TIBCO Jaspersoft vs ibi WebFOCUS comparison

Information Builders and TIBCO are both solutions in the Embedded BI category. Information Builders is ranked #10 with an average rating of 8.0, while TIBCO is ranked #7 with an average rating of 7.8. Information Builders holds a 1.5% mindshare in EBT, compared to TIBCO’s 2.1% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Information Builders users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 83% of TIBCO users who would recommend it.

ibi WebFOCUS

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95% willing to recommend

TIBCO Jaspersoft

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83% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between ibi WebFOCUS and TIBCO Jaspersoft based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Embedded BI solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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TIBCO Jaspersoft vs. ibi WebFOCUS

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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:

Categories and Ranking

ibi WebFOCUS

Ranking in Embedded BI

10th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Predictive Analytics (8th)

TIBCO Jaspersoft

Ranking in Embedded BI

7th

Average Rating

7.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Reporting (10th)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Embedded BI category, the mindshare of ibi WebFOCUS is 1.5%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of TIBCO Jaspersoft is 2.1%, up from 1.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Twanette Jurd

Technical Director / Solutions Architect at InfoBuild

Business Intelligence, reporting, data integration, ETL, data migration - everything is handled within one unified platform and highly scalable solution.

WebFOCUS goes beyond just dashboards. It's also used for operational reporting, making it crucial for mission-critical systems. In fact, a core strength is that it's not "just" a BI tool; it can be used to build complete applications. It is the best tool because of its all-in-one nature. Data integration, ETL, data migration, everything is handled within the same platform. Then, on the front end, it offers portals, reporting, distributed analysis, and more. For customers who have data in the right structure and right format, the WebFOCUS Designer tool is very powerful. It allows them to create self-service reporting applications.

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Chan Sambopol

Manager, Core Banking Office at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees

Easy to use with a nice design and good connectivity

TIBCO Jaspersoft has two versions. Version one is the enterprise version, The other one is the community version, and which allows us to use it for free. In the free version, we have to support ourselves. For the enterprise version, you have technical support if you need it. I wish that we had more support while in the portal, at least for the community version, or if we could talk to someone regarding issues, like how to configure or fine-tune would be helpful. We'd like to have help on how to solve some problems when we use the product and have some error or limitation. They need to, at the very least, improve the community. The Enterprise Edition has support, and we can force some tickets through the portal and then have an engineer support us in some cases. However, in terms of the subscription price, it's a bit high. Therefore, we'd like to see the community version offer a little bit more support and better documentation and we'd like the enterprise edition to have better pricing.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature is building ad hoc reports."

"It stands out for its ability to work across different platforms, support mainframe data, offer cloud integration, automate report scheduling, and provide a robust scripting language."

"I would rate the scalability a ten out of ten. It's highly scalable and can handle significant data volumes."

"The solution can read and write 500 different types of outputs."

"I give the stability of the solution a nine out of ten."

"We can set any property dynamically."

"The end-user reporting is very handy and the standard reports that can be achieved by using Jaspersoft Studio are quite impressive."

"It's easy to use and maintain."

"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten...The deployment process of TIBCO Jaspersoft is easy."

"You can do quite a lot with it in terms of automated reports and dashboards."

"The growth time is the most valuable feature of TIBCO Jaspersoft."

"The solution is standalone with the flexibility to use visualize.js to embed within the application."

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Cons

"When it comes to customer support, we don't always reach the right person. Sometimes, we get junior-level reps who aren't as knowledgeable as we are."

"The solution can be improved by adding more automated options for reporting."

"The challenge lies not in what the tool can do but in how you use it and understand the data."

"If there were to be any improvements right now, their documentation needs to get in sync with their product."

"The upgrades are not easy."

"The Ad Hoc Report Writer does not include as many features as Tableau and needs to be improved to meet expectations."

"We'd like to see the community version offer a little bit more support and better documentation and we'd like the enterprise edition to have better pricing."

"A better focus should be put on self-service reporting."

"Currently, JSON format is the main format we use, however, in TIBCO Jaspersoft, XML format is the default and JSON did not work because TIBCO did not fix it."

"I would like to see some analysis done prior to data extraction. The data extraction itself could also be improved."

"Jaspersoft should focus on user interaction features, and one should not expect it to suit every niche."

"The stability of TIBCO Jaspersoft needs improvement."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would rate the pricing a five out of ten, with ten being expensive."

"The solution is a little bit expensive."

"I find the price to be reliable and not overly costly."

"I would rate the pricing as four out of five because it's expensive."

"The pricing is cost effective because it is based on servers rather than users."

"I give the cost of the solution a five out of ten."

"Since I checked last time, only one annual license costs about $25,000."

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it_user6978

Co-Founder at Helical IT Solution (Jaspersoft, Pentaho, Talend, Kettle, DWBI, ETL, Ctools, iReport, Jasper Report)

Jun 10, 2013

Jaspersoft vs. Pentaho – Which one to use & is there any need to purchase the commercial edition

Any company (be it technology, manfucaturing, human resource, ecommerce, SME etc) always has the need for Business Intelligence to some or the other extent. If cost is one of the consideration factor, then the 2 BI tools which are at the forefront are Pentaho and Jaspersoft. But, often the same…

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

20%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Financial Services Firm

18%

Computer Software Company

17%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Information Builders WebFOCUS?

I would rate the pricing a five out of ten, with ten being expensive.

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What needs improvement with Information Builders WebFOCUS?

Documentation could definitely be improved.

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What is your primary use case for Information Builders WebFOCUS?

I use it for supplying and developing business intelligence (BI) solutions, data management and reporting applications, and for the development of complete web-based applications. It's a versatile ...

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Seeking lightweight open source BI software

The best and open source (No cost involved) solution for all BI requirements is Jaspersoft Open Studio. Refer to rajeshsirsikar.com for more information.

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What do you like most about TIBCO Jaspersoft?

We can set any property dynamically.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for TIBCO Jaspersoft?

I am sharing a scenario for pricing: for ten thousand users and a robust server, it may cost in the hundreds of thousands USD. However, TIBCO is more enterprise-focused and might have different pri...

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Also Known As

WebFOCUS

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Overview

WebFOCUS is a strategic enterprise business intelligence (BI) and analytics platform that enables any executive, manager, analyst, employee, partner, or customer to execute smarter business from trusted data. The platform includes cutting-edge capabilities that provide organizations with everything they need to turn data into insight, and insight into impact.

Information Builders

TIBCO Jaspersoft is a versatile BI tool used for creating and integrating reports, with added functionality for business intelligence such as ad hoc report writers, online report writers, and dashboard designers. It is used for various purposes such as employee performance, revenue management and billing reports, and IT operational reporting.

The solution can be deployed on-premises or in the cloud, is user-friendly, with drag-and-drop report creation, access restrictions for user groups, and connectivity to multiple data sources. It has helped organizations fulfill their needs related to security and create reports quickly, with easy scheduling and report creation with different parameters.

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Sample Customers

Ace Hardware, AutoZone, Fred Hutch, MasterCard, OFS Brands, PostFinance, Real D, Yellow Pages, ABC Financial, AcuSport, BBVA, Babcock

Mosaic, Vander University, Telesoft, Entrust, Ericsson, BT, Groupon, John Hopkins, Puma

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TIBCO Jaspersoft vs. ibi WebFOCUS

January 2025

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