Press release – Enterprise BI & Analytics Platforms: Mergers & Acquisitions Shake Up the Market

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PRESS RELEASE – WÜRZBURG, April 28, 2023

BARC Score Enterprise BI & Analytics Platforms 2023 published

Today, analyst firm BARC has released BARC Score Enterprise BI & Analytics Platforms for the year 2023. This BARC Score evaluates and compares the 21 most important global manufacturers of modern enterprise business intelligence (BI) & analytics platforms.

According to the new BARC Score, the market for enterprise BI & analytics platforms is highly dynamic. Many specialized tools are offering broader feature sets and are maturing into modern and comprehensive enterprise BI & analytics platforms to meet user demand for openness, versatility and usability.

At the same time, established providers are modernizing their platforms by adding features such as active user guidance through artificial intelligence and machine learning (“Augmented Analytics”) for greater efficiency and effectiveness in data usage. Manufacturers are finding and occupying niches by linking their BI & analytics solutions with pre-systems and creating predefined solutions for specific industries or topics.

More than in previous years, the market is showing a lot of dynamism due to mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs and similar market activities. These are significantly affecting the offerings and evaluation of some of the providers in this BARC Score.

21 leading manufacturers of BI & analytics platforms evaluated

This is the ninth edition of BARC’s evaluation of the leading manufacturers of modern BI & analytics platforms. A graphical overview of the market and reviews of the 21 software providers are now available here.

BARC Score Enterprise BI & Analytics Platforms 2023

BARC Score Enterprise BI & Analytics Platforms 2023
(Journalists can request the unredacted graphic by emailing abange@barc.de)

“This year, we observed several strategic changes in direction among BI & analytics providers that affected our assessment. Many providers are revising their strategy and precisely defining which customers and use cases they want to serve and which they are no longer actively pursuing,” commented BARC Senior Analyst and Head of Scores Larissa Baier.

“For buyers of a BI & analytics platform, it is essential to carefully examine the impact of acquisitions and strategic changes on the further development of the tools they are evaluating. As always, in addition to provider-specific considerations, individual requirements for the planned use cases that a modern BI & analytics platform ought to serve should be considered first,” added Robert Tischler, Senior Analyst at BARC and co-author of the report.

BARC Score Enterprise BI & Analytics Platforms examines the solutions of the following 21 internationally relevant manufacturers: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Dimensional Insight, Domo, Google, ibi, IBM, insightsoftware, Microsoft, MicroStrategy, Oracle, Pyramid Analytics, Qlik, SAP, SAS, Sisense, Tableau, TARGIT, ThoughtSpot, TIBCO, Yellowfin and Zoho.

Further information on the new BARC Score can be found at:
www.barc-research.com/barc-score/bi-score/

About BARC

BARC is a leading analyst firm for data & analytics and enterprise software with a reputation for unbiased and trusted advice. Our expert analysts deliver a wide range of research, events and advisory services for the data & analytics community.

Our innovative research evaluates software and vendors rigorously and highlights market trends, delivering insights that enable our customers to innovate with data, analytics and AI.

BARC’s 25 years of experience with data strategy & culture, data architecture, organization and software selection help clients transform into truly data-driven organizations.

www.barc.com

Contact

For all enquiries and further information, please contact:

Axel Bange
Tel: +49 (0) 2331 356 93 95
Email: abange@barc.com

BARC Score Integrated Planning and Analytics 2023

BARC Score Integrated Planning & Analytics 2023

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Senior Analyst Christian Fuchs discusses the new edition of BARC Score Integrated Planning & Analytics (IP&A). Published at the end of March 2023, it assesses the market for integrated planning and analytics solutions and portfolios, helping readers to find the right software solution to meet their needs.

The market and competition remain dynamic and complex for many companies and industries. The future is characterized by cost pressure, resource scarcity and volatility. In particular, satisfying customer needs and securing liquidity in volatile markets require quick decisions and decisive action.

These increasing dynamics require adjustments in corporate management and planning in order to meet growing demands. Flexible decision support and the short-term updating of targets and forecasts are becoming increasingly important. Corporate planning and forecasting must be done efficiently and in shorter cycles and must be updated quickly to promote sound decision-making. This cannot be achieved without the proper software support.

Modern corporate management focuses on increasing the organization’s own performance (performance management). Decision-makers need up-to-date and high-quality information in order to make the right decisions quickly. For this, plans and forecasts must be regularly updated and interlinked with data analytics. The integration of corporate planning and analytics is therefore of particular importance.

To help you find the right software solution for your needs, BARC Score Integrated Planning & Analytics evaluates the market for integrated planning and analytics solutions and portfolios.

The software market for integrated planning & analytics

The market comprises a wide range of offerings. In addition to globally active providers, many local specialists are thriving.

Solutions considered in this BARC Score must meet a number of requirements. Comprehensive functionality for planning, budgeting and forecasting is essential to be included in the analysis. Relevant core functions focus on the entire planning process (creation of planning models and masks, handling of the planning process, supporting planning functions). Here, the planning of financial topics is every bit as important as operational planning (e.g., sales, production, resources, etc.).

In addition, solutions must have comprehensive functions for analytics and business intelligence (e.g., for reporting, analysis and dashboards). A high degree of user-friendliness and seamless integration between all solution components is a decisive feature of market-leading solutions.

This BARC Score focuses on the market-leading providers with widespread product portfolios. For this reason, vendors must also meet general criteria in addition to their functional capabilities. These include a minimum licence and maintenance turnover as well as their geographical distribution and reach. Since there are two editions of BARC Score Integrated Planning & Analytics – a global edition and one that focuses specifically on the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) – providers must be able to demonstrate a significant number of implementations as well as licence and maintenance sales in the respective regions.

The vendors that met our criteria this year are:

Vendor Included in BARC Score IP&A Global Included in BARC Score IP&A DACH
Anaplan ✓ ✓
Board International ✓ ✓
Corporate Planning ✓
IBM ✓ ✓
insightsoftware ✓ ✓
Jedox ✓ ✓
OneStream ✓ ✓
Oracle ✓ ✓
Planful ✓
Prophix ✓
SAP ✓ ✓
Serviceware ✓
Unit4 ✓ ✓
Wolters Kluwer ✓ ✓
Workday ✓ ✓

Figure 1: Products featured in BARC Score Integrated Planning & Analytics 2023

In addition to the providers listed above, there are numerous other interesting and emerging players that were not included in our analysis because they do not yet meet the aforementioned inclusion criteria.

The results of BARC Score Integrated Planning & Analytics 2023

Many of the solution offerings evaluated have now reached a high degree of maturity. Six “Challengers” are now hot on the heels of the seven “Market Leaders”. We classify well-established providers that achieve strong market penetration as “Market Leaders”. Their product portfolio enjoys a high degree of recognition in the market and covers an extensive range of integrated technologies and requirements. They have a solid product strategy and financial position, convincing sales and marketing programs, and a strong partner network and ecosystem. The “Challengers” segment often includes smaller, innovative providers with a promising product portfolio but lower global penetration, as well as some larger providers that either pursue a specific product and application focus or face the challenge of seamless portfolio integration following acquisitions.

Some vendors have posted impressive growth figures over the past year. At the same time, there is still plenty of demand for commercial software solutions on the user side, despite concerns about the economic future. Many providers therefore expect further growth in 2023 and plan to expand their portfolios.

BARC Score Integrated Planning & Analytics 2023 chart

Figure 2: BARC Score Integrated Planning & Analytics (Global) 2023
(The unredacted graph is available in the full report)
© BARC 2023

Support for your software selection process

BARC Score Integrated Planning & Analytics was published on March 30, 2023. The analysis we present can help you to drive your own software selection process. Well-founded descriptions of the providers and their solution portfolios, including a strengths/weaknesses analysis, allow you to compare them with your own requirements.

