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Review on Cimacon metaBI by Chuck Hernandez

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Open Source Business Intelligence Tool

I like the fact that it's open-source. The product as such seems to be quite stable. It has been used in several clients with success. The lack of support for SSIS (we have several SSIS packages, and none are supported). We use it in multiple projects, all managed by Biztalk. None so far. Would recommend to anyone interested in an open source BI solution. It's not a magic bullet - you should know what you're doing before jumping into this. There are many features that can be useful, but some require specific skills. I've also found that sometimes there are issues with the underlying SQL Server. This means that the query optimizer doesn't do its job well enough. A very good tool if you know what you're doing, otherwise I would look at other tools. We're using it to create dashboards and reports for our.

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Pros
  • Open Source.
  • Good interface design which is easy touse even when no technical expertise required,
  • Great customer service from both sales & tech services team
Cons
  • No integration options available between different sources e g Odata etc
  • Reports take