- Comparison of OLAP Servers
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The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of Online analytical processing (OLAP) servers. Please see the individual products articles for further information.
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General information
OLAP Server Company Website Latest stable version Software license License Pricing Essbase Oracle [1] 11.1.2.0 Proprietary [1] icCube MISConsulting SA [2] 1.0 Proprietary free Microsoft Analysis Services Microsoft [3] 2008 R2 Proprietary [2] MicroStrategy Intelligence Server MicroStrategy [4] 9 Proprietary - Mondrian OLAP server Pentaho [5] 3.2 EPL free Oracle Database OLAP Option Oracle [6] 11g R2 Proprietary [3] Palo Jedox [7] 3.2 SR3 GPL v2 or EULA - SAS OLAP Server SAS Institute [8] 9.2 Proprietary - SAP NetWeaver BW SAP [9] 7.20 Proprietary - TM1 IBM [10] 9.5 Proprietary - Data storage modes
OLAP Server MOLAP ROLAP HOLAP Offline Essbase Yes Yes Yes icCube Yes No No GWT Offline Pivot Microsoft Analysis Services Yes Yes Yes Local cubes,
PowerPivot for ExcelMicroStrategy Intelligence Server Yes Yes Yes MicroStrategy Office,
Dynamic DashboardsMondrian OLAP server No Yes No Oracle Database OLAP Option Yes Yes Yes Palo Yes No No SAS OLAP Server Yes Yes Yes TM1 Yes No No SAP NetWeaver BW Yes Yes No APIs and query languages
APIs and query languages OLAP servers support.
OLAP Server XML for Analysis OLE DB for OLAP MDX Stored procedures Custom functions SQL Essbase Yes Yes Yes Java Yes No icCube Yes Yes Yes Java Yes No Microsoft Analysis Services Yes Yes Yes .NET[11] Yes[12] Yes[13] MicroStrategy Intelligence Server Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Mondrian OLAP server Yes Yes[14] Yes No Yes[15] No Palo Yes Yes Yes Cube Rules, SVS Triggers Yes No Oracle Database OLAP Option No Yes[16] Yes[16] Java, PL/SQL, OLAP DML Yes Yes[17] SAS OLAP Server Yes Yes Yes No No No SAP NetWeaver BW Yes Yes Yes No Yes No TM1 Yes Yes Yes ? Yes No OLAP features
OLAP Server Parent-child hierarchies Multiple time hierarchies Semi-additive measures Write-back Measure Groups Partitioning Essbase Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes icCube Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Planned Microsoft Analysis Services Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes MicroStrategy Intelligence Server Yes Yes Yes Yes[18] ? Yes Mondrian OLAP server Yes No Yes Planned ? No Oracle Database OLAP Option Yes ? Yes Yes ? Yes Palo Yes ? ? Yes ? ? TM1 Yes Yes[19] Yes Yes ? No SAP NetWeaver BW Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes System limits
OLAP Server # cubes # measures # dimensions # hierarchies in dimension # levels in hierarchy # dimension members Essbase[20] ? ? ? 256 ? 20,000,000 (ASO), 1,000,000 (BSO) icCube 2,147,483,647 2,147,483,647 2,147,483,647 2,147,483,647 2,147,483,647 2,147,483,647 Microsoft Analysis Services[21] 2,147,483,647 2,147,483,647 2,147,483,647 2,147,483,647 2,147,483,647 2,147,483,647 MicroStrategy Intelligence Server Unrestricted Unrestricted Unrestricted Unrestricted Unrestricted Unrestricted SAS OLAP Server[22] ? 1024 128 128 19 2,147,483,648 Security
OLAP Server Authentication Network encryption Data access Cell security Dimension security Visual totals Essbase Essbase authentication, LDAP authentication SSL Yes Yes Yes Microsoft Analysis Services NTLM, Kerberos SSL and SSPI Yes Yes Yes MicroStrategy Intelligence Server Host authentication, database authentication, LDAP,
Microsoft Active Directory, NTLM, SiteMinder, Tivoli, SAP, KerberosSSL, AES[23] Yes Yes Yes Oracle Database OLAP Option Oracle Database authentication SSL Yes Yes ? Palo Palo authentication, LDAP, Microsoft Active Directory SSL Yes Yes ? SAS OLAP Server[24] Host authentication,SAS token authentication, LDAP, Microsoft Active Directory Yes[25] Yes Yes Yes Operating systems
The OLAP servers can run on the following operating systems:
