Compare PENTA Service and Pentaho Data Integration - May 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / May 19, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - PENTA Service or Pentaho Data Integration?

PENTA Service is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Pentaho Data Integration, and PENTA Service is rated higher (84/100) than Pentaho Data Integration (70/100). Pentaho Data Integration offers users more features (12) than PENTA Service (5).

Looking for the right Field Service 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:

Penta Technologies Vs. Pentaho

Penta Technologies: As the company’s expertise has become more specialized, its focus has shifted toward meeting the needs of large firms with sophisticated requirements like multi-company organizational structures, field service, repair and preventive maintenance operations, diverse project management requirements, multiple locations and managing risk associated with...

Pentaho: Pentaho offers a suite of open source Business Intelligence (BI) products called Pentaho Business Analytics providing data integration, OLAP services, reporting, dashboarding, data mining and ETL capabilities.

Who is more expensive? PENTA Service or Pentaho Data Integration?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Field Service 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 PENTA Service and Pentaho Data Integration.

PENTA Service accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 PENTA Service Management is rated 8, which is higher than the average cost of Field Service software. Pentaho Data Integration price starts at $100 per user/month , When comparing Pentaho Data Integration to its competitors, the software is rated 6 - similar to the average Field Service software cost.

Bottom line: PENTA Service is more expensive than Pentaho Data Integration.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared PENTA Service Vs. Pentaho Data Integration based on some of the most important and required Field Service features.

PENTA Service: Mobile Access, Billing & Invoicing, Scheduling, Field Service, Contract Management.

Pentaho Data Integration: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support, Basic Reports, Dashboard.

Target customer size

Customers of the software include small and medium businesses as well as large enterprises. Pentaho Business Analytics is perfect for companies of various shapes and sizes.



PENTA Service

ITQlick rating
(4/5)

PENTA Service Management is a web based field service management solution for businesses of all sizes. It offers such capabilities as billing and invoicing, scheduling and routing, work order management, and ot...

Categories: Billing & Invoicing, KPI, Self-Service Portal, Field Service - HVAC.

Pentaho Data Integration

ITQlick rating
(4.5/5)

starts at $100 per user/month

Pentaho Data Integration is a data integration platform that can deliver “analytics ready” and accurate data from any source to end users. The visual tools included in this solution can eliminate complexity and...

Categories: Dashboards & KPIs, Data mining, ETL, OLAP, Predictive analytics.

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PENTA Service: 5 Features

Mobile Access
Billing & Invoicing
Scheduling
Field Service
Contract Management

Pentaho Data Integration: 12 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support
Basic Reports
Dashboard
Data Import/Export
Online Customer Support
Forecasting & Budgeting
OLAP
Data analysis
Dashboards & KPIs
Project Budgeting
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)
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PENTA Se...
ITQlick rating
4/5
Score
84/100
Pricing
9.2/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
18
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Pentaho ...
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
70/100
Pricing
6/10
License pricing
$100 per user/month
Functionality
33
Jobber
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
99/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$39 per user/month
Functionality
23
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HouseCal...
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
98/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$49 per user/month
Functionality
31
ServiceT...
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
97/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$398 per technician/month + $800 one-time setup cost
Functionality
22

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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.