Related reading:

BARC Score Integrated Planning & Analytics

BARC Score Financial Performance Management 2023

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BARC Score Financial Performance Management 2023

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Senior Analyst Christian Fuchs offers his thoughts on the new edition of BARC Score Financial Performance Management (FPM). Published in March 2023, it provides support in the selection of a suitable software solution for FPM requirements and processes. It analyzes the strengths and challenges of all leading providers and gives an up-to-date, independent and reliable summary of the software market.

The monitoring, management and control of financial performance is essential to ensure survival, especially in economically uncertain times. Market dynamics, fueled by current crises, disrupted supply chains, scarcity of resources and high costs, currently pose challenges for many companies. These include not only transparency in financial processes but, above all, securing liquidity.

The support of modern and requirements-oriented software solutions is an essential element in facing these challenges head on. In this context, the integration of various FPM processes in uniform software platforms creates a central source of information for decision-making. The core processes here include group consolidation and financial statement management, financial planning and forecasting as well as reporting and the analysis of financial data.

The software market for financial performance management

The vendors evaluated in this BARC Score focus on group consolidation, financial planning, financial reporting and related areas. They must cover a good range of FPM functions with the evaluated product portfolio and achieve a minimum level of license and maintenance revenue with the solutions under consideration. In addition, criteria such as the geographical distribution and reach of a provider must also be met.

This BARC Score is published in two versions – a global version and a version that concentrates on the DACH region (Germany, Austria and Switzerland).

The providers that met our criteria this year are:

Vendor Included in BARC Score FPM Global Included in BARC Score FPM DACH
Anaplan ✓ ✓
Board International ✓ ✓
Corporate Planning ✓
IBM ✓ ✓
insightsoftware ✓ ✓
Jedox ✓ ✓
LucaNet ✓ ✓
OneStream ✓ ✓
Oracle ✓ ✓
Planful ✓
Prophix ✓
SAP ✓ ✓
Serviceware ✓
Unit4 ✓ ✓
Wolters Kluwer ✓ ✓
Workday ✓ ✓

Figure 1: Products featured in BARC Score Financial Performance Management 2023

In addition to the providers listed above, the appendix contains a short summary of many of the other interesting and emerging players in this competitive market.

The results of the BARC Score Financial Performance Management 2023

The global FPM software market offers numerous powerful and mature products.

While the market-leading providers have expanded their leading positions in 2023, many others are emerging as challengers. Products in the “Challengers” segment are often corporate performance management tools that also focus on topics such as group consolidation and financial statement preparation, financial planning and financial reporting. Other vendors have strengthened through acquisition and face the challenge of seamless portfolio integration.

In comparison, the “Market Leaders” offer a comprehensive portfolio for FPM. In addition to established market penetration, they enjoy strong brand recognition and convince with a solid product strategy and financial position, sales and marketing programs, and a strong partner network and ecosystem.

Many providers are working on broadening their own offering. Those that come from areas such as corporate consolidation and financial planning have a strong focus on expanding their capabilities for reporting and operational planning, while those from the areas of corporate planning and analytics are rounding out their offerings with solutions and functions for group consolidation.

The current high demand for commercial software solutions is reflected in particular in the area of market execution (y-axis). Several providers experienced growth in 2022, which is reflected in a strong gain in new customers and significant revenue growth.

BARC Score FPM Global 2023 graphic

Figure 2: BARC Score Financial Performance Management Global 2023
(The unredacted graph is available in the full report)
© BARC 2023

Support for your software selection process

You can find more information about the current edition of BARC Score Financial Performance Management here. The detailed market analysis offers well-founded descriptions of the providers and their solution portfolios including a strengths/weaknesses analysis. This will help you drive your own software selection process and allow you to compare the solution offerings with your own requirements.

