INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Best business intelligence toolsEvery business is in a competitive environment, and each is trying to gain and maintain that competitive
Businesses have a variety of metrics they track, from accounts receivable to market share
Traditionally these parameters were tracked in ledgers, and this was subsequently transitioned into spreadsheets.However, both methods
involved manually entering data, and specifying calculations, with analysis done by the user- a lengthy and involved process
However, business intelligence tools are hardly new, as they can be traced as far back as 1958 to Hans Peter Luhn who is considered the
The goal is to apply these tools, so that analysis can occur in real time with less input from the user, and results can be applied faster,
which ultimately improves the business
With the rise of data in the cloud, business intelligence has seen a recent increase in growth, with current adoption estimated at an all
Zoho ReportsA tool from folks that have a cloud-based approach in their DNASupport to collect data from many sourcesVisually attractive
dashboardAvailability of free trialRequires purchase on annual basisZoho Reports is the business intelligence tool from the folks that have
plenty of experience with web-based business tools, namely the venerable Zoho Office
Zoho Reports is a robust solution, that can integrate data from a variety of files, including Microsoft Office documents, URL feeds, and
databases, such as MySQL, along with applications, of course from Zoho, but also outside their ecosystem including data from the cloud from
Box, DropBox, Google Drive and other applications (for example Salesforce, Quickbooks and Google Analytics).Data can then be blended via
integrated mathematical and statistical formulas, for example marketing costs in an Excel file, with sales data in a cloud database, to
create a visually attractive and informative report
This is all done via a simple online interface, and functions can be applied via a simple drag and drop, with reports that can be easily
viewed via the portal, or also printed or emailed
Microsoft Power BIThe software giant provides a free business intelligence toolFree TierAffordable costRequires software downloadSoftware
behemoth, Microsoft, also plays in the business intelligence tool space, and their offering is Power BI
Unlike some of their competition that take a totally web-based portal approach, Power BI takes the downloadable software approach, at least
applications, and other sources such as Facebook, Sybase and Oracle which can then prep data for subsequent data analysis on the fly,
allowing reports to be created in just a matter of minutes
The next tier up is Power PI Pro and supports collaboration between users, and real time data analysis, and after a 60 day trial costs $9.99
Tableau DesktopA visually slick business intelligence tool that commands a premiumFree trial offerSlick interface with drag and drop
drag and drop buttons allows the user to quickly be able to spot trends in the data
There is a lengthy list of supported data sources, including Microsoft Excel, Google Analytics, Box and PDF files
this more expensive than other competing solutions
DundasAn experienced and simple to use BI toolBrowser basedDrag and drop interfaceFree 45 day trialOpaque pricingDundas is a browser based
business intelligence tool with 25 years of experience
The HTML5 interface allows it to be used across a variety, including mobile, devices
SisenseThe business intelligence tool of Fortune 500 companiesRapid deploymentIncorporates AIOpaque pricingSisense is a business
intelligence tool that seeks to simplify the complexities of data analysis by building in IoT, machine learning and AI into their platform
that claim, their list of clients, including the likes of GE, Philips, Fujitsu, NBC and Airbus would back up that this is a top tier product
