Compare KickFire and IBM Symphony - May 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / May 25, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - KickFire or IBM Symphony?

IBM Symphony is more expensive to implement (TCO) than KickFire, and KickFire is rated higher (92/100) than IBM Symphony (84/100). Both tools offer the same amount of features.

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Who is more expensive? KickFire or IBM Platform Symphony?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Data Analysis Tools 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 KickFire and IBM Platform Symphony.

KickFire price starts at $49 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 VisiStat is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Data Analysis Tools software. IBM Platform Symphony price starts at $720 per license , When comparing IBM Platform Symphony to its competitors, the software is rated 6 - similar to the average Data Analysis Tools software cost.

Bottom line: IBM Platform Symphony is more expensive than KickFire.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared KickFire Vs. IBM Symphony based on some of the most important and required Data Analysis Tools features.

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

IBM Platform Symphony: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Target customer size

KickFire's typical customers include: Medium and large size businesses, and IBM Platform Symphony's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.

KickFire

ITQlick rating
(4.8/5)

starts at $49 per user/month

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Categories: Data Analysis Tools.

IBM Symphony

ITQlick rating
(4.7/5)

starts at $720 per license

IBM Symphony is a cloud-based data analysis tool that enables managers to handle their data-centric distributed applications over a shared, extensible grid.

Categories: Data Analysis Tools, .

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KickFire: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support

IBM Platform Symphony: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support
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
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KickFire
ITQlick rating
4.8/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
3.2/10
License pricing
$49 per user/month
Functionality
4
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IBM Symp...
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
84/100
Pricing
6.2/10
License pricing
$720 per license
Functionality
5
Tune
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
89/100
Pricing
4.8/10
License pricing
$599 per month
Functionality
3
Review
Upfluenc...
ITQlick rating
3.1/5
Score
88/100
Pricing
6.6/10
License pricing
$795 per user/month
Functionality
13
CMO COMP...
ITQlick rating
5/5
Score
84/100
Pricing
6/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
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.