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1 BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE SOFTWAREO ctober 2017 CONTENTS46783337 IntroductionDefining BI SoftwareThe QuadrantBI FrontRunners IndexRunners UpMethodology BasicsFRONTRUNNERS9 Tableau10 WebFOCUS11 Looker12 SAP BUSINESS Objects13 Domo14 QlikSense15 Cognos Analytics16 Microsoft Power BI17 Klipfolio18 TIBCO Spotfire19 Sisense20 Pentaho21 Birst22 TARGIT Decision Suite23 Adaptive Discovery24 Chartio25 BI36026 Dundas BI27 ClicData28 Informer29 Izenda30 Phocas31 Cyfe32 Databox4 OCTOBER 2017 INTRODUCTIONThis FrontRunners analysis is a data-driven assessment identifying products in the BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE market that offer the best capability and value for small businesses.

2 For a given market, products are evaluated and given a score for the capability (x-axis) and value (y-axis) they bring to users. FrontRunners then plots the top 25-30 products in a quadrant the BI FrontRunners graphic, the Capability axis starts at and ends at , while the Value axis starts at and ends at be considered for the BI FrontRunners, a product needed a minimum of 10 user reviews, a minimum capability user rating score of and a minimum value user rating score of In most cases, we evaluate hundreds of products and feature 20-25 as FrontRunners.

3 All products that qualify as FrontRunners are top performing products in their 2017 Each product falls within a designated quadrant based on their axis scores. Dependent on the specific needs of the SOFTWARE buyer, a product placed in any quadrant category could be a good CATEGORIES: Upper Right = Leaders: Leaders are all-around strong products. They offer a wide range of functionality to a wide range of customers. These products are considered highly valuable by customers. Upper Left = Masters: Masters may focus more heavily on certain key features or market segments than Leaders do.

4 If you need a more specialized set of functionality without bells and whistles, then a product in the Masters quadrant might be right for you. Lower Right = Pacesetters: Pacesetters may offer a strong set of features, but are not rated as highly on value. For example, a Pacesetter might offer greater functionality, but cost more. Lower Left = Contenders: Contenders may focus on a more specialized set of capabilities that are priced at a higher point. This makes them ideal for companies willing to pay more for specific features that meet their unique 2017 BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE (BI) SOFTWARE helps organizations make operational decisions by enabling the analysis of historical performance data and other data sources.

5 SOFTWARE Advice s FrontRunners quadrant is focused on the North American BI SOFTWARE market. We identify this set of core capabilities for the BI SOFTWARE category: embedded analytics, custom dashboards, visual analytics and collaboration features. In addition, we identify several related features that organizations purchasing BI SOFTWARE may also need or wish to consider: self-service data preparation, security/user administration, governance/metadata management, data source connections, data preparation, extract, transform and load (ETL)

6 , publishing/sharing, search-based data discovery, real-time alerts and notifications, advanced analytics, a cloud offering and mobile BI SOFTWARE7 OCTOBER 2017 THE QUADRANTAll products that qualify as FrontRunners are top performing products in their 2017BI FRONTRUNNERS INDEX9 Tableau10 WebFOCUS11 Looker12 SAP BUSINESS Objects13 Domo14 QlikSense15 Cognos Analytics16 Microsoft Power BI17 Klipfolio18 TIBCO Spotfire19 Sisense20 Pentaho21 Birst22 TARGIT Decision Suite23 Adaptive Discovery24 Chartio25 BI36026 Dundas BI27

7 ClicData28 Informer29 Izenda30 Phocas31 Cyfe32 Databox9 The scores below are based on numeric value between 1 and User RatingValue User RatingFunctionality BreadthAdoption Score Features Customer Base Integrations Reviews VolumeConfidence Score Google Searches Customer Base Skills Base Employee Base Customer Growth Employee GrowthOCTOBER 2017 FRONTRUNNERS SCORECARDTABLEAUQUADRANT PLACEMENT: The scores below are based on numeric value between 1 and User RatingValue User RatingFunctionality BreadthAdoption Score Features Customer Base Integrations Reviews VolumeConfidence Score Google Searches Customer Base Skills Base Employee Base Customer Growth Employee GrowthOCTOBER 2017 FRONTRUNNERS SCORECARDWEBFOCUSQUADRANT PLACEMENT.

8 The scores below are based on numeric value between 1 and User RatingValue User RatingFunctionality BreadthAdoption Score Features Customer Base Integrations Reviews VolumeConfidence Score Google Searches Customer Base Skills Base Employee Base Customer Growth Employee GrowthOCTOBER 2017 FRONTRUNNERS SCORECARDLOOKERQUADRANT PLACEMENT: The scores below are based on numeric value between 1 and User RatingValue User RatingFunctionality BreadthAdoption Score Features Customer Base Integrations Reviews VolumeConfidence Score Google Searches Customer Base Skills Base Employee Base Customer Growth Employee GrowthOCTOBER 2017 FRONTRUNNERS SCORECARDSAP BUSINESS OBJECTSQUADRANT PLACEMENT.

9 The scores below are based on numeric value between 1 and User RatingValue User RatingFunctionality BreadthAdoption Score Features Customer Base Integrations Reviews VolumeConfidence Score Google Searches Customer Base Skills Base Employee Base Customer Growth Employee GrowthOCTOBER 2017 FRONTRUNNERS SCORECARDDOMOQUADRANT PLACEMENT: The scores below are based on numeric value between 1 and User RatingValue User RatingFunctionality BreadthAdoption Score Features Customer Base Integrations Reviews VolumeConfidence Score Google Searches Customer Base Skills Base Employee Base Customer Growth Employee GrowthOCTOBER 2017 FRONTRUNNERS SCORECARDQLIKSENSEQUADRANT PLACEMENT.

10 The scores below are based on numeric value between 1 and User RatingValue User RatingFunctionality BreadthAdoption Score Features Customer Base Integrations Reviews VolumeConfidence Score Google Searches Customer Base Skills Base Employee Base Customer Growth Employee GrowthOCTOBER 2017 FRONTRUNNERS SCORECARDCOGNOS ANALYTICSQUADRANT PLACEMENT: The scores below are based on numeric value between 1 and User RatingValue User RatingFunctionality BreadthAdoption Score Features Customer Base Integrations Reviews VolumeConfidence Score Google Searches Customer Base Skills Base Employee Base Customer Growth Employee GrowthOCTOBER 2017 FRONTRUNNERS SCORECARDMICROSOFT POWER BIQUADRANT PLACEMENT.