TIBCO Jaspersoft vs TIBCO Spotfire comparison

The compared TIBCO Jaspersoft and TIBCO Spotfire solutions aren't in the same category. TIBCO Jaspersoft is ranked #12 in RT , with an average rating of 8.7, and holds a 1.9% mindshare in the category. TIBCO Spotfire is ranked #15 in BIT , with an average rating of 8.1, and holds a 1.1% mindshare. Additionally, 83% of TIBCO Jaspersoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 97% of TIBCO Spotfire users who would recommend it.

TIBCO Jaspersoft

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83% willing to recommend

TIBCO Spotfire

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97% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

TIBCO Jaspersoft

Average Rating

7.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Reporting (12th), Embedded BI (8th)

TIBCO Spotfire

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

5.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (15th)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Business Intelligence solutions, they serve different purposes. TIBCO Jaspersoft is designed for Reporting and holds a mindshare of 1.9%, down 2.7% 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.

Reporting Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
TIBCO Jaspersoft	1.9%
Microsoft Power BI	17.4%
Tableau Enterprise	16.5%
Other	64.2%

Reporting

BI (Business Intelligence) Tools Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
TIBCO Spotfire	1.1%
Microsoft Power BI	9.3%
Tableau Enterprise	6.7%
Other	82.9%

BI (Business Intelligence) Tools

Featured Reviews

Ashish-Sahu

Technical Manager at Bahwan CyberTek

Has delivered visually appealing reports and improved user interaction

The integration of TIBCO Jaspersoft with some data sources has limitations that I encountered, and it was not very straightforward. This was one of the concerns with TIBCO Jaspersoft. The limitations include compatibility with some drivers where we do not have adequate JDBC drivers, and because of that, I am not able to make the connection pool. I do see a negative side in terms of support. I am a little disappointed because when we report any defect, it takes time to get a resolution. There are also limitations on some connectors where we do not have connectivity established. These are the few issues I faced while using TIBCO Jaspersoft.

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Jacobo Ortiz Avila

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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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"HTML5 charts are rich and dynamics Ad-hoc reporting allows the end user or analyst to easily develop their own reports (based on business language)."

"The most valuable features are the pixel-perfect report, embedded report portal, scheduling reports, open source, etc."

"We were going to the AWS cloud, and Jaspersoft was the only tool which understood the licensing part of the cloud, and the easy handling of the row-level security made me decide to choose it."

"The most valuable features are the security file and the general data level security implementation framework."

"The feature that I like most is the drag and drop capability."

"The reporting and charting features: I have worked with other reporting tools and I find this tool is easier and faster to work with while creating charts."

"Community edition which is free is the best buy for small to medium companies who can't afford any money at all to try a product."

"The most valuable features are that it is a browser-based system and memory consumption for the client with large-scale data is reasonable."

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"I have found it an easy API to learn."

"One of the best data visualization and analytical tools I have worked with and would definitely suggest others to evaluate and go for Spotfire to get the best ROI."

"Reporting and dashboarding became quite easy; it is much faster and more robust than other BI or visualisation tools."

"I would recommend this product because it is intuitive with a fast learning curve and very powerful."

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

"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."

"Technical support is exceptional."

"ROI can also be measured by the fact that Spotfire can integrate with existing IT infrastructure and existing IT expertise."

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Cons

"Jaspersoft should focus on user interaction features, and one should not expect it to suit every niche."

"The technical support provided was terrible."

"Implementing of subreports is such a pain."

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

"The stability of TIBCO Jaspersoft needs improvement."

"We encountered some scalability issues, as the server doesn't handle too many concurrent connections very well."

"I would like to see some analysis done prior to data extraction. The data extraction itself could also be improved."

"The integration of TIBCO Jaspersoft with some data sources has limitations that I encountered, and it was not very straightforward."

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"However, ease of connecting to Oracle databases and parameterizing the database queries would be useful."

"In the recent version of Spotfire, 7.5 or 7.6, I was able to corrupt my webplayer services deployment with no way to restore it."

"The design of the UI could be improved."

"I would say that the implementation of the product could be much easier than it is at the moment. It is a complex process at the moment to set up TIBCO Spotfire with your database; not always straightforward."

"TIBCO Spotfire can be improved in several areas. The UI can be enhanced, and the usage and flexibility need to be better compared to other analytical tools."

"I would like more easy-to-implement analytical algorithms. At the moment they include things like forecasts and regressions."

"However, not all the runtime components are multiplatform. To be exact, the component whose purpose is to render the data in a web browser can be installed only on Microsoft machines."

"Administration functionality can be improved more by moving the rest of the command-line effort to a web-based UI."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is a little bit expensive."

"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."

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

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

"The solution is affordable one."

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

"This product carries a monthly licensing charge, with the amount depending on the features that are to be included. This costs also covers the use of technical support."

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

"The ROI is nearly impossible to calculate."

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

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Co-Founder at Helical IT Solution (Jaspersoft, Pentaho, Talend, Kettle, DWBI, ETL, Ctools, iReport, Jasper Report)

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

14%

Computer Software Company

10%

Healthcare Company

Manufacturing Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

Healthcare Company

Retailer

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	12
Midsize Enterprise	7
Large Enterprise	16

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	18
Midsize Enterprise	12
Large Enterprise	42

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 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 needs improvement with TIBCO Jaspersoft?

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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?

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.

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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...

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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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