Related reading:

BARC Score Financial Performance Management

BARC Score Integrated Planning & Analytics 2023

 

BARC Score Integrated Planning & Analytics

Press release – Integrated Planning & Analytics Software Market Shows High Level of Maturity

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PRESS RELEASE – WÜRZBURG, March 30th, 2023

  • – Highlight #1: BARC publishes “BARC Score Integrated Planning & Analytics”.
  • – Highlight #2: BARC presents seven market leaders and six challengers in the global market.
  • – Highlight #3: This BARC Score focuses on integrated solutions for planning, budgeting and forecasting as well as analytics and business intelligence.

BARC publishes BARC Score Integrated Planning & Analytics. This detailed market analysis provides in-depth descriptions of leading software vendors and their solution portfolios for integrated planning & analytics. It is designed to help companies with the software selection process and enables them to measure up solution offerings against their own requirements.

The software market for integrated planning & analytics

The software market for integrated planning & analytics covers a wide range of offerings. In addition to globally active vendors, many local providers offer strong products.

Vendors evaluated in this BARC Score must meet several requirements. Comprehensive functionality for planning, budgeting and forecasting is a must. Relevant core functions focusing on the entire planning process (creation of planning models and masks, handling of the planning process, supporting planning functions), as well as financial and operational (e.g., sales, production, resources, etc.) planning capabilities are equally important.

In addition, solutions must provide comprehensive functions for analytics and business intelligence (e.g., for reporting, analysis and dashboards). A high degree of user-friendliness and seamless integration between all solution components is a decisive characteristic of market-leading solutions.

High degree of market maturity

Many of the vendor portfolios evaluated have reached a high level of maturity. BARC classifies well-established providers that achieve a high degree of market penetration as “Market Leaders”, of which there are seven. Their product portfolio enjoys a high level of recognition on the market and covers a comprehensive range of integrated technologies and requirements. They have a solid product strategy and financial position, compelling sales and marketing programs, and a strong partner network and ecosystem. The “Challengers” segment features six smaller, innovative providers with a promising product portfolio but lower global penetration, as well as some larger providers that either pursue a specific product and application focus or face the challenge of seamless portfolio integration following acquisitions.

Several vendors have presented impressive growth figures for the past fiscal year. At the same time, despite economic concerns about the future, there is still a high demand for professional software solutions on the user side. Many providers therefore expect continued good growth in 2023 and are planning further expansion of their portfolios.

BARC Score Integrated Planning & Analytics 2023 chart

Figure 1: BARC Score Integrated Planning & Analytics Global 2023
(The unredacted graph is available to journalists on request by email to abange@barc.de)
© BARC 2023

Support for the software selection process

This BARC Score and the accompanying detailed analysis help companies in the software selection process. Well-founded descriptions of the providers and their solution portfolios, including a strengths/weaknesses analysis, enable a comparison with potential buyers’ own requirements.

About BARC Score Integrated Planning & Analytics

This BARC Score comes in two editions: The first examines the global market for integrated planning & analytics products and portfolios while the second focuses on the DACH region (Germany, Austria and Switzerland). Based on countless data points from various BARC surveys and many analyst interactions, vendors are evaluated on a variety of criteria, from portfolio capabilities and architecture to sales and marketing strategy, financial performance and customer feedback.

Only vendors with widely adopted product portfolios are considered. Vendors must meet a series of general criteria in addition to providing various functional capabilities. These include a minimum license and maintenance revenue as well as a vendor’s geographic distribution and reach.

Click here for more information.

About BARC

BARC is one of Europe’s leading analyst firms for business software, focusing on the areas of data, business intelligence (BI) and analytics. The company was founded in 1999 as a spin-off of the chair of Business Administration and Information Systems at the University of Würzburg, Germany. Today, BARC combines empirical and theoretical research, technical expertise and practical experience, and a constant exchange with all market participants to provide market-leading research publications, events and advisory.

