Compare MicroStrategy BI and FME - Jul 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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

FME is more expensive to implement (TCO) than MicroStrategy BI, and FME is rated higher (87/100) than MicroStrategy BI (82/100). MicroStrategy BI offers users more features (13) 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:

MicroStrategy Vs. Safe Software

MicroStrategy: MicroStrategy is a business intelligence (BI) software vendor. it's software enables organizations to analyze vast amounts of data to make business decisions. 

Safe Software: Safe Software Inc. is the maker of FME® and the global leader in spatial data transformation technology that helps GIS professionals and organizations master their data interoperability challenges.Most leading GIS and database vendors also rely on FME to improve their own products, meeting their customers' needs for true data interoperability. You ...

Who is more expensive? MicroStrategy BI or FME?

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 MicroStrategy BI and FME.

MicroStrategy BI price starts at $600 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 MicroStrategy Business Intelligence is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Business Intelligence software. FME price starts at $3,000 per license , When comparing FME to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Business Intelligence software cost.

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

Which software includes more/better features?

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

MicroStrategy BI: 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, Forecasting & Budgeting, Multy Languages.

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

Target customer size

Large companies with tons of information on their customers, business partners, and clients will find a lot of advantages in using this program. Customers of the software include small and medium businesses as well as large corporations.