Longview Analytics Review 2023 Pricing, Features, Shortcomings

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Longview Analytics
Insightsoftware
2000
Raleigh, NC

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Private
30,000+
Cloud, On-Premise
Yes

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Longview Analytics At A Glance

Good: Low cost of ownership, mobile functionality, sharing and collaboration focus.

Bad: No automatic reports scheduling.

Bottom Line: Longview works with many different data sources, especially other vendors such as SAP, Oracle, IBM, and more.

Product Overview

Note: Longview Solutions was acquired by insightsoftware, a leading provider of financial reporting and enterprise performance management software, in 2020. Longview Analytics, its BI solution, is now part of insightsoftware’s financial analysis software suite.

Longview Analytics is a scalable BI solution designed for every user. It allows users to integrate data from many different sources (i.e. ERP, relational databases, OLAP, SAP, Oracle, IBM, etc) into the report or dashboard. Also, the platform itself can be integrated into existing IT hardware without the need to purchase additional infrastructures. The solution can also be deployed company-wide.

Not only can users create reports and dashboards, but they can perform other analytical functions, such as what-if scenarios. And the reports, dashboards, and other analytical functions can be personalized for dedicated end-users (for example, a what-if scenario on future revenue for the Sales department). Users can also run queries against data warehouses and operational databases at the same time.

Longview Analytics can also be downloaded as a mobile app, due to its HTML5 technology. It utilizes the “design once, run anywhere” philosophy in responsive design functionality. Users can access their data as easily from their mobile devices as from their PCs.

Features

Longview’s solutions have many features. Some of those features include:

Single-sign-on if integrated with Windows or LDAP
Availability on all web servers
Longview Application Designer with graphical user interfaces for creating custom dashboards, scorecards and financial reports
Ability to export data and reports to Excel, PowerPoint and PDF
Ability to share ad-hoc reports with other users; users can comment on those reports within the solution
Live data pulled from corporate server and automatically refreshed in real time
Automatic alerts based on thresholds
Ability to display data in animation and motion charts in dashboard
Web 2.0 services for mash-up solutions

Target Market

Longview is aimed at a variety of industries, such as Financial Services, Manufacturing, Airlines, Retail, and Healthcare. Below is a partial customer list:

Bayer
Bristol-Myers Squibb
IMAX
La-Z-Boy
MetLife

Petco Animal Supplies
Siemens
Southwest Airlines
Turner Broadcasting
Wegmans

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Implementation/Integration

Longview’s implementation methodology can be customized to a specific business, however, it follows a general six-step process. The process is:

Scope – Longview meets with key executives of the client company to work out goals and requirements of the solution.
Project Organizations – The project team (both Longview staff and client’s executive involved in implementation) is formed.
Design – During the design phase, a prototype is developed based on current business processes and is sent for review. Changes are made to the prototype until the design is finalized.
Configure – Longview configures the solution that’s based on the business and technical requirements of the company.
System Test – During this phase, various members of the client company tests the solution for issues.
Rollout – The solution is rolled out to all the end users of the company. Longview measures the results against the business objectives to ensure solution acceptance.

Longview uses its Knowledge Transfer Process to help train companies’ end users. It has dedicated trainers that works with the company to set up a specific learning strategy based on the company’s requirements. Longview also offers a variety of training for new and current users, such as classroom-based training, train-the-trainer, virtual training and eLearning modules.

Customer Service & Support

Customers can access the Longview customer portal for technical resources, such as documentation and community forums. They can also contact Longview by phone or email. Each Longview support agreement includes upgrades and new releases of its solutions.

Pricing

Longview does not publicly release their pricing information, so please contact the vendor directly for a quote.

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Shortcomings

Longview does not offer the ability to automatically schedule reports.

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About

Insightsoftware is a leading provider of financial reporting and enterprise performance management software. It enables CFOs and finance teams to connect to and make sense of their enterprise data in real time so they can proactively drive greater financial intelligence across their organization. Over 30,000 organizations worldwide rely on insightsoftware’s portfolio of best-in-class reporting, analytics, budgeting, forecasting, consolidation, and tax solutions to provide them with increased productivity, visibility, accuracy, and compliance.