Compare Vanguard and Infor Birst - Jan 2023

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jan 03, 2023

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Vanguard or Infor Birst?

Infor Birst is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Vanguard, and Infor Birst is rated higher (92/100) than Vanguard (83/100). Infor Birst offers users more features (25) than Vanguard (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Infor Birst!

Looking for the right Accounting & Finance 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:

Vanguard Software Corporation Vs. Birst

Vanguard Software Corporation: Over 2,000 companies use Vanguard’s products, including one third of the Fortune 100. We have proven ourselves, not just in creating great technologies, but also in bringing these technologies to you in the form of reliable, easy-to-use, affordable products. From the most accurate forecast benchmarks ever recorded to the first Web-based business mo...

Birst: Birst is among the fastest growing business-to-business software providers. Selling directly to businesses as well as other software vendors who seek to embed analytics into their applications, more than 1,000 organizations currently rely upon Birst for their business analytics needs.

Who is more expensive? Vanguard Predictive Planning or Birst?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Accounting & Finance 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 Vanguard Predictive Planning and Birst.

Vanguard Predictive Planning accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 Vanguard Predictive Planning is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Accounting & Finance software. Birst price starts at $30,000 per 20 users/year , When comparing Birst to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Accounting & Finance software cost.

Bottom line: Vanguard Predictive Planning cost is around the same cost of Birst.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Vanguard Vs. Infor Birst based on some of the most important and required Accounting & Finance features.

Vanguard Predictive Planning: We are still working to collect the list of features for Vanguard Predictive Planning.

Birst: Ad-Hoc Analysis, Ad-Hoc Reporting, Automatic Scheduled Reporting, Customizable Dashboard, Customizable Features.

Target customer size

Vanguard Predictive Planning's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, Birst is a web-based service that can be useful to customers in all types of organizations and industries.

Vanguard Predictive Planning

ITQlick rating
(5/5)

Vanguard Predictive Planning (Vanguard Software Corporation) is a cloud-based accounting software that is built to provide supply chain management to companies and businesses via automated means.

Categories: Dashboards & KPIs, KPI, Supply Chain Module, Supply Chain.

Infor Birst

ITQlick rating
(4/5)

starts at $30,000 per 20 users/year

Birst is a Business Intelligence and analytics platform for medium to large businesses. Its key features include ad hoc reporting, charting, data import and export, visual analytics, customer service analytics,...

Categories: Business Intelligence, Business performance management, Dashboards & KPIs, Reporting, KPI.

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Vanguard Predictive Planning: 0 Features

We are working to collect the list of features

Birst: 25 Features

Ad-Hoc Analysis
Ad-Hoc Reporting
Automatic Scheduled Reporting
Customizable Dashboard
Customizable Features
Dashboarding
Graphic Benchmark
Performance Measurements
Predictive-Analysis
Trend Indicators
Ad-Hoc Analysis
Ad-Hoc Reporting
Automatic Scheduled Reporting
Customizable Dashboard
Customizable Features
Dashboarding
Graphic Benchmark
Performance Measurements
Predictive-Analysis
Profit Analysis
Trend Indicators
Data visualization
Data warehouses
Collaboration Management
Document Indexing
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
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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Vanguard
ITQlick rating
5/5
Score
83/100
Pricing
5.6/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
4
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Infor Bi...
ITQlick rating
4/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
5.6/10
License pricing
$30,000 per 20 users/year
Functionality
43
Denali B...
ITQlick rating
4.1/5
Score
93/100
Pricing
2.6/10
License pricing
$1,999 per license
Functionality
16
MoneyDesktop
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
5.2/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
4
MultiCHAX
ITQlick rating
3.4/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
7/10
License pricing
$99 per license
Functionality
5

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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.