Contact

For all enquiries and further information, please contact:

Axel Bange
Tel: +49 (0) 2331 356 93 95
Email: abange@barc.de

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Press release – Financial Performance Management: BARC Score Reveals Market-Leading Solutions

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PRESS RELEASE – WÜRZBURG, March 30th, 2023

  • – Highlight #1: BARC publishes “BARC Score Financial Performance Management”.
  • – Highlight #2: An up-to-date, independent and reliable summary of the FPM software market.
  • – Highlight #3: Several challengers are closing in on the established market leaders.

BARC publishes BARC Score Financial Performance Management. This detailed market analysis provides in-depth descriptions of leading software vendors and their solution portfolios for financial performance management (FPM), including a strengths/weaknesses analysis. BARC Score can help companies to drive the software selection process and enables them to measure up solution offerings against their own requirements.

Vendors with significant market penetration

Vendors evaluated in BARC Score Financial Performance Management have a strong focus on corporate consolidation, financial planning, financial reporting and other related areas. They must cover a good range of financial performance management functions with the evaluated product portfolio as well as achieve a minimum level of license and maintenance revenue with the solutions under consideration.

In addition to the vendors featured in this report, there are many other interesting and emerging players in the market that were not included in the analysis because they do not currently meet the above inclusion criteria.

Several competitors are challenging the established market leaders

The global financial performance management software market offers many powerful and mature products. While the market-leading vendors have continued to expand their leading positions in 2023, several “Challengers” are closing in on these vendors. Products in the “Challengers” segment are often corporate performance management tools with a broad range of functions that also focus on topics such as group consolidation and preparation of financial statements, financial planning, and financial reporting. Other vendors have strengthened through acquisition and face the challenge of seamless portfolio integration.

Five market leaders

Five vendors have established themselves as “Market Leaders”. In addition to a comprehensive portfolio for financial performance management, they have a strong market presence. These companies enjoy a high level of awareness and convince with a solid product strategy and financial position, sales and marketing programs, and a distinctive partner network and ecosystem.

BARC Score FPM Global 2023 graphic

Figure 1: BARC Score Financial Performance Management Global 2023
(The unredacted graph is available to journalists on request by email to abange@barc.de)
© BARC 2023

Current market developments

Many of the vendors in this market are focused on broadening their portfolio capabilities (x-axis). Those that come from areas such as corporate consolidation and financial planning are looking to expand their support for reporting and operational planning while providers of corporate planning and analytics software are rounding out their offerings with solutions and functions for corporate consolidation.

The current high demand for professional software solutions on the user side is reflected in the area of market execution (y-axis). Numerous providers achieved strong gains in new customer numbers as well as significant revenue growth in 2022.


About BARC Score Financial Performance Management

This BARC Score examines the market for FPM products and portfolios. Based on countless data points from various BARC surveys and many analyst interactions, vendors are evaluated on a variety of criteria, from product functionality, architecture and ease of use to financial metrics, sales and marketing strategy and user feedback.

The study focuses on the market-leading vendors with broad product portfolios. Therefore, in addition to functional scope and software sales, criteria such as geographical distribution and reach must also be met. BARC Score Financial Performance Management is published in two editions: the global edition and an edition that specifically examines the market in the DACH region (Germany, Austria and Switzerland). Click here for more information.

About BARC

BARC is one of Europe’s leading analyst firms for business software, focusing on the areas of data, business intelligence (BI) and analytics. The company was founded in 1999 as a spin-off of the chair of Business Administration and Information Systems at the University of Würzburg, Germany. Today, BARC combines empirical and theoretical research, technical expertise and practical experience, and a constant exchange with all market participants to provide market-leading research publications, events and advisory.

Contact

For all enquiries and further information, please contact:

Axel Bange
Tel: +49 (0) 2331 356 93 95
Email: abange@barc.de

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Press Release: 3rd Edition of BARC Score Analytics for Business Users is Out Now!

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PRESS RELEASE – WÜRZBURG, June 27th, 2022

The analyst firm BARC (Business Application Research Center) presents BARC Score Analytics for Business Users – Platforms for Governed Self-Service Analytics. In its third edition, this BARC Score evaluates and compares the 16 most important global vendors of self-service analytics platforms. The chart, along with the software ratings, will be available from June 27th, 2022.

