Compare StarBI and Pentaho Data Integration - Sep 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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

Pentaho Data Integration is more expensive to implement (TCO) than StarBI, and StarBI is rated higher (81/100) than Pentaho Data Integration (70/100). Pentaho Data Integration offers users more features (12) than StarBI (0).

Looking for the right Business Intelligence 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:

Starcom Information Technology Limted Vs. Pentaho

Starcom Information Technology Limted: Starcom is a visual data analytics company in the field of Automated Data Quality, Master Data Management, Business Intelligence and Analytics. Our clients rely on us for end to end solutions to manage their Data quality and MIS / Business Intelligence programs. The solution uses our proprietary product engines, StarDQ and StarBI, with a prov...

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? StarBI or Pentaho Data Integration?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Business Intelligence 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 StarBI and Pentaho Data Integration.

StarBI accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 StarBI is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Business Intelligence 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 Business Intelligence software cost.

Bottom line: Pentaho Data Integration is more expensive than StarBI.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared StarBI Vs. Pentaho Data Integration based on some of the most important and required Business Intelligence features.

StarBI: We are still working to collect the list of features for StarBI.

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

Target customer size

StarBI's typical customers include: Start up, Small business, Medium business, Large business, Private use, Pentaho Business Analytics is perfect for companies of various shapes and sizes.