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TIBCO Spotfire vs ibi WebFOCUS comparison

 

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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
6.7
Using ibi WebFOCUS, significant cost savings are achieved with improved processes and high returns, reducing downtime expenses.
Sentiment score
5.8
TIBCO Spotfire boosts ROI by reducing maintenance, enhancing efficiency, and improving data analysis for informed decision-making and productivity.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
3.6
ibi WebFOCUS support is knowledgeable and prompt, with personalized service, though reaching experts for advanced issues may be challenging.
Sentiment score
6.9
TIBCO Spotfire's customer service is praised for responsiveness and expertise, with some variability in support quality noted.
Having a local partner was crucial for us while they were there.
Production Engineer at Parex Resources Inc
TIBCO's support, especially for integration products, is swift.
Business Enabler at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
8.6
ibi WebFOCUS efficiently manages large-scale applications, supporting both small and large entities, impressing diverse sectors with scalability.
Sentiment score
7.0
TIBCO Spotfire is highly scalable with improved load balancing, suitable for large datasets, but cost may be a concern.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.3
Users praise ibi WebFOCUS for its stability, quick issue resolution, and lower maintenance compared to IBM products.
Sentiment score
6.5
TIBCO Spotfire is stable and reliable, with occasional issues in complex projects, improved by hardware updates and software patches.
There are no significant stability issues as long as the product's capabilities are understood and not overly pushed.
Business Enabler at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Overall, TIBCO Spotfire is a good product and has been a stable platform.
Lead Data Engineer at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
 

Room For Improvement

Users seek an intuitive interface, improved documentation, simpler security, better SQL embedding, and enhanced charting and training in ibi WebFOCUS.
TIBCO Spotfire's UI is outdated, lacks customization, struggles with data handling, and users seek better integration and training.
TIBCO Spotfire and ClickView need improvement in scheduling, which is critical yet lacking in quality.
Business Enabler at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
It could be very useful if the coding part of using the platform could be more user-friendly in terms of visual capability.
Production Engineer at Parex Resources Inc
The usage and flexibility need to be better compared to other analytical tools.
Lead Data Engineer at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
 

Setup Cost

ibi WebFOCUS offers competitive, scalable pricing with a CPU-based license, ideal for enterprises focused on BI and process improvement.
TIBCO Spotfire's pricing is high yet valuable, with complex licensing and long negotiation, but offers strong ROI and features.
TIBCO Spotfire's pricing is high, particularly in traditional markets like Turkey, impacting market penetration.
Business Enabler at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
 

Valuable Features

WebFOCUS provides intuitive visualization, robust connectivity, flexible reporting, and reliable scheduling, supporting comprehensive data integration and application development.
TIBCO Spotfire offers powerful analytics, easy visualizations, and customization, integrating diverse data sources for insightful business decisions.
TIBCO Spotfire integrates with R and Python, offering a differentiator from the competition.
Business Enabler at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
I think having Python included is a big win because you get the chance to customize your algorithm and your in-house development without having a big dependency on a third party.
Production Engineer at Parex Resources Inc
TIBCO Spotfire offers excellent features, including flexibility and the ability to do much better compared to other analytical tools.
Lead Data Engineer at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
 

Categories and Ranking

ibi WebFOCUS
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
Predictive Analytics (8th), Embedded BI (16th)
TIBCO Spotfire
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
5.7
Number of Reviews
72
Ranking in other categories
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (15th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Business Intelligence solutions, they serve different purposes. ibi WebFOCUS is designed for Predictive Analytics and holds a mindshare of 4.4%, up 1.3% compared to last year.
TIBCO Spotfire, on the other hand, focuses on BI (Business Intelligence) Tools, holds 1.1% mindshare, up 1.1% since last year.
Predictive Analytics Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
ibi WebFOCUS4.4%
Alteryx7.6%
Anaplan6.9%
Other81.1%
Predictive Analytics
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
TIBCO Spotfire1.1%
Microsoft Power BI9.3%
Tableau Enterprise6.7%
Other82.9%
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools
 

Featured Reviews

Twanette Jurd - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
Jacobo Ortiz Avila - PeerSpot reviewer
Production Engineer at Parex Resources Inc
Has improved data handling and customization but requires more intuitive visual design for workflows
It was kind of tough to have the visualizations with HTML, or you have to create your own page. But it was working great with buttons and every page updated pretty fast with the server capability, and it was handling a big amount of data, maybe five years of data. It was performing quite well, taking maybe three minutes to update the whole model. It has been good, but most recently, they changed the commercial methodology to get the license. Our política in the company is to hire or get licenses year by year, but most recently, TIBCO Spotfire asked us to have a three-year license term. That made things a little bit tougher for the commercial relationship. Maybe with all these automation processes that you have, those could be more visually friendly. N8N is a good example where you could connect some platforms, and you don't have to code strictly, but you could visually create an algorithm. That capability of clicking and dragging some boxes of code could actually facilitate how people create their own algorithms. It could be very useful if the coding part of using the platform could be more user-friendly in terms of visual capability.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Government
13%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Healthcare Company
8%
Retailer
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise14
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business18
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise42
 

Questions from the Community

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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.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for TIBCO Spotfire?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for TIBCO Spotfire appears fair, and I think they are fairly priced as far as the features are concerned.
What needs improvement with TIBCO Spotfire?
The web client of TIBCO Spotfire lacked the full authoring capabilities available in the analyst client. Source control for DXP files was limited compared to a Git-style workflow. For regulatory su...
 

Also Known As

WebFOCUS
Spotfire
 

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Sample Customers

Ace Hardware, AutoZone, Fred Hutch, MasterCard, OFS Brands, PostFinance, Real D, Yellow Pages, ABC Financial, AcuSport, BBVA, Babcock
Allergan, ASSS de Montreal, Avantium, Blue River, Bank of Montreal, Citibank, FrieslandCampina, Hellmann Logistics, Merck, Novartis
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