The top rankings on Gartner are Microsoft Power BI, Qlik, Tableau, and domestic Smartbi
一 、 Table
Tableau itself is positioned as a visualization tool, one of the best platforms for data visualization
The function is very powerful. It can be said to be an upgraded version of excel. It is a very mature global business software with a very powerful data visualization analysis function.
Tableau is currently the most successful BI tool on the market. The products are both targeted and universal. Drag-and-drop interface, simple operation. Data compatibility is strong, suitable for a variety of data files and databases, and also compatible with multiple platforms, windows, mac, and online can be used. And the important point is to arrange free on-site training for users or conduct online training on demand.
advantage:
In the position of industry leader, with perfect functions;
Good graphics display and customer perception;
New products start to support cloud display, but need client support;
Disadvantages:
Compared with business intelligence BI, it is more like a data display tool based on data query;
It is difficult to deal with irregular data and transform complex models;
Inability to process large amounts of data;
The domestic network connection Online version is slow;
Three, Power BI
Power BI comes from Microsoft, and is mainly based on advanced Excel functions. At present, the promotion of the domestic BI commercial model is in its infancy.
advantage:
Based on ERP and financial account sets, built-in multiple analysis modules
For data analysis above ERP, more professional in application products
In data modeling, real-time and extraction modes are supported, but multiple data sources are not supported
Disadvantages:
Very low visibility
Does not support Kylin, Derby, Gbase, ADS, Hbase, Mongodb data source connection
Higher technical requirements for users and higher learning costs
Computational analysis ability and data mining ability are inferior compared with the same FineBI
5 、 Smartbi
Smartbi is an enterprise-level business intelligence and big data analysis platform. After years of continuous development, it integrates the functional requirements of data analysis and decision support in various industries. Smartbi meets the big data analysis needs of end users in enterprise-level reports, data visualization analysis, self-service exploration analysis, data mining modeling, and AI intelligent analysis. Products are widely used in leadership cockpits, KPI monitoring boards, financial analysis, sales analysis, market analysis, production analysis, supply chain analysis, risk analysis, quality analysis, customer segmentation, precision marketing and other management fields.
Advantages: The design process is visualized, the operation is simple and easy to use, the editing process is what you see is what you get, self-service analysis is completed on one screen, and the data set preparation, visual exploration and dashboard production can be completed quickly by dragging the mouse, rich visual display, easy production BI Kanban, rich interactive controls and chart components, provide intelligent graphic recommendations, report graphics can be switched at will, and are not restricted by dimensions and metrics, support multiple data sources, flexible layout, support business themes and self-service data sets, dual layout design, Publish to APP across screens, support streaming layout
Powerful performance, advantage in quotation, highest cost performance
Easy to learn, supports self-service data analysis, can apply complex and changeable scenarios
Support multiple data source connection, stronger docking ability to enterprise data platform
Built-in multiple data mining algorithms, powerful data processing capabilities
Use jar package to upgrade later, easy to maintain
Lightweight BI tools, easy to deploy, and multi-dimensional analysis
Disadvantages: lightweight
For enterprise IT departments, BI tools are mainly used for data analysis. Representative vendors of traditional heavy-duty BI include SAP, ORACEL, etc., while many self-service BI such as tableau and powerbi have gradually become a trend. The domestic representative is Smartbi .
About Smartbi
Smartbi's powerful data analysis capabilities, self-service BI available to everyone. Simple operation, low professional requirements. Can be used in a wide range of applications. Make Smartbi unique in the BI field.
Product experience and demand compliance
The process of use is to first configure the data source, and then create a so-called business package, which should be the data table temporarily stored in the business package for management, which can be classified according to business. Next is data cleaning, data table association, and then visual analysis.
The interface style is refreshing and business-friendly, which is more in line with the feeling of Chinese people using portal software and Internet products. You can basically get started after reading the tutorial.
The analysis process, interaction and operation ideas, similar to Tableau, are the drag-and-drop of dimensions and measures. Suitable charts are automatically recommended. Colors, chart types, and other details can be changed.
There is a business package for data configuration. This is very different from other BI tools. I don't know its usefulness for the time being, and can classify the data.
Product Features
There is authority management, a bit like OA. Tableau and PowerBI must be installed with the server version, but it seems that the function is also limited to sharing, and there are no settings for department, personnel, and data permissions. So relatively speaking, Smartbi is more suitable for enterprise-level use.
The visualization and analysis functions are basically the same as tableau. The overall analysis operation, drag and drop data fields-generate charts-edit dashboards, are very similar.
There are still a lot of free BI reporting tools. How to make the right choice?
Generally, it is easier to achieve a good effect if you choose to download the free report tool with good reputation and use it first. Now Smartbi has a good reputation in the BI industry in the past two years. The top 3 manufacturers in domestic BI. Its enterprise version is charged by project, but the personal version is free forever! If you are interested, try it out, and it will be good.