Shlomi Lavi /
Jan 03, 2023
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Infor Birst or ColdLight?
Infor Birst is more expensive to implement (TCO) than ColdLight, and Infor Birst is rated higher (92/100) than ColdLight (86/100). Infor Birst offers users more features (25) than ColdLight (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:
Birst Vs. ThingWorx
Birst: Birst is among the fastest growing business-to-business software providers. Selling directly to businesses as well as other software vendors who seek to embed analytics into their applications, more than 1,000 organizations currently rely upon Birst for their business analytics needs.
ThingWorx: ThingWorx™, a PTC Business, provides the leading Internet of Things (IoT) application platform and development tools with the most advanced cloud-based service and software for managing connected products and machines.
Combining ThingWorx and Axeda Machine Cloud™ technology allows companies to reduce application development efforts, minimizing cos...
Who is more expensive? Infor Birst or ColdLight?
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 Infor Birst and ColdLight.
Infor Birst price starts at $30,000 per 20 users/year , On a scale between 1 to 10 Birst is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Business Intelligence software. ColdLight accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 Birst is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Business Intelligence software.
Bottom line: Infor Birst is more expensive than ColdLight.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared Infor Birst Vs. ColdLight based on some of the most important and required Business Intelligence features.
Infor Birst: 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, Graphic Benchmark, Performance Measurements.
ColdLight: We are still working to collect the list of features for ColdLight.
Target customer size
Birst is a web-based service that can be useful to customers in all types of organizations and industries. and ColdLight's target customer size include: Medium and large size businesses.