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At a Glance
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI)
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI)
Star Rating
(254)3.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (65.1% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Spotfire Analytics
Spotfire Analytics
Star Rating
(356)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (52.5% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • Users report that SAP BusinessObjects BI has a more complex setup process, with an Ease of Setup score of 6.9, while Spotfire shines with a score of 7.7, making it easier for teams to get started quickly.
  • Reviewers mention that Spotfire excels in data visualization capabilities, particularly with its Graphs and Charts scoring 8.8 compared to SAP BusinessObjects BI's 7.3, highlighting Spotfire's superior visual appeal and interactivity.
  • G2 users indicate that Spotfire offers a more user-friendly experience, reflected in its Ease of Use score of 8.1 versus SAP BusinessObjects BI's 7.2, suggesting that Spotfire is more accessible for non-technical users.
  • Reviewers say that Spotfire's reporting features, particularly its Dashboards, score significantly higher at 8.6 compared to SAP BusinessObjects BI's 7.3, indicating a more robust and flexible reporting environment in Spotfire.
  • Users on G2 highlight that Spotfire's Data Preparation capabilities, with a Connectors score of 8.3, are more comprehensive than SAP BusinessObjects BI's 8.0, allowing for better integration with various data sources.
  • Reviewers mention that Spotfire's advanced analytics features, particularly in Predictive Analytics with a score of 8.0, outperform SAP BusinessObjects BI's 6.6, making it a better choice for organizations looking to leverage predictive insights.
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Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.1
207
8.6
277
Ease of Use
7.2
209
8.1
278
Ease of Setup
6.9
76
7.7
131
Ease of Admin
7.1
75
7.7
111
Quality of Support
7.2
179
7.8
242
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.5
73
8.4
110
Product Direction (% positive)
6.0
202
7.9
274
Features by Category
Not enough data
8.2
230
Reports
7.8
160
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Verified
8.3
186
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Verified
7.1
141
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Verified
7.9
178
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Verified
7.3
142
|
Verified
8.8
204
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Verified
6.9
122
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Verified
8.1
165
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Verified
7.3
142
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Verified
8.7
194
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Verified
Self Service
7.8
148
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Verified
8.5
193
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Verified
7.8
156
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Verified
8.5
199
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Verified
7.6
147
|
Verified
8.3
181
|
Verified
7.1
144
|
Verified
7.8
174
|
Verified
6.8
130
|
Verified
7.8
163
|
Verified
6.3
95
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Verified
7.3
135
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
6.6
97
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Verified
8.0
151
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Verified
7.4
120
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Verified
8.9
198
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Verified
7.0
95
|
Verified
8.0
151
|
Verified
Building Reports
7.8
55
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Verified
8.4
108
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Verified
7.8
55
|
Verified
8.2
100
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Verified
7.7
54
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Verified
8.0
79
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Verified
7.6
43
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Verified
7.9
80
|
Verified
Platform
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Not enough data
Not enough data
8.4
227
Reports
7.8
160
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Verified
8.3
186
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Verified
7.1
141
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Verified
7.9
178
|
Verified
7.3
142
|
Verified
8.8
204
|
Verified
6.9
122
|
Verified
8.1
165
|
Verified
7.3
142
|
Verified
8.7
194
|
Verified
Reports
Not enough data
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Generative AI
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Visualization
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Data Updates
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Not enough data
Collaboration
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Data Updates
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.5
184
8.1
230
Reports
7.8
160
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Verified
8.3
186
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Verified
7.1
141
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Verified
7.9
178
|
Verified
7.3
142
|
Verified
8.8
204
|
Verified
6.9
122
|
Verified
8.1
165
|
Verified
7.3
142
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Verified
8.7
194
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Verified
Data Preparation
8.0
10
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Verified
8.3
68
|
Verified
8.0
11
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Verified
7.7
62
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Verified
Data Modeling and Blending
8.6
11
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Verified
8.5
74
|
Verified
8.9
12
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Verified
8.4
78
|
Verified
8.6
11
|
Verified
8.4
72
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.3
28
Not enough data
7.0
29
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Self Service
7.8
148
|
Verified
8.5
193
|
Verified
7.8
156
|
Verified
8.5
199
|
Verified
7.6
147
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Verified
8.3
181
|
Verified
7.1
144
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Verified
7.8
174
|
Verified
6.8
130
|
Verified
7.8
163
|
Verified
6.3
95
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Verified
7.3
135
|
Verified
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics
6.6
97
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Verified
8.0
151
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Verified
7.4
120
|
Verified
8.9
198
|
Verified
7.0
95
|
Verified
8.0
151
|
Verified
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Building Reports
7.8
55
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Verified
8.4
108
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Verified
7.8
55
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Verified
8.2
100
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Verified
7.7
54
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Verified
8.0
79
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Verified
7.6
43
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Verified
7.9
80
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Verified
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Not enough data
8.1
230
Reports
7.8
160
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Verified
8.3
186
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Verified
7.1
141
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Verified
7.9
178
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Verified
7.3
142
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Verified
8.8
204
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Verified
6.9
122
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Verified
8.1
165
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Verified
7.3
142
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Verified
8.7
194
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Verified
Self Service
7.8
148
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Verified
8.5
193
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Verified
7.8
156
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Verified
8.5
199
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Verified
7.6
147
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Verified
8.3
181
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Verified
7.1
144
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Verified
7.8
174
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Verified
6.8
130
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Verified
7.8
163
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Verified
6.3
95
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Verified
7.3
135
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Verified
Building Reports
7.8
55
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Verified
8.4
108
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Verified
7.8
55
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Verified
8.2
100
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Verified
7.7
54
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Verified
8.0
79
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Verified
7.6
43
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Verified
7.9
80
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Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Federation
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Transformation
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Administration
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Capabilities
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Methodology
Not enough data
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Generative AI
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Science and Machine Learning PlatformsHide 34 FeaturesShow 34 Features
Not enough data
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System
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Model Development
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Feature Not Available
Model Development
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Feature Not Available
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Machine/Deep Learning Services
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Machine/Deep Learning Services
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Deployment
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Deployment
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Generative AI
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Agentic AI - Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms
Not enough data
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Integration - Machine Learning
Not enough data
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Learning - Machine Learning
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace
Not enough data
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Not enough data
8.9
12
Statistical Tool
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Analysis
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
9.2
8
Decision Making
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.4
9
Not enough data
8.3
7
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI)
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI)
Spotfire Analytics
Spotfire Analytics
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) and Spotfire Analytics are categorized as Analytics Platforms
Unique Categories
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI)
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI)
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI)
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
7.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
27.2%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
65.1%
Spotfire Analytics
Spotfire Analytics
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
22.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
25.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
52.5%
Reviewers' Industry
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI)
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI)
Information Technology and Services
8.1%
Hospital & Health Care
6.4%
Retail
5.9%
Consumer Goods
5.1%
Financial Services
4.7%
Other
69.9%
Spotfire Analytics
Spotfire Analytics
Oil & Energy
21.8%
Information Technology and Services
10.0%
Pharmaceuticals
5.3%
Education Management
4.7%
Financial Services
4.0%
Other
54.2%
Most Helpful Reviews
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI)
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI)
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Victor M.
VM
Victor M.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

