I would consider it cost effective for our environment, and we don't have to invest in another big tool to generate these reports, making it all integrated and easier. Otherwise, you need to write a lot of code or API calls to generate reports if using some other tool outside of the ecosystem, which definitely requires additional effort and therefore additional cost and time.
Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services should be okay if you're within the budget. We're just using open-source solutions if you're not within the budget. Sometimes, we use MySQL or something similar. It depends on the company's business needs. The pricing should be reasonable. Everything is higher for enterprise customers.
IT Professional at a wholesaler/distributor with 51-200 employees
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Apr 24, 2024
According to me, the solution's pricing is very expensive, but I don't know how much Oracle or other competitors would cost. Since I am unfamiliar with other pricing schemes, the solution's pricing may be fair. Getting the type of license we bought was very complicated. Value-wise, the solution's pricing is good for the price that we pay. I rate the solution a seven out of ten for the value we received from the solution's pricing.
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It is not expensive compared to other platforms. So, if ten was the most expensive product and one was the cheapest, I would rate the pricing of this product around seven out of ten.
The suite itself is expensive due to the licensing model. Overall, I would rate the pricing model a seven out of ten, with one being the cheapest and ten being the most expensive.
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I would consider it cost effective for our environment, and we don't have to invest in another big tool to generate these reports, making it all integrated and easier. Otherwise, you need to write a lot of code or API calls to generate reports if using some other tool outside of the ecosystem, which definitely requires additional effort and therefore additional cost and time.
I don't recall the current pricing as it changes frequently.
Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services should be okay if you're within the budget. We're just using open-source solutions if you're not within the budget. Sometimes, we use MySQL or something similar. It depends on the company's business needs. The pricing should be reasonable. Everything is higher for enterprise customers.
The product pricing is reasonable in terms of suitable features for business.
The pricing is high.
According to me, the solution's pricing is very expensive, but I don't know how much Oracle or other competitors would cost. Since I am unfamiliar with other pricing schemes, the solution's pricing may be fair. Getting the type of license we bought was very complicated. Value-wise, the solution's pricing is good for the price that we pay. I rate the solution a seven out of ten for the value we received from the solution's pricing.
The tool's licensing costs are expensive.
It is not expensive compared to other platforms. So, if ten was the most expensive product and one was the cheapest, I would rate the pricing of this product around seven out of ten.
The solution is free to use for developers.
The suite itself is expensive due to the licensing model. Overall, I would rate the pricing model a seven out of ten, with one being the cheapest and ten being the most expensive.
The solution is cheaper than its alternatives.
The solution is expensive.
The price is pretty good.