Compare SAP BI, Information Management, and Performance Management software

Business intelligence (BI), information management, and performance management software from SAP includes a broad portfolio of tools and applications designed to help you optimize business performance by connecting people, information, and businesses across business networks. Compare the software to find the best fit for your business needs.

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SAP Crystal Solutions SAP BusinessObjects BI OnDemand SAP Edge Solutions
Quick Facts
Summary Complete report design and management solutions for small businesses and functional departments Software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution providing complete, intuitive, turn-key business intelligence Comprehensive BI, information management, and performance management software – specifically for midsize companies
Best fit for companies that... Need powerful reporting with access to any data source; require functionality for viewing, managing, sharing, and distributing. reports and dashboards Need a comprehensive BI solution for exploring, reporting on and sharing data that delivers insight quickly and reduces the burden on IT Need comprehensive capabilities for enterprise reporting, ad hoc query and analysis, dashboards and visualization, data management, planning and budgeting, or strategy management
Company Size / Number of Employees 10 - 500+ 1 - 5,000+ 100 - 2,500

Deployment Options
On-Premise
Hosted
On-Demand
Desktop Deployment

Implementation Time
Typical 1 - 8 days Immediate 4 - 8 weeks

Pricing and Financing
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.
SAP Crystal Solutions SAP BusinessObjects BI OnDemand SAP BusinessObjects BI, Edge edition SAP Enterprise Information Management, Edge edition SAP Enterprise Performance Management, Edge edition
Compare Features
Report creation, user defined
Create, manage, and deliver high-quality reports that can be "user" designed and deployed
*
Data visualization and dashboard creation
Consolidate company data into a single dashboard to manage performance Consolidate company data into a single dashboard to manage performance
**
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
***
Report personalization
Personalize report content and deliver reports to thousands of internal and external recipients – in a single session
***
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
****
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)
*****
Pre-configured data mart options
Faster implementation with prepackaged data mart solutions – sample reports, prebuilt data flows, and business logic
*****
Data quality
Centralize the discovery, correction, and prevention of data issues across the organization
******
Packaged planning and budgeting
Support complete top-down and bottom-up approaches
Forecasting and modeling
Create rolling forecasts and incorporate real-time actuals with historical data
Financial consolidation
Support fast close and improved compliance
Statutory reporting support
Produce and manage reporting for internal and external needs
Scorecards
Support effective communication enabled by strong visualization
Objectives and initiatives tracking
Prioritize resources through insight into dependencies between goals and initiatives and shifts in strategies and associated risk

*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 BI, Edge edition with data integration


******Available in SAP BusinessObjects BI, Edge edition with data management