Compare IBM Symphony and KickFire - May 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / May 25, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - IBM Symphony or KickFire?

IBM Symphony is more expensive to implement (TCO) than KickFire, and KickFire is rated higher (92/100) than IBM Symphony (84/100). Both tools offer the same amount of features.

Looking for the right Data Analysis Tools 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:

IBM Vs. VisiStat

IBM: International Business Machines Corporation, or IBM, is an American corporation. IBM manufactures and markets computer hardware and software, and offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology.

VisiStat: In 2001, we were just a small development company building web applications and hosting websites. Life was good. But, since the dot-com bubble had burst, suddenly ROI was important again (duh). Life was not good. We realized the Internet was the most under utilized advantage for businesses in history. If it could just be monetized, imagine wh...

Who is more expensive? IBM Symphony or VisiStat?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Data Analysis Tools 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 IBM Symphony and VisiStat.

IBM Symphony price starts at $720 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 IBM Platform Symphony is rated 6, which is similar to the average cost of Data Analysis Tools software. VisiStat price starts at $49 per user/month , When comparing VisiStat to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Data Analysis Tools software cost.

Bottom line: IBM Symphony is more expensive than VisiStat.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared IBM Symphony Vs. KickFire based on some of the most important and required Data Analysis Tools features.

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

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

Target customer size

IBM Symphony's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, and VisiStat's target customer size include: Medium and large size businesses.

IBM Symphony

ITQlick rating
(4.7/5)

starts at $720 per license

IBM Symphony is a cloud-based data analysis tool that enables managers to handle their data-centric distributed applications over a shared, extensible grid.

Categories: Data Analysis Tools, .

KickFire

ITQlick rating
(4.8/5)

starts at $49 per user/month

VisiStat 8 Website Analytic is a cloud-based solution for web analytics and customer intelligence as it captures complex analytical data in real-time, and simplifies it specifically for SMB / SME. This enables ...

Categories: Data Analysis Tools.

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IBM Symphony: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support

VisiStat: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
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IBM Symp...
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
84/100
Pricing
6.2/10
License pricing
$720 per license
Functionality
5
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KickFire
ITQlick rating
4.8/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
3.2/10
License pricing
$49 per user/month
Functionality
4
Tune
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
89/100
Pricing
4.8/10
License pricing
$599 per month
Functionality
3
Review
Upfluenc...
ITQlick rating
3.1/5
Score
88/100
Pricing
6.6/10
License pricing
$795 per user/month
Functionality
13
CMO COMP...
ITQlick rating
5/5
Score
84/100
Pricing
6/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
5
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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.