The BI & Analytics Survey 22 Analyzer (free version)

Survey Results KPI Dashboard Product Dashboard Product Comparison Documentation

Survey Results

This screen shows the responses to a single question in The BI & Analytics Survey. You can choose the question in the dropdown box in the top left corner of the report. The filters to the left of the screen can be used to modify the chart.

Question

Products

(Premium Version Only)

Region

Industry

No. of employees

User type

Country

Which department do you work in?

N = 1781

KPI Dashboard

(Demo of the premium version. Contains dummy data.)

The KPI Dashboard allows you to compare product results by criteria (KPIs). For each KPI, values are shown for all the products in the peer group selected in the peer group filter. The peer group average is displayed as a gray bar. All products displayed above the gray bar are above average in the peer group, and those below the gray bar are below average. At the top of the screen, you can choose which KPI and peer group to analyze.

KPI filter

Peer group filter

Product Dashboard

(Demo of the premium version. Contains dummy data.)

This report shows a summary of the KPI results for a single product. The dashboard displays the results for aggregated KPIs in bold and the root KPIs in regular. Simply select a peer group and product in the filters at the top of the screen. The product filter will only display the products in the selected peer group. The peer group filter will only display the peer groups in which the selected product appears.

Product filter

Peer group filter

Product Comparison

(Demo of the premium version. Contains dummy data.)

This screen allows you to make your own short list of products and compare them directly against each other based on multiple criteria. First select a peer group that you want as the basis for the product comparison in the filter. Then select the relevant criteria (KPIs). Multiple KPIs can be selected in this filter. Finally select the products you wish to compare.

Peer group

KPI

Product

About The BI & Analytics Survey Analyzer

The BI & Analytics Survey Analyzer web app is an interactive tool that enables you to perform your own custom analysis of The BI & Analytics Survey data. The app contains results from all the questions asked in The BI & Analytics Survey 22. Product-related results based on a series of important criteria (known here as KPIs – Key Performance Indicators) are also available to view.

AbbreviationQuestion
Benefits: Accurate reportingTo what extent has the accuracy of your reporting, analysis or planning improved?
Benefits: Better decisionsTo what extent do you now make better business decisions through better analysis?
Benefits: Competitive advantageTo what extent has your competitive advantage increased?
Benefits: CostsTo what extent have you reduced costs? (IT or non-IT)
Benefits: Customer satisfactionTo what extent has your customer satisfaction improved?
Benefits: Data qualityTo what extent has your data quality improved?
Benefits: Employee satisfactionTo what extent has your employee satisfaction improved?
Benefits: Faster reportingTo what extent has your reporting, analysis or planning become faster?
Benefits: HeadcountTo what extent have you saved on headcount in business departments or IT?
Benefits: Operational efficencyTo what extent has your operational efficiency improved?
Benefits: Increased revenuesTo what extent have your revenues increased?
Capabilities: Advanced analytics capabilitiesHow would you rate the capabilities of your BI & analytics product for advanced & predictive analytics?
Capabilities: Creating dashboards/reportsHow would you rate the capabilities of your BI & analytics product for creating dashboards?
Capabilities: Distribution of reports/analyses compiledHow would you rate the capabilities of your BI & analytics product for the distribution of reports?
Capabilities: Data preparationHow would you rate the capabilities of your BI & analytics product for data preparation?
Capabilities: Performing analysesHow would you rate the capabilities of your BI & analytics product for performing analyses?
Capabilities: Planning, budgeting and forecasting capabilitiesHow would you rate the capabilities of your BI & analytics product for planning and budgeting?
Capabilities: Running ad hoc queriesHow would you rate the capabilities of your BI & analytics product for the support of ad hoc queries?
Demographics: CountryCountry
Demographics: DepartmentWhich department do you work in?
Demographics: Departments using BI & analyticsWhich departments use BI & analytics applications?
Demographics: European regionEuropean region
Demographics: IndustryIndustry sector
Demographics: Number of BI & analytics product usersNumber of BI & analytics product users
Demographics: Number of BI & analytics usersNumber of BI & analytics users
Demographics: Number of employeesNumber of employees
Demographics: PositionPosition in company
Demographics: RegionRegion
Implementation: Admin satisfaction – technicalHow do you rate the level of administrator satisfaction with the implementation?
Implementation: Project lengthHow long did it take to implement the BI & analytics software?
Implementation: Project on-budgetWas your project completed within the budget originally specified?
Implementation: Project on-timeWas your project completed within the timeframe originally specified?
Implementation: User satisfactionHow do you rate the level of user satisfaction with the implementation of your project?
Product: Application ageWhen did your company start using the product?
Product: Data volumeWhat is the amount of data in the databases used with your product?
Product: Front-end product SAP BWPlease indicate the front-end products you use with SAP BW.
Product: Price-to-valueHow would you rate the price-to-value of your BI & analytics product?
Product: Product satisfactionTo what degree are you satisfied with your BI & analytics product?
Product: Query response timeWhat is the typical query response time that end users see?
Product: Recommendation of productWould you recommend others to buy your BI & analytics product?
Product: Tasks carried out by business usersWhich tasks are carried out by business users in your company with your BI & analytics tool?
Product: Usage problemsWhat are the most serious problems you have encountered in using the product?
Sales experience: General behaviorHow would you rate the vendor's general conduct during the purchasing process?
Sales experience: Industry knowledgeHow would you rate the vendor's understanding of your industry-specific requirements during the purchasing process?
Sales experience: Marketing/sales promises keptHow would you rate the vendor's ability to keep marketing/sales promises?
Sales experience: Pricing/contract flexibilityHow flexible was the vendor in terms of pricing and contract?
Sales experience: Product evaluation/contract negotiationHow would you rate your experience with the vendor when evaluating the product and during contract negotiation?
Sales experience: Understanding of needsHow would you rate the vendor's ability to understand your organization's needs?
Sales experience: Vendor responsivenessHow timely and thorough were the vendor's responses to product-related and technical questions you had?
Selection: Acquired productsWhich products has your organization acquired?
Selection: Chosen productWith which product are you most familiar?
Selection: Evaluated productsWhich products has your organization evaluated?
Selection: Reasons for replacing BI & analytics systemsReasons for replacing/abolishing BI & analytics system(s)?
Selection: Reasons to buyWhy was the product chosen?
Selection: Replaced BI & analytics systemsHas your organization replaced/abolished BI & analytics systems in the last 12 months?
Selection: Selection typeDid your organization conduct a formal product selection?
Support: Implementer supportHow do you rate the support provided by the implementer?
Support: Vendor supportHow do you rate the support provided by the vendor?
Tasks: Ad hoc query and reportingDo you use or plan to use the application for ad hoc query and reporting?
Tasks: Advanced analyticsDo you use or plan to use the application for advanced analytics?
Tasks: Basic data analysisDo you use or plan to use the application for basic data analysis?
Tasks: Dashboards/ScorecardsDo you use or plan to use the application for dashboards/scorecards?
Tasks: Financial consolidationDo you use or plan to use the application for financial consolidation?
Tasks: Planning/Budgeting/ForecastingDo you use or plan to use the application for planning, budgeting and forecasting?
Tasks: Standard/Enterprise reportingDo you use or plan to use the application for standard/enterprise reporting?
Trends: Cloud BIDoes your company use cloud BI with your BI & analytics tool?
Trends: Data preparationDoes your company use your BI & analytics tool for data preparation?
Trends: Embedded BIDoes your company use your BI & analytics tool for embedded BI?
Trends: Mobile BIDoes your company use a mobile BI product?
Trends: Operational BIDoes your company use your BI & analytics tool with real-time data?
Trends: Self-serviceDoes your company use self-service BI and analytics with your BI & analytics tool?
Trends: Spatial/Location analysisDoes your company use your BI & analytics tool for spatial/location analysis?
Trends: Visual analysisDoes your company use your BI & analytics tool for visual analysis?
Trends: Visual designDoes your company use your BI & analytics tool for visual design standards?
Business Software Generalists

Business software generalists have a broad product portfolio that is not limited to BI and analytics, including most (or all) types of enterprise software for a variety of business requirements (e.g., ERP).

Self-Service Analytics-focused Products

Includes products that focus on visual data discovery and advanced data visualization.

Embedded Analytics-focused Products

Includes reporting and analytics products that can be embedded in other business applications (e.g., ERP systems).

BI & Analytics Specialists

BI & Analytics specialists are software vendors who focus solely on BI and/or analytics. Often, they have just one product in their portfolio.

Integrated Performance Management Products

Includes products that provide integrated functionality for BI, analytics and performance management, especially planning and budgeting.

Largest Enterprise BI & Analytics Platforms

Includes products used in the largest deployments (median of at least 120 users and a majority of installations in large companies with more than 2,500 employees in the last four editions of this survey). Products must be equipped with functionality for enterprise deployments and serve a broad range of BI and analytics use cases.

International BI Giants

Includes products from companies with annual revenues of $200m+ and a truly international reach (partner ecosystem, on-site locations, global installations and revenues).

Midsize/Departmental Implementations

Products in this peer group are typically (but not exclusively) used in small and midsize scenarios and/or departmental implementations with a moderate number of users and data volumes.

Large/Enterprise-Wide Implementations

Products in this peer group are typically (but not exclusively) used in large scenarios and/or enterprise-wide implementationswith a large number of users and data volumes.

