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MicroStrategy vs Targit Decision Suite comparison

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Categories and Ranking

MicroStrategy
Ranking in Embedded BI
5th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
164
Ranking in other categories
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (14th)
Targit Decision Suite
Ranking in Embedded BI
24th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Reporting (35th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Embedded BI category, the mindshare of MicroStrategy is 5.3%, down from 11.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Targit Decision Suite is 2.3%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Embedded BI Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
MicroStrategy5.3%
Targit Decision Suite2.3%
Other92.4%
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Featured Reviews

Prabu Thanikchalam - PeerSpot reviewer
Principal Architect & Software Engineering Department Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Reporting has improved with strong administration tools but performance and memory still need work
Compared to the new tools, MicroStrategy is still on the old mechanism, the attributes and metric creations that are still a bit vague compared to other tools. They can actually improve on the go, having derived metrics or derived attributes in MicroStrategy. If they have something like that for the attributes as well, it will be good. A pain point is MicroStrategy memory fluctuations that we couldn't actually read that much. If they can improve that performance, that would be great. MicroStrategy struggles a bit with large data volumes, but they are coming up with new ideas. They have moved to Intelligent Cubes, which can actually handle better data handling. They are coming up with good measures to handle big data.
it_user289458 - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Science Intern at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
I can now create more meaningful charts--radar, donut, pareto, scatter, range, point, boxplot, etc., but it doesn't support Linux or commodity hardware.
* The tool is very easy to use, we got on-premise training from Panorama, within days we were proficient enough to play with the tool. * The customer service is very responsive, they answered our queries. * I saw lot of people complaining about the lack of community forum, but they do have a forum which is quite active. * The tool is extremely easy to use, with a click you can import data and create the visualizations. * The things I like most is it supports variety of charts, I was quite bored with my previous BI tool which mostly supported bar, line and pie charts. I can now create more meaningful charts radar, donut, pareto, scatter, range, point, boxplot, etc.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We are using it for operations analysis and sales data analysis."
"Cube performance and easy integration with third-party tools/products, are valuable features."
"Today, management can focus on analyzing the numbers and also exploring other avenues of improvement using the self-serve features."
"It keeps BI in the hands of everyone, rather than a developer or an analyst."
"The feature I found most valuable is the drop and drag functionality available."
"The solution offers very good stability; we find it to be reliable, there aren't bugs or glitches, there isn't freezing, and it doesn't crash."
"Participating distributors have sold their unwanted trucks, reduced operational costs, increased the amount of batteries sold for every stop made, reduced hot shots, and increased sales at an average of 50%."
"MicroStrategy has powerful data security features, which are crucial these days. For example, when users view data in MicroStrategy, they're only allowed to see a portion based on the permissions. When we evaluated other solutions like Power BI or Tableau, we found the security is very poor. They can't help us secure access to the data."
"The tool is extremely easy to use, with a click you can import data and create the visualizations."
 

Cons

"I would say their technical support quality has been a little questionable lately and I have brought up our concerns to their regional director."
"However, compared to other tools, the modeling part is not as strong."
"The solution's reports are not very flexible."
"This is an area that could somehow improve, because the support was not exactly as responsive as we had hoped for."
"They need to do a better job In its ability to allow end users to produce their own reports, metrics, and self-service business intelligence."
"Regarding the tickets, I would give the response to them a lukewarm rating."
"After casting about, we learned that we had to add a Report Services license for each Store Manager in order to support the posting of docs and dashboards to a server folder and distribute emails with links."
"As the development or customization of this tool is a crutch, people do not prefer to get into this technology."
"No support for Linux or commodity hardware. Limited support for big data analytics."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution’s licensing cost is expensive."
"They made a change in the licensing module some time ago and we can now use all the enterprise tools for free."
"The price was good. We have had great support along the way."
"Now, the price is high."
"MicroStrategy's licensing cost is higher than that of other tools in the market. My company uses the enterprise edition of the product."
"The pricing for MicroStrategy is always on the higher side. They should seriously start thinking about their pricing and licensing strategy."
"Additional costs are associated with maintenance."
"​They gave us a good deal.​"
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Comparison Review

it_user6330 - PeerSpot reviewer
Product Manager at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
May 2, 2013
MicroStrategy vs. Tableau
After a recent presentation, several attendees asked me about the applications of Visual Insights and Tableau. Many companies are investing in both tools and are trying to figure out the right tool for specific applications Tableau has found its sweet-spot as an agile discovery tool that analysts…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Construction Company
10%
Marketing Services Firm
7%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business37
Midsize Enterprise26
Large Enterprise102
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for MicroStrategy?
I would say on a scale of 1 to 10, I have only a four when it comes to pricing and setup cost because in my earlier companies, everything was done by another team. Here, we actually handle some of ...
What needs improvement with MicroStrategy?
Compared to the new tools, MicroStrategy is still on the old mechanism, the attributes and metric creations that are still a bit vague compared to other tools. They can actually improve on the go, ...
What is your primary use case for MicroStrategy?
MicroStrategy is basically a reporting tool, and I take care of the administration side, so I handle complete maintenance and administration of MicroStrategy servers across all environments. Day-to...
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Sample Customers

Allstate Insurance, Barneys New York, Boston Children's Hospital, Buenos Aires Department of the Treasury, Campbell Soup Company, DHL, eBay, eHarmony, Facebook, Four Seasons Hotels Inc., Godiva, Hard Rock International, LinkedIn, Netflix, Pfizer, SECO (Swiss Government Unemployment Agency), Starbucks, Texas A&M University, Thomson Reuters Markets, US House of Representatives, and the US Postal Service.
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