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Lowering the Cost of Business Intelligence With Open Source
Lowering the Cost of Business

Intelligence With Open Source
A Comparison of Open Source and Traditional Vendor Costs
2010 Technology White Paper
Lowering the Cost of Business Intelligence With Open Source
TABLEOFCONTENTS
Summary.......................................................................................................................1
CostComparisons:HowtheVendorsMeasureUp.....................................................3
TheMazeofSoftwareLicensing.............................................................................3
ComparingProductCosts.......................................................................................3
ComparisonofOpenSourceandTraditionalSoftware..........................................4
Conclusion...............................................................................................................6
TotalCostofOwnershipandBusinessIntelligenceTools............................................8
ComponentsofTCOforBusinessIntelligence........................................................8
SimplifyingAssumptionsforThisReport................................................................8
CommunityVersusCommercialOpenSource........................................................9
VendorPricingDetailsUsedinThisPaper..................................................................11
IBM:Cognos8.................................................................................................12
MicroStrategy:ReportingSuiteandMicroStrategy9....................................14
Oracle:OracleBusinessIntelligenceSE1andEE+..........................................16
Pentaho:PentahoBISuite..............................................................................17
SAP:BusinessObjectsEdgeandEnterprisePremium.....................................18
AbouttheAuthor........................................................................................................19
Total Cost of BI Software
Summary
Whenlookingatthetotalcostofownership(TCO)ofBItools,it'sknownthatlabortrumpsall
otherfactorswhenafullprojectisconsideredfromstarttofinish.Thisisoftenusedasa
justificationtoignorethecostofsoftwareandsupport,sincethelargestproportionofaBI
project'scostatanypointintimeisdominatedbylabor.
Theproblemwiththisthinkingisthatthereislittleevidenceofasignificantdifferenceineffort
requiredwithdifferentBItools,eitherduringdevelopmentorinmaintenance.Withtheoverall
differencesbeingrelativelysmall,onethingwecanfocusonisthetotalcostofsoftware(TCS)
sincethisispartlyunderourcontrol.
Thetopreasongivenfortheuseofopensourcebusinessintelligencesoftwareiscostsavings.
Thequestioniswhetheropensourcematterswhenitcomestolicenseandsupportcosts.How
realarecostsavings?HowmuchdoesBIsoftwareandongoingsupportactuallycost?
Thisisacomplexquestionbecauseoftheextremevariabilityandlackoftransparencyin
traditionalenterprisesoftwarelicensemodels,packagingandpricing.
$1,400,000
$1,200,000
$1,000,000
$800,000
$600,000
$400,000
$200,000
Thischartshowsthecostsavings
betweentheaverageofthetopfour
BIvendorsandPentaho,theopen
sourcevendorusedinthispaper.
$1,499,826
$1,600,000
Costsavings
Theshortansweristhatopensource
doesmatter.Attheentrylevelwitha
smallnumberofusers,opensource
canbealittletoalotlessexpensive.
Astheenvironmentscalesupthe
differencebecomesmuchmore
noticeable,asshowninFigure1.
$223,257
$36,592
Small
Medium
Large
Sizeofdeploymentenvironment
Figure1:Average3yearcostsavingswithopensourceBI
Withasmallconfigurationof25users,theaveragecostdifferenceisabout50%or$36,000.
Withalargeconfigurationof500usersthedifferenceisslightlymorethan15times.Thereisa
widerangebetweentheleastandmostexpensivevendors,sothesavingsvaryconsiderably
dependingonwhichvendoryouareconsidering.
Akeymetrictousewhencomparingsoftwarecostacrossdifferentsizedenvironmentsisthe
averagecostperuser.Itvariesoverthesizeofenvironmentbecausevendorshavedifferent
pricingmodelsforentrylevelandlargerconfigurations.Thismetricwillhelpifyouwantto
knowhowmuchitwillcosttogrowthesizeofaBIdeployment.Inmanyopensourcemodels
theperusercostdecreasessincethepriceisnotbasedonnumberofusers.
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ThechartinFigure2showstheperusercostsavingsoverathreeyearperiodwhenusingopen
source.ThecostofthetopBIvendorswasaveragedineachofthreedifferentlysized
environmentsandcomparedtothecostofanopensourcelicenseforthesameenvironment.
Asarule,youcanexpecttosaveon
bothlicenseandsupportcostswith
opensourcebusinessintelligence
tools.However,thesavingswillvary
dependingonagreatmanyfactors.
AverageperUserCostSavings
$3,500
$3,000
$3,000
$2,233
$2,500
Costsavings
Theincreaseinperusersavings
fromsmalltolargeisaresultofthe
costdifferenceinentrylevelBI
packagesfromthetopvendorsand
theirstandardenterpriselicenses,
andthegenerallicensescaling
advantageofopensourcelicense
models.
$2,000
$1,500
$1,464
$1,000
$500
$
Small
Medium
Large
Figure2:Average3yearcostsavingsper
Therestofthispaperexplainsthe
userofopensourceBI,bydeploymentsize
detailsofenterpriseBIlicensing,the
factorsthataffectprices,andthecostsofthetopvendorsforaspecificsetofconfigurations.
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Cost Comparisons: How the Vendors Measure Up

Thispaperexaminesthesoftwareandsupportcostsoftheleadingbusinessintelligence
providersandcomparesthemtoacommercialopensourcevendor(Pentaho)inanattemptto
answerthequestionofwhetheropensourcematterswhencomparingthetotalcostofBI
software.
The Maze of Software Licensing

UnderstandingBIlicensesandpricingisdifficultforbuyers.Eachvendororganizesfeatures
differentlyandassignsthemtodifferentcomponentsoruserroles.Typically,atleastone
featureyourequireexistsinanaddonmodulethatoffersnoothervaluebutsignificantcost.
Youhavetorelyonthesalesreptonavigatethroughthecomplexityanddeliverthebest
configurationpossible.
Themanyfactorsthatareusedtodeterminethepriceofthesoftwareareanotherchallenge.
Mostvendorstreatthisinformationasifitwereatradesecret,liketheydowiththeirlist
prices.Thislackoftransparencyisproblemforthebuyerinmuchthesamewaylackof
transparencyisaproblemforanewcarbuyer.What'sareasonableprice?Howmuchare
otherspayingforthesamesoftware?Opensourcevendorstendtohavemoretransparentand
simplerlicensemodelsthatlendtransparencytotheprocess.
Comparing Product Costs

