Compare Silverlight and Dundas BI - May 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Silverlight or Dundas BI?

Silverlight is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Dundas BI, and Dundas BI is rated higher (84/100) than Silverlight (56/100). Dundas BI offers users more features (5) than Silverlight (3). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Dundas BI!

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:

Microsoft Vs. Dundas Data Visualization

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.

Dundas Data Visualization: Dundas Data Visualization, is a commercial software development company, Mostly known for Dundas Components product (currently sold to Microsoft). Currently Dundas Data Visualization produces Data Visualization and Dashboard solutions.

Who is more expensive? Silverlight or Dundas 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 Silverlight and Dundas BI.

Silverlight accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 Silverlight is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Business Intelligence software. Dundas BI price starts at $4738.70 per month , When comparing Dundas BI to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Business Intelligence software cost.

Bottom line: Silverlight is more expensive than Dundas BI.

Which software includes more/better features?

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

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

Dundas BI: Dashboard, Predictive-Analysis, Data analysis, Budgeting & CPM, Data visualization.

Target customer size

Silverlight has both individual home customers as well as corporate clients. and Dundas BI's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.