
"We were able to install it without any assistance from tech support."
"I use the BI Server, CDE Dashboards, Saiku, and Kettle, because these tools are very good and highly experienced."
"The initial setup is pretty straightforward."
"Pentaho Business Analytics' best features include the ease of developing data flows and the wide range of options to connect to databases, including those on the cloud."
"Pentaho is an analytics platform that can be used when an organization has a lot of big data storage systems already installed and needs to manage and analyze that data. It has a specific use case for unstructured data, such as documents, and needs to be able to search and analyze it."
"Easy to use components to create the job."
"The most valuable feature of Pentaho is the Tableau report."
"The setup is difficult because you have to install different servers."
"Technical support is in minor need of improvement so that they can solve problems in a more timely manner."
"I would like the solution to add the scheduling feature for reports."
"The product should improve its performance."
"It is not easy to integrate the product with other tools in the market."
"The product could be improved by reducing the time it takes to build and deploy reports."
"We have had issues with the refresh interval since we have too many reports scheduled. Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services is also expensive."
"Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services needs to improve performance."
"Pentaho Business Analytics' user interface is outdated."
"Version control would be a good addition."
"We did not achieve the ROI. The work delivered to users had lesser value than the subscription cost."
"The repository should be improved."
"Logging capability is needed."
"Pentaho, at the general level, should greatly improve the easy construction of its dashboards and easy integration of information from different sources without technical user intervention."
"Another concern is that Pentaho is not customizable or interactive."
"Deployment is not simple. It is not simple because we are dealing with a lot of data; we are dealing with a lot of storage. So, it's not a simple process."
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Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services is ranked 7th in Reporting with 16 reviews while Pentaho Business Analytics is ranked 17th in Reporting with 42 reviews. Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services is rated 7.8, while Pentaho Business Analytics is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services writes "Offers useful templates but needs to improve the connectivity offered". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Pentaho Business Analytics writes "Flexible, easy to understand, and simple to set up". Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services is most compared with Microsoft Power BI, TIBCO Jaspersoft, Tableau, SAP Crystal Reports and Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer, whereas Pentaho Business Analytics is most compared with Databricks, Microsoft Power BI, KNIME, SAP Crystal Reports and Tableau. See our Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services vs. Pentaho Business Analytics report.
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