Shlomi Lavi /
Jan 03, 2023
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Infor Birst or Silverlight?
Infor Birst is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Silverlight, and Infor Birst is rated higher (92/100) than Silverlight (56/100). Infor Birst offers users more features (25) than Silverlight (3).
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. Microsoft
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.
Microsoft:
Microsoft Corporation is an American corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a wide range of products and services related to computing. The company was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975. Microsoft is the world's largest software maker measured by revenues.
Who is more expensive? Infor Birst or Silverlight?
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 Silverlight.
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. Silverlight 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 cost is around the same cost of Silverlight.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared Infor Birst Vs. Silverlight 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.
Silverlight: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.
Target customer size
Birst is a web-based service that can be useful to customers in all types of organizations and industries. Silverlight has both individual home customers as well as corporate clients.