Compare WebFOCUS and Infor Birst - Jan 2023

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jan 03, 2023

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

Infor Birst is more expensive to implement (TCO) than WebFOCUS, and Infor Birst is rated higher (92/100) than WebFOCUS (82/100). Infor Birst offers users more features (25) than WebFOCUS (3).

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:

Information Builders Vs. Birst

Information Builders: Information Builders is a software company, its' three product lines are – intelligence, integration, and integrity – Built on a common architecture, they work together seamlessly to cover all your information needs – from data inception to information quality and delivery.

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? WebFOCUS or Birst?

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 WebFOCUS and Birst.

WebFOCUS price starts at $28,000 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 WebFOCUS is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Business Intelligence 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 Business Intelligence software cost.

Bottom line: Birst is more expensive than WebFOCUS.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared WebFOCUS Vs. Infor Birst based on some of the most important and required Business Intelligence features.

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

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

Target customer size

Customers of the software come from all major industries and are businesses of all sizes and types. Birst is a web-based service that can be useful to customers in all types of organizations and industries.

WebFOCUS

ITQlick rating
(4.5/5)

starts at $28,000 per license

WebFOCUS, the industry’s most comprehensive BI platform, offers easy-to-use BI, business analytics, and performance management capabilities to promote a proactive business culture that helps organizations gain ...

Categories: Budgeting & CPM, Business Intelligence, Business performance management, Cloud BI.

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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WebFOCUS: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support

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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WebFOCUS
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
82/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$28,000 per license
Functionality
14
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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
Qlik Sen...
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
95/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
$30 per user/month
Functionality
15
SuiteAna...
ITQlick rating
4.1/5
Score
94/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
$499 per month + $99 per user
Functionality
10
Sisense
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
94/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$83 per employee/month
Functionality
35

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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.