
Vendor:
Founded:
Headquarters:
Information Builders
1975
New York, NY
Customers:
Deployment Model:
Free Trial:
10,000+
Cloud, On-Premise
Yes
Information Builders At A Glance
Product Overview
Information Builder is an embedded analytics platform that allows end users to run analyses and get insights straight from their preferred application. It gives users real-time, actionable insights to guide them in decision making. Information Builder also has extensive functionality to handle the most complex data.
The platform has many benefits, such as:
- An open architecture that supports any data source or software
- Configurable features
- Industry-specific solutions
- Scalability
Features
Here are some of the key features of Information Builders’ platform:
- Data preparation (connect to structured and unstructured data from spreadsheets, offline files, cloud and on-premise applications)
- Data integration
- Data quality with prepackaged cleansing tools
- Data management
- Data governance
- Visualizations and reporting
- Augmented analytics that add AI that recommends insights to end users
- Embedded analytics
- Distributed analytics that distribute dashboards to end users, teams and clients
- Federated analytics that connect any BI tool to the user’s enterprise data source
Target Market
Information Builders operates across a variety of industries. Banking, government, healthcare, and telecommunications are just a few of their sectors. Below is a list of some of the company’s key clients:
- Wayne State College
- Pro Alliance Corporation
- TJA Partners LLC
- First Rate Investments
- US Transportation Command (DOD)
- Social Security Administration
- Office of Personnel Management
- Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
- LifeWatch
- NDS
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Implementation/Integration
Information Builders offers a 14-day free trial of its analytics platform. Because the platform is configurable, the implementation process is tailored to a client’s custom needs and requirements.
Customer Service & Support
Users can access the knowledge base to browse articles, connect with other users via the myibi forum or participate in KnowledgeShare webinars. They can also submit a ticket or contact support by phone.
Information Builders offers a Premium support tier that adds on a dedicated Account Support Manager.
Pricing
Information Builders does not publicly release their pricing information. Please contact them directly for a price quote.

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The software has robust features, so users may need to take some time to learn all of its capabilities.
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About
Information Builders was founded in New York in 1975 as a software company offering a variety of services. It became known as a business intelligence vendor with the development of their first database system product, FOCUS. In 1997, it launched WebFOCUS, a more advanced web-oriented program that has since spawned eight reiterations.
Information Builders has been acquired by TIBCO in late 2020.
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