Amazon QuickSight vs IBM Planning Analytics comparison

The compared Amazon Web Services (AWS) and IBM solutions aren't in the same category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #4 in BIT , with an average rating of 7.8, and holds a 3.7% mindshare in the category. IBM is ranked #4 in BPM , with an average rating of 8.2, and holds a 4.5% mindshare. Additionally, 68% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of IBM users who would recommend it.

Amazon QuickSight

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68% willing to recommend

IBM Planning Analytics

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1,286 Comparison Views

92% willing to recommend

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

ROI

Sentiment score

3.8

Amazon QuickSight offers cost-effective analytics with savings and efficiency, featuring security and affordability over Tableau for organizations.

Sentiment score

7.2

IBM Planning Analytics enhances budgeting efficiency and decision-making, providing cost savings and business insights despite pricing concerns.

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I have seen a return on investment, as the accuracy has really improved in my organization since everything is automated.

Sai Tilak

Team Lead Manager at Finlays

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

5.7

Amazon QuickSight's customer service receives mixed reviews, with ratings varying based on user experience and type of support arrangement.

Sentiment score

6.9

IBM Planning Analytics support is generally rated well, though some users report slow response times and seek third-party help.

I would say out of all the support experience I've had, only 5% took quite a long time to respond to the support message.

ThelmaLaryea

Engineer at Hubtel

I would say at the moment, so far, good in the sense of Amazon's technical support.

Nandakumar-Thiruthath

General Manager Information Systems at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

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We have a multi-level support system, with the initial level handled by the company we bought the license from and subsequent support from IBM.

reviewer1517922

Responsable B.I at a retailer with 51-200 employees

Instead, we rely on third-party partners recognized by IBM, who provide cost-effective support.

Ayman Alshabani

Financial Performance Manager at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees

They have been very dedicated and provided top-notch solutions.

reviewer2798436

Senior Software Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

5.8

Amazon QuickSight is scalable and adaptable, though performance may decrease with extremely large datasets and high user counts.

Sentiment score

7.9

IBM Planning Analytics is highly scalable, efficiently handling large data sizes and users, despite potential SaaS costs per user.

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IBM Planning Analytics' scalability is impressive, as it is able to gather data from multiple sources and handle huge amounts of data without any lagging or downtime.

Sai Tilak

Team Lead Manager at Finlays

Scalability is quite hard to implement in TM1, largely since the on-premise installation chosen back in 2014.

reviewer1517922

Responsable B.I at a retailer with 51-200 employees

Scalability is straightforward but it is pricey since it's a SaaS model priced per user.

Ayman Alshabani

Financial Performance Manager at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees

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Stability Issues

Sentiment score

6.5

Amazon QuickSight offers reliable stability, positive performance reviews, and effective data reconciliation despite some minor technical issues.

Sentiment score

7.8

IBM Planning Analytics is highly stable, reliable, favored for forecasting, with minor issues related to configuration changes or server shutdowns.

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A stable platform prevents loss of time during this process.

reviewer1517922

Responsable B.I at a retailer with 51-200 employees

IBM Planning Analytics is stable because the reason we switched from IBM Cognos is that IBM Planning Analytics capability allows us to connect to multiple tools, which we could not do before.

reviewer2798436

Senior Software Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

IBM Planning Analytics is very stable.

Sai Tilak

Team Lead Manager at Finlays

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Room For Improvement

Amazon QuickSight struggles with feature limitations, integration issues, high costs, and lacks user-friendliness compared to competitors.

IBM Planning Analytics needs better integration, enhanced visuals, simplified interface, stable data extraction, and improved pricing and release management.

Understanding how AWS charges for Amazon QuickSight usage is critical for all users wanting to visualize their data effectively.

Samuel Ndip Takou

IT Infrastructure Support Specialist at Olam Agri

For example, making automation for filling missing data or reformatting incorrect data formats, and making date corrections.

