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SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence

844 Reviews and Ratings

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence

    Score6.5 out of 10
    		N/AThe SAP® BusinessObjects™ Business Intelligence Platform provides users with ad hoc queries, reporting, data visualizations, and analysis tools. Its integrated, unified infrastructure aims to offer scalability from one-to-many tools and interfaces on-premise, in the cloud, or as a hybrid approach.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
    SAP BusinessObjects Business IntelligenceSAP 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
    SAP BusinessObjects Business IntelligenceSAP 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
    SAP BusinessObjects Business IntelligenceSAP Crystal
    Considered Both Products
    SAP
    Saurabh Raheja
    Technology Lead in Information Technology at Infosys Limited (Information Technology and Services, 10,001+ employees)
    Chose SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    When we get the installation of the SAP BO BI Platform done on one of the BO servers, we get a whole of stacks of SAP BO BI suite tools installed. This is a package that has reporting tools inside it. For instance, web intelligence-rich clients, SAP Crystal reports, etc. We can …
    Incentivized
    Rodolfo Pinera
    SAP Business Objects and BI Consultant in Information Technology at Independiente / Freelance (Food & Beverages, 201-500 employees)
    Chose SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    It is unlike any other platform.
    Incentivized
    Priyanka Musale
    Sr SAP BOE/BODS Lead in Engineering at Data Redeemers (Information Technology and Services, 10,001+ employees)
    Chose SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    I have used Data Stage; plug and play extractors help to fetch data from SAP CRM/ECC. It reduces the ETL job design efforts.
    I have used Tableau, the SAP dashboard provides more options in designing legends on charts, in-built hide/show features in charts.
    Incentivized
    Jody Gitchel
    Developer / Systems Engineer in Information Technology at Quantum Health (Food Production, 1001-5000 employees)
    Chose SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    The biggest advantage that SAP Business Objects has over these competitors are value and options. Value wise, it brings together a tool set that delivers a bit of something for everyone. With integration into Microsoft Office, additional options are available to for those …
    Incentivized
    mahesh ray
    Data Engineer in Engineering at Citrix (Computer Networking, 10,001+ employees)
    Chose SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    I had to choose between Tableau, Birst and BO.
    I liked BO over these as the features like derived tables, merge dimensions, context operators are not there in other tools.
    Incentivized
    Jessie A. Toro
    MARKETING ASSISTANT in Marketing at Pucker Makeup Studio (Consumer Services, 5001-10,000 employees)
    Chose SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    It connects to MS office, XML and other data sources and if you're interested more in reporting, SAP Business Objects is the way to go. If you have a large company with a big budget, and you’re looking for a highly scalable BI tool that integrates with a number of applications, …
    Incentivized
    Nathan Patrick Taylor
    Quality Informatics Manager in Research & Development at DirectorySpot (Hospital & Health Care, 11-50 employees)
    Chose SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    Microsoft/Caradigm Amalga
    Tableau
    Qlikview
    SAP
    Dell Stinnett-Christy
    Senior Manager, Data & Analytics Practice at Protiviti (Management Consulting, 1001-5000 employees)
    Chose SAP Crystal
    I have done a little bit in Microsoft SSRS and a bunch in SAP Web Intelligence (Webi). Both of those are good at what they do. Like Crystal, SSRS is more technical. Webi is great for quick ad-hoc reports or data analyses. But with Crystal I can easily do things like …
    Incentivized
    Greg Goss
    SQL Database and Business Intelligence Manager in Information Technology at Ten Cate (Textiles, 1001-5000 employees)
    Chose SAP Crystal
    Comparing Crystal to another SAP offering, Business Objects is currently our ad-hoc and general reporting tool. I design the visualizations and meta-data layers that the general user population can consume without much of a learning curve. Business Objects is robust enough to …
    Incentivized
    Larry Jones
    I.T. Black Knight in Information Technology at Wagstaff, Inc. (Machinery, 201-500 employees)
    Chose SAP Crystal

    We selected Crystal Reports almost 20 years ago due to its feature set, flexibility, and cost.

    The only other reporting tool evaluate at that time was Cognos and it was much more expensive then.

