TIBCO Jaspersoft vs TIBCO Spotfire comparison

The compared TIBCO Jaspersoft and TIBCO Spotfire solutions aren't in the same category. TIBCO Jaspersoft is ranked #10 in RT , with an average rating of 7.8, and holds a 2.7% mindshare in the category. TIBCO Spotfire is ranked #14 in BIT , with an average rating of 8.3, and holds a 1.1% mindshare. Additionally, 83% of TIBCO Jaspersoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 96% of TIBCO Spotfire users who would recommend it.

TIBCO Jaspersoft

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83% willing to recommend

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96% willing to recommend

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

Categories and Ranking

TIBCO Jaspersoft

Average Rating

7.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Reporting (10th), Embedded BI (7th)

TIBCO Spotfire

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (14th)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Business Intelligence solutions, they serve different purposes. TIBCO Jaspersoft is designed for Reporting and holds a mindshare of 2.7%, down 2.8% compared to last year.
TIBCO Spotfire, on the other hand, focuses on BI (Business Intelligence) Tools, holds 1.1% mindshare, down 1.2% since last year.

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Featured Reviews

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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Mohsin Pathan

Associate Vice President - Solutions, presales & services at Bahwan CyberTek

Flexible, offers a single pane of glass, and is highly customizable

There's one area I see that specifically needs improvement. That is when you do the data loading. It is slow. For historical data, when you talk about gigabytes of data, terabytes of data, then it becomes prolonged. Loading could be improved. That's one part. That is actually there with every tool. I would not say that this is a specific problem with Spotfire. However, it is a problem with all the BI tools. That is one area which can be improved. When you are doing analytics, you see that the value has to come perfect. There was a missing feature of alerting out of the box within Spotfire. However, they have released this in version 12.

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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

"We can set any property dynamically."

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

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

"The designer is the most valuable feature."

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

"It offers high processing power for report generation and is cost-effective."

"We find the access restrictions on different user groups valuable."

"It's easy to use and maintain."

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"Data discovery is very simple."

"It’s stable and straightforward."

"The most valuable feature is the map visuals that help us connect to the geo-specialized data which is more advanced than other solutions."

"This solution allows us to integrate data from across all client departments, for effective reporting via a single dashboard."

"Live Query data on demand, R and Python integration, and the ability to write HTML and JavaScript text areas are all valuable features."

"The ability to connect to many different data sources is one of the key features. The other would then be the different ways in which that data can be visualized."

"We used it pretty heavily in gathering data, which goes to our VPs. They are able to base their next revenue planning based on this metric. So, it has been invaluable."

"One of the main features is integrated statistical analysis."

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Cons

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

"Customization is an area with certain shortcomings in the solution that needs improvement."

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

"The reporting templates have room for improvement."

"The upgrades are not easy."

"The stability of TIBCO Jaspersoft needs improvement."

"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."

"There might be some compatibility issues with the dashboard if we're using the latest version and some clients are using the older version. Some features might not be supported."

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"Personalising Spotfire, as a whole, is painful and is something that could be made easier."

"The layered features within Spotfire can make it a bit complicated sometimes as compared to Power BI."

"I would like to see the visualization library in this solution expanded, so that I can increase what I can offer to our clients."

"The Text Area feature needs to be more user-friendly. It is a little clunky to use, and it is difficult to consistently format text."

"The handling and consumption of realtime data could be improved."

"When you do the data loading, it is slow."

"We would like to see some development in the visualization aspect of this solution, as they can currently only be configured in the cloud, which limits us to one endpoint. It would be helpful if this could be integrated with other tools."

"The design of the UI could be improved."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

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

"The solution is a little bit expensive."

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

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

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

"The Tibco sales teams have been very difficult to work with - ignoring requests, misrepresenting level of demand, etc."

"In comparison to other solutions such as IBM Cognos, TIBCO Spotfire is more affordable."

"The cost of TIBCO Spotfire could improve. It should be less expensive. It's the most expensive visualization tool in our company."

"The pricing seems competitive and reasonable. The value delivered by the product far exceeds the cost."

"The cost is a few hundred dollars per user per year."

"I would describe TIBCO Spotfire as an averagely-priced product."

"The price-point for this solution is negotiable depending on usage levels."

"The solution is affordable one."

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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

19%

Computer Software Company

17%

Manufacturing Company

Energy/Utilities Company

Manufacturing Company

18%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Computer Software Company

11%

Energy/Utilities Company

10%

Company Size

By reviewers

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

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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What do you like most about TIBCO Spotfire?

TIBCO Spotfire is easy to use. We initiated Spotfire as POC, with support from a tech team based in South Africa. While they assisted with the setup, we conducted the POC ourselves.

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

Compared to other tools, Spotfire's pricing is competitive, especially with its enterprise licensing.

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What needs improvement with TIBCO Spotfire?

Spotfire requires better documentation. Unlike competitors like Power BI and Tableau, Spotfire lacks comprehensive metadata dictionaries. This makes it difficult to generate usage metrics, which ar...

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Overview

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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TIBCO Spotfire is a versatile data analytics platform that can handle large datasets and be deployed on-premise or in the cloud. Its dynamic reporting, easy creation of dynamic dashboards, and highly customizable tool make it a valuable asset for process data analysis, industrial performance dashboards, problem root cause analysis, business intelligence, and real-time analytics for IoT devices in the energy sector.

The solution also offers data science functions, map visuals, R and Python integration, and the ability to write HTML and JavaScript text areas. Spotfire has helped organizations deliver projects more efficiently and cost-effectively, allowing for faster data analysis.

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

Allergan, ASSS de Montreal, Avantium, Blue River, Bank of Montreal, Citibank, FrieslandCampina, Hellmann Logistics, Merck, Novartis

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