Ashraf Hosni

Freelancer at a government with 501-1,000 employees

On the analytics side, we are migrating into Amazon QuickSight. One of the products is already migrating, and the rest is in the pipeline.

Nandakumar-Thiruthath

General Manager Information Systems at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

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The abundance of features results in complexity, requiring strict guidelines for developers to ensure simplistic approaches are adhered to.

reviewer1517922

Responsable B.I at a retailer with 51-200 employees

The advanced features are somewhat complex to understand, and if the data set is very large, it takes a lot of time to process, which causes performance to become slower.

reviewer2798436

Senior Software Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

IBM's visualization needs significant improvement.

Ayman Alshabani

Financial Performance Manager at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees

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Setup Cost

Amazon QuickSight provides cost-effective, flexible pricing, ideal for AWS users, with pay-as-you-go and integration benefits but room for cost cuts.

IBM Planning Analytics is considered fairly priced, though setup costs are high, with potentially advantageous negotiation options for larger projects.

It is not expensive, but it is also not cheap.

reviewer2625966

Senior Solutions Architect at a media company with 10,001+ employees

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My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for IBM Planning Analytics is that the pricing and licensing cost can be somewhat on the higher side, especially for small organizations.

reviewer2798436

Senior Software Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

While IBM's solutions were costly before, the introduction of SaaS models has reduced prices significantly.

Ayman Alshabani

Financial Performance Manager at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees

Given the product's old architecture and interface, they need to make it more affordable.

reviewer1517922

Responsable B.I at a retailer with 51-200 employees

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Valuable Features

Amazon QuickSight provides user-friendly, cloud-native data visualization with AWS integration, supporting diverse data sources and machine learning features efficiently.

IBM Planning Analytics enhances decision-making with flexibility, real-time calculations, Excel integration, and AI-driven scenario analysis and automation.

The interactive dashboards of Amazon QuickSight are very important tools in business intelligence.

Ashraf Hosni

Freelancer at a government with 501-1,000 employees

The natural language query is very important, and natural language processing is crucial for disseminating dashboards across multiple formats and mechanisms.

reviewer2625966

Senior Solutions Architect at a media company with 10,001+ employees

Interactive dashboards do help with data analysis.

Nandakumar-Thiruthath

General Manager Information Systems at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

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Some of the valuable features of IBM Planning Analytics are its intuitive and user-friendly interface, reporting output and scheduling, access control and security, and mobile capabilities.

reviewer2798436

Senior Software Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

It also integrates machine learning and AI engines, enabling us to use algorithms for inventory forecasting which optimizes our inventory and replenishment rates.

Ayman Alshabani

Financial Performance Manager at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees

Its stability helps controllers win time in their planning processes.

reviewer1517922

Responsable B.I at a retailer with 51-200 employees

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Categories and Ranking

Amazon QuickSight

Average Rating

7.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (4th)

IBM Planning Analytics

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Business Performance Management (4th)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Business Intelligence solutions, they serve different purposes. Amazon QuickSight is designed for BI (Business Intelligence) Tools and holds a mindshare of 3.7%, down 7.3% compared to last year.
IBM Planning Analytics, on the other hand, focuses on Business Performance Management, holds 4.5% mindshare, down 9.1% since last year.

BI (Business Intelligence) Tools Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Amazon QuickSight	3.7%
Microsoft Power BI	8.9%
Tableau Enterprise	6.2%
Other	81.2%

BI (Business Intelligence) Tools

Business Performance Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
IBM Planning Analytics	4.5%
Anaplan	6.9%
CCH Tagetik	5.1%
Other	83.5%

Business Performance Management

Featured Reviews

Samuel Ndip Takou

IT Infrastructure Support Specialist at Olam Agri

Can always access reports through intuitive dashboards that support diverse data connections

I can't specifically say how Amazon QuickSight could be improved since I focus more on using it and leveraging its functionalities. However, I could invest additional time to explore possible feedback from customers regarding their challenges. As cloud engineers, our capacity to improve is limited since AWS manages the services, but I would be open to feedback. I'm aware there are minor details that AWS could enhance, such as optimizing costs for beginners or small startups, which can be steep when trying to take Amazon QuickSight into production. Many have noticed that AWS services greatly benefit well-established companies, while startups struggle with costs as they transition data out of AWS. Understanding how AWS charges for Amazon QuickSight usage is critical for all users wanting to visualize their data effectively.