  • – #1: The third edition of BARC Score Analytics for Business Users evaluates the 16 most powerful platforms for governed self-service analytics.
  • – #2: The companies that make the best use of existing data are the most likely to grow and thrive in today’s economy. To do this, it must be easy for as many employees as possible to make use of all available data – in other words, data use must be democratized. This requires powerful tools that guide users through all the steps of enhancing and presenting data.
  • – #3: One example of lowering the barriers to using powerful capabilities is machine learning for faster analytics. Vendors have made great strides this year in “automated insights”, the functions that automate the discovery of dependencies, patterns and outliers in data sets. This helps users understand complicated data sets more quickly and derive insights effectively to inform decisions.

You can only democratize data use with the right tools

“Too many users have access to data, but can’t efficiently prepare, connect and present it in an attractive way. BARC Score Analytics for Business Users shows exactly which tools are the strongest for creating and sharing important content for decision support,” commented BARC Analyst and co-author Robert Tischler.

“As wide-ranging as the challenges and requirements in the field of analytics are, the scope of application of the tools must be just as broad. Whether data resides in one or many clouds or is delivered via simple files, tools must provide optimal support for all requirements. No compromises,” said Tischler.

BARC Score Analytics for Business Users 2022

Vendor positioning in BARC Score Analytics for Business Users 2022, © BARC

Journalists are welcome to use the uncensored graphics. Our Communications Manager Regina Lenke will be happy to provide them.

BARC Score Analytics for Business Users examines the platforms for governed self-service from the following 16 leading global vendors: Domo, Dundas Data Visualization, IBM, Infor, Microsoft, MicroStrategy, Oracle, Pyramid Analytics, Qlik, SAP, SAS, Sisense, Tableau, ThoughtSpot, TIBCO and Yellowfin.

For more information and the full software evaluation, click here.

About BARC Scores

Since 2015, BARC has been classifying providers of business software in various market segments and economic regions. BARC analysts evaluate each vendor meeting a number of technical and financial criteria according to their “Portfolio Capabilities” and “Market Execution”. Behind these two dimensions lie detailed, weighted criteria that determine the placement of the vendors in the BARC Score chart. In addition, BARC draws on the results of user surveys such as The Planning Survey and The BI & Analytics Survey.

For a concise overview of the market, all vendors are classified in the BARC Score chart in one of five categories: “Dominators”, “Market Leaders”, “Challengers”, “Specialists” and “Entrants”. For more information on BARC Score and the methodology behind it, visit www.barc-research.com/barc-score/.

About BARC

BARC (Business Application Research Center) is one of Europe’s leading analyst firms for business software, focusing on the areas of data, business intelligence (BI) and analytics, enterprise content management (ECM) and customer relationship management (CRM). The company was founded in 1999 as a spin-off of the Chair of Business Administration and Information Systems at the Julius-Maximilians-University in Würzburg. Today, BARC combines empirical and theoretical research, technical expertise and practical experience, including a constant exchange with all market participants.

Contact

For all enquiries and further information, please contact:

Regina Lenke
Communications Manager
Tel: +49 (0) 931 880651-47
Mobile: + 49 (0) 1520 431 82 39
Email: rlenke@barc.de

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Press Release: BARC Presents BARC Score Enterprise BI & Analytics Platforms for the 8th Time

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PRESS RELEASE – WÜRZBURG, June 27th, 2022

The analyst firm BARC (Business Application Research Center) presents BARC Score Enterprise BI & Analytics Platforms. This BARC Score evaluates and compares 21 of the world’s most important vendors of modern enterprise business intelligence & analytics platforms. The chart, along with the software assessments, will be available from June 27th, 2022.

