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Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer vs Zoho Analytics comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle Business Intelligenc...
Ranking in Reporting
30th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.1
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Zoho Analytics
Ranking in Reporting
6th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.1
Number of Reviews
34
Ranking in other categories
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (9th), Data Visualization (10th), Embedded BI (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Reporting category, the mindshare of Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer is 1.0%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zoho Analytics is 2.4%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Reporting Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Zoho Analytics2.4%
Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer1.0%
Other96.6%
Reporting
 

Featured Reviews

Useful for business reports and helps to drill down accounting information
The tool's most valuable feature is table creation. One of the most important capabilities is the supplier assessment reports. These reports provide a balance during transactions, which is crucial for auditing. This feature is not standard in other ERP systems, making it highly valuable. The solution helps to drill down details from sources like payables and inventory, which the accounting department requires.
VR
Data Analyst at Mobolution
Has supported trend analysis and forecasting but needs major fixes in customization and reliability
There are some areas where Zoho Analytics needs improvement compared to Power BI. Uploading and interpreting data inside the interface needs enhancement. While Power BI uses Power Query, an intuitive and powerful tool that allows data manipulation in any way, Zoho Analytics has limitations. I usually prepare data in Excel before uploading it to Zoho Analytics. The charts in Zoho Analytics are not as customizable as in Power BI. While all chart types are available, they can only be modified at a basic level, not an advanced level. Though trend analysis features are provided, creating anything out of the box is challenging.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Discoverer has been very stable and we've had no real issues."
"The tool's most valuable feature is table creation. One of the most important capabilities is the supplier assessment reports. These reports provide a balance during transactions, which is crucial for auditing."
"We track the sales funnel and set up graph charts and bar charts to analyze the number of leads received in the previous month compared to current leads, helping us figure out and analyze which campaigns are performing well."
"Zoho Analytics's most valuable feature is the ability to provide excellent analytics through a single platform."
"The major benefit of using Zoho Analytics in our organization is that before implementation, we didn't have any insights or data security and integration capabilities."
"It provides insights into leads, information about the team and about various sales activities. The graphical representations in the form of charts is excellent."
"What I appreciate most about Zoho Analytics is the pivot table functionality, as in the pivot table and scheduler table, if we want data in one report, we can use an SQL query and get data from different modules."
"It's a very strong analytics tool."
"The best feature is that in the same tool, we can use SQL and business intelligence capabilities."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
 

Cons

"Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer needs to improve its performance and HTML reports."
"They need to try to develop reports to tie different tables together. Currently, to pull the data into one nice, neat report takes a more advanced technically minded person to develop."
"A higher degree of artificial intelligence could be included in this solution. The data and overall insights could be improved."
"The analytics plans are very complex because they depend on the users, while other Zoho plans operate on a per-user basis."
"The solution does not provide call center facilities for customer support."
"However we do not like proposed UI changes and find that in general as a vendor Zoho is rather unresponsive to feedback from its customers."
"I find it very difficult to handle more than two subqueries or CTE, as I can only have one subquery in the SQL code."
"I remember that cleaning up data was a challenge, and on several occasions we had to upload data sets again after making changes in another program."
"I have a lower rating when it comes to Zoho Analytics. The tool has poor performance. It needs to improve the dimensions and measures."
"I would let the users delete and copy as many cells as they want. It is absolutely uncomfortable for me to do it one by one."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer is more expensive than its alternatives. You need to pay additional costs for implementation."
"The product is expensive."
"An exact ROI is hard to calculate. However, we have definitely made sales that would have been much harder, or unlikely, as a result of the speed with which we were able to prepare comprehensive analysis."
"Zoho Analytics costs $ 4,200 per month, billed yearly."
"It is very reasonable, and it gives me a good return on investment. Compared to other tools, it is the best choice in terms of pricing."
"I don't feel that price is an issue for this product."
"The product's licensing is reasonable."
"For one license the pricing is about $35 a user."
"The tool's pricing is similar to other Zoho applications and is affordable."
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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company
20%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Media Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Construction Company
15%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business28
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise5
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Zoho Analytics?
Compared to other analytic tools, Zoho Analytics is cost-effective. The annual subscription cost of Zoho Analytics is equivalent to about half of the monthly cost of tools such as Tableau or Power ...
What needs improvement with Zoho Analytics?
For our strategic initiatives, the AI functionality is not useful because it cannot provide requirement-specific insights. It only gives an overview of the report. One major issue I face in Zoho An...
What is your primary use case for Zoho Analytics?
We are using an HRMS tool, Zoho People. We use automations for our people's convenience. We use automations in Zoho People. For insights regarding Zoho People data, we use Zoho Analytics. In the HR...
 

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