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Features

Top Performing Features

  • Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile

    In-app dashboard reports and data visualization.

    Category average: 7.9

  • Report Versioning

    Report versioning is the assignment of version numbers to each version of a report to help in tracking.

    Category average: 8.4

  • Javascript API

    A Javascript API is a type of API

    Category average: 8.3

  • Publish to Web

    Category average: 8.5

BI Standard Reporting

Standard reporting means pre-built or canned reports available to users without having to create them.

  • Pixel Perfect reports

    Pixel Perfect reports are highly-formatted reports with graphics and ability to preview the report before printing.

    Category average: 8.2

  • Customizable dashboards

    Customizable dashboards are dashboards providing the builder some degree of control over the look and feel and display options.

    Category average: 8.5

  • Report Formatting Templates

    Category average: 8.1

Ad-hoc Reporting

Ad-Hoc Reports are reports built by the user to meet highly specific requirements.

  • Drill-down analysis

    Drill down analysis is the ability to get to a further level of detail by going deeper into the hierarchy.

    Category average: 8.4

  • Formatting capabilities

    Ability to format output e.g. conditional formatting, lines, headers, footers.

    Category average: 8.1

  • Integration with R or other statistical packages

    Integration with the open-source R predictive modeling environment.

    Category average: 7.9

  • Report sharing and collaboration

    Report sharing and collaboration is the ability to easily share reports with others.

    Category average: 8.6

Report Output and Scheduling

Ability to schedule and manager report output.

  • Publish to Web

    Category average: 8.5

  • Publish to PDF

    Category average: 8.5

  • Report Versioning

    Report versioning is the assignment of version numbers to each version of a report to help in tracking.

    Category average: 8.4

  • Report Delivery Scheduling

    Report Delivery Schedule is the ability to have reports delivered to a destination at a specific data and time.

    Category average: 8.4

  • Delivery to Remote Servers

    Ability to deliver reports to remote servers

    Category average: 8.2

Data Discovery and Visualization

Data Discovery and Visualization is the analysis of multiple data sources in a search for patterns and outliers and the ability to represent the data visually.

  • Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)

    Pre-built visualization formats are canned visualization types that can be selected to visualize different kinds of data.

    Category average: 8.1

  • Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization

    Location analytics is the visualization of geographical or spatial data.

    Category average: 8

  • Predictive Analytics

    Predictive Analytics is the ability to build forecasting models based on existing data sets.

    Category average: 7.8

  • Pattern Recognition and Data Mining

    Pattern recognition and data mining mean the ability to recognize hidden patterns in large quantities of data.

    Category average: 7.6

Access Control and Security

Access control means being able to determine who has access to which data.

  • Multi-User Support (named login)

    Named model access means that users have access based on name and password.

    Category average: 8.6

  • Role-Based Security Model

    Role-based access means that access to data is determined by job or position in the corporation.

    Category average: 8.4

  • Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)

    Multiple access permission levels means that different levels of users have different rights.

    Category average: 8.3

  • Report-Level Access Control

    Report-level access control means that the type of report determines who has access to it.

    Category average: 8

  • Single Sign-On (SSO)

    Allows users to use one set of login credentials to access multiple applications

    Category average: 8.5

Mobile Capabilities

Support for mobile devices like smartphones and tablets.

  • Responsive Design for Web Access

    Web design aimed at producing easy-to-read sites across a range of different devices.

    Category average: 7.9

  • Mobile Application

    A dedicated app for iOS and/or Android.

    Category average: 7.4

  • Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile

    In-app dashboard reports and data visualization.

    Category average: 7.9

Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding

APIs are a set of routines, protocols, and tools for used for embedding one application in another

  • REST API

    REST is an architecture style for designing networked applications

    Category average: 8.1

  • Javascript API

    A Javascript API is a type of API

    Category average: 8.3

  • iFrames

    An iFrame is an HTML document embedded inside another HTML document on a website

    Category average: 8.1

  • Java API

    A Java application programming interface (API) is a list of all classes that are part of the Java development kit (JDK)

    Category average: 8.1

  • Themeable User Interface (UI)

    A themeable user interface means that a specific visual them can be applied to it

    Category average: 7.8

  • Customizable Platform (Open Source)

    A customizable, open source API Gateway is a fast and scalable type of API

    Category average: 7.7