
What is SAP BusinessObjects?
SAP BusinessObjects BI is a reporting and analytics business intelligence (BI) platform aimed at business users. It consists of a number of reporting applications that allow users to discover data, perform analysis to derive insights and create reports that visualize the insights.
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84 Likeliness to Recommend
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94 Plan to Renew
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80 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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Emotional Footprint Overview
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+93 Net Emotional Footprint
The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.
How much do users love SAP BusinessObjects?
Pros
- Reliable
- Respectful
- Helps Innovate
- Performance Enhancing
How to read the Emotional Footprint
The Net Emotional Footprint measures high-level user sentiment towards particular product offerings. It aggregates emotional response ratings for various dimensions of the vendor-client relationship and product effectiveness, creating a powerful indicator of overall user feeling toward the vendor and product.
While purchasing decisions shouldn't be based on emotion, it's valuable to know what kind of emotional response the vendor you're considering elicits from their users.
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Feature Ratings
Operational Reporting Capabilities
BI Security
Data Exploration and Visualization
BI Platform Administration
Data Connectors and Data Mashup
Intelligent Alerts and Notifications
Self Service and Ad Hoc Capabilities
Collaboration
Dashboard
Mobile
Vendor Capability Ratings
Ease of Implementation
Quality of Features
Ease of Data Integration
Ease of IT Administration
Business Value Created
Availability and Quality of Training
Usability and Intuitiveness
Ease of Customization
Breadth of Features
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
Vendor Support
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SAP BusinessObjects Reviews

Manisha J.
- Role: Consultant
- Industry: Consulting
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Mar 2024
Good product for creating professional report
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates SAP BusinessObjects from other similar products?
Complex calculations can be achieved using BO tool.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Good for creating professional report for business user..
What do you dislike most about this product?
Nothing as such..good product...
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Good for creating professional report for business user. Complex calculations can be achieved using BO tool.
Pros
- Continually Improving Product
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
- Trustworthy

Aditya J.
- Role: Consultant
- Industry: Consulting
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Mar 2024
Good tool for self service analytics!
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates SAP BusinessObjects from other similar products?
Easy to model the data to get the reports
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Learning this tool is much more easier compared to competitors,
What do you dislike most about this product?
Advance analytics using AI is missing.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Go for it if you are looking for a easy to use tool to get the self service analytics, adhoc reports.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Reliable
- Trustworthy
- Efficient Service
Mahum K.
- Role: Sales Marketing
- Industry: Apparel
- Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Submitted Dec 2023
Very useful but training required
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates SAP BusinessObjects from other similar products?
Great for analytics and insight
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Quick to learn
What do you dislike most about this product?
Can be difficult to use without training
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Make sure to get training
Pros
- Fair
- Helps Innovate
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity