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SAP BusinessObjects

Composite Score

7.5 /10

CX Score

7.7 /10

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What is SAP BusinessObjects?

SAP BusinessObjects BI is a reporting and analytics business intelligence (BI) platform aimed at business users. It consists of a number of reporting applications that allow users to discover data, perform analysis to derive insights and create reports that visualize the insights.

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Awards & Recognition

SAP BusinessObjects won the following awards in the Business Intelligence & Analytics - Enterprise category

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SAP BusinessObjects Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

86 Likeliness to Recommend

2
Since last award

90 Plan to Renew

6
Since last award

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1
Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+84 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love SAP BusinessObjects?

5% Negative

8% Neutral

87% Positive

Pros

Respectful
Client's Interest First
Includes Product Enhancements
Reliable

Feature Ratings

Average 79

Data Exploration and Visualization

Data Modelling Tools

Real-Time Visualization

Intelligent Alerts and Notifications

BI Security

Spatial Analysis

Advanced Analytics and Data Science

Collaboration

Data Connectors and Data Mashup

BI Platform Administration

Operational Reporting Capabilities

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 78

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

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Score 8.7

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SAP BusinessObjects Reviews

Deepa K.

Role: Finance
Industry: Finance
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2021

Features are Awesome

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates SAP BusinessObjects from other similar products?

UI and Support

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Support from the Team

What do you dislike most about this product?

Licensing of the product

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Ui is great and usability,

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Unique Features
Fair
Generous Negotitation

Katie G.

Role: Human Resources
Industry: Technology
Involvement: Initial Implementation

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2020

Great product, easy to use and highly recommend!

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates SAP BusinessObjects from other similar products?

Client interaction

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Relationships and use

What do you dislike most about this product?

Onboarding

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Work with your team to understand the best outcomes and onboarding experience

Pros

Helps Innovate
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Effective Service

Samara C. P.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Education
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2020

This is a fantastic product!

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates SAP BusinessObjects from other similar products?

It has great brand recognition

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Its easy of use

What do you dislike most about this product?

I don't not like anything

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I'd suggest they ask questions to ensure it fits their needs

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Unique Features
Efficient Service

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Awards & Recognition

SAP BusinessObjects Ratings

86 Likeliness to Recommend

2 Since last award

90 Plan to Renew

6 Since last award

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+84 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love SAP BusinessObjects?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Data Exploration and Visualization Ability to visually manipulate, interact with, and explore data, and perform basic descriptive statistics and pattern detection.

Data Modelling Tools Includes ability to model complex relationships between internal application sources and other parties.

Real-Time Visualization Ability to analyze and visualize data as soon as it becomes available via data-streaming pipelines.

Intelligent Alerts and Notifications Ability to create, manage, send and receive notifications, enhancing efficiency and productivity.

BI Security Data access control management, including access permissions management, user authentication and enforcement of access permissions via technology.

Spatial Analysis Ability to natively visualize and analyze spatial data out of the box tied to postcode, zipcode or spacial co-ordinates.

Advanced Analytics and Data Science Techniques including predictive, data and text mining, machine learning, forecasting, what-if analysis, sentiment analysis etc.

Collaboration Includes ability to view, share and direct work between co-workers in real or near real-time.

Data Connectors and Data Mashup Connect to, merge and clean data from multiple diverse data sources.

BI Platform Administration Centralized console to manage BI portal administration. Management metrics and reports on usage, resource utilization, security, and other activities.

Operational Reporting Capabilities Real-time detailed reporting to support operational business processes.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

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SAP BusinessObjects Reviews

Deepa K.

Features are Awesome

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Katie G.

Great product, easy to use and highly recommend!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Samara C. P.

This is a fantastic product!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Data Exploration and Visualization

Data Modelling Tools

Real-Time Visualization

Intelligent Alerts and Notifications

BI Security

Spatial Analysis

Advanced Analytics and Data Science

Collaboration

Data Connectors and Data Mashup

BI Platform Administration

Operational Reporting Capabilities

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness