Compare Sisense and Apache HDFS - Jun 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jun 01, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Sisense or Apache HDFS?

Apache HDFS is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Sisense, and Sisense is rated higher (94/100) than Apache HDFS (89/100). Sisense offers users more features (18) than Apache HDFS (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Sisense!

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:

Sisense Vs. Apache Hadoop

Sisense: Sisense is an innovative business intelligence (BI) software company that is leading the way into a new era of business intelligence, reporting, dashboarding and business analytics.

Apache Hadoop: The Apache™ Hadoop® project develops open-source software for reliable, scalable, distributed computing. The Apache Hadoop software library is a framework that allows for the distributed processing of large data sets across clusters of computers using simple programming models. It is designed to scale up from single servers to thousands of mach...

Who is more expensive? Sisense or Hadoop HDFS?

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 Sisense and Hadoop HDFS.

Sisense price starts at $83 per employee/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Sisense is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Business Intelligence software. Hadoop HDFS price starts at $1,000 per license , When comparing Hadoop HDFS to its competitors, the software is rated 6 - similar to the average Business Intelligence software cost.

Bottom line: Hadoop HDFS is more expensive than Sisense.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Sisense Vs. Apache HDFS based on some of the most important and required Business Intelligence features.

Sisense: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Contingency Billing, Customer Management, Payment Management, Ad-Hoc Analysis, Ad-Hoc Reporting, Automatic Scheduled Reporting, Customizable Dashboard, Customizable Features.

Hadoop HDFS: We are still working to collect the list of features for Hadoop HDFS.

Target customer size

Sisense is ideal for medium and large organizations. and Hadoop HDFS's target customer size include: SMBs.



Sisense

ITQlick rating
(4.6/5)

starts at $83 per employee/month

Sisense is a business analytics software used for business intelligence. Main functions include information collection, analysis, organization and producing reports. The users of this software have the benefit ...

Categories: Billing & Invoicing, Project Billing, BI & Analytics, Data Analysis Tools.

Apache HDFS

ITQlick rating
(3/5)

starts at $1,000 per license

Apache HDFS is a business intelligence software that assists companies in sharing large files across various computing systems.

Categories: BI & Analytics, Business Intelligence.

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Sisense: 18 Features

Contingency Billing
Customer Management
Payment Management
Ad-Hoc Analysis
Ad-Hoc Reporting
Automatic Scheduled Reporting
Customizable Dashboard
Customizable Features
Dashboarding
Forecasting & Budgeting
Graphic Benchmark
Issue Indicators
Multy Languages
OLAP
Performance Measurements
Predictive-Analysis
Profit Analysis
Trend Indicators

Hadoop HDFS: 0 Features

We are working to collect the information
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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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ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
94/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$83 per employee/month
Functionality
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3/5
Score
89/100
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6.4/10
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Functionality
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4.3/5
Score
95/100
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3/10
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4.1/5
Score
94/100
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ITQlick rating
4/5
Score
92/100
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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.