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Sai Tilak

Team Lead Manager at Finlays

Unified planning has improved forecasting accuracy and supports faster, data-driven decisions

IBM Planning Analytics could be improved by avoiding frequent upgrades and planning a few limited upgrades throughout the year, so that bugs are not introduced and can be reduced. Additionally, the licensing cost could be reduced a little, and there should be more plans based on feature usage level, as some small organizations or small teams may not afford the current pricing. Besides upgrade frequency and licensing cost, another improvement that IBM Planning Analytics needs is to enhance the inbuilt dashboard visualization tools, as they are not as impressive compared to other alternatives like Tableau. Regarding my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing, I believe the licensing cost could be reduced somewhat, and there should be more plans based on future usage level. In my case, I mainly use only the dashboard and sometimes visualization tools, but still end up paying a substantial amount. Therefore, the licensing cost could be reduced.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

15%

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Government

Financial Services Firm

17%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Retailer

Insurance Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	7
Midsize Enterprise	10
Large Enterprise	16

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	16
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	14

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Amazon QuickSight?

The integration is very seamless. We stored our result CSV files in S3 and connected directly from there.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon QuickSight?

Amazon QuickSight charges $250 per user, which becomes expensive when managing multiple departments. However, this cost is offset by the advantages it provides.

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What needs improvement with Amazon QuickSight?

I don't want to hypothetically say about the effectiveness of Amazon QuickSight in terms of machine learning, so I need to pass on that. At the moment, on the cloud perspective, we have Amazon majo...

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What do you like most about IBM Planning Analytics?

The most valuable features of IBM Planning Analytics for streamlining planning processes include a unified database where all data are centralized.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Planning Analytics?

While IBM's solutions were costly before, the introduction of SaaS models has reduced prices significantly. Comparatively, IBM rates may be better than those of competitors, such as Hyperion ( /pro...

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What needs improvement with IBM Planning Analytics?

IBM is behind competitors like Tableau ( /products/tableau-reviews ) and Power BI in terms of visualization. Their visuals are less innovative and practical with fewer varieties. IBM's visualizatio...

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Compared 3% of the time

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Compared 13% of the time

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Compared 11% of the time

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Compared 8% of the time

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Compared 5% of the time

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Compared 5% of the time

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Also Known As

QuickSight

Cognos TM1, IBM Cognos TM1

Overview

Amazon QuickSight is a fast, cloud-powered business analytics service that makes it easy to build visualizations, perform ad-hoc analysis, and quickly get business insights from your data. Using our cloud-based service you can easily connect to your data, perform advanced analysis, and create stunning visualizations and rich dashboards that can be accessed from any browser or mobile device.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

IBM Planning Analytics is an integrated planning solution that uses AI to automate planning, budgeting, and forecasting and drive more intelligent workflows.

Built on TM1, IBM’s powerful calculation engine, this enterprise performance management tool allows you to transcend the limits of manual planning and become the Analytics Hero your business needs. Quickly and easily drive faster, more accurate plans for FP&A, sales, supply chain and beyond.

IBM

Sample Customers

MLB Advanced Media, Infor, HotelBeds, Gemini, Jivochat, Edmunds.com

ManpowerGroup, Convergys, AIG, Orchard Brands, Citibank, InterGen, Northwestern University, EF Education First, Ironside, Bazan Group, CSOB Insurance, Macquarie Group, Charles Stanley, SATO, Government of Sint Maarten, BMW Financial Services

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