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NetBase Quid vs SAP BusinessObjects

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NetBase Quid

Business Intelligence

Consumer and market intelligence combining social listening with unstructured text analytics

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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SAP BusinessObjects

Business Intelligence

Enterprise business intelligence suite

From
$400/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: NetBase Quid nothing about pricing is published and the review sites carry no plan data either, so you cannot size a budget without entering a sales process, and reported costs put it out of reach of small and mid-sized teams.; SAP BusinessObjects sAP BusinessObjects Private Cloud Edition is listed on UK G-Cloud 14 as a Cloud software service by SAP (UK) Limited titled 'SAP Business Objects Private Cloud Edition', alongside a reseller listing from NTT DATA Business Solutions; the G-Cloud search results describe it as subscription-based but show no per-user or per-month figure in the listing summary
  • They diverge on capability: NetBase Quid covers Social listening, SAP BusinessObjects covers Crystal Reports.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which NetBase Quid and SAP BusinessObjects actually diverge.

Attributes where NetBase Quid and SAP BusinessObjects differ
AttributeNetBase QuidSAP BusinessObjects
Starting priceOn request$400/month
Pricing modelquotesubscription
PlatformsWebWeb, Desktop, Mobile
FoundedUnknown1972

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Business Intelligence).

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 NetBase Quid

  • Social listening
  • Network visualisation
  • Unstructured data analytics
  • Image and logo analytics
  • Custom taxonomies
  • Alerting
  • AI agent library
  • API and exports

Only in SAP BusinessObjects

  • Crystal Reports
  • Web Intelligence
  • Lumira
  • Analysis for Office
  • Live Office
  • SAP HANA
  • SAP ERP
  • Oracle

What people use each for

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

NetBase Quid

  • A consumer goods strategy team mapping five years of category news and patent filings to find unserved product territorynot SAP BusinessObjects
  • A brand insights function tracking how consumer language about an ingredient shifts across social and news simultaneouslynot SAP BusinessObjects
  • A corporate development team sizing an adjacent market from filings, transcripts and press before commissioning a consultancynot SAP BusinessObjects
  • An agency building a category point of view for a pitch that needs evidence broader than social conversation alonenot SAP BusinessObjects

SAP BusinessObjects

  • Enterprise reportingnot NetBase Quid
  • Executive dashboardsnot NetBase Quid
  • Regulatory compliancenot NetBase Quid
  • Strategic planningnot NetBase Quid
  • Operational analyticsnot NetBase Quid

Where each one falls short

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

NetBase Quid

  • Nothing about pricing is published and the review sites carry no plan data either, so you cannot size a budget without entering a sales process, and reported costs put it out of reach of small and mid-sized teams.
  • The two halves of the platform came from separate companies and still feel like separate products, which means the workflow from a social finding to a market-map investigation involves more manual bridging than the marketing implies.
  • The network visualisations are compelling in a demo and demanding in practice; teams without an analyst who understands clustering tend to produce pretty maps they cannot defend in a meeting.
  • Historical social data beyond the contracted window is typically an additional cost, so a retrospective study you did not scope at signing turns into a change order.
  • The rebrand from NetBase Quid to Quid has left documentation, support material and third-party integration listings under a mixture of names, which makes finding accurate current information about the product harder than it should be.

SAP BusinessObjects

  • SAP BusinessObjects Private Cloud Edition is listed on UK G-Cloud 14 as a Cloud software service by SAP (UK) Limited titled 'SAP Business Objects Private Cloud Edition', alongside a reseller listing from NTT DATA Business Solutions; the G-Cloud search results describe it as subscription-based but show no per-user or per-month figure in the listing summary

Pricing, plan by plan

NetBase Quid

On request
  • Quid$undefined/year
    • Social listening with sentiment and emotion analysis
    • Network visualisation of unstructured corpora
    • News, patent and filing datasets

SAP BusinessObjects

$400/month
  • Standard$400/month
    • Core BI Tools
    • Web Intelligence
    • Crystal Reports
  • EnterpriseFree
    • Full Suite
    • Advanced Features
    • Premium Support

Which should you pick?

Choose NetBase Quid if

  • You need social listening.
  • You also want network visualisation.
NetBase Quid review

Choose SAP BusinessObjects if

  • You need crystal reports.
  • You work on Web, Desktop, Mobile.
  • You also want web intelligence.
SAP BusinessObjects review

Questions people ask

Is NetBase Quid or SAP BusinessObjects better?
Neither clearly leads. NetBase Quid starts at On request and SAP BusinessObjects at $400/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, NetBase Quid or SAP BusinessObjects?
NetBase Quid starts at On request and SAP BusinessObjects at $400/month.
Does NetBase Quid or SAP BusinessObjects run on more platforms?
NetBase Quid runs on Web. SAP BusinessObjects runs on Web, Desktop, Mobile.
What is NetBase Quid best used for?
NetBase Quid is most often used for a consumer goods strategy team mapping five years of category news and patent filings to find unserved product territory, a brand insights function tracking how consumer language about an ingredient shifts across social and news simultaneously, a corporate development team sizing an adjacent market from filings, transcripts and press before commissioning a consultancy, an agency building a category point of view for a pitch that needs evidence broader than social conversation alone. Of those, a consumer goods strategy team mapping five years of category news and patent filings to find unserved product territory and a brand insights function tracking how consumer language about an ingredient shifts across social and news simultaneously are not what SAP BusinessObjects is typically brought in for.
What can NetBase Quid do that SAP BusinessObjects cannot?
NetBase Quid covers Social listening, Network visualisation, Unstructured data analytics, Image and logo analytics. SAP BusinessObjects covers Crystal Reports, Web Intelligence, Lumira, Analysis for Office.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

NetBase Quid: Is NetBase Quid the same as Quid?

Yes. The merged company now trades as Quid and netbasequid.com redirects to quid.com.

NetBase Quid: Does it publish pricing?

No. Contracts are annual and quoted, and independent review sites list no plan pricing at all.

NetBase Quid: Is there a trial?

The site offers a two-week trial on request rather than open self-service signup.

NetBase Quid: Is this a replacement for a social listening tool?

It can be, but you would be paying for the market intelligence half as well. If you only need social monitoring, cheaper tools cover it.

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