Compare Lawson S3 and Microsoft BI - May 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / May 22, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Lawson S3 or Microsoft BI?

Microsoft BI is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Lawson S3, and Lawson S3 is rated higher (89/100) than Microsoft BI (88/100). Microsoft BI offers users more features (6) than Lawson S3 (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:

LAWSON SOFTWARE Vs. Microsoft

LAWSON SOFTWARE: Lawson provides software and service solutions in the manufacturing, distribution, maintenance and service sector industries worldwide where we implement and maintain value adding Enterprise Software for our clients. We believe we offer more value per dollar invested than any other ERP company. How we know if you’re succeeding? We spend a lot of ...

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? Lawson S3 or Microsoft 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 Lawson S3 and Microsoft BI.

Lawson S3 accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 Lawson S3 is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Business Intelligence software. Microsoft BI price starts at $9.99 per user/month , When comparing Microsoft BI to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Business Intelligence software cost.

Bottom line: Lawson S3 cost is around the same cost of Microsoft BI.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Lawson S3 Vs. Microsoft BI based on some of the most important and required Business Intelligence features.

Lawson S3: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Microsoft BI: Automatic Scheduled Reporting, Customizable Features, Dashboarding, Graphic Benchmark, OLAP.

Target customer size

Customers of the software include small and medium businesses as well as large enterprises. Microsoft BI is perfect for midsize and large enterprises but can be used by small companies too.



Lawson S3

ITQlick rating
(4.1/5)

Infor Lawson S3 is a supply chain management solution for businesses of all sizes. It offers such services as inventory management, warehouse management, sourcing, and others. The software was designed and laun...

Categories: Business performance management.

Microsoft BI

ITQlick rating
(3.7/5)

starts at $9.99 per user/month

Microsoft BI is a business intelligence solution that can help users to analyze data in an efficient way. The software is based on SQL server platform and can provide relevant reports without requiring any expe...

Categories: BI & Analytics, Data Warehousing, Document Management.

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Lawson S3: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support

Microsoft BI: 6 Features

Automatic Scheduled Reporting
Customizable Features
Dashboarding
Graphic Benchmark
OLAP
Custom User Interface
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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Lawson S...
ITQlick rating
4.1/5
Score
89/100
Pricing
4.6/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
4
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Microsof...
ITQlick rating
3.7/5
Score
88/100
Pricing
5.2/10
License pricing
$9.99 per user/month
Functionality
9
Qlik Sen...
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
95/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
$30 per user/month
Functionality
15
SuiteAna...
ITQlick rating
4.1/5
Score
94/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
$499 per month + $99 per user
Functionality
10
Sisense
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
94/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$83 per employee/month
Functionality
35

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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.