  • – #1: For the eighth time, BARC Score Enterprise BI & Analytics Platforms evaluates and presents clear conclusions on today’s most important vendors of modern BI & analytics platforms.
  • – #2: Users do not make compromises: An enterprise BI & analytics platform must offer a wide range of functions and support the implementation of a large variety of requirements and use cases from enterprise reporting to mobile dashboards to visual or ML-supported analysis for self-service users. BARC Score Enterprise BI & Analytics Platforms considers a broad set of criteria to identify the market leaders.
  • – #3: Verticalization and industry content are gaining in relevance: While most vendors have sought to make their BI & analytics platforms attractive to as many industries as possible in recent years, they are increasingly looking for niches in industries or partnerships with ERP vendors to escape price and competitive pressure.
  • – #4: Journalists are welcome to use the uncensored graphics. Our Communications Manager Regina Lenke will be happy to provide them.

The BI & analytics software market is highly competitive – therefore, many vendors have shifted their focus to stay competitive

“This year, a number of strategic decisions made by BI & analytics vendors are clearly reflected in their positioning. Many vendors have revised their strategies to define exactly which customers and deployment scenarios they will focus on, and which they should no longer actively pursue. Vendors can therefore be divided into ‘generic’ platforms and specialists with unique strengths in their focus area,” said Larissa Baier, BARC Analyst and Head of BARC Score.

“For buyers of BI & analytics platforms, it is important to carefully examine the impact of mergers and acquisitions on the further development of solutions. As always, in addition to vendor-related considerations, individual requirements for the planned deployment scenarios that a modern BI & analytics platform is intended to serve should be considered.”

BARC Score Enterprise BI & Analytics Platforms 2022

Vendor positioning in BARC Score Enterprise BI & Analytics Platforms 2022, © BARC

Journalists are welcome to use the uncensored graphics. Our Communications Manager Regina Lenke will be happy to provide them.

BARC Score Enterprise BI & Analytics Platforms examines the solutions of the following 21 international vendors: Board International, Dimensional Insight, Domo, Dundas Data Visualization, IBM, Google, Microsoft, MicroStrategy, OpenText, Oracle, Pyramid Analytics, Qlik, SAP, SAS, Sisense, Tableau, TARGIT, TIBCO, ThoughtSpot, Yellowfin and Zoho.

For more information and the full software evaluation, click here.

About BARC Scores

Since 2015, BARC has been classifying providers of business software in various market segments and economic regions. BARC analysts evaluate each vendor meeting a number of technical and financial criteria according to their “Portfolio Capabilities” and “Market Execution”. Behind these two dimensions lie detailed, weighted criteria that determine the placement of the vendors in the BARC Score chart. In addition, BARC draws on the results of user surveys such as The Planning Survey and The BI & Analytics Survey.

For a concise overview of the market, all vendors are classified in the BARC Score chart in one of five categories: “Dominators”, “Market Leaders”, “Challengers”, “Specialists” and “Entrants”. For more information on BARC Score and the methodology behind it, visit www.barc-research.com/barc-score/.

About BARC

BARC (Business Application Research Center) is one of Europe’s leading analyst firms for business software, focusing on the areas of data, business intelligence (BI) and analytics, enterprise content management (ECM) and customer relationship management (CRM). The company was founded in 1999 as a spin-off of the Chair of Business Administration and Information Systems at the Julius-Maximilians-University in Würzburg. Today, BARC combines empirical and theoretical research, technical expertise and practical experience, including a constant exchange with all market participants.

Contact

For all enquiries and further information, please contact:

Regina Lenke
Communications Manager
Tel: +49 (0) 931 880651-47
Mobile: + 49 (0) 1520 431 82 39
Email: rlenke@barc.de

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Selecting the Right Software with BARC Scores

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Sneak Preview: The 2022 BARC Score Financial Performance Management

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A Sneak Peek at the 2022 BARC Score Integrated Planning & Analytics (IP&A)

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A preview of BARC Score Integrated Planning & Analytics 2022, BARC’s overview of the market for Integrated Planning & Analytics (IP&A) software tools.

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