Compare TARGIT Decision Suite and Silverlight - Mar 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - TARGIT Decision Suite or Silverlight?

Silverlight is more expensive to implement (TCO) than TARGIT Decision Suite, and TARGIT Decision Suite is rated higher (74/100) than Silverlight (56/100). TARGIT Decision Suite offers users more features (19) than Silverlight (3). There is a clear winner in this case and it is TARGIT Decision Suite!

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:

TARGIT Vs. Microsoft

TARGIT : TARGIT A/S is a developer of Business Intelligence.

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? TARGIT Decision Suite or Silverlight?

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 TARGIT Decision Suite and Silverlight.

TARGIT Decision Suite price starts at $15,000 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 TARGIT Decision Suite is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Business Intelligence software. Silverlight accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 TARGIT Decision Suite is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Business Intelligence software.

Bottom line: Silverlight is more expensive than TARGIT Decision Suite.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared TARGIT Decision Suite Vs. Silverlight based on some of the most important and required Business Intelligence features.

TARGIT Decision Suite: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Automatic Scheduled Reporting, Customizable Dashboard, Customizable Features, Dashboarding, Forecasting & Budgeting, Graphic Benchmark, Issue Indicators, Multy Languages.

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

Target customer size

The typical customers that use TARGIT Decision Suite are the entrepreneurs engaging in small (with 10 to 100 employees) to medium-sized (with 100 to 1,000 employees) business that harness the potential of the services from the IT, data and web hosting and related information services sector, mainly with business intelligence and data analytics. Silverlight has both individual home customers as well as corporate clients.