ThebestwaytocompareBIcostsistocreatescenarioswiththenumberandtypesofusers,
thenusethescenariostopricethesoftware.Weusedthreedifferentscenariostoemulatean
entrylevelorsmalldepartmentconfigurationandthegrowthpathfromthistoarolloutofBI
toabroaderorganization.ThetypesandnumberofusersareshowninTable1.
Size
Small
Medium
Total
Users
Admin
Users
Professional
Developers
Expert
Users
Basic
Users
25
21
100
10
85
Thesmallconfigurationisatotal
of25users,mediumforusis100
users,andlargeis500users.
Weappliedthe80182rulefor
Large
500
3
15
50
432 thedistributionofBIusers,where
80%oftheusersdolittlemore
Table1:usagescenariosandusercounts
thanbasicinteractionwith
existingreportsordashboards,18%oftheusersmodifytheobjectsanddoamodestlevelof
adhocqueryandanalysis,and2%areprofessionalBIdevelopersoranalystswhosupport
othersintheirdepartment.WealsoincludeasmallnumberofBIadministratorsresponsiblefor
theoverallmanagementoftheenvironment.It'simportanttodothiswhenbuyingBItools
becauseofthelargedifferenceinthecostofcomponents,makingiteasytooverpay.
Thelevelofinteractionatthebasiclevelisviewingdashboards,runningandschedulingreports,
fillinginreportparametersandsimplesortingandfilteringofresults.Expertusersand
professionaldevelopersneedtheabilitytocreateobjectsintheBIenvironmentandperform
adhocactivities.
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ComparingBIproductsisdifficultbecauseofthevariabilityinpackagingandbundlingof
features.Ourassumptionisthatanyenduserfeaturesbeyondthecorefunctionsofstaticand
interactivereports,dashboards,andadhocqueryandanalysisisanextraandirrelevanttoour
costing.
Allproductconfigurationswecreatedaremeanttoprovideonlythesefunctionsforthegiven
scenario.Thealternativeapproachistotryandgetanapplesapplesfeaturebased
configuration.Thisisalmostimpossible.
Vendorstrytocompeteonnumerousfeaturesaspointsofdifferentiation,whichconfuses
comparison.It'sbestwhenevaluatingBIsoftwaretosticktothefeaturesyouplantouseand
nottrytofactorinaddedvalueofuniquefeaturesandtheirrelativecost.
Ourcostestimatesincludetheproductionandnonproduction(developmentandtest)
environments.Thecostcoversboththeinitialpriceandthethreeyearcostofsupportand
maintenance.
Comparison of Open Source and Traditional Software