    17 years ago we spent a few thousand dollars on some developer/designer licenses and …

    Incentivized
    Jaap Maartens
    Senior Consultant Financial Services in Finance and Accounting at PwC (Financial Services, 10,001+ employees)
    Chose SAP Crystal
    As already stated, some businesses may find SAP Crystal Reports too expensive. While there are cheaper alternatives, it will all depend on your business' specific needs which product to choose. Another factor to consider is, what is the product, the majority of your clients is …
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose SAP Crystal
    When we evaluated several options, we found SAP Crystal Server to be more reliable than some of its competitors. We wanted something that we could customise to use in several departments and for all different types of situations where reports would be useful. We also use other …
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose SAP Crystal
    SAP Crystal Reports is great because it is easy to use (once you learn the program) and the possibilities are endless. We also use some other programs as well as SAP Crystal Reports for some additional reports and related visuals. We went to SAP because of the possibilities of …
    Incentivized
    David Angers
    Senior Business Intelligence Developer in Information Technology at Sierra Nevada Corporation (Defense & Space, 1001-5000 employees)
    Chose SAP Crystal
    Much easier than SQRibe from what I remember as it was over a decade ago. Similar to MSRS, but with more functionality.
    Incentivized
    Charanya Rajagopalan
    Project Lead in Information Technology at Tcs (Information Technology and Services, 10,001+ employees)
    Chose SAP Crystal
    • The support provided for variety of databases, since SSRS only supports SQL Server.
    • The look and feel, and ease of use of the software.
    Incentivized
    Luca Campanelli
    Database Administrator in Information Technology at Intralot Italia S.p.A. (Gambling & Casinos, 51-200 employees)
    Chose SAP Crystal
    It is not really easy to make a comparison with the other competitors' software, I think that every software is appropriate for your needs, certainly SAP Crystal Reports has a few gaps, and if you choose it as a final product it is because it allows you to change down to the …
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose SAP Crystal
    We use other SAP BI products and Crystal is the one that provides the pixel perfect formatted reporting and integrates the best with our SAP ERP system in a real-time fashion.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    SAP BusinessObjects Business IntelligenceSAP Crystal
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and SAP Crystal
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    8.2
    51 Ratings
    SAP Crystal
    9.3
    121 Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports8.646 Ratings8.0110 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards7.747 Ratings10.097 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates8.347 Ratings10.0114 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and SAP Crystal
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    7.8
    48 Ratings
    SAP Crystal
    9.6
    133 Ratings
    Drill-down analysis7.147 Ratings10.0114 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities8.347 Ratings10.0132 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages7.333 Ratings8.662 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration8.647 Ratings10.0117 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and SAP Crystal
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    7.9
    48 Ratings
    SAP Crystal
    9.4
    133 Ratings
    Publish to Web9.040 Ratings9.288 Ratings
    Publish to PDF7.446 Ratings10.0130 Ratings
    Report Versioning6.742 Ratings9.092 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling8.447 Ratings9.095 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers7.726 Ratings10.052 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and SAP Crystal
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    7.2
    43 Ratings
    SAP Crystal
    8.0
    87 Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)6.941 Ratings7.650 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization6.939 Ratings8.574 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics7.938 Ratings7.841 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining7.32 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and SAP Crystal
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    9.2
    48 Ratings
    SAP Crystal
    8.6
    86 Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)9.048 Ratings7.879 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model9.646 Ratings7.778 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.045 Ratings8.478 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control9.62 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)9.029 Ratings9.038 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and SAP Crystal
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    5.8
    34 Ratings
    SAP Crystal
    8.4
    62 Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access6.733 Ratings8.760 Ratings
    Mobile Application3.928 Ratings7.643 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile3.930 Ratings9.057 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and SAP Crystal
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    7.1
    24 Ratings
    SAP Crystal
    6.9
    43 Ratings
    REST API6.721 Ratings7.48 Ratings
    Javascript API7.319 Ratings6.035 Ratings
    iFrames7.318 Ratings7.18 Ratings
    Java API7.122 Ratings6.035 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)7.321 Ratings8.337 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)6.720 Ratings7.031 Ratings
    User Ratings
    SAP BusinessObjects Business IntelligenceSAP Crystal
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.7
    (73 ratings)
    10.0
    (155 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.3
    (24 ratings)
    10.0
    (19 ratings)
    Usability
    7.6
    (16 ratings)
    9.5
    (28 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.6
    (16 ratings)
    8.6
    (21 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    8.8
    (14 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.2
    (45 ratings)
    8.8
    (124 ratings)
    Data Sources
    8.3
    (45 ratings)
    9.2
    (129 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)