ProductNumber of answers
Bissantz60
CALUMO33
Cubeware32
DigDash30
Domo39
Dundas30
Entrinsik42
IBM Cog. Analytics31
IBM Plan. Analytics33
Infor d/EPM30
InfoZoom45
Logi Analytics32
Looker32
Microsoft Excel121
Microsoft Power BI168
MicroStrategy90
Oracle Analytics Cloud32
Phocas35
Pyramid35
Qlik Sense96
QlikView83
Report One36
SAP Analytics Cloud47
SAP BO BI94
SAS Platform32
SAS Visual Analytics30
Serviceware Perf.34
Tableau86
TARGIT57
Zoho Analytics34
Aggregated KPIsRoot KPIs
Business ValueBusiness Benefits
Project Success
Project Length
Customer SatisfactionPrice to Value
Product Satisfaction
Vendor Support
Implementer Support
Recommendation
FunctionalityDashboards
Distribution of Reports
Ad Hoc Query
Analyses
Advanced Analytics
Planning and Budgeting
Customer ExperienceSelf-Service
Ease of Use
Flexibility
Query Performance
Performance Satisfaction
Sales Experience
InnovationCloud BI
Data Preparation
Visual Analysis
Visual Design Standards
Location Intelligence
Mobile BI
Operational BI
Embedded BI
CompetitivenessConsidered for Purchase
Competitive Win Rate
KPIShort explanation
Business BenefitsThis KPI is based on the achievement level of a variety of business benefits.
Project SuccessThis KPI is based on the implementation satisfaction level and the frequency of projects completed on time and on budget.
Project LengthThis KPI is based on how quickly the product is implemented.
Business ValueThis aggregated KPI combines the Business Benefits, Project Success and Project Length KPIs.
Price to ValueThis KPI is based on how users rate their BI tool in terms of price to value.
RecommendationThis KPI is based on how many users would recommend the product to others.
Vendor SupportThis KPI measures user satisfaction with the level of vendor support provided for the product.
Implementer SupportThis KPI measures user satisfaction with the level of the implementer’s support for the product.
Product SatisfactionThis KPI is based on the level of satisfaction with the product.
Customer SatisfactionThis aggregated KPI combines the Price to Value, Recommendation, Vendor Support, Implementer Support and Product Satisfaction KPIs.
DashboardsThis KPI is based on how users rate their BI tool for creating dashboards/reports (data selection, data visualization, formatting/layout).
Distribution of ReportsThis KPI is based on how users rate their BI tool in terms of its support for the distribution of reports (dispatch/publication, scheduling, formats).
Ad Hoc QueryThis KPI is based on how users rate their BI tool in terms of its support for ad hoc queries (data access, drag-and-drop, suitability for business users).
AnalysesThis KPI is based on how users rate their BI tool for performing analyses (KPI calculations, data navigation, predefined analyses).
Advanced AnalyticsThis KPI is based on how many survey respondents use advanced analysis (such as predictive analysis, data mining, machine learning) with their BI tool and how users rate those capabilities.
Planning and BudgetingThis KPI is based on how users rate their BI tool in terms of its planning & budgeting capabilities (modeling, masks, workflows, plan data input).
FunctionalityThis aggregated KPI combines the Dashboards, Distribution of Reports, Ad Hoc Query, Analyses, Advanced Analytics and Planning and Budgeting KPIs.
Self-ServiceThis KPI is based on how many sites currently use self-service features with their BI tool.
Ease of UseThis KPI is based on how often the product was chosen for its ease of use, and on the level of complaints about ease of use post-implementation.
FlexibilityThis KPI is based on how often the product was chosen for its flexibility, and on the frequency of complaints about user flexibility post-implementation.
Query PerformanceThis KPI is based on how quickly queries respond (adjusted by data volume).
Performance SatisfactionThis KPI measures the frequency of complaints about the system’s performance.
Sales ExperienceThis KPI is based on how respondents rate the sales/purchasing experience with the vendor.
Customer ExperienceThis KPI combines the Self-Service, Ease of Use, Flexibility, Query Performance, Performance Satisfaction and Sales Experience KPIs.
Cloud BIThis KPI is based on how many sites currently use the product in a cloud environment.
Data PreparationThis KPI is based on how many survey respondents use data preparation.
Visual AnalysisThis KPI is based on how many sites currently use visual analysis with their BI tool.
Visual Design StandardsThis KPI is based on how many sites currently use visual design standards with their BI tool.
Mobile BIThis KPI is based on how many sites currently use mobile BI with their BI tool.
Location IntelligenceThis KPI is based on how many sites currently use spatial/location analysis with their BI tool.
Operational BIThis KPI is based on how many sites currently use real-time data from transactional systems with their BI tool.
Embedded BIThis KPI is based on how many survey respondents use embedded BI.
InnovationThis KPI combines the Cloud BI, Data Preparation, Visual Analysis, Visual Design Standards, Location Intelligence, Mobile BI, Operational BI and Embedded BI KPIs to measure the product’s level of innovation.
Considered for PurchaseThis KPI is based on whether respondents considered purchasing the product.
Competitive Win RateThis KPI is based on the percentage of wins in competitive evaluations.
CompetitivenessThis aggregated KPI combines the Considered for Purchase and Competitive Win Rate KPIs.