Compare FME and IntelliFront BI - Jun 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - FME or IntelliFront BI?

FME is more expensive to implement (TCO) than IntelliFront BI, and FME is rated higher (87/100) than IntelliFront BI (83/100). IntelliFront BI offers users more features (7) than FME (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:

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Who is more expensive? FME or IntelliFront BI?

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 FME and IntelliFront BI.

FME price starts at $3,000 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 FME is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Business Intelligence software. IntelliFront BI price starts at $46 per user/month , When comparing IntelliFront BI to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Business Intelligence software cost.

Bottom line: FME cost is around the same cost of IntelliFront BI.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared FME Vs. IntelliFront BI based on some of the most important and required Business Intelligence features.

FME: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

IntelliFront BI: Dashboard, OLAP, Performance Measurements, Data analysis, Dashboards & KPIs.

Target customer size

Customers of the software include small and medium businesses as well as large corporations. The customers fully using the Intellifront BI are the entrepreneurs engaging in various small (with 10 to 100 employees) to medium-sized (with 100 to 1,000 employees) businesses and even large enterprise that enjoys the advantages offered by the IT, data and web hosting and related information services sectors, mainly with business intelligence and data visualization and analytics.