OLAP Server Windows Linux UNIX z/OS Essbase Yes Yes Yes No icCube Yes Yes Yes Yes Microsoft Analysis Services Yes No No No MicroStrategy Intelligence Server Yes Yes Yes Yes Mondrian OLAP server Yes Yes Yes Yes Oracle Database OLAP Option Yes Yes Yes Yes Palo Yes Yes Yes No SAS OLAP Server Yes Yes Yes Yes SAP NetWeaver BW Yes Yes Yes Yes TM1 Yes Yes Yes No Note (1):The server availability depends on Java Virtual Machine not on the operating system
Support information
OLAP Server Issue Tracking System Forum/Blog Roadmap Source code Essbase myOracle Support [4] [5] Closed icCube Bugzilla [6] [7] Open Microsoft Analysis Services Connect [8] - Closed MicroStrategy Intelligence Server MicroStrategy Resource Center [9] - Closed Mondrian OLAP server Jira [10] [11] Open Oracle Database OLAP Option myOracle Support [12] Closed Palo Mantis [13] Open SAS OLAP Server Support Closed SAP NetWeaver BW OSS [14] [15] Closed TM1 no [16] Closed References
- ^ "Oracle Essbase". http://www.oracle.com/us/solutions/ent-performance-bi/business-intelligence/essbase/index.html.
- ^ "icCube OLAP Server". http://www.icCube.com.
- ^ "Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services". http://www.microsoft.com/Sqlserver/2008/en/us/analysis-services.aspx.
- ^ "MicroStrategy Intelligence Server". http://www.microstrategy.com/Software/Products/Intelligence_Server/.
- ^ "Pentaho Analysis Services: Mondrian Project". http://mondrian.pentaho.org.
- ^ "Oracle OLAP Documentation". http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/olap.html.
- ^ "Jedox AG Business Intelligence". http://www.jedox.com/en/home/overview.html.
- ^ "SAS OLAP Server". http://www.sas.com/technologies/dw/storage/mddb/index.html.
- ^ "Components & Tools". http://www.sap.com/usa/platform/netweaver/components/businesswarehouse/index.epx.
- ^ "Cognos Business Intelligence and Financial Performance Management". http://www-01.ibm.com/software/data/cognos/index.html.
- ^ "SQL Server 2008 Books Online (October 2009)Defining Stored Procedures". MSDN. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms176113.aspx.
- ^ "SQL Server 2008 Books Online (October 2009)Using Stored Procedures". MSDN. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms145486.aspx.
- ^ "How to perform a SQL Server distributed query with OLAP Server". MSDN. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/218592/en-gb.
- ^ "Pentaho and Simba Technologies Partner to Bring World's Most Popular Open Source OLAP Project to Microsoft Excel Users". http://www.simba.com/news/Pentaho-Simba-Partner-for-Excel-Connectivity.htm.
- ^ "How to Define a Mondrian Schema". Pentaho. http://mondrian.pentaho.org/documentation/schema.php#User-defined_function.
- ^ a b "Oracle and Simba Technologies Introduce MDX Provider for Oracle OLAP". http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/036550.
- ^ "Querying Oracle OLAP Cubes: Fast Answers to Tough Questions Using Simple SQL". http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/bi/olap/11g/demos/olap_sql_demo.html.
- ^ "Common Extensions of the MicroStrategy Platform". http://www.microstrategy.com/Software/Products/Dev_Tools/SDK/extensions.asp.
- ^ "How to add Current Month and Current Year level into Time dimension". http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/message.jspa?messageID=14495600.
- ^ "Essbase Server Limits". Oracle. http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E12825_01/epm.111/esb_dbag/frameset.htm?limits.htm.
- ^ "SQL Server 2008 Books Online (October 2009)Maximum Capacity Specifications (Analysis Services - Multidimensional Data)". Microsoft. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms365363.aspx.
- ^ "SAS OLAP Cube Size Specifications". http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/olapug/59574/HTML/default/a003302815.htm.
- ^ MicroStrategy Intelligence Server™ Features
- ^ "SAS OLAP Security Totals and Permission Conditions". http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/mdxag/59575/HTML/default/a003230130.htm.
- ^ "How to Change Over-the-Wire Encryption Settings for SAS Servers". http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/bisecag/61133/HTML/default/a003275910.htm.
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