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Vendor: Microsoft
Product: Excel
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Microsoft's ubiquitous Excel based analysis tool gets high marks for reliablility, but doesn't seem to be the main BI tool for many users.
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KPI Dashboards:
Factbase
This gives you our analysts' feature-by-feature evaluation of three Microsoft BI tools: Reporting Services, Excel 2007 and Dashboard Designer accompanied by additional notes and commentary. Scores are awarded for 30 core criteria, while around 150 more features and functions are described. Every factbase is based on the same Excel template, enabling you to easily compare products side-by-side.
Customer Verdict
The customer verdict is based on the results of the world's largest and most detailed annual survey of BI user experiences: The BI Survey. Excel PivotTables is analyzed against 26 key criteria to determine how it compares with competing solutions from a real-world user point of view.
KPI Dashboards
Excel PivotTables is included in a series of dashboards showing the product rating across 26 key metrics, based on user feedback from The BI Survey. With 23 market-leading products appearing on each dashboard, you can quickly identify the best (and worst) solutions for your specific needs.
Customer verdict:Microsoft Excel Pivot Tables 2005 & 2008
last update: 03.2009
Factbase:SQL Server Reporting Services, Dashboard Designer 2007, Excel 2007
last update: 11.2009
KPI Dashboards:KPI Dashboards
last update: 03.2009
Factbase
This gives you our analysts' feature-by-feature evaluation of three Microsoft BI tools: Reporting Services, Excel 2007 and Dashboard Designer accompanied by additional notes and commentary. Scores are awarded for 30 core criteria, while around 150 more features and functions are described. Every factbase is based on the same Excel template, enabling you to easily compare products side-by-side.
Customer Verdict
The customer verdict is based on the results of the world's largest and most detailed annual survey of BI user experiences: The BI Survey. Excel PivotTables is analyzed against 26 key criteria to determine how it compares with competing solutions from a real-world user point of view.
KPI Dashboards
Excel PivotTables is included in a series of dashboards showing the product rating across 26 key metrics, based on user feedback from The BI Survey. With 23 market-leading products appearing on each dashboard, you can quickly identify the best (and worst) solutions for your specific needs.