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 fit for your business needs.

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Expand All Collapse All Overview         Complete report design and management solutions for small businesses and functional departments Stunning visualisation of your business data – giving any user the ability to make the right decisions Comprehensive business intelligence and performance management software – specifically for midsize companies Best Fit       Best fit for companies that… Have outgrown their basic or spreadsheet-based reporting solution and need a complete view of the business Need powerful data visualisations, interactive business dashboards and the ability to perform "what if" scenario analysis for more informed decision-making Need comprehensive capabilities for enterprise reporting, ad hoc query and analysis, dashboards and visualisation, data management, planning and budgeting or strategy management Solution Highlights       Partner support Thousands of partners across every industry and in 80 countries Language support Available in 16 languages Available in 12 languages Available in 12 languages Company size/number of employees 10-500 10-500 100-2,500 IMPLEMENTATION TIME       Typical 2-8 days 2-8 days 4-8 weeks IT Approach       IT staff/capabilities n/a n/a Have at least minimal IT resources On-premise Hosting On-demand     Desktop deployment   Pricing and financing       Pricing/financing (Payment plans are available through SAP Financing.) Traditional licensing and monthly subscriptions; buy online now – starting at €479 Traditional licensing; buy online now – starting at €160 Traditional licensing starting at €8,000 for 10 users. Crystal Reports Xcelisus Edge BI Standard Edge BI, with Data Integration Edge BI, with Data Management Report creation, user defined Create, manage and deliver high-quality reports that can be "user" designed and deployed   Data visualisation and dashboard creation Consolidate company data into a single dashboard to manage performance   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 Centralise the discovery, correction and prevention of data issues across the organisation.