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OpenText Magellan vs. SAP Crystal

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OpenText Magellan

22 Reviews and Ratings

SAP Crystal

556 Reviews and Ratings

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    OpenText Magellan

    Score9 out of 10
    		N/AOpenText Magellan Analytics Suite leverages a comprehensive set of data analytics software to identify patterns, relationships and trends through data visualizations and interactive dashboards.N/A

    SAP Crystal

    Score7.5 out of 10
    		N/ASAP Crystal is an analytics and reporting software solution for SMBs. SAP Crystal comprises Crystal Reports for pixel-perfect reporting, and SAP Crystal Server for automated distribution and self-service access to reports, dashboards and data exploration.

    $295

    per single user license

    Pricing
    OpenText MagellanSAP Crystal
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Upgrade Version to SAP Crystal Reports 2020
    $295
    per single user license
    SAP Crystal Reports 2020 64-Bit
    $495
    per single user license
    SAP Crystal Reports 2016 32-Bit
    $495
    per single user license
    SAP Crystal Server 2020 1 NUL
    $869
    per user license + first year maintenance to be added
    SAP Crystal Server 2020 5 CAL
    $8,744
    5 concurrent users + first year maintenance to be added
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    OpenText MagellanSAP Crystal
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—* SAP Crystal Reports 2020 Viewer allows you to view static data within a SAP Crystal Reports file. * SAP Crystal Reports 2020 - Full version allows you to create powerful, richly formatted, and dynamic reports from virtually any data source, delivered in dozens of formats, in up to 28 languages. If you already have an older version of Crystal Reports, buy a license for SAP Crystal Reports 2020 - Upgrade at a discounted, upgrade price. * SAP Crystal Server 2020, 1 NUL includes 1 license of: SAP Crystal Reports 2020 - SAP Crystal Server 2020. * As an add-on to SAP Crystal Server 2020 1 NUL, SAP Crystal Server 2020 5 CAL allows you to support a wider, intermittent audience of end users, up to five logged on at the same time.
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    Community Pulse
    OpenText MagellanSAP Crystal
    Considered Both Products
    OpenText
    Todd Bellamy
    Systems Analyst in Information Technology at MATECH Solutions (Machining Technologies, Inc.) (Food Production, 10,001+ employees)
    Chose OpenText Magellan
    Actuate has a HUGE number of features that can tie nicely into almost any ERP but it takes some time to learn and the development community was relatively small compared to the Crystal Reports alternative. Crystal was far easier to learn and had a massive support base. Probably …
    Incentivized
    SAP
    Ercole Lugari
    SQL & Business Objects Analyst Developer in Information Technology at London Stock Exchange (Financial Services, 1001-5000 employees)
    Chose SAP Crystal
    SAP Crystal Reports has a long service experience and is graphically superior.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
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    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    OpenText MagellanSAP Crystal
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of OpenText Magellan and SAP Crystal
    Feature
    OpenText Magellan
    7.0
    2 Ratings
    SAP Crystal
    9.3
    121 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards7.02 Ratings10.097 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.01 Ratings10.0114 Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings8.0110 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of OpenText Magellan and SAP Crystal
    Feature
    OpenText Magellan
    8.3
    3 Ratings
    SAP Crystal
    9.6
    133 Ratings
    Drill-down analysis8.03 Ratings10.0114 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities8.03 Ratings10.0132 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages9.01 Ratings8.662 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration8.02 Ratings10.0117 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of OpenText Magellan and SAP Crystal
    Feature
    OpenText Magellan
    8.3
    2 Ratings
    SAP Crystal
    9.4
    133 Ratings
    Publish to Web8.02 Ratings9.288 Ratings
    Publish to PDF8.02 Ratings10.0130 Ratings
    Report Versioning9.02 Ratings9.092 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling8.02 Ratings9.095 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings10.052 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of OpenText Magellan and SAP Crystal
    Feature
    OpenText Magellan
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    SAP Crystal
    8.0
    87 Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)9.01 Ratings7.650 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics7.01 Ratings7.841 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings8.574 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of OpenText Magellan and SAP Crystal
    Feature
    OpenText Magellan
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    SAP Crystal
    8.6
    86 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model9.02 Ratings7.778 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.02 Ratings8.478 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)9.02 Ratings9.038 Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings7.879 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of OpenText Magellan and SAP Crystal
    Feature
    OpenText Magellan
    7.0
    2 Ratings
    SAP Crystal
    8.4
    62 Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access7.02 Ratings8.760 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile7.02 Ratings9.057 Ratings
    Mobile Application00 Ratings7.643 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of OpenText Magellan and SAP Crystal
    Feature
    OpenText Magellan
    6.2
    1 Ratings
    SAP Crystal
    6.9
    43 Ratings
    REST API5.01 Ratings7.48 Ratings
    Javascript API9.01 Ratings6.035 Ratings
    Java API5.01 Ratings6.035 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)7.01 Ratings8.337 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)5.01 Ratings7.031 Ratings
    iFrames00 Ratings7.18 Ratings
    User Ratings
    OpenText MagellanSAP Crystal
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (11 ratings)
    10.0
    (155 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    3.9
    (9 ratings)
    10.0
    (19 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.5
    (28 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.6
    (21 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.8
    (14 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    8.8
    (124 ratings)
    Data Sources
    8.0
    (8 ratings)
    9.2
    (129 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)