Shlomi Lavi /
Jun 01, 2022
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - BI360 or Apache HDFS?
Apache HDFS is more expensive to implement (TCO) than BI360, and Apache HDFS is rated higher (89/100) than BI360 (75/100). BI360 offers users more features (15) than Apache HDFS (0).
Looking for the right Query and Report Writer 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:
Solver Vs. Apache Hadoop
Solver: Solver is the leading provider of complete BI solutions for today’s mid-market enterprise and the company has been at the forefront of BI technology for over a decade. Solver’s BI360 solution is a powerful, Microsoft-based suite of modules for reporting, budgeting, dashboards, and data warehousing
Apache Hadoop: The Apache™ Hadoop® project develops open-source software for reliable, scalable, distributed computing.
The Apache Hadoop software library is a framework that allows for the distributed processing of large data sets across clusters of computers using simple programming models. It is designed to scale up from single servers to thousands of mach...
Who is more expensive? BI360 or Hadoop HDFS?
The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Query and Report Writer 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 BI360 and Hadoop HDFS.
BI360 price starts at $312 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 BI360 is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Query and Report Writer software. Hadoop HDFS price starts at $1,000 per license , When comparing Hadoop HDFS to its competitors, the software is rated 6 - similar to the average Query and Report Writer software cost.
Bottom line: Hadoop HDFS is more expensive than BI360.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared BI360 Vs. Apache HDFS based on some of the most important and required Query and Report Writer features.
BI360: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Ad-Hoc Analysis, Ad-Hoc Reporting, Automatic Scheduled Reporting, Customizable Dashboard, Customizable Features, Dashboarding, Forecasting & Budgeting, Graphic Benchmark.
Hadoop HDFS: We are still working to collect the list of features for Hadoop HDFS.
Target customer size
BI360 Suite was created to target small enterprises that are already using Microsoft Office as their main software but would want to push things a bit further by adding features that are not available in the default Microsoft package. and Hadoop HDFS's target customer size include: SMBs.