Compare BigIron and BOARD - Jun 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jun 07, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - BigIron or BOARD?

BigIron is more expensive to implement (TCO) than BOARD, and BOARD is rated higher (75/100) than BigIron (62/100). BOARD offers users more features (43) than BigIron (3). There is a clear winner in this case and it is BOARD!

Looking for the right Business performance management solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

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Who is more expensive? BigIron or BOARD?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Business performance management software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for BigIron and BOARD.

BigIron price starts at $750 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 BigIron is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Business performance management software. BOARD accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 BigIron is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Business performance management software.

Bottom line: BigIron cost is around the same cost of BOARD.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared BigIron Vs. BOARD based on some of the most important and required Business performance management features.

BigIron: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

BOARD: Customizable Categories, Mobile Access, On Premise, Online Customer Support, Web Hosted Solution.

Target customer size

BigIron's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, BOARD is the preferred BI and CPM tool for more than 3000 companies around the globe.



BigIron

ITQlick rating
(3.1/5)

starts at $750 per license

BigIron is a growing cloud-based Business performance management software, it is designed to support small, medium and large size business. BigIron received a rating of 3.1 from ITQlick team. The software cost ...

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BOARD

ITQlick rating
(4.5/5)

BOARD is a business analytics and performance management software developed for small to large enterprises. Its key features include ad hoc analysis and reporting, budgeting, planning & forecasting, business in...

Categories: Accounting & Finance, Budgeting & CPM, Business Plan, Billing & Provisioning, Financial reporting.

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BigIron: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support

BOARD: 43 Features

Customizable Categories
Mobile Access
On Premise
Online Customer Support
Web Hosted Solution
Budgeting & Forecasting
P&L Statement
Sales Reporting
Ad-Hoc Analysis
Ad-Hoc Reporting
Automatic Scheduled Reporting
Customizable Dashboard
Customizable Features
Dashboarding
Forecasting & Budgeting
Graphic Benchmark
Multy Languages
OLAP
Performance Measurements
Predictive-Analysis
Profit Analysis
Trend Indicators
Business Performance Optimization
Data mining
Data visualization
Data warehouses
Decision Support Systems
Enterprise Performance Management
Executive Information Systems
MOLAP
Scorecarding
Strategic Enterprise Management
"What If" Scenarios
Capital Asset Planning
For Service Organisations
Profit / Loss Statement
Real Time Comparisons
Run Rate Tracking
Sales budget
Dashboard Creation
Filtered Views
Relational Display
ETL
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
Functionality score
Software review
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BigIron
ITQlick rating
3.1/5
Score
62/100
Pricing
5.4/10
License pricing
$750 per license
Functionality
4
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BOARD
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
75/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
71
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ITQlick rating
4/5
Score
91/100
Pricing
4.2/10
License pricing
$9,995 per license
Functionality
14
Anaplan
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
89/100
Pricing
5.6/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
24
Planning...
ITQlick rating
4/5
Score
87/100
Pricing
6.4/10
License pricing
$10,000 per year
Functionality
29

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.