OnewaytoseehowseriousvendorsareaboutloweringtheirTCSisbylookingathowtheir
costscalesupwiththenumberofusers.Figure3showstheaverageperusercostoverthree
years.Movingfromasmall25userenvironmenttoalarger500userenvironmentactually
increasestheperusercostwithtraditionalBI,whiledecreasingwithopensource.
AverageCostperUser
Cost
$3,500
$3,000
$2,500
$2,000
$1,500
$1,000
$500
$
Small
Medium
Large
AvgCostTrad.
$2,664
$3,103
$3,174
AvgCostOpen
$1,200
$870
$174
Figure3:averagecostperuser,comparingtraditionalandopensourceacrossscenarios
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TheriseincostshowninFigure3isnotrepresentativeofallBIvendors.Thecostperuser
declinesforsome,likeCognos,whileincreasingforothers.ThisisshowninFigure4.Therisein
costperuseracrossourscenariosissomewhatmisleadingbecausethesmallscenariosforall
vendorsbutCognosareusingentrylevelpackages.Thiscanreducethecostperuserbyhalf.
$4,500
$4,000
$3,500
$4,252
$4,230
$4,072
$3,732
$3,191
$2,922
$2,897
$2,808
$3,000
$2,390
$2,500
$2,000
$2,093
$1,902
$1,500
$1,271
$1,200
$870
$1,000
$500
$174
Cognos
Microstrategy
Oracle
small
medium
Pentaho
SAP
large
Figure4:averagecostperuseroverthreeyears,byvendorandscenario
Whatisimportanttonoteisthejumpincostperuserwhenaddinglicenses.Ifyoutake
advantageofoneoftheseentrylevelpackageswithaplantodeploytomorepeopleatalater
time,thecostperusercouldpotentiallydouble.
Ifyourenvironmentwon'tgrowortheBIpackageisgenerousenough(asitiswithSAP)then
theseoptionsaregood,althoughstillnotasinexpensiveasopensource.Ifyourenvironment
willgrowbeyondtheBIvendor'sentrylevelpackagethenbepreparedforabigincrease.It'sat
thispointwherethecostadvantageofopensourceBIbecomesapparent.
Figure5showsthetotalcost
averagedacrosstraditionalBI
productsandcomparedtothe
commercialopensourcecost.For
thesmallconfigurationtheaverage
costwastwicethatofopensource.
With500usersthedifferencein
averagepriceballoonstoalmost20
timesthecostofopensource.
However,thereisawiderangein
pricebetweenthetraditionalBI
vendorsacrosseachofthethreesize
scenarios.Whencomparingtotal
$87,000
Large
$1,586,826
$87,000
Medium
$310,257
$30,000
Small
$66,592
$
$500,000
$1,000,000
Avg3YearCostOpen
$1,500,000
$2,000,000
Avg3YearCostTrad
Figure5:averageBIcostperconfiguration,comparing
traditionalandopensource
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costitcanbemoreinterestingtoseehowtheindividualvendorscompare.
Thetotalthreeyearcostandthebreakdownbetweenlicenseandsupportareshownforallfive
vendorsinTable2,brokenoutbyvendorandscenario.Thefullconfigurationandpricingdetails
areshowninthe"VendorPricingDetails"sectionwhichfollowsthisone.
Thegapbetween
MicroStrategyand
Pentahoismuch
narrowerforthesmall
scenariointhisexample,
andallthevendorsare
closestincostatthis
level.
Thereasonforthisis
simple:allthevendors
exceptforIBMhad
configurationspricedfor
entrylevelthatwewere
abletouse.Thismade
traditionalBIproducts
morecompetitive.
Vendor
Size
Cognos
Small
Medium
Large
Total License
Cost
Total Support
Cost
Total Cost
58,184
182,356
543,584
43,618
136,707
407,608
101,802
319,063
951,192
MicroStrategy
Small
Medium
Large
10,100
174,500
845,800
21,666
115,170
558,228
31,766
289,670
1,404,028
SAP
Small
Medium
Large
36,000
131,750
1,595,670
23,760
86,955
1,053,142
59,760
218,705
2,648,812
Oracle
Small
Medium
Large
17,600
254,800
1,124,200
29,040
168,168
741,972
73,040
422,968
1,866,172
Pentaho
Small
Medium
Large
0
0
0
30,000
87,000
87,000
30,000
87,000
87,000
MicroStrategyisusingan
opensourcetacticatthe
entrylevel:theygivethe
Table2:threeyeartotalcostoflicenseandsupportbyvendorandscenario
softwareawayforfreefor
upto100users.Thereasonthepriceisnotzerohereisbecausewehadtoaddseverallicenses
tomeettheuserfeaturerequirementsinourconfiguration.
Whilethisisaninterestingoffer,itcomeswithacatch,asdomostoftheentrylevelpackages.
MostarelimitedtoasmallnumberofCPUs,usuallyfewerCPUsthanisrealisticfora
productionenvironmentwithmorethanasmallnumberofusers.Thisisincontrasttoanopen
sourcelicensewherethatlimitationdoesnotapply.
Conclusion
Thepricinginformationinthisreportcanbeusedasaguideline,howevertheexact
configurationoflicensesisacomplextasksoadjustingthesenumbersmaynottranslateto
yourenvironment.Weavoideddiscountpractices,sotherealcostsacrossbothtraditionaland
opensourcevendorswillbelower.Youcanconsiderthispricingasthehighendofwhatyou
couldpayforthesescenarios.
Atthispointitshouldbeapparentthatopensourcecanofferacostadvantage.Theamount
willvarydependingonthesizeofyourenvironment,availabilityofentrylevelBIpackagesfrom
traditionalvendors,andthefeaturesyourequire.
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Therationalefordeployingopensourcemaybecostsavings,butthatcostcanalsovarybased
onthereasonfordeploying.Ifthegoalistoreplaceexistingsoftwarethenthefocusshouldbe
areductioninsupportcost.Ifthegoalistoaddusersornewfeaturesthenthefocusshouldbe
ontherelativecostsbetweenproducts.
Fromasurveyofopensourceuserslastyear,wefoundthattheprimarymodeofdeployment
wasfornewlicensesratherthanreplacementofexistingtools,with32%oforganizations
addinguserstoanexistingenvironmentviaopensourceratherthantheincumbentvendorand
41%usingopensourceforanewproject.ThedeploymentscenariosareshowninFigure6.
Usingaspartofanewsystemorproject
41%
Addingnewfunctionalitytoanexistingsystem
18%
Supplementingasystemwithsimilarfeatures
14%
Replacinginternallydevelopedsoftware
11%
Replacingproprietarysoftware
16%
Figure6:DeploymentscenariosforopensourceBI
Newprojectsareabetterdeploymentmodelforopensourcebecausethehighcostof
acquisitionisasignificantbarriertostartingaBIproject.Traditionalvendors'productshave
beentoocostlyformostdepartmentalbudgetsorsmalltomediumsizedcompanies.
TherecentintroductionofSMBandentrylevelpackagingbyBIvendorshasloweredthebarrier
toentry,butnottothesamelevelascommercialopensource.DespitetheentrylevelandSMB
offerings,thegapbetweentheleastandmostexpensiveBItoolsisthreetimesthelowestcost
product.
Anotheradvantageopensourcecanofferissimplicityandtransparencyoflicensing.Itiseasier
toseehowmuchyouwillpaynowandinthefuture.ThetraditionalBIvendorshavetaken
stepstosimplifytheirmodels,butthelackoftransparencywithbundling,editions,
components,usertypesandenvironmentswilllikelycontinue.
Ourfinalrecommendationistoevaluateopensourcelikeanyotherenterprisesoftware.Price
doesn'tmatterifthesoftwaredoesn'tdowhatyouneed.Opensourcesoftwareisstillsoftware
andshouldbeevaluatedagainstthesamesetofcriteriayouwouldusewithasimilar
applicationfromatraditionalvendor.
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Total Cost of Ownership and Business Intelligence Tools

Components of TCO for Business Intelligence
InordertocompareBIcostsanddeterminewhetheropensourcematters,weneedtolook
brieflyattotalcostofownership.MostBITCOreportsestimatethecostbreakdownovera
threeyearperiodtobeapproximately70%labor,20%softwareand10%hardware,asshownin
Figure3.
Hardware
10%
Astandardthreeyeartimeperiodwasusedtocalculate
thetotalinitialandongoingcostsofBIsoftware.Three
Labor
tofiveyearsarecommonlyusedbecausethattendsto
70%
betherangecompaniesusetodepreciatecapitalized
Software
assets,assumingtheycancapitalizesoftware.ForBI
20%
software,alongerperiodislikelytobeabetterfit
becausetheBItoolrefreshcycleformost
implementationsisfiveyears.Wekepttothestandard
Figure3:divisionofBIcostsoverthreeyears
ofthreeyearsforthispaper.
Forexample,the2007IDCstudy"DemonstratingBusinessValue:SellingtoYourCLevel
Executives"putstaffingcostintherangeof60%to85%overthreeyears.Theiradvicetosave
moneylongtermistoevaluatethefeaturesthatreducestaffingcosts.
Theproblemwiththisadviceisthatlaborsavingdifferencesarehardtofindorquantify
betweenthetoolsexceptoverthebaselineofhandcoding.Claimsofincreasedproductivityvia
newfeaturesareoftenoffsetbydecreasedproductivityduetomoreproductcomplexity.Given
thesimilarityinfeaturesacrossBIproducts,it'sfairtoassumeproductivityisequivalentacross
mostvendors'products.Thereforetheprimarycontrollablecostwillbesoftwareandsupport.
UnderuseisanotherreasontofocusonsoftwareasakeyfactorinreducingBIcosts.Most
organizationsarenotfullyalignedwiththeirlicenses.Someusemoresoftwarethantheir
licensesallow,butmanymorearepayingforunusedsoftware.SeveralsurveysoftheBImarket
reportthatmorethanhalfofBIlicensesgounused.
Simplifying Assumptions for This Report

