Shlomi Lavi /
Apr 26, 2022
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - BI360 or Pentaho Data Integration?
Pentaho Data Integration is more expensive to implement (TCO) than BI360, and BI360 is rated higher (75/100) than Pentaho Data Integration (70/100). BI360 offers users more features (15) than Pentaho Data Integration (12). There is a clear winner in this case and it is BI360!
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. Pentaho
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
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? BI360 or Pentaho Data Integration?
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 Pentaho Data Integration.
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. 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 Query and Report Writer software cost.
Bottom line: Pentaho Data Integration is more expensive than BI360.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared BI360 Vs. Pentaho Data Integration 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.
Pentaho Data Integration: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support, Basic Reports, Dashboard.
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. Pentaho Business Analytics is perfect for companies of various shapes and sizes.