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Dundas BI vs Yellowfin

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Dundas BI

Software

Flexible business intelligence platform

From
$500/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Yellowfin

Software

Action-based business intelligence

From
$50/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Dundas BI the published Embedded BI Package starts from about $4,738.70 USD per month billed annually for 8 core capacity; Yellowfin the pricing page publishes no rate, no minimum and no per-user price; every model ends in a Get Pricing form
  • They diverge on capability: Dundas BI covers White-labeling, Yellowfin covers Automated Analysis.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Dundas BI and Yellowfin actually diverge.

Attributes where Dundas BI and Yellowfin differ
AttributeDundas BIYellowfin
Starting price$500/month$50/month
PlatformsWeb, Embedded, MobileWeb, Mobile, Embedded
Founded19922003

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Dundas BI

  • White-labeling
  • Data Preparation
  • Custom Visualizations
  • API
  • Azure
  • AWS

Only in Yellowfin

  • Automated Analysis
  • Data Stories
  • Collaboration
  • Signals
  • Salesforce
  • Google Analytics

Both cover

  • Embedded Analytics
  • SQL Server
  • Oracle
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • Web support
  • Embedded support
  • Mobile support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Dundas BI

  • Embedding dashboards and analytics inside another applicationnot Yellowfin
  • Self service business intelligence and ad hoc reportingnot Yellowfin
  • Building custom data visualisations against open BI APIsnot Yellowfin

Yellowfin

  • Embedding white-labelled dashboards and analytics into a software productnot Dundas BI
  • Enterprise reporting with automated business monitoring and alertingnot Dundas BI
  • Data storytelling and guided natural language querying for business usersnot Dundas BI

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Dundas BI

  • The published Embedded BI Package starts from about $4,738.70 USD per month billed annually for 8 core capacity
  • That figure reflects a limited time 35 percent promotional discount rather than list price
  • Licensing is by CPU core capacity rather than by user, so cost scales with server hardware
  • Dundas is now part of insightsoftware following acquisition
  • The page states that a pricing plan is worked out together with the vendor rather than published as a rate card

Yellowfin

  • The pricing page publishes no rate, no minimum and no per-user price; every model ends in a Get Pricing form
  • One of the three embedded models is a revenue share, so Yellowfin takes a cut of the revenue your analytics module earns
  • Another model prices by server core, so scaling deployment hardware raises the licence cost independently of users
  • Getting a quote requires submitting a form with a marketing consent checkbox and a user-count band rather than seeing a rate card

Pricing, plan by plan

Dundas BI

$500/month
  • Professional$500/month
    • Full Platform
    • Embedding
    • Support
  • EnterpriseFree
    • Unlimited Users
    • Multi-tenant
    • Premium Support

Yellowfin

$50/month
  • Team$50/month
    • Dashboards
    • Stories
    • Collaboration
  • EnterpriseFree
    • Advanced Features
    • Embedding
    • Custom SLA

Which should you pick?

Choose Dundas BI if

  • You need white-labeling.
  • You work on Web, Embedded, Mobile.
  • You also want data preparation.
Dundas BI review

Choose Yellowfin if

  • You need automated analysis.
  • You work on Web, Mobile, Embedded.
  • You also want data stories.
Yellowfin review

Questions people ask

Is Dundas BI or Yellowfin better?
Neither clearly leads. Dundas BI starts at $500/month and Yellowfin at $50/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Dundas BI or Yellowfin?
Dundas BI starts at $500/month and Yellowfin at $50/month.
Does Dundas BI or Yellowfin run on more platforms?
Dundas BI runs on Web, Embedded, Mobile. Yellowfin runs on Web, Mobile, Embedded.
What is Dundas BI best used for?
Dundas BI is most often used for embedding dashboards and analytics inside another application, self service business intelligence and ad hoc reporting, building custom data visualisations against open bi apis. Of those, embedding dashboards and analytics inside another application and self service business intelligence and ad hoc reporting are not what Yellowfin is typically brought in for.
What can Dundas BI do that Yellowfin cannot?
Dundas BI covers White-labeling, Data Preparation, Custom Visualizations, API. Yellowfin covers Automated Analysis, Data Stories, Collaboration, Signals. Both handle Embedded Analytics, SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL.
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