Tomakethecostcomparisonmorestraightforwardwemadeseveralsimplifyingassumptions:
Theunderlyingdatawarehouseisthesameinallcases,andwe'resimplylayeringBIon
topofthatplatform.Thismeansthedatabaseandhardwarecostsareequivalentacross
thedifferentBItools.
TherearedifferencesinhardwarerequirementsfordifferentBItools,butit'smostoften
thecasethatifatoolhasasmallerserverfootprintthenitshiftsworkloadtothe
database,orviceversa.Thismeansthathardwarecostsaresimplyshifted,andthereis
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notasignificantdifferenceinhardwarecostacrossBIvendorsfortherangeofsize
configurationswe'reusing.
Todate,wearenotawareofanyviablequantitativestudiesshowingthatonevendoris
significantlyeasiertouseormanagethananyother.By"significant"wemeaneasierto
thepointwherethenumberofBIstaffismeasurablylowerforagivenvendor.This
meanswecanassumethatlaborcostsarereasonablycloseacrossthetools.
Allofthevendorshaveentrylevelandsmalltomidmarket(SMB)packages.Theseare
usuallyrestrictedtocompaniesofagivenrevenuesizeoremployeecount,sotheycan't
beusedortheygiveadistortedviewthatappliestoonlyoneportionofthemarket.We
usedapackageonlyifitwasapplicabletoallcustomersandfitourscenarios.
Giventheseassumptions,theprimarycostdifferentiatorfromoneBIenvironmenttoanother
willnotbelaborbutthepriceofsoftwarelicensesandsupport.Henceourfocusonthetotal
costofsoftware(TCS)ratherthanthetotalcostofownership.
Community Versus Commercial Open Source

Thereisstillconfusioninthemarketaboutwhatconstitutesopensourceandthedifference
betweencommunityandcommercialeditions.Whenwelookatsoftwarecost,wearelooking
atsupported,enterpriseversionsofopensourceBIsoftwarebecausethatismostcommonly
deployedbyorganizations.Ifwewerecomparingunsupportedorcommunityeditionsofopen
sourcethenthepaidlicenseandsupportcostswouldbezero.
Therearetwomodelsofsupportforopensource.Oneiscommunitybasedopensource,often
call"freeandopensource"orFOSSforshort.Theotheriscommercialopensourcesoftware,
usuallyabbreviatedasCOSS.
Mostpeoplearefamiliarwiththefreeandopensourcemodelbecauseit'sbeenaroundthe
longestandreceivesthemostattention.Inthismodel,volunteerscontributetodevelopment
andmaintenanceofthesoftware.Insomecases,theymaybefulltimeemployeesofanon
profitorganizationowningthesoftware,buttheprojectdoesnotoperatelikeatraditional
softwarecompany.Thereisnoprofitmotive.Thesoftwareisavailablefreeofchargetoanyone
whowantsit.
Manyofthemythsaboutcommercialopensourcestemfromthisorigininthesharewareand
FOSSworld.Intheearlydays,opensourcewasoftendesignedandbuiltforpersonaluseby
individualdevelopersratherthanaspartofanorganization'sITinfrastructure.
BecausemostpeoplearefamiliarwiththeFOSSmodel,theymisapplytheideastotheCOSS
model.Commercialopensourcecameaboutforadifferentreason.Commercialopensource
vendorsmakemoneybyfillinggapsintheFOSSmodel,forexamplebyaddingenterprise
featuresandsupport.
Enterpriseuseofopensourcewaschallengingintheearlydaysbecausetheproductslacked
muchofthe"finishing"workcommercialproductsreceive.DocumentationinFOSSprojectsis
oftenweak,qualityvariesbasedoncommunity,andregularlyscheduledfixes,software
releasesandsupportareoftenlacking.
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Commercialopensourceevolvedwithrecognitionthatcompaniesarewillingtopayfor
support,service,andotherlesstangibleitemslikeindemnificationorcertifyinginteroperability
withothervendor'sproducts.
Acommercialopensourcevendorissimilartoatraditionalsoftwarevendor,butonedifference
isthatthesourcecodeisnotshroudedinsecrecy.Thisenablesmoreanddeeperinteraction
betweencustomersanddevelopers,makingtheopensourcemodelmorecommunityfocused
thanthetraditionalmodel.
IncontrasttothemajorityofFOSSprojects,commercialopensourcevendorsemploymostof
theproject'sdevelopersandexpecttomakeaprofitwhiledoingso.Theyprovidethesame
servicesandsupportthattraditionalvendorsdo,frequentlywithmoreflexibilityandlower
cost.COSSvendorsuseelementsoftheproprietarymodelsuchasprovidingsupportcontracts
orsellingnonopensourcecomponentsthatcanbepurchasedinadditionto,orinplaceof,the
freeversionofthesoftware.
Thetwodifferenteditionsofsoftwarethatareoffered(communityandcommercial)cancause
confusion.Whenyouevaluatesoftwareitisimportanttonotewhetheryouarelookingatthe
freeorpaidversion.
COSSvendorsarestillsoftwarecompanies.Ifyoupurchaseapaidenterpriseversionthenyou'll
findthattheexperienceisnotsubstantiallydifferentthanbuyingsoftwarefromaproprietary
vendor.ThekeydifferenceisthetransparencywithwhichCOSSvendorsoperate.
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Vendor Pricing Details Used in This Paper

