How Does InetSoft Technology's StyleBI Compare to Other BI Tools?

Many organizations are asking the same question. The Technology Evaluation Center ranked StyleBI second in business intelligence data products most frequently selected for in-depth evaluation and comparison.

When analysis firm Gleanster did a comparison of 36 different BI vendors, InetSoft was in the top ten of every category.

Evaluators often find that InetSoft stands out based on its ease-of-use. Gleanster, in particular, rated InetSoft among the top five vendors in this category.

Our own comparison by major feature areas can be found here: https://www.inetsoft.com/info/bi_tool_comparison/

In summary, we would characterize our software as the IT-friendliest solution for self-service BI. This means making the application easy to deploy, administer, and customize, all while making it easy and intuitive for end-users to explore data on their own.

 
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How Do You Compare InetSoft's BI Tool to Power BI

Comparing InetSoft's BI tool to Power BI involves considering various aspects such as features, usability, pricing, scalability, and overall suitability for different business needs. Here's a detailed comparison:

  1. Features and Functionality:
    • Power BI: Power BI offers a comprehensive set of features including data visualization, data modeling, self-service analytics, AI-powered insights, collaboration, and integration with other Microsoft products like Excel, Azure, and Dynamics 365. It supports a wide range of data sources and provides advanced analytics capabilities.
    • InetSoft BI Tool: InetSoft also provides a range of features including interactive dashboards, ad-hoc reporting, data blending, data visualization, and integration capabilities. It offers robust data integration and ETL tools, as well as support for big data and cloud-based data sources.
  2. Usability:
    • Power BI: Power BI is known for its user-friendly interface and intuitive drag-and-drop functionality, making it accessible to both technical and non-technical users. It offers extensive documentation and a large community for support.
    • InetSoft BI Tool: InetSoft's BI tool also emphasizes usability with a user-friendly interface and intuitive design. It offers customizable dashboards and reports, as well as easy-to-use data visualization tools.
  3. Pricing:
    • Power BI: Power BI offers various pricing tiers including a free version with limited features, as well as paid plans with more advanced capabilities. Pricing is based on user licenses and additional features such as AI insights may require higher-tier plans.
    • InetSoft BI Tool: InetSoft's pricing structure may vary based on factors such as deployment options (on-premise or cloud), number of users, and specific features required. InetSoft typically offers a subscription-based pricing model.
  4. Scalability:
    • Power BI: Power BI is highly scalable and can handle large volumes of data and users. It integrates seamlessly with Microsoft Azure for cloud-based scalability and can be deployed on-premise or in the cloud.
    • InetSoft BI Tool: InetSoft's BI tool is also scalable and can accommodate the needs of small to large enterprises. It offers options for scaling both vertically (adding more resources to existing servers) and horizontally (adding more servers to distribute the workload).
  5. Integration and Compatibility:
    • Power BI: Power BI integrates well with other Microsoft products and services, as well as with third-party applications and data sources through connectors and APIs. It also supports embedding reports and dashboards into custom applications.
    • InetSoft BI Tool: InetSoft's BI tool provides integration capabilities with various databases, applications, and data sources. It offers APIs for custom integrations and supports embedding dashboards and reports into web applications.
  6. Support and Community:
    • Power BI: Power BI benefits from Microsoft's extensive support network, including documentation, forums, community groups, and customer support channels. Updates and new features are regularly released based on user feedback.
    • InetSoft BI Tool: InetSoft provides customer support through various channels such as email, phone, and online chat. InetSoft also offer documentation, tutorials, and training resources for users.
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About InetSoft

Since 1996 InetSoft has been delivering easy, agile, and robust business intelligence software that makes it possible for organizations and solution providers of all sizes to deploy or embed full-featured business intelligence solutions. Application highlights include visually-compelling and interactive dashboards that ensure greater end-user adoption plus pixel-perfect report generation, scheduling, and bursting.

InetSoft's patent pending Data Block™ technology enables productive reuse of queries and a unique capability for end-user defined data mashup. This capability combined with efficient information access enabled by InetSoft's visual analysis technologies allows maximum self-service that benefits the average business user, the IT administrator, and the developer. InetSoft solutions have been deployed at over 5,000 organizations worldwide, including 25% of Fortune 500 companies, spanning all types of industries.

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