Business intelligence (BI) and performance management software from SAP includes a broad portfolio of tools and applications designed to help you optimise business performance by connecting people, information and businesses across business networks. Compare the software to find the best solution for your business needs.
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| Summary |
Intuitive reporting, dashboarding and ad hoc analysis solutions for small businesses and functional departments |
Software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution providing complete, intuitive, turn-key business intelligence |
Comprehensive business intelligence and performance management software – specifically for midsize companies |
| Best fit for companies that… |
Need affordable reporting with access to any data source, intuitive exploration and analysis, visualisations and interactive dashboards, and the ability to perform "what-if" analysis
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Need a comprehensive BI solution for exploring, reporting on and sharing data that delivers insight quickly and reduces the burden on IT
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Need comprehensive capabilities for enterprise reporting, ad hoc query and analysis, dashboards and visualisation, data management, planning and budgeting or strategy management
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Partner support
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Thousands of partners across every industry and in 80 countries |
Thousands of partners across every industry and in 80 countries |
Thousands of partners across every industry and in 80 countries |
| Language support |
Available in 16 languages |
Available in English |
Available in 12 languages |
| Company size/number of employees |
10 - 500 |
1 - 5,000+ |
100 - 2,500 |
| IMPLEMENTATION TIME |
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1-8 days |
Immediate |
4-8 weeks |
| IT Approach |
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| IT staff/capabilities |
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n/a |
Have at least minimal IT resources |
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| Pricing and financing |
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Pricing/financing (Payment plans are available through SAP Financing.) |
Traditional licensing and monthly subscriptions; buy online now – starting at €479 |
Monthly subscriptions |
Traditional licensing starting at €8,000 for 10 users. |
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SAP Crystal Solutions |
SAP BusinessObjects BI OnDemand |
SAP BusinessObjects Edge BI |
SAP BusinessObjects Edge Planning and Consolidation |
SAP BusinessObjects Edge Strategy Management |
Report creation, user defined Create, manage and deliver high-quality reports that can be "user" designed and deployed |
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Data visualisation and dashboard creation Consolidate company data into a single dashboard to manage performance |
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Reports and dashboards on a single server Open, view and interact with reports and dashboards and share them securely over the Web, in Microsoft Office documents, via e-mail and on corporate portals; use automatic report scheduling and delivery |
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Report personalisation Personalise report content and deliver reports to thousands of internal and external recipients – in a single session |
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Ad hoc reporting, query and analysis Create reports and dashboards "on the fly" and drill down on any data to understand "root causes" for course correction; supports multiple data sources |
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Data integration Graphically extract, transform and load (ETL) data and identify the impact of changes in source systems on reports and dashboards (impact analysis for IT; data lineage for business user) |
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Pre-configured data mart options Faster implementation with pre-packaged data mart solutions - sample reports, prebuilt data flows and business logic |
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Data quality Centralise the discovery, correction and prevention of data issues across the organisation. |
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Packaged planning and budgeting Support complete top-down and bottom-up approaches. |
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Forecasting and modelling Create rolling forecasts and incorporate real-time actuals with historical data. |
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Financial consolidation Support fast close and improved compliance. |
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Statutory reporting support Produce and manage reporting for internal and external needs. |
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Scorecards Support effective communication enabled by strong visualisation. |
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Objectives and initiatives tracking Prioritise resources through insight into dependencies between goals and initiatives and shifts in strategies and associated risk. |
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* Available with SAP Crystal Reports software ** Available with SAP Crystal Reports Server, SAP Crystal Dashboard Design and SAP Crystal Presentation Design *** Available with SAP Crystal Reports Server **** Available with SAP Crystal Interactive Analysis ***** Available in SAP BusinessObjects Edge BI, version with data integration ****** Available in SAP BusinessObjects Edge BI, version with data management
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