Thissectioncontainsthedetailedconfigurationsforeachvendorbysmall,mediumandlarge
scenarios.
Thelackoftransparencyinlicensingandpricesmadethisinformationdifficulttoobtain.We
startedwiththeinformationthatispubliclyavailableattheGSAwebsite,butthisinformation
canbeinaccurateandoftenreflectsgovernmentdiscounts.Thereforemostofthepricing
informationherewasprovidedbyvendors.
Inallcasesweattemptedtomaintainthelistpricesandensurethatnodiscountswereapplied
soourcomparisonscouldbemeaningful.Thisexcludedallgovernment,educationalandSMB
discounts.
Evenwiththis,pricescouldvarydependingonwhatassumptionsaremadeaboutspecific
packaging,editions,bundlesandfeatures.Wedisclosedeverylineitemandwhatusersitwas
fortomaketheseassumptionsclear.
OnenotableomissionfromtheleadingBIvendors(basedonmarketshare)isMicrosoft.Our
assumptionofacommondatawarehouseplatformmeantwecouldnotincludethembecause
theyforceaspecificoperatingsystemanddatabaseintothemix.Theothervendorsdon'thave
thisdependency.OurestimatedpricingforMicrosoftshowedthemtoberoughlyinlinewith
otherBIvendors'perusercostsifalldependenciesaretakenintoaccount.
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IBM: Cognos 8
ThepricingforIBMinthesmallconfigurationisthehighestasaresultoftheiromissionofsome
componentsfromtheirentrylevelpackageandtheirpolicyofchargingfordevelopmentand
testenvironments.Thisaddsconsiderablytotheirpriceinboththesmallandmedium
configurations.
Thelicensingofdevelopmentandtestisbasedon"processorvalueunits"whichvarybasedon
CPUmodels.It'snecessarytoconsultIBM'swebsitetoworkouttheexactnumberofPVUsto
multiplytheunitcostby.Inourcase,assumingInteldualcoreXeonprocessors,thisworkedout
to100perCPUwhichisreflectedinthe"units'columnofthepricechart.
Software Support
Product Component Description
Units Price
Price
IBM COGNOS 8 BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE ADMINISTRATOR AUTHORIZED USER
Admin / IT
LICENSE + SW SUBSCRIPTION & SUPPORT 12 MONTHS
1 $ 13,500 $ IBM COGNOS 8 BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE ADMINISTRATOR AUTHORIZED USER
Admin / IT
ANNUAL SW SUBSCRIPTION & SUPPORT RENEWAL
1 $
$ 2,700
IBM COGNOS 8 BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE PROFESSIONAL AUTHORIZED USER
Professional
1 $ 3,240 $ IBM COGNOS 8 BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE PROFESSIONAL AUTHORIZED USER
Professional
1 $
$ 648
IBM COGNOS 8 BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE ADVANCED BUSINESS AUTHOR
Expert user
AUTHORIZED USER LICENSE + SW SUBSCRIPTION & SUPPORT 12 MONTHS
3 $ 1,630 $ IBM COGNOS 8 BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE ADVANCED BUSINESS AUTHOR
Expert user
AUTHORIZED USER ANNUAL SW SUBSCRIPTION & SUPPORT RENEWAL
3 $
$ 326
IBM COGNOS 8 BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE CONSUMER AUTHORIZED USER
Basic user
20 $
865 $ IBM COGNOS 8 BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE CONSUMER AUTHORIZED USER
Basic user
20 $
$ 173
IBM COGNOS 8 BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE FOR NON-PRODUCTION
ENVIRONMENT PROCESSOR VALUE UNIT (PVU) LICENSE + SW SUBSCRIPTION
100 $
338 $ Dev environment & SUPPORT 12 MONTHS
ENVIRONMENT PROCESSOR VALUE UNIT (PVU) ANNUAL SW SUBSCRIPTION &
100 $
$
68
Dev environment SUPPORT RENEWAL
User type
Test environment n/a
0 $
Test environment n/a

Note: dev environment is a single cpu dual core Xeon, PVU calc per IBM is 50*2
0 $
First Year 3 Year

Cost
Total
$ 13,500 $ 13,500
$
$
$
$
$
5,400
3,240 $
3,240
1,296
4,890 $
4,890
1,956
$ 17,300 $ 17,300
$
6,920
$ 33,800 $ 33,800
$ 13,500
$
68 $
$
$ 72,730 $ 101,802
Totals
IBMpricingforsmallBIconfiguration
Themediumconfigurationaddsusersandatestenvironment,butusesthesameeditionand
modelasthesmallconfiguration(shownonnextpage).
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Software Support
Units Price
Price
Admin / IT
Admin / IT
2 $
$ 2,700
Professional
Professional
3 $
$ 648
Expert user
Expert user
10 $
$ 326
Basic user
85 $
Basic user
85 $
$ 173
Dev environment & SUPPORT 12 MONTHS
200 $
338 $ IBM COGNOS 8 BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE FOR NON-PRODUCTION
200 $
$
68
Test environment & SUPPORT 12 MONTHS
100 $
Test environment SUPPORT RENEWAL
100 $
$
68
Note: assumed dev environment is dual CPU dual core Xeon, test is 1 CPU, PVU/core per IBM is 50
Totals
User type
First Year 3 Year

Cost
Total
$ 27,000 $ 27,000
$
$
$ 10,800
9,720 $
9,720
3,888
$ 16,300 $ 16,300
$
6,520
$ 73,525 $ 73,525
$
$ 29,410
$ 67,600 $ 67,600
$ 27,000
$ 33,800 $ 33,800
$
$ 13,500
$ 227,945 $ 319,063
IBMpricingformediumBIconfiguration
InthelargeconfigurationIBMcostlessthantheothertraditionallylicensedBIproducts.Based
ontheirlicensestructureandpolicies,onecouldinferthattheyarefocusedonthelarger
environmentsattheexpenseofthesmallerendoftheBImarket.
Software Support
Units Price
Price
Admin / IT
Admin / IT
3 $
$ 2,700
Professional
Professional
15 $
$ 648
Expert user
Expert user
50 $
$ 326
Basic user
432 $
Basic user
432 $
$ 173
Dev environment & SUPPORT 12 MONTHS
200 $
200 $
$
68
Test environment & SUPPORT 12 MONTHS
200 $
Test environment SUPPORT RENEWAL
200 $
$
68
Note: assumed dev environment is dual CPU dual core Xeon, test is 1 CPU, PVU/core per IBM is 50
Totals
User type
IBMpricingforlargeBIconfiguration
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First Year 3 Year

