There are wide variety of Business Intelligence applications available from a number of software vendors. Some will have been developed by the largest players and others by smaller niche development companies. Such a wide choice can prove to be overwhelming for some.
To help get a high level view of what is available on the market today, we’ve put together a useful Business Intelligence application by vendor matrix. This is broken down into the main Business Intelligence application categories.
This should allow you to see at a glance whether a vendor offers a full Business Intelligence stack, or whether they are specialists in a particular area.
What this clearly shows is that there is no one vendor that captures all aspects of a Business Intelligence solution. It also highlights that some areas are clearly more competitive than others, e.g reporting and analytics.
Despite a plethora of possible applications, it is important that you understand what the users want and how they want it. Only then can you review the products to determine which serves the purpose most adequately.