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Compare / Contrast PPS Analytics with ProClarity Analytics Server

Here is response I found to the following questions.

1. What’s in PPS and not in ProClarity ?
2. What’s in ProClarity and not (natively) in PPS ?

RESPONSE:

1. What’s in ProClarity and not (natively) in PPS ?
   • Visualizations – Decomp Tree, Performance Map, Perspective View
   • Business Logic Server – KPI Designer and Selector
   • Standalone Dashboarding (i.e. without WSS/MOSS)
   • Custom rollups/named sets
   • Dimensional selection tool in thin client
   • Briefing Books/My Views
   • Embedding KPI icons in analytic grids
2. What’s in PPS and not in ProClarity ?
   • Integrated scorecarding and planning (as part of the complete offering)
   • Vastly improved integration with WSS/MOSS
   • Cross-drill directly within analytic charts/grids (IMO, the *coolest* feature in the PPS M&A package to-date)
   • Retention of versions of content
   • Dashboard creation – 1000x easier in PPS vs. ProClarity (since it’s all done in the same tool)
   • Improved integration with SSRS/Office content

Andrew Fryer's post discusses PerformancePoint and ProClarity licensing.

Ben Tablyn also provides some pricing and licensing details here.

ProClarity 6.3 migration policy FAQ

I also know that "customers interested in using PerformancePoint Server for analytics will almost certainly install and use the ProClarity Analytics Server, and Microsoft has added a report type in PerformancePoint Server that ties to a report, called a view in ProClarity Analytics Server." See Craig Utley's book, Deliver BI Solutions with Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007.