Cost
Total
$ 40,500 $ 40,500
$
$ 16,200
$ 48,600 $ 48,600
$
$ 19,440
$ 81,500 $ 81,500
$
$ 32,600
$ 373,680 $ 373,680
$
$ 149,472
$ 67,600 $ 67,600
$ 27,000
$ 67,600 $ 67,600
$
$ 27,000
$ 679,480 $ 951,192
MicroStrategy: Reporting Suite and MicroStrategy 9

ThesmallconfigurationforMicroStrategyqualifiesfortheMicroStrategyReportingSuite.The
licensingforthiseditionisfreeforthefirst100namedusers,makingitadirectchallengerto
theopensourceBIofferingsonthemarket.Thesupportcostisalsoverylow,makingit
attractiveforentrylevelBIenvironmentsjustgettingstarted.
Thecostsshownarehigherthanjustthesupportcostbecauseinourconfigurationtherearea
fewcomponentsneededtomeetourcorefeaturerequirementsandtheseneedadditional
licenses.AnotherfactoristhelimitofReportingSuitetoasinglecore(notasingleCPU),which
severelylimitstheusabilityoftheproduct.Buyingsupportandadditionallicensespermitsan
additionalcoreandanadditionalserverforoneofMicroStrategysservercomponents,allowing
areasonabledepartmentalserverconfiguration.
ComponentrequirementsandlimitationsarethereasonitsimportanttoensurethatanyBI
configurationyouarelookingathasthecorefeaturesyouneed.
User type
Base license
Admin / IT
Professional
Expert user
Expert user
Basic user
Dev environment
Test environment

Standard Technical Support, Reporting Suite, 25 users
covered in line 1
covered in line 1
MicroStrategy Report Services Option
MicroStrategy Web Analyst Option
Named user licenses have access to dev/test
n/a
Units
1
1
1
3
3
20
1
0
Software
Price
$
$
$
$
400
$
300
$
400
$
$
-
Support
Price
$ 5,000
$
$
$
88
$
66
$
88
$
$
Totals
First Year
Cost
$
5,000
$
$
$
1,464
$
1,098
$
9,760
$
$
$
17,322
3 Year
Total
$
15,000
$
$
$
1,992
$
1,494
$
13,280
$
$
$
31,766
MicroStrategypricingforsmallBIconfiguration
OurmediumconfigurationalsoqualifiesforMicroStrategyReportingSuite,howevertheCPU
limitationsmakeitunreasonabletoconsiderfora100userenvironment.Theenterprise
licensingisusedfortheconfiguration(showninthetablebelow).Thisisthereasonforthe
largepriceincreaseovertheentrylevelconfiguration.
ThejumpincostdemonstratesoneoftheproblemswithentrylevelandSMBconfigurations
forenterprisesoftware:thecostssometimesdontscaleupasusersareadded.Thiscreatesa
largeincreasewhenmovingtoenterpriseeditionlicenses.
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User type
Admin / IT
Admin / IT
Admin / IT
Admin / IT
Admin / IT
Admin / IT
Admin / IT
Admin / IT
Admin / IT
Admin / IT
Professional
Professional
Professional
Professional
Professional
Professional
Professional
Professional
Expert user
Expert user
Expert user
Expert user
Expert user
Expert user
Basic user
Basic user
Basic user
Basic user
Basic user

MicroStrategy Architect (included)
MicroStrategy Desktop Analyst Module (included)
MicroStrategy Desktop Designer Option (included)
MicroStrategy Intelligence Server Module
Microstrategy Intelligence Server Universal Option
MicroStrategy Web Professional Option
MicroStrategy Web Reporter Module
MicroStrategy Web Universal Option
MicroStrategy Desktop
Units
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
10
10
10
10
10
10
85
85
85
85
85
Dev environment MicroStrategy Object Manager Unlimited Intelligence Server Named Users
Dev environment Named user licenses have access to dev/test
Test environment Named user licenses have access to dev/test
Software
Price
$
$
$
$
300
$
300
$
400
$
300
$
300
$
300
$
250
2000
$
300
$
300
$
400
$
300
$
300
$
300
$
250
$
300
$
300
$
400
$
300
$
300
$
250
$
300
$
300
$
300
$
400
$
250
1
2 $
3 $
Support
Price
$
$
$
$
66
$
66
$
88
$
66
$
66
$
66
$
55
$
440
$
66
$
66
$
88
$
66
$
66
$
66
$
55
$
66
$
66
$
88
$
66
$
66
$
55
$
66
$
66
$
66
$
88
$
55
First Year
Cost
$
$
$
$
732
$
732
$
976
$
732
$
732
$
732
$
610
$
7,320
$
1,098
$
1,098
$
1,464
$
1,098
$
1,098
$
1,098
$
915
$
3,660
$
3,660
$
4,880
$
3,660
$
3,660
$
3,050
$
31,110
$
31,110
$
31,110
$
41,480
$
25,925
3 Year
Total
$
$
$
$
996
$
996
$
1,328
$
996
$
996
$
996
$
830
$
9,960
$
1,494
$
1,494
$
1,992
$
1,494
$
1,494
$
1,494
$
1,245
$
4,980
$
4,980
$
6,640
$
4,980
$
4,980
$
4,150
$
42,330
$
42,330
$
42,330
$
56,440
$
35,275
7500 $ 1,650
$
$
Totals
$
9,150
$
$
$ 212,890
$
12,450
$
$
$ 289,670
MicroStrategypricingformediumBIconfiguration
Thelargeconfigurationusesstandardenterprisepricing.
User type
Admin / IT
Admin / IT
Admin / IT
Admin / IT
Admin / IT
Admin / IT
Admin / IT
Admin / IT
Admin / IT
Admin / IT
Professional
Professional
Professional
Professional
Professional
Professional
Professional
Professional
Expert user
Expert user
Expert user
Expert user
Expert user
Expert user
Basic user
Basic user
Basic user
Basic user
Basic user
Dev environment
Dev environment
Test environment
Software Support
Units
Price
Price
MicroStrategy Architect (included)
2 $
$
MicroStrategy Desktop Analyst Module (included)
2 $
$
MicroStrategy Desktop Designer Option (included)
2 $
$
3 $
300 $
66
3 $
300 $
66
3 $
400 $
88
3 $
300 $
66
3 $
300 $
66
3 $
300 $
66
3 $
250 $
55
MicroStrategy Desktop
15
2000 $
440
15 $
300 $
66
15 $
300 $
66
15 $
400 $
88
15 $
300 $
66
15 $
300 $
66
15 $
300 $
66
15 $
250 $
55
50 $
300 $
66
50 $
300 $
66
50 $
400 $
88
50 $
300 $
66
50 $
300 $
66
50 $
250 $
55
432 $
300 $
66
432 $
300 $
66
432 $
300 $
66
432 $
400 $
88
432 $
250 $
55
MicroStrategy Object Manager Unlimited Intelligence Server Named Users
1
15000 $ 3,300
2 $
$
3 $
$
Totals
MicroStrategypricingforlargeBIconfiguration
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First Year
Cost
$
$
$
$
1,098
$
1,098
$
1,464
$
1,098
$
1,098
$
1,098
$
915
$
36,600
$
5,490
$
5,490
$
7,320
$
5,490
$
5,490
$
5,490
$
4,575
$
18,300
$
18,300
$
24,400
$
18,300
$
18,300
$
15,250
$ 158,112
$ 158,112
$ 158,112
$ 210,816
$ 131,760
$
18,300
$
$
$ 1,031,876
3 Year
Total
$
$
$
$
1,494
$
1,494
$
1,992
$
1,494
$
1,494
$
1,494
$
1,245
$
49,800
$
7,470
$
7,470
$
9,960
$
7,470
$
7,470
$
7,470
$
6,225
$
24,900
$
24,900
$
33,200
$
24,900
$
24,900
$
20,750
$ 215,136
$ 215,136
$ 215,136
$ 286,848
$ 179,280
$
24,900
$
$
$ 1,404,028
Oracle: Oracle Business Intelligence SE1 and EE+

