SAP Business Intelligence offers several advanced analytics solutions including real-time BI predictive analytics, machine learning, and planning & analysis. The Business Intelligence platform in particular, offers reporting & analysis, data visualisation & analytics applications, office integration and mobile analytics. SAP is a robust software intended for all roles (IT, end uses and management) and offers tons of functionalities in one platform.

Website : www.sap.com

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SAP Business Intelligence

MicroStrategy is a business intelligence tool that offers powerful (and high speed) dashboarding and data analytics which help monitor trend, recognise new opportunities, improve productivity and more. Users can connect to one or various sources, whether the incoming data is from a spreadsheet, cloud-based or enterprise data software. It can be accessed from your desktop or via mobile.

Website : www.microstrategy.com

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MicroStrategy

Datapine is an all-in-one BI platform that facilitates the complex process of data analytics even for non-technical users. Thanks to a comprehensive self-service analytics approach, datapine’s solution enables data analysts and business users alike to easily integrate different data sources, perform advanced data analysis, build interactive business dashboards and generate actionable business insights.

Website : www.datapine.com

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Datapine

Yellowfin BI is a business intelligence tool and ‘end-to-end’ analytics platform that combines visualisation, machine learning, and collaboration. You can also easily filter through tons of data with intuitive filtering (e.g. checkboxes and radio buttons) as well open up dashboards just about anywhere (thanks to this tool’s flexibility in accessibility (mobile, webpage, etc.).

Website : www.yellowfinbi.com

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Yellowfin

QlikSense is a product of Qlik, a company also known for another business intelligence tool called QlikView. You can use QlikSense from any device at any time. The user interface of QlikSense is optimized for touchscreen, which makes it a very popular bi tool. A big difference with QlikView is the feature Storytelling. Users add their experience to the data and by using snapshots and highlights making the right analysis and decisions has become a lot easier

Website : www.qlik.com

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QlikSense

Use Zoho Analytics for in depth reporting and data analysis. This business intelligence tool has automatic data sync and can be scheduled periodically. You can easily build a connector by using the integration API’s. Blend and merge data from different sources and create meaningful reports. With an easy editor you create personalized reports and dashboards enabling you to zoom into the important details.

Website : www.zoho.com/analytics

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oho Analytics

Not really tech-savvy? Then the Sisense business intelligence tool might be for you. This user-friendly tool allows anyone within your organisation to manage large and complex datasets as well as analyse and visualise this data without your IT department getting involved. It lets you bring together data from a wide variety of sources as well including Adwords, Google Analytics and Salesforce. Not to mention, because it uses in-chip technology, data is processed quite quickly compared to other tools.

Website : www.sisense.com

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Sisense

Microsoft Power BI is a web-based business analytics tool suite which excels in data visualisation. It allows users to identify trends in real-time and has brand new connectors that allow you to up your game in campaigns. Because it’s web-based, Microsoft Power BI can be accessed from pretty much anywhere. This software also allows users to integrate their apps and deliver reports and real-time dashboards.

Website : www.powerbi.microsoft.com

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Microsoft Power BI

Data discovery app, Looker is another BI tool to look out for! This platform integrates with any SQL database or warehouse and is great for startups, midsize-businesses or enterprise-grade businesses. Some benefits of this particular tool include ease-of-use, handy visualisations, powerful collaboration features (data and reports can be shared via email or USL as well as integrated with other applications), and reliable support (tech team).

Website : www.looker.com

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Looker

Where are all my Excel fans out there? This BI tool is an intuitive Excel-based software that can be used by employees with even the most basic knowledge of Excel. What you get is a self-service Business Intelligence system that offers several BI features such as creating, automating, analysing and visualisation your company’s data.

Website : www.clearanalyticsbi.com

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Clear Analytics

Tableau is a Business Intelligence software for data discovery and data visualisation. With the software you can easily analyse, visualise and share data, without IT having to intervene. Tableau supports multiple data sources such as MS Excel, Oracle, MS SQL, Google Analytics and SalesForce. Tableau is free for personal use. However, if you want more, the price can go up quickly. But of course, this will give you something in return: well-designed dashboards that are very easy to use. Additionally Tableau also offers three standalone products: Tableau Desktop (for anyone) and Tableau Server (analytics for organisations), which can be run locally and Tableau Online (hosted analytics for organisations).

Website : www.tableau.com

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Tableau

Oracle BI is an enterprise portfolio of technology and applications for business intelligence. This technology gives users pretty much all BI capabilities, such as dashboards, proactive intelligence, alerts, ad hoc, and more. Oracle is also great for companies who need to analyse large data volumes (from Oracle and non-Oracle sources) as it is a very robust solution.

Website : www.oracle.com

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Oracle BI

Domo is a completely cloud-based business intelligence platform that integrates multiple data sources, including spreadsheets, databases and social media. Domo is used by both small companies and large multinationals. The platform offers micro and macro level visibility and analyses. From cash balances and listings of your best selling products by region to calculations of the marketing return on investment (ROI) for each channel. The only let down about Domo is that it is difficult to download analyses from the cloud for personal use.

Website : www.domo.com

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Domo

Cognos Analytics is an AI-fueled business intelligence platform that supports the entire analytics cycle. From discovery to operationalization.You can visualize, analyze and share actionable insights about your data with your colleagues. A great benefit of AI is that you are able to discover hidden patterns, because the data is being interpreted and presented to you in a visualized report.

Website : www.ibm.com

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IBM Cognos Analytics