What I like best is how robust BusinessObjects is. SAP brings together Dashboards (For dynamic reporting), Web Intelligence (For ad-hoc reporting), and Crystal Reports (For clean, formatted reporting) all in one package. This gives customers/clients a lot...

Most Helpful Critical Review
SC
Susie C.
Verified User in Automotive

Acronyms are in German. I understand it's created by Germans but some of the acronyms in there do not make sense. It also takes a LONG time to load if you have a big data set. I've learned to break every pull piece by piece otherwise it'll clog the system.

Spotfire Analytics
Spotfire Analytics
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Kristopher N.
KN
Kristopher N.
Verified User in Oil & Energy

Spotfire is very easy to use right out of the box to create useful visualizations. Just drag and drop an excel file to import and that's half the work. Powerful set of tools to create different visualizations based on the data.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Automotive
GA
Verified User in Chemicals

The options to customize the report is a little hideous. The power engine is not as fast as that of Power BI. The drill down is also a little weird. The options to customize the reports and various charts and graphs are not as good as that of the tableau.

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Discussions
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI)
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Spotfire Analytics
Spotfire Analytics Discussions
Is Tibco Spotfire free?
2 comments
Juan B.
JB
I understand. If you have any other requests or need assistance, feel free to let me know!Read more
What is most like Tibco Spotfire?
1 comment
SYED KABBAR A A.
SA
TIBCO Spotfire provides excellent visualization and reporting capability as a BI tool. It enables connections to various data sources and advanced...Read more
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Official Response from Spotfire Analytics
If you want to see the latest in Spotfire, you can check out our "What's New" page on the Spotfire community:...Read more