ForthesmallconfigurationwewereabletotakeadvantageofOraclesBusinessIntelligence
StandardEditionOne,aBIeditionforlessthan50users.Thiseditionincludesacopyofthe
OracledatabaseandOracleWarehouseBuilderbutitislimitedto2CPUsandOWBis
constrainedtothelocaldatabaseasatarget.Thismakesitunrealisticforafulldatawarehouse
environmentbutitremainssuitablefortheBIcomponent.
User type
Admin / IT
Admin / IT
Professional
Expert user
Basic user
Dev environment
Dev environment
Test environment
Software Support First Year

Product Component Description Units Price
Price
Cost
Server Administrator
1 $ 5,800 $ 1,276 $
7,076
Standard Edition One
1 $ 1,200 $
264 $
1,464
1 $ 1,200 $
264 $
1,464
3 $ 1,200 $
264 $
4,392
20 $ 1,200 $
264 $
29,280
1 $ 5,800 $ 1,276 $
7,076
2 $ 1,200 $
264 $
2,928
0
0 $
$
$
$
53,680
Totals
3 Year
Total
$
9,628
$
1,992
$
1,992
$
5,976
$
39,840
$
9,628
$
3,984
$
$
73,040
OraclepricingforsmallBIconfiguration
ThemediumandlargeconfigurationsbothuseOracleBusinessIntelligenceSuiteEnterprise
EditionPlus.Oraclechargesfornonproductionuse.Thecombinationofhigherperuserprices
andthechargefordevelopmentandtestenvironmentsincreasedthecostofOracleforthe
largerconfigurations.
User type
Admin / IT
Admin / IT
Professional
Expert user
Basic user
Dev environment
Dev environment
Test environment
Test environment
Product Component Description Units

2
Oracle BI Suite Enterprise Edition Pl
2
3
Oracle BI Suite Enterprise Edition Pl 10
2
5
2
5
Software
Price
$ 5,800
$ 2,000
$ 2,000
$ 2,000
$ 2,000
$ 5,800
$ 2,000
$ 5,800
$ 2,000
Support
Price
$ 1,276
$
440
$
440
$
440
$
440
$ 1,276
$
440
$ 1,276
$
440
Totals
First Year
Cost
$
14,152
$
4,880
$
7,320
$
24,400
$ 207,400
$
14,152
$
12,200
$
14,152
$
12,200
$ 310,856
3 Year
Total
$
19,256
$
6,640
$
9,960
$
33,200
$ 282,200
$
19,256
$
16,600
$
19,256
$
16,600
$ 422,968
OraclepricingformediumBIconfiguration
ThelargeconfigurationusesthesameOBIEE+edition.
User type
Admin / IT
Admin / IT
Professional
Expert user
Basic user
Dev environment
Dev environment
Test environment
Test environment

3
3
3
3
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Software
Price
$ 5,800
$ 2,000
$ 2,000
$ 2,000
$ 2,000
$ 5,800
$ 2,000
$ 5,800
$ 2,000
Support
Price
$ 1,276
$
440
$
440
$
440
$
440
$ 1,276
$
440
$ 1,276
$
440
Totals
First Year
Cost
$
21,228
$
7,320
$
36,600
$ 122,000
$ 1,054,080
$
21,228
$
43,920
$
21,228
$
43,920
$ 1,371,524
3 Year
Total
$
28,884
$
9,960
$
49,800
$ 166,000
$ 1,434,240
$
28,884
$
59,760
$
28,884
$
59,760
$ 1,866,172
OraclepricingforlargeBIconfiguration
Pentaho: Pentaho BI Suite

Pentahoprovidessoftwareunderasubscriptionlicense,withtheprimaryfactorbeingthe
numberofusers.Forthesmallconfigurationweusedthe"Silver"level,whichimposesa
restrictionofnomorethan25users.LikeotherBIvendors,thisisanentrylevellicense
meaningit'sdesignedprimarilyfortheSMBandstartermarket.
User type
Support
Admin / IT
Professional
Expert user
Basic user
Dev environment
Test environment
Software
Price
Pentaho Silver edition
1 $
1 $
covered in line 1
1 $
covered in line 1
3 $
covered in line 1
20 $
covered in line 1
1 $
no charge
0
0 $
-
Support
Price
$ 10,000
$
$
$
$
$
$
Totals
First Year
Cost
$ 10,000
$
$
$
$
$
$
$ 10,000
3 Year
Total
$ 30,000
$
$
$
$
$
$
$ 30,000
PentahopricingforsmallBIconfiguration
Themediumconfigurationusesa"Gold"PentahoEnterpriseEditionsubscription.Theseare
unlimiteduserlicensespricedbyCPUband.Forourconfigurationthisplacesanupperlimitof6
CPUs(notcores,somulticoreCPUscanbeused).Forboththemediumandlargeconfiguration
wewerethereforeabletousethefirsttiersincetheservercouldcontainupto24cores.
User type
Support
Admin / IT
Professional
Expert user
Basic user
Dev environment
Test environment
Software
Price
Pentaho Gold edition
1 $
2 $
covered in line 1
3 $
covered in line 1
10 $
covered in line 1
85 $
covered in line 1
2 $
no charge
3 $
no charge
Support
Price
$ 29,000
$
$
$
$
$
$
Totals
First Year
Cost
$ 29,000
$
$
$
$
$
$
$ 29,000
3 Year
Total
$ 87,000
$
$
$
$
$
$
$ 87,000
First Year
Cost
$ 29,000
$
$
$
$
$
$
$ 29,000
3 Year
Total
$ 87,000
$
$
$
$
$
$
$ 87,000
PentahopricingformediumBIconfiguration
User type
Support
Admin / IT
Professional
Expert user
Basic user
Dev environment
Test environment
Software
Price
Pentaho Gold edition
1 $
2 $
covered in line 1
15 $
covered in line 1
50 $
covered in line 1
432 $
covered in line 1
2 $
no charge
3 $
no charge
Support
Price
$ 29,000
$
$
$
$
$
$
Totals
PentahopricingforlargeBIconfiguration
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SAP: BusinessObjects Edge and Enterprise Professional

ThesmallconfigurationqualifiedfortheSAPBusinessObjectsEdgeeditionwhichincludesall
relevantfunctionalityandenoughlicensesofadminandprofessionaldevelopercomponents
thatnoadditionallicenseswererequired.TheEdgeeditionislimitedtoasingleserverbutthe
serversizeisnotlimitedasitiswithsimilareditionsofMicroStrategyandOracle.
User type
Base license
Admin / IT
Professional
Expert user
Basic user
Dev environment
Test environment

Business Objects Edge 3.1 Standard 10 NUL
1 dev license per 10 NULs, covered in line 1
covered in line 1
Software
Price
$ 36,000
$
$
$
$
$
$
-
Units
3
1
1
3
20
1
0
Support
Price
$ 7,920
$
$
$
$
$
$
Totals
First Year
Cost
$
43,920
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
43,920
3 Year
Total
$
59,760
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
59,760
SAPpricingforsmallBIconfiguration
TheEdgepackagingmadeSAPmorecompetitiveforthesmallandmediumconfigurationseven
thoughbothPentaho'sandMicroStrategy'sbaselicenseswerefreeandonlyafewaddon
componentsaddedtothecostofMicroStrategy.ThismadeSAPthelowestcosttraditional
vendorforthemediumconfiguration.
User type
Base license
Admin / IT
Professional
Expert user
Basic user
Dev environment
Test environment

Business Objects Edge 3.1 Standard 10 NUL
SAP BusinessObjects Xcelsius Enterprise Named User
covered in line 1
Units
10
2
3
10
85
3
3
Software
Price
$ 12,000
$ 1,220
$ 1,220
$
$
$
$
-
Support
Price
$ 2,640
$
268
$
268
$
$
$
$
Totals
First Year
Cost
$ 146,400
$
2,977
$
4,465
$
$
$
$
$ 153,842
3 Year
Total
$ 199,200
$
4,050
$
6,076
$
$
$
$
$ 209,326
SAPpricingformediumBIconfiguration
Thelargeconfigurationrequiredenterpriselicensing,aswithalltheothervendors.SAP
changedtheirpricingpolicyandnolongerchargesfornonproductionenvironments,making
themmorecompetitivewithenterpriselicensing.
Software Support
Price
Price
3 Ye ar
Total
Admin / IT
SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise Prof. QRA Named User
3 $
1,250 $
275 $
4,575 $
6,225
Admin / IT
Admin / IT
Admin / IT
SAP BusinessObjects Desktop Intelligence Named User

SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence Named User
3 $
3 $
3 $
1,130 $
1,220 $
1,130 $
249 $
268 $
249 $
4,136 $
4,465 $
4,136 $
5,627
6,076
5,627
Professional
Professional
Professional
Expert user
Expert user
Expert user
SAP
SAP
SAP
SAP
SAP
SAP
275
268
249
275
268
249
Basic user
Basic user
Basic user
Dev environment
Test environment
SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise Prof. QRA Named User

SAP BusinessObjects Xcelsius Enterprise Interactive Viewing NUL
SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence Interactive Viewing NUL
BusinessObjects
BusinessObjects
BusinessObjects
BusinessObjects
BusinessObjects
BusinessObjects
Units
First Year
Cost
User type
Enterprise Prof. QRA Named User

Xcelsius Enterprise Named User
Web Intelligence Named User
Enterprise Prof. QRA Named User
Xcelsius Enterprise Named User
Web Intelligence Named User
15
15
15
50
50
50
$
$
$
$
$
$
1,250
1,220
1,130
1,250
1,220
1,130
432
432
432
3
15
$
$
$
$
$
1,250
570
570
-
SAPpricingforlargeBIconfiguration
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$
$
$
$
$
$
$
275
$
125
$
125
$
$
Totals
$
$
$
$
$
$
22,875
22,326
20,679
76,250
74,420
68,930
$
31,125
$
30,378
$
28,137
$ 103,750
$ 101,260
$
93,790
$ 658,800
$ 300,413
$ 300,413
$
$
$ 1,562,417
$ 896,400
$ 408,758
$ 408,758